A vigilncia de outros corpos celestes (planetas, ou seja, estrelas, etc), alm do Sol e da Lua atesta a complexidade do calendrio chins.

Aqui, o escrutnio da rbita do planeta Jpiter tambm demonstra aspecto cientfico da prtica de Feng Shui e Astrologia Chinesa. Leia mais para descobrir a razo por trs da observao do feng shui anual "aflio", conhecido como o Gro-Duque Jpiter. Jpiter o planeta 5 do Sol e de longe o maior. Mais de mil vezes o tamanho do planeta Terra, Jpiter o mais brilhante terceiro lugar no cu. Do ponto de vista da Terra, Jpiter parece se mover em uma direo oposta do sol. Isto levou os astrnomos descoberta de que a Terra aparentemente no foi o centro do movimento. Os astrnomos chineses observaram que Jpiter levou 12 anos para orbitar o sol. Assim, o ciclo de 12 anos, que correspondem s 12 Ramos Terrestres ou 12 signos animais do zodaco chins. O Ano do Rato designado como o 1 ano do Ciclo de Jpiter, e do Ano do Javali indica o 12 ano ou final do ciclo de Jpiter. Este ano de 2003 o Ano do carneiro ou cabra, whichcorresponds para o 8 ano do Ciclo de Jpiter atual. Os chineses se referem ao planeta Jpiter como Sui Xing, ou o Ministro do ano. A posio do planeta Jpiter tambm indica a direo governada pelo Gro-Duque Jpiter ou Tai Sui para o ano. No ano de 2003, que o Ano do Carneiro, o Gro-Duque de Jpiter reina na direo Sudoeste marcado como 1 ou Wei (202,5-217,5) no Compass chins. Mestres de Feng Shui continuamente advertem contra enfrentar o Gro-Duque de Jpiter como "ele" representa um obstculo intransponvel. Devido ao enorme tamanho de Jpiter (> 1000 vezes o tamanho da Terra!), Esta uma pea muito bom conselho.

Wu-xing
The 4 Classic Elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water are the Greek Classical Elements, in which Air plus Water becomes Moisture, Water plus Earth becomes Cold, Earth plus Fire becomes Dry, and Fire plus Air becomes Hot. In short, these four Classical Elements are things that you can touch and feel, and things on earth that lives depended upon. What is Wu-xing? In Chinese, Wu-xing consists of two Chinese words, i.e., Wu and Xing . Literally the word Wu means the number 5, but the word Xing in fact is not easily translated because it has two pronunciations: one being Hang2 using the phonetic transcription of Han-yu Pinyin, while other being Xing2. Xing2 has the meanings of movement. If Xing2 combines with another Chinese word Xing1 , then it means moving star, or precisely known as the Planet . However, if you ask the Chinese people what is Wu-xing, most of them will answer without any slightest doubt by simply saying they are Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. They are pronounced as Jin1, Mu4, Shui3, Huo3 and Tu3 respectively. Because of which, people consider Wu-Xing which widely used by Chinese Metaphysics as the western counterparts of Elements. Instead of Four Elements, the Chinese has Five Elements. Some of them even try to find their equivalence as what Wikipedia did. (Em chins, Wu-xing composto por duas palavras chinesas, ou
seja, Wu Xing e . Literalmente a palavra Wu significa o nmero 5, mas a palavra Xing na verdade no facilmente traduzida porque tem duas pronncias: um sendo Hang2 usando a transcrio fontica de Han-yu Pin-yin, enquanto outro ser Xing2. Xing2 tem os significados de movimento. Se Xing2 combina com outra palavra chinesa Xing1 , ento isso significa estrela em movimento, ou precisamente conhecido como o Planeta .

No entanto, se voc perguntar ao povo chins que xing-Wu, a maioria deles vai responder sem qualquer dvida alguma, simplesmente dizendo que eles so Metal, Madeira, Fogo, gua e Terra. Eles so pronunciadas como Jin1, MU4, Shui3, Huo3 e Tu3 respectivamente. Por causa de que, as pessoas consideram-Wu Xing, que amplamente utilizado pelos chineses Metafsica como os colegas ocidentais de elementos. Em vez de quatro elementos, os chineses tem Cinco Elementos. Alguns deles at mesmo tentar encontrar sua equivalncia como o Wikipedia fez.)

Wu-xing and Planets

The words Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth are the direct translations of the Chinese words Jin1 , Mu4 , Shui3 , Huo3 , and Tu3 , but that does not mean they will share the same physical properties of their English counterparts. Chinese ancient philosophers believed that things on earth are subjected to the influence of, not just the Sun and the Moon, but also the other 5 planets of our solar system. They are namely Venus (or Jin-Xing ), Jupiter (or MuXing ), Mercury (or Shui-Xing ), Mars (or Huo-Xing ) and Saturn (or Tu-Xing ). Obviously these are the planets that our ancestors could possibly see with their bare eyes. Our ancestors might not know what exactly these influences were and just called them Energies or Qi . In terms of Qi that are widely used in Chinese Metaphysics and Medicines, people thought they are abstract and mysterious. Using modern physics however, it is just Energies, like electromagnetic field, gravitational force among celestial bodies in our universe. As such, unlike their western counterparts, Wu-Xing is not something that we can touch and feel. In terms of color, Metal is metallic and thus shinny as white (mostly), Wood (especially trees) is green, Water is dark and thus black, Fire is orange red and Earth obviously yellow. These are called the Five Colors of Wu-xing. It is simply because Venus appears white and shinny and was called Tai-bai (or Jin-xing ). Jupiter appears as greenish as wood and plants and thus was called Sui-xing (the yearly star or Mu-xing ). Mercury appears tiny and a bit dim as compared to Venus and thus was called Chen-xing (or Shui-xing ). Mars appears reddish and was called Yin-huo (or Huo-xing ). Finally, Saturn appears yellowish and was called Tian-xing (or Tu-xing ). Our ancestors named these five planets according to their colors. Having said that, the ancient China astronomers developed a set of powerful but interesting interactive relationships among them using the physical properties of these five elements. We can therefore call them the properties of, but should never call them elements. Down to Basics: Understand the True Meanings of

These interactive relationship are basically Vitalization (or Sheng ), De-vitalization (or Ke ), Opposition (or Chong ) and Conjunction (or He ). These terms may sound weird and awkward, but they reflect the true meanings of these interactive relationship. I do not have much objection to the use of Creation or Generation in lieu of Vitalization, but obviously the meaning of the Chinese word Sheng is to give life to rather than to create from nothing. As such, the meaning of the Chinese word Ke is to take life away from.

