The Wood Adaptation Type – The Adventurer

Nature is the representative for the Wood Element; its main activity is limitless expansion. The corresponding season is spring when trees and flowers burst into life manifesting growth, movement and change.

The Wood Adaptation Type displays exactly the same characteristics – movement, activity, spontaneity and creativity. Routine or anything structured or predictable would literally suffocate them and cause a great deal of frustration. Friends are crucial - as long as they are adventurous as well; activity and especially physical challenges are more important than spending quiet time within the family. Just like the branches of a tree stretching up and outward the Wood Adaptation Type person wants to reach out for the limits – and goes often beyond.

When out of balance, activity might turn into rebellion, even aggression and arrogance towards others.

As a child, movement, and adventure are important; instead of a board game, skateboarding and playing in the mud are favoured – this child wants to discover and conquer. 

Professionally, this person needs to be challenged by constantly changing projects and the possibility of traveling and expanding; a 9 to 5 job or working at a desk are not advised. They do not like too many colleagues – as competition is a constant issue, one or two co-workers are enough for exchanging ideas.

Since movement is the predominant activity of the Wood Adaptation Type, joints and tendons are especially sensitive. Furthermore, the Liver being responsible for detoxification might be the most vulnerable organ as this is the type of person who suffers most from bottled-up emotion. Since the eyes are the only movable sense organ, they are also associated with the Wood Element.

This is especially evident in certain expressions like ‘blind with rage’ as anger- a very active emotion - is the predominant emotion associated with this Element. On the opposite side, it is frustration being expressed in excessive control of people and an inflexible attitude towards life.