wood
🌱 wood is the pioneer
Like wood itself, a person with this element is reflective through growth and movement. Wood is full of life. It grows out of the ground in an upward motion. Wood is anything plant-based — trees, flowers, grass. It’s natural, and it’s always moving towards a greater state. New creations are built from it.
Find your feng shui element here.
Pioneers are the movers and shakers of the world. They are the busy bodies focused on movement and the hustle. They are always on the go and active, and that’s exactly how they like it. If things die down, they pick them right back up to keep going because they are happiest when in motion. They are self-starters, and they don’t stop until they accomplish all their big dreams. They can also be health-focused, dynamic, and ambitious. Always seeking growth, Pioneers are good at focusing on new businesses or setting records or seeking innovative ways of doing things. They love to get things done. They move fast but will leave the detail and follow-up to others.
You are:
Woods are leaders, inventors, seekers, visionaries. They take the lead in groups and take action steps to create movement in projects. You are flexible and depending on what the situation calls for you can easily fluctuate between being extroverted and introverted. When movement in projects or relationships stalls, Woods are quick to become frustrated.
Celebrities:
Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, Angelina Jolie, Brigette Bardot, Christina Hendricks, Drew Barrymore, Eva Mendes, Gigi Hadid, Katy Perry, Kendall Jenner, Olivia Wilde, Romee Strijd, Rooney Mara, Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson, Victoria Beckham
Mantra words:
Move, grow, activity, action, ambition, dynamic, assertive.
Color:
💚 Greens, fresh/bright blue, and brown. You can create a column of color by wearing head-to-toe one color.
Shape/cut:
Rectangular, columnar, vertical, elongated, linear silhouettes — including jeans, trousers, tunics, sheath dresses.
Texture:
Ribbed, crisp, springy.
Fabric:
Anything movable, non-fussy, and plant-based fabrics like cotton, jersey, gauze, denim, linen, seersucker, corduroy, tencel, wool, hemp, and bamboo. Ribbed textures.
Pattern:
Vertical patterns and stripes that mimic the blades of grass and tall trees, and leaf and 🌺 floral prints, including paisley.
Style:
Casual or sporty. Sportswear, preppy, moveable, or boho. Casual clothes such as jeans and cotton T-shirts. Anything that allows this busy bee to accomplish all they need to in a day. Athletic accents and details such as hoods and zippers, baseball caps or backpacks. Woodsy accessories like stacked wooden heels or cork-wedge shoes. Scarves depicting flowers or fauna, or barrettes in your hair that have flower designs.
Shoes:
Comfortable, practical, but stylish. Sneakers, boots, slip-ons, sandals, clogs.
Jewelry:
Gemstones in the green color family such as green jade, agate, green tourmaline, malachite, emeralds, peridot, dark green turquoise, green fluorite, chrysoberl, green jasper, green sapphire, and apophyllite. Wooden jewelry like wooden beads. Shapes with upright cylinders or columns.
Hair:
Get inspiration from cut and texture sections above: Ideal for you are longer styles that form a head/hair shape of a “rectangle”, as well as bouncy neck-length cuts that create a horizontal “rectangle.”
Makeup:
Use colors from color and style sections above: Such as try greens and blues in your eye makeup and natural looking, non-fussy makeup.
Brands:
J.Crew, Patagonia, Missoni, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lululemon, Athleta, Gap, Anthropologie
Careers:
Pioneers have a competitive spirit and often become athletes, coaches and lawyers. They enjoy coaching, debating, exercising, hiking, selling and traveling.
Your balancing element:
Metal — also use the Metal element in your wardrobe! Woods are very strong-willed and forceful but can be flexible when put under pressure — think of a tree in a storm. They are patient and kind, and their family, or “roots,” are very important to them. Though, a Wood person may be too inflexible sometimes and feel stuck in the past and therefore trapped. Metal is balancing to Wood because Metal takes the shape that we create, a reminder that we have the power to change and move forward. If you find yourself too bound to the past, visualize cutting ties to it with the symbol of chopping wood with a metal axe.
