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Tibetan Elemental Astrology
(Andent Tibeton Wisdom to Lighten Our Poth of Progress

ond GOlde Our future)
Copyright © Drungtso publications 2002

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CONTENTS
Author 's pre.face ............................................................. v
Tibetan Eletnental Dedication ..................................................................... vii
Acknowledgments ....................................................... viii
Astrology Foreword ........................................................................ ix
Ancient Tibetan Wisdom to 1. History & Origin of Tibetan Astro. Science. 1
Lighten Our Path of Progress and 2. What is Elemental Astrology? .......................... 7
Guide Our Future
3. Introduction to the Five Elements ................ 11
4. Recognition of Bone Element (Rus khams) 15
5. Elemental Relationships .................................. 17
6. The Twelve Animal Signs ................................ 27
1. Characteristic of Twelve Animal Signs .......... 28
Tsering Dolma Drungtso 11. How to Find Your Animal Sign (10 rtags)? ..... 49
111. Suppose one knows one's animal sign and does
not know one's age .......................................... 54
iv. If one knows one's age and does not know
the animal sign .................................................. 56
v. The Sixty Year Cycle and its Interpretation ... 58
vi. ChangeableAnimal Sign (Iok men) .................. 94
7. How to Find Your Life force (srog), Body
(Ius), Power (dbang (hang), Fortune (klung 0
rta) and Life-soul (bla)? ........... ·.. ·· .... ······ .. ···· 1 1
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S. Calculationoi Animal Sign of Year (lo),
Montb (daba), Day (zhag) and Hour (dus) AUTHOR'S PREFACE
Combining with the Five EJemcnts ............. 113
9. Know Your Good and Bad Day ..................... 123 Tibetan Astrology is worth mentioning to consult for our
10. Tbe Nine sMeba (Magic Square numbers) 127 life guidance. By doing so, we can avoid obstacles,
misfortune, wrong career, wrong decisions, and painful
i. Calculation oftbe Birtb sMeba ······ ............... 133
mistakes. The ancient wisdom ofTibetan astrology can
ii. Calculation ofChangeable sMeba ................. 136
be used from the ground level actÍvities like to see a
11. Secrets oI Determining Your Birth sMeba .139 good date for opening a shop, restaurant, marriage
12. How to Read Your Past and Future Lives? 141 ceremony, to a greater activities like polítical meeting,
13. Tbe Eigbt Parkbas (I-Ching) ........................ 149 and religious practices. There are three major sections
i. Detennining Your Personal Parkha .............. 154 in Tíbetan astrology which are, Elemental astrology,
Astronomy and Tibetan astrology of Arising vowels. This
íi. Changeable Parkha ........................................ 155
book is meant for the beginner student and mainly deals
üi. Interpretation of the Parkbas ........................ 158 with the Elemental astrological knowledge. 1 have done
14. The Planets (gZa) ............................................ 165 my very best to present this knowledge in a simple,
i. Significance ofWeekdays .............................. 167 informative and comprehensive format to meet your
15. Do You Wanf fo Know Your Birth needs.
Weekday (skyes gza)? .................................... 171 The information provided in this handy book is an
16. C~nstellations and it's interpretatioll ......... 175 authentic source for those who wish to develop one's
~:. T¡betan Geotnancy (Sachey) .......................... 203 astrological knowledge. It is mainly based on the
ossary 01 Technical Terms teachings of my late teacher, Prof. Drakton and the
Bibliog h .................................... 211 authentic elemental astrological text, Moon Rays Oral
ra
Tara T,'b P y ............................................................... 219 Instruction Elemental ('byung rtsis man ngag zla bai
1 etall Astrologica/ Service
Excerpts f i · .... .......... ... .. ........ 221 'od zer).
rom Letters Selld lo the Author .. ............ 230 This handy book can be used profitably by anyone
interested in developing one's Astro. Knowledge. 1 hope
this book wíll pro ve useful and satisfying for everyone.
IV
DEDICATION
1 dedicate this work to my respected teacher, the late
Professor Jampa Gyaltsen Drakthon (1939-1997) who
trained me with great kindness and answered and cleared
my countless doubts. Professor Jampa Gyaltsen
Drakthon, was recognised as the most learned scholar
with profound knowledge in all the ten fields of study
(rig gnas bcu). He served as the Director of Astrology
for over thirty years at T.M.A.I (Tibetan Medical &
Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai Lama).
May the stars, planets, sun and moon guide his soul to
love, peace, vitality and happiness forever.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
By Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso
To my respected teacher, the late Pr~f. Jampa Gyaltsen
Dakthon for his instruction and blessmg. Tibetan Elemental Astrology by Tsering Dolma
Drungtso is a reliable method oflife guidance based on
To my beloved husband Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso, the time tested ancient Tibetan wisdom. Humans have for
for his unfailing en~uragement and support for my work. centuries lived within the flow ofnature. However, modern
life-styles have tvyisted our peaceful existence into one of
To my brother, Tenzin Dawa, for writing the cover design the chaos and extremes, resulting in ending in disharmony
and arts. and disastrous results for the inhabitants. Concerning the
elements, the Four Classic Treatise of Tibetan Medicine
To Mr. Tenzin Rabten, a competent computer master states:
for his assistance in cover art designing and texts setting. All living and non living beings are formed by the five
elements. The sustenance and harmony as well as aU the
To all others not mentioned, for their help and support. sickness, dishannony and destruction are due to elements.
The antidotes of the sickness and destruction are also five
elements in origin and composition. Therefore, all the three
( formation, sustenance and destruction) are interrelated
for having common origin ofthe five elements (Earth,
Water, Fire, Air and Space). Prevention is always better
than cure, so the saying goes. Astrology enables us to
understand this aspect to promote prosperity, harmony
and vitality as well as tune into a person's beneficial
position, thereby helps in preventing sickness and worldly
disaster.
