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  2. Classical element - Wikipedia

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    Also at the subtlest level of existence, the elements exist as "pure natures represented by the five female buddhas", Ākāśadhātviśvarī, Buddhalocanā, Mamakī, Pāṇḍarāvasinī, and Samayatārā, and these pure natures "manifest as the physical properties of earth (solidity), water (fluidity), fire (heat and light), wind (movement and ...

  3. Godai (Japanese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Chi, or the earth, symbolizes solid matter. Sui, the water, symbolizes liquids. Ka, the fire, is the symbol of combustion, or the elements in an energy-releasing state. Fu, the wind, symbolizes gases. Ku, the void, is representative of the formless subatomic energy that is the basis for the structure of all things.

  4. Alchemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    Alchemical symbols were used to denote chemical elements and compounds, as well as alchemical apparatus and processes, until the 18th century. Although notation was ...

  5. Earth (classical element) - Wikipedia

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    Alchemical symbol for earth. In alchemy, earth was believed to be primarily dry, and secondarily cold, (as per Aristotle). [3] Beyond those classical attributes, the chemical substance salt, was associated with earth and its alchemical symbol was a downward-pointing triangle, bisected by a horizontal line.

  6. Astrology and the classical elements - Wikipedia

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    Beginning with the first sign Aries which is a Fire sign, the next in line Taurus is Earth, then to Gemini which is Air, and finally to Cancer which is Water. This cycle continues on twice more and ends with the twelfth and final astrological sign , Pisces.

  7. Bagua - Wikipedia

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    The Fire trigram is located on the left, while the Water trigram is on the right. Thunder and wind form another pair, being the opposites of each other; the first is on the bottom left next to fire, while the second is next to Heaven on the top right of the bagua. Mountain and Lake form the last pair, with one opposite to the other.

  8. Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    water energy to recede, match, and engulf the opponent, usually drawing them off balance or into your space when you may attack. fire energy is bursting forward with whole body strength. metal energy to be heavy and dense, usually shrinking with whole body strength. earth energy to be immovable, braced, and stake-like.

  9. Pancha Bhuta - Wikipedia

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    Pancha Bhuta (/pəɲt͡ʃəbʱuːt̪ᵊ/ ,Sanskrit: पञ्चभूत; pañca bhūta), five elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, in Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation. [1]