The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
2015
Wood Goat
羊 (yáng) · Goat year 8 of 12
When the 2015 zodiac year began
In 2015, the Lunar New Year fell on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The year of the Wood Goat ran from that day until February 7, 2016.
If you were born between January 1 and February 18, 2015, your animal is the Horse (Wood Horse, the 2014 year). People born from February 19, 2015 onward belong to the Goat.
The Wood Goat
In tradition, Wood is linked with growth, kindness and generosity. 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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