Chinese Zodiac 101 The Chinese Zodiac The Chinese

Chinese Zodiac 101

The Chinese Zodiac • The Chinese Zodiac is a 12 -year cycle. Each year of the 12 -year cycle is named after one of the original 12 animals. Each animal has a different personality and different characteristics. The animal is believed to be the main factor in each person's life that gives them their traits, success and happiness in their lifetime. Each person has three animals assigned to them: their outer animal, inner animal, and secret animal.

The Rat • Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hard working, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative, vindictive, mendacious, venal, selfish, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming.

The Ox • Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.

The Tiger • Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive , vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, Impatient, quicktempered, obstinate, selfish.

The Rabbit • Gracious, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, eleg ant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, t ender, self-assure d, astute, compassionate, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, lazy.

• Magnanimous, stately, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, noble, direct, dignified, zealous, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, ambitious, generous, loyal. Can be arrogant, imperious, tyrannical, demanding, eccentric, pompous and extremely pretentious, prejudiced, dogmatic, overbearing, violent, impulsive, brash, lustful. The Dragon

The Snake • Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, softspoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, ambitious, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, stron g, constant, purp oseful. Can be loner, bad communicator, possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful, habitually dishonest.

• Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and physically, attractive, intelligent, astute, flexible, openminded. Can be fickle, arrogant, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn. The Horse

• Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mildmannered, shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate, understandin g, mothering, determined, peaceful, generous, seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, overpassive, worrier, pessimistic, oversensitive, complainer. The Ram

The Monkey • Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem solver, self-assured, sociable, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual, intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, selfish, reckless, snobbish, deceptive, manipulative, cunning, jealous, suspicious.

The Rooster • Focused, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, opinionated.

The Dog • Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amicable, unpretentious, sociable, openminded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, dogged. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.

• Honest, simple, gallant, sturdy, sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, sincere, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent. Can be naive, over-reliant, selfindulgent, gullible, fatalistic, materialistic. The Pig

The Outer Animal • The Outer Animal is traditionally what most Westerners think of when they think of Chinese Astrology. It is the animal assigned to all persons born within any given year. • The Outer Animal is the most superficial element of the zodiac- it is simply the way that you appear outwardly to others, not necessarily how you really are. Rat Feb 02 1984 - Feb 19 1985 Ox Feb 20 1985 - Feb 08 1986 Tiger Feb 09 1986 - Jan 28 1987 Rabbit Jan 29 1987 - Feb 16 1988 Dragon Feb 17 1988 - Feb 05 1989 Snake Feb 06 1989 - Jan 26 1990 Horse Jan 27 1990 - Feb 14 1991

The Inner Animal • An individual's monthly animal sign is called their inner animal and is concerned with what motivates a person. Since this sign dictates the person's love life and inner persona, it is critical to a proper understanding of the individual's compatibility with other signs. Feb 04 - Mar 05 Mar 06 - Apr 04 Apr 05 - May 04 May 05 - June 05 Jun 06 - Jul 06 Jul 07 - Aug 06 Aug 07 - Sep 07 Sep 08 - Oct 07 Oct 08 - Nov 06 Nov 07 - Dec 06 Dec 07 - Jan 05 Jan 06 - Feb 03 1 st -寅 Tiger 2 nd - 卯 Rabbit 3 rd - 辰 Dragon 4 th - 巳 Snake 5 th - 午 Horse 6 th - 未 Ram 7 th - 申 Monkey 8 th - 酉 Rooster 9 th - 戌 Dog 10 th - 亥 Pig 11 th - 子 Rat 12 th - 丑 Ox

The Secret Animal • The secret animal is thought to be a person’s truest representation, since this animal is determined by the smallest denominator: a person’s birth hour. It is therefore important to know the exact time of birth to determine it. It is also important to compensate for daylight savings time. 11: 00 am - 01: 00 am 子 rat 01: 00 am- 03: 00 am 丑 ox 03: 00 am - 05: 00 am 寅 tiger 05: 00 am - 07: 00 am 卯 rabbit 07: 00 am - 09: 00 am 辰 dragon 09: 00 am - 11: 00 am 巳 snake 11: 00 am - 1: 00 pm 午 horse 1: 00 pm - 3: 00 pm 未 Ram 3: 00 pm - 5: 00 pm 申 monkey 5: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm 酉 rooster 7: 00 pm- 9: 00 pm 戌 dog 9: 00 pm - 11: 00 pm 亥 boar

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