Five Heavenly Beasts Feng shui Symbols Charm

The Five Heavenly Beasts (also known as the five celestial animals) comprises of a black turtle, a red phoenix, a green dragon, a white tiger and finally a yellow snake and they represent five elements, five cardinal directions (including the center), five colors, and many other characteristics. Water, wood, fire, earth, and metal are the five elements according to Chinese Taoist cosmology. Each beast represents a cardinal element, a season and a direction, a color, a form, a temperament, and a virtue. This basic fivefold concept system known as Wu Xing and used in Feng Shui to strengthen and improve the five cardinal points or a single damaged element and bring the Qi (Qi is a type of energy that can affect us physically and mentally) back into the flow.