Tibetan Healíng Science and Astrology are closely cir~um~tances, karma and law of cause and effect etc.,)
related and are found from the same elemental root. The whlch IOfluence the COUrse of an individuals li fe.
different comes from the mode of application. Tibetan Khedrub ley, a greater Tibetan master in a commentary
Medicine works more on the physical level, whereas on Kalachakra Tantra stated; if astrology reveals a1l
Tibetan Astrology works more on the psychological and the information about an individual, then a human being
mental ground. and a dog boro in the same place and at the same time
Astrology in general has no barrier with religious belief, would have the same characteristics, the same nature,
caste, nationality etc., and can be used beneficially by the same life-span, and the same things happen to them
every one. It is as important as our envrrorunent, which is during their ¡ifetime. When we really go deep inside
closely related with every one of uso Therefore, the biased this subject, it will take us to the idea ofreincamations,
view placed upon astrology as superstition and folklore and how one can understand so many mysteries oflife
can be removed by through study at this science. This such as irrational fears, destructive relationships,
science's roots are traceable to the experiments done by feelings offamiliarity, deeply rooted habit partems, and
our ancestors. Even at this moment we notice, the influence skills that seem to come so naturalIy etc. This is the
ofthe environment, nature, elements, earth's gravity, depth and vast ofthe subject.
electromagnetic fields and constellations etc., on our This handy book by Dolma is designed to help you
actions and well being. Thus it is clear that astrological find out and takes the reader on an exciting adventure
science can be explained by logic. of exploration and discovery by which one understand
The instructions given in the book will create a bond with one's root being.
you to know exactly who you are, what you want and This book is written in simple instructions and contains
to whom you associate. It gives tips on how to choose calculations on various subjects offering a unique system
one's best life-partner, business partner and teUs secrets of self-discovery. The author recognizes that astrology
ofknowing
. . other's personalities as well. However, it shows us not only the roots of our behavior, our
lS Important to keep in mind that, astrology cannot response to stress, our survival instincts and our
reveal alI the information about someone. The reason ambitions but also our potential to achieve fulfillment
is simple, because there are many factors (causes, and reach our goals in life. If one can take a littIe serious
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study on the subject of the book one can apply it to should say this is an excellent contribution for the promotion
oneself and others with considerable benefit. The of Tibetan astrology beyond the boundary.
planets, elements, animal signs, constellations, I-Chings, Drungtso publishers is highly honoured and privileged to
Magic square numbers, etc. indicate what sort of nature host and bring the publication of this book to provides
a person possesses and the type of means helshe should valuable guide and reference for readers to detennine the
adopt for attaining progress, happiness, health and important aspects of human life, marriage, children,
achievement in one's life. The attainment ofspiritual salvation profession, finance, carrier, etc. It is our hope that this book
and benefit oflife is possible only by practicing a certain will encourage widerreadership and facilitate further interest
way oflife as indicated in one's life horoscope by professional on Tibetan astrology.
and learned astrologers. The life horoscope reveals one's
past lives, present life and next birth. I am sure this simple Dr. TseringThakchoeDrungtso (Lecturer)
and informative book on Tibetan Elemental Astrology, 1st of January 2002.
based on the knowledge derived from the great Tibetan (TIBETAN MEDICAL & ASTROLOGICAL COLLEGE
scholars and masters, authentic texts and author's own OF H.H. THE DALAI LAMA, DHARAMSALA)
experience ~s a pro,fessional astrological and Feng Shui
consultant Will ~efU1ltely offer fine solutions to the problems Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso is author of Tibetan
~ll ~fus face. It IS worth mentioning that this small booklet Medicine -The Healing Science o.fTibet and co-author
IS highly, standard and reliable. Ifyou really want to know of Tibetan English Dictionary of Tibetan Nfedicine
th~ongom~o~your life, the ocean of valuable life guidance and Astrology. He had been the advisorfor several
;111 fmd wlt~n the pages ofthis book. The author discuss books on Tibetan Medicine such as Developing the
e work whIch you are best suited, pinpoint your special Art o.f Tibetan Medicine by Noah DeGaetano, USA
ta;;nts, etc. Understanding this ancient wisdom of Tibet and Treatment ofSrog-rLung without Golden Needle
Oaers you the pow t h ' by Eveleyens, Holland.
' er 0 c ange and transforms your
challenges mtoopportuniu' Thi He had also been an advisor of Tibetan Medical and
,. . es. s book is meant to be used
not stmplyread. ' Astrological College Nfagazine Gangri-Langtso
Dolma's work (English section) since 1998 and still holds the saine
.. proves to be extremely informative and I
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responsibility. He lIad translated fro111 English lo
.Tibetan, several medical research papers, and more
History and Origin ofTibetan Astro .
recent~}! the book, Eye ca re in Developing Na/ions. Science
At present Dr. Drungtso holds the position oflecturer
af the Tibetan Medical and Astrological College, Tibet was one ofthe equal standing nations like that of
Dharamsala. Dr. Drungtso is one oflhe best English- our neighbouring countries such as China and India with
speaking teachers on Tibe/an Medicine and he had distinct culture, history and language. The Tibetan system
students froln USA, Germany, Holland, Swiss, Spain, of Astrology is a comprehensíve science still pra~tíced
Japan and Austria. in Tibet as well as within the Buddhist cycle. Though
Tibetan Astrology shares similarities with Indi~n
AstroJogy and the Chinese system of astrology, it is its
own unique system based on the culture and tradition of
"Three decades af days make a manth, Tibet. The Tibetan system of AstroJogy is the unification
when twe/ve af these pass we have ayear. ofall the essence lore ofastrology from neighbouríng
When seven hundred and twenty pass, of countries such as Kalachakra Astrology from India and
