Chinese horoscopes for the Year of the Wood Dragon 2024: zodiac sign predictions for health, wealth, work and love, as well as the dragon’s effect on the environment, AI, space travel and technology
- We’re entering a new 20-year feng shui cycle in 2024, signalling exciting changes ahead – particularly significant are the element of fire and the number nine
- In the last Wood Dragon year, 60 years ago, Queen Elizabeth opened the Fourth Suspension Bridge in Scotland and Nasa launched its Mariner spacecraft to study Mars – so what about this year?
We are entering into possibly the most exciting time in 20 years, so hold your breath, buckle up and be prepared for major change. It’s time to reflect, revive, renew and reboot.
The drama of 2024 increases with a new 20-year feng shui cycle that lasts until 2044. Dominated by the element of fire and the number nine, these 20 years will complete a full 180-year cycle. Fire is all things related to life, power and comfort.
Chinese culture believes that the number nine is auspicious and signifies completion luck, so you can be sure that what you have started will be completed successfully. Nine is also associated with the element of fire. Fire represents anything bright and shiny that gives out light, and is symbolised by summer, by heat and warmth, and by the sunshine.
Activate this number by hanging an auspicious picture that shows a multiple of nine, such as nine horses, keep nine goldfish in your aquarium, or hang a nine dragon screen.
Chinese culture also associates the number nine with nine dragons and nine phoenixes, as found in the Imperial Palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Nine too has an affinity with the number one, which is the alpha of numbers, and this combination of nine and one creates the auspicious “sum of 10” signifying the beginning and end, or completion luck.
What to expect in the Wood Dragon year of 2024
The Dragon symbolises power, nobleness, honour, luck and success in traditional Chinese culture. The Dragon is a supernatural being with no parallel for talent and excellence. The influence of the Rabbit remains in power and rules until February 4, 2024, and therefore the world may look forward to a stable start to 2024 throughout January. February 4 is a very important and magical day in the solar feng shui calendar, as regardless of when the Lunar New Year falls, this is the official day that the Dragon makes his presence felt.
Beyond February 10, things start to become interesting, as Dragon years are epitomised by activity and reaction. The element associated with the 2024 Dragon is strong yang wood. In the five elemental cycle, wood fuels the element of fire, and thus the quality of the Dragon is enhanced. Be prepared for an unpredictable and volatile year ahead. “Never a dull moment” is the phrase for 2024!
If you have been desiring change yet have been unable to move forward, the energy of the Wood Dragon could serve your needs well, especially during the summer months. The downside is that we may witness continual unrest in many communities.
The environment
2024 will also be a year for the environment, with climate change being the focus. The imbalance of the water element could bring flooding and destabilisation to many areas, such as landslides. The Wood Dragon encourages us to replenish the land by planting more trees and looking after our forests.