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Topic: Chinese astrology question
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Odette
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Registered: May 2012
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posted January 31, 2014 04:46 PM
  
Whenever I look up the compatibility between two Chinese signs - I never find anything specific about their elements.
How significant are the elements to compatibility..? e.g. would the relationship between a fire tiger and a fire dragon be very different to the relationship between a fire tiger and an earth dragon?IP: Logged |
Kerosene
Knowflake Posts: 8718
From: Mercury
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted January 31, 2014 04:49 PM
Not an expert but I think so.
Its like an unspoken rule?
I noticed I get along with water elements.
Since my particular gen are water signs.
Water monkey- Water rooster
I think being somewhat fluid and emotional sensitive is something we have in common. wait nvm.
By nature, people born under the Water element are flexible, intuitive, diplomatic and unimposing.
Yeah this ^ lolIP: Logged |
12muddy
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posted January 31, 2014 04:53 PM
You may find it interesting to check out the compatibility between elements (fire bears earth, earth bears metal...etc...), but the thing is that element compatibility in chinese astrology is a little more complicated, something the element that "bears" the other may get weakened - meaning that in the partnership/relationship/friendship, one person prospers and one gets weakened. In your case, fire tiger and earth tiger would work better than two fire tiger. Tiger natural ruling element is wood, and fire "burns" wood, hence too much fire can point to incompatibility. edit: lol sorry I misread your post. Compatibility between fire tiger and earth dragon would be quite ok. In the case of the dragon it's an dw, since dragon is naturally ruled by earth. Fire bears earth.
Tiger - naturally ruled by Wood. Earth nurture Wood.
The only thing is that fire tiger is conflicting in nature (fire burns wood). Earth dragon can be stubborn and if their power isn't harnessed well, they can be a bit out of control, too proud..etc... In the worst scenario it'd be quite stressful n the partnership may be marred by pride and ego. IP: Logged |
Violets
Moderator Posts: 2222
From: Twin Peaks
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted January 31, 2014 05:16 PM
I had it memorized once...but I had to look.Water nourishes Wood
Wood nourishes Fire
Fire nourishes Earth
Earth nourishes Metal
Metal nourishes Water
Water nourishes Wood And the other way... Water weakens Fire
Fire weakens Metal
Metal weakens Wood
Wood weakens Earth
Earth weakens water That's what I've read, but I'm not an expert on it so hopefully that's correct. And I know very little about Chinese astrology, but that's what I've read about elements. IP: Logged |
Odette
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posted January 31, 2014 05:28 PM
Oh wow! That's extra interesting!Violets and 12Muddy - Are there any books you would recommend?
& 12Muddy - Thank you for the interpretations.. but what happens between Fire Tiger and Fire Dragon?
You mentioned two fire tigers, but I am more curious about the Dragon.. I haven't attracted any fellow Tigers yet loll IP: Logged |
Violets
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From: Twin Peaks
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted January 31, 2014 05:58 PM
I got my information from a Feng Shui book and reading about it on the internet, haha. I don't recall the name of the book, though. But it was a really basic Feng Shui book.  I am only assuming that the same principles apply for astrology. Sorry I forgot to mention that part...  IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmainec
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 31, 2014 05:59 PM
Yes, but even moreso is the Rising (also called Inner Companion). Two incomaptible Signs can get along very well if their Inner Companions are compatible. IP: Logged |
12muddy
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posted February 01, 2014 05:52 AM
Odette: Sorry I can't really recommend a book coz don’t know much about English translations or chinese astrology books in English. The belief system on which chinese astrology was built is a bit different, so a lot of things get lost in translation. I have read some online articles and in general the information provided is quite similar to the info in the books that I have. Lol I read your post again and I was like “Eh I blame my retro merc”. Tiger and Dragon are both yang signs, and they’re seen as the two most powerful signs, so the union of these two is always interesting lol Fire tiger and fire dragon. In general, the nature of fire dragon is more "explosive" compared to earth dragon, because the original energy (dragon is ruled by earth so the original energy would be earth) is enhanced (fire bears earth). Chances are that the "bad side" and the "good side" are in extremes. There are other factors to take into account (the birth year is another aspect), but yeah as I’ve mentioned above, tiger is ruled by wood - fire tiger's original energy is already "weakened" or in conflict. Chances are that a relationship/union with a fire dragon may add more stress compared to the relationship between fire tiger and earth dragon. A lot of these interpretations aren’t just about personal compatibility, but also about general stuff. In the case of “incompatible” couples, it’s believed that they would either clash and/or attract bad luck/encounter more hardships/have more unfortunate events...etc... but yeah, it's something not to be taken too seriously.
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Odette
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posted February 09, 2014 08:02 PM
12muddy - Thanks so much for your insight! That's really cool!!Randall - Thank you for mentioning Inner Companions.. I've read into it now and it's all extra interesting.
My inner companion is the Snake IP: Logged |
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