Chinese Zodiac 101

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Chinese Zodiac 101
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The Chinese Zodiac

• The Chinese Zodiac is a 12-year cycle. Each year
  of the 12-year cycle is named after one of the
  original 12 animals. Each animal has a different
  personality and different characteristics. The
  animal is believed to be the main factor in each
  person's life that gives them their traits,
  success and happiness in their lifetime. Each
  person has three animals assigned to them their
  outer animal, inner animal, and secret animal.

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The Rat

• Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous,
  charismatic, hard working, industrious, charming,
  eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative,
  vindictive,
• mendacious, venal, selfish,
• obstinate, critical,
• over-ambitious, ruthless,
• intolerant, scheming.

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The Ox

• Dependable, calm, methodical, patient,
  hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady,
  modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be
  stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid,
  demanding.

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The Tiger

• Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful,
  passionate, daring, impulsive , vigorous,
  stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian,
  generous. Can be restless, reckless, Impatient,
  quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish.

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The Rabbit

• Gracious, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable,
  eleg ant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough,
  t ender, self-assure d, astute, compassionate,
  flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial,
  self-indulgent, opportunistic, lazy.

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The Dragon

• Magnanimous, stately, vigorous, strong,
  self-assured, proud, noble, direct, dignified,
  zealous, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering,
  ambitious, generous, loyal. Can be arrogant,
  imperious, tyrannical, demanding, eccentric,
  pompous and extremely pretentious, prejudiced,
  dogmatic, over-bearing, violent, impulsive,
  brash, lustful.

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The Snake

• Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful,
  soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd,
  ambitious, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm,
  stron g, constant, purp oseful. Can be loner, bad
  communicator, possessive, hedonistic,
  self-doubting, distrustful, habitually dishonest.
  

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The Horse

• Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable,
  earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and
  physically, attractive, intelligent, astute,
  flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, arrogant,
  anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn.

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The Ram

• Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered,
  shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate,
  understandin g, mothering, determined, peaceful,
  generous, seeks security. Can be moody,
  indecisive, over-passive, worrier, pessimistic,
  over-sensitive, complainer.

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The Monkey

• Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted,
  inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem
  solver, self-assured, sociable, polite,
  dignified, competitive, objective, factual,
  intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, selfish,
  reckless, snobbish, deceptive, manipulative,
  cunning, jealous, suspicious.

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The Rooster

• Focused, neat, meticulous, organized,
  self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical,
  perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical,
  scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and
  critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive,
  opinionated.

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The Dog

• Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal,
  sense of justice and fair play, attractive,
  amicable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded,
  idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate,
  dogged. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental,
  pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.

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The Pig

• Honest, simple, gallant, sturdy, sociable,
  peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working,
  trusting, sincere, calm, understanding,
  thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent.
  Can be naive, over-reliant, self-indulgent,
  gullible, fatalistic, materialistic.

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The Outer Animal

• The Outer Animal is traditionally what most
  Westerners think of when they think of Chinese
  Astrology. It is the animal assigned to all
  persons born within any given year.
• The Outer Animal is the most superficial element
  of the zodiac- it is simply the way that you
  appear outwardly to others, not necessarily how
  you really are.

Rat Feb 02 1984 - Feb 19 1985
Ox Feb 20 1985 - Feb 08 1986
Tiger Feb 09 1986 - Jan 28 1987
Rabbit Jan 29 1987 - Feb 16 1988
Dragon Feb 17 1988 - Feb 05 1989
Snake Feb 06 1989 - Jan 26 1990
Horse Jan 27 1990 - Feb 14 1991
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The Inner Animal

• 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.

Feb 04 - Mar 05 1st -? Tiger
Mar 06 - Apr 04 2nd - ? Rabbit
Apr 05 - May 04 3rd - ? Dragon
May 05 - June 05 4th - ? Snake
Jun 06 - Jul 06 5th - ? Horse
Jul 07 - Aug 06 6th - ? Ram
Aug 07 - Sep 07 7th - ? Monkey
Sep 08 - Oct 07 8th - ? Rooster
Oct 08 - Nov 06 9th - ? Dog
Nov 07 - Dec 06 10th - ? Pig
Dec 07 - Jan 05 11th - ? Rat
Jan 06 - Feb 03 12th - ? Ox
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The Secret Animal

• The secret animal is thought to be a persons
  truest representation, since this animal is
  determined by the smallest denominator a
  persons birth hour. It is therefore important to
  know the exact time of birth to determine it. It
  is also important to compensate for daylight
  savings time.

1100am - 0100am ? rat
0100am- 0300am ? ox
0300am - 0500am ? tiger
0500am - 0700am ? rabbit
0700am - 0900am ? dragon
0900am - 1100am ? snake
1100am - 100pm ? horse
100pm - 300pm ? Ram
300pm - 500pm ? monkey
500pm - 700pm ? rooster
700pm- 900pm ? dog
900pm - 1100pm ? boar
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• -RA Piper Neddenien, Eastern Connecticut State
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