Hi Bastet!
Wonderful it is totally accurate :)

Hi Di! Not surprised to see you here, hihi.
I hope those resonate well with you too!

The one thing that made it clear to me was hearing this:
Each element has 2 organs and the meridians of those organs connected to it.
Each meridian has a peak time, where it's active and full of energy, and a time where it isn't.

For Wood the organs are Liver & Gall, and thus Liver meridian. The energy of this is at it's highest around midnight - 2 in the morning.
That means Wood people cannot go to bed early, and cannot get out of bed early as they do of course need their sleep.
In the morning they do not have any energy and feel like crap if they then have to get up, while between 24:00 - 2 ish they feel great!

That has "ME" written all over it!
And how Dondi explained it, that she was made to feel guilty, told she was lazy etc etc. EXACTLY what come across. And it makes me feel guilty even at 55 yrs old now. It's horrible that people have so little understanding for one another and so easily judge when you don't fit into the default societal mould, which then gets me in the typical Wood emotion: anger! Hihi.

WATER is related to bladder & kidney and those people tend to dip in the afternoon and can then feel like needed a nap.
Maybe they get judgement too, but for them it would be best to actually take that nap!
It's just your bodies natural rhythm.

You can find yours here if you know your element(s).
(I do not know why Fire has 2 lively times.)

Remember River always saying she's an early bird... that goes hand in hand with Metal!

Yep, I’d say it was quite accurate…..scarily so

Nice ^^^^
And yes, some things are scarily accurate, others a bit confrontational for me too, hihi.


OT - I just asked my son to do the quiz. Don't know if he will. But I cannot guesstimate what he is. My girl I have a pretty strong feeling she's a Wood too, I'm almost certain of it. And I think a Wood - Metal.
But my son... No idea. So I hope he does the quiz!

And I think my mom is a very imbalanced Water. Would explain a helluva lot.

Mine's egg roll

Okay, I retook the quiz...

Now it says my primary is Water and my secondary is Metal

I'm definitely an early bird which fits Metal. But I also have that dip in the mid afternoon, I have a difficult time doing any kind of studying or even reading at this time... I end up falling asleep.

Well at least the same two came up. It's tough to say which one is the actual dominant/primary one, probably Metal because I'm very much a humanitarian, and I don't like lounging in coffee shops with a group of friends. I'm very much a one on one kind of person. I'll have deep philosophical conversations with one person, but when there's three or more people, I tend to back away and not say much.

Well, as you say, at least the same two, haha.

I must admit I find the Water & Metal confusing myself, which is why I don't know which one is my second either.
Both are deep, spiritual, sensitive, have a tendency to withdraw etc.
But I think with Metal it's withdrawing to digest kind of thing and Water to recharge the batteries.
With Metal when things get too joyful more like a "Sod this, I'm off" and with Water more like "This is too much for me, I need some time to myself".

I'm not certain, mind you, but that's how I picked it up. If the book is clearer on this I will let you know!

It's on the way, currently in the bicycle bags of the mail woman, and she usually get here around... NOW! Hihi.
(She cycles through my village and a few neighbouring ones to deliver mail)

Well, I read through Water and Metal in the book, did the quiz for both too. It has a quiz for each element at the end of the resp. chapter.
I score quite high on Water, not on Metal.
I had great difficulty reading the Metal chapter, I skipped parts. It was a struggle, and as I sensed beforehand, I do not vibe with that at all.
Yes, I have a few tendencies, as we have a bit from each, but it's totally completely NOT me.
I giggled when a brief example of Spock was given from an episode in Star Trek as I had expected Metal to be like that.
And they are.
They are very kind and generous, they're the once to do volunteers work, give to charity if they have to give etc. But they are not warm. They're more calm, collected, not very expressive with their feelings and emotions, which includes toward children. An example was a mother who raised 2 boys but in that typical Metal way, meaning no coddling, cuddling, but more focused on raising them to be upstanding adults. She felt she was a good mother and that you don't need words like "I love you" to connect with people.
They move away from people who don't meet their high standards, and they're often focused on reaching spiritual oneness or something like that. Going to retreats like in India, finding gurus etc.
Very elegant, like they float above ground when they walk.
As an example Jackie Kennedy was given. She was NOT a Metal but publicly she presented herself that way.

They can be alone at home for days on end without being bothered by it. Water can do this too but they will feel lonely, Metal doesn't.
I am Metal with that. I have been home alone for 8 yrs, I'm fine with that. I actually like it. I rarely feel lonely. So in that I am a Metal.

Oh and another typical Metal thing... they keep their private life very private, they don't openly share about that. So they're not the kind to proudly and happily post photos of their kids on FB for instance.
Now I also don't easily do that, but for other reasons. If I followed my heart I'd post almost every hotdanged photo I have of my kids, hahahaha.

Probably great people, but not for me, hihi. In the chart of how elements flow or control one another Metal control Wood. So it makes sense I don't vibe so well with it.

So as I expected, totally different from Water.
And posting this not as judgement but for you so that you get a more in depth idea of it.

Earth, I'm a worrier.

Nice, Earth woman CJ :)

Well that's not me at all. I wear my emotions on my sleeves and tell the whole world all my personal business I can be alone for days, but I do get lonely.

I was reading a little more on another site, and it said you know your element personality by your animal sign or birthday, the season you were born in. I'm Tiger, and Tiger is Wood. I was also born in the Spring, and Spring is Wood.

I wonder if my job is effecting how I answered the questions on the quiz. Right now all I want to do is get as far away from people as possible and I could care less about any of them, haha. I've completely detached myself and am somewhat of a robot at the register, lol. Guess I'm having a Metal moment, haha.

