The Year of the Rabbit

Rabbit Years and their Elements

Rabbit is linked to the ancient Chinese element of wood. Wood can be both flexible like a sapling or sturdy as an oak. How its energy is expressed depends on how well a wood person can both control and indulge their natural tendencies. For a rabbit, the tendencies to be wary of are the urge to avoid change or trouble at all costs, self-indulgence, and timidity.

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1915, 1975
Wood is rabbit's natural element, but it is a two-sided symbol. On the one hand, wood rabbits can be content to the point of placidity. Alternatively, they may be of the more adventurous type. In these cases, wood opens rabbits up to their emotions - which can also make them vulnerable. Double wood rabbits tend to be easygoing, generous people. They should beware of others trying to take advantage of them. Wood releases the creative powers of rabbit people and enhances their aesthetic taste; therefore, these people are artistic and creative.

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buttonWood - Water
1903, 1963
Water enhances rabbit's natural sensitive nature. Unfortunately, these rabbits can empathize with others so much that they become unproductive and shy away from harsh reality. All rabbits dislike conflicts, but water rabbits go to extremes to avoid confrontation. A natural passivity combined with a reflective nature can make them victims of remorse and "If Only" thoughts.

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buttonWood - Fire
1927, 1987>
Wood and fire is a curious, flammable mixture that can make rabbit warm and friendly, or moody and bad tempered. Rabbits are naturally Yin, and fire is Yang. One balances the other, so fire can help rabbits use their skills to reach the top. It also helps them to become leaders as they have many admirers and inspire confidence. They should try to follow their true rabbit natures and let reason control passion.

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buttonWood - Earth
1939, 1999
Earth endows this rabbit with a more realistic and pragmatic character. Earth rabbits are more able to deal with the downside of life than other rabbits, who typically try to hide from it. Better equipped to make decisions, the earth rabbit will do so carefully and after great deliberation. They tend to be hunble and aware of their limitations. Independent and fond of solitude, earth rabbits can achieve much through hard work.

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buttonWood - Metal
1951, 2011
Metal gives the naturally timid rabbit greater courage. Rabbits born in metal years will be forthright and self-confident, and some say even visionary. They are more ambitious and can be ruthless underneath their charming exteriors. Metal rabbits tend to be polite but cold, and they can be indifferent to the feelings of others. For these reasons, they are often loners. Metal lends strength to a character but can also make it rigid. It can make rabbit's naturally conservative nature inflexible to the point of being reactionary.

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