The Five Elements of WOOD
Wood rises and flourishes. It springs up and branches out, putting forth leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds. Located between Water and Fire, as seen in figure 1, Wood denotes growth. It draws nourishment from the cold water deep underground and reaches up to the sun. As such, Wood corresponds to aspirations, plans, developments, strategies, and decisions. Because Wood bends and is resilient, it corresponds to bows and arrows, bridges and airplanes. Because Wood snaps when pressured too much, it corresponds to anger, shouting, and gunpowder. On a happier note, Wood corresponds to music.
YOUR SEASON OF BIRTH
If you were born in the spring, the season of the element Wood, a yang season that in the Chinese calendar falls between February 4th and May 5th, your personality may display such characteristics as youthfulness, ambition, optimism, aspiration, high spirits, impulsiveness, impatience, single-mindedness, and stubbornness. It is your way to rise rapidly and against all odds. Cultivate your imaginative and creative abilities as well as your romantic and spiritual qualities to keep your Wood nature healthy and resilient.
SHAPE, COLORS, AND DIRECTIONS IN SPACE
The shape of Wood is rectangular. High-rise buildings with flat roofs correspond to Wood. The colors of Wood are all the shades of green and the lighter shades of blue. The compass directions are east and southeast.
BUSINESSES AND APTITUDES
Businesses corresponding to Wood involve designing, planning, and disseminating information. They include all technical fields, computer engineering, architectural design and decorating, graphics, advertising, communications, public relations, news and all information media, postal and delivery services, the travel industry, airlines, railroads, the automobile industry, taxi and limousine services, elevators, telephones, telephone answering services, doorbell and alarm systems, munitions, the radio and television industries, the music and recording industries, the movie industry, cinematography, camera manufacturing, photography, lighting and light fixtures, textiles, paper and lumber companies, furniture stores and manufacturing, building materials, construction companies, contracting, printing, sign making, translation services, and all sports-related industries.
If you find that Wood is pronounced in your personality, you have aptitudes for occupations in computer programming and engineering, computer program architecture, electrical engineering, radio, television, public relations, teaching, lecturing, writing, filming, editing, printing, designing, drafting, painting, music, architectural and interior design, furniture design, fashion design, and the building trades. You could also be an engineer, surgeon, journalist, photographer, court reporter, office worker, bookkeeper, auditor, secretary, telephone operator, office manager, messenger, agent, attorney, transportation worker, salesperson, post office employee, vendor, or athlete.
