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I often wonder to myself why people jump to conclusions before the shoe,

as the lace in the buckle is snapping that trap to the as sump shin as a trunk,

the well on the Flame is still a ring around the base of Entry to Thunders streak,

yet should the tide rise and the chart stare does not the Ocean still work its plank on slate??,

did not the Sands dial that pebble to be a granite marble on the mountains lane??,

shall not the road to roam consist of more that tread people that cleat to as per burr grrs brain??,

did not the trench in the Mucker familiar the Horse to the Rider in that storm of Glacier freeze??,

crowd dead Men towel a Tea has just brought the bed to the rake as a per pen dick ewe loop.

Should the Universe throw to the Planets a state of comprehension via Oxygen Nation,

does that bring the Orca to scratch and the beach to a Stand as the throttle??,

is not the rein on direction of growth to the complete just to be able to look at the Milky Way on the keys??

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religion for the dario and a mirror to reflect dense sorrow for the buckets Tram,

dip the meant to coin a purse a envelope to the foot hold??,

pew on that is the verbiage that rinses soap to box crates.

Nail to penny place a measure on the weight of what is a swing on the impact of the to by for,

as the inch can no longer represent the proper prime to measure the snore its society on the sheets at shrank,

not even the lumber yard is able to cut the timber for the original deed,

as should anyone care to In Vest go to the locale Chop Shop of Wood detail the Foot is now a speak,

that construction that now says that Particle Board is plywood on the stile,

recycle that with a wisdom for on the Toothpick its the Nail File that will empty sku.

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Snake (zodiac)

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The Snake (蛇) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac and related to the Chinese calendar, as well as in related East Asian zodiacal or calendrical systems. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳.^[1]

According to one mythical legend, there is a reason for the order of the 12 animals in the 12-year cycle. The story goes that a race was held to cross a great river, and the order of the animals in the cycle was based upon their order in finishing the race. In this story, the Snake compensated for not being the best swimmer by hitching a hidden ride on the Horse's hoof, and when the Horse was just about to cross the finish line, jumping out, scaring the Horse, and thus edging it out for sixth place.

The same 12 animals are also used to symbolize the cycle of hours in the day, each being associated with a two-hour time period. The "hour" of the Snake is 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., the time when the sun warms up the earth, and Snakes are said to slither out of their holes.

The reason the animal signs are referred to as "zodiacal" is that one's personality is said to be influenced by the animal sign(s) ruling the time of birth, together with elemental aspects of the animal signs within the sexagenarian (60 year) cycle. Similarly, the year governed by a particular animal sign is supposed to be characterized by it, with the effects particularly strong for people who were born in a year governed by the same animal sign.

In Chinese symbology, Snakes are regarded as intelligent, but with a tendency to be somewhat unscrupulous.^[2]

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• 1Years and the Five Elements
• 2Basic astrology elements
• 3Gallery
• 4See also
• 5Notes
• 6References

Years and the Five Elements[edit]

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Snake", while also bearing the following elemental sign:

Start date	End date	Heavenly branch
10 February 1929	29 January 1930	Earth Snake
27 January 1941	14 February 1942	Metal Snake
14 February 1953	2 February 1954	Water Snake
2 February 1965	20 January 1966	Wood Snake
18 February 1977	6 February 1978	Fire Snake
6 February 1989	26 January 1990	Earth Snake
24 January 2001	11 February 2002	Metal Snake
10 February 2013	30 January 2014	Water Snake
29 January 2025	16 February 2026	Wood Snake
15 February 2037	3 February 2038	Fire Snake

Basic astrology elements[edit]

Earthly Branch of Birth Year:	Si
The Five Elements:	Fire (Huo)
Yin Yang:	Yin
Lunar Month:	Fourth
Lucky Numbers:	2, 8, 9; Avoid: 1, 6, 7
Lucky Flowers:	orchid, cactus
Lucky Colors:	red, light yellow, black; Avoid: white, golden, brown[3]

Gallery[edit]

Depictions of zodiacal Snakes either solo or in group context with the other eleven zodiacal creatures shows how they have been imagined in the calendrical context.

Wood (Wu Xing)

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Classical elements
Stoicheion (στοιχεῖον)
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Tattva – Mahābhūta, Panchikarana
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Wood (Chinese: 木; pinyin: mù), sometimes translated as Tree, is the growing of the matter, or the matter's growing stage.^[1] Wood is the first phase of Wu Xing. Wood is yang in character. It stands for springtime, the east, the planet Jupiter, the color green, wind, and theAzure Dragon (Qing Long) in Four Symbols.

