Basic Practical Applications Of Chinese Astrology Part II

 

In the last article, you learnt about the first 4 animals of the chinese zodiac and how you could use them to create more good luck. In this article, you will learn about the next 4 animals, the Dragon, Snake, Horse and Sheep.

The Dragon is the fifth in the chinese zodiac. Dragon people are very changeable. They can swing between extremes. At times, they seem to be very hardworking while they have their lazy side as well. They are not very consistent.

Most of them are dreamers and always think big. They love to launch grand plans. However, sometimes, they come across as being proud and arrogant. It is part of their nature to show off.

Dragon people respond very well to applause and compliments. If you require their help, just give them a chance to perform and applaud them, you will be be able to get what you want.

Although they may come across as pushy, Dragon people are quite nice inside. They are tough outside, but soft inside. It takes some time to get to their soft side. On the flip side, they are very impatient people and can be very demanding towards others.

The other weakness is that they hate to lose face. Dragons will do anything to prevent themselves from losing face, even if it may mean making in big loss in another area.

In short, they can lose anything, but not lose face. Remember this, if you want a Dragon on your side, you mustn't make him lose face or feel small.

The Dragon gets along well with the Rat, Monkey and Rooster. Like Ox, Dragon also represents Wet Earth. It can combine with Rat and Monkey to form Water. The other 2 combinations as follows, it combines with Rooster to form Metal, and it can combine with Tiger and Rabbit to form Wood.

As mentioned before, Wet Earth can be used to reduce the effect of Fire and also to strengthen Metal. It is especially favorable to Metal people born in Summer and Spring. Although both Ox and Dragon are Wet Earth, the difference between them is their combinations with other animals to form different elements.

To increase the effect of the Dragon Wet Earth in your daily life, having paintings or figures or dragons or dinosaurs will help. For children who need to increase the effect of Wet Earth, parents might want to get them dinosaur toys or posters. The Dragon hour spans from 7am to 9am each day while the Dragon month is from 5th April to 5th May of each year.

The sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac is the Snake. Among all the 12 animals, the Snake is the luckiest of them all. Now, I noticed something interesting. In Indian Numerology, people born under the influence of Venus (Number 6) are also considered the luckiest among all.

The other interesting fact is that, in Christianity, the Number 6 is considered the devil's number. And in the garden of Eden, the devil came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve.

Now, it doesn't mean that Snake people are related to the devil. Don't get the wrong idea. Snake people are like the real snakes. They are quiet, but very sharp and observant. You won't know what they are thinking. They are very deep thinkers and intelligent people. Snake people are very sociable and they seem to get along with everyone.

Most of them are very persistent and stubborn people. Once they set their mind to something, they will keep going until they get what they want. They are very strong believers in themselves. Snake people are very charming and make good speakers. They have a lot of luck in investing and finances.

Snake people love to pamper themselves. Some of them have very expensive tastes. Snake women are usually very attractive, but high maintenance. Most of them marry rich men, who are able to maintain their extravagant lifestyle.

The Snake gets along very well with the Ox, Rooster and Monkey. Snake represents Fire, but it can combine with Monkey to form Water. The next combination is with Ox and Rooster to form Metal. The last combination is with Horse and Sheep to form Fire. As you can see, the Snake can combine with other animals to form a totally different element from itself.

This reminds me of a client during my beginner days. He was going through a Snake pillar in his luck cycle and Fire was his favorable element. I told him that it was going to be 5 years of good luck, since Snake represented Fire. However, he told me that I was wrong. He was going through a lot of trouble.

I was puzzled, how could it be? Later then I realized that there was Monkey in his chart, which took the Fire from the Snake away. Instead of Fire, he went through 5 years of Water, which was unfavorable to him.

In order to increase the effect of Fire in your daily life, keep Snakes as pets or having snake soft toys will help. The Snake hour is from 9am to 11am daily while the Snake month, which is the first month of Summer, spans from 6th May to 5th June of each year.

The Horse is the seventh animal of the chinese zodiac. Horse people have very unique personalities. Throughout their whole lives, they would never admit defeat. They are very poor losers. In everything they do, they always want to be first.

However, when it comes to persistence, they lose out. Horse people are very impatient and not persistent. They have a very short attention span and therefore they make poor communicators. Horse people are very good in short term projects, especially those which require speed. For long term projects which require patience and lots of planning, it is better for someone else to handle them.

Horse people are fantastic risk takers. They are born adventurous, but sometimes, the risk doesn't pay off and cause them problems. When it comes to being a boss, Horse people are very serious and tend to have very high expectations of those working for them.

This makes them very unpopular as a boss. Another reason why they are not popular is that they love to keep repeating themselves. They will go on and on until they get their point across.

If you have a secret, never share it with a Horse. They are very poor at keeping secrets. Sooner or later, your secret will be leaked out. Horse people are typically inquisitive. To some, they may come across as being a busybody. Never cross them, as they are quite revengeful people. They will never forget people who did wrong to them.

The Horse gets along very well with the Tiger, Dog and Sheep. Horse represents Fire, and can combine with Tiger and Dog to form Fire. The other combination with Sheep also forms Fire. In order to increase the effect of Fire in your daily life, Horse will be a better choice over Snake.

In order to increase the effect of Fire in your daily life, keeping posters of cars, horses or other vehicles will help. Models of red cars will be the most effective.

For children born in Winter, give them toy cars and they will be very happy. The Horse hour spans from 11am to 1pm each day, while the Horse month is from 6th June to 6th July each year.

Now, for the last animal for today. The Sheep is the eighth animal of the Chinese Zodiac. Sheep people are one of the nicest people you will meet. They are unselfish, always willing to put others' needs above their own.

They will sacrifice themselves in order to help their family members or friends, but will never take care of themselves. Sheep people are very dependable, you know that you can trust them to get things done.

On the surface, they may look very gentle and meek, but deep down inside, they are very strong willed. Sheep people are usually introverts. They tend to be quiet and stick to themselves. Most of them have hidden talents which need to be discovered. They are not very good at "marketing" themselves.

In general, Sheep people are very sensitive and pessimistic. They tend to worry too much about minor stuff which do not really affect them. A sense of security is very important to Sheep people. Most of them marry people who are stronger than them.

Sheep represents Hot Earth. Hot Earth is for helping elements in Winter to function. For example, if a Metal person is born in a Winter Earth month, he will need Hot Earth in order to strengthen his element, because cold Earth doesn't strengthen Metal.

The use of Hot Earth is like eating chili and pepper on a rainy day to prevent flu or rheumatism. In order to increase Hot Earth in your daily life, you can include lamb in your meals or keep paintings of Sheep. The Sheep hour spans from 1pm to 3pm daily while the Sheep month is from 7th July to 7th August of each year.

I have come to the end of this article. In the next article, you will look at the last 4 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.