/fāz/
noun
- a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something's development.
"the final phases of the war"
synonyms: stage, period, chapter, episode, part, step, point, time, juncture
"the final phase of the campaign"
- ZOOLOGY
a genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration.
verb
- carry out (something) in gradual stages.
"the work is being phased over a number of years"
- PHYSICS
adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
The "Five Phases" represents the five-element theory of Chinese philosophy and is more commonly referred to as Wu Xing. Before starting on this puzzle, you must have correctly solved the puzzles for each of the "Five Phases" - Earth (土 tǔ), Fire (火 huǒ), Metal (金 jīn), Water (水 shuǐ) and Wood (木 mù).
ZQRL CURE AJEY ODDO XZBX
JHIZ GNAE VSRI PCWO LDOH
XNYC YZUM BSZM XTKH WDAY
BGQW LFTL ERUY SYFU H
XYVB CRPH FPJN MHIG EFJJ
SERK RDUS FSNP NNFZ DJYO
PPXP SNNS AYXK CSKD UNIW
UCHQ OSVQ KZFW MDZL DDLC
DFG
This cache is #57 in the ☯ series
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