Glossary · Concepts 概念
Generating and Controlling
shēng kè · Production and Overcoming
Commonly mistranslated
Creative and Destructive cycles — "Destructive" overstates it. Ke is restraint that keeps a phase in bounds, not annihilation.
| In ChiAura | Generating and Controlling |
|---|---|
| Classical | Production and Overcoming |
| Also known as | Sheng and Ke cycles |
The two cycles running between the five elements: each phase produces the next and restrains the one after that. Every relationship in a chart is built from these two.
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