days and nights, we have three hundred and the Chinese system ofEJemental astroJogy. However,
sixty 'days', when these pass we have a Tibet had a rudimentary systern of Astrology based
year. The days are divided in male and primary on the Bon Tradition and ancient culture ofTibet
fema/e. Autumn, spring, summer and winter before the advent ofBuddhisrn.
have threemanths each. /n re/alion to the This science is classitled into three categories. There are:
tive e/ements and the twe/ve anima/s: Astronomy (sKar rtsis), Elemental Astrology ('byung
mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, harse, rtsis) and Shiva Sarvodaya Tantra (byang 'char). Sorne
sheep, monkey, bird, dog and pig, are scholars are llot aware ofthe ancient Tibetan Astrological
unto/ded the astrologica/ calcu/ations o( science, and they think that there was no knowledge on
the elements." Tibetan astrology and astronomy in Tibet before 3rd
century and earlier to the King Nyatri Tsenpo. This
Prof. Namkahi Norbu Rinpoche
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology History & origin 01 Tíbetan Astro. Science
wrong belíef distorts the real hístory of ancient Tibetan 2) Lhamo rNamgyal-ma (Ushnishavijaya), asked for Bag
astrology. So 1would like to clarify this wrong belief rtsis (Marital Astrology). This subject deals with the
and notion about the history ofTibetan Astrological compatibility of persons for marriage.
science by narrating what the history telI us about the 3) Lhachen Tsangpa (Brahama), asked for Gshin rtsÍs
sequen ce of development in Tibetan Astrology. Since (Death Astrology). This subject deals with the
the earliest period of time, going back at least 3000 years calculations to be made after the death of a persono
people had discovered the natural force of elements and 4) Klu-rgyal 'jog-po (Nagaraja Taksaka), asked for
they had a time during which they worshiped the nature: Tshe-rab las-rtsis (Natal horoscope). This subject deals
fire, water, mountain, lakes, forest, the sun and the moon with the prognostication regardíng the whole life
etc. Thus, 1do belie,:,~ that, the Tibetan astrology had happenings of a persono
been grown up from It s root sínce then.
Th~ most complete system ofElemental Astrology was According to legend the mythical emperor Fu Hshi (Tib.
~eheved to be originated from China. It is believed that sPa-Hu- hshi-dhi), sawa golden coloured turtle that was
It was first expou d d' h offered to him by a subject from the coastal region, and
Be) b M . n..e 10 t e Wood-Mouse year (836 upon inspecting it the pattems ofthe eight Parkha fírst
. . y aIlJushn m a pla 11 d
peaks (R'b . . ce ca e the five mountain arose in his mind. Based on the inspection made upon
1 o rtse lnga) He had d"
bein .' Plany lSclples; sixteen this, the Astrology system with respect to the eight
g outstandmg ones out f h ..
excelIent disciples Brah . o w om .followmg four trigrams (parkha), the nine magic square number (sl\'1eba)
kya), UShnishavija a ru;~n Ser-kya (Tlb.Bram-ze Ser- and the twelve animal signs were devised. Later the kíng,
Brahama (Tib. Lh ~ ( lb. Lhamo rNamgyal-ma), ministers and leamed scholars who had mastered these
(Tib. Klu-rgyal ,~c en Tsangpa), Nagaraja Taksaka techniques composed astrological treatises.
teachings. Jog-po) requested for following Particularly Confucius, who was an emanation ofManjushri
1) Bram-ze Ser-kya (Brah . and who is known in Tibetan under the name "Kongtse
rtsis (Yearly lloro amm Ser-kya), asked for Kek Phrul rgyal", introduced treatises on Astrology where the
SCope) Th' b'
yearly prognostic t' . IS su ~ect deals with the details of rituals and divinations are extensively expounded.
.. a Ion regard' b
Posltlve and negativ h. ;. lllg ealth, wealth, and
e appmmgs o f' t h e particular year.
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Tibefan Elemental Astrologr'
Hist0'Y & origin of Tibetan Astro. Science
Jt is believed that the tíve elements are the gifts of Lord
Manjushri. Here comes the explanation ofhow elements skos shes rtsis mkhan), who knows not only movement
carne into being. The story goes during the gloon ofthe sun, moon and constellation but also check the
" ry
penod, when tbere was nothing other than the existenc sea son s and guides the farmers and nomads. Tibetan
ofthe clear space in tbis universe (Space eIerne t)e culture such as medicine and Astrology were well existed
Space and lron eIernent share cornmon characterist" n f' since then. The tradition ofincense buming ceremony,
Ol' 1 " lC o
stabI ¡ty. t was dunng that time Lord Man1iushr' ti performing ransom and cross thread ritua!s which are
' . '
hiscelest1al reglOn bIow an air from his nose and;¡ 1 rOrn
still practice today has its root in the Ancient Tibetan
tb . d . created
~wm cyclemouruniverse. Windiscloselyrelated civilization.
wltb trees (Wood eIement) with th During the reign of33rd Kíng Songtsen Gampo (617-
h '. e Cornrnon
e ar~cte~lstlc of rnovernent. The spittle falI frorn th 650 A.D.), his Chínese wife Kongjo has brought many
ManJushri's tongue tí IJ h '
1 e books on Elemental Astrology which leads to the further
(Water eIernent) U na hYc anged mto seas and oceans
. pon t at, the Earth 1 development of Tibetan Astro. Science. Therefore,
by rus power of sight (Earth 1 cyc e was fonned earlier Astrological knowledge based on the principIes
the Fire cycle l'.r b e e~ent). Afterthat appears of Zhang zhung culture was influenced by Chinese
1J orn t e burm . 1
Maniushr¡' (Fl're ·1 ng mte Iect sword of classical elemental Astrology and made a complete shape
~ e crnent) Th' .
ofelements are offered b Lor IS 15 t~e sto~ how cycIe5 to it.
otherlegendarytaI h y .dMalljushn. There i5 also The astro. Texts which Kongjo brought to Tibet ¡ncludes
e ow Manl u hri
astrology through five k' :¡ s ,taught the elemental 'byung ba rinchen kun 'dus (jung wa rinchen kundue),
tortoises. mds ofh15 emanated Golden Se! sgron sbas bcad med pa (sel don bey chey me pa),
Rinchen sungs pa (rinchen sungpa), sdong po kun 'dus
Attheti ..... f
..,ue o the first Kin . (dongpo kundue), spor thang brgyad cu'j dpe ris
there exist tWel . g, Nyatn Tsenpo (1136 Be) (porthang geychue pey ree )-the eighty hidden astrology
(rG" Ve maJOr te h' . "
Yli¡ Bon shespa can b ac .1ng s of Bon tradition etc. and well progressed the Tibetan system ofastronomy.
sheTsee-khan . CU gnY1S) Am .
··
deflved ls thename· f ' . ong WhlCh Koe- She was not only expert in examined the eighty hidden
't o One tr 1 .
1 S name from as o oglcal text which astrology but also well experienced in Feng shui
an exp t B
er on astrologer (Tib. (Geomancy). During this period, tour Tibetan Scholar
4
5
were sent to China to study Astrology. They studied rtis

