Sheep 2014
Who is a Sheep?
Years: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003.
Month*: July
Hour: 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Day: ask us
* Caution: the start of the Chinese month can be as early as the 4th & as late as the 9th, depending on the year. I can let you know this too.
What is a Sheep?
Idealistic, yin earth, not the top getter-onner, the Sheep has well-meant judgements about everybody which can sometimes keep her stuck in first gear. For the unbalanced Sheep (July birthday and/or mid-afternoon birth) ambition and foolishness are pretty much the same thing. On the other side of the fence the grass is not greener; it’s actually brown on both sides. The balanced Sheep though, as well as being an expert judge of people, knows exactly what matters and is not easily diverted from it. The arrangement for instance that Sheep Bruce Willis, his ex Demi Moore and her ex (and Bruce’s fishing buddy) Ashton Kutcher have come to, whereby they stay friends and the children avoid becoming conflicted is not usual, either in Hollywood or the world at large, but it is typical Sheep behaviour.
Conversely, the value of caution and conservatism is often clear in Sheep relationships. The most obvious of these is with the extrovert spontaneous Horse whose sidekick the Sheep often ends up being. With the Sheep beside him, the Horse’s fun may be a little less riotous but he will also stay out of serious trouble. The young Horse and Sheep of 1978 and 1979 for instance, are often a tag team who go out drinking and clubbing together. The Sheep may stand back in amazement at the daring of the Horse but is there both to pick up the pieces and to take advantage when these risks bear fruit. The Horse dances on tables, the Sheep ensures a soft landing. This of course illustrates a psychological truth about the Sheep: the risk-taking they shy away from is exactly what attracts them most. Also, many a desirable partner has, on the rebound from a Horse, found a life-long proposition in the Sheep. In this light consider the relationship between Horse David Cameron and Sheep Nick Clegg.
Placed as the Sheep is between the Horse and the Monkey in the Chinese Zodiac, the Sheep understands also the trickiness of the Monkey. There is generally a certain wariness between them but this unorthodox team is capable of magic.
The Sheep also forms a natural affiliation with the Pig and the Rabbit. This is a very domestic alliance. The Chinese ideograph for home is a Pig under a roof and the average Rabbit would happily stay home 24/7 if allowed to. The Rabbit is the diplomat and mixer while the Pig who is inherently versatile takes up the slack of whatever jobs there are to perform. The Sheep makes things safe. She will have ensured for instance that there are no mutually sworn enemies on the guest list. The typical Sheep is an ideal social secretary as well as a master resolver of conflict. Psycho-therapy is among the appropriate career paths.
The Sheep is passionate, representing the yin or feminine side of sexuality, but whether male or female, the Sheep is more seducer than chatter up.
Perhaps most interestingly, the Sheep forms a team with the Dog, the Dragon and the Ox. Individually each of these three is somewhat intimidating to her but when this group gathers, her unique gifts become essential. She can draw flexibility from the Dog, humility from the Dragon and cheerful co-operation from the autocratic Ox. Above all she ensures peace among them. Even if all she does is make the coffee, the Sheep is a comforter of the insecure. She understands that most barkers never bite and that aggression is simply inverted fear.
Sheep in Wood Horse.
Stars include: tai yang Success, tian kong Void.
You’re a team player as I remind you every year. In 2013 it may have seemed that you were the only one who experienced your team, group, family as one. Consequently you may be feeling disillusioned. This may skew your judgement.
It is your nature to be supportive. You are not egotistical, you know how much you owe others but it may be that it feels as if the compliment is not being returned. Well that’s not why we pay compliments is it? The worst – and weakest – thing you can do in 2014 is to exclude those who have not in your view recognised you. You could so easily waste this year in paranoia and conspiracy theory. Resentment will only waste your time.
Don’t. To appreciate sincerely is among the most powerful actions available to man. To discriminate on grounds of what you consider to be rejection is wasteful.
You are someone who subscribes to ethical standards. You can’t be even a tad cynical without bending yourself out of shape. Look at Deputy Prime Minister, 1967 Fire Sheep Nick Clegg.
Which brings us to the central conundrum this year. The typical Sheep obeys orders without question. The corollary is that you may lack initiative. You may prefer to obey when you actually need to think independently. You are a stickler for consistency, preferring a consistent chain of command.
The relationship of Sheep to Horse is sidekick to motivator, drinks-carrier to charmer. You are right hand man and deputy. If this is not good enough, you need to make up your own mind even at the risk of unpopularity. You’re not the General – you wouldn’t fancy the hours or the responsibility – but you’re not rank and file either. If you are finding yourself in disagreement with this you’re either arrogant or dozing. Which is it?
Some of the Grand Masters see marriage in prospect this year. For some Sheep this may apparently amount to an agreement to do as you’re told. Could be. But seeing it that way is the problem. This of course is un-housetrained pride and in Chinese Metaphysics pride arises with Fire, as apathy does with Earth. The Wood Horse year is among the fieriest you’re going to experience. Note that now, I should.
In the Horse year you are talisman and lucky charm. The spontaneous Horse energy – expressed in wild, extrovert behaviour – depends on you for security. You may stand back many times while someone else dances on the table. Remember that people fall off tables. Your job is to catch them as they fall. This is a subordinate but not an inferior role. There’s a big difference.
Health: care with blood pressure and weight. Earth Sheep (1979) most vulnerable. Do not smoke.
Money: plentiful if you don’t insist on doing it all yourself.
Relationship: for the humble, pragmatic and above all gracious Sheep.
Feng Shui: Sheep (212½ to 227½ South West) holds The Sun which heals all that will be healed. Occupy for career advance. Add Metal.
Readers’ Digest Version: practice grace and humility if you would succeed.