2012 Chinese Year of the Water Dragon

The Year of Water Dragon

Cheer up! Cast away all your fears of the mythical dragon. The Water Dragon year 2012 will not be as dreadful as the name ‘Dragon’ may suggest because the element Water connected with Dragon damps down all its fierce qualities.

The Chinese calendar moves in a sixty year cycle as based on twelve Zodiac Animal Signs and five elements viz. Fire, Water, Wood, Metal and Earth.

The Chinese calendar does not start from the 1st January of the English or Georgian calendar. The beginning and ending of each year varies. The Water Dragon Year which started from 23rd January 2012 will last till 9th Feb 2013.

This article will help you discover your birth Animal and Element as per your date of birth falling in the Chinese calendar. A general prediction for all Birth Animal Signs is also given.

The year will be good in general specifically for:

- Computer analysts
- Inventors
- Engineers
- Architects
- Lawyers
- Philosophers
- Psychoanalysts
- Brokers
- Managers
- Sales people
- PR People
- Advertising agents
- Officers in the armed forces
- Campaigners
- Politicians

Good News for Babies Arriving this Year …Parents expecting babies during this Chinese Year have good news as their babies will be blessed with good health. Those born this year will not show the fierce qualities of the Dragon; they will be fearless but considerate and humane at heart!

Know your Zodiac Animal and ElementClick the link below to know your birth element and zodiac animal.

Know your Zodiac Animal and Birth element Click Here

For the benefit of our readers we are giving the beginning and ending dates of Chinese calendar from the year 1920 till 2020.

The Chinese calendar is based on a Luni-solar Year so the first day of the New Year varies from year to year. There is a sixty year cycle represented by 12 Animals and 5 elements.

What Does Your Year Animal Reveal …?

After finding your Zodiac Animal from the above table you can now know your general characteristics and your compatibility with other Zodiac animals.

Each Zodiac Animal has its own fixed element which is inherent and independent of your birth Element.

Zodiac Animal	Fixed Element	Characteristics	Compatible With	In compatible With
Rat	Water	Quick Witted, Sharp, unpredictable, Clever, Timid, Greedy, Like Challenges, Like gaining knowledge	Dragon, Monkey	Horse, Rabbit
Ox	Water	Solid, Steady, Reliable, Determined, Clear about goal, hard-working, Stubborn, Loves relationships,	Snake, Rooster	Tiger, Horse
Tiger	Wood	Leader, Authoritative, Strong and active, Swift, Charming, Courageous, Full of life, restless, Ready to attack	Horse, Dog	Goat, Ox
Rabbit	Wood	Like family and friends, Sincere, popular, peace- loving,	Dog, Pig	Rooster, Rat
Dragon	Wood	Charismatic, warm-hearted, Egoistic, Good administrators, Powerful,	Monkey, Rat	Ox, Goat
Snake	Fire	Seductive, Swift in action, focused, Charming, dangerous, jealous,	Rooster, Ox	Pig, Monkey
Horse	Fire	Energetic, Tireless, Love to move around and travel, Wise with money, Sharp-witted	Tiger, Dog	Rat, Monkey
Goat	Fire	Like being on their own, like wandering, Dislike order, Anxious, Need love and care,	Pig, Rabbit	Rat, Ox
Monkey	Metal	Fun-loving, Restless, mischievous, Good listener, Lack self-control, Good imitator, Unable to keep relationships, Unrealistic	Rat, Dragon	Horse, Snake
Rooster	Metal	Resourceful, Good observer, Practical minded, Analytical, honest, straightforward, Neat	Ox, Snake	Goat, Rabbit
Dog	Metal	Faithful, Honest, Reliable, Liar, Temperamental, Moody, Sensitive,	Horse, Tiger	Rooster, Dragon
Pig	Water	Good at manners, Perfectionist, Outgoing and helpful, Enjoy finer things, Good companion, Knowledge seekers	Rabbit, Goat	Monkey, Snake

What Does Your Year Element Reveal …?

The Element under which you are born reveals some qualities of your character as given in the table below.

Birth Element	Characteristics
Fire	Attractive personality, Impressive, Bold, Quick to act, Energetic, Overpowering
Water	Philosophical, Good at imagination, Deep thinkers, flexible,
Wood	Skillful, committed to work, Good professionals, Perseverant, Tolerant, Unselfish
Metal	Like principles in life, Balanced, Solid, Good at mathematics, Like order
Earth	Faithful, Reliable, Ambitious, Wise with money, Material minded, Prosperous, Stable, determined,

You can know your birth element’s compatibility with other elements from the following table.

Table of Relationship among Elements

Element	Compatible with	Incompatible with
Fire	Earth, Wood	Metal, Water
Water	Wood, Metal	Fire, Earth
Wood	Fire, Water	Earth, Metal
Metal	Water, Earth	Wood, Fire
Earth	Metal, Fire	Water, Wood

What Does the (+) and (-) Signs Indicate? …

Your birth element as per your year of birth has either a positive sign or a negative sign. This polarity is explained below.

The Positive (+) or ‘Yang’ energy: The ‘+’ (Positive) sign marked with an Element indicates the masculine or positive, extrovert, assertive, practical and physical aspect of the characteristics of that Element.

The Negative (-) or ‘Yin’ energy: The ‘-‘(Negative) sign marked with an Element indicates the feminine or negative, introvert, mental and less assertive aspect of the characteristics of that Element.

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