A General Guide To The Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese Zodiac is a very interesting topic, especially for those interested in horoscopes. Similar to the Western Zodiac, the Chinese Zodiac uses a 12-stage cycle to describe personality types and compatibilities. However, the Chinese version of the Zodiac has many unique differences when compared to the Western version.

Instead of dividing the 12 stages as months of the year, the Chinese divide the 12 stages yearly. Each year is then assigned an animal, and a set of personality traits. This concept is best described with an example:

Let's say there is a guy named Jeff. Jeff happened to be born in 1988. In the zodiac, 1988 is the year of the dragon. Thus, Jeff can be said to be a Dragon, and his personality traits are described as those of the Dragon, which include: passionate, vigorous, proud, and many more...

On top of these yearly cycles, there are also monthly and even hourly cycles. The monthly cycle describes a person's "inner animal" while the hourly cycles determine a person's "secret animal." These different cycles produce a total of 8,640 different combinations.

Many people use these combinations to determine compatibility. Compatibility deals with relationships, and how two different personalities blend. By determining two peoples' personality traits, you can make a guess as to how those people will get along and work together.

The Chinese Zodiac makes this simpler through its use of animals to describe these personality traits. You can now simply find two peoples animal signs and determine how they will blend.

For example, it is said that the Dragon and Dog zodiac signs to not blend well, while the Dragon and the Monkey blend extremely well. Many say that the zodiac tool is used most effectively to find incompatible personalities. The incompatibilities are perhaps more precise than the compatibilities.

This is very similar to the Western Zodiac. However, the Western Zodiac does not use animals, but instead uses signs such as Taurus, Capricorn, and Pisces. It uses these signs to predict compatibility as well.

This is of course, only a brief introduction to the topic. There are many more complexities involved. For example, the Zodiac of the Chinese also includes four different animal trines. They each contain animals that share common characteristics.

For example, the first trine consists of the Monkey, Rat, and Dragon. It is said that these are the most intense individual, capable of great good or great evil. The other trines contain similar descriptions.

In all, this can be a very interesting subject to dive into.

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