gzhung lugs rgyud sde dgu (tsee shung look gyue de What is Tibetan Elemental Astrology?
goo), 'brel pa gsum (de/pa soom), rus sbal gyi gab rtse
dperis(rue bel geegabze peree). Lopon 'Barba Chom- Tibetan Elemental Astrology, byung-rTsis is also known
chom had translated these texts into Tibetan from Chinese as Nag rtsis which means black calculation. Elemental
origino astrology is considered to have originated in China.
This system deals mainly with the calculation offive
elements viz. Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water in
relation with the twelve animal signs, eight trigrams
(parlilla), nine magic square number (sMeba). Each year
"Thus t~e Ron and Buddhist astrological principies
has its own element and animal sign, and also each month,
were mfluenced by Chinese classical Elemental
day and hour has its own element and the signo
AstrolOg)I, as well as by Astrological principies from
several neighbouring countries such as India and
Tibetan Astrologer examines the five sectors oflife very
even Persia and Greece "
importantly in the elemental calculation: 1) Srog-one' s
-(Late) Prof. Jampa Gyalt~en Drakthon life force, 2) Lus-Bodylhealth, 3) dbang thang-power
or financial status, 4) klung rta-Iucklsuccess in one's
work and 5) bla-life soul.
Elemental Astrology is used to construct the five major

