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05 FEB 1924 - 24 JAN 1925
24 JAN 1936 - 10 FEB 1937
10 FEB 1948 - 28 JAN 1949
28 JAN 1960 - 14 FEB 1961
15 FEB 1972 - 02 FEB 1973
02 FEB 1984 - 19 FEB 1985
19 FEB 1996 - 06 FEB 1997
THE RAT PERSONALITY
BEING A RAT IS ACTUALLY FAR FROM CONTEMPTIBLE, ESPECIALLY THE CHINESE WORD FOR RAT CAN ALSO MEAN MOUSE, VOLE, HAMSTER, OR ANY OTHER LOVEABLE RODENT. INDEED, FOR THE RAT PERSONALITY, THE KEYWORD IS 'CHARM'.
SINCE THE RAT IS THE FIRST SIGN OF THE ZODIAC, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RAT TYPE ARE LEADERSHIP, STIMULATION AND A LOVE OF NOVELTY. RATS ARE EXCELLENT INNOVATORS, AND ARE GOOD WITH NEW IDEAS, BUT NOT SO PROFICIENT AT FOLLOWING THEM THROUGH. THEY LIKE TO LEAVE PRACTICAL MATTERS TO THEIR MORE TECHNICALLY INCLINED FRIENDS.
PROBLEM SOLVERS
RATS HAVE A UNCANNY KNACK OF BEING ABLE TO SEETHROUGH TO THE KNOT OF A PROBLEM, AND CAN PRODUCE SOLUTIONS.
THE RAT HOUR IS MIDNIGHT, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A TIME WHEN THE RAT'S MIND IS MORE ACTIVE. OFTEN, JUST WHEN THE FAMILY IS PREPARING FOR BED, THE RAT MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD SUDDENLY SURFACES WITH A NEW IDEA, AND SLEEP IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL THE WHOLE NOTION HAS BEEN TRASHED OUT. BUT THE ENTHUSIASM DOES NOT ALWAYS LAST UNTIL MORNING.
THE RAT'S DISDAIN OF PRACTICAL DETAIL EXTENDS TO A CONTEMPT FOR FINANCIAL MATTERS, IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS FRUSTRATINGLY ERRATIC. IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF ECONOMY, SUCH AS KEEPING ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS UP TO DATE, ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED. INDEED, RAT TYPES MAY BE REDUCED TO SCRIMPING, HAVE TO SAVE AND CUT CORNERS IN LEAN TIMES; BUT AS SOON AS MONEY APPEARS THEY LOSE RESTRAINT, FORGET ALL THEY HAVE LEARNT, AND GO ON A SPENDING SPREE.
AGILE MINDS
RAT-TYPES ARE GENERALLY CLEVER AND QUICK WITTED. THEIR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH ABSTRACT CONCEPTS MEANS THAT THEY ARE OFTEN GOOD WITH FIGURES. THEY ARE ALSO EXCELLENT CONVERSATIONALISTS, ONE FAULT PERHAPS BEING THAT THEY ARE A LITTLE TO APT TO NAME DROP, OR EVEN PLACE DROP. (I'VE NOT TASTED ANYTHING AS GOOD SINCE THE TIME I WENT BALLONING WITH TOM CRUISE IN KATHMANDU.) THAT IS THE KIND OF CASUAL REMARK THAT THE RAT LIKES TO SLIP OCCASIONALLY.
THE RAT YEAR
SINCE THE RAT YEAR IS THE FIRST IN THE CYCLE OF 12, CHINESE ASTROLOGERS HAVE ALWAYS DECLARED THAT IT IS THE IDEAL TIME TO BEGIN WORK ON PUBLIC PROJECTS WHICH, OF COURSE, INVOLVE PEOPLE BORN UNDER EVERY SIGN. JUST AS THE NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH HOPES, RESOLUTIONS AND RENEWED CONFIDENCE, SO A RAT YEAR GIVES EVERYONE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO START AFRESH. RAT YEARS ARE NEVER THE RAMARKABLE ONES; JUST AS THE RAT HOUR IS THE MIDNIGHT HOUR WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING. BUT IT MAY BE THAT APPARENTLY INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE RAT YEAR ARE THE SEEDS OF LATER WORLD-SHATTERING EVENTS.
