The 5 element personality types - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water

The 5 element personality types - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water

Everything can be categorized into one of the Chinese five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Find out your 5 element personality type and learn your strengths and weakness. When one element is out of balance, the positive characters can turn into negative. We also include some life-balance suggestions.

There is more than one way to find your element. Besides the birth year (animal sign), birth month (season), you can also use your intuition or ask your friends to see which element resembles your personality best. Most people have a combination of several types. Maybe one main element and 1 or 2 minor element types.

Watch the video of 5 different personality types

2 simple ways to find your 5 element types

- by your birth year or the Chinese animal signs

- by your birth month or the season

You are not limited to these 2 ways of finding your element. If you know your Ba Zi birth chart, it contains more detailed 5 element information. Most people have a combination of elements. Maybe one dominant element and some minor elements. You can see which of the 5 elements describes you the best. You can also ask your friend or family for a more objective perspective.

The 5 element relationship chart

You can use this chart to enhance or reduce certain elements. For example, Add more wood elements to generate the fire element. Use more earth element to reduce the fire element. And use the water element to control the fire. This chart can be used in Feng Shui setup, color/material, or personality traits.

The 5 element personality, related emotion, and life-balancing advices

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