I do have strong objection to the use of Clash for Opposition and Combination for Conjunction, because these two terms are astronomical terms for special astronomical phenomenon. If two celestial bodies are having 180 degrees apart in Ecliptic Longitude, they are in Opposition. Obviously we are observing from the Earth as the reference point. If they are however having the same Ecliptic Longitude, they are in Conjunction. With these definitions in mind, perhaps you will have different understandings of Chong and He .

Five Elements or the Five States of Change

The Theory of the Five Elements - Wu Xing (Chinese: ; pinyin: wxng), often shortened to Five Elements, is the concept in Chinese philosophy conceiving the world as dynamic states, or phases, of constant change.

Maybe the Taoistic theory of the Five Elements can be seen as a further, more refined step to understand and categorize or analyse the Yin-Yang philosophy. The Theory of the Five Elements describes the interaction and relation between Yin and Yang, between phenomena. Taoism theories use symbols to describe phenomens of reality, hence each of the Five Elements represent an aspect of a dynamic process, a processe's phases of change. In this sense, Wood is not only the actual wood of a tree as defined by the substance, but describes the character, the dynamic state, the elemental force of the element. Wood - rising, development (of an action), impulse, expansion, decampment Fire - embodiement, definition, action, dynamic phase, design Earth - alteration, transformation, transmutation, change, convertation Metal - sinking, contraction, declining Water - contemplation, calmness, (re-)consideration, observation, reflection The basic substances of the material world according to the Theory of the Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. All material things are made of a single or a combination of the Five Elements, since these are the fundamental components. All Five Elements are equally important and should form a balance, while being in constant move and cyclical change (phases). Each phases peak already consists of its decline, then forwarding the prior received/ gathered (chi) energy from one element to the following element. The generating or controlling element is building up the energy to its own peak, before the decline starts again. This interactive process is being constantly repeated, hence forming a never ending, though balanced circle. Not only time changes things, but since everything changes within itself anyway, the Theory of the Five Element is simply an observation of natural, creative changes; and it is the natural world confirming that all forces and energies in nature can be in constant smooth and harmonious transition from one phase to another - just as one season 'becomes' the next. Each existing material, combined of parts of the Five Elements, shows a pre- domination of one of the Five Elements and is assigned an abstract generalization, hence can be classified accordingly.

Associations were later made with the human body and its organs and senses, colours, biota, foods etc. ("The East generates wind, wind generates wood, wood generates sour, sour generates liver, liver generates tendons....".) The Generating, Inter-promoting or Enhancing Cycle (; shng)

The Generating Cycle: one element (serving as parent) enriches, nourishes, strengthens, promotes growth and development of the following element (serving as child). Generating: Wood feeds Fire - Fire creates Earth (ash) - Earth bears Metal - Metal (trace elements) collects, enrich Water - Water nourishes Wood Interpretation: (supporting, helping) - Wood is the supporting element of Fire. Fire can release the power of Wood. - Fire is the supporting element of Earth. Earth can release the power of Fire. - Earth is the supporting element of Metal. Metal can release the power of Earth. - Metal is the supporting element of Water. Water can release the power of Metal. - Water is the supporting element of Wood. Wood can release the power of Water. The Controlling , Destructing or Inter-restraining (,; k) and the Weakening (, w) Cycle The controling (destructing) cycle (,; k)

Grandparent - Grandchild relationship: the controlling cycle provides for a check and balance system among all of the elements. The controlling or destructing cycle: one element surpresses, controls, dominates, overcomes, weakens another element, preventing it from establishing its power. A metalic knife can cut wood into pieces, hence controlling the shape of wood (though not destroying the chi energy)

Interpretation: Wood can break the ground (Earth). Earth can soak up Water, blocking its flow. Water can control Fire. Fire can melt Metal. Metal can chop Wood. The overacting cycle cheng The overacting (overwhelming) cycle (cheng) is an inbalance within the ke cycle, while following the ke cycle's direction. The grandparent element provides too much control over the grandchild and weakens the element. Each element excessivley restrains another beyond the normal extend. This usually occures when an element is in excess: - too much Wood overacts Fire - too much Fire overacts Earth - too much Earth overacts Metal - too much Metal overacts Water - too much Water overacts Wood

The weakening (insulting) cycle (, w)

The weakening (insulting) cycle (, w): Grandchild insults or returnes the controlling force generated by the Grandparent. The weakening cycle is an imbalance within the controlling cycle, where that, what is destroyed, enjures the destroyer. The imbalance follows along the opposite route of the ke cycle, each element can insult the one that normally restrains it. The reverse of the ke cycle normally occures when the balance is broken, especially when one element is insufficient. Interpretation: Weakening cycle: Earth can bury Wood. Water washes away Earth. Fire enjures = evaporates Water. - too much Wood insults Metal - too much Metal insults Fire - too much Fire insults Water - too much Water insults Earth - too much Earth insults Wood Interrelation of the cycles

Sheng and Ke cycle: The Sheng and Ke cycle form a feedback system, which keeps the system/ body/ universe in balance. The Sheng and Ke cycle ensure that each element is connected with the other four elements. Wood restrains Earth, but at the same time, the Earth promotes Metal, which than restrains the Wood. In this instance, Metal makes sure, that Wood does not restrain Earth too excessivley. Ke and Wu cycle: The Controling- Weakening cycle or Ke and Wu cycle represents a conflicting (fighting) aspect. - Wood can break the ground (Earth), but Earth can bury Wood, too. - Earth can absorb Water, but Water can cover the land (Earth). - Water can extinguish Fire, but Fire might evaporate Water. - Fire can melt Metal, but Metal might not melt before Fire is extinguished. - Metal can cut Wood, but Metal might become dull before breaking Wood. Wu and Cheng cycle: If any of the elements are over abundant, they can disrupt the balance of the circle.

CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF THE ELEMENTS WOOD (Chinese: , pinyin: m) Wood is the most human of the elements. It is the element of spring; the creative urge to achieve - which can turn to anger when frustrated. It is associated with the capacity to look forward, plan and make decisions, hence growth and expansion. Wood energy is rising, expanding, and is the force of growth and flexibility, hence the colour associated with Wood is green and a rectangled shape. This element represents all the activities of the body that are self regulating and/or function without conscious thought; i.e. digestion, respiration, heart beat and basic metabolism. The liver (converting food into fuel which is then supplied to the muscles, tendons and ligaments) is associated to the Wood element as well as the gallbladder. Wood represents as well the direction East, the planet Jupiter and is symbolized by an Azure Dragon. Wood governs the Chinese Zodiac signs Tiger, Rabbit and Dragon. FIRE (Chinese: , pinyin: hu) Fire is the element of heat, summer and enthusiasm; nature at its peak of growth, and warmth in human relationships. Represented by the colour red and a pointed, triangled shape, Fires motion is upward, hence is associated with dynamic, energetic, passionate, enterprising energies. Fire is the symbolic of combustion and this represents the functions of the body that have reached the fleeting moment of maximum activity; indicating that decline is then inevitable. The element is associated with the heart, the circulation system and is related to the tongue. Fire represents the direction South, the planet Mars and is symbolized by a Vermilion Bird/ (Red) Pheasant. Fire governs the Chinese Zodiac signs Snake, Horse and Sheep. EARTH (Chinese: , pinyin: t) Earth is the element of harvest time, abundance, nourishment, fertility, and the mother to child

relationship. This element is also regarded as central to balance and the place where energy becomes downward in movement, a change of seasons. It is the symbol of stability and being properly anchored. Represented by the colour yellow and a square shape, Earths motion is patient, reliable, logical, governed by service and duty to others, militaristic, stubborn, very energetic. Earth is associated with the digestive system, stomach (middle of the body), the spleen and is related to the sense of taste. Earth represents the direction Centre (Yellow Earth, China - Middle Land), the planet is Saturn, and is symbolized by the Yellow Dragon. Earth governs the Chinese Zodiac signs Dragon, Rat, and Ox. Earth is the central balance of the elements and can lend qualities to all 12 animals as well. METAL (Chinese: , pinyin: jn) This category includes the Western idea of the air element. It is the force of gravity, the minerals within the earth, the patterns of the heavenly bodies and the powers of electrical conductivity and magnetism. Metal has structure, but it can also accept a new form when molten. Metal energy is consolidating and with inward movement, like a flower closing its petals. Represented by the colour white and round shapes, Metals motion is determined, forceful, strong, unyielding, self- reliant, reserved and sophisticated. The symbol of metal is one of a cutting and reforming action, but it is also regarded as a solidifying process, hence it is associated with Autumn. Metal is associated with the lungs, respiratory system and is related to the nose. Metal represents the direction West, the planet is Venus, and is symbolized by the White Tiger. Metal governs the Chinese Zodiac signs Monkey, Rooster and Dog. WATER (Chinese: , pinyin: shu) Water is the source of life on this planet. Water has the capacity to flow, infinitely yielding yet infinitely powerful, silent and still, awaiting, flexible, ever changing, a stored potential and often dangerous (floods devastation) with the capacity also to nourish and cleanse. Likewise it is the fluid (the main component of the body) which nourishes and maintains the health of every cell. Water corresponds to the skeletal and excretory system as well as to the vital fluids, i.e. blood, lymph, mucus, semen and fat and is related to the lung. The kidney is especially linked to this element. Represented by the colour black/ blue and a wave like shape, Waters motion is downward, fluid, secretive, intuitive, compassionate, sensitive, gentle and creative. Water is the ultimate yin; quiet, cold; representing the resting time of winter. In human psychology the element governs the balance between fear or being exploited and the desire to dominate. Water represents the direction North, the planet is Mercury, and is symbolized by the Black Tortoise. Water governs the Chinese Zodiac signs Pig, Rat and Ox. The characteristic of each phase (new yang through to full yin) is determined by what happens in the natural world during each associated season. One season after another plays its role in the cycle of the year by just doing what it does when it does it and then smoothly moves on to the next. It is the smooth and harmonious transition from one phase to another that is important, along with the balance between them.

Chinese Calendar - Chinese Zodiac

Chinese New Year is based on the Chinese calendar (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: nngl). The Chinese calendar, also called Yin Calendar (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: gngl), is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar.
The earliest evidence of the Chinese calendar is found on oracle bones of the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 BC- ca .1046 BC), which seem to describe a lunisolar year of twelve months, with a possible intercalary thirteenth, or even fourteenth month, added empirically to prevent calendar drift (leap year). The Sexagenarian cycle for recording days was already in use. Tradition holds that, in that era, the year began on the first new moon after the Winter Solstice.

The Chinese Calendar is the longest chronological record in history, dating from approximately. 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti (Yellow Emperor) introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. From the earliest records, the beginning of the year occurred at a new moon near the Winter Solstice. In the late second century B.C.E., a calendar reform established the practice of requiring the Winter Solstice (entering Capricorn) to occur in month 11, as still practised today. The Chinese New Year- also called Spring Festival- is celebrated at the second new moon after the Winter Solstice and can fall anywhere between late January and the middle of February as per Western calendar. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest (full moon in the middle of the month). The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar, indicating both the phase of the Moon and the time of the solar year. LUNAR CALENDAR The lunar calendar is a dating system based on a year consisting of synodic months (synodic period is the time that it takes for the object to reappear at the same point in the sky, relative to the Sun, as observed from Earth)- i.e., complete cycles of phases, cycles of the Moon. A lunar calendar is one in which days are numbered within each lunar cycle. A purely lunar calendar quickly drifts against the seasons, because the length of the lunar month is not an even fraction of the length of the tropical, solar year. The lunar year comprises roughly 12.37 lunations, full cycles of the phases of the Moon, as seen from Earth. It has a duration of approximately 354.37 days. A lunar month has approximately 29.530589 days.

