I was born in August. My Year of Birth Element is Water and Time of Birth Element is Earth. What Element must I consider when activating it? If I consider my element as Water, then I must activate the Metal element, right? Thank you.

Dear Susan,
1. Some geomancers or users simply consider only the Year of birth. While others consider both Year and Month of birth.
2. While others look at Year, Month, Day and Time of birth. Here (geomancy.net); the House of Life and House of Conception are also considered.
3. One of the rationale is besides other considerations; the more variables i.e. stems and branches, the more we can analyse any double or triple combination clashes. These clashes sometimes are unfavourable: while other clashes are favourable.
4. House of Life or how `hard' is one's life or if one was born with a silver spoon is another consideration that can sway one's element e.g. weak water to strong water etc...
5. Thus under Ba Zi, one must understand that even if one's birth element or (assuming) that it is water: but is it `weak' or `strong'. It is not correct to consider the Year of birth being one's element. But rather, the day of birth element.
6. Is the water: Strong or weak?
For a strong water person:
favourable: Wood (green or brown), Fire (red, pink or purple) and Earth (yellow, cream or beige).
unfavourable: Metal (white or gold)
Under the Five Elements concept:-
http://www.geomancy.net/resources/theories/fs-5element.htm
`wealth' element for a strong water person is the `fire' element. (Please check out the above link and look closely at the destructive cycle. Here, water destroys fire to create wealth.)
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 8/14/2003 9:30:32 AM, Anonymous wrote:
I was born in August. My Year
of Birth Element is Water and
Time of Birth Element is
Earth. What Element must I
consider when activating it?
If I consider my element as
Water, then I must activate
the Metal element, right?
Thank you.