JFrombaugh Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Element personality quizzes featuring various elements are very popular, but the 5 Chinese elements of Wood, Water, Metal, Fire, and Earth belong to their own cycle and are specifically personality-related pertaining to Chinese lore. Each has a certain set of characteristics, and most people's personalities are ruled by one of the five elements. You can learn more about them on many other sites. Depending on what you guys have been doing on the web or elsewhere you may already know what your Chinese Element is (in which case you can just post it), but if you don't know it you can take a quiz here to find out: http://www.longevity-center.com/five_element.html It works on a different principle than most personality quizzes, just check off all the traits from each that are true about you and the one with the highest score is the element that is dominant over you. As for the Chinese Zodiac, that is a 12 animal cycle based on the year you were born in, so if you don't know it just look it up. In any case, once you know both, post them here. I was born in 1988 so my Chinese Zodiac is Dragon (almost Snake though). As for my element: Dear Joseph,Here are your results: WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 10 FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 7 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 5 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 9 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 16 Keys To Understanding Water:• articulate, clever, and introspective • self-contained and self-sufficient • penetrating, critical, and scrutinizing • seeks knowledge and understanding • likes to remain hidden, enigmatic, and anonymous Typical Problems: • emotionally inaccessible and undemonstrative • isolation and lonelines • tactless, unforgiving, and suspicious • hardening of the arteries, deterioration of teeth and gums • backache, chilliness, loss of libido Yep, this is pretty much me. How ironic, I am water in both the Greek element quizzes I've tried as well as Chinese element! EDIT: I actually only skimmed through it the first time and didn't check off everything I could have, so now I've done it more carefully, Water is still in the lead though. Joseph "Water Dragon" Frombaugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalepi_Konei Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 9FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 16 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 12 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 7 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 11 Fire Keys To Understanding Fire: • relishes excitement and delights in intimacy • keenly intuitive and passionately empathetic • believes in the power of charisma and desire • loves sensation, drama, and sentiment • likes to be hot, bright, and vibrant Typical Problems: • anxiety, agitation, and frenzy • bizarre perceptions • nervous exhaustion and insomnia • palpitations, sweating, hypoglycemia, rashes, palsy nerve inflammations, migratory pain • abuse of stimulants and sedatives A Friendly Reminder: The power of Fire comes from the capacity to liberate heat and light and realize joy and fulfillment. Fire types need to temper their chemistry and contain their fervor, conserving as well as sharing their resources, withdrawing and separating as well as embracing and merging. That's totally me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benvenuto Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Dear Christian, Here are your results: WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 10 FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 13 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 12 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 10 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 16 Water Keys To Understanding Water: • articulate, clever, and introspective • self-contained and self-sufficient • penetrating, critical, and scrutinizing • seeks knowledge and understanding • likes to remain hidden, enigmatic, and anonymous Typical Problems: • emotionally inaccessible and undemonstrative • isolation and lonelines • tactless, unforgiving, and suspicious • hardening of the arteries, deterioration of teeth and gums • backache, chilliness, loss of libido A Friendly Reminder: The power of Water comes from the capacity to conceive, concentrate, and conserve. Water types need to offset their toughness, bluntness, and detachment with tenderness, sensitivity, and openness, risking softness and contact, exposure and attachment. I'm the same thing as the poster, and THAT really is me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny In England Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Dear Manny,Here are your results: WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 16 FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 8 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 7 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 6 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 8 WoodKeys To Understanding Wood: • seeks challenge and pushes to the limit • enjoys and does well under pressure • admires speed, novelty, and skill • loves action, movement, and adventure • likes to be first, best, and only Typical Problems: • intolerance and impatience • volatile emotions • extremist, in either external or internal way • headaches, muscle spasms, high blood pressure, nerve inflammations, migratory pain • abuse of stimulants and sedatives Wood won by quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilolee Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 3FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 14 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 12 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 9 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 15 Keys To Understanding Water: • articulate, clever, and introspective • self-contained and self-sufficient • penetrating, critical, and scrutinizing • seeks knowledge and understanding • likes to remain hidden, enigmatic, and anonymous Typical Problems: • emotionally inaccessible and undemonstrative • isolation and lonelines • tactless, unforgiving, and suspicious • hardening of the arteries, deterioration of teeth and gums • backache, chilliness, loss of libido Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 1992 - Monkey Element - Water by a lot. Wood got 1, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelegendarymatthew Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 13FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 12 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 9 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 12 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 10 Ok, my two highest results are Wood and Metal, how does that relate to coasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nyanko Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Um, I think it was a play on words based on the fact that wooden and steel (metal) are types of rollercoasters. Not too perceptive, are we? I'm a Metal Monkey by birth, fairly equal Wood & Water by this quiz! And still a monkey. I've been considering getting the monkey symbol tatooed on me, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Well this was fun. WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 6FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 8 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 0 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 5 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 13 Keys To Understanding Water:• articulate, clever, and introspective • self-contained and self-sufficient • penetrating, critical, and scrutinizing • seeks knowledge and understanding • likes to remain hidden, enigmatic, and anonymous Typical Problems: • emotionally inaccessible and undemonstrative • isolation and lonelines • tactless, unforgiving, and suspicious • hardening of the arteries, deterioration of teeth and gums • backache, chilliness, loss of libido A Friendly Reminder: The power of Water comes from the capacity to conceive, concentrate, and conserve. Water types need to offset their toughness, bluntness, and detachment with tenderness, sensitivity, and openness, risking softness and contact, exposure and attachment. This does describe me pretty accurately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochtroid Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 WOOD ARCHETYPE: The Pioneer.............................. 8 FIRE ARCHETYPE: The Wizard.................................... 5 EARTH ARCHETYPE: The Peacemaker......................... 7 METAL ARCHETYPE: The Alchemist.............................. 4 WATER ARCHETYPE: The Philosopher......................... 3 Keys To Understanding Wood: • seeks challenge and pushes to the limit • enjoys and does well under pressure • admires speed, novelty, and skill • loves action, movement, and adventure • likes to be first, best, and only Typical Problems: • intolerance and impatience • volatile emotions • extremist, in either external or internal way • headaches, muscle spasms, high blood pressure, nerve inflammations, migratory pain • abuse of stimulants and sedatives A Friendly Reminder: The power of Wood comes from the capacity to rapidly expand and build up pressure. Wood types need to modulate their intensity and stay flexible, to be able to retreat and yield as well as surge forward and be undaunted. So very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 A Friendly Reminder:The power of Wood comes from the capacity to rapidly expand and build up pressure. Wood types need to modulate their intensity and stay flexible, to be able to retreat and yield as well as surge forward and be undaunted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoaster Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'm a fire-earth mix. Pretty good description. I'm a Rooster by the Chinese Zodiac (January 1982) and a solar Capricorn/lunar Leo by the Astrological Zodiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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