This cycle explains how one type of chi can help another type to exhibit its quality and ability. For example, instead of saying that water produces wood, we say that water enhances wood. When a tree is watered, it can grow more healthily. As a matter of fact, a man influenced by woody chi will be more upwardly mobile when watery chi enhances his woody chi. The reverse of the enhancing cycle is the weakening cycle.
Wood helps burning, but in the meantime it loses energy.
It is weakened. In the same way, if a person influenced by the fiery chi interacts with the earthy chi, the fiery chi will be weakened and one s ability to shine will diminish. This cycle explains how one type of chi can control and suppress another type. It does not destroy the other type of chi as matter and energy cannot be destroyed. For example, a metallic knife can be used to cut a piece of wood to make a wooden table top.