areas.
J) Yearly Prediction (keg rtsis):
lt forecasts the happenings in each year and will indicate
if there will be any financial, hea1th or work problem.
The Astrologer can al so give remedia} measures in order
to avoid obstacles.
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[¡'betan Eleme!llal Astrology
2) Natal horoscope (tse-rab- le-rtsis): Whal is Tihetan Elemental Astrology?

It reveals one's infonnation about astrological deity P t or system ofmedicine is the most suitable, There are
life and nextlife. The maÍn purpose ofTibetan astro. ~has certain diseases caused by past karma and certain
. 1 d' h'
lS to a ert one uflng t e deflllite wrathfuI
art
an d maladies which are due to the effect of evil spirits, This
unfavourable period as well as guide one to folIow can be determined through astro, Knowledge, The
. " any
Important carner or Job on a specified good day, R 't 1 astrologer can specify which spirits are afflicting the sick
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andrem edi es WI, e gIven where there is needed to avoíd person, Appropriate special prayers and rituals are
and overcome hmdrances and bad luck. prescribed by the astrologer to please the evil spirits,
withoutwhich mere medication wiII not be possible to
3) Marria~e compatibility Chart (Bag rtsis): eliminate the hindrance and sickness caused by evil
spirits,
!t deals wl~h the ~arríage and taken considerably
Importan ce In the Ttbetan society for a couple to ensure
a happy and successfullife with one' s life partner Th 5) Death Calculation (gshin rtsis):
astrologer can ad' hi h ' . e According to the Tibetan tradition, when a person dies,
suited and 'kVIse w c ammaIs signs will be the best it is very important for the family of the deceased to ask
W dd' pIe up favourable date and time to get
e mg ceremony Wh ' an astrologer or to a high lama to cast a death calculation,
disharmony b tw' ereas lf the astrologer find The astrologer needs to know the dead person' s date
8trong de' e een partners, but if the partners have and time ofbirth and the number of family members the
81fe to get ma h
prescribe fem d' 1 rry, t en the astrologer will deceased had at the time death and their animals signs.
.
hapPmess e la measure' , From this, they can find an auspicious day for the
and avo'd h' d or antIdotes to bnng
1 III rance, disposal ofthe body and can advise whether any special
4) Medical Astral ritual needs to be performed to prevent any misfortunes
Tibetan astrolo ogy (Nad rtsis): befalling the rest of the family. Those people with
WhOdidnotget;:p:ep~res a medical chart for those incompatible animal signs should not be allowed to touch
fame doctors and 1;eSplt,e their consultant to high and or see the dead body. The colour ofcloth that covers
n~thy'
case the AstrologerWlll tntake
,of medicines . For this
the face ofthe deceased should be given.
glve advlce as to which doctor
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"One can experience the sacred in oneselfin relation

