The 60 Cosmic Animals
Ten elemental personas standing on twelve animals. Every chart has exactly one, fixed by the date of birth.
Wood
- The Oak RatA deep-running mind that moves first and thinks twice.
- The Vine OxQuiet endurance that outlasts whatever it is up against.
- The Oak DogBuilt out of loyalty and an inconvenient sense of right.
- The Vine PigEasy-going in a way that quietly attracts abundance.
- The Oak MonkeyCurious in every direction and quick to make something of it.
- The Vine RoosterAn exacting eye and no talent for pretending otherwise.
- The Oak HorseForward-leaning and unmistakably expressive.
- The Vine GoatGentle, and quietly accumulating while no one is watching.
- The Oak DragonDeep roots in good ground, and still growing.
- The Vine SnakeTalks well, charms easily, remembers everyone.
- The Oak TigerWholly of a piece — proud, upright, self-standing.
- The Vine RabbitNew-growth energy: green, pliant, entirely alive.
Fire
- The Solar TigerRelentless heat and a refusal to shrink.
- The Starlight RabbitA fine-grained sensibility that reads a room before it speaks.
- The Solar RatBright company with an unusually good read on people.
- The Starlight OxA warm heart carried on stubborn, dependable shoulders.
- The Solar DogBurns hot for the people it has decided to stand by.
- The Starlight PigClear-hearted, and somehow always meets the right person.
- The Solar MonkeyMade for the spotlight, and clever enough to keep it.
- The Starlight RoosterPoised, exact, and widely liked for it.
- The Solar HorseFull sun, no shade, no brakes.
- The Starlight GoatAttentive to others in a way people remember years later.
- The Solar DragonWarms everything it stands over.
- The Starlight SnakeConcentrated heat with nothing held back.
Earth
- The Mountain DragonScale of ambition matched by the nerve to carry it.
- The Meadow SnakeA strategist's eye attached to an unusual range of talent.
- The Mountain TigerBroad-shouldered courage that answers to itself.
- The Meadow RabbitPeaceable and wise, and rarely caught unprepared.
- The Mountain RatCareful with resources and capable of holding a great deal.
- The Meadow OxImmovable in the way bedrock is immovable.
- The Mountain DogWeighty, principled, and usually standing in front of someone.
- The Meadow PigComfortable in its own life, and wise about it.
- The Mountain MonkeyGood hands, good instincts, and things tend to work out.
- The Meadow RoosterFinishes what it starts and has the harvest to show for it.
- The Mountain HorseGround-shaking presence at full stride.
- The Meadow GoatHolds its own ground without ever announcing it.
Metal
- The Steel HorseRuns hard and straight, and keeps its word doing it.
- The Diamond GoatGentle on the surface, unyielding about its own standards.
- The Steel DragonFormidable presence with an appetite for high stakes.
- The Diamond SnakeElegance with a serious mind behind it.
- The Steel TigerDecides fast and goes straight through.
- The Diamond RabbitTuned to frequencies most people miss.
- The Steel RatClean-edged intelligence with a specialist's finish.
- The Diamond OxSelf-made, self-directed, and hard to discourage.
- The Steel DogHard-edged nerve paired with an unexpected loyal streak.
- The Diamond PigLucid, unguarded, and quietly fond of beautiful things.
- The Steel MonkeyTempered steel with a craftsman's hands.
- The Diamond RoosterCut, polished, and fully aware of the effect.
Water
- The Ocean MonkeyThinks on its feet and learns faster than it lets on.
- The Mist RoosterPrecision sharpened by an instinct for what is coming.
- The Ocean HorseDepth and motion at once — never anchored, never shallow.
- The Mist GoatSoftness with a tenacious life force underneath.
- The Ocean DragonArrives with weather. Thinks in large movements.
- The Mist SnakeShrewd, well-connected, and rarely short of options.
- The Ocean TigerTurns appetite into output, on a scale others find excessive.
- The Mist RabbitMagnetic without appearing to try.
- The Ocean RatBottomless depth and an outsized sense of what is possible.
- The Mist OxMade for hard winters. Does not break.
- The Ocean DogKeeps what matters and sees further than it says.
- The Mist PigOceanic in patience and in appetite for knowing.