Earth gives stability and also relates to real estate and legacies. Earth is patient, just, honest and methodical. However, it can also be smothering and demanding. Earth represents the colour yellow, the center and the teenage years.

Fire gives energy and enthusiasm, but can also be a sign of danger. When too much fire is present, it can be destructive. Fire warms and cheers, but it can also burn and destroy. FiIre is the element of the natural leader. Fire represents red, summer and south. Fire represents the growing years before puberty

Metal (also frequently referred to as "gold") indicates harvest, business and success. This is usually financial success. On the negative side, metal can also indicate a sword or a knife and be destructive and violent. The color is usually white, but can also be gold. It symbolizes autumn and west. Metal represents the adult years.

Water indicates travel, communication, and learning. It also relates to literature, the arts, and the media. Water can be both gentle (soft rainfall) and violent (a hurricane). Water nourishes all living things, but can also gradually wear away the hardest rock. It represents the color black, winter, and north. Water represents the final years, old age.

Wood Energy represents growth, development, and planning; Wood as an element is considered important because it is both strong and bendable it symbolizes anger as well as depression. It’s said to come from the eastern direction. Wood regenerates each spring when the trees and plants send out new growth. It’s associated with blue-green color spectrum and the columnar shape.

Wood is also associated with beginning of new life.