The Nature of Wood

• Season: Spring — representing birth, new growth, creation, and moving forward.
• Flow of Qi: Upward: the tiny shoot breaks forth from the seed and pushes up through dense soil to reach the sunlight. 
• Weather & Colors: Wind (the catalyst for change) | Green & Purple

Our Body & Wood

• Organs & Senses: Liver & Gallbladder | Eyes & Vision (Literal & Symbolic)
• Governs: Connective tissue, fascia, tendons/ligaments, shoulders/neck, jaw, and the 6th/7th chakras.
• Physical Imbalances: Migraines, TMJ, neck/shoulder tension, vertigo, dizziness.

Our Mind & Wood

• Primary Emotion: Anger
• Secondary Emotion: Resignation
• Core Gift: Adaptability and the vision to see the pathway forward.

Wood’s Gifts

• Visionary Leadership: Pioneer, guide, teacher, and decisive planner.
• Big Picture View: Sees life from a largess perspective. Sees potential in themselves, others, and life in general.
• Symbolic Vision: Sees themes, characters, and genres in everyday life. Able to view life symbolically. 
• Goal-Oriented: Skilled at taking an idea from vision to execution.

Habitual Tendencies (When Imbalanced)

• Excess (Rigid): Dictatorial, difficulty delegating, feeling like “it’s all on my shoulders,” avoiding vulnerability, inability to compromise.
• Deficiency (Collapsed): Indecision, lack of vision, self-sabotage, repressed anger, folding under pressure.

Wood’s Kryptonite: Pressure

Wood types are built to handle a lot, but they get stuck putting intense pressure on themselves. This happens when we invest our Qi in thoughts like “It’s all up to me” or “If you want something done right, do it yourself.”

Balancing Wood

• Body: Gentle movement, sleep by 10:00 PM, leafy greens & beets, reducing coffee, alcohol, sugar, and dairy.
• Mind: Practice patience, delegate to others, and embrace the Buddhist middle way: not too tight, not too loose.
• The Hun (Spirit of Wood): The soul’s template for this life. It holds our sacred plan, travels during dreamtime, and carries our karmic growth.