The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
2003
Water Goat
羊 (yáng) · Goat year 8 of 12
When the 2003 zodiac year began
In 2003, the Lunar New Year fell on Saturday, February 1, 2003. The year of the Water Goat ran from that day until January 21, 2004.
If you were born between January 1 and January 31, 2003, your animal is the Horse (Water Horse, the 2002 year). People born from February 1, 2003 onward belong to the Goat.
The Water Goat
In tradition, Water is linked with wisdom, flexibility and calm reflection. Each animal comes around every 12 years, and with the five elements the same combination returns every 60 years. The Goat is traditionally linked with being gentle and caring. Read more about the Goat in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Goat
Offer your care outward: loving-kindness for yourself first, then others. Try the loving-kindness script.
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