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 Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:16 pm
I am a Yang Water Monkey and my power element is Metal. >> Odd combination. Might explain why I must have metal on me at all times.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:50 pm
I'm sorry everyone. I was gone all weekend and I didn't get home till late last night. I'll have the next lesson up soon, please be patient.
Lesson Five is officially closed. All updates have been put on hold.
Riddle is closed.
Grades have not yet been updated.
Everything should be up and running again by tomorrow.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:18 pm
'Tis ok! I was beginning to worry that the class would close down like the last one.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:14 pm
LESSON SIX
Element cycles
This is connected to the last lesson, I just didn't want Lesson five to be to much...
The doctrine of five phases describes two Cycles of Balance, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle and an overcoming or destruction (克, kè) cycle of interactions between the phases.
Generating:
* Wood feeds Fire;
* Fire creates Earth (ash);
* Earth bears Metal;
* Metal collects Water and
* Water nourishes Wood.
Overcoming:
* wood parts earth;
* earth absorbs water;
* water quenches fire;
* fire melts metal and
* metal chops wood
A chart for vizual refearance.
The 12 zodiac animals
In Chinese astrology the zodiac of twelve animal signs represents twelve different types of personality. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat, and there are many stories about the Origins of the Chinese Zodiac which explain why this is so. The following are the twelve zodiac signs in order and their characteristics.
Note: The first symbol is simply the name of the animal written in Chinese, while the second Chinese symbol is the character specifically used in astrology to denote the animal sign.
1. 鼠 子 Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed element Water): Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hardworking, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative, cruel, dictatorial, rigid, selfish, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming.
2. 牛 丑 Ox (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Water): Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrowminded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.
3. 虎 寅 Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish.
4. 兔 卯 Rabbit (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Gracious, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, astute, compassionate, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, lazy.
5. 龍 辰 Dragon (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Magnanimous, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, direct, eager, zealous, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, ambitious, generous, loyal. Can be arrogant, tyrannical, demanding, eccentric, dogmatic, over-bearing, impetuous, brash.
6. 蛇 巳 Snake (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed element Fire): Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, ambitious, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, strong, constant, purposeful. Can be loner, bad communicator, possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful, mendacious.
7. 馬 午 Horse (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn, lack stability and perseverance.
8. 羊 未 Sheep (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered, shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate, understanding, mothering, determined, peaceful, generous, seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, over-passive, worrier, pessimistic, over-sensitive, complainer.
9. 猴 申 Monkey (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem solver, self-assured, sociable, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual, intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, selfish, cunning, jealous, suspicious.
10. 雞 酉 Rooster (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, opinionated.
11. 狗 戌 Dog (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amiable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, dogged. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.
12. 豬 亥 Boar (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Water): Honest, simple, gallant, sturdy, couragous, persevering, resolute,sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, sincere, diligent, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent. Can be naive, over-reliant, self-indulgent, gullible, fatalistic, materialistic.
In Chinese astrology the animal signs assigned by year represent what others perceive you as being or how you present yourself. It is a common misconception that the animals assigned by year are the only signs, and many western descriptions of Chinese astrology draw solely on this system. In fact, there are also animal signs assigned by month (called inner animals) and hours of the day (called secret animals).
To sum it up, while a person might appear to be a dragon because they were born in the year of the dragon, they might also be a snake internally and an ox secretively. In total, this makes for 8,640 possible combinations (five elements x 12 animals in the 60 year cycle (12 x 5 = 60) , 12 months, 12 times of day) that a person might be. These are all critical for the proper use of Chinese astrology.
While you absorb this wonerfull information. Let me know what you think of the different personalities of each animal and how yours relates to you. After that I want you to guess what your inner animal and secret animal could be. If you already know tell me.
Both inner and secret animals will be revealed in the next lessons, so keep your questions on those on hold till next time.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:27 pm
I think it is cool that the two elements I feel most connected to (Fire and Earth) compliment each other. I believe that I may be a sheep internally and a dog secretly. Possibly Snake could be worked in there somewhere. lol
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:05 pm
OMGOSH!!!! That is crazy!! I'm a Fire Rabbit and the rabbits element is wood! Wood feeds fire! YAY! That is awesome!!! OH! Also, the fire generates Earth, which in my opinion, I feel I walk hand-in-hand with.
