MONKEY
Monkey keywords: Quick wit, many talents, lack of inhibition.
Monkey correlates to the western sign Leo.

Monkey Lunar Calendar:

1908 - February 2 to January 21, 1909 Yellow Monkey
1920 - February 20 to February 7, 1921 White Monkey
1932 - February 6 to January 25, 1933 Black Monkey
1944 - January 25 to February 12, 1945 Green Monkey
1956 - February 12 to January 30, 1957 Red Monkey
1968 - January 30 to February 16, 1969 Yellow Monkey
1980 - February 16 to February 4, 1981 White Monkey
1992 - February 4 to January 22, 1993 Black Monkey
2004 - January 22 to February 8, 2005 Green Monkey
2016 - February 8 to January 27, 2017 Red Monkey
2028 - January 26 to February 12, 2029 Yellow Monkey

Monkey in Rat year 2008:

Finally -- great fortune for the Monkey! Rat, Monkey, and Dragon are best friends so the chi of the Rat year perfectly matches Monkey's values and sensibilities. Business flows and prospers, romance and family life blossom, and success is indicated in all endeavors. Love luck is strong during the entire year, especially with a Rat.

Monkey Personality:

Asian folks adore Monkey. The famous Buddhist novel JOURNEY TO THE WEST (also translated as THE MONKEY KING), tells of a magical Monkey who assisted a holy monk on a pilgrimage westward. This story is so popular in China it has been included as one of the four BOOKS OF WONDER in Chinese literature. The story reveals the typical positive and negative characteristics of a Monkey individual.

One special magical Monkey, Sun Wukong, was born from a stone. He was born with supernatural abilities and soon was crowned king of the Monkeys. This magical Monkey was smart but overconfident of his tricks. He was so fearless and arrogant that he even challenged Buddha. He bet that Buddha would never be able to catch him. Sun Wukong jumped on a cloud and traveled to a place thousands of miles away. When he came upon a five-peaked mountain, he took a rest. While he happily congratulated himself for outsmarting Buddha, the five mountain peaks suddenly turned into Buddha's five fingers.

To teach this wild, magical Monkey humbleness and selflessness, Buddha requested that Monkey accompany a monk to India to bring the Buddhist sutras (teachings) back to western China. During the journey west, the magical Monkey experienced many adventures, including his fearless battle against the evil bull king, ruler of the underworld, who tried to stop the monk. Due to the events of this journey, the magical Monkey learned to turn his quick wit into wisdom and his rebellious character into leadership skills and courage.

Fabulous Monkey is unlike any other animal of the Taoist zodiac, a fearless hero who is much loved and celebrated. Countless Taoist folk tales recall this clever trickster's abilities, and crafty Monkey even found a way into great religious literature. The Ramayana, a Hindu epic, tells of the brave Monkey hero Hanuman, a devotee of Rama (an incarnation of the god Vishnu), whom he fearlessly served in battle. Hanuman is honored all over Asia - in China, southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

The year of the Monkey is a time of courage, action, anarchy, and true devotion to even the wildest of schemes. Success can be attained in business, politics, and real estate. Everyone wants to work the shrewdest angle, get the best deal, and win big. Now is the time to start new endeavors, for they are destined to succeed under Monkey's influence. But woe be to the dull or slow witted: Monkey will steal all the peanuts and leave nothing but empty shells.

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To learn more about the Monkey personality, Monkey relationships, Monkey child and parent, Monkey's fortunes in the twelve-year cycle, and details of the red fire Monkey, yellow earth Monkey, white metal Monkey, black water Monkey, and green wood Monkey, read Taoist Astrology: A Handbook of the Authentic Chinese Tradition by Susan Levitt with Jean Tang (published by Destiny Books 1997). Click here to order your copy.

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