Fire ☲

Fire huǒ is the prosper of the matter, or the matter’s prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing

Fire is in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is expansive.

Fire is associated with , the , the planet , the colour (associated with extreme luck), hot weather, daylight, and the(Zhu Que) in the 4 symbols(which is associated with a red phoenix in Western culture).

In Chinese Taoist thought, Fire attributes are considered to be dynamism, strength, and persistence; however, it is also connected to restlessness. The fire element provides warmth, enthusiasm, and creativity, however an excess of it can bring aggression, impatience, and impulsive behavior. In the same way, fire provides heat and warmth, however an excess can also burn.

In Chinese Medicine, fire is associated with negative emotions of hate and the positive emotion is joy.

The organs associated with Fire element are the Heart +Small intestine, tongue, and a body’s pulse.

The element plays an important role in Chinese astrology and feng shui. Fire is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their  forms), which combine with the 12 Earthly Branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to form the 

 Fire years end in 6 (e.g. 1976)

 Fire years end in 7 (e.g. 1977)

Fire governs the Chinese zodiac signs 

Flying Star Feng Shui uses number  to represent Fire.

The South corner releases energy of Fire as I Ching and Feng Shui states. It is generally referred as energy of destroying and rebuilding. It also directly relates to a lucky lovelife

In the regenerative cycle of ,  engenders  as “fire is generated by rubbing together two pieces of wood” and it must be fueled by burning wood; Fire begetsas “fire reduces everything to ashes, which become a part of the earth again”.

In the conquest cycle, overcomes  as “nothing will put out a fire as quickly as water“; Fire overcomes as it “can only be melted and forged” by flame or heat

Alchemical Fire

We are unable to sense the pure form of any element, only the combined substances.

• Fire is dark and tormenting or bright and heavenly
• All things bright, flickering
• Invisible, clear
• Boundless
• quick rising motion, rising
• Makes things transform, manifest, renews
• It bends up, leaps back
• Understanding, Mischievousness
• We stay alive because of enclosed heat
• The Fire in God is transmuted to the Fire of the which is then connected to Fire on
• Fire is the soul, the life force, the force of god within us

Agrippa on Fire

Fire is bright and occult (unknown) It produces, destroy and moves. We live by reason of enclosed heat.

Fire above is light, fruitful and life-giving Fire below is infernal, parched, brings darkness and barren. Fire of celestial drives away spirits of darkness, it is a vehicle of sacred light of “he who is the light of the world“.

Spirits of darkness are strongest when it is dark. Light Fires to invite the sacred into your space. Pythagoras said “Don’t speak to God without light“.The Greeks classification:Calefaction (Combustion)  

• Burn candles to keep good spirit energy present and to dispel the negative forces
• Traditions of keeping candles lit near a corpse stems from this tradition

• Fire is an enemy of Water (Agrippa)
• Air and Fire are Light and Active (Agrippa)

Fire in Astrology as Quality

		Leadership is decisiveness in getting things started
		Leadership has a managerial quality – the dramatic figure who others go to for leadership
		A spiritual or philosophic leadership, a mentor or teacher concerned with ideas, broader perspectives

• Leadership abilities
• Energy expressed outwardly away from the self, into the world (Masculine, positive)
• Fire signs in houses indicate the area of life where you are most willing to take risks, fight for beliefs and desires, and most passionate.

• Positive
• aggressive
• ardent
• creative
• resolute
• rash
• enthusiastic
• fighting
• proud
• determined
• takes initiative
• direct
• open
• high-powered, powerful

Symbolism of Fire

• Soul
• Archangel
• Angel
• Seraph, king of the Djin
• Salamanders
• Lower right corner of a pentagram
• Summer
• blood, candles, the guitar, rubies and incense
• Tarot suit of Wands