Also, once again, the personality, I feel, fits me down to a T. Even the stuff I don't like to admit! LoL!! Wow.
OKAY! I don't get how to find your inner and secret animal. Can someone help me with that. I don't know why I can't seem to figure it out but I can't.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:28 am
I'm going to guess that my inner animal is a Sheep and my Secret animal is a Rabbit..
They just sound alot like me.. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:08 am
That discription of snake almost describes me completely. However, I'm not a bad communicator, hedonistic, or mendacious at all.
Edit: I think that maybe my inner animal is the sheep and my secret animal is the tiger. I didn't agree with all of the words for either of those, but most of them seem right.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:50 pm
Born:Rabbit
Inner: Snake
Secret:Ox
I'm sorry I can't go to in depth in my answers, but I don't have much time for this lesson.
I know there isn't supposed to be any questions, but here I go anyway. How would one tell their inner sign from their secret sign?
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:36 pm
Lesee...
Born: Snake
Inner: (Most likely) Dragon
Secret: Dog
Err...what Foxmore said.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:40 am
The monkey describes me perfectly as well as the tiger oO cool ^^
Born as the monkey
Inner animal as the Horse
Secret animal as the Snake
Hopefully I did that right ><
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:27 pm
LESSON SEVEN
The months - the inner animals
The 12 animals are also linked to the traditional Chinese agricultural calendar, that runs alongside the better known lunar calendar. Instead of months, this calendar is divided into 24 two week segments known as Solar Terms. Each animal is linked to two of these solar terms for a period similar to the Western month. Unlike the 60 year lunar calendar, which can vary by as much as a month in relation to the Western calendar, the agricultural calendar varies by only one day, beginning on the Western February 3rd or 4th every year. Again unlike the cycle of the lunar years, which begins with the Rat, the agricultural calendar begins with the Tiger as it is the first animal of spring.
An individual's monthly animal sign is called their inner animal and is concerned with what motivates a person. Since this sign dictates the person's love life and inner persona, it is critical to a proper understanding of the individual's compatibility with other signs.
As each sign is linked to a month of the solar year, it is thereby also linked to a season. Each of the elements are also linked to a season, and the element that shares a season with a sign is known as that sign's fixed element. In other words, that element is believed to impart some of its characteristics to the sign concerned. The fixed element of each sign applies also to the year and hour signs, and not just the monthly sign. It is important to note that the fixed element is separate from the cycle of elements which interact with the signs in the 60 year cycle.
Western Date~Lunar Month~Fixed Element~Season
Feb 04 - Feb 18-1st - Tiger~Wood~Spring
Feb 19 - Mar 05
Mar 06 - Mar 20~2nd - Rabbit~Wood~Spring
Mar 21 - Apr 04
Apr 05 - Apr 19~3rd - Dragon~Wood~Spring
Apr 20 - May 04
May 05 - May 20~4th - Snake~Fire~Summer
May 21 - June 05
Jun 06 - Jun 20~5th - Horse~Fire~Summer
un 21 - Jul 06
Jul 07 - Jul 22~6th - Sheep~Fire~Summer
Jul 23 - Aug 06
Aug 07 - Aug 22~7th - Monkey~Metal~Autumn
Aug 23 - Sep 07
Sep 08 - Sep 22~8th - Rooster~Metal~Autumn
Sep 23 - Oct 07
Oct 08 - Oct 22~9th - Dog~Metal~Autumn
Oct 23 - Nov 06
Nov 07 - Nov 21~10th - Pig~Water~Winter
Nov 22 - Dec 06
Dec 07 - Dec 21~11th - Rat~Water~Winter
Dec 22 - Jan 05
Jan 06 - Jan 19~12th - Ox~Water~Winter
Jan 20 - Feb 03
The hours - the secret animals
The Chinese zodiac is also used to label times of day, with each sign corresponding to a "large-hour" or shichen, which is a two-hour period (24 divided by 12 animals). It is therefore important to know the exact time of birth to determine it. The secret animal is thought to be a person’s truest representation, since this animal is determined by the smallest denominator: a person’s birth hour. As this sign is based on the position of the sun in the sky and not the time of your local clock, it is important to compensate of daylight savings time. However, some online systems already compensate for daylight savings time, and astrologers may compensate your time for you oblivious to the fact that you've compensated it yourself, leading to an inaccurate reading.
