The 5 ELEMENTS (Wu Xing)
The 5 elements governing the 12 personalities can be yin or yang. The Chinese Elements add an extra layer of meaning to each of the animal signs. Whether it's reinforcing a stern disposition or mellowing a happy-go-lucky mood, the Elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth serve to put our basic "animal" characteristics in a sharper light. To find your element, take into account the last figure of your year of birth. ( For example, If you were born in 1971, your element would be Metal.)
Metal Personality
- Success-driven, with confidence and determination
- Will achieve their objectives regardless of any setbacks, failures or hardships
- Sometimes unreasonable, inflexible and stubborn
- Self-reliant and are will solve problems on their own
- Like to choose their own destinies and will persist towards this end
- Don't like others to interfere in their affairs
- Have strong impulses on the people around them
- Possess the strength and the energy to change in their way
- Strong monetary instincts
- Tastes for luxury and power
Wood Personality
- High morals and great confidence
- Know the intrinsic value of things and appreciate what they have
- Wide and varied interest makes them interesting company
- Systematic in their thinking
- Executive personalities
- Expansive and cooperative natures
- Like to diversify to as many areas as possible
- Always looking for renewal and growth
- Unselfish and will share recognition or rewards with their team
- Will find support and finances whenever in need because others have faith in their business acumen and abilities
- Tend to take on more than they can handle
- May not finish what they start if they spread themselves out too
- Tend to be too conciliatory and will look for the easiest way out
- Can be inconstant and passive
- Can also lean too much on others for support
Water Personality
- Have above average skills in interpersonal relations and persuasion
- Communicate well and are able to wear away any opposition from others through their firm, constant but unobtrusive efforts
- Have the capability to advance their ideas by influencing the thoughts of others
- Flexible, intuitive, diplomatic and unimposing
- Have an eye for spotting things that have and are naturals at getting the project rolling
- Flair lies in recognizing and using the talents and resources at their fingertips but never make others feel that they are being made used of
- Tend to be too conciliatory and will look for the easiest way out. At their worst, they can be inconstant and passive.
- Tend to lean too much on others for support.
Fire Personality
- Born-leaders
- Decisive, confident and aggressive
- Love adventure and innovation
- Constantly on the move and like to explore new horizons
- True to their element and usually attract others through their brilliance and warmth
- With dynamic speech and action, always dominate others with their originality and clever thinking
- Must be sympathetic to the views of others before taking action. The more fire people
- May try to achieve their goals by force, the more they will encounter obstacles.
- Emotional.
- Their selfishness make them inconsiderate and impatient
- Need more patience and compassion to curb their impulsive tendencies.
Earth Personality
- Serious, logical and methodical
- Possess foresight and excellent deductive powers
- Intelligent and objective, and know where to direct their resources for the best results
- Good planners and administrators
- Wise and prudent in financial matters.
- Like to keep things in perspective
- Conservative by nature and they rarely blow things out of proportion
- Too governed by their own interests
- Lack imagination and have too secure an outlook of life
- Will impress others with their sound reasoning, reliability, discipline and steadiness.