The Wood Goat in Chinese Astrology

Of all the five elements in Chinese astrology, Wood is perhaps the one most deeply associated with human warmth and empathy for the world at large. When allied with a sign like the Goat, the end personality is likely to be calm and thoughtful but also industrious and successful.

The most noticeable trait of the Wood Goat perhaps is a curious stillness in nature. While the Water Goat is eager to forge social connections due to emotional compulsions, the Fire Goat is driven to physical adventure and travel. However the Wood Goat feels no such desire for motion and connection – he/she is at peace with the inner self and is only too happy to lead a quiet life, away from the spotlight. However this impulse towards stillness can go either way – in a positive scheme of things, this implies in the Wood Goat a quiet confidence and calm self-assurance. He/she knows what is important to him/her in life and can be trusted to achieve those by making slow but steady progress. Not only this, he/she can also be found advising others when asked and showing tremendous wisdom in their words and suggestions.

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However when taken to an extreme, this tendency to quietude can make the Wood Goat nervy and unsocial in nature. Being exceedingly sensitive to words and actions of the outside world, Goats as it is prefer to keep themselves slightly aloof from the rest of the world. However in this case the Wood Goat can end up being trapped in the ivory tower of his/her own thoughts and feelings and lose the life-affirming touch with the rest of humanity.

Though no matter how unobtrusive and quiet the Wood Goat may be, when motivated by a positive impulse, he/she can be as keen to further his/her own goals as much as the Metal or  Fire Goat perhaps. This tendency to self-improvement propels the Wood Goat to work quietly but surely to achieve his/her aims so that sooner or later he/she can be trusted to have accumulated enough material wealth as well as social prestige that comes with it. This tendency to make good in this world may seem surprising initially since the element Wood is associated with a philosophical and humanitarian bent of mind. And yet considering the Goat’s native desire to arrange things according to their tastes, it is perhaps only natural that the Wood Goat use their contemplative skills to further their own interests.

The Goat in general has a rather sensual nature – he/she takes delight in things that appeal to the senses like good food, pretty clothes and comfortable interiors. Under the influence of Wood, this trait may take the form of a surprisingly uninhibited sexual nature. The Wood Goat thus can make an amorous lover, one who is not shy of experimenting with love.