- Yellow and red = suns warmth in the South; Summer, power to grow
- White = glare, sun at zenith, see greatest distance
- Green = grow from Mother Earth, all plant life
- From Grandfather Sun at zenith, highest point in sky
- Penetrates with extra life giving forces
- Native American Associations:
- Modern Psychological Associations: Dancing the Wheel with Mary Loomis
- Western Associations: Lunar, Celtic, Amulets
- Eastern Associations: Chinese, Feng Shui, Tibetan
2.2.5.1 Chinese Five Elements
- Fire (Living Color 23)
- South - red
- Creates Earth (ash, Center)
- Melts Metal (West)
- Ba-gua 5-Element Color Wheel (Living Color 29)
- South - reason and etiquette - the heart - Summer
- S - Li - red - fame/rank - eye - fire
- SW - Kuen - red/pink/white - marriage - orange
- Feng Shui Food/Health Color Wheel (Living Color 114)
- Fire - red - heart
- Food = shrimp, red peppers, tomatoes, lobster
- Accent color = blue/green, orange/yellow/tan
- Fire (Living Color 23)
2.2.5.2 Chinese Color Associations (Living Color 46-48):
- Red considered particularly auspicious
- Connotes happiness, warmth or fire, strength, and fame
- Chinese hide in scarlet cheongsam
- Chinese father of newborn son hands out red eggs
- Chinese New Year ties dispensed in red "lucky money" envelopes
- "Red is like a red sun rising from the East" - Lin Yun:
- As it first emerges over the horizon it is red hot
- 1 an energy source, 2 a stimulator, 3 a way of expelling bad ch'i
- His followers wear red ribbons to channel and retain ch'i
- Purple or deep red or plum is equally auspicious; said to inspire respect
- "It is so red, it is purple" or (it is so hot it will stand out)
- Meaning, it is "out of this world"
- A person with purple ch'i is of high nobility, powerful, rich and fortunate
- Pink represents love and pure feeling, joy, happiness, and romance
- Red considered particularly auspicious
2.2.5.3 The Eight Trigrams and Color Attributes (Origins of Wisdom 42-59)
- Li - the Clinging - Lightning - Fire - South - Summer - Red
- Image of weapons, sunshine, drought; also prosperity and recognition (purple, 9)
- Kun - the Receptive - Earth - Earth - Southwest - Late Summer/Early Autumn
- beige/yellow
- Image of nourishment, devotion; also marital happiness, peace (black, 2)
- Number 9 - a very positive number and associated with long life and happiness
- Number 2 - a happy number representing balance of the yin-yang forces
- Li - the Clinging - Lightning - Fire - South - Summer - Red
2.2.5.4 The Red Bird (Origins of Wisdom 42-59)
- To the South is the realm of the red Phoenix representing the yang force
- Summer, light, prosperity
- As such, is the most auspicious direction of compass
- In ancient China all temples and other important structures faced southwards
- To the South is the realm of the red Phoenix representing the yang force
2.2.5.5 Feng Shui (Walters)
- Correlations for South:
- Bird, Summer, South, Front, Red Bird
- South, Summer, red, fire, the Fire Planet (Mars)
- Shape - points suggest flames
- Fire represented by sharp peaks of mountains
- By steeply-pointed roofs of certain eastern temples, spires of churches
- Similar sharply-roofed buildings
- Symbolism of Fire Element:
- Summer - south - red; material - plastics, animal materials; shape - pointed
- Fire shape is revealed by sharp angles and points, particularly of roofs
- Found in roofs of certain temples, such as those of Thailand where monsoon rains make tall, sloping roof almost mandatory
- Spires of churches also emblematic of the Fire element
- Throughout South-east Asia, it is considered unlucky to build a house near a church
- Partly because it is thought since people go to church to rid themselves of evil forces the evil forces likely to take up residence in the nearst available dwelling
- Proximity of Fire element puts wooden buildings under constant threat of conflagration
- The fact that Fire is connected with chemical processes
- Suggests that Fire element rules man-made materials
- Although in former times, no buildings considered belonging to Fire element
- Apart, perhaps, from leather tents of nomads
- Nevertheless, premises with sloping roofs
- Perhaps the construction, whether domestic, civic, or industrial regarded as being of the Fire element type
- Red color of fire is the color of blood
- As fire represents livestock (animal life) as distinct from vegetable life
- The fire element is said to indicate intellect
- Fire-shaped buildings suitable for libraries, schools, other places of learning
- In commerce, design and fashion are possibilities
- More obviously, manufacturing processes, are fire and furnacess
- Less obviously, chemical processes, categorized as belong to Fire element type
- Livestock and (with Metal) butchering are also classed under the fire element
- In the home, the kitchen stove is the seat of the Fire element
- The Fire Site
- Element of all animal life and in human terms of intelligence
- Only buildings can be said to be represented are those made from animal matter
- And possibly man-made fabrics; both combined confined to tent-like structures
- Consequently, steep-sloping roofs and sharp, angular outlines
- Site: Wood Environment/Fire Site
- In a country environment, revealed in forests and woods
- In urban landscape, by buildings of wood or of typical columnar wood shape
- Or by a series of posts or pillars part of some large-scale construction
- As a bridge, railway, viaduct, or motorway
- Wood feeds fire - fire nurtured by wood location
- Fortunate to both business enterprises and for residential accommodations
- It is said that a child born to parents fortunate enough
- To reside in this favorable location will be very intelligent
- Suitable enterprises cover unusually wide field
- Teaching, chemical processing, livestock rearing
- Site: Fire Environment/Fire Site
- Revealed by buildings with steep roofs, sharp-angled buildings
- Or in a countryside by distant mountain peaks; churches, steeples sufficient
- Stable and progressive, a beneficial combo, but very volatile
- Business may thrive for short term, exhausting itself in a few years
- Suitable enterprises - fashion houses, or shops catering to 'pop' market
- First-time home; or a transit stop
- Site: Earth Environment/Fire Site
- Flat plains, low flat-roofed buildings; element earth represents ashes left by fire
- Houses built here will have happy residents
- Combination likely suited for those whose highest ambitions lie in gaining good will and reverence from their friends
- Business not likely to become rich, but will be respected for honesty and integrity
- Suitable for hospital, school, library or other project planned to be beneficial to community
- Site: Metal Environment/Fire Site
- Symbolized by rounded hills, buildings with domes or arches
- Modern metal buildings, often with iron or steel frames, or corrugated iron, zinc, or aluminum roofs
- Fire element conquers metal
- Commercial premises of fire element will have considerable advantage over other element types
- Favors enterprise determined to reap profits from neighborhood; favors ruthlessness
- Those who live here have promise of social success and chance to attain promotion and political or civic office
- Symbolized by rounded hills, buildings with domes or arches
- Site: Water Environment/Fire Site
- Water present or buildings of irregular or indefinable shape with absence of bold, straight lines and angles
- Water quenches fire - inadvisable to set up home or open business in building identifiable as having fire shape (sharply sloping roofs or angles)
- The Fire Room - either in the south or relationally oriented
- Room: Room Element Fire/Personal Element Wood
- Highly inappropriate; person would feel uncomfortable
- With regards to health, inclination toward fevers and nervous complaints; avoid
- Room: Fire Room/ Personal Fire
- Not ideal spot, but possible benefit
- Can be stimulating for short while; long periods may result in restlessness
- Ideal for a household accounts office or room where short burst of activity take place from time to time
- Room: Fire Room/Personal Earth
- very sound environment; could be main bedroom; comfortable, encouraging atmosphere
- Room: Fire Room/Personal Metal
- Avoid this room for either a bedroom or office
- Introduces lethargy and laziness; finances further away inexplicably
- Room: Fire Room/Personal Water
- No harm in spending short periods here; don't use for lounge
- Feeling will be uncomfortable, particularly in dealing with others
- Correlations for South:
2.2 South - red, yellow, white, or green
2.2.4 Other Associations
2.2.5 Feng Shui
