The 5 ELEMENTS (Wu Xing)

Here are The 5 ELEMENTS of Chinese Astrology

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.