SOLAR CALENDAR The solar calendar is a dating system based on the seasonal year of approximately 365.25 days, which is the time it takes the Earth to revolve once around the Sun to complete a cycle of seasons ending at the same position it stared from, as observed from Earth. A solar calendar is a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the Earth on its revolution around the Sun, (or equivalently the apparent position of the Sun moving on the celestial sphere). A solar calendar assigns a date to each solar day - i.e. a period between two successive events: sunset - sunrise. If the position of the Earth (or the Sun) is reckoned with respect to the equinox, then the dates indicate the season (and so is synchronized to the declination of the Sun). Such a calendar is called a tropical solar calendar. LUNISOLAR CALENDAR A lunisolar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates both the phase of the Moon and the time of the solar year, hence a combination of the lunar as well as the solar calendar. A lunisolar calendar is a lunar calendar that keeps months on a lunar cycle, but then intercalary months are added to bring the lunar cycles into synchronisation with the solar year. The reason for this is that a year is not evenly divisible by an exact number of lunations, so without the addition of intercalary months the seasons will drift each year. This results in a thirteen-month year every two or three years as i.e. shown in the Chinese calendar. THE CHINESE CALENDAR, LUNISOLAR The Chinese Calendar is a lunisolar calendar, a yearly one. One lunar year consists of approximately 12.37 lunations and is from one Chinese New Year to the next. One solar year is either the period between one Vernal Equinox and the next or the period between two Winter Solstices. In the Chinese calendar there are two different month cycles. One uses the lunar system and the other uses the solar system. In the lunar system of month, the the first day of a lunar month is the day when a new moon appears in a particular time zone, when the Moon is completely black and in conjunction with the Sun, hence is an astronomical new moon and begins at midnight. The first day of a new lunar month is also the darkest night of the month, hence one month corresponds to one lunar cycle, one phase of the Moon, the length of time between two successive new moon days. The name of a lunar month is taken from the solar system. The months of the Chinese calendar are numbered by the Principal Term that falls within it (see below). The Chinese solar months are not like the months of a modern calendar. The Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar segments according to the Suns positions on the tropical zodiac. The solar months are defined by the longitudes of the Sun. Each segment's name was given for ancient Chinese farmers' use, representing a weather and /or seasonal condition. The 24 seasonal markers, which follow the solar year, are also called jieqi (, jiq). Every other Solar Term (the instant when the Sun reaches one of twenty-four equally spaced points along the ecliptic, including the Solstices and Equinoxes, positioned at fifteen degree intervals) of the Chinese solar year is equivalent to an entry of the Sun into a sign of the tropical zodiac (a Principal Term). The zodiac sign which the Sun enters during the month and the ecliptic longitude of that entry point usually determine the number of a regular month. Month 1, , zhngyu, literally means principal month (first moon). All other months are literally numbered, second month, third month, etc.

The determination of a Chinese year is based on astrological calculations; the dates of the new moon (= the first day of a lunar month) as well as the Suns longitude. A Chinese year normally consists of 12 months, one month corresponds to one lunar cycle/ one phase of the Moon. One has to determine the dates when the Sun's longitude is a multiple of 30 degrees. These dates are called the Principal Terms and are used to determine the number of each month: THE SOLAR TERMS, PPRINCIPAL TERMS, SUNS LONGITUDE, LENGTH, DATE, ZODIAC, SEASON as per date
Principal Term (PT), Sun's Longitude Chin. Name

# Solar Term

Lenght Date in days

Zodiac

Season

01 Beginning of Spring PT- 1, 330 zhngyu

15

Feb 4

Aquarius

02 Rain Water

15

Feb 19

Pisces

03

Excited Insects, Awakening of insects PT- 2, 000 , ryu

15

March 6

Pisces

04 Vernal Equinox

15

March 21 Aries

A Solar Term 1-6 total of 91 days

05 Clear & Bright PT- 3, 030 snyu

15

April 5

Aries

06 Grain Rains

16

April 20

Taurus

07 Start of Summer PT- 4, 060 syu

15

May 6

Taurus

08 Grains Fills

16

May 21

Gemini

09 Grain in Ear PT- 5, 090 wyu

15

June 6

Gemini

10 Summer Solstice

16

June 21

Cancer

B Solar Term 7-12 total of 94 days

11 Slight, Minor Heat PT- 6, 120 , liyu

16

July 7

Cancer

12 Great, Major Heat

16

July 23

Leo

13 Start of Autumn PT- 7, 150 , qyu

15

Aug 8

Leo

14 Limit of Heat

16

Aug 23

Virgo

15 White Dew PT- 8, 180 , byu

15

Sept 8

Virgo

16 Autumnal Equinox

15

Sept 23

Libra

C Solar Term 13- 18 total of 91 days

17 Cold Dew PT- 9. 210 , jiyu

15

Oct 8

Libra

18 Frost Descends

15

Oct 23

Scorpius

19 Start of Winter PT- 10, 240 , shyu

15

Nov 7

Scorpius

20 Light, Little Snow

15

Nov 22

Sagittarius

21 Heavy, Great Snow

15 PT- 11, 270 15 , shyyu 14 PT- 12, 300 , sh'ryu

Dec 7

Sagittarius

22 Winter Solstice

Dec 22

Capricornus

D Solar Term 19- 24 total 89 days

23 Little, Minor Cold

Jan 6

Capricornus

24 Severe, Major Cold

15

Jan 20

Aquarius

Season Note: The twelve parts of the year corresponding to the signs of the zodiac each consists of two Solar Terms, but four zodiacal periods overlap two seasons. The seasons are of different lengths because, according to Kepler's Second Law, the Earth travels faster the closer it is to the Sun. (Johannes Kepler, 1571 1630 AD, German mathematician and astronomer; Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion are thre mathematical laws that describe the motion of planets in the Solar System). The following rules must apply to a Chinese Calendar: - The first day of the month is the day on which the new moon occurs, the month are lunar month. - Calculations of astrological new moons and the Sun entering the zodiac sign are based on a certain time zone and a determined location. - The Winter Solstice, Principal Term 11, always falls in the 11th month. - An ordinary year has twelve lunar months; an intercalary year has thirteen lunar months. - A lunar month in which a Principal Term does not occur becomes a leap (or intercalary) month and is assigned the number of the month that preceded it but is designated as a leap. If two months contain no Principal Term, only the first such month after the Winter Solstice is