to these elements through connecting, or Introduction to the Five Elements
experiencing, or being. The shamans connect with
nature. The Tantric practitioner experiences The five elements theory states that all physical
energy, and the dzogchen practitioner experiences phenomena, whether in the macrocosms or microcos~ic
a quality ofabiding in the five pure lights and world, are formed by the five energies of Wood, Fl~e,
five pure presences. " Earth Metal and Water. The five elements playa major
ole i~ the Elemental Astrology and is used with almost
- Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
:very calculation. The elements are explained fully under
the five subjects as shown below:
I) The nature of the elements- (N go-bo) .

2) Significance ofthe elements- (Nges- tshlg)
3) Classification-(dBye-ba) .
4) Characteristic of the elements-(m Tshan nYld)
5) The functions-(byed-Ias).
The nature of the elements: .

0 al Instruction Elemental Text states.
The Moon R ays r h th 1 ments are
The nature of the elements is that w en e e e
L(u.:I' i ~'4. d h longer exist as an external matter
IllVJsbgate ,t ey no . a dben phyir rna
,""'fdue to its extreme subtle!y (Tlb. brtag n
Y'".tl >
{:t/t,,)
grub ste).
Significance of the el~md en~s: nderstand the true

Since we lack the subtle WIS om 0 u
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Tibefon Elemental Asrrology
lntroduction lo ¡he Five Elements
subtle nature of elements, it is best to define that thefive
Elements emerged naturally on this earth. External and Alternatíve. The external elements are
Wood (shing), Fire (me), Earth (sa), Metal (lcag) and
Classification of the elements: Water (chu).
The elements appear Internally as nerves and muscle
It has five aspects (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water)
(Wood), digestive heat (Fire), flesh (Earth), bone (Metal)
and seven oreight when space (mkha'), mountain (ri)
and blood (Water).
and air (rlung) are added.
The alternative elements correspond to the five vital and
six hollow organs: Liver and g111)ladder (Wood), heart
Characteristic of the elements: and small intestine (Fire), spleén and stomach (Earth),
The characteristics ofthe five elements are: lungs and large intestine (Metal) and the kidneys, seminal
Wood-Mobility, Fire-Bum, Earth-Solidity, Metal-Cutting vesicle and urinary bladder (Water).
and Water-Fluidity.
Functions of the elements: "For Shamans the earth is sacred earth, water is
When. the ~nctions ofthe elements are not disturhed sacred water, jire is sacredjire, air is sacred airo space
one w¡Jl enJoy good health and gain happiness. Whereas' is sacred space. In Shamanism, working with the raw
w?en ~he ~nctions ofthe elements are disturhed, then
w
¡; natural elements involves connecting wit~ .the
external element and internalizing its qua/mes at
llIhglVe nse to sickness, suffering and may leads to
de~ . •
....-Oc pi
deeper and deeper leve/s, until one ultimate/.v ..
Therefore the body wh' h . j(;fAA".; connects with the ve!)' essence 01 the eleme.nt.
elements " . fl le 18 an aggregate of these -Tenzin Wangyal Rmpoche
s In ueneed by th h .
primordial b :ctt¡"<Xíl'h;le ree umoraI dl$Orders,
which 11 e':l~C ers, and the four ad.J~f~aHáí'signs
are a ongmalIy d . ti . '
are responsible for al! enve :om 19noranee. Elements
The elements h h the happmess and suffering.
ave t ree types of applications: Internal,
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Recognition of Bone Element
(Rus-khams)
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t::
In the early day people were familiar about their bone
o
Z element and could tell their own bone element (Rus
.C- khams) without any difficulties. With the passage oftime,
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the practice of knowing one's bone element came to an
~~ end. So, today, most of the people can not tell their own
bone element. Therefore, I explain here how to recognize
one's bone element. To understand your bone element,
you must use your birth sMeba and connect it with the
bone element.
Let's say, if your birth sMeba is Green "4" and it is related
with the wood element. Therefore you bone element (Rus
khams) would be Keg. It is fixed with birth sMeba
f'(J(j
element.
One can also recognize the bone element (Rus khams)
"0
o
o
from the characteristic ofthe person.
iii The five bone element (Rus khams) are Keg (Wood), Ji
(Fire), Kung (Earth), Shang (Metal), Vu (Water).
P-Y~-Keg: These person are characterised by hoarseness~''''

