Chinese Astrology - How It Works...

Chinese astrology is quite complex and mysterious. It is a way to predict the future using the Chinese calendar system which is based on astronomy and thousand years of Chinese philosophy. It is also know as Chinese Horoscope. The earliest Chinese astrology documentation can be traced back to over 3000 years ago.

The basic theory behind it is that all materials on earth are formed in 5 basic elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Human are born in the 12-years cycle referred as to the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The 12-years cycle circulates over the 5 elements in order to form the 60 years sexagenarian cycle. And thus you may have "metal pig", "wood pig", "water pig", "fire pig" and "earth pig" every 60 years.

The five elements are closely related, some of them are supporting each other: wood supports fire, earth preserves metal, forest (wood) needs water to grow. However, some of them are working against each other: water put out fire, fire melts metal, earth (soil and rocks) blocks water etc. Therefore, it is somewhat important to know which element does your Zodiac sign belong to.

An interesting phenomena in the recent years is that Chinese people are more favor of the "pig" year which lead them to believe people whom are born in the year of pig are extremely "lucky and wealthy ". This of course is only a general assumption. However, knowing the year of your birth and match it to the zodiac sign, you may find some amazing facts about yourself. Furthermore, explore the recently updated Zodiac descriptions in combination of the 5 elements in order to get more understading of Chinese astrology.