A NEW START
UNLESS YOUR SIGN IS ONE OF THE FEW WHICH ACTUALLY CONFLICT WITH THE RAT, CHOOSE THE RAT YEAR FOR BEGINNING A LONG TERM COMMITMENT INVOLVING YOURSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY, OR PERHAPS A BUSINESS. A CHANGE OF HOUSE OR PREMISES, A MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION AND FAMILY EMIGRATION ARE ALL MATTERS THAT FIND FAVOUR IN THE RAT YEAR. BUT FOR MATTERS WHICH CONCERN ONLY YOU AND YOUR PARTNER (SUCH AS BEGINNING A NEW CAREER, OR MARRIAGE), CHOOSE A YEAR WHICH IS SUITED TO YOUR PERSONALITY.
RAT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THE TIGER
WITH ANOTHER RAT
WITH THE OX
THIS WILL PROVE TO BE A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP IF THE RAT IS PREPARED TO BE SUBORDINATE. THE TIGER CAN BRING THE SECURITY - FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL - WHICH THE RAT OFTEN NEEDS.
RATS MAKE GOOD COMPANIONS WITH EACH OTHER. BUT LONG TERM COMMITMENT, WHETHER IN BUSINESS OR ROMANCE, WILL NEED A LOT OF HELP FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
THE RAT'S CONVERSE IS THE RELIABLE OX; BUT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE RAT WILL MAKE THIS ADVISABLE CHOICE OF PARTNER. THE OX IS TOO DEPENDABLE AND STAID FOR THE INVENTIVE RAT.
WITH THE SNAKE
WITH THE DRAGON
WITH THE HARE
THE SNAKE PROVIDES INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION FOR THE MENTALLY ACTIVE RAT. SO IT WILL BE A HAPPY ENOUGH RELATIONSHIP, PROVIDED THAT NEITHER PARTICIPANT EXPECTS PRACTICAL RESULTS!
THE RAT FINDS THE DRAGON'S EXUBERANT PERSONALITY MAGICALLY ATTRACTIVE , WHILE THE DRAGON RECOGNISES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RAT'S STIMULATING AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
THE RAT IS LIKELY TO BE EXASPERATED BY THE HARE'S VERY DIFFERENT INTERESTS. AT FIRST, IT MIGHT BE MERELY MINOR MATTERS THAT CAUSE CONFLICT, BUT LATER ON OPINIONS MAY CLASH.
WITH THE HORSE
WITH THE MONKEY
WITH THE SHEEP
THE RAT IS LIKELY TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE TECHNICALLY ABLE MONKEY. EACH RECOGNISES THE OTHER'S GIFTS AND TALENTS, AND THEY SOON DEVELOPE AN UNDERSTANDING.
THE RAT AND THE HORSE HAVE A GRUDGING RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER, BUT IT RARELY BECOMES A MUTUAL ATTRACTION, AND THE INITIAL SUSPICION AND DISTRUST LINGERS.
OUTSIDERS MAY WONDER WHAT THESE TWO SEE IN EACH OTHER. THEY ARE BOTH SO WRAPPED UP IN THEIR OWN WORLDS THAT IT IS HARD FOR THEM TO COMMUNICATE.
WITH THE ROOSTER
WITH THE DOG
WITH THE PIG
BOTH THE RAT AND THE ROOSTER ARE HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES. SOMETIMES, WHEN THEY AGREE, EACH THINKS THE OTHER IS WONDERFUL! BUT, WHEN THEY DIFFER, THE RELATIONSHIP SUFFERS.
IN THE HOME LIFE, THE RAT WILL BE THE ORGANISER, WITH THE DOG PARTNER FAITHFULLY PUTTING THE PLANS INTO ACTION. IN BUSINESS, THE SAME KIND OF RELATIONSHIP APPLIES.
THIS IS AN ODD RELATIONSHIP, WITH ITS PLUS AND MINUS POINTS. THERE IS OFTEN IMMEDIATE ROMANTIC ATTRACTION, BUT MANY DIFFERENCES OF INTEREST THAT THREATEN.
THE YEAR OF THE RAT
WHATEVER YOUR ANIMAL SIGN,STUDY THE LIST BELOW TO FIND OUT HOW YOU WILL FARE IN A RAT YEAR.
