2015 - Year of the Sheep

Simplistically, use 4 February as the start of the Chinese animal year. Thus the Chinese Year of the Goat or Sheep has begun!

Revision 1 – Feb 16

A Few Predictions

Those born in the Year of the Sheep or Goat are looking at overwhelmingly transformative years. Look at what happened in Sheep years past! 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003.

Bill Gates –

Kris Jenner -

Maria Shriver – Hard to keep this Scorpio down

Sheep’s opposite sign Ox will have an inharmoniously transformative year.

A few Ox persons to keep watch on:

Barack Obomba –Relationship? See Bibi below
Bruce Jenner – Yo, Bruce [Brucella], get a reading!

Netanyahu – Get a grip Bibi. Your karma is coming to bite you in the ass! See also my 3/17/15 prediction for Bibi http://astrolos.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-astrological-musings-on-disruptive.html

Nawaz Sharif – [Only 10% of Americans have EVER had a passport. Few probably know this major leader.

John Boehner – ditto

Heidi Klum -

George Clooney – [she’s not going to have a kid]

Rabbits, Horses, and Pigs should have very good to good years due to their affinity to Sheep!

For myself: As a Horse I should do fine as Sheep is a #2 compatibility to me. HOWEVER, multiple indications are for health issues and possibly work problems. At a younger age, say 71, I would have ignored this BUT after taking a 14 mile hike a year ago and then falling on the floor unexpectedly with an apparent hernia, I remember the saying from REV 22:12 ‘And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.’

AND:

Chinese couples rush to get pregnant before dreaded Year of the Sheep

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-couples-rush-to-get-pregnant-before-dreaded-ye And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.ar-of-the-sheep/2014/05/08/e9f4adbc-d529-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html?hpid=z1

Disclaimer and Caveat

Reader’s discretion advised! As always, consultation with individual horoscopes is advised. For entertainment purposes only! LOL

A bunch more details you may not care about.

The Oriental Year of the Sheep or Goat begins 19 February 2015. This is the ancient lunar New Year celebrated by most of the world. Think Magh Mela in India and Tet in Viet Nam.

The Chinese animal year begins each Western year about 4 February - it does not begin at the Chinese New Year. Those born 3, 4 or 5 February should consult http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/Chineseastrology.htm to correctly ascertain their Chinese animal sign.

The first day of the animal year is different from the Chinese New Year Day. The animal year starts on the first day of the Tiger month. Tiger month begins from the day when Sun enters ecliptic 315 degree position, which is around February 4 Gregorian calendar. That means the animal month is solar month, not lunar month. For an even more thorough discussion of the animal and Chinese New Years see http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2015ChineseHoroscope.htm See also

http://www.raymond-lo.com/p/14533/nr/100043/the-year-of-the-goat

The 12 Oriental signs, as commonly displayed on paper place mats in Chinese restaurants;

Rat	Cow	Tiger	Rabbit	Dragon	Snake	Horse	Sheep	Monkey	Chicken	Dog	Pig
1900 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008	1901 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009	1902 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010	1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011	1904 1916 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012	1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013	1906 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014	1907 1919 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015	1908 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016	1909 1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017	1910 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018	1911 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019

Click on the links above each sign for an Oriental as opposed to a Carlos prediction of your year ahead.

How Oriental Astrology works: [This is my own derivation and I’ve never seen anyone else come up with this!] Oriental astrology is essentially “good luck” astrology in that it tracks the planet Jupiter, considered to be one’s Greater Fortune. Jupiter takes 12 years to transit the zodiac of 12 signs. Therefore, in whatever year you were born, every 12 years when your Oriental zodiac animal year returns, the planet Jupiter will be in the same sign it was when you were born. Jupiter is called Guru in Hindu astrology and is considered your spiritual teacher.

Thus, roughly speaking, ALL Rabbits [Cat] have Jupiter in Aries; Dragons, Jupiter in Taurus; Snakes, Jupiter in Gemini; Horse, Jupiter in Cancer; Sheep [Goat], Jupiter in Leo; Monkey, Jupiter in Virgo; Rooster, Jupiter in Libra; Dog, Jupiter in Scorpio; Pig, Jupiter in Sagittarius; Rat, Jupiter in Capricorn; Cow [Ox], Jupiter in Aquarius; Tiger, Jupiter in Pisces.

AND because when Jupiter returns to the place it was when you were born that causes an expansion of the “good luck” in your horoscope. Some signs have more innate “good luck” than others, so the Oriental animal year is more important to some signs than others. Because Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, Horses probably experience more increased “good luck” during Horse year than other signs do in theirs.

Chinese Horoscope Compatibility

Rat	1
Ox	1	3
Tiger	4	6	5
Rabbit	5	2	3	3
Dragon	1	5	5	3	2
Snake	3	1	6	2	1	5
Horse	6	5	1	4	3	4	2
Goat	5	5	3	1	5	3	2	2
Monkey	1	3	5	3	1	3	5	3	1
Rooster	4	1	4	6	2	1	3	4	5	5
Dog	3	4	1	2	6	3	2	5	3	5	2
Pig	2	3	2	2	3	6	3	2	2	3	1	2
	Rat	Ox	Tiger	Rabbit	Dragon	Snake	Horse	Goat	Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Pig

Compatibility legend

1 excellent     2 successful     3 – good     4 – fair     5 – awkward     6 – clash

We can construct a rough ‘affability quotient’ for the signs by summing the compatibilities of each of the 12 signs with each of the other. Thus,

Rat – 36

Ox – 39

Tiger – 45

Rabbit – 37

Dragon – 37

Snake – 38

Horse – 40

Goat – 40

Monkey – 35

Rooster – 43

Dog – 38

Pig - 31

Tigers are, by quite a bit, the most self-centered and difficult to get along with followed by fractious Horses and picky Goats – Pigs by far the most affable. Using the compatibility table it is possible to make rough estimates on how your year will go. When it is your year it is invariably transforming and expansive - sometimes too much so. When it is the opposite of your year, that is, 6 years away, it can be restrictive and inharmonious.