Today, 23 January, is the Chinese New Year. 2012 is the year of the dragon, more specifically the (black) water dragon.
I won't try and summarise all the aspects of Chinese Astrology, but I have found that this year us Jen Ch'en and symbolises action, energy, leadership and vitality.
Given the trials of 2011 we could all do a lot worse than remembering those four qualities.
This particular "year" comes around every 60 years, so previous black water dragons are 1952? 1892 and 1832. A quick review shows that in 1952 Queen Elizabeth II succeeded her father to the British throne, the first hydrogen bomb was exploded and the foundation of the European Community were laid. In 1892 Ellis Island opened and the first Sherlock Holmes stories were published. Lastly in 1832 the Parliamentary Reform Act was introduced in the UK and Greece was recognised as a sovereign state.
Happy New Year.
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