Born on a 庚申 day

What kind of person you are

Raw ore

You decide fast and do not back down, and you do your best under pressure rather than in comfort. The classical picture for you is raw ore, or the blade made from it: hard, and useful because it does not bend. The cost is that people can find you harsh.

Day animal

The Monkey

• Finds a wayBlocked one way, it tries another: around, not through
• Learns fastPicks anything up and puts it to use
• The catchGets bored before finishing and moves on to the next thing

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 have people at your level on your side: friends, brothers and sisters, colleagues. They share your element, so they add to your strength. The cost is that whatever you gain, you share with them. The animal of your birth day brings you Allies.

Partner and self: how much strength you bring

Standing on your own

Here you get things done without needing anyone’s permission. The cost is that you find it hard to ask for help, even help you would actually use.

What is hard to keep hold of

Any part of your life that sits on 子 and 丑 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.

• The Rat
• The Ox

How it gets on with the other animals

Pulls together

The Snake

Easy to fall into, hard to leave. The Monkey and the Snake are one of the six pairs that pull together, the closest link two animals can have.

Clashes head-on

The Tiger

A pairing that does not let either person stay the same. The Tiger sits directly opposite the Monkey on the circle of twelve: a head-on clash. That makes it a restless match, not a bad one.

Team of three

The RatThe Dragon

These three get the most done together. With the Rat and the Dragon, the Monkey makes a team of three that pulls toward Water.