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The Chinese Zodiac and Western Astrology
Understanding the Connection Between Chinese Zodiac and Western Astrology
The Chinese zodiac assigns one of 12 animals and five elements to each year, with some theories suggesting different element pairings. Western astrology focuses on the zodiac signs and their ruling planets. While both systems use cycles, they interpret personality traits and horoscopes differently. Exploring their relationships can offer deeper insights into astrological symbolism.
I followed Chinese astrology including BaZi long way before Western astrology.
Your theory is so messed up it's not even funny.
Your theory is so messed up it's not even funny.
The way that I came by my element and animal associations is by using the site http://www.turtleluck.com/main-elements/ . I read all the element descriptions: yang wood, yin fire etc. and I read some descriptions of the western sun signs and matched them up according to things they had in common. The air signs were left over, and when I looked at the description of Capricorn it mentioned a 'rarefied air' that is a signature to the sign. That rarefied air means high prestige. The sign is also the mid-heaven, and the heavens is associated with air. Finally, the rooster sign fit Capricorn through the animal's description on turtlelluck.com and through the method that I will describe further down in this post. It makes sense that the bird sign is an air sign. Similarly, it makes sense that the monkey sign is a tree sign in Aquarius! If you look at all the elements when on the circle, you will see that yang signs always oppose yang signs, and yin signs always oppose yin signs.
The animals were tricky. I was lucky enough to have 4 of them in the right position already so that I could discover a pattern that I used to place the rest of the animals and it lined up perfectly. Monkey lined up with a tree, the dragon lined up with the mountain which emphasizes hugeness as a major trait. Pig lined up with yang water and is famous in the saying "sweat like a pig." Sweat is yang water! All these intuitive associations were present after applying the method that I'll describe.
The four animals that I had correctly placed were: rat in cancer, ox in leo, tiger in libra, and hare in taurus. All the rest were incorrect. For the longest time, I had dog associated with Aquarius. At this point, I decided to look for inspiration in the Chinese Zodiac story of the Great animal race. This was the first time that I consulted the story. Luckily enough for me, the animals that I had correct were the first four finishers in the story of the race, and this revealed a pattern for the rankings of the animals in the story.
In the story the animals finished the race in this order from first place to last place: rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
The first part of the pattern is that when you take the planet exalted in the chosen sign, it represents the zodiac animal. For example, moon in taurus represents the rat! The reason being that rat is associated with cancer and the moon is the ruler of cancer. So in other words, the moon is the rat and it is exalted in taurus.
The second part of the pattern is that you start with the moon in taurus and, going clockwise, touch upon all the exalted planets in the signs. You will discover that the order of the planets are the same as the order of the rankings of the zodiac animals in the race. The planet that is associated with the animal determines the sign that is associated with the animal, sometimes in a definite manner and sometimes it narrows it down to a 50/50 about where the animal should be associated.
Like I said before, I was lucky to have the first four finishers of the race in the correct signs. So I just happend to notice that:
rat ruled cancer, with the moon exalted in taurus.
Going clockwise, the next exalted planet is the sun in aries. The ox was associated with leo, so the sun in aries represented the ox who placed second in the great zodiac race.
The next exalted planet is venus in pisces. Venus rules two signs: taurus and libra. So, the next two animals to finish in the race would be associated with these two signs. The two animals were the tiger and the hare. I already had the tiger associated with libra and the hare associated with taurus.
This pattern made it clear to me that all I had to do was continue going clockwise and evaluate the exalted planet to see which animal belonged in the associated sign. All the rest of my animal placements were wrong up to this point. With the next exalted planet being mercury in aquarius, now gemini and virgo were on the table. The next animals in the rankings were dragon and snake. I had it narrowed down to 50/50 . Dragon would be either gemini, or virgo and snake would take the other sign. I looked at the element that I had associated with gemini and it was yang earth. This was symbolized by the mountain and was noted by hugeness. The hugest animal in the zodiac is the dragon. With this kind of reasoning and a good reading through of the sign, the element and animal description, I settled with dragon in gemini and this left snake to virgo. Snake in virgo fit well as the snake was described as a healer, and fast calculater. Both of these traits were of virgo.
