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1900, 1912, 1924,
1936, |
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Rat is the first sign of the Chinese horoscope.
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Rats
have the following characteristics: Appeal, Influence, Thrift, Sociability, Charisma, Intellectual Skill |
Rat
is Yin of the Yin/Yang |
Rat
sins may include: Nervousness, Verbosity, Acquisitiveness, Guile, Thirst for Power, Meddling |
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** Please note: �The Chinese year ends on the first new moon of the following year.�
Chinese
astrology, like the rest of life, is really just another rat race. �According
to legend, many many years ago Buddha summoned all the animals in the
kingdom to his side. �Only twelve showed up and the rat got there first.
�To compensate the dozen animals who answered Buddha's behest, their leader
awarded one year of the Chinese calendar to each. �As the rat had won
the race, she got to have her name on the first year out of twelve. �How
Buddha classed the rest of the animals I don't know, except that they
fall in this order: �Ox, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey,
Rooster, Dog, Pig, following the Rat. �Each gives his/her name to a year. Whenever
I inform people that their astrological sign is Rat, they squiggle up
their little snouts in disgust. �"Ugh!" �They don't want to be Rats.
�They'd rather be something less revolting. �A hummingbird? �A hamster?
�Let's face it. �Rats don't have a very elegant reputation in our occidental
urbanized society. But
think for a moment of the clever farm rat. �It is this rat, the collector,
the deft and admirable country rat, whom Buddha honored. �This rural
rat is, to this day, an amazing scrounger for food, finder of places
to nest and procreator par excellence. �For the purposes of this book,
let's put aside our base image of the city rat and concentrate on her
country cousin. The
key words I always use for Rat people are "charm" and "aggressiveness."
�You'll never meet an unattractive Rat. �Nor will you find a Rat person
who does not seek to achieve and succeed, stand out from the crowd and
even assume power over others. �Rats are movers and drivers. �They are
born with leadership qualities and a hefty measure of guile. �The Rat's
ends frequently justify her means. Rat
people usually appear calm and at ease in company. �They're talkative
(to a fault sometimes) and make pleasant conversationalists. �But take
a closer look. �That Rat has a rubber band in her hand which she incessantly
snaps back and forth between two fingers. �Or she keeps jiggling the
fastener on her handbag. �Rats only SEEM tranquil. �Inside they are
nuclear reactors of nerves that bubble and twist, but never -- or rarely
-- explode. Rats
are stashers of food and have a well-developed sense of economy. �They
know where their money goes and for which frivolities they are willing
to spend lavishly. �Parties and gatherings of all sorts please the Rat.
�In fact, any chance to communicate with others is seen as a joyful
occasion. �Rats love -- no, NEED -- to talk. �If Rats have problems,
they talk them through. �If they are depressed, they blab it out. �If
they lose a lover, they can only cure themselves of heartbreak by exposing
the whole gory story until the listener's ears are red from hearing
and the Rat has emptied her soul of despondency. �If you have a gabby
Rat pal, keep your Walkman handy and turn up the volume. If
you are loved by a Rat, consider yourself lucky. �Rats will defend and
spoil the people they love without hesitation. �Outsiders don't count.
�The Rat wants to be surrounded with those who like and admire her.
�She will lavish presents on them and feed them all till they burst
from admiration. �Companionship is the Rat's idea of contentment. Rats
are not necessarily high-minded. �Nor are they artistic dreamers. �Rats
are simply smart. �They make excellent lawyers and executives. �Rats
dabble more than a little in politics. �Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter
are both Rats. Rats
are not infrequently found dabbling in other peoples' lives. �They enjoy
a facility for getting involved with friends and neighbors. �Rats are
not quite busybodies, but almost. �They love to be engaged in the running
of some committee or the administration of a board of directors. �Rats
will not volunteer to be on the cleanup committee. �No. �It's power
they are after -- power and influence and lots of big old-fashioned
kudos. FAMOUS
RATS: �Alan Alda, Ursula Andress, Lauren Bacall, Shakespeare, Mozart,
Winston Churchill, George Washington and Truman Capote. |
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The New Astrology -by Suzanne White
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Western Astrology | Chinese Astrology | Western/Chinese Synthesis |
Aries
| Taurus | Gemini Cancer | Leo | Virgo Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |
Rat
| Ox | Tiger Cat | Dragon | Snake Horse | Goat | Monkey Rooster | Dog | Pig |
Aquarius/Rat
| Cancer/Dog Cancer/Snake | Leo/Horse | Leo/Snake Pisces/Dragon | Sagittarius/Rooster Taurus/Pig | Virgo/Monkey |
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A Ki-chan Creation�
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