Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu at 7:24 p.m., Barack Obama was born in the Wood Element," said Debra Duneier, a feng shui practitioner and president of Living Home by Debra."His Four Pillars Chart shows characteristics that will seem quite obvious to us now that we have had some time to get to know him: self-made man, powerful politician and the strong Metal in his chart is the element of expression, public speaking and inspiration.