Of course, I get angry. Of course, I get sad. I have a full range of emotions. I also have a whole smorgasbord of ways of dealing with my feelings. That is what we should give children. Give them ... ways to express their rage without hurting themselves or somebody else. That's what the world needs.

   Fred Rogers

THE THIRD HARMONIC: WOOD

Emotion = ANGER

Archetypal Personality= Warrior, Champion, Hero

Purpose -= To Commit

Season: SPRING (February 3– May 5)

Time of day: 11PM to 3AM

29 - 43 years of age

Adjust direction, Set Boundaries

ACTION or Physical Body

Body Language: Liver, gallbladder, throat, eyes, jaw, thyroid

Addictions: Alcohol, caffeine, speed, cocaine, victimization

Wood is a time of commitment, choice, pressure and action. Here is where we stand strong for our identity. THIS is who I am. THIS is how I will live my life. THESE are my dreams and goals in life, and here is how I plan to achieve them. Wood is a time of action, of forging ahead of the tribe. "I can do this, and I can do it my way on my terms with my results". Here we put our new beliefs, built upon our old beliefs, into action. Moving from Water, the place of all potential and possibility, we choose which path we are going to take, giving up the many possibilities in life for a specific path.

Wood teaches us focus - keeping our eye on the target at all cost. These years, from 28 to 41, are where we learn how to concentrate on our goal, commit our resources to achieving that goal, and then dare the world to push us off our path. Wood loves crashing through the boundaries of limitation with force and single-minded focus. Wood is competitive, and loves to be first, biggest, fastest, and best. Wood is where we put our chosen identity on the line and prove our way is the best way.

Wood is a blend of the tribal (Metal) values we approve of, new ideas and beliefs we have gathered from Water, and are now putting into action. We test our chosen path, often breaking new ground and standing firm while being challenged for our unusual or unorthodox way of being. Wood is single-minded attention, investing all our resources in one direction.  It allows us to push through any barrier, to force ourselves to great achievement, and can allow us to invest in paths that may not be the best choice for us personally.  Wood energy can be highly addicting and many people miss this intensity as they get older. The emotion of anger reminds us that if we are trying to invest ourselves on a path of victimization, we will attract conflict, unfairness and other frustrations all designed to grab our attention that we need to change direction.

If you are a Wood personality, you are a natural leader.  You have learned to evolve your anger from immature (loud conviction with judgment) to mature (quiet conviction with acceptance). Others look to you to stand in truth.