Earth is the balance of both yin and yang in the Wuxing philosophy, as well as the changing or central point of physical matter or a subject.
Earth is associated with the colour yellow or ochre and the planet Saturn, and it lies at the centre of the four directions of the compass in Chinese cosmology.
The Wu Xing Earth is associated with the qualities of patience, thoughtfulness, practicality, hard work, and stability.
As I Ching and Feng Shui described, Earth is the center to which all movements tend to go to or come from, even if temporarily, that is to say, as with all of the elements or phases it can polarize with any of the other movements-elements: Fire, Water, Wood and Metal.
In the consuming cycle, metal makes earth poor by sucking all its minerals, and dries its humidity.