Earth Goat

己未

Gi-mi · Yin Earth · Goat

A sunny field that grows its own food and asks for nothing.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Earth Goat is the day pillar 己未 (Gi-mi), one of 60. It pairs Yin Earth, soft field soil that holds seeds, with the Goat: warm, dry late-summer soil.

What a Earth Goat is like

Self-reliantYou prefer to handle things yourself and do it surprisingly well.

Inner compassYou spend time thinking about what you believe and why.

Gentle stubbornnessYou smile, nod, and then do exactly what you planned.

You probably…

grow tomatoes, basil, or at least one stubborn houseplant
enjoy a long walk alone with your thoughts
keep a journal of things you are grateful for

In love and friendship

You love gently and faithfully, and you show it by being there, year after year.

The element: Earth

Earth energy is like solid ground: steady, patient and easy to lean on. As a yin earth day, it shows up as soft field soil that holds seeds.

The animal: Goat

Soft creative. Warm, artsy and caring. You notice beauty in small things. In saju the Goat also carries Earth energy: warm, dry late-summer soil.

Earth Goat years: 1919 and 1979

The Earth Goat (己未) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Earth Goat years: 1979, and the next one is 2039. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Earth Goat year? That is your year pillar, the part of your chart about family and roots. The type on this page is a day pillar, and yours may be different. Look up any birth year.

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Free. Your day pillar comes from your birth date, time and place, not just your birth year.

Questions

What years are Earth Goat years?1979, and next in 2039. In saju each year starts at Ipchun, around February 4, so people born in January or early February belong to the year before.

Am I a Earth Goat if I was born in a Earth Goat year?Not necessarily. Your birth year gives your year pillar, which describes your roots. The type that describes you is your day pillar, which comes from your birth date. Someone born in a Earth Goat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Earth Goat personality?A sunny field that grows its own food and asks for nothing. Self-reliant, Inner compass, Gentle stubbornness.