The next planet was mars in capricorn. Mars also ruled two signs. The next animals were horse and ram. I settled on horse for aries and ram for scorpio.
Mars is exalted again in sagittarius, but I just skipped over that because it was already complete.
The next exalted planet is uranus in scorpio. The next animal is the monkey. This placed monkey to aquarius.
The next exalted planet is saturn in libra. Aquarius was already done, so only capricorn was left. The next animal was the rooster and this placed rooster in capricorn. The bird went to the heavens.
Mercury in virgo was already done with.
Neptune in leo was very specific to pisces, and the next animal was the dog, thus dog was associated with pisces.
Lastly was jupiter in cancer, the last animal was the boar and the only sign left was sagittarius.
Thank you.
The animals were tricky. I was lucky enough to have 4 of them in the right position already so that I could discover a pattern that I used to place the rest of the animals and it lined up perfectly. Monkey lined up with a tree, the dragon lined up with the mountain which emphasizes hugeness as a major trait. Pig lined up with yang water and is famous in the saying "sweat like a pig." Sweat is yang water! All these intuitive associations were present after applying the method that I'll describe.
The four animals that I had correctly placed were: rat in cancer, ox in leo, tiger in libra, and hare in taurus. All the rest were incorrect. For the longest time, I had dog associated with Aquarius. At this point, I decided to look for inspiration in the Chinese Zodiac story of the Great animal race. This was the first time that I consulted the story. Luckily enough for me, the animals that I had correct were the first four finishers in the story of the race, and this revealed a pattern for the rankings of the animals in the story.
In the story the animals finished the race in this order from first place to last place: rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
The first part of the pattern is that when you take the planet exalted in the chosen sign, it represents the zodiac animal. For example, moon in taurus represents the rat! The reason being that rat is associated with cancer and the moon is the ruler of cancer. So in other words, the moon is the rat and it is exalted in taurus.
The second part of the pattern is that you start with the moon in taurus and, going clockwise, touch upon all the exalted planets in the signs. You will discover that the order of the planets are the same as the order of the rankings of the zodiac animals in the race. The planet that is associated with the animal determines the sign that is associated with the animal, sometimes in a definite manner and sometimes it narrows it down to a 50/50 about where the animal should be associated.
Like I said before, I was lucky to have the first four finishers of the race in the correct signs. So I just happend to notice that:
rat ruled cancer, with the moon exalted in taurus.
Going clockwise, the next exalted planet is the sun in aries. The ox was associated with leo, so the sun in aries represented the ox who placed second in the great zodiac race.
The next exalted planet is venus in pisces. Venus rules two signs: taurus and libra. So, the next two animals to finish in the race would be associated with these two signs. The two animals were the tiger and the hare. I already had the tiger associated with libra and the hare associated with taurus.
This pattern made it clear to me that all I had to do was continue going clockwise and evaluate the exalted planet to see which animal belonged in the associated sign. All the rest of my animal placements were wrong up to this point. With the next exalted planet being mercury in aquarius, now gemini and virgo were on the table. The next animals in the rankings were dragon and snake. I had it narrowed down to 50/50 . Dragon would be either gemini, or virgo and snake would take the other sign. I looked at the element that I had associated with gemini and it was yang earth. This was symbolized by the mountain and was noted by hugeness. The hugest animal in the zodiac is the dragon. With this kind of reasoning and a good reading through of the sign, the element and animal description, I settled with dragon in gemini and this left snake to virgo. Snake in virgo fit well as the snake was described as a healer, and fast calculater. Both of these traits were of virgo.
The next planet was mars in capricorn. Mars also ruled two signs. The next animals were horse and ram. I settled on horse for aries and ram for scorpio.
Mars is exalted again in sagittarius, but I just skipped over that because it was already complete.
The next exalted planet is uranus in scorpio. The next animal is the monkey. This placed monkey to aquarius.
The next exalted planet is saturn in libra. Aquarius was already done, so only capricorn was left. The next animal was the rooster and this placed rooster in capricorn. The bird went to the heavens.
