Metal Sign
In Chinese Astrology, Ox is the Representative Animal for 2009
For many centuries constellations and Chinese astrology have been used for divination purposes. Over 3000 years ago the “10 Heavenly Stems” and “12 Earthly Branches” were invented for chronological reasons. They were used to differentiate time and seasons.
It made sense to name the 12 Earthly branches after animals as people found them simple to relate to and most Chinese people were illiterate in those times. The animals are simple to identify with and consist of mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig in that order.
As legend will have it Buddha invited all animals to his kingdom for a Chinese New Year Celebration; out of all the species only 12 turned up for the festivities, the mouse being the first to arrive, etcetera. Buddha was so grateful that he named a year after each of them. Each year had its own significance and people born in that year were supposed to develop some traits of the particular signature animal, however there are other, more elaborate versions of this legend.
On top of each of the animal cycle, you find a cycle of the five elements; these are wood, fire, earth, metal (gold) and water. Unlike western elements, earth, wind, fire water and surprise (just kidding about the last element!). The year sign of the person would then be a gold dragon, wood dog, etcetera. In ancient times match making took place in China and couples were brought together under compatible signs. The elements also have a traditional representation in color, with fire being red, wood green, earth brown, metal white (not gold) and water black.
These elements are enlarged into a cycle of ten and combined with the binary “Yin and Yang” cycle. Odd years being Yin and even being Yang! As there are 12 animal zodiac signs which is divisible by two, each zodiac animal is only able to appear in either a Yin or Yang year. For instance the dragon is always yang, while the snake is Yin. The combination of the zodiac animals, colors and elements makes for a 60 year cycle which starts with “Wood Rat” and ends with “Water Pig”. We are currently in a cycle which commenced in 1984.
In Chinese astrology, ox is the second zodiac animal. Like Rat, Ox signifies new beginnings. The difference being, Ox is chiefly associated with slow sure action. It is important to make good choices as long term consequences are attached Ox years. 2009 is an earth year and it is also a Yin year, so this could indicate less turmoil. It is however unfortunate that the fixed element for Ox it water, to which earth is destructive, and this is the fourth out of six years where elements have conflicted. It comes as very little surprise to Chinese Astrologers that there has been so much trouble in the world during these years.
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