1980 – February 17 – Monkey-Metal
1981 – February 5 – Bird-Metal
1982 – February 24 – Dog-Water
1983 – February 13 – Pig-Water
1984 – March 3 – Rat-Wood
1985 – February 20 – Ox-Wood
1986 – February 9 – Tiger-Fire
1987 – February 28 – Hare-Fire
1988 – February 18 – Dragon-Earth
1989 – February 7 – Snake-Earth
1990 – February 26 – Horse-Metal
1991 – February 15 – Sheep-Metal
1992 – March 5 – Monkey-Water
1993 – February 22 – Bird-Water
1994 – February 11 – Dog-Wood
1995 – March 2 – Pig-Wood
1996 – February 19 – Rat-Fire
1997 – February 8 – Ox-Fire
1998 – February 27 – Tiger-Earth
1999 – February 17 – Hare-Earth
2000 – February 6 – Dragon-Metal
2001 – February 24 – Snake-Metal
2002 – February 13 – Horse-Water
2003 – March 3 – Sheep-Water
2004 – February 21 – Monkey-Wood
2005 – February 9 – Bird-Wood
2006 – February 28 – Dog-Fire
2007 – February 18 – Pig-Fire
2008 – February 7 – Rat-Earth
2009 – February 25 – Ox-Earth
2010 – February 14 – Tiger-Metal
2011 – March 5 – Hare-Metal
2012 – February 22 – Dragon-Water
2013 – February 11 – Snake-Water
2014 – March 2 – Horse-Wood
2015 – February 19 – Sheep-Wood
2016 – February 9 – Monkey-Fire
2017 – February 27 – Bird-Fire
2018 – February 16 – Dog-Earth
2019 – February 5 – Pig-Earth
2020 – February 24 – Rat-Metal
2021 – February 12 – Ox-Metal
2022 – March 3 – Tiger-Water
2023 – February 22 – Hare-Water
Forecast for 2024
The year of the Dragon begins on February 10, 2024, and ends on February 27, 2025. Wood is the Element of the year. The year of the Wood Dragon is the 38th year in the 60-year cycle of the Tibetan calendar. In Tibetan, this year is called Tromo, which translates as "Terrible".
The standard description of the year of the Dragon is as follows:
“The Year of the Dragon is energetic, giving rise to celebrations and grandiose projects. It is auspicious for marriage, birth, and new beginnings. It is a year of surprises, when an opportunity can be grasped or lost. There are also natural disturbances.”
Wood years have the following standard characteristic:
"Wood gives an animal mobility and vitality, a supple and balanced creative power, and a quality of softness. Wood years are years of transformation."
The year of Wood Dragon has the following combination of Elements:
Vitality – Earth,
Body – Fire,
Strength – Wood,
Fortune – Wood,
Life-soul – Fire.
A similar combination of Elements was in 1964, 1904, 1844, 1784 … 1064. Those years were years of Wood Dragon.
General Recommendations and Tips
Do not worry about the black stones. Everyone has them and the set of stones changes from year to year. Black stones require greater awareness and help people to engage in self-development. If you have black stones in any of the fields, then try to distribute your energy correctly and harmonize your overall condition.
Check the stones of your partners, relatives, and friends. Perhaps their white stones can help compensate for your black stones.
Do not be fooled by a large number of white stones in the forecast for the year. Be vigilant, because white stones, let's say, discourage and incline to laziness. Use the opportunities that open up, but correlate them with the restrictions (black stones) of the year. Remember that the harmony of your internal energies and their coherence with external energies – that’s the key to success and fortune.
Remember to focus on internal changes (in consciousness, in character), not on rituals. Develop a balanced, mature approach to life, use common sense, and everything will be fine. Good luck!
The Rat
NB: look for your Animal and your Element in the Chapter "How to identify your Animal and your Element", find out the meaning of obscure terms in the Chapter "Important preliminary information"
Basic Elements:
– Vitality Element: Water,
– Fortune Element: Wood,
– Life-soul Element: Metal.
Friends (have the same Fortune Element): Dragon and Monkey.
Antagonist: Horse.
Successful professions: business person, writer.
The most favorable day of the week – Wednesday.
Main character traits:
– charming, sociable, but straightforward;
– curiosity, hard work, creativity, and ambition;
– good organizer;
– can hide selfishness, prudence, and even aggression under friendliness;
– independent, self-centered, stubborn, prone to manipulating others;
– loves money and success, generous with loved ones; sensual, can be wasteful;
– a true friend.
Rat-Wood
Year: 1924, 1984
Vitality Element: Water. Body Element: Metal. Strength Element: Wood. Fortune Element: Wood. Life-soul Element: Metal
Wood (Strength Element) gives flexibility, mobility, vitality, and harmonious creative power.
Stones for 2024:
Vitality Element: ●● – two black stones
Body Element: ●● – two black stones
Strength Element: ● – one black stone
Fortune Element: ● – one black stone
Life-soul Element: ●● – two black stones
Vitality
Two black stones mean that the Element for the year controls the natal Element. This is a special reminder that the sphere of life and vitality requires attention, awareness, and harmonization. Black stones bring danger and require you to be prudent. Beware of accidents. Avoid extreme situations. Try to lead an unhurried, even lifestyle, because the energy