CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN · FIXED ELEMENT METAL
Monkey
The curious spark that solves by playing.
You are wit, humor, and adaptation. You learn fast and you find solutions where others see a mess. Your curiosity never goes out, and your spark makes even the hard things feel light. With you around, the problem turns into a game.
STRENGTHS
- ✦ Wit and creativity
- ✦ Humor and adaptability
- ✦ Fast learning
CHALLENGES
- ✧ Getting bored with the repetitive
- ✧ Scattering yourself among distractions
- ✧ Finding it hard to finish what you start
ITS ELEMENT AND THE CYCLE
Monkey carries Metal as its fixed element, its baseline temperament. On top of that, every time the Monkey comes around again (once every twelve years), the year adds an element that rotates between Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth, completing a sixty-year cycle. That is why no two Monkey are alike: a Fire Monkey does not vibrate the same as a Water one.
WHO IT MATCHES WITH
Affinity between animals is a guide, not a verdict. Two signs that clash can work beautifully once the full charts are understood.
YEARS OF THE MONKEY
Remember that the Chinese year begins on Chinese New Year (late January or February). If you were born in those first days of the year, your animal may be the previous one. The calculator sorts it out for you.
The Monkey is one layer of you. Your birth chart holds the rest.
The Chinese zodiac speaks of the year you were born. Your Western birth chart adds your Sun, your Moon, your Rising and all your planets for a far finer portrait.