considered intercalary. - Every other Solar Term of the Chinese solar year is equivalent to an entry of the Sun into a sign of the tropical zodiac (a Principal Term). The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1912, but the lunar calendar is still very used, not only for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year. The Chinese calendar is also called YIN calendar, due to the yin/ lunar characteristics as i.e. darkness, night-time, mysterious heaven, passive, softness, moisture, downward seeking, and docile aspects of things. Further than this, according to ancient Chinese astronomers, the five major planets referred to the Five Elements: Jupiter- Wood, Mars- Fire, Saturn- Earth, VenusMetal (gold), Mercury- Water had to be taken into account. (See also: Five Elements Chart) Not only the planets, but the number of each month and the weather conditions are supposed to relate to the Five Elements: month 1, 2/ rain- Wood; month 4,5/ heat- Fire; month 3,6,9,12/ wind- Earth; month 7,8/ clear Metal; month 10, 11/ cold- Water. LEAP / INTERCALARY YEAR: Leap months are assigned in order to harmonize or synchronise the cycle of the Moon with the cycle of the Sun. A calendar year shows a fixed amount of counted days (365 days), a solar year does not have a whole number of days (roughly 365.25 days). In order to receive a reconciliation, the days of the calendar year must be changed. In solar/ Western calendars, this is often done by adding to a common year of 365 days, an extra day/ leap day, making the leap year of 366 days. This occurs every four years. The solar year does not have a whole number of lunar months either, so a lunisolar calendar must have a variable number of months in a year. In a regular Chinese lunisolar calendar, one year is divided into 12 months, one month is corresponding to one full moon. Since the cycle of the Moon is not an even number of days, a month in the lunar calendar can vary between 29 and 30 days and a normal year can have 353, 354, or 355 days. The average calendrical month, which is 1/12 of a year, is about 30.4 days (365 days ./. 12 month), while the Moon's phase (synodic) cycle repeats every 29.530589 days. Therefore the timing of the Moon's phases shifts by an average slightly less than a day for each successive month, very roughly speaking 12 days/ year; 24 days/ 2 years; 36 days/ 3 years, leading to above mentioned addition of an extra month at regular intervals. The Chinese calendar is adjusted to the length of the solar year by the addition of extra months at regular intervals; every second or third year has an leap/ intercalary month. Leap years have 13 months. To determine if a year is a leap year, the number of new moons between the 11th month in one year and the 11th month in the following year have to be calculated. If there are 13 new moons from the start of the 11th month in the first year to the start of the 11th month in the second year, a leap month must be inserted. In leap years, at least one month does not contain a Principal Term. The first such month is the leap month and can occur after any regular month. It carries the same number as the preceding regular month, with the additional note that it is the leap month. If this happens to occur twice in one year, only the first month in which it occurs is a leap month. Unfortunately all festivals and holidays of the preceding month are not repeated in a leap month. An ordinary year in a lunar calendar has 12 lunar month, totalling 354,37 days. An ordinary year in a lunisolar calendar has 12 months, a leap year has 13 months.

An ordinary year in lunisolar calendar has 353, 354, or 355 days, a leap year has 383, 384, or 385 days. An ordinary year in solar calendar has 365 days, a leap year has 366 days and occurs every 4 years, hence the average year would have 365.25 days. An ordinary month in the solar calendar has a length of 30.4167 days, a leap year has 30.5 days to a month. CHINESE SEXAGENARY CYCLE - 60 YEAR CYCLE (Chinese: ; pinyin: gnzh) also called SEM-BRANCH CYCLE, HEAVENLY STEMS AND EARTHLY BRANCHES The perception of time in China is cyclical; according to a pattern which repeats itself over and over. The Chinese name the years rather than counting them. In the Sexagenarian Circle the names of the years are repeated every 60 years. Within each 60-year cycle, each year is assigned a name consisting of two components: one name from a cycle of 10 Heavenly Stems/Celestial Stems and one name from a cycle of 12 Earthly Branches/ Terrestrial Branch. Heavenly Stems () The first component of a years name are the Heavenly Stems representing the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) in their dual Yin - Yang form:
Heavenly Stem 1st heavenly stem 2nd heavenly stem 3rd heavenly stem 4th heavenly stem 5th heavenly stem 6th heavenly stem 7th heavenly stem 8th heavenly stem 9th heavenly stem 10th heavenly stem Stem name jia yi bing ding wu ji geng xin ren gui in Chinese in pinyin ji y bng dng w j gng xn rn gu

Earthly Branches () The second component of a years name are the Earthly Branches; associated and corresponding with the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, the Twelve Animals, a 12-year cycle used for dating the years. The names of the Earthly Branches are:

Earthly Branch 1st earthly branch 2nd earthly branch 3rd earthly branch 4th earthly branch 5th earthly branch 6th earthly branch 7th earthly branch 8th earthly branch 9th earthly branch 10th earthly branch 11th earthly branch 12th earthly branch

Branch name zi chou yin mao chen si wu wei shen you xu hai

in Chinese

in pinyin z chu yn mo chn s w wi shn yu x hi

related Zodiac sign Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Ram Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Each of the above two components is used sequentially. The 1st year of a 60 year cycle would be named jia- zi. The 2nd year of a 60 year cycle would be named yi- chou. The 3rd year of a 60 year cycle would be named bing- yin. When reaching the end of one component, the enumeration of this component will be started again. This procedure is valid for the Celestial System as well as for the Terrestrial Branch. The 11th year of a 60 year cycle would be named jia-xu (restarting the Celestial Stem). The 12th year of a 60 year cycle would be named yi-hai. The 13th year of a 60 year cycle would be named bing-zi (restarting the Terrestrial Branch). The 60th year of a 60 year cycle would be named gui-hai. Since the numbers 10 (Celestial/ Heavenly Stems) and 12 (Terrestrial/Earthly Branches) have a common factor of 2, only 1/2 of the 120 possible stem-branch combinations actually occur. The resulting 60-year cycle takes the name jia- zi after the initial year in the cycle, being the Heavenly Stem of jia and Earthly Branch of zi, translating into a full span of life. The Heavenly Stems are associated with the duality of yin (odd number in the end of a Gregorian Calender) and yang (even number in the end of an Gregorian Calendar) and the Five Elements. Cycles procedure: Gregorian year ends in 0 - yang Metal