Mercury in virgo was already done with.
Neptune in leo was very specific to pisces, and the next animal was the dog, thus dog was associated with pisces.
Lastly was jupiter in cancer, the last animal was the boar and the only sign left was sagittarius.
Thank you.
Here's an image i drew up.
I studied Acupuncture for a year, though I didn't complete my studies. I still have a book that mentions a 6th element in the history of element theory.
"The Foundations of Chinese Medicine" by Giovanni Maciocia says on page 20:
Some of the earliest references to elements do not call them 'elements' at all; instead an element is a 'seat of government'... and they were at one point considered to be six rather than five. They were in fact called either the 'Five Abilities' or the 'Six Seats of Government'. A book from the Warring States period says: 'Heaven sends the Five Abilities and the people use them. And it also says: 'The Six Seats of Government... are Water, Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth and Grain. Thus 'Grain' was considered to be the sixth 'element'.
The earliest references to elements mention a 6th element. Granted, it was called 'grain' instead of 'air' as i have proposed, but there were six of them. Consider also that all things have a yin and a yang. Then notice that Qi is always yang. Well qi is best translated into english as 'air' or 'energy'. We have an air sign in Western Astrology. It is just another element like fire, water and earth. So if we just apply the same principle of yin and yang to the Western Air, we get Yin Air and Yang Air. That equates to a Yin Qi and a Yang Qi. So the sixth element is none other than Qi itself. Except now the law of yin and yang are applied to it and it joins the other five elements.
Edit: Also, Aries rules vitality. Your vitality is determined by your qi, so it takes the Qi sign.
"The Foundations of Chinese Medicine" by Giovanni Maciocia says on page 20:
Some of the earliest references to elements do not call them 'elements' at all; instead an element is a 'seat of government'... and they were at one point considered to be six rather than five. They were in fact called either the 'Five Abilities' or the 'Six Seats of Government'. A book from the Warring States period says: 'Heaven sends the Five Abilities and the people use them. And it also says: 'The Six Seats of Government... are Water, Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth and Grain. Thus 'Grain' was considered to be the sixth 'element'.
The earliest references to elements mention a 6th element. Granted, it was called 'grain' instead of 'air' as i have proposed, but there were six of them. Consider also that all things have a yin and a yang. Then notice that Qi is always yang. Well qi is best translated into english as 'air' or 'energy'. We have an air sign in Western Astrology. It is just another element like fire, water and earth. So if we just apply the same principle of yin and yang to the Western Air, we get Yin Air and Yang Air. That equates to a Yin Qi and a Yang Qi. So the sixth element is none other than Qi itself. Except now the law of yin and yang are applied to it and it joins the other five elements.
Edit: Also, Aries rules vitality. Your vitality is determined by your qi, so it takes the Qi sign.
Completely disagree. I think you are 0 for 12, i.e. just guessing.
Yang air is Qi. Yin air is aether.
In Plato's Timaeus (58d) speaking about air, Plato mentions that "there is the most translucent kind which is called by the name of aether (αίθηρ)".[9]
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)
Aether is the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. That refers to the midheaven and Capricorn. Cancer on the bottom of the astrological wheel, opposite capricorn, is the terrestrial sphere. Aether is also known as spirit, and is associated with gravity. The MC/ IC axis is the gravitational axis. Aether is the space between all matter. The joints are the spaces between the bones and are associated with capricorn.
https://www.buildingbeautifulsouls.com/symbols-meanings/five-elements-symbolic-meaning/spirit-element-symbolic-meaning/
Perhaps aether is the other half of Qi. Aether could be Yin Qi.
In Plato's Timaeus (58d) speaking about air, Plato mentions that "there is the most translucent kind which is called by the name of aether (αίθηρ)".[9]
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)
Aether is the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. That refers to the midheaven and Capricorn. Cancer on the bottom of the astrological wheel, opposite capricorn, is the terrestrial sphere. Aether is also known as spirit, and is associated with gravity. The MC/ IC axis is the gravitational axis. Aether is the space between all matter. The joints are the spaces between the bones and are associated with capricorn.
https://www.buildingbeautifulsouls.com/symbols-meanings/five-elements-symbolic-meaning/spirit-element-symbolic-meaning/
Perhaps aether is the other half of Qi. Aether could be Yin Qi.
