Hi Cecil,
My true birth element is weak wood.According to the analysis of my element, (1)there is no Fire in my life so colors red and orange is suitable (2)too much Earth in my life so colors green, brown, white and gold were suggested.
What confuses me is that under the exhaustive cycle Fire exhausts Wood and destructive cycle Metal destroys Wood. So it red,white and gold colors still favorable to me?? What's the difference between exhaustive cycle and destructive cycle?
I have a Chinese almanac 2001 by Lilian Too.It's my first and I have great problem finding favorable days for myself. I have a query but I have no one to help me except you. I hope you wouldn't mind.
It's about the Day Element. Each day, the Heavenly Stem(HS)eg. Wu and Earthly Branch(EB)eg Chen and Element eg. Wood were given. I know the HS eg.Wu and EB eg.Chen is according to a chart but I don't know how/where to check for the Element eg. Wood.
Would you know? If I were to check if the day is favorable to me, do I check my weak wood against the HS eg.Wu or EB eg.Chen or Element eg.Wood?
Your advices/explanations are very much appreciated. Thank you.

Dear Anon,
I elaborate further at a later date.
Do note that under the Five Elements concept, we often introduce a controlling element.
For example, in your case of WEAK WOOD element, and if the season of influence is METAL element; to neutralise the METAL element effects on the person, the remedy is to introduce either:
a. WATER element. Here water produces or increases WOOD.
b. Alternatively if we do not introduce WATER, we can introduce FIRE element. Where FIRE destroys METAL.
Under Para a. We apply the productive cycle i.e. Water -> increase weak Wood = STRONG WOOD.
To help weak WOOD grow in strength to overcome METAL element.
Undera Para b. We apply the destructive cycle i.e. using FIRE to destroy METAL and reducing it.
In both situations, we have thus considered as having applied a controlling element.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 2/25/01 12:19:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi Cecil,
My true birth element is weak
wood.According to the analysis
of my element, (1)there is no
Fire in my life so colors red
and orange is suitable (2)too
much Earth in my life so
colors green, brown, white and
gold were suggested.
What confuses me is that under
the exhaustive cycle Fire
exhausts Wood and destructive
cycle Metal destroys Wood. So
it red,white and gold colors
still favorable to me?? What's
the difference between
exhaustive cycle and
destructive cycle?
I have a Chinese almanac 2001
by Lilian Too.It's my first
and I have great problem
finding favorable days for
myself. I have a query but I
have no one to help me except
you. I hope you wouldn't mind.
It's about the Day Element.
Each day, the Heavenly
Stem(HS)eg. Wu and Earthly
Branch(EB)eg Chen and Element
eg. Wood were given. I know
the HS eg.Wu and EB eg.Chen is
according to a chart but I
don't know how/where to check
for the Element eg. Wood.
Would you know? If I were to
check if the day is favorable
to me, do I check my weak wood
against the HS eg.Wu or EB
eg.Chen or Element eg.Wood?
Your advices/explanations are
very much appreciated. Thank
you.