Chinese astrology

Hello everyone

Our Chinese friends will soon be celebrating the Chinese New Year. We are moving from the Year of the Rooster to the Year of the Fire Dog.

We can count a dozen animal signs, just as astrology lists twelve signs.

• My first question: are they parallel methods, or are they completely different?
• Can we conduct a compatibility study between two signs in the same way as astrology?
• Does Chinese astrology provide different indications than astrology?
• Like astrology, which differentiates four groups of signs—earth, air, water, and fire—I believe Chinese astrology is divided into wood, fire, water, and air (I’m not very sure), to be confirmed. What reference do we have in relation to the calendar to determine whether we belong to wood, fire, etc.?
• Naively, I thought that when we were in the year of our sign, for example the Rooster (which is my Chinese astrological sign), we could expect good things throughout the year, but in my case, it was quite the opposite. I would like to know why.

Thank you to whoever will be kind enough to enlighten me

Hello Jozy,

In the Chinese lunar calendar, we find five simple cycles of 12 lunar years each, which together form the complete 60-year cycle. Each of the 12 years in a simple cycle is assigned a specific animal that represents the primary factor capable of providing the characteristics of that year and the personality of those born during that same year.
Chinese thought introduced the concepts of Yin and Yang as opposing and complementary forces which, by combining in various ways, represent the different aspects of reality.
Each animal therefore has a new characteristic, as it belongs to either the Yin or Yang category, indicating its tendency toward passivity or activity.
The following animals belong to the Yin category:
Ox - Cat - Snake - Goat - Rooster - Pig
Yin is said to be negative, passive, and feminine; it is the color black; it is the moon.
On the other hand, the following animals are Yang:
Rat - Tiger - Dragon - Horse - Monkey - Dog
Yang is said to be positive, active, masculine force; it is the color white; it is the sun.

By knowing our birth time, we will be able to add a new element, this one called “traveling companion,” which in a certain sense (but not entirely) corresponds to the rising sign in Western astrology.
Here are the times corresponding to the rising sign/
From 11 PM to 1 AM = Rat
From 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock = Beef
From 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock = Tiger
From 5 o'clock to 7 o'clock = Chat
From 7:00 to 9:00 = Dragon
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. = Snake
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. = Horse
From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM = Goat
From 3 PM to 5 PM = Monkey
From 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM = Rooster
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. = Dog
From 9 PM to 11 PM = Pig

You can easily determine your rising sign from your date of birth/ for example: a person born on 29/08/1956 at 5 PM = Monkey rising sign, which accentuates the characteristics of the Monkey, so the general traits will be reinforced.

I'll come back later to complete the details.

friendship
Eliana

Hello Eliana,

Thank you for all this information. I am captivated.

Being part of Yin is described as a negative, passive, feminine force; it is the color black, it is the moon. Is this unfavorable? Does the black moon have a particular role?

I assume I will find in your next message the details about what accompanies the sign, for example, Rooster. of Fire and by what calculation do we arrive at knowing it.

Thank you again

Hello Josy,

I don't think Yin is unfavorable; it's like Western astrology, where there are positive-polarity signs such as Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.
and negative polarities such as: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces.

Let’s say that negative polarity gives the signs introversion
and that positive polarity gives rise to extraversion.

Returning to Chinese astrology, each of the 12 symbolic animals is thus associated, in turn, with one of these five elements.
To determine the element corresponding to each of the years, here is how to do it:
Birth year ending in the digits 2 and 3 = WATER
Birth year ending in the digits 6 and 7 = FIRE
Birth year ending in the digits 4 and 5 = WOOD
Birth year ending in the digits 0 and 1 = METAL
Birth year ending in the digits 8 and 9 = EARTH

Here are the characteristics of the COQ of FEU:

The ROOSTER, when paired with the FIRE element, displays a particular vigor, an extraordinary vitality. The FIRE ROOSTER is proud and authoritarian, and has, more than roosters of the other elements, a tendency toward sometimes very conspicuous angry reactions.
He is also sometimes arrogant and discourteous.
For the rest, it is a COQ with good abilities to act independently; it is skillful and precise: it possesses above-average organizational and leadership qualities.
He is honest and, very often, he knows how to put his abilities in the service of noble ideals.
Although still capable of taking responsibility for his own actions, his tendency to be inflexible often leads him to reject any criticism of his behavior and to listen to no one’s advice.

friendship

Eliana