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The yearly procession of animals in the Chinese
zodiac have more to say than just the animal
symbolism. There are wood years, metal years,
fire years, water and earth years. There
are also cycles and specific colors that
go along with any one of these elements for
each year. A year can also be yin or yang.
Right now we are entering the Green Wood
Monkey year (yang), 2004. All in all, a monkey
year is one of ups and downs and unpredictability.
Get ready for upsets and reversals. This
has already happened, if anyone has been
watching the Democratic political contest.
In one night, the front-runner was unseated
-- possibly for the rest of the race. Let's
wait and see what surprises may await in
November as we select a new president.
So it goes in a Monkey year -- things change
on a dime, so be ready. Roll with the events.
This year is anything but normal. Monkey
years have also seen surprises by Mother
Nature. Hurricane Andrew and the Mount St.
Helens eruption both occurred in Monkey years.
This year is in the beginning of Metal cycle
(which lasts for two years) and represents
gold, jewelry, money and financial business.
It is said that these are the things that
one may have luck in.
Monkey may have some schemes to try to get
you on board with, so be careful where you
invest your time and money. The enthusiastic
Monkey may or may not have all the information.
However, gambles can pay off big time as
well. Risk is rewarded in a Monkey year.
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" I am the seasoned traveler
of the Labyrinth,
the genius of alacrity,
wizard of the impossible.
My brilliance is yet unmatched
in its originality.
My heart is filled with potent
magic
that could cast a hundred spells...
I am monkey"
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There is a duplicitous side to the
energy
of this year. There is the urge to
say whatever
needs to be said in order to get what
one
wants. Monkey is the closest to man
in his
capacity for great talent, cleverness
and
problem solving, but also the capacity
for
deceit.
The most powerful time in a Monkey year is
the spring time. So start something new in
the spring or make a new start, and watch
the magic happen. This is the time of growth
and prosperity of this cycle. This is because
of the Wood influence, which is good for
expansion of any enterprise. Even in time
of recession, Monkey years help business
to keep going or even grow. It at least fosters
an optimistic outlook and an ability to solve
intricate problems with clever solutions.
Although the animals change each year, a
sign (like Monkey) combined with an element
(like Wood) comes up again and completes
a full cycle only once in every 60 years.
The last complete cycle for the entire zodiac
began in 1984, so we are leaving the first
third of the grand cycle until the culmination
in 2043. We are entering a 20 year cycle
called 8 Star. This has to do with young
men rising to positions of power.
1944 was the last Wood Monkey year in the
60 year cycle, preceded by 1884, 1824, 1764,
1704, 1644. Let's just look at 1944. The
USA was in the midst of a world war, brought
on by a man in Germany who was expanding
his enterprise, so to speak. But Americans
and the Allies had a bold Monkey plan: they
created and implemented D-Day, the surprise
invasion of the German forces, and won. The
risk paid off.
Chinese Astrology is just one of many ways
to use symbols to help us to be aware of
the energies present during a cycle. If we
know what is available to use, we can help
ourselves and others as we benefit from a
little wisdom from the Oriental perspective.
Happy Monkey Year.
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NOTES AND SITES TO GO TO:
¤ To find your exact sign and element that
you were born under, go here. It is an excellent site on Chinese Astrology
and interpretation.
¤ This was posted by Raymond Lo at his site.
It was part of a presentation given in March
2003 just before the war in Iraq in which
he correctly predicted that Saddam would
fail and fade through I-Ching and Chinese
Astrology. Then he said, "Lady Diana
died in a tunnel – trapped in Earth element.
It will not be surprising that Saddam will
face the similar circumstance, surrounded
in earth in his final days." Saddam
was just recently found in a hole in the
ground. Amazing. His site: www.raymond-lo.com.
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