In his relationship with the Moon, man has always been on a more profound and intimate level. The Sun, with its brilliance, was revered, but since it shone without fail every day, man needed no assurances that it would rise again tomorrow.

It was the mystical moon that held mankind in the sway of her magic and beauty. Her dark faces and moods could plague man with doubts and foreboding, while her shimmering light brought enchantment; happiness and romance. He knew that her influence was large and multifaceted as he felt her movements touch every aspect of his life and environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Each of the twelve lunar signs in the Chinese cycle is appointed a compass point. Signs that form a triangle as shown in the affinity illustration make the best and most enduring unions.

The first triangle consists of the positive doers — the Rat, Dragon and Monkey. They are the performance and progress-oriented signs, adept at handling matters with initiative and innovation. Self-starters, they will initiate action, clear their paths of uncertainty and hesitation and forge fearlessly ahead. Restless and short-tempered when hindered or unoccupied, they are ruled by dynamic energy and ambition. They are the melting pot for ideas. They team up beautifully in any order as they possess a common modoperandi and can appreciate each other’s ways of thinking. Read the rest of this entry »

If Water features strongly on your overall chart, you will be able to deal successfully with Fire and Wood merchandise, as Water can control Fire and produce Wood. Likewise, this person will also be at home in his own Water- related professions, but may be unable to find easy success in Earth-related fields as Earth controls Water. Metal will also hinder him to certain degrees. Professions which involve person-to-person contact, public relations, psyhology, public speaking and the like should be associated with Water as the human body is made up mainly of water. Read the rest of this entry »

The element of your lunar sign, the year of your birth, as well as the time, month and country of birth, will exercise their influence on your life.

Based on the elements, if you want to know how a particular year will suit you, we could take for example the year 1980 (Metal Monkey) and make a study of how the element of this year fares with your native elements. Let’s say you are a Fire Rooster (1981). Read the rest of this entry »

Since ancient times the Chinese h ‘Ave ascribed the source of all movement of matter and the life force to the constant, equilibrating pull of the negative and positive sides of energy, which they call the Yin and Yang.

The Yin and Yang are embodied in the Chinese symbol for the T’ai Chi:

This circle (or egg, as others see it) is used to symbolize the origin of life. Yang signifies birth or the day, Yin death or night. Because the two portions of the T’ai Chi balance each other perfectly, the symbol is also referred to as the Ultimate Principle of all matter.’ Read the rest of this entry »

Fire Element

Persons born in a year ruled by the Fire element will display above-average qualities of leadership; they are decisive and sure of themselves. They have the maximum capacity allowed by their particular sign to motivate people and bring ideas into fruition because they will be more aggressive and positive than other natives of their particular sign. Loving adventure and innovation, they will tend to take on bright new ideas readily and try to dominate others with their creativeness and originality. They do not fear risks and like to keep on the move and to explore new horizons. Read the rest of this entry »

Water Element

Persons born in a year dominated by the Water element have a better than average ability to communicate and to advance their ideas by influencing the thoughts of others. Other people’s minds are their vessels and help carry their creative ideas into positive action. They are basically ruled by sympathetic vibrations and convey their feelings and emotions to the best degree that their native animal sign will permit. Read the rest of this entry »

A fundamental part of Oriental philosophy is the interrelationships among the five basic elements. These are divided into Conducive and Controlling interrelationships, and are as follows:

Conducive

From Metal We Get Water

Metal is usually represented by the Chinese character for gold, but in this context, the metal could mean a vessel o container for holding water, so we can say that metal trap water. In another sense, metal is the only element that wil change into a liquid when heated. Read the rest of this entry »

Uranus

The orbit of Uranus is 84 years, but variations during that orbit can alter the time of the all-important half-return. Uranus is going through a speeding-up process at the moment, so those who are now approaching their forties will experience the half-return at the age of 39. Older subjects will have experienced this at 40, 41 or even 42. Uranus, the ‘breakout’ planet, brings issues of freedom and originality to the fore, so, if a subject has been living a very conventional life up to the time of the return, they may kick over the traces when it comes. Read the rest of this entry »

Jupiter

Jupiter takes 12 years to make its return. If you understand natal charting, when trying to interpret this return you will need to take into account the sign and the house that natal Jupiter occupies as well as any planets that aspect Jupiter natally.

If you don’t understand natal charting, then just remember that Jupiter is a bit of a double-edged sword. As you begin to read and learn about astrology, you will soon come to see Jupiter as ‘the great benefic’, or the planet that, along with Venus, bestows all kinds of good things upon its subjects. Read the rest of this entry »

The Moon

The Moon travels around the Earth once each month. Therefore there will be one day in every 27.32 days when it returns to the place in which it was when a subject was born. This is called a lunar return. At this point in the book I suggest that you forget about the Moon, because apart from obvious things such as a woman having a menstrual period or one’s credit card bills coming in, there shouldn’t be too many earth- shattering things happening on a monthly basis. Read the rest of this entry »

First house

The easiest way to deal with this is to consider the meanings of the houses and the effects of the planets on them as they pass through them. Until you find books that go into this in fuller detail, just keep the following key ideas in your mind. This section will be far less important when dealing with the day-for-a-year progressions than it would be for any other kind. Read the rest of this entry »

Third house

Mercury

This is a great time for communications and for having an active mind. Don’t wear your nerves out by thinking too much! Try to finish one task before starting another.

Venus

Good relationships with those who are around you and a peaceful frame of mind are likely. A good old gossip with a woman friend from time to time will perk you up. Socializing with neighbours and siblings will be pleasant. Read the rest of this entry »

Fifth house

Mercury

You could take up a creative hobby or job that involves writing. Young people will bring pleasure.

Venus

Love, pleasure and a good time is ensured now. You may decide to work in a creative field or to express yourself in an artistic hobby. Much pleasure may be had from music, art, sex and holidays. Children bring joy and there could be a number of family celebrations now. (A Venus transit when a child is born would suggest a girl baby.) Read the rest of this entry »

This progression will bring a great expansion in all your horizons. Far-away places and the people who come from them will become a feature of your life now. This could take you travelling to places that you had never thought you would see. Foreigners, foreign goods and ideas that emerge from cultures and backgrounds that are different from yours will become important. You may choose to live in another country for a while and also to learn another language. Read the rest of this entry »

Friends will become an important feature of your life at this time and you will have more dealings with other people than formerly. You will feel the need to be identified with a particular group of people who share your views and represent a life style to which you aspire. Read the rest of this entry »

Seventh house

Mercury

This is a good time to sign agreements and to make partnerships. Business arrangements are more likely to be on your agenda than personal relationships, but either would go well. Enemies will come out into the open and have their say. You will find ways of communicating with others and may begin to work as an agent. Read the rest of this entry »

Ninth house

Mercury

Travel and dealings with foreigners in connection with work are likely to be beneficial, as would any course of training, or study. You may become interested in religious or philosophical ideas and something that uses a system, such as astrology, numerology or graphology. Read the rest of this entry »

Please forgive me for calling the Sun and Moon planets when we all know that they aren’t planets. All astrologers do this for the sake of simplicity and, anyway, you know what I mean!

Wherever the planets were when a subject was born, there are times when they return to the same place. Read the rest of this entry »

Chinese Horoscope Rat Born with Capricorn: Earth + Positive Water

Sociable, steady, resourceful. A consummate hoarder, he labels, catalogues and takes stock of possessions endlessly. Don’t laugh — come rainy weather, he may have cornered all the umbrellas on the market. The Capricorn Rat is wise and careful. He will be less mobile and adventurous than other Rats. Read the rest of this entry »