Forget everything you know
about the easy going, laid-back, roll-in-the-mud Pig. This is the year of
the Fire Pig, and there will be fireworks aplenty. It should be a
feel-good year loaded with excitement.
Water is the Pig’s fixed element. In Chinese, water plus fire equals
disaster. Also, the fifth month of the Chinese calendar is the month of
the Fire Horse. This will be a time of daring accomplishments and serious
calamities.
The Fire Pig is nevertheless a Pig, and we need to remember what that
means for us. The Pig is the 12th and last sign of the Chinese zodiac. We
have come to the end of the cycle, and it’s time to celebrate our
accomplishments. Yes, it’s party time! Be good to yourself this year;
you’ve earned it. Family reunions, extended vacations and a spa
membership are in order.
Like last year's sign, the Dog, the Pig calls us to focus on family. Now
we need to concentrate more on relationships. It’s a Fire year, a year
filled with passion. What a great time to begin a new romance or take an
existing one to a new level -- a vacation in Paris or Bali vacation might
be just the thing. When is the last time you shared a hot tub with your
sweetheart? Make it a priority this year.
The West has their fat cats and the Chinese their fat pigs. We’re talking
money! Yes, this is a year to make more than a little, so be alert for
opportunities.
It may seem incongruous to link the Pig with scholars, but the
association is there; and it’s a positive one, due in part to the fact
that the Pig’s fixed element is Water. This could thus be a very good
year for those in academia.
Although Pig is the last year in the 12-year cycle, it is only the 24th
in the larger, 60-year cycle. At this point it should be emphasized that
2007 is a Fire year. This is not a year for the faint of heart. On the
positive side, Fire provides each of us the energy we need to initiate
action, regardless of whether or not immediate attention is required. It
is not a time to sit on the sidelines.
Fire and Pig together call us to work on vigorously attacking existing
projects and completing them. It is not a particularly favorable time to
conceive of and begin new ventures. With the clash of Fire and Water, now
is not the time to take a lot of risk. Use the energy of positive Fire to
raise your work level to a high intensity, but avoid the foolhardiness
associated with negative Fire, and your business interests will
prosper.
Since this is a Fire year, those people born in an Earth year will
generally fare better than others of their animal sign, while those born
in a Metal year are likely to do worse than those born in Wood, Fire,
Earth and Water years.
Health issues vary not only by sign but by each individual. Your best bet
is to visit a Chinese doctor to have your balances checked and get some
advice for the coming year. It is a Fire year, so one thing we can say in
general is to be on the lookout for signs of stress and a tendency to
overextend one’s self.
2007 will be an exciting year. We will experience passion and crises on
and off throughout the year. The Pig is a go-with-the-flow type. If you
follow the Pig’s example by enjoying life’s pleasures and heating up your
relationships, this will be a very memorable year indeed.
To see how your sign fares during the year
of the Pig, click on your sign.
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