Gregorian year ends in 1 - yin Metal Gregorian year ends in 2 - yang Water Gregorian year ends in 3 - yin Water Gregorian year ends in 4 - yang Wood Gregorian year ends in 5 - yin Wood Gregorian year ends in 6 - yang Fire Gregorian year ends in 7 - yin Fire Gregorian year ends in 8 - yang Earth Gregorian year ends in 9 - yin Earth The Earthly Branches are associated with the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac, known as the Twelve Animals. This combination of 5 elements 12 animals creates the 60-year cycle, which always starts with Wood Rat and ends with Water Pig. Since the zodiac animal cycle of 12 is divisible by two, every zodiac sign can also only occur in either Yin or Yang: the snake is always yin, the horse is always yang etc Year of Birth and the Twelve Animal Sign: Years from 1924 - 1971
Animal Year Heavenly Stem Year Heavenly Stem (yang Fire) (yin Fire) (yang Earth) (yin Earth) Year Heavenly Stem (yang Earth) (yin Earth) Year Heavenly Stem

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Ram

1924 (yang Wood) 1936 1925 (yin Wood) 1926 (yang Fire) 1927 (yin Fire) 1928 (yang Earth) 1929 (yin Earth) 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941

1948 1949 1950 1951

1960 (yang Metal) 1961 (yin Metal)

(yang Metal) 1962 (yang Water) (yin Metal) 1963 (yin Water)

(yang Metal) 1952 (yin Metal) 1953

(yang Water) 1964 (yang Wood) (yin Water) 1965 (yin Wood)

1930 (yang Metal) 1942 1931 (yin Metal) 1943

(yang Water) 1954 (yin Water) 1955

(yang Wood) 1966 (yang Fire) (yin Wood) (yang Fire) (yin Fire) (yang Earth) (yin Earth) 1967 (yin Fire) 1968 (yang Earth) 1969 (yin Earth) 1970 (yang Metal) 1971 (yin Metal)

Monkey 1932 (yang Water) 1944 Rooster Dog Pig 1933 (yin Water) 1945

(yang Wood) 1956 (yin Wood) (yang Fire) (yin Fire) 1957 1958 1959

1934 (yang Wood) 1946 1935 (yin Wood) 1947

Years from 1972 - 2031

Animal Year

Heav. Stem (yang Water) (yin Water) (yang Wood)

Year

Heav. Stem (yang Wood)

Year

Heav. Stem

Year

Heav. Stem (yang Earth)

Year

Heav. Stem (yang Metal)

Rat

1972

1984

1996 (yang Fire) 2008

2020

Ox

1973

1985 (yin Wood) 1997 (yin Fire)

2009 (yin Earth) 2021 (yin Metal)

Tiger

1974

1986 (yang Fire) 1998

(yang Earth)

2010

(yang Metal)

2022

(yang Water) (yin Water) (yang Wood)

Rabbit

1975 (yin Wood) 1987 (yin Fire)

1999 (yin Earth) 2011 (yin Metal) 2023

Dragon 1976 (yang Fire) 1988

(yang Earth)

2000

(yang Metal)

2012

(yang Water) (yin Water) (yang Wood)

2024

Snake

1977 (yin Fire)

1989 (yin Earth) 2001 (yin Metal) 2013

2025 (yin Wood)

Horse

1978

(yang Earth)

1990

(yang Metal)

2002

(yang Water)

2014

2026 (yang Fire)

Ram

1979 (yin Earth) 1991 (yin Metal) 2003 (yin water) 2015 (yin Wood) 2027 (yin Fire) (yang Metal) (yang Water) (yin Water) (yang Wood) (yang Wood) (yang Earth)

Monkey 1980

1992

2004

2016 (yang Fire) 2028

Rooster 1981 (yin Metal) 1993

2005 (yin Wood) 2017 (yin Fire)

2029 (yin Earth)

Dog

1982

(yang Water) (yin Water)

1994

2006 (yang Fire) 2018

(yang Earth) (yang Earth)

2030

(yang Metal)

Pig

1983

1995 (yin Wood) 2007 (yin Fire)

2019

2031 (yin Metal)

Example: A person born in the year 1978 would be born, according to above chart of the Earthly Braches, in the year of the "Horse" and as per Heavenly Stem with the element "Yang Earth". That person would be characterised as "Earth Horse". Note: Chinese New Year is celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice, between January and February, hence it is not the New Year celebrated January 1st as per Gregorian Calendar. Historically the calendar was sponsored by the Emperor. Not only did a calendar serve practical needs in agriculture as in when to plant to receive the best results, but even more did the calender show the connection between the Heaven and the Imperial Court. (Yellow Emperor

2698 B.C.E.). An emperors accession could mark a new era, (hence the name span of life?), as well as an emperor could declare a new era within his reign based on special events. Declaring a new era was considered to restrengthen the connection between Heaven and Earth/ Emperor. The break might be revealed by the death of an emperor, the occurrence of a natural disaster, or the failure of astronomers to predict a celestial event such as an eclipse. Historical dates were normally given as a combination of: dynasty name + reign name + year within the reign (counted from the first lunar new year in the reign) + lunar month + day of that month. ANIMALS OF THE ZODIAC AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS The Chinese zodiac refers to a pure calendrical cycle; there are no equivalent constellations like those of the occidental zodiac. The Chinese zodiac, based on pure calendrical cycles, is only used to name the years and not to count them, repeating itself continuously. The Chinese believe that the ruling animal of every year moulds the personality traits of persons born in that year. However, in proper Chinese astrology, not only the year (characterizing how one presents oneself, hence how others view one), but the month (characterizing the inner animal of a person, showing one's motivation), day (characterizing the secret animal of a person, showing ones truest representation) have to be taken into account. While describing a persons personality and fate, the position of the major planets (see Five Elements) as well as the the position of the Sun, the Moon and comets have to be considered as well. The Yin or Yang is broken down into Five Elements on top of the cycle of animals. These are modifiers and affect the characteristics of each of the 12 animal signs. Hence, each of the 12 animals are governed by an element plus a Yin- Yang Direction. The balance of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in a person's make-up has a major bearing on what is beneficial and effective for them in terms of Feng Shui. This is because each element is linked to a particular direction and season and their different kinds of life force energy (Chi). Wood governs the Tiger, Rabbit (weakest wood), and Dragon (strongest wood). Fire governs the Snake, Horse (strongest fire), and Ram (weakest fire). Earth governs Dragon, Rat, and Ox. It is the central balance of the elements and can lend qualities to all 12 animals as well. Metal governs the Monkey (strongest metal), Rooster, and Dog (weakest metal). Water governs the Rat (strongest water), Ox, and Pig (weakest water). DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 12 YEARLY SIGNS (Chin.: - sh'rshngxio) In the Chinese Zodiac, each of the 12 animals has a different characteristic and represents a different personality. Below a brief list of ascpects.

