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Chinese
Astrology
By 2CrowWoman
I wrote this a year ago.
It's very basic and meant for fun, but I thought it
might be useful for those who know nothing about Chinese
Astrology.
| 1900~White
Rat. |
1922~Black
Dog |
1944~Green
Monkey |
1966~Red
Horse |
1988~Brown Dragon |
| 1901~White
Ox. |
1923~Black
Pig |
1945~Green
Rooster |
1967~Red
goat |
1989~Brown
Snake. |
| 1902~Black
Tiger. |
1924~Green
Rat |
1946~Red
Dog |
1968~Brown
Monkey |
1990~White
Horse |
| 1903~Black
Rabbit. |
1925~Green
Ox |
1947~Red
Pig |
1969~Brown
Rooster |
1991~White
Goat |
| 1904~Green
Dragon. |
1926~Red
Tiger |
1948~Brown
Rat |
1970~White
Dog |
1992~Black
Monkey |
| 1905~Green
Snake. |
1927~Red
Rabbit |
1949~Brown
Ox |
1971~White
Pig |
1993~Black
Rooster |
| 1906~Red
Horse |
1928~Brown
Dragon |
1950~White
Tiger |
1972~Black
Rat |
1994~Green
Dog |
| 1907~Red
Goat. |
1929~Brown
Snake |
1951~White
Rabbit |
1973~Black
Ox |
1995~Green
Pig |
| 1908~Brown
Monkey |
1930~White
Horse |
1952~Black
Dragon |
1974~Green
Tiger |
1996~Red
Rat |
| 1909~Brown
Rooster |
1931~White
Goat |
1953~Black
Snake |
1975~Green
Rabbit |
1997~Red
Ox |
| 1910~White
Dog |
1932~Black
Monkey |
1954~Green
Horse |
1976~Red
Dragon |
1998~Brown
Tiger |
| 1911~White
Pig |
1933~Black
Rooster |
1955~Green
Goat |
1977~Red
Snake |
1999~Brown
Rabbit |
| 1912~Black
Rat |
1934~Green
Dog |
1956~Red
Monkey |
1978~Brown
Horse |
2000~White
Dragon |
| 1913~Black
Ox |
1935~Green
Pig |
1957~Red
Rooster |
1979~Brown
Goat |
2001~White
Snake |
| 1914~Green
Tiger |
1936~Red
Rat |
1958~Brown
Dog |
1980~White
Monkey |
2002~Black
Horse |
| 1915~Green
Rabbit |
1937~Red
Ox |
1959~Brown
Pig |
1981~White
Rooster |
2003~Black
Goat |
| 1916~Red
Dragon |
1938~Brown
Tiger |
1960~White
Rat |
1982~Black
Dog |
2004~Green
Monkey |
| 1917~Red
Snake |
1939~Brown
Rabbit |
1961~White
Ox |
1983~Black
Pig |
2005~Green
Rooster |
| 1918~Brown
Horse |
1940~White
Dragon |
1962~Black
Tiger |
1984~Green
Rat |
2006~Red
Dog |
| 1919~Brown
Goat |
1941~White
Snake |
1963~Black
Rabbit |
1985~Green
Ox |
2007~Red
Pig |
| 1920~White
Monkey |
1942~Black
Horse |
1964~Green
Dragon |
1986~Red
Tiger |
2008~Brown
Rat |
| 1921~White
Rooster. |
1943~Black
Goat |
1965~Green
Snake |
1987~Red
Rabbit |
2009~Brown
Ox |
The first thing you need
to know about Chinese astrology is that it is based
on the lunar calendar year. The Chinese new year is
a complicated event based on the first new moon at the
end of winter/beginning of spring. So if you're born
in January or February you need to check with a good
Chinese astrological calendar to see which year you'll
fall into as the new year date changes annually. There
are twelve symbolic animals and five elements that together
form a full cycle of 60 years. So there are 60 signs
you're dealing with here, not 12 as in Western astrology!
Basic Chinese astrology versions will go for the simpler
route and just give you just the animal years, but you
really need to have the element as well to get a proper
reading. You also need to bear in mind that the East
values different animals to the west. For example :
In the East to call a woman a "snake" is to
say she's the most sexiest, magnetically attractive
creature in existence!
