The Rat
From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers
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The Rat is the first animal of the lunar Chinese Zodiac, and heralds the beginning of a new cycle. The Rat represents the concepts of intelligence, resourcefulness, and adaptability, as well as the ability to work with others to achieve greater goals.
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Understanding the Rat in the 12-year Lunar Zodiacal Cycle
As the first of the 12 zodiacal animals, the Rat embodies the initiative, curiosity, and cleverness required to be first across the finish line. Those born in the year of the Rat are considered to be lucky in both love and prosperity, and much of that luck they make for themselves.
Rat people are said to be intelligent, charming, gregarious, ambitious, and hard-working. Their worst flaw may a tendency to be critical, of themselves and others, as well as being susceptible to greed.
If You were born in the year of the Rat
If you were born in the year of the Rat, you are adaptable and clever, hard-working and family oriented. You aren’t afraid to go after what you want, and have the drive, social intelligence, and charm to get it. You thrive on social interaction, and set high standards for yourself and your work. In love, you may find it easy to start relationships, but harder to sustain them.
Money may flow through your fingers, so set a budget and stick to it. Likewise, beware of allowing your desire for the finer things in life to blind you to the larger costs in time and connection to the people you care about that may suffer from focusing only on achieving greater wealth.
The Rat People in Your Life
These people, like the Rat, are popular, love being with people, and are both confident and capable. They are witty and resourceful, and willing to put in the work to achieve their goals.
On the downside, they may be their own worst critics.
They often are attracted to those born in the years of the Rat, Ox, Monkey, or Dragon.
Rat Keywords to Remember
- Years: 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032, 2044, 2056, 2068, 2080
- Main Element: Water
- Main Modality: Yang
- Concepts: Clever, Charming, Socially-minded, Quick-witted, Adaptable
- Lucky Hours: 23:00 to 00:59
- Lucky Days: 4th and 13th days of each Chinese lunar month
- Lucky Months: 2nd, 5th, and 9th lunar months
- Lucky Season: Winter
- Lucky Colours: Blue, Gold, Green
- Lucky Star: Xū (Sadalsuud)
- Lucky Flowers: African Violet, Lily
- Lucky Directions: Northwest, West, Southwest
- Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 6, 8 (and combinations of these)
- Kindred Animal: Ox
- Harmonious Animals: Monkey, Dragon
- Inharmonious Animals: Horse, Rabbit, Rooster
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