RAT ( - sh) (as above mentioned: Yang, 1st trine (see below), fixed Element Water): Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hard working, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable and shrewd. Can be manipulative, cruel, dictatorial, rigid, selfish, obstinate, critical, overambitious, ruthless, intolerant and scheming.

OX ( - ni) (as above mentioned: Yin, 2nd trine, fixed Element Water): Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hard working, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute and tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding, dependable and calm.

TIGER ( - h) (as above mentioned: Yang, 3rd trine, fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colourful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian and generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish and can be viewed with fear and respect.

RABBIT ( - t) (as above mentioned: Yin, 4th trine, fixed Element Wood): Gracious, thoughtful, reserved, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, retrospective, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, astute, compassionate and flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic and lazy.

DRAGON ( - lng) (as above mentioned: Yang, 1st trine, fixed Element Wood): Magnanimous, strong, vigorous, self-assured, proud, direct, harmonic, eager, zealous, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, ambitious, generous, loyal and healthy. Can be arrogant, tyrannical, demanding, eccentric, dogmatic, over-bearing, impetuous and brash.

SNAKE ( - sh) (serpent)- (as above mentioned: Yin, 2nd trine, fixed Element Fire): Enigmatic, is a deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, ambitious, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, strong, constant and purposeful. Can be a loner, bad communicator, is possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful and mendacious.

HORSE ( - m) (as above mentioned: Yang, 3rd trine, fixed Element Fire): Cheerful, independent, liberty (giving and taking), determined, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible and open-minded. Can be fickle, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn, lacking stability and perseverance.

RAM ( - yng) (as above mentioned: Yin, 4th trine, fixed Element Fire): Righteous, artistic, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered, shy, creative, gentle, compassionate, understanding, mothering, determined, peaceful, generous and seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, over-passive, pessimistic, over-sensitive, a worrier and complainer.

MONKEY ( - hu) (as above mentioned: Yang, 1st trine, fixed Element Metal): Inventing, motivating, improvising, problem solving, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, just, self-assured, sociable, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual and intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, selfish, cunning, jealous and suspicious.

ROOSTER ( - j) (Phoenix)- (as above mentioned: Yin,2nd trine, fixed Element Metal): Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible and a perfectionist. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive and opinionated.

DOG ( - gu) (as above mentioned: Yang, 3rd trine, fixed Element Metal): Honest, intelligent, straightforward, obedient, responsible, loyal, attractive, amiable, unpretentious, sociable, openminded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, dogged and has a sense of justice and fair play. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn and quarrelsome.

PIG ( - zh) (as above mentioned: Yin, 4th trine, fixed Element Water): Honest, simple, gallant, sturdy, sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, fertile, sincere, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate and intelligent. Can be naive, over-reliant, self-indulgent, gullible, fatalistic and materialistic. NOTE: A trine is an astrological aspect formed when a planet, point, or other celestial body is 120 degrees away from another planet, point or celestial body. LEGENDS ABOUT THE ZODIAC ANIMALS AND NAMING OF THE CYCLES As legends are, they vary and are often recomposed as they are told. As for the storys beginning of how the animals signs for the Chinese Zodiac were chosen, the legends differ, though the main part seems to be the same. Here are a few of them: 1. According to the Chinese legend, Buddha summoned all the animals to him before he departed from Earth. Twelve animals arrived as a sign of obedience. In turn Buddha rewarded them by naming the years after them in the order in which they arrived. 2. According to the Chinese legend, Buddha summoned all the animals to him, asking for the animals' help in naming the cycles of years. Legend has it that the animals heard that the first one to swim across and reach the other bank of a river would head the cycle of years. The animals assembled on one bank of the river and happily splashed into the river to be the first one to swim across to the other bank so as to have the first year of the animal cycle named after it. The rat being clever, unknown to the Ox, jumped on his back and just as the Ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off his back and won the race while the pig being extremely lazy and sluggish ended up last. That is the reason for the Rat being the first year of the animal cycle and the Pig last. (as for the naming of the other 10 month, read below...) 3. The Jade Emperor, who had ruled Heaven and Earth wisley, had never found time to visit the Earth and did not know what the creatures looked like. Hence he invited the animals for a banquet in order to help him decide which animal should be represented in the Chinese Zodiac (or, as another legend goes, the Jade Emperor was so pleased by the animals, that he decided to name the years after each one). In order to reach the Jade Emperors palace, the task for the animals was to cross a river. Whichever animal would reach the opposite river bank first, would be granted a zodiac sign. So all the animals gathered at the river bank. The cat and the rat were the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom. Although bad swimmers, they were both intelligent. They decided that the best and fastest way to cross the river was to hop on the back of the ox. The ox, being a nave and good-natured animal, agreed to carry them across. However, overcome with a fierce competitiveness, the rat decided that in order to win, it must do something and promptly pushed the cat into the river. Because of this, the cat has never forgiven the rat, swearing to be its worst enemy for ages to come, and hates the water as well. After the ox had crossed the river, the rat jumped ahead and reached the shore first, and it claimed first place in the competition. Following closely behind was the strong ox, and it was named the 2nd animal in the zodiac. After the ox, came the tiger, panting, while explaining to the Emperor just how difficult it was to cross the river with the heavy currents pushing it downstream all the time. But with powerful strength, it made to shore and was named the 3rd animal in the cycle.

