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In This World of Uncertainly, Chinese Astrology Holds Key
http://dr.boli.wordpress.com/ ^ | January 26, 2009 | H. Albertus Boli, LL.D.

Posted on 01/26/2009 9:23:45 PM PST by This Just In

CHINESE ASTROLOGY.

Presented in Honor of the Lunar New Year by Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag.

WESTERN ASTROLOGY IS based on the idea that the date of one’s birth, which comes about once a year in an unending cycle, determines one’s destiny. Chinese astrology, on the other hand, postulates that the year of one’s birth is the determining element.

Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag has great respect for the ancient wisdom of the Celestial Empire, and believes that the mere fact that these two systems are mutually exclusive should not be taken as evidence that they are not both true.

The twelve years of the Chinese astrological cycle are named for various animals. After twelve years, the cycle repeats, on the assumption that most people have short memories and will not notice. To determine the name of the year in which you were born, simply divide the current year by the year of your birth, and then look up the result in Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag’s Handy Chinese Astrology Reference Book, available for $19.95 from better booksellers everywhere.

Ox. For your whole life you will carry the stigma of an irregular plural. Marry a Lion late in life. We mean a person born in the year of the lion, not that you should marry an actual lion, which the surgeon general has determined could lead to serious injury.

Dragon. You are noble and beautiful. Generous by nature, you show fearless courage in every undertaking. You are trusted and admired by every living being. You are entirely mythological, which explains your other attributes.

Lion. You are immoderately proud, with a tendency to lick yourself for hours.

Snake. Sly, somewhat sinister but seldom slimy, slightly short. A sucker for sibilant sounds.

Marmoset. You have an aptitude for repetitive clerical work. Marry a snake early in life. Not a person born in the year of the snake, but an actual reptile.

Cockroach. You will live a short and miserable life and no one will love you. Enemies are the Ox, the Dragon, the Lion, the Snake, the Marmoset, the Spotted Phalanger, the Peccary, the Gnu, the Ocelot, the Tapir, the Squirrel, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

Spotted Phalanger. You are a nocturnal marsupial, carrying your young in your pouch and hanging from tree limbs by your prehensile tail. You feed on fruit, buds, meat, and eggs.

Peccary. You have a placid disposition and are inclined to melancholy. Your artistic side is wisely repressed most of the time. The ox is your friend, but he never calls anymore.

Gnu. Your parents are to blame for most of what will happen to you.

Ocelot. Your fine moral sense will keep you unemployed most of your life. Beware of the Spotted Phalanger, because if you see one you are in New Guinea and therefore lost.

Tapir. Resilience is your best quality, and it is indeed just as well for you that you have great reserves of it to call upon.

Squirrel. Your innate intelligence and good sense render you impervious to all forms of quackery and nonsense, and Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag wants nothing to do with you.


TOPICS: Humor; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: astrology; chineseastrology; chinesenewyear; satire; superstition
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During times of uncertainly, unrest, general lack of hope, and self delusion, people turn to wisdom that has proven it's.......well, wisdom throughout history. The ever revealing Chinese Astrology.

Read and be enlightened (you may wish to grab a bowl of popcorn and a beverage while you're at it).

1 posted on 01/26/2009 9:23:45 PM PST by This Just In
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To: This Just In

I stand to be corrected but isn’t the number 4 bad luck to the Chinese? Hmmm Zero is the 44th pres.

We are screwn


2 posted on 01/26/2009 9:25:58 PM PST by SealSeven (Moving at the speed of dark.... Even "nothing" takes up space.)
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To: This Just In
WESTERN ASTROLOGY IS based on the idea that the date of one’s birth, which comes about once a year in an unending cycle, determines one’s destiny. Chinese astrology, on the other hand, postulates that the year of one’s birth is the determining element.

And they are both complete and total BS.

3 posted on 01/26/2009 9:25:58 PM PST by Ron Jeremy (sonic)
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To: SealSeven

I thought it was the year of the rat?


4 posted on 01/26/2009 9:29:56 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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My ex used to work for a cell phone company and was had many requests to change their number if a 4 was anywhere in it.


5 posted on 01/26/2009 9:31:23 PM PST by SealSeven (Moving at the speed of dark.... Even "nothing" takes up space.)
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To: This Just In

This whole thing is a spoof of Obama being born in “the year of the Ox,” right?

Michelle, the lion, licking herself for hours, lol.


6 posted on 01/26/2009 9:32:06 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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I’m . . . . mythological? So that’s why I can’t get anyone to listen to me!


7 posted on 01/26/2009 9:33:28 PM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
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To: SealSeven

Interesting. I never believed in Numerology. Superstition can be psychologically paralyzing.


8 posted on 01/26/2009 9:34:03 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: RegulatorCountry

“This whole thing is a spoof of Obama being born in “the year of the Ox,” right?”

Well, it is a lot of bull. Perhaps this link has merit.


9 posted on 01/26/2009 9:35:53 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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“I’m . . . . mythological? So that’s why I can’t get anyone to listen to me!”

I’m sorry...what did you say?


10 posted on 01/26/2009 9:37:48 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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Wonder how come they didn’t see the Mongols coming? [And the Jurchens, Kitans, Manchus...]


11 posted on 01/26/2009 9:37:56 PM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: This Just In
Perhaps this link has merit.

Perhaps not. Have you tried it?

12 posted on 01/26/2009 9:39:51 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: This Just In

We are in agreement however, isn’t it interesting that zer0 is the 44th Pres?
Perhaps the Chinese are onto something.


13 posted on 01/26/2009 9:41:11 PM PST by SealSeven (Moving at the speed of dark.... Even "nothing" takes up space.)
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To: PzLdr

They were too busy asking the Ox, Dragon, Lion, Snake, Marmoset, Cockroach, Spotted Phalanger, Peccary, Gnu, Ocelot, Tapir, and Squirrel what the future holds.


14 posted on 01/26/2009 9:41:48 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: RegulatorCountry

“Have you tried it?”

No, but we’re all having to endure it.


15 posted on 01/26/2009 9:43:12 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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16 posted on 01/26/2009 9:44:25 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma ( PRAY! Pray for the U.S. Pray for Israel.)
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hi frnds

August 9, 2007 by boli

hi frnds its boli here to talk wid u

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Hello world!

August 9, 2007 by boli

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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17 posted on 01/26/2009 9:45:48 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: This Just In

LOL Don’t mind me. I’m just having an identity crisis here.


18 posted on 01/26/2009 9:47:31 PM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
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To: SealSeven

Oh, I’d say they’re onto something alright. Besides Soros, I believe they are key financiers for the Socialism/Communism agenda in this country.


19 posted on 01/26/2009 9:47:52 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: caseinpoint

I’ll help you out here. You’re not on the list, which is a good thing.


20 posted on 01/26/2009 9:49:51 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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