Chinese New Year – Earth Dog

Hi everybody, long time no see, I know 🙂

I want to apologize for neglecting this blog. It seems Ox month had a significant impact on me: it reduced my weak Fire almost to zero, causing a major writing block and general low productivity, even as demand from our users grew significantly.

You may not know, but the new Dog year started on 4. February, so we are now officially out of the Rooster year. Traditionally, the Chinese celebrate the New Year between 15th January and 15th February, but astrologically and for birth Chart analysis, the Chinese New Year always starts around 4th or 5th February. This is the time of year when the reign of the Water Element ends, and we enter the Wood period.

So, we are now in Dog year, precisely, an Earth Dog. So what does it mean?

The Dog itself is a combination of robust Yang Earth and solid Yin Fire, with a small amount of weak Yin Metal. We usually call Dog a dry Earth, because of this combination of Fire and Earth. Additionally, it’s an Earth Dog, which means the emphasis on Earth is significant this year.

Earth Element represents stability, trust, and loyalty, but with occasional eruptions of Fire, something like a volcano.

EARTH DOG & MASTER ELEMENTS

If you are a Yang Wood or Yin Wood Master Element, Earth will represent the WEALTH Component.

If you are a Yang Fire or Yin Fire Master Element, Earth will represent the CREATIVITY Component.

If you are a Yang Earth or Yin Earth Master Element, Earth will represent the BODY Component.

If you are a Yang Metal or Yin Metal Master Element, Earth will represent the MIND Component.

If you are a Yang Water or Yin Water Master Element, Earth will represent the POWER Component.

It is also essential to consider the strength of your Chart and the overall balance between elements. So, for example, if your Chart has a lot of Water Element, the Earth Dog will be highly beneficial because it will challenge the Water and push it into work mode.

If your Water Element is fragile, this excessive Earth will further diminish it and put the Chart into a negative mode.

If you have a lot of wet Wood (Strong Wood in combination with solid Water), the Earth influence will be positive. If you have a dry Wood (strong Wood with solid Fire and no Water), the Dog will likely create a potent Fire & Earth combination, making the Chart too hot, which is not ideal.

If you have a dry and weak Metal, which means that you have no Water at all in your Chart, the Dog’s hot Earth might break that Metal, making it dysfunctional.