The Water Goat
๐ Water element ยท Yin polarity
Goats are warm, imaginative, and considerate. They are good listeners with a strong artistic streak and a steady inner calm. The Water Goat takes that base and runs it through the Water element, which is adaptable, perceptive and persuasive.
Water is the element of winter, depth and adaptability. A Water year makes an animal more intuitive and persuasive, better at reading people and bending around obstacles rather than confronting them head-on. In the Goat, Water deepens and adds subtlety to the sign's gentle and creative nature, producing the most perceptive and adaptable kind of Goat. Where a typical Goat might be indecisive, the Water version leans toward holding back and thinking first.
Water Goat years
People born in 1943, 2003 are Water Goats. Because 12 animals and 5 elements only realign after 60 years, the Water Goat is a once-in-a-lifetime combination โ the one before was 1883, and the next is 2063.
Compatibility
The element does not change who the Goat matches with. Best: Horse (secret friend), Rabbit and Pig. Hardest: Ox. See the full Goat table.
Frequently asked questions
What years are Water Goat years?
1943, 2003 โ and once every 60 years before and after (1883, 2063).
What is a Water Goat like?
The Goat is gentle, creative, empathetic. Water deepens and adds subtlety to that, making the Water Goat the most perceptive and adaptable kind of Goat.
Who is a Water Goat compatible with?
Compatibility follows the animal, not the element: best matches are the Horse (secret friend), Rabbit and Pig; the hardest is the Ox.