Detailed Analysis of Ren Water
"Ren means Pregnancy". Yang energy hides in the earth, all things conceive. Ren Water is Yang Water, representing water of rivers, lakes, and seas. Ren Water is active in nature, possessing characteristics of vigor, strategy, and change.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yang Water
- Direction: North
- Season: Winter
- Time: Night (Hai Hour)
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Bladder
- Sense Organ: Ears
- Body Tissue: Bones, Blood
- Emotion: Fear
- Taste: Salty
- Color: Black
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Metal generates Water
- Controlling: Earth controls Water
- Five Combinations: Ding combines with Ren to form Wood (Combination of Lust/Longevity).
- Clash: Ren clashes with Bing.
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Ren is the Heavenly Jail, representing flow and change.
- Represented Figures: Pregnant women, fishermen, wanderers, wise men.
- Symbolism: Flow, transportation, confusion, prison, bladder, blood.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies accessibility and flexibility; inauspicious implies turbulence and unrest.