Suddenly, from a distance came a thumping sound, and the rabbit arrived. It explained how it crossed the river: by jumping from one stone to another in a nimble fashion. Halfway through, it almost lost the race but the rabbit was lucky enough to grab hold of a floating log that later washed him to shore. For that, it became the 4th animal in the zodiac cycle. Coming in 5th place was the dragon, flying and belching fire into the air. Of course, the Emperor was deeply curious as to why a strong and flying creature such as the dragon should fail to reach first. The mighty dragon explained that he had to stop and make rain to help all the people and creatures of the earth, and therefore he was held back a little. Then, on his way to the finish line, he saw a little helpless rabbit clinging on to a log so he did a good deed and gave a puff of breath to the poor creature so that it could land on the shore. The Emperor was very pleased with the actions of the dragon, and he was added into the zodiac cycle. As soon as the Emperor had done so, a galloping sound was heard, and the horse appeared. Hidden on the horse's hoof is the snake, whose sudden appearance gave the horse a fright, thus making it fall back and gave the snake 6th spot while the horse took the 7th. Not long after that, a little distance away, the ram, monkey and rooster came to the shore. These three creatures helped each other to get to where they were. The rooster spotted a raft, and took the other two animals with it. Together, the ram and the monkey cleared the weeds, tugged and pulled and finally got the raft to the shore. Because of their combined efforts, the Emperor was very pleased and promptly named the ram as the 8th creature, the monkey as the 9th, and the rooster the 10th. The 11th animal is the dog. His explanation for being latealthough he was supposed to be the best swimmer amongst the restwas that he needed a good bath after a long spell, and the fresh water from the river was too big a temptation. For that, he almost didn't make it to finish line. Just as the Emperor was about to call it a day, an oink and squeal was heard from a little pig. The pig got hungry during the race, promptly stopped for a feast and then fell asleep. After the nap, the pig continued the race and was named the 12th and last animal of the zodiac cycle. The cat finished too late (thirteenth) to win any place in the calendar, and vowed to be the enemy of the rat forever. Or, according to a different version of the legend, the cat never made it to the river due to happenings of the previous day. The cat, being the most handsome of all animals, asked his friend the rat to wake him on the day they were to go to Heaven so he wouldn't oversleep. The rat, however, was worried that he would seem ugly compared to the cat, so he didn't wake the cat. Consequently, the cat missed the meeting with the Jade Emperor and hence was not granted a place in the calendar.

Haste, elemento fixo e estao

Como suas contrapartes ocidentais, as doze filiais da terra so divididas em lados activos e passivos. O rato, o tigre, o drago, o cavalo, o macaco e o co pertencem haste positiva, enquanto o boi, o coelho, a serpente, a cabra, o galo e o porco so os smbolos negativos. A seguinte tabela descreve os smbolos assim como as hastes positivas e negativas.

Haste

Signo

Norte

Do leste

Sul

Ocidental

(Inverno) (Primavera) (Vero) (Outono)

Negativo Positivo Negativo Positivo Negativo Positivo

Porco Rato Boi Tigre Coelho Drago

gua gua gua Madeira Madeira Madeira Fogo Fogo Fogo Metal Metal Metal

Negativo Serpente Positivo Negativo Positivo Negativo Positivo Cavalo Cabra Macaco Galo Co

O elemento da terra no est actualizado na carta, porque segundo sbios chineses a terra est composta simbolicamente pelos outros quatro elementos e no pode consequentemente ser apontada para nenhum dos doze smbolos lunares. Algumas teorias chinesas fazem a anlise de um representante de cada um dos outros elementos, do boi da gua, do drago da madeira, da cabra do fogo, e do co do metal e apontam a terra como seu elemento secundrio. Outros entendidos na matria insistem em que a presena de todos os quatro elementos restantes numa s carta natal cria o elemento em falta (a terra)

CASA 3: O TROVO Este o ano das foras vivas e transbordantes (yang) que estouram vista de todos como o trovo. O t r o v o s i m b o l i z a a primavera, a renovao, as novas esperanas, o crescimento das p l a n t a s , a s n o v a s i n i c i a t i v a s e o progresso. T o d a a e n e r g i a d a n a t u r e z a e s t i m u l a o a v a n o , m a s s e r preciso desconfiar da deciso tomada sem seriedade. Todo projeto novo se encaminh ar muito rapidamente; eis por que a manipulao da fora yang delicada: rpido sucesso ou fracasso brutal! O u t r a l e i g o v e r n a a f o r a y a n g : q u a n t o maiores forem os esforos, tanto mais rpida e completa ser a r e a l i z a o e m qualquer rea. P o r t a n t o , o q u e i m p o r t a s a b e r d e i n c i o s e o o b j e t i v o perseguido vlido ou no. A sade, sobretudo, ser florescente, mas haver riscos de fadigas brutais e passageiras. Cuidar em especial do fgado e da vescula biliar, dominar a clera e a irritao latente atravs d e p e n s a m e n t o s m e l a n c l i c o s ( p s i c o l o g i a t a o s t a : a t r i s t e z a controla o excesso de clera como o metal controla a madeira no ciclo de cinco elementos). Atentar, portanto, para os problemas d o s n e r v o s e a l i v i a r o f g a d o p o r m e i o d e c u r a s v e g e t a i s adequadas. Os nativos das constelaes 2, 5, 6 e 8 devero s e r particularmente prudentes durante este ano do trovo. CASA 4: O VENTO Trata-se do ano da meditao, no sentido ocidental e oriental do termo; isso quer dizer que o mental, como o vento, tem o poder de penetrar em tudo: inteligncia, concentrao, rapidez de pensamento, abertura de esprito, sobretudo. Os esforos do ano anterior frutificam e os lucros materiais so mais fceis. So facilitadas as relaes com a sociedade, os amigos e o ambiente; a pessoa levada a compreender melhor os outros e ase comunicar sem problemas. Pode-se esperar respeito e confiana da parte dos outros. Este ano simbolizado pela cor verde da rvore madura: o a n o representa a maturidade, a experincia e ideais m a i s pragmticos que idealistas; em resumo, pouco romnticos. Apenas as reaes intempestivas devem ser temidas; necessrio controlar os arrebatamentos! N o p l a n o e m o c i o n a l , o a n o s e r a g r a d v e l , c o m u m a abertura para as distraes e os passeios. N o p l a n o d a s a d e , c u i d a d o c o m o s r e s f r i a d o s , a s constipaes e as gripes que podem sobrevir e m f u n o d e u m bloqueio das defesas (Wei Chi) bloqueio devido, por sua vez, a perturbaes do fgado ou dos pulmes ... Cuidar tambm dos intestinos e dos nervos. Cuidado tambm com as epidemias. O s nativos das constelaes 2, 5, 6, 7 e 8 devero s e r especialmente prudentes neste an o.