- speak from the throat with stammering (skad 'gags gr.
ba 'dar keg shing).
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(Rus-khams)
.l:;
t::
o
t: ::l
oo ....
0
bone element.
f'(J(j
element.
"0
o
o

- speak from the throat with stammering (skad 'gags gre
ba 'dar keg shing).
15
14
(Rus-khams)
.l:;
t::
o
t: ::l
oo ....
0
bone element.
f'(J(j
element.
"0
o
o

- speak from the throat with stammering (skad 'gags gre
ba 'dar keg shing).
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Elemental Relationship
Ji: Their speech or voice usual1y comes through the teeth Elemental Relationships
(so barsgra 'donji me ste). The relationship of the elements mother and child, foe
Kung: They have habit of inhaling deep from the naval and friend are mostly calculated through the con;p'atibility
part while speaking (lte khung dbugs sdud kungs sa dang) and incompatibility between the elements.
The calculation of the four processes of the elemental
_Shang: These person has a habbit of speaking with a
relationship:
mouth wide open, a tongue often hangs outside and Use your left hand and place the five elements in the
breathes noisily while speaking (kha gdangs 1che 'phyar
following places:
sna nas dbugs 'ong ba de ni gshang lchags khams).
Wood-on thumb
Vu: They frequently open and close their lips while F ire-on forefinger
speaking (chu bsdud chu 'zum vu chu bshad). Earth-on middle finger
Metal-on ring finger
Table no. 2 Water-on little finger.
Ruskhams
BirthsMeba 4 7,9 5 1,6,8 2,3

Elements Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
RusKham Keg Ji Kung Shang Vu
"Since the 2nd century B C El

. .. . '" emental Astrology was
In WIde use, and it remained close to the Bon tradition
for hundreds ofyears. "
- (Late) Prot JampaGyaltsen Drakthon
Figure 1A: Respective place of elements
Elemental Relationship
The process of mother relationship

Mother
To find the mother relationship, you should always work

in an upward direction. Example: Wood-mather-Water.
The mother of Wood is Water because we all know that
Wood can grow with the help of Water. The mother of
Water is Metal because the origin of Water element is
from Metal. You might ha~e known that when we heat
Metal at a certain temperature, Water is produced. The
mother of Metal is Earth. One can learn the origin of the
mineral from this relationship as Metal is hidden deep
inside the Earth. Earth acts as a major contributor to
Figure 1B: Mother Relationship
keeping the mineral (Metal) deep inside it for hundreds
of thousands of years providing the optimum temperature
for them to carry out the process of evaporation and
other chemical reactions ofthe different substances to The process of child relation~hip: .
compose the new mineral. The mother of Earth is Fire To find the child relationship, wor~ l~ the oppo.~t:
as Earth is the ash product of the Fire. The mother of direction of the mother relationshIp Le. wurk 1
Fire is Wood, without Wood there is no Fire.
The mother of Wood is WATER downward direction. ' . ood creates
l 'he \,;--h'ld of Wood is Fire because burnmg w
The mother of Water is METAL 1 P' l' es Earth
'
F Ife.
:> '[he child of Fire is Earth as Ire eav· l'
The mother of Metal is EARTH , E th eates Meta ,
The child of Earth is Metal because ar ~r . Th
The mother of Earth is FIRE '1 1 'ld f Met'li is Water that Metal lIquefies. e
The mother of Fire is WOOD 1 Ie C 11 0 , W, nurtures plants
child of Water is Wood because ater
(Wood).
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Tibefan Elemental Astrology
The child ofWood is FIRE
The child ofFire is EARTH ofMetal is Fire because Fire melts clown Metal. The
The child ofEarth Ís METAL enemy ofFíre is Water, as Water will extinguish Fire.
The chíld ofMetal is WATER The enemy ofWater is Earth~ the Earth elernent absorbs
The chíld ofWater ís WOOD water. The enemy ofEarth ís Wood; wood grows at the
expense of impoverishing Earth.
Child Always start from the thumb (wood elernent) and skip
two fingers. The next elernent is the enemy ofthe Wood
eiement. Then again skip twO fingers and the next eIernent
wiU be the enerny ofMetal that is Fire.
The enemy ofWood is METAL
The enemy ofMetal is FIRE
The enemy ofFire is WATER
The enemy of Water is EARTH
The enemy ofEarth is WOOD.
Enemy
SkipSkip
..c::
~
u.l
Figure le: Child Relationship

WOO~FIRE--""'E
ARTH---+- METAL-"WATER
The process of enemy relation h. .