The large-hour in which a person is born is their secret animal. It is a person's own true sign which their personality is based on. Note that while this chart is quite accurate, the exact time at which each animal begins shifts by the day.
* 23:00 - 01:00: rat
* 01:00 - 03:00: ox
* 03:00 - 05:00: tiger
* 05:00 - 07:00: rabbit
* 07:00 - 09:00: dragon
* 09:00 - 11:00: snake
* 11:00 - 13:00: horse
* 13:00 - 15:00: sheep
* 15:00 - 17:00: monkey
* 17:00 - 19:00: rooster
* 19:00 - 21:00: dog
* 21:00 - 23:00: pig
A little extra:
Power Signs Romance Signs * Rat * Rabbit * Ox * Horse * Tiger * Sheep * Dragon * Rooster * Snake * Dog * Monkey * Pig
So? How did you guess? What do you think of the results? Let's talk about what you know up till now. How much more do you know about yourself? Do you feel connected any more/less to the elements or animals that you've been born with?
What about the "little extra"? Do you agree or disagree with your animals category?
I'll be talking part in this conversation as well, but I would like to hear YOUR answers first.
Don't worry if you don't know your birth time, you can look it up later or just skip it completely if you'd like. BUT I would you rather not however, I don't make that choice for you.
REMINDER/UPDATES:
Today, October 24th (my time), I will be sending a PM to ALL students about Lesson Seven. If you don't get one let me know. It's a NO REPLY message, so please don't PM me back saying, "Oh yeah," OR "Thanks, I forgot about this class." It's just a courtesy reminder.
Tomorrow, October 25th(my time), I will be deleting students who are no longer active. This only applies to students who have been inactive for the last few lessons. The PM sent today does NOT mean you'll be removed if you don't post immediately.
The Word Game still has no winner's. Take a guess and win the prize. I wish you good luck. If you don't like the type of game that's up OR think it's too hard, PM me and let me know, I'll stop that game and start another one. PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT! No one will know if you PM'd me and asked.
I do update even if I don't post, so never forget to take a look at the first post every now and then. ALSO! I've been a little busy lately so I'm very sorry about the long wait. I'll be posting more now that I'm not as busy and to make up for lost time, I'll be posting the next lesson shortly. So stay sharp XD
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:12 pm
Though I had changed it before posting, I had said that my inner sign was ox though I changed it to secret for some reason.
So I was right until I second guessed myself.
(this next part is more for my benifit, just so I know I am keeping up)
Year: Rabbit
Inner: Ox
Secret: I am in the process of getting that information. I'll update when I get it.
And just out of curiosity, why isn't this thread stickied anymore? or do you know?
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:09 pm
Foxmore And just out of curiosity, why isn't this thread stickied anymore? or do you know? Whenever anything in the first post (text, title, and I think the poll as well) is changed (unless it's done by a mod) it becomes unstickied. Not a big deal at all. I just fix it whenever I notice it.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:26 pm
Western Date: November 15th
Lunar Month: 10
Animal: Pig
Fixed Element: Water
Season: Winter
Does that mean I've been wrong about being a Fire Rabbit or is it different because it's Western? Or is it different because of the lunar calendar?
Secret Animal: Rat OR Pig. Which means I'm either a romantic sign or a power sign! LoL. I was born shortly (like 5 minutes) of midnight on November 15th. . . and I don't quite understand the time and how it works. Sorry if I'm too slow. ^_^
edit
Okie dokie! I figured it out because I got help! LoL. My secret animal IS: Pig.
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