Maybe that's a good thing though, it helps me get through the day and keeps me from quitting on the spot. Although a true Metal would quit, simply because being here no longer serves a purpose... unless of course the purpose is to have daily headaches, haha. The spiritual aspect of Metal does fit for the most part though. I haven't traveled to India, but I have sought out spiritual mentors and have the tendency to live in the spiritual world, striving towards ascension. And I've let go of relationships because they didn't serve a higher purpose.

I'm definitely Water, and I believe I have aspects of Earth, especially when it comes to the organs, and the codependency when I'm out of balance. Wood is how I see my inner spirit, but I'm not quite there yet, I pretty much lack confidence in myself, especially when I don't have others supporting me and encouraging me. There have been times when I go for what I want, but other times when fear and lack of confidence stops me dead in my tracks, especially when it's something I'm not familiar with.

Maybe I need to buy the book, haha.

Oh, and one more thing. I also ruled out Wood because Anger was the related emotion. It takes a lot for me to get angry. Well, not lately... lately I'm getting pissed off every day and being slightly rude to the customers, passive aggressive big time. One of my crew members called me out on it a while back because I did it to her. Most of my life I refused to get angry, or to acknowledge it. It eventually came out in major explosions when I finally did flip my lid, or I'd become passive aggressive.

Or maybe I'm just a mutt, haha... a mixture of all of the above! With as many shoes as I've walked in throughout this lifetime, I wouldn't be surprised. Or maybe the fact that I have walked in many shoes, makes it even more difficult to know which pair truly fits.

had to laugh but I'm right there with you.
My results was earth, secondary fire

In the west anger is often misinterpreted and undervalued and made bad. You cannot express is, certainly not when you're a woman, and you are basically taught -directly or indirectly- to suppress it.
But the fact western culture & society made it into something bad doesn't mean it IS bad.
For a Wood especially it is very healthy, if they channel it properly. It can make them creative, perform very well, and function at their best. Then you don't use the power of anger to lash out, to hit, to destroy, but to create.
And I recognise that. I've had my best results and performances -for instance at school- when I was seriously PO at for instance a teacher for what she'd said or done to me.
For Wood is it a good thing, provided they express it in healthy ways. If they don't it can affect their health, the liver & gall bladder are related to that. Suppressed anger, undigested anger & frustration etc.

It isn't necessarily related to the season of birth. In my case that's correct, but like Dondi Dahlin, she's a very strong wood and I happen to have heard the other day she's born in September.
When I did the Wood quiz yesterday I was laughing and giggling non-stop, hihi. Even the things that others wouldn't consider great qualities, I recognised them and they made me laugh.

If you were to be a wood then it doesn't matter whether you're empowered now. You'd still recognise the tendencies & qualities as being the real you. I'm also not 100% confident, but I do know who I truly am even though I daren't always express it.

A few Wood things...
They're never late and hate being late, also if others are late.

They are opiniated, can come across as blunt, but THEY don't feel they are as it isn't meant that way at all.
I definitely recognise that. It's happened more than once that people feel I'm dominant, blunt etc. and me thinking "Are you nuts?!?!!!" I'm so unbelievably vulnerably and sensitive! It can actually hurt me that people think that and clearly don't understand who I am at all.
I think this is typical for Woods. So they have to bear this in mind and soften their expressions.
They can be judgemental when they're not balanced.
Now I always thought this was Taurus, but apparently it's Wood.

A Few Wood questions that might bring clarity whether you are or not:
- I cannot stand when people waste my time
- I am fiercely independent, and I will not be pushed around (even if you're not there yet that you dare express it. For a Wood this will feel familiar)
- I prefer structure and plans to happenstance
- I work very hard, so you'd better have a very good reason for criticising me
- I'm courageous and determined when I feel strongly about a cause
- I have a gift for seeing the big picture when others seem to be mired in the details.
- When I have made a decision it is very difficult to get me to change my stance
- I find it hard to relate to people who don't tell the truth.

Injustice and dishonesty is a big thing for Wood.

And the book... It's well worth the money! Not just to get better insight in Self, but also to be able to understand someone else that's close to you for instance. To understand why they say or do what they do and to not take that personally.
I'm happy I've got it in!

What you describe as Wood does fit me, but I think I'll stick with my last theory... I'm a mutt!

There was a time when I allowed myself be angry. I remember it was a great motivator in getting things done. I used it constructively, turned my anger into energy to accomplish tasks and projects that I might not have done had I not gotten angry.

I took the quiz again this morning, this time putting more thought into it. It came out Earth as my primary, and Water as my secondary.

The only constant has been Water, haha. I'm way overthinking all of this, which makes me wonder if Earth isn't my true nature. If we were to ask my former roommate, he would most likely say Earth, as he was constantly telling me to stop thinking so much. I spend more time thinking about something than actually doing it, haha.

I'll pass on getting the book, though it does sound interesting. I know myself very well... if I were to get the book, I would read through it, analyze it to death and spend the next two months trying to figure out which one is ME!

It would be better and healthier for me to spend the next two months just being ME! I'll have my Wood moments, and my Metal moments, as well as my other element moments. And as I grow and evolve, and enjoy life... they will all integrate into the best version of ME!

Thanks Crystal, this has been truly enlightening and fun!

You're welcome :)

I myself am absolutely Wood, with Fire and Water as second & third, in that following order. Those other 2 scored real high, and doesn't surprise me as I also recognise a lot in both.
So I'm a typical mix in that sense I think, which comes up in my astrological chart of Sun Moon Venus too.
And I can quite easily tap into the Water part of me, which I think can soften the other two which are quite fast energies. Water is much slower.

In any case, I like discovering this! Glad it was fun for you as well!