Detailed Analysis of Geng Metal
"Geng means Change". All things are renewed, harvested in autumn to await the coming spring. Geng Metal is Yang Metal, representing swords, ores, and raw metal. Geng Metal is rigid in nature, possessing characteristics of reform, sternness, and sharpness.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yang Metal
- Direction: West
- Season: Autumn
- Time: Sunset (Shen Hour)
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Large Intestine
- Sense Organ: Nose
- Body Tissue: Skin/Hair, Bones
- Emotion: Grief
- Taste: Pungent
- Color: White
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Earth generates Metal
- Controlling: Fire controls Metal
- Five Combinations: Yi combines with Geng to form Metal (Combination of Benevolence and Righteousness).
- Clash: Geng clashes with Jia.
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Geng is the Heavenly Prison and the mortal enemy of Jia Wood (Seven Killings).
- Represented Figures: Military/Police, enemies, husband, foes, murderers.
- Symbolism: Obstruction, roads, fighting, metal, large intestine, bones.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies firmness and decisiveness; inauspicious implies ferocity and ruthlessness.