You're a gemini, Nano?
The 3 Cycles and the Zodiac
There are three types of cycles in 6 element theory instead of just the two found in 5 element theory. In addition to the generating, and destroying cycles found in 5 element theory, there is also the third one called the preserving cycle in 6 element theory.
Generating Cycle
Air generating Metal
Metal generating Water
Water generating Wood
Wood generating Fire
Fire generating Earth
Earth generating Air.
Preserving Cycle
Air preserving Wood
Wood preserving Air
Metal preserving Fire
Fire preserving Metal
Water preserving Earth
Earth preserving Water
Destroying Cycle
Air destroying Water
Water destroying Fire
Fire destroying Air
Earth destroying Metal
Metal destroying Wood
Wood destroying Earth.
There are a couple visual patterns that validate the 6 element arrangement of the zodiac elements. The patterns also signify the existence of the third type of cycle, the preserving cycle, to go with the generating and the destroying cycle.
First of all, a yang sign always opposes a yang sign. A yin sign always opposes a yin sign.A yang sign always trines a yang sign. A yin sign always trines a yin sign. To have both of these patterns occuring at the same time brings order to the seemingly random placement of the elements with the signs. If one element were out of place, it would break the pattern. It brings authenticity to the theory as a whole.
Next, if you look all the trines between the signs' cusps on the circle, you will find one of the cycles represented in each aspect.
For the yang signs:
They all trine each other. Only the destruction cycle is demonstrated.
Yang Air (aries) trines Yang Water (sagittarius). Yang Air destroys Yang Water.
Yang Water (sagittarius) trines Yang Fire (Leo). Yang Water destroys Yang Fire.
Yang Fire (Leo) trines Yang Air (Aries). Yang FIre destroys Yang Air.
Yang Earth (Gemini) trines Yang Metal (Libra). Yang Earth destroys Yang Metal.
Yang Metal (Libra) trines Yang Wood (Aquarius). Yang Metal destroys Yang Wood.
Yang Wood (Aquarius) trines Yang Earth (Gemini). Yang Wood destroys Yang Earth.
For the yin signs:
They all trine each other. One example of each of the three types of cycles is demonstrated in each aspect found in the two yin grand trines.
In the grand trine with taurus, virgo and capricorn:
One of the aspects between the cusps is destroying, one is generating, and one is preserving.
Yin Metal (taurus) trines Yin Wood (virgo). Yin Metal destroys Yin Wood.
Yin Wood (virgo) trines Yin Air (capricorn). Yin Wood preserves Yin Air.
Yin Air (capricorn) trines Yin Metal (taurus). Yin Air generates Yin Metal.
Similarly, in the grand trine with cancer, scorpio and pisces:
One of the aspects between the cusps is destroying, one is generating and one is preserving.
Yin Water (pisces) trines Yin Fire (scorpio). Yin Water destroys Yin Fire.
Yin Fire (scorpio) trines Yin Earth (cancer). Yin fire generates Yin Earth.
Yin Earth (cancer) trines Yin Water (pisces). Yin earth preserves Yin Water.
There are three types of cycles in 6 element theory instead of just the two found in 5 element theory. In addition to the generating, and destroying cycles found in 5 element theory, there is also the third one called the preserving cycle in 6 element theory.
Generating Cycle
Air generating Metal
Metal generating Water
Water generating Wood
Wood generating Fire
Fire generating Earth
Earth generating Air.
Preserving Cycle
Air preserving Wood
Wood preserving Air
Metal preserving Fire
Fire preserving Metal
Water preserving Earth
Earth preserving Water
Destroying Cycle
Air destroying Water
Water destroying Fire
Fire destroying Air
Earth destroying Metal
Metal destroying Wood
Wood destroying Earth.
There are a couple visual patterns that validate the 6 element arrangement of the zodiac elements. The patterns also signify the existence of the third type of cycle, the preserving cycle, to go with the generating and the destroying cycle.
