Wood: Where you look is where you go

The classics teach that Wood pushes up and out, and the liver opens through the eyes.

When I was learning to drive, I was told to pay attention to where I was looking because where you look is where the car will go. I've spent enough time on the road to know that this is true.

Eyes are both receivers and directors. We receive the image as we see it, but our actions are directed by what we see. We go towards the things we see. Wood energy reaches out into the world in all directions looking for connections. When our eyes fall upon something, we move towards it to make a connection. Observe an infant exploring her world as her body moves towards each new sight.

Within Wood is the desire to conquer and the desire to hunt. Wood is involved with dominance over the world and over others, and our competitive nature. Our ability to maintain that focus and vision of where we are going allows us to work steadily. If we lose focus or sight, then we falter. As the expression goes: keep your eyes on the prize.

Photo courtesy of fatboyke (Luc)