TheenemyofWOodisMe. . S .p.
as an axe, can cut down t~al as a Metal mstrument, such Figure 10:
e trees (Wood). The enemy Relationship
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Tibetan Elemental Astr%g}'
WOOD ---JiI" MEfAL ---JiI" F1RE --.. WAlER --.. EARllI
Tbe process of friend relationship:

The friend ofWood ís Earth. Wood can grow with the
help ofEarth. The friend ofEarth is Water. Both the
Earth and Water combine to help the inhabitants of the
Earth carry out their existence. The friend of Water is
Fire. The Fire eIement gives warrnth to the Water. The
friend ofFire is Metal as it he1ps to increase the strength
ofFire. The friend ofMetal is Wood because it supplies
the handIe to the weapons (Metal).
To find the elemental friend re1ationship, we have to know
what friendship means getting help and assisting each
otber. First you start from the thumb (Wood eIement)
and skip one finger. The next eIement is the friend of
Wood. Again skip one finger and so on. Figure 1C: Friend Relationship
The friend ofWood is EARTH
The friend ofEarth is WATER
WOO~EARTH~WATER~FI~METAL
The friend ofWater is FlRE
The friend ofFire is METAL
The friend ofMetal is WOOD
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libelan Elemental Astrology
The Twelve Animal Sígns
Tableno.4
Chinese System of Ma, Bu, Da, Dok
The Twelve Animal Signs
(elemental relationship)
The twelve animal signs are Mouse (byi ba), Ox (gLang),
Tiger (sTag), Rabbit (Yos), Dragon ('brug), Snake
(sBrul), Horse (rTa), Sheep (Lug), Monkey (sPrel), Bird
(bya), Dog (Khyi) and Pig (phag).
They can be classified into two groups: Male and Ftmale.

The first in the animal sign cycle is always male year,
whereas the next to it becomes female year. Each ofthe
twelve animal signs c~rrelate in tum to one ofthe five
elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. One can
easily find out the year of an individual by knowing the
person' s animal sign along with one of the five elements.
These twelve animal signs are classified into two groups:

Antagonism and Harrnony. So, one should find or avoid
the unfavourable sign before one get married. The
"The praetitioners 01 Tíbet ) . connection between animals can be favorable or
aeknowledged the Ji I s anClent Bon religion had unfavourable. An understanding oftheír affinitíes ís
lve e emenls
and used a system . many years earlier, important when human relationships are under
divination wh' h 01~st~ologlcal predielion and consideration-partnerships, marriages, friendships etc.
, le was sImIlar I h .
techniques 01 black d . o S a~amsm wilh ils
an . Whlfe maglc and animal
sacrifice. "
-Prof. Jampa G I
ya tsen Drakthon (Late)-
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TibefGn Elemental Astrolog}'
The Characteristic of tbe Twelve Animal Suitable Occupations: Business, Writer

Favourable partner: Dragon, Monk~y. . r and
Signs: Un f avour able pa rtner". Horse, Rabblt, Bud, TIge
Dog ous eople had born in this sign: H.H, Six:e~nth

Faro P a Shungsep Jetsun (Tibetan Yoglfil),
Gyalwa ~annhap n' Tenzin Choedrak (Senior personal
RakraRinpoc e, r. \'\ L
, ' HH The 14th Dalai Lama),Ga 1 eo, eo
physlclan to ' ,
Tolstoy,Washington, Shakespeare,
Animal sign: Mouse
Y~ar: 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924,
1912 and 1900
Personality:
A person bom in the year ofMouse is curious, intellectual
and hard working. They reach everywhere. They are also
sharp minded and creative by nature. But they are a bit
careless in most ofthe work they undertake and can be
selfish. They are able to save a great deal of money
Animal Sign: Ox 1961, 1949, \937, 1925,
because oftheir stingy nature. Most of these people are Year: 1997,1985, 1973,
good in their studies. They are jol1y and easily make 1913, and 1901
friends. They are smily and lovely persono They are Personality: , loyal and diligent. They
experts in household life and are tactful. Honest, People born in the ox ,year ,are t and sharp minded. They
ambitious, charming, quick to anger, gossipy and are honest, ambitious, m~en;~e: receiv e encouragement
energetic