So What Are The 12 Animals
& What Are They Like In Personality?
In order of appearance to
Buddha Himself:
| Rat - Intelligent,
charming, ambitious, hard-working and hyperactive.
Think Mickey Mouse combined with Bill Gates! Rats
are born to achieve. Rats are Yang. Famous Rats:
William Shakespeare, Mozart, Tolstoy, Richard Nixon,
Mata Hari, Yves St Laurent. |
| Ox (also called
Buffalo or Cow) - Patient, persistent, clear-thinking,
stubborn and powerful. The original "immovable
object." Oxen are born hard-workers. Oxen are
Yin. Famous Oxen: Napoleon, Vincent van Gogh, Adolf
Hitler, Walt Disney, Margaret Thatcher. |
| Tiger - Courageous,
charismatic, Impulsive, generous and persuasive.
All Tigers are Tigger at heart! Tigers are born
to rebel. Tigers are Yang. Famous Tigers: Karl Marx,
H G Wells, Oscar Wilde, Emily Bronte, Marilyn Monroe,
Germain Greer. |
| Rabbit (also
called Cat) - Diplomatic, intuitive, friendly, sensitive
and peace-loving. Like Brer Rabbit, they can be
cunning. Rabbits are born to adapt. Rabbits are
Yin. Famous Rabbits: Einstein, Stalin, Queen Victoria,
Dr Spock, Orson Welles, Fidel Castro. |
| Dragon - Fearless,
irresistible, idealistic, successful and self-sufficient.
Dragons think they can conquer the world.. and they're
right! Dragons are born to blaze ahead. Dragons
are Yang. Famous Dragons: Darwin, Florence Nightingale,
Freud, Martin Luther King, G B Shaw, John Lennon.
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| Snake - Sophisticated,
sensual, wise, efficient and self-contained. Mesmerising
and unique. Snakes are born to charm. Snakes are
Yin. Famous Snakes: Ghandi, Picasso, Edgar Allen
Poe, John F Kennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Tennyson. |
| Horse - Cheerful,
noble, energetic, unselfish and temperamental. Think
of the wild mustangs of America. Horses are born
to be free. Horses are Yang. Famous horses: Isaac
Newton, Lenin, Barbara Streisand, Sean Connery,
Paul McCartney, Chopin. |
| Goat (also called
Sheep) - Creative, peaceful, imaginative, eccentric
and disorganised. The "arty" types. Goats
are born to be creative. Goats are Yin. Famous Goats:
Jane Austen, Mick Jagger, Michelangelo, Mussolini,
Coco Chanel, Mark Twain. |
| Monkey - Entertaining,
likeable, witty, manipulative and cunning. These
people ARE the barrel full of monkeys! Monkeys are
born to scheme. Monkeys are Yang. Famous Monkeys:
Lord Byron, Marquis de Sade, Charles Dickens, Milton,
Liz Taylor, Descartes. |
| Rooster (also
called Chicken or Bird) - Honest, flamboyant, generous,
thoughtless and critical. Think of the proud peacock
or strutting cockerel. Roosters are born to survive.
Roosters are Yin. Famous Roosters: Wagner, Strauss,
Peter Ustinov, Mary Quant, Katherine Hepburn, Eric
Clapton. |
| Dog - Loyal,
idealistic, faithful, pessimistic and unselfish.
Dogs are born to protect. Dogs are champions of
the weak. Dogs are born to protect. Dogs are Yang.
Famous Dogs: Winston Churchill, Cher, Elvis Presley,
Victor Hugo, Houdini, Michael Jackson. |
| Pig (also called
Boar) - Cultured, peaceful, determined, trusting
and kind-hearted. Pigs love the good things in life.
Pigs are born to want more from life. Pigs are Yin.
Famous Pigs: Henry the 8th, Karl Jung, Hitchcock,
Richard Attenborough Elton John, Lucille Ball. |
The Elements & How
They Affect The Animal Signs
| Metal - called
"White" - this gives power and strength.