The Wu Xing are chiefly an ancient mnemonic device for systems with 5 stages; hence the preferred translation of "tree" over "wood".^{[citation needed]}

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• 1Attributes
• 2Astrology
• 3Cycle of Wu Xing
• 4References

Attributes[edit]

In Chinese Taoist thought, Wood attributes are considered to be strength and flexibility, as with bamboo. It is also associated with qualities of warmth, generosity, co-operation and idealism. The Wood person will be expansive, outgoing and socially conscious. The wood element is one that seeks ways to grow and expand. Wood heralds the beginning of life, springtime and buds, sensuality and fecundity. Wood needs moisture to thrive.

In Chinese medicine, wood is associated with negative feelings of anger, positive feelings of patience, and altruism.

Organs associated with this element are the liver (yin), gall bladder (yang), eyes, and tendons.

Astrology[edit]

In Chinese astrology, wood is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms), which combine with the 12 Earthly Branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to form the 60 year cycle.

Yang WOOD years end in 4 (e.g. 1974).

Yin WOOD years end in 5 (e.g. 1975).

Wood governs the Chinese zodiac signs Tiger, Rabbit and Dragon.

Some Western astrologers have argued for an association between wood and the element Ether, on the grounds that ether is associated with Jupiter in Vedic Astrology.^[2]

Cycle of Wu Xing[edit]

In the regenerative cycle of the Wu Xing, water engenders Wood, "as rain or dew makes plant life flourish"; Wood begets fire as "fire is generated by rubbing together two pieces of wood" and it must be fueled by burning wood.

In the conquest cycle:

Wood overcomes earth by binding it together with the roots of trees and drawing sustenance from the soil;

Metal overcomes Wood, as the metal axe can topple the largest trees.^[3]

Azure Dragon

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"Thanh Long" redirects here. For the fruit known as "Thanh Long", see Dragonfruit.

Azure Dragon
Depiction of the Qīng Lóng on a tile
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	青龍
Simplified Chinese	青龙
Literal meaning	Blue Dragon
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Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	Thanh Long
Korean name
Hangul	청룡
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Japanese name
Kanji	青竜
Hiragana	せいりゅう
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The Azure Dragon is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It represents the east and the spring season. It should not be confused with the mythological yellow dragon that is associated with the Emperor of China. It is also referred to in media, feng shui, other cultures, and in various venues as the Green Dragon and the Avalon Dragon.^[1]

It is known as Qing Long in Chinese, Seiryū in Japanese, Cheongnyong in Korean, and Thanh Long in Vietnamese. It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East (simplified Chinese: 东方青龙; traditional Chinese: 東方青龍; pinyin: Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng, or sometimes simplified Chinese: 东方苍龙; traditional Chinese: 東方蒼龍; pinyin: Dōng Fāng Cāng Lóng).

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• 1The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon
• 2Cultural depictions
• 3Influence
• 4See also
• 5In popular culture
• 6References
• 7External links

The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon[edit]

As the other three Symbols, there are seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon within Azure Dragon. The names and determinative stars are:^[2][3]

Mansion no.	Name (pinyin)	Translation	Determinative star
1	角 (Jiăo)	Horn	Spica
2	亢 (Kàng)	Neck	κ Vir
3	氐 (Dĭ)	Root	α Lib
4	房 (Fáng)	Room	π Sco
5	心 (Xīn)	Heart	σ Sco
6	尾 (Wěi)	Tail	μ Sco
7	箕 (Jī)	Winnowing Basket	γ Sgr

Cultural depictions[edit]

Example of the Azure Dragon in a Chinese rubbing from tomb of Wang Hui

The Azure Dragon on the national flag of Qing China, 1889-1912

In the novel Shuo Tang Yanyi (Tales of the Tang dynasty), the White Tiger's star is reincarnated as General Luo Cheng (羅成 / 罗成), who serves Li Shimin. The Azure Dragon's Star is reincarnated as General Shan Xiongxin (單雄信 / 单雄信), who serves Wang Shichong. The two generals are sworn brothers of Qin Shubao (秦叔寶 / 秦叔宝), Cheng Zhijie (程知節 / 程知节) and Yuchi Jingde (尉遲敬德 / 尉迟敬德). After death, their souls are said to possess heroes of the Tang dynasty and Goguryeo, such as Xue Rengui (薛仁貴 / 薛仁贵) and Yeon Gaesomun (渊盖苏文).

