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Chinese Astrology<br />

An image of <strong>the</strong> zodiacal dog from Chinese <strong>astrology</strong>. Reproduced by permission of Fortean<br />

Picture Library.<br />

Western systems. Jupiter, <strong>the</strong> wood planet, however, is associated with birth and<br />

springtime, associations that distinguish <strong>the</strong> meaning of <strong>the</strong> Chinese Jupiter from <strong>the</strong><br />

Western Jupiter. And Venus, as a metal planet, is associated with martial, masculine<br />

characteristics, traits alien to <strong>the</strong> Western Venus.<br />

While all traditional civilizations evince an interest in divination, <strong>the</strong> Chinese<br />

appear to have had a peculiarly strong interest in foretelling <strong>the</strong> future. For example,<br />

THE ASTROLOGY BOOK<br />

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