It makes the signs bolder, but also more stubborn
and intolerant of new ideas or change. |
| Water - called
"Black" - this gives extra creativity
and sensitivity. In strong signs it makes them gentler
and more adaptable. In weaker signs it makes them
more creative, but more indecisive. |
| Wood - called
"Green" - this gives warmth and humanity.
It makes all signs more caring and more co-operative.
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| Fire -called
"Red" - this gives energy and inspiration.
All signs are more powerful and more likely to be
ambitious with Fire as their element. |
| Earth - Called
"Brown" - this gives patience and common-sense.
It makes all signs more practical, but also more
stubborn. |
2003 was a Black Goat/Sheep
year and 2004 is a Green Monkey year.
Chinese astrology doesn't
believe that a person's life is pre-determined. That's
why feng shui is all about improving your fate and creating
your own destiny. It's all about Balance - Yin and Yang.
Making sure you're a balanced person in a balanced life
where all of the five elements are equal in strength.
In Chinese astrology your aim is to find which element
you LACK and try to correct the balance by bringing
more of that element into your life or lifestyle.
What Is Yin & Yang?
It is the belief that the universe is controlled by
the EQUAL powers Yin and Yang. Everything created is
at it's best when in the perfect balance of Yin~Yang.
This isn't Good vs Evil. Yang is sun, fire, light, masculine,
day, hot, active, right, north. Yin is moon, water,
shadow, feminine, night, cold, passive, left, south.
Yang signs prefer being in
groups or families. They are sociable, materialistic,
conservative and active. Yin signs prefer time to be
alone, being solitary. They are individual, spiritual,
non-conformist and passive. And finally, for the Season
of Mistletoe..
Compatibilities:
| Rats love Oxen,
Dragons and Monkeys. They like Rats, Tigers, Rabbits,
Snakes, Goats, Roosters and Pigs. They aren't keen
on Horses or Dogs. |
| Oxen love Rats,
Snakes and Roosters. They Like Oxen, Rabbits, Monkeys,
Dogs and Pigs. They aren't keen on Tigers, Dragons,
Horses or Goats. |
| Tigers love Horses,
Dogs and Pigs. They like Rats, Tigers, Dragons and
Goats. They aren't keen on Oxen, Rabbits, Snakes,
Monkeys or Roosters. |
| Rabbits love
Rabbits, Goats, Dogs and Pigs. They like Rats, Oxen,
Snakes and Monkeys. They aren't keen on Tigers,
Dragons, Horses or Roosters. |
| Dragons love
Rats, Snakes, Monkeys and Roosters. They like Oxen,
Tigers, Horses and Pigs. They aren't keen on Rabbits
Dragons, Goats or Dogs. |
| Snakes love Oxen,
Dragons and Roosters. They like Rats, Rabbits, Snakes,
Horses, Goats and Dogs. They aren't keen on Tigers,
Monkeys or Pigs. |
| Horses love Tigers,
Goats and Dogs. They like Dragons, Monkeys, Roosters
and Pigs. They aren't keen on Rats, Oxen, Rabbits,
Snakes and Horses. |
| Goats love Rabbits,
Horses, Goats and Pigs. They like Tigers, Dragons,
Snakes, Monkeys and Roosters. They aren't keen on
Rats, Oxen and Dogs. |
| Monkeys love
Rats, Dragons, Monkeys and Dogs. They like Oxen,
Rabbits, Horses, Goats and Roosters. They aren't
keen on Tigers, Snakes or Pigs. |
| Roosters love
Oxen, Dragons and Snakes. They like Rats, Tigers,
Horses, Goats and Monkeys. They aren't keen on Rabbits,
Roosters, Dogs and Pigs. |
| Dogs love Tigers,
Rabbits, Horses and Monkeys. They like Rats, Snakes
and Pigs. They aren't keen on Oxen, Dragons, Goats,
Roosters or Dogs. |
| Pigs love Tigers,
Rabbits and Goats. They like Rats, Oxen, Dragons,
Horses, Dogs and Pigs. They aren't keen on Snakes,
Monkeys or Roosters. |
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