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What you should also look up is "go goyo" and "inyo gogyo setsu" and "go dai." These are also five element transformation theories taken directly from Chinese mediaeval science. They are collectively known as kuji noho or "magic" and work upon the basis that the supernatural is simply the mundane being poorly understood by a given speculator. Thus it is more trickery than paranormal, but the trick is in the minds of the enemy and has been placed there by his culturing, so its effects are identical to the very magic of his wildest fantasies. He thinks you're electrocuting him, he sees electricity, our minds are funny little things which work in this way. It's how we see things like ghosts, investigate them, understand the causes, see them no longer. Kuji noho seeks to work this to advantage under benevolent requirements. By understanding more about how life works and being also familiar with psychology, one has tremendous advantages under certain circumstances.