Wood Goat

乙未

Eul-mi · Yin Wood · Goat

Grass on a dry hill that keeps growing no matter what.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Wood Goat is the day pillar 乙未 (Eul-mi), one of 60. It pairs Yin Wood, grass that bends but never breaks, with the Goat: warm, dry late-summer soil.

What a Wood Goat is like

Soft but resilientLife knocks you down sometimes, and you grow back greener.

Thrifty artistYou make beautiful things out of thrift finds and leftovers.

Home is the heartYou decorate even temporary places so they feel like yours.

You probably…

reuse gift bags until they fall apart
grow herbs on a windowsill
turn down a party for a cozy night with one friend

In love and friendship

You love gently and patiently, and you stick around through the hard seasons.

The element: Wood

Wood energy is like a growing tree: always reaching, learning and starting new things. As a yin wood day, it shows up as grass that bends but never breaks.

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.

Wood Goat years: 1955 and 2015

The Wood Goat (乙未) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Wood Goat years: 1955 and 2015, and the next one is 2075. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Wood 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 Wood Goat years?1955 and 2015, and next in 2075. 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 Wood Goat if I was born in a Wood 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 Wood Goat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Wood Goat personality?Grass on a dry hill that keeps growing no matter what. Soft but resilient, Thrifty artist, Home is the heart.