THE TIGER
THE HARE
THE RAT
THE OX
THIS IS A GOOD YEAR FOR THE TIGER, WHETHER FOR BEGINNING OR CONTINUING PROJECTS. ROMANCE, FINANCE AND HEALTH ARE SOUND.
THIS IS THE IDEAL TIME FOR THE RAT TO BEGIN ANY NEW PROJECT. IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE CARE, HOWEVER, THAT MOMENTUM IS MAINTAINED.
IT IS BEST TO USE THIS YEAR TO BEGIN SHORT TERM, RATHER THAN LONG-TERM PROJECTS.PLAN TO FINISH THEM BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THIS YEAR CAN BRING ITS SHARE OF PROBLEMS. DO NOT WORRY IF THERE ARE SETBACKS; MATTERS WILL EVENTUALLY BE SOLVED.
THE DRAGON
THE SNAKE
THE HORSE
THE SHEEP
THERE SHOULD BE GOOD PRODRESS THIS YEAR; BUT FOR IMPORTANT CHANGES, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
OVERALL, THIS WILL BE AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR THE DRAGON. MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WHILE THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
THIS IS NOT THE IDEAL PERIOD TO STRIKE OUT IN NEW DIRECTION. A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN PROGRESS.
THERE COULD BE DISAPPOINTMENTS THIS YEAR; SO IT IS BETTER NOT TO LAUNCH INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL PHASE.
THE DOG
THE ROOSTER
THE PIG
THE MONKEY
TOO MANY POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS AHEAD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE. THIS IS NOT THE IDEAL TIME TO DECIDE; KEEP YOUR OPTIONS OPEN.
THIS IS A FAVOURABLE YEAR,ESPECIALLY FOR MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE HOME OR FAMILY. IN BUSINESS, ACT NOW TOO.
IT SHOULD BE A FAIR YEAR, BUT IF POSSIBLE LEAVE IMPORTANT DECISIONS UNTIL NEXT YEAR; THERE ARE TOO MANY DISTRACTING CHANGES AHEAD.
AN EXCELLENT TIME TO PUT IDEAS INTO PRACTICE. BUSINESS SHOULD BE A GREAT SUCCESS; LOVE, THE BASIS OF A PERMANENT RELATIONSHIP.
HOW THE HOUR OF BIRTH AFFECTS THE RAT PERSONALITY.
RAT HOUR (11pm-1am)
GOOD FORTUNE, RESOURCEFULNESS, CAUTION AND CHARM. THE HEART SHOULD NOT RULE.
OX HOUR (1am-3am)
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF CREATIVITY ARE COMBINED IN THIS INDEPENDENT PERSONALITY, AS IN FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
TIGER HOUR (3am-5am)
WIDE TRAVEL, A GOOD MARRIAGE AND AN INHERITANCE; WEAK FAMILY TIES.
HARE HOUR (5am-7am)
MUCH SUCCESS IN LOVE; BUT MARRIAGE, EVEN WITH CHILDREN, COULD BE LESS REWARDING. AVOID ANY RISKS TO HEALTH.
DRAGON HOUR (7am-9am)
YOU DO MUCH BETTER WITH SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL DEALINGS AND TRANSACTIONS.
YOUR INTELLIGENT AND ENQUIRING MIND IS FUNDAMENTAL TO YOUR WAY OF LIFE. KEEP YOUR FAMILY IN MIND.
SNAKE HOUR (9am-11am)
HORSE HOUR (11am-1pm)
A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE REQUIRES HARD WORK AS IT MAY NOT BE A LOVE MATCH.
SHEEP HOUR (1pm-3pm)
INITIALLY, LOVE MAY BE THWARTED, BUT DO NOT LOSE HEART AS A CONTENTED FAMILY LIFE WILL BE YOUR REWARD.
MONKEY HOUR (3pm-5pm)
MANY OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THIS CLEVER, SKILFUL PERSONALITY.
YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO ACHIEVE THE FAME YOU DESIRE, EVEN RISKING YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
ROOSTER HOUR (5pm-7pm)
TRAVEL AND MARRIAGE CAN BRING REWARD. YOUWILL ACQUIRE PROPERTY; BUT AVOID RISK.
DOG HOUR (7pm-9pm)
FAMILY MATTERS MAY COME IN THE WAY OF SUCCESS. IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR OR MOVE HOUSE, TAKE CARE.
