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Founded on the blend of Yin and Yang and the Five Elementals, Chinese Astrology is a way of finding out the future and finding your love matches. The five elemental signs are fire, metal, water, wood, and earth. The signs of the Chinese Zodiac are Rat, Cow, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Chinese astrology is much older than Western Astrology. It is fun to use love Chinese Astrology guides.
The Zodiac signs represent instead of the twelve months like Western Astrology a twelve year time span. The twelve animals were believed to be chosen by Buddha and supposedly, each represent a quality that all animals possess. Chinese Astrology has many different kinds of love kinds, but the most commonly used is the fast match.
Chinese Astrology can use its Zodiac to match up compatible people with their signs. In the fast match the exact date of birth date, month, day, and year are matched with that of the person of interest. The chart then takes the dates and matches it up and tells you your compatibility based on each of your signs.
The animals rule in ranking order for twelve years then start over. The pattern began again in 2008 with Rat followed by Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. So, if you were born in February or after of 1996 then you are a Rat. Each animal is placed in an affinity group and an affinity pair. The affinity group is divided into four groups and they are listed as follows: Ox, Snake, and Rooster; Tiger, Horse, and Dog; Rat, Dragon, and Monkey; and Rabbit, Goat, and Pig. There are six affinity pairs: Rat and Ox, Tiger and Pig; Rabbit and Dog; Dragon and Rooster; Snake and Monkey; and Horse and Goat. Your most compatible match is found in the affinity groups and your second most compatible is your affinity pair.
Now, that you know your sign you can match up. There are groups that each sign falls into for compatibility. These are affinity groups and affinity pairs. The affinity group is where you find your best match. These groups are Ox, Snake, and Rooster; Tiger, Horse, and Dog; Rat, Dragon, and Monkey; and Rabbit, Goat, and Pig. The affinity pairs are pairs that you look into for your second best match. These are Rat and Ox; Tiger and Pig; Rabbit and Dog; Dragon and Rooster; Snake and Monkey; and Horse and Goat. One more group to consider is the clashing signs group. These are signs that are very incompatible matches. These are the pairs: Rat and Horse; Ox and Goat; Tiger and Monkey; Rabbit and Rooster; Dragon and Dog; and Snake and Pig. Signs that are not listed together in any group and you want to know the compatibility of, well, the easiest way is just to find out about each personality. That should help.
When looking into the love Chinese Astrology this is fun to take into account. The signs are based on personality traits, but it is not always accurate. Even people with clashing signs have ended up being very compatible couples. This is a fun way to find out a side of the personality of the person you are interested in.
Visit Absolutely Feng Shui for information on Date Selection. Plus more on Chinese History Timeline
Live in (French Country) Style
Parlez-vous Françes? Don't worry - you don't need to speak French in order to enjoy the bright, comfortable and classic style of French Country in your home. From weathered walls to wide wooden tables, it is not hard to achieve the French Country look using the following guidelines.
French Country style is all about well-used, worn-in, imperfect but beautiful architectural elements, furniture and accessories. Forget sleek lines, fine china, and black, white and gray color combos. Instead, fill your house with chunky wood tables, dozens of sweet-smelling flowers, and brightly patterned couches, curtains and pillows styled after the look of Provence, the southeast region in France that borders the Mediterranean Sea.
When choosing a French Country style home, think along the lines of cracked wood beams, curved panels, hand-carved decorations and raw material flooring and walls, like stone or exposed brick. Raw or distressed wood also can be used to cultivate a French Country atmosphere, as do uneven plaster walls.
Don't worry about that spider crack in the paint in your kitchen, or the slight discoloration of the paint in your bedroom or living room. In French Country "speak", these imperfections simply add character.
Other French Country architectural features include shutters for your windows, narrow, deeply cut window sills, and striped fabric awnings over windows to afford the home dweller extra protect from the heat.
But what if you just want to add some French Country flair to the home you already have, without changing its walls, floors and windows? No sweat. Rustic furniture is a key element to the French Country style. Think oversized rectangle or round wooden dining room tables, with a dull waxed or natural finish.
Chairs and occasional tables of the French Country style can be curved or boast carved designs in the woodwork. Dining room chairs can have a ladderback style or vertical slats. Also, large armoires are well-suited to the French Country look, giving the owner a nice cool place to store dishes, linens, or even clothing.
Finally, achieve that French Country style with the perfect fabrics and accessories that have that certain je ne sais quoi. Use toile material, a gauzy linen or cotton, in white, cream or yellow with bright contrasting colors. Choose themes such as monkeys, Chinese patterns, and eighteenth century courting scenes, all of which are predominant in French Country design.
Large, thickly woven baskets, chunky clay or old metal pitchers, Chinoiserie pottery, and iron garden shelving units all fit in nicely with the French Country look. So do ceramic plates, tiles, tablecloths and curtains sporting motifs of roosters, sunflowers, beetles or lavender. Save money by hunting for these and other accessories at flea markets and antique stores.
The final touch needed to makeover your home in the style of French Country is the addition of flowers. Fresh sunflowers, lavender, and geraniums especially all say "French Country", and the more the better!
Put flowers in old pitchers or copper pots, in window boxes, and glass vases. Use a variety of colors, and make sure the arrangements don't look too tame or stylized. Natural grasses are another way to bring the French Country look into you home.
Whether you decide to go full out, adding wood beams and stone flooring to your home, or whether you just add a nice chunky wooden dining room table, carved chairs, or a roomy armoire to your existing furniture, the French Country look can be achieved by anyone who wants to bring a little of the Provence countryside into his or her everyday life.
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Which of these Chinese zodiacs are you?
Rat - 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Ox - 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Tiger - 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Rabbit - 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Dragon - 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Snake - 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Horse - 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Sheep - 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Monkey - 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Rooster - 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Dog - 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Pig - 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
What zodiac and year are you? Ex: I'm Dog, 1994. I'm 1994 because that's my year of birth, and dog because that's the category 1994 is under? Get it? As you notice the pattern, each zodiac is only every 12 years. Apparently, most likely neither of you will be the first or last columns listed. Go ahead, give it a shot!
Horse 1990
Zodiac sign: Aries
(march 26)
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