What has a clock, the elements and
animals got to do with one another? The answer is compatibility.
In Chinese Astrology, the year in which
we were born is represented by one of the 12 animals in the zodiac and one of
the 5 elements in the universe i.e. wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Each of
the animal symbolism is associated with an element which has a polarity of Yin
and Yang. For example, a person can be born in the year of the Rat with the
element of Yin Wood. This is based on the Chinese system of counting the years
known as the 60 year cycle. In this cycle, the years are formed by the
interaction of 10 celestial stems and 12 terrestrial branches. These stems and
branches are also called heavenly stems and earthly branches, simply because
our luck is governed partly by heaven’s decree and partly by human action. The
60 year cycle is an important feature in Chinese Astrology known as the Four
Pillars of Destiny (BaZi) which takes into consideration the year, month, day
and hour of birth. For want of
simplicity, we can take just the year pillar to determine the compatibility
between animal signs. For a personalized free reading of your destiny, you can
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Most people are familiar with the 12
animal signs in the zodiac namely Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse,
Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
But do you know that by looking at the
positions of these animals relative to one another on the face of a clock, we
can find out their compatibility?
For instance, if you belonged to the
animal sign of Rat, you are most compatible with the Dragon and the Monkey.
How? Well, a clock has 12 divisions based on the hour hand. By positioning the
Rat at 12 o’clock, you can see that the Dragon and the Monkey, being 5th
and 9th in the order by which they take their place in the Zodiac,
are 4 and 8 positions apart respectively from the Rat and therefore, takes up
positions at 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock on the face of the clock. In other words,
they are also 4 hourly apart from one another. On the face of the clock, they
formed a “triangle of compatibility” also known as 3 harmonies based on the
Four Pillars of Destiny. Hence, these animals get along well with one another. By
extension, all animal signs that are 4 numbers apart in the zodiac are
considered most compatible with one another
The combinations of animal signs and
their intrinsic elements that form the triangles of compatibility are listed below:-
Pig (Yin Water) - Rabbit (Yin Wood) -
Goat (Yin Earth)
Tiger (Yang Wood) - Horse (Yang Fire) -
Dog (Yang Earth)
Snake (Yin Fire) - Rooster (Yin Metal)
- Ox (Yin Earth)
Monkey (Yang Metal) - Rat (Yang Water)
- Dragon (Yang Earth)
If you were to observe closely, in
each of the above 3 animal combinations, they are all 4 numbers apart in the
zodiac and correspondingly, 4 hourly apart on the face of the clock.
On the contrary, if these animal signs
are 6 numbers apart from one another in the zodiac or directly opposite each
other on the face of the clock, they are considered to be most incompatible.
For example, the Rat and the Horse, being 1st and 7th in
the zodiac, takes 1 o’clock
and 7 o’clock respectively
on the face of the clock and hence, formed one of the most incompatible
twosomes in Chinese Astrology. In other words, they clash with one another.
The following are the 6 clashes between
the animal signs in the zodiac:-
Rat
– Horse
Ox
– Goat
Tiger
– Monkey
Rabbit
– Rooster
Dragon
– Dog
Snake
– Pig
As you can see, the animal signs we
are born with and their relative positions in the zodiac or on the face of the
clock will determine whether we get along with one another or clashes. A case
of exhibiting animal magnetism or law of the jungle so to speak!
This is just one of the simple ways to
find out whether two persons are compatible with one another. Please note that
the three animal combinations and the six clashes are solely based on our Year
Pillars. For more sophisticated method, a detailed analysis of our natal chart
is required where all the four pillars (Year, Month, Day and Hour) are taken
into consideration for better accuracy of reading on compatibility between two
persons.
For a free horoscope reading based on
the Chinese zodiacs, you can also visit http://www.proactive-qi.com
