Richard’s breakthrough, of unraveling the assumption that the Chinese and Western elements describe the same phenomena, offers a way out of the confusion most westerners experience — by revealing the essence of the original Chinese insights. Realizing that wood, water, metal, etc. merely refer to one example of each element, he presents alternate terms that refer to their dynamic impulses that create changes in life. Includes the first diagram to illustrate the interrelationships between all four of the Chinese cycles of changing dynamics, enabling one to make more complete and sophisticated use of the theory for feng shui adjustments.  6 pp.