Introduction To Chinese Astrology

Chinese astrology existed ever since the Qin family when astrologists would gawk and study the skies for omens to predict what would happen to the country. Now people from all over the world are interested in the Chinese zodiac and have checkered what their Chinese horoscopes would be, just as they would with the Western horoscopes. The zodiac is a twelve year cycle and each year is named after the twelve animals, the dog, rabbit, horse, ox, rat, monkey, rooster, boar, dragon, tiger, sheep, and wind. In Chinese astrology, a qualities's qualities, guise, sensation and happiness can be determined through his or her zodiac. Chinese horoscopes also pedestal its predictions on the five elements depending on which earth the self was untaught under. Earth, Fire, Metal, Wood and Water correspond with the planets Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. Nevertheless Chinese astrology, remark from basing the zodiacs on the persona's birth year, also determines the characteristics and persona of a part through the months (central animals) and the hours (riddle animals). Even in the gift circle Chinese astrology is still being looked into. Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai zodiacs all stand theirs from the Chinese with trifling differences such as the names/labels of their animals and the replacement with different animals. The influence of the Chinese to many cultures around the world is so great that even Chinese horoscopes are being consulted and Chinese astrology is still depended on in Chinese communities around the world.