Wood, represented by the colour green, signifies life, growth, health and vitality. Other colours that can also signify wood are cool blues, and aqua’s. The shape of wood is rectangular and tall and the material that signifies it is (naturally) wood, along with cardboard, paper and composite wood products.

Household items which represent wood are obviously made from it – chairs, bookcases, cabinets, wooden lamp stands are all typical. Beautiful plants and flowers are the strongest essence of wood.

East, the direction of wood, is the direction of new beginnings and the promise of growth. It signifies the life force energy ascending at the beginning of the day or in the spring, which, in the Chinese calendar, is the beginning of the year.

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Metal | Water | Wood | Fire | Earth

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