甲子

Born on a 甲子 day

You are a Yang Wood Rat

A reading for anyone born on a 甲子 day starts from the line above. The top character stands for you, and the one under it is the animal of your birth day.

This page reads only the two characters of your birth day. The characters of your birth year, month and hour can strengthen what is said here or undo it.

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Traditional name: Day pillar 甲子 (gapja)
Place in the order: 1 of 60

What kind of person you are

A standing tree

You choose one direction and keep to it, so other people can plan around you. The classical picture for you is a standing tree, which grows straight up and does not go around things. The cost is that you are slow to change course, and you resist being pushed where you did not choose to go.

Day animal

The Rat

Notices earlyPicks up the mood and the way out before anyone speaks
Makes doGets things working on far less than others need
The catchWorks things out alone and never shows how, so people hesitate to trust it

This page is about a birth-day animal, not a birth-year animal. Everyone has a day animal, from the day they were born, and it is often not the year animal they know.

What the two characters do to each other

You get direct help from people above you: teachers, parents, school, someone who backs you while you take a risk. This support is steady. The cost is that you may end up living by the expectations of whoever supports you. The animal of your birth day brings you Mentors and backing.

Partner and self: how much strength you bring

Noticed too early

Here people notice you before you are ready. They warm to you quickly, but they decide who you are before you have, and you spend time afterwards correcting them.

What is hard to keep hold of

Any part of your life that sits on 戌 and 亥 is hard for you to keep hold of. These two of the twelve animals count as empty for you, and the day you were born decides which two.

How it gets on with the other animals

Pulls together: The Ox; Easy to fall into, hard to leave. The Rat and the Ox are one of the six pairs that pull together, the closest link two animals can have.
Clashes head-on: The Horse; A pairing that does not let either person stay the same. The Horse sits directly opposite the Rat on the circle of twelve: a head-on clash. That makes it a restless match, not a bad one.
Team of three: The Monkey The Dragon; These three get the most done together. With the Monkey and the Dragon, the Rat makes a team of three that pulls toward Water.

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