Pig of Wood

The Pig closes the cycle with generosity: it enjoys life's simple pleasures, trusts people without asking for guarantees, and rarely holds a grudge. Its big heart sometimes leaves it exposed, but it also makes it easy to love. In this combination, the Pig is also governed by the Wood element, which adds growth, flexibility, and future vision. That blend defines a distinct character within the 60-year cycle: a Pig of Wood isn't the same as the same animal under a different element.

The Wood element tends to sharpen traits like genuine generosity and good heart, with a tone tied to growth, flexibility, and future vision. A challenge specific to the Pig — too trusting of those who don't deserve it — also feels different under this energy: Wood invites working on it from a place of growth.

Those who identify with the Pig of Wood tend to recognize themselves in that particular combination of generous and optimistic, expressed with the imprint of wood.