Before Buddha left earth, he called for all the animals to see him for the last time.  Only 12 came to him and it is these who are honoured by having its own year to govern over. Each animal has its own characteristics an being born under a particular zodiac sign will impact on your personality, love/relationships, business dealings and friendships.  So read on and find out more about this complex and ancient horoscope system.

Each of the 12 animals rules a particular year in rotation.   In addition to lending its characteristics to people born during that year, it also influences the quality of a particular year.  So according to Chinese Astrology knowing which animal rules a future year can help you plan in advance for the trials and triumphs that year might bring.

The animal signs don't just govern the years, but also the months and time of day.  The combination of the animals qualities make you a unique individual - you are no longer just a snake - say - but maybe a snake year(year) tiger (month) horse (time of day).

Chinese Astrology is influenced by the qualities of Yin & Yang - a fundamental philospophy of Taoism ( the ancient religon of China)  - which says

"that everything is state of constant change - from Yin to Yang and Yang to Yin"

Therefore, each zodiac year also has either a Yin or Yang influence to it (alternating on a yearly basis).

The basic qualities of Yin & Yang can be further defined as being one of the five elements :