The Rat in 2016: Your Chinese Horoscope

The Rat in 2016: Your Chinese Horoscope
Neil Somerville

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey – what will this mean for you? This complete guide contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead – an interesting year offering scope, awareness and much possibility.The ancient art of Chinese astrology, which predates the Western zodiac, is a detailed system of divination that has been in use in the Orient for thousands of years.The depth of its wisdom and the accuracy of its character analysis and prediction has caught the imagination of the Western world in recent years and led to a rapid rise in its popularity.This popular and enlightening bestselling guide – now in its 29th year – includes:• Everything you need to know about the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac• An explanation of the Five Elements: metal, water, wood, fire and earth, and which one governs your sign• Individual predictions to help you find love, luck and success• What the Year of the Monkey has in store for you, your family, your loved ones and friends.

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About the Author (#ue1e5aac9-5805-5000-bfe7-852db074ba9c)

Neil Somerville is one of the leading writers in the West on Chinese horoscopes. He has been interested in Eastern forms of divination for many years and believes that much can be learned from the ancient wisdom of the East. His annual book on Chinese horoscopes has built up an international following and he is also the author of What’s your Chinese Love Sign? (Thorsons, 2000; HarperElement, 2013), Chinese Success Signs (Thorsons, 2001) and The Answers (Element, 2004).

Neil Somerville was born in the year of the Water Snake. His wife was born under the sign of the Monkey, his son is an Ox and daughter a Horse.

Dedication (#ue1e5aac9-5805-5000-bfe7-852db074ba9c)

TO ROS, RICHARD AND EMILY

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As we march into a new year,

we each have our hopes, our ambitions and our dreams.

Sometimes fate and circumstance will assist us,

sometimes we will struggle and despair,

but march we must.

For it is those who keep going,

and who keep their aspirations alive,

who stand the greatest chance of securing what they want.

March determinedly,

and your determination will, in some way, be rewarded.

Neil Somerville

Contents

Cover (#uc2c52823-66b4-54c2-8bdf-ed2352d7c32c)

Title Page (#ulink_29178497-944c-5e75-9f9c-9c5abdf7ab16)

Copyright (#ulink_29319519-0d97-55fb-bb80-a28738ccbc04)

About the Author (#ulink_4a145898-0eba-5efa-9315-87d640b7dd6b)

Dedication (#ulink_231c33aa-72f1-5ed9-94be-ee14c2e4d6ee)

Epigraph (#ulink_8ccf1de1-bcee-5c61-8fc2-340e96e27eb8)

Acknowledgements (#ulink_05291947-0fe1-5efe-b1c6-0f67626269f4)

Introduction (#ulink_135258f1-c23d-5121-a8db-f950279a6e4b)

The Chinese Years (#ulink_c381a76a-a282-50fe-8d8f-d3bf3c08b972)

Welcome to the Year of the Monkey (#ulink_286371aa-ad33-563b-95f2-b88bc665b31f)

The Rat (#ulink_b54298a2-4fd7-53e2-b48d-660c98a2d05f)

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Relationships between the Signs (#litres_trial_promo)

Your Ascendant (#litres_trial_promo)

How to Get the Best from your Chinese Sign and the Year (#litres_trial_promo)

A Closing Thought (#litres_trial_promo)

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