Greetings, Gifted Reader.
If you think that the past few months have been some loud and raucous sound bytes, just wait until January 28 when the Yin Fire Rooster begins in the Chinese zodiac.
There’s a different element and gender energy that defines each of the 12 animals that take turns ruling over a specific year. While every animal repeats after a 12-year cycle, the gender energies—Yin (female) and Yang (male)—switch places every new year. However the elements—metal, wood, water, fire or earth—won’t repeat again for 60 years. Thus, the last Fire Rooster Year was 1957. What occurred that year? That’s what we should consider when determining what this Fire Rooster Year—January 28, 2017 to February 15, 2018—will be like.
Here are some glimpses back at 1957 with many events sounding similar to what’s occurred during the tail end of this year:
*The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first ever space satellite, inciting some Americans to build backyard bomb shelters. Relations between the two countries were hostile, to say the least.
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| "Humph! He thinks he's smarter than us!" |
*Skirmishes arose between Egypt versus Britain, France and Israel over the Suez Canal.
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| "This is mine!" "No, it's mine!" |
*In Little Rock Arkansas, the governor calls out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from integrating an all-white high school. Later, the president deploys federal troops to assist the students. Earlier, the Brown v. the Board of Education school desegregation case reaches the Supreme Court.
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| "Did you just lay an egg?" |
*The first nuclear power plant begins operations in Pennsylvania.
*Ghana and Singapore are liberated from the British while Papa Doc becomes dictator of Haiti.
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| "I rule!" |
*Hurricane Audrey kills over 500 people in Texas.
*In between international assassinations and political coups, and European colonizers withdrawing from countries they’d previously occupied, it was a tumultuous time that saw the rise of the VietCong. Meanwhile, Americans were buying new suburban homes and starting families 12 years following the end of WWII.
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| "Why, yes. I AM interested in remodeling. 2017, that is." |
Get ready for the burn, folks. The Year of the Fire Rooster is almost here!
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| Mike Reed attempts to pet a rooster at the West Seattle Community Festival |
The term “hard working” is often used to describe rooster folks. If you ever observe an animal rooster (in Hawai’i they’re often feral), you’ll notice they’re the first ones up each morning, crowing loudly to get everyone else going. And, like animal roosters, human roosters can also be arrogant and boastful; although, for the most part, people find them quite charming. However, they are sometimes too blunt and easily hurt others’ feelings.
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| "I understand some folks find us quite charming." "Speak for yourself." |
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| "Although I have a nice appearance, I've been told I'm too blunt." |
Active, independent, with normally nice appearances, human roosters are sometimes overly fussy about their looks, earning them the reputation of being conceited. They also exhibit great leadership skills but, just like the animal rooster, can give off the appearance of being egocentric. You’ve seen the pompous rooster strutting around the barnyard with his scarlet comb atop his head? Then, you get the picture.
As an element, fire is both dangerous and powerful. Because it can spread rapidly, it has the ability to destroy everything in its path. On the other hand, harnessing it as an energy source to create heat and a method for cooking foods has been lifesaving.
Yin years are female in energy so the new year should bring a renewed focus on women’s issues worldwide. Overall, there will be a more feminine sensibility attached to everything, albeit a fiery one.
There are lots of sites where you can learn what the upcoming year holds in store for each astrological animal, like Rats, Oxen and Tigers, etc. but Chinese astrologers believe that sharing the year with your animal makes the animal jealous. So, if you’re a Fire Rooster by birth, you should exercise caution this year.
Meanwhile, Gypsy Stars has had a Facebook profile page since 2009, but funky administrators decided she had to create a fan page instead. That should be up in the next few weeks. Although she can’t currently log on to her own page to manage The Urban Goddess, created for
you and metaphysicians like you, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still like it.
Once upon a time, Gypsy Stars also sold T-zing t-shirts on Cafe Press, but Cafe Press suddenly decided that all stores need to pay a $25 fee just for staying open. With the very low profit that’s earned with each t-shirt, the fee’s just not worth it.
Therefore, Gypsy Stars will no longer advertise T-zing t-shirts or her Facebook profile page.
You see, Gifted Reader, the Fire Rooster has already made its arrogant presence known.
Until March 31 when we meet again, here’s to a Happy New Year!
Good luck, light and love.
Gypsy Stars
Dogs are loyal—but to their masters. To their masters’ foes, they are vicious and ready to attack when commanded. Dogs are also protective, but again only of their masters. Most breeds do tend to be friendly towards humans, and enjoy interacting with them more so than other kinds of pets. So maybe this year will bring plenty of true friends for you. Overall, you can expect a year that’s less tumultuous due to the Earth element and a little laidback because dogs like lying around the house a lot.
