Looking at the Sky for answers started as far back as the Shang dynasty around 1600 BC in ancient China. Oracle bones with inscriptions were found while farmers were digging up their land and initially they were thought to be dragon bones so were ground up for medicine and took a few centuries before they found out that it was actually oracle bones used previously to predict outcome of weather, war or any events
Astrologers and astronomers held important roles as they were employed by the Emperors in every subsequent dynasty to observe the skies to plan their farming, social events, and even political and military events. They knew that the correct timing of doing things could determine the fortune of a person. There are many systems in Chinese Metaphysics use for forecasting.
These astronomers found a correlation between the movements in the sky and events on earth and they found that any extraordinary movement like the appearance of meteors, comets, eclipses could trigger unusual events on earth.
So there has been recorded movement of the skies by the Chinese for more than 3000 years.
They use the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, the 28 Constellations of the Moon, and the Planets of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury were also noted as they corresponded to the 5 Elements that are used for calculations and predictions. The Five Elements are the basic foundation of Chinese Astrology and the interaction of the elements of animals and the elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal gives the data for the reading of each chart.
Of the 5 planets, Jupiter is the most important as it takes Jupiter around 12 years for it to go around the Sun and that is roughly 1 cycle of the Zodiac animals and the positioning of Jupiter is always the Year in focus. Like this year 2023 Jupiter is in the position of the Rabbit in the East between 82.6°- 97.5°.
Every year there is speculation on how the animal of the year can affect you and usually the media just tells you a short sentence about your luck potential. In reality that is just too basic and does not tell you the full outcome as each one of us can have up to 4 animals in our Chinese Astrology chart and the Rabbit can affect each one of those animals differently. An example of an actual chart is:
Each Pillar can represent your character, your family and relationships, your body, your aspects and more. So as per above, the Rabbit has a ‘clash’ relationship with the Rooster, an ‘Uncivilized relationship’ with the Rat, good friends with the ‘Dog’ and a negative ‘Peach Blossom’ relationship with the Horse. The Yin Water at the top of the chart also has a clash relationship with the Fire meaning things will not be smooth this year.
This is a full chart of a male born on the 8th June 1965 at 23:45 with their luck cycles spreading through potential 100 years of their life:
The interaction of the Natal Chart, the Luck cycle and the Annual Year animal will give you the potential that can happen for that particular year.
So, what can the Rabbit affect? General luck, social network, career, your parents, siblings, boy/girlfriend, spouse, marriage, self, children, aspirations, usually the timing depends on the location of the Zodiac animal.
Ultimately, the objective is to create balance and lead as smooth a life as possible
The following will be the potential that can happen if you have the following Zodiac animals in your chart:
Tiger
Year born: 1938,1950,1962,1974,1986,1998,2010, 2022
Possible Manifestations:
*they should have many opportunities for wealth especially with other people bringing it to them as they have the ‘Five Fortunes and Golden Carriage’ Stars in their location, but they should be aware of this fortune and not waste it as they can lose some of it due to the influence of negative stars.
*legal issues, instability, changes and feelings of insecurity
*they’ve got to watch out for their health
*for women possibility of miscarriage
*there will be lots of possibilities for arguments and resulting in possible fighting so they will be prone to lose their temper
Rabbit
Year born: 1939,1951,1963,1975,1987,1999,2011
Possible manifestations:
*Should have support for his endeavours,
*should be able to score high marks if they are going for an examination,
*more opportunities to experience good food
*may have some obstacles, challenges and setbacks
*they too have to watch their temper as there will be lots of possibilities for arguments so they will be prone to lose their temper
*they should monitor their health and do not wait too long to see a doctor
Dragon
Year born: 1940,1952,1964,1976,1988,2000,2012
Possible manifestations:
* can get support for their work or when they need it
*good career luck and fairly good fortune
*has to watch for people who are jealous and may be betrayed (work too hard have high expectations but can get disappointed)
*might get depressed or worry because of this, then they give up and be lethargic and worry
*harm relationship with the Rabbit manifesting in legal issues
*may be involved with aggressive behaviour and loss of temper
Snake
Year born: 1941,1953,1965,1977,1989,2001,2013
Possible manifestations:
*good opportunities for travelling especially for business
*if still studying will have good opportunity to get good results as blessed with support from peers and teachers
*good opportunity to be liked even favourable romance
*will receive Heavenly blessings, wealth, fame and beauty
*can indicate promotion and good reputation, but may not be a smooth ride as there could be miscommunications and obstacles leading to legal issues and arguments
*break-ups in plans and relationships
*accidents due to flying and minor other accidents and injuries from falling objects
* mourning of family or friends
Horse
Year born: 1942,1954,1966,1978,1990,2002,2014
Possible manifestations:
*nobleman support
*good Well-being
*happy events and good news
*opportunities for promotion and good reputation
*may be prone to injuries
*if involved in a relationship there would be some issues
*have wealth opportunities through investments but due to obstacles may suffer minor loss of wealth
*if you’re working with machinery be careful as there may be injuries
* could be the victim of embezzlement
Goat
Year born: 1944,1956,1968,1980,1992,2004,2016
Possible manifestations:
*May be travelling more, especially for work and business may bring wealth
*Support from others to solve problems
*If you contribute more to society you will have a smoother life
*Promotion and salary increment
*May be prone to robbery and injuries
*May spend too much
*May have some sudden negative events
*Might be prone to unexpected short term romance luck
Actions:
*Get support from those born in the Year of the Rat, Dragon and Snake
*Do more charity and be aware of your spending
Monkey
Year born: 1944,1956,1968,1980,1992,2004,2016
Possible manifestations:
*May be travelling more, especially for work and business may bring wealth
*Support from others to solve problems
*If you contribute more to society you will have a smoother life
*Promotion and salary increment
*May be prone to robbery and injuries
*May spend too much money
*May have some sudden negative events
*Might be prone to unexpected short term romance luck
Actions:
*Get support from those born in the Year of the Rat, Dragon and Snake
*Donate to charity and be aware of your spending
Rooster
Year born: 1945,1957,1969,1981,1993,2005,2017
Possible manifestations:
*Wealth luck through investments and properties
* Must be careful of what you wish for as anything that you think of and wish for may manifest
*Lots of changes, troubles and disharmony
*Unexpected loss of wealth
*Easily influenced by negative friends
*May have set-backs
*Prone to accidents, mishaps and illness
*Might be prone to sadness and depression
*Prone to affairs
*Might be prone to physical, mental or emotional imprisonment
Dog
Year born: 1946,1958,1970,1982,1994,2006,2018
Possible manifestations:
*positive blessings, in leadership and reputations
*lots of support from family, friends and colleagues
*although blessed with good fortune and wealth opportunities in business, contracts and deals, take heed as they may be prone to set-backs and may be prone to unexpected trouble with money and health
*Family member may fall ill
*Stay clear of natural disasters
Pig
Year born: 1947,1959,1971,1983,1995,2007,2019
Possible manifestations:
*Not many auspicious stars at all
*Accidents and injuries
*Prone to gossip and back-stabbing
*Loss of money from theft and injury
*Someone in the family falling sick
Rat
Year born: 1948,1960,1972,1984,1996,2008,2020
Potential manifestations:
*Lots of wealth opportunities and also has a Star that protects them from negative stars.
*Happy events and possibility to find romance for those seeking it but some may be prone to affairs that may lead to betrayal.
*Might get mistreated or betrayed or may be prone to petty gossip and this may lead to emotional issues including depression
*They could have some accidents leading to injuries too.
Ox
Year born: 1949,1961,1973,1985,1997,2009,2021
Potential manifestations:
*If you are creative and involved with the arts your fame may increase.
*Loss of wealth related to family and house matters and due to this may be depressed
*May have some setbacks especially if you are a spiritual person
*May be prone to loneliness
*May experience the death of a family members or friend
Actions:
*Get support from those born in the Year of the Snake, Rooster or Dragon
*Get help if you are depressed, stay low and try to be positive as it only lasts 1 year.
How or what causes your luck to fluctuate?
The Auxiliary Stars that are in your animal sign; your Personal Feng Shui energy; The Zodiac animals that have a relationship with the Rabbit and this may have a negative effect on the birth/Natal chart; and in addition the energies of your house (Feng Shui); place of work and your personal actions
Is there a solution?
Possible solutions including being more charitable; donating blood; solutions include getting your home and work place appraised (Feng Shui is usually the antidote for a challenging luck cycle). There are lots of methods in Chinese Metaphysics to fix some of these challenges and activate wealth, it just depends whether it is possible in your home.
Your own personal ‘karmic’ actions also affect a major part of your luck.