As an example, the Azure Dragon is represented on the tomb of Wang Hui (stone coffin, east side), Hsi-k'ang (extension of Szechwan during Han), Lu-shan. A Chinese rubbing of this was collected by David Crockett Graham and is in the Field Museum of Natural History.^[4][5]

The dragon featured on the Chinese national flag in 1862-1912.

Influence[edit]

The murals of the Goguryeo Tomb

In Japan, the Azure Dragon is one of the four guardian spirits of cities and is said to protect the city of Kyoto on the east. The west is protected by the White Tiger, the north is protected by the Black Tortoise, the south is protected by the Vermilion Bird, and the center is protected by the Yellow Dragon. In Kyoto there are temples dedicated to each of these guardian spirits. The Azure Dragon is represented in the Kiyomizu Temple in eastern Kyoto. Before the entrance of the temple there is a statue of the dragon which is said to drink from the waterfall within the temple complex at nighttime. Therefore, each year a ceremony is held to worship the dragon of the east. In 1983, theKitora Tomb was found in the village of Asuka. All four guardians were painted on the walls (in the corresponding directions) and a system of the constellations was painted on the ceiling. This is one of the few ancient records of the four guardians. In Korea, the murals of theGoguryeo Tombs found at Uhyon-ni in South Pyongan province features the Azure Dragon and the other mythological creatures of the four symbols.^[6]

Four Symbols (China)

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The Four Symbols (Chinese: 四象; pinyin: Sì Xiàng) are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations. They are the Azure Dragon (Chinese: 青龙; pinyin: Qīng Lóng), of the East, the Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhū Què) of the South, the White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; pinyin: Baí Hǔ) of the West, and the Black Turtle (Chinese: 玄武;pinyin: Xuán Wū) of the North. Each one of them represents a direction and a season, and each has its own individual characteristics and origins. Symbolically and as part of spiritual and religious belief, they have been culturally important in China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. In the latter countries, they are known under the names, correspondingly: Cheongryong (청룡)/Thanh Long/Seiryū (せいりゅう), Jujak (주작)/Chu Tước/Suzaku (すざく), Baek-ho (백호)/Bạch Hổ/Byakko (びゃっこ), and Hyeonmu (현무)/Huyền Vũ/Genbu (げんぶ).

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• 1History
• 2Correspondence with the Five Elements
• 3Correspondence with the Four Seasons
• 4See also
• 5References
• 6External links

History[edit]

The Four Symbols were given human names after Daoism became popular. The Azure Dragon has the name Meng Zhang (孟章), the Vermilion Bird was called Ling Guang (陵光), the White Tiger Jian Bing (監兵), and the Black Turtle Zhi Ming (執明).

In 1987, a tomb was found at Xishuipo (西水坡) in Puyang, Henan. There were some clam shells and bones forming the images of the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Big Dipper. It is believed that the tomb belongs to the Neolithic Age, dating to about 6,000 years ago.^[1]

The Rongcheng Shi manuscript recovered in 1994 gives five directions rather than four and places the animals quite differently: Yu the Great gave banners to his people marking the north with a bird, the south with a snake, the east with the sun, the west with the moon, and the center with a bear.^[2]

The colours of the animals also match the colours of soil in the corresponding areas of China: the bluish-grey water-logged soils of the east, the reddish iron-rich soils of the south, the whitish saline soils of the western deserts, the black organic-rich soils of the north and the yellow soils from the central loess plateau.^[3]

Correspondence with the Five Elements[edit]

A Han-dynasty pottery tile emblematically representing the five cardinal directions

These mythological creatures have also been synthesized into the 5 element system. The Azure Dragon of the East represents Wood, the Vermilion Bird of the South represents Fire, the White Tiger of the West represents Metal, and the Black Turtle (or Dark Warrior) of the North represents Water. In this system, the fifth element Earth is represented by the Yellow Dragon of the Center.^[4]

Correspondence with the Four Seasons[edit]

The four beasts each represent a season. The Azure Dragon of the East represents Spring, the Vermilion Bird of the South represents Summer, the White Tiger of the West represents Autumn, and the Black Turtle of the North represents Winter.