The Correspondences of Chinese Cosmology

-Universe is a vast indivisible entity (undifferentiated substance) or Wu-Chi

-Each specific being has its own function that must exist in harmony  with all other things else there be chaos, catastrophe and sickness. Thus mankind must adjust completely with respect to the five elements or correspondences.

The elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water are bound to a chain  of consequences that correspond to each of their natures, and them all together.

They each are created and destroyed by another in sequence of presentation:
 

Wood creates fire	Jupiter	Magnanimity and gentleness
Fire creates earth	Mars	Pioneer and instigator
Earth creates metal	Saturn	Natural dignity and authority
Metal creates water	Venus	Sensuous enjoyment & wars of jurisdiction
Water creates wood	Mercury	Intelligence, dangers and retreat

Wood destroys earth
Earth destroys water
Water destroys fire
Fire destroys metal
Metal destroys wood
[Table of Correspondences]

These are the basis tenets of Chinese Medicine, Chi Kung, Tai Chi and Feng~Shui