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Chinese Astrology
Chinese hour) and on the sex. A Western
(Gregorian) date of birth must be translated
into its equivalent in the Lunar Chinese Calendar.
The hour of birth is likewise converted
into a Chinese hour (12 hours a day). Each
energy is more or less powerful: it can be faint
(&), neutral, shining (*), very shining (**)
Serpent
Dragon
Horse Goat Monkey
Rooster
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or sparkling (***), depending on the date
Dog
and hour of birth. Twelve Houses are then
settled, each corresponding to one of the 12
boxes. These Houses govern the particular
aspects of a human life: Destiny, Parents,
Luck, Vocation, etc.
These 12 boxes correspond to the 12
Tiger
Figure 1
Yin
Buffalo (Ox)
Yang
Rat
Yin
Boar (Pig)
Yang
Serpent Horse Goat Monkey
animals of the Chinese zodiac:
Yang
Yin
Rat
Dragon
Rooster
Buffalo
Yin
Yang
Tiger
Cat or Rabbit
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Dragon
Serpent
Horse
Goat or Mutton
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Boar or Pig
Yang
Tiger
Figure 2
Yin
Buffalo (Ox)
Yang
Rat
Yin
Boar (Pig)
These boxes do not move. For instance, the Tiger is always on the bottom lefthand
side, while the Monkey is always on the top right-hand corner. (See Figure 1.)
Each box symbolizes several things. For instance, an energy acts differently, depending
on whether it is located in the Rat box or in the Buffalo box. Figure 2 shows the addition
of the Yin-Yang polarity.
Corresponding elements are added to Figure 3. Finally, Figure 4 includes
appropriate directions for each box.
Boxes can also correspond to a given life area (parents, children, friends, etc.);
a decade (life is divided into 12 periods of 10 years); a given year; a given lunar month
(moon); a given day; and a given hour (a day is divided into 12 Chinese hours, which
are also associated with the name of one of the 12 animals: Rat Hour, Buffalo Hour,
Tiger Hour, etc.).
It is thus very important to rate these 12 boxes, because one will be able to say
if a life area is harmonious or not, if the climate of a decade is tumultuous or calm, or if
a year will be happy or not.
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