The Five Elements
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water—the fundamental forces that shape your personality, behavior, and physical being.
In Traditional Eastern Astrology, every Primary Star is born under the breath of one of the Five Phases—ancient elemental archetypes that echo through your personality and body alike. They are not just categories, but subtle energies shaping how you feel, act, and connect.
Each element represents a different way of being in the world, with unique strengths, challenges, and physical correspondences. Understanding your elemental nature reveals patterns in your behavior, relationships, and health.
Five Elements Interactive Diagram
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Wood
Creative, Adaptable, Yearning to Grow
Core Traits
You live in motion—curious, expressive, and sensitive to your environment. Like a sapling stretching toward the sun, you crave space to grow, to feel, to be seen. You shine in teams, eager to contribute, full of flexible intelligence.
Body Correspondence
liver, gallbladder, eyes
Element Insight: Wood energy is most balanced when it can express its natural flow—through growth, creativity, and flexible adaptation.
Fire
Radiant, Bold, Quick to Burn
Core Traits
You run hot. Driven by passion and the gaze of others, you chase brilliance and clarity. You want to be understood, respected, seen as right. There's a fierce righteousness in you—truth matters.
Body Correspondence
heart, small intestine, tongue
Element Insight: Fire energy is most balanced when it can express its natural flow—through passion, recognition, and clear communication.
Earth
Stable, Grounded, Hard to Know
Core Traits
You are the anchor. Calm, conservative, slow to change. There is a quiet wisdom in your being—a collector of routines, memories, and systems that keep life intact.
Body Correspondence
spleen, stomach, mouth
Element Insight: Earth energy is most balanced when it can express its natural flow—through stability, routine, and gradual change.
Metal
Precise, Rational, Emotionally Distant
Core Traits
You're built on clarity and structure. Reputation matters to you. You move step by step, needing reason, order, and efficiency. Your mind is a sharp tool, capable of seeing patterns instantly.
Body Correspondence
lungs, large intestine, nose
Element Insight: Metal energy is most balanced when it can express its natural flow—through structure, precision, and logical processes.
Water
Intuitive, Deep, and Fluid
Core Traits
You feel everything. Emotions are your language, and relationships your medium. People trust you because you see between their words.
Body Correspondence
kidneys, bladder, ears
Element Insight: Water energy is most balanced when it can express its natural flow—through emotional connection, intuition, and fluid boundaries.
How Elements Interact
Generative Cycle
Destructive Cycle
Understanding Balance: The goal isn't to avoid destructive cycles but to understand how different elemental energies can support or challenge each other in your personality and relationships.