First of all, a yang sign always opposes a yang sign. A yin sign always opposes a yin sign.A yang sign always trines a yang sign. A yin sign always trines a yin sign. To have both of these patterns occuring at the same time brings order to the seemingly random placement of the elements with the signs. If one element were out of place, it would break the pattern. It brings authenticity to the theory as a whole.
Next, if you look all the trines between the signs' cusps on the circle, you will find one of the cycles represented in each aspect.
For the yang signs:
They all trine each other. Only the destruction cycle is demonstrated.
Yang Air (aries) trines Yang Water (sagittarius). Yang Air destroys Yang Water.
Yang Water (sagittarius) trines Yang Fire (Leo). Yang Water destroys Yang Fire.
Yang Fire (Leo) trines Yang Air (Aries). Yang FIre destroys Yang Air.
Yang Earth (Gemini) trines Yang Metal (Libra). Yang Earth destroys Yang Metal.
Yang Metal (Libra) trines Yang Wood (Aquarius). Yang Metal destroys Yang Wood.
Yang Wood (Aquarius) trines Yang Earth (Gemini). Yang Wood destroys Yang Earth.
For the yin signs:
They all trine each other. One example of each of the three types of cycles is demonstrated in each aspect found in the two yin grand trines.
In the grand trine with taurus, virgo and capricorn:
One of the aspects between the cusps is destroying, one is generating, and one is preserving.
Yin Metal (taurus) trines Yin Wood (virgo). Yin Metal destroys Yin Wood.
Yin Wood (virgo) trines Yin Air (capricorn). Yin Wood preserves Yin Air.
Yin Air (capricorn) trines Yin Metal (taurus). Yin Air generates Yin Metal.
Similarly, in the grand trine with cancer, scorpio and pisces:
One of the aspects between the cusps is destroying, one is generating and one is preserving.
Yin Water (pisces) trines Yin Fire (scorpio). Yin Water destroys Yin Fire.
Yin Fire (scorpio) trines Yin Earth (cancer). Yin fire generates Yin Earth.
Yin Earth (cancer) trines Yin Water (pisces). Yin earth preserves Yin Water.
Posted by kristoff
I've seen a few different theories, but I believe that this is how the Chinese zodiac rightly fits onto the circle of signs:
Aries - yang air - horse
Taurus - yin metal - hare
Gemini - yang earth - dragon
Cancer - yin earth - rat
Leo - yang fire - ox
Virgo - yin wood - snake
Libra - yang metal - tiger
Scorpio - yin fire - ram
Sagittarius - yang water - boar
Capricorn - yin air - rooster
Aquarius - yang wood - monkey
Pisces - yin water - dog
I am aware that there are only 5 elements in Chinese astrology, but seeing that there are 12 animals, each with a yin and a yang, I think the sixth element got lost somewhere over the centuries.
After aligning the animals and elements as individual pieces to the astrological circle, I also think that the animals are paired up with the wrong elements in the traditional Chinese Zodiac. I wrote what I believe to be correct.
On the western end, this theory allows six elements instead of four with two signs per element.
https://element6.simdif.com
You got it wrong.
Aries = dragon
Taurus = snake
Leo= monkey
Scorpio=pig
Sag= rat
Posted by swampy1
You got it wrong.
Aries = dragon
Taurus = snake
Leo= monkey
Scorpio=pig
Sag= rat
I disagree Swampy. Why do you think it goes that way?
Posted by kristoffPosted by swampy1
You got it wrong.
Aries = dragon
Taurus = snake
Leo= monkey
Scorpio=pig
Sag= rat
I disagree Swampy. Why do you think it goes that way?click to expand
Lol. Because it is what it is. Where did you get your info from?
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I am aware that there are only 5 elements in Chinese astrology, but seeing that there are 12 animals, each with a yin and a yang, I think the sixth element got lost somewhere over the centuries.
After aligning the animals and elements as individual pieces to the astrological circle, I also think that the animals are paired up with the wrong elements in the traditional Chinese Zodiac. I wrote what I believe to be correct.
On the western end, this theory allows six elements instead of four with two signs per element.
https://element6.simdif.com