The Year Of The Dog

2006 THE YEAR OF THE FIRE DOG

CHINESE ASTROLOGY TELLS US THIS IS A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL ARENAS.

What will make the Dog year a special one and what will be the qualities of the coming year?

This Year of the Dog is composed of two elements, as is normal in the Chinese zodiac. Each animal has its own element· The Dog is an animal ruled by Earth. The yearly quality moves through the Chinese Five Elements every ten years, so this year is a Fire Dog year. It's Fire burning on top with the Earth underneath. The last time we had a Fire and Earth Dog year was 1946 at the end of World War Two, the first year of peace and recovery. The United Nations General Assembly had its first meeting in London in 1946 and elected its Secretary General. The verdicts of the Nuremberg Trials were first handed down and many Nazi war criminals condemned to death. Leaders of many world governments stepped down as the war ended and new leaders took their place· France, Argentina, Italy, Albania, Hungary, Japan, Sarawak and Czechoslovakia all experienced changes in leadership and status.

Optimism and Honesty

With the Fire sitting on top of Earth, according to the Chinese cycle of birth and destruction, Fire will give birth to Earth. This is more a symbol of support and harmony and may bring a relatively more peaceful year with less international conflicts than in the past few years. Fire sitting on top in 2006 is yang Fire, which is like the Sun. It symbolizes openness, optimism, warmth, politeness and care. There can, therefore, be more open and honest peace talks and settlements, leading to a more harmonious atmosphere, which has been lacking for many years.

The earth underneath, in the Dog, has the symbolism of the Gates of Hell. This carries spiritual and religious implications for all of us. The year 2006 will likely focus on seeking more spiritual meaning and answers and more people will be drawn to religious and philosophical questions and growth.

The Fire Dog is very socially conscious of rights and wrongs, so we can expect that this coming year will bring a strong focus on injustices in the world, on political policies that are wrong and the ordinary person will be more questioning of their leaders and their leaders' decisions. Issues over the war in Iraq for example and any possible invasion of Iran or North Korea will be strongly contested by public debates; any decisions that the public perceives are done for the wrong reasons will bring much debate and media discussion. Many will throw their principles on the line for what they see as truth in international and national politics. Debates in many countries could be fierce and accompanied by much barking and noise as the Dog exerts its strength in the principles of justice for all.

With Fire over Earth, the earth can be strengthened, but if it gets out of balance we'll have the earth erupting, so expect many great fires, the eruption of volcanoes (fire in the earth) earthquakes, landslides, explosions due to earth causes or perhaps to fossil fuels, and other influences emanating from the earth that can upset the balance of the environment. Many environmental issues could come to a head this year as our consciousness of the connections between our economic system and the world's climate become clearer.

Global Warming Debates

Expect great debates about the role of mankind and our combined impact on the natural world to reach peaks in 2006. Many people will make changes in their lifestyles under this influence to help save the planet. Expect more environmental shifts in government policies forced by people pressure. It's to be expected then that there will be more cooperation among countries this year, aimed at setting up an effective system for the protection of global interests, such as resolving environmental conflicts, global warming issues, religious differences and the prevention of disease. The ongoing debate about the Kyoto Treaty may be resolved in 2006.

The Dog character in Chinese is one of what is called the 'Stars of the Arts'. This indicates that great academic achievements are possible this year, as well as issues around the role of humanity, so new knowledge about humanity will come to light. Illumination of mankind will be an important outcome from this knowledge and we will all benefit. Discovery of new truths about ourselves is very possible, especially related to our past on the earth. Since fire rules illumination and the earth is our home, many new truths will surface about the origins of mankind this year. The much touted connection between science and religion (or spirituality) will be made very clear this year and bring us a revolution in science and its place in the world. Movies such as 'What The Bleep...' will be accepted in the mainstream and more will come forward to express the same truths.

Financial Security

Because the Dog is a bit of a worrier and suffers from anxiety, it's not a good year to be over-extended financially. The occurrence of natural disasters and alterations in the environmental status quo, brought on by earth shifts and changes, plus new policies from governments to reduce the effects of pollution and mankind's impact on the world, will transform economies drastically (in some countries). It's best then, in the Fire Dog year, not to overextend your credit and to look after long term planning for yourself in the future. This revolves around the state of the world's weather, as well as long term climate change. Look to longer term contingency plans for yourself and your family. What would you do if a New Orleans style disaster happened to your city? Could you cope with losing your home and all your financial assets? Where would you go? Who is your community that you would turn to for help? Make plausible plans based around these types of events. Draw up possible escape routes from cities or urban areas and see where your personal support lies amongst the people you know.

This is not meant to scare you, dear reader, but to prepare you for all possibilities in the coming future. The Fire Dog year is a good one to start where support for people issues and personal justice is high and people are looking for greater purpose in their lives. The Chinese Year of the Fire Dog is going to be one where many environmental problems will come to a head but also a year where you can see the greater possible future for yourself and family and to make sure you know why you are here on earth and what the true soul purpose is for your existence.

From: discharge-debt.com