Detailed Analysis of Wu Earth
"Wu means Lush". All things are lush and flourishing. Wu Earth is Yang Earth, representing mountains, city walls, and dikes. Wu Earth is heavy in nature, possessing characteristics of thickness, stability, and bearing.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yang Earth
- Direction: Center
- Season: Seasonal Transitions
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Stomach
- Sense Organ: Mouth
- Body Tissue: Flesh, Nose
- Emotion: Pensiveness
- Taste: Sweet
- Color: Dark Yellow
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Fire generates Earth
- Controlling: Wood controls Earth
- Five Combinations: Wu combines with Gui to form Fire (Merciless Combination). Wu is Yang Earth (Old/Ugly), Gui is Yin Water (Young). An match between old and young often for profit, hence "Merciless".
- Clash: Wu clashes with Jia (generally considered Control).
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Wu is Tianwu, representing capital and money.
- Represented Figures: Rich people, accountants, bosses, stubborn people.
- Symbolism: Money, land, real estate, trustworthiness, slowness, stomach, nose.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies honesty and faithfulness; inauspicious implies stupidity and stagnation.