The five elements are the five elements of the Chinese zodiac that we commonly see. If you want to know what elements are missing in a person’s five elements, you need to analyze comprehensively based on this person’s birth date, that is, the five elements of the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch of the birth date, also known as the eight characters.

The five elements are the wood, fire, earth, metal, and water often mentioned in the I Ching. In the I Ching, all things can be distinguished by the five elements, such as the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch, the twelve Earthly Branches, seasons, directions, body, color, taste, etc. The five elements have the characteristics of generation, control, and collision. Many things can be interpreted by the calculation of the five elements, understanding the rise and fall of elements, and distinguishing the fluctuations and changes of things and the good or bad fortune in one’s life.

The three elements configuration refers to the heaven, man, and earth. In Chinese traditional culture, understanding people focuses on the world above the ground and below the sky, receiving the favor of heaven, the nourishment of the earth, and has a long history. There are also concepts of harmony between heaven and earth, the earth, and people, and the philosophy of doing things in life. The three elements configuration occupies a significant position in the explanation of the name school.

The five elements configuration refers to the relationship between the five elements, the heaven element, the personality element, the total element, and the five elements. The five elements are widely spread by ancestors and have little impact on life; the personality element is the center of the five elements of the name, which has a significant impact on life; the five elements integrated with the personality element and the heaven element are the fundamental fortune. The heaven element mainly represents life before 36 years old, also known as the early fortune; the total element represents the external environment of the person, without mentioning good or bad. The five elements represent life after 36 years old, also known as the late fortune. The five elements configuration plays a key role in the explanation of the name school.

The yin-yang and the five elements do not inherently possess meanings of good and bad, fortune and misfortune, but after they are combined in operation, they have definite effects on human beings or real people. To illustrate, the blooming of a hundred flowers in spring is due to the suitable time and natural environment for most plants in spring; the withering of flowers and trees in autumn is also due to the suitable time and natural environment for most plants in autumn. However, if your ability is extraordinary, it is also possible to bloom in autumn or winter, and it is also possible not to wither in the autumn and winter.

Therefore, for most people, they are born under ordinary time and natural environments, while those born under extraordinary time and natural environments are all unique characters. Hence, in ancient times, there were always such sayings: The saints who benefit the heavens and the earth are due to the auspicious fortune between heaven and earth; the evil spirits who harm the heavens and the earth are due to the fierce disasters between heaven and earth. Simply put, the auspicious fortune and the fierce disasters are just the unique characteristics resulting from the interaction of time and space.