Year of the DRAGON

Ranking order               :   Fifth   
Hours ruled by the          :   7 am - 9 am
Direction of its sign       :   East-Southeast
Season and principal month  :   Spring - April
Corresponds to Western sign :   Aries
Fixed Element               :   Wood
Stem                        :   Positive

			I am the unquenchable Fire,
			The center of all energy,
			The stout heroic heart.	
			I am truth and light,
			I hold power and glory in my sway.
			My presence
			Disperses dark clouds
			To tame the Fates.

			I am the Dragon.

The mighty and magnificent Dragon of mythical folklore never ceases to enchant or stir the imagination. The Dragon person is magnanimous and full of vitality and strength. To him life is a blaze of colors and he is constantly on the go. Egotistical, eccentric, dogmatic, whimsical or terribly demanding and unreasonable, he is still never without a band of admirers. Proud, aristocratic and very direct, the Dragon-born establishes his ideals early in life and demands the same high standards and perfection from others that he has for himself.

The powerful Dragon is difficult to contest, at times even impossible. He tends to intimidate those who dare challenge him. An angry , spurned Dragon could be like the big bad wolf at your door. He'll huff and he'll puff until he blows your house down.

In spite of his volcano of emotions, the Dragon cannot be said to be sentimental, sensitive or very romantic. He takes love and adulation for granted: they are his just due. But while he maybe stubborn, irrational and overbearing when irked, the Dragon can forgive you the moment he gets over his outbursts. And since things are supposed to work both ways, he expects your forgiveness for his errors , too.