Chinese horoscopes: how’s your luck in July 2024, Metal Goat month? Health, career, money and travel predictions for all 12 zodiac signs as the creative Goat enters the summer
- The Goat is represented by the element of yin metal and earth; the zodiac sign is all about family, teamwork and sensitivity, and Goats are lucky, warm-hearted, gentle, tender and creative
- Famous Goats include George Harrison, Nicole Kidman, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Kurt Cobain, Michelangelo, Rupert Murdoch, Jim Morrison, Katherine Hepburn and Empress Cixi
Chinese astrology is based upon a combination of yin and yang; the five elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood; and the 12 animals of the zodiac. A lunisolar calendar is followed, dictated by the rhythms of the solar system.
Metal Goat Month: July 6 to August 5
Element of the month: Yin metal and earth
The sixth month of the Chinese calendar is represented by the Metal Goat.
The Goat corresponds to the hours of the day between 1 to 3pm.
The Goat relates to family, teamwork and sensitivity.
This month is all about courage! In traditional Chinese culture, the Goat sign is lucky, warm-hearted, gentle, tender, well-mannered and creative. Goats can persevere through any difficulty. This is their most notable trait. Strong and resilient, their gentleness might be misleading as they have a high tolerance and will get where they need to be and achieve what they wish to achieve through sheer determination and motivation.
The actual animals have mild personalities and are friendly to humans. Therefore, the Chinese treat the goat as an auspicious creature, which is why you often see an image of three goats at temples.
All Goats have their own personalities, preferring to show their independence by remaining on the edge of the group. Born with wonderful trusting natures, they can fall prey to others as they like to please and may be inspired by material gains, which may lend towards the potential to get over emotional at times. This results in difficulty separating emotion from reason, which at times this may lead to rash instincts. Being quiet observers, they will always consider all aspects of anything before deciding or taking any action. Goats are far from considered to be the risk takers of the zodiac.