Year of the Goat: Personality, Element and Stones
Goat (sometimes read as Sheep or Ram) is the sign of the made thing. Gentle in manner, exacting in taste, and more stubborn than agreeable.
How this sign is usually described
- Makes the room beautiful before making it useful.
- Agrees in conversation and decides alone.
- Needs one person who knows the whole story.
- Works in bursts, then needs a long recovery.
Stones often chosen for this sign
Birth years
1943 · 1955 · 1967 · 1979 · 1991 · 2003 · 2015 · 2027 · 2039
Lucky colours, numbers and directions
Colours green and red; numbers 3 and 9; the south-south-west.
Signs it tends to get on with
Rabbit · Horse · Pig
Stones often chosen for this sign
Common questions
Goat, Sheep or Ram — which is it?
All three. The Chinese character covers the whole animal and English translations split it three ways. Nothing about your reading changes with the word.
Which stone suits Goat?
Strawberry quartz for the relational side, amethyst for the studious one — both are long-standing pairings.
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