Greetings, Gifted Reader!
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Here we are, about to Enter the Dragon…Year, that is. In Chinese Astrology, or as I like to call it--Asian Astrology, dragons are the only mythical animal among the twelve. And, that’s what makes them so special.
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| Chinatown, Vancouver, B.C. |
Let’s start with why I call it Asian Astrology. Chinese Astrology incorporates twelve animals that each rule one year; the aforementioned dragon along with the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Legend says that Buddha asked all animals to visit his deathbed, and these twelve are the only ones that showed up. So, Buddha honored each with their own year—one right after the other in order of their arrival.
Since Buddha was born in India, and later appeared as a deity in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc., he seems to be more international than just Chinese to me. Thus, I like to call it Asian Astrology although Japanese use a cat instead of a rabbit and Vietnamese use the water buffalo in lieu of the ox.
Read more here:
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| Japanese New Year postcard |
So, what happens in a dragon year? Well, dragons are fearless while they tend to instill fear in others. Overall, people will display more boldness and bravery in their actions.
Dragons are also lucky. Taking a chance on something untried will produce beneficial results. If you’re a gambler, try a new casino or bingo parlor.
Being mythical gives dragons magical powers and they have the ability to rise from their ashes, sort of like the Scorpion’s phoenix. If there’s a project you’ve tossed out, you might consider retrieving it now. Same goes for any relationships. Try to salvage something you thought was finished. You could be surprised.
Dragons are also charismatic, creative and dynamic. This is a great time for a makeover. Tired of your old hairstyle? Want to lose weight? Start wearing more red? You can do it all, baby! The dragon says so.
According to the website below, Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, began on January 23, but the dragon year begins February 4. If you haven’t cleaned your house or decorated it with red yet, you still have time.
Each Asian Astrology year also has an element and color, and this year it’s water and black. The usually fiery dragon will be much calmer with water soothing its quick temper.
This website also explains the five elements in depth:
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| Chinatown/International District, Seattle WA |
Another characteristic of the dragon is its independence. If you really want to experience good fortune, allow your dragon freedom to roam. Let it go, and the dragon shall return--bringing you prosperity.
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Finally, and this is going to make you crazy, but Gypsy Stars is going back to her original schedule of publishing the third Saturday of every month. (See rising phoenix reference above.) In December, we changed our publishing date to the last Saturday of the month before noting that there were actually five Saturdays that month. Consequently, we ended up publishing on the fourth Saturday.
We’re not sure why this is happening except that Mars is now retrograde so we’ve re-thought our action and don’t care for it anymore. And, of course, our Water Dragon is allowing us to re-do what we did wrong.
Until we meet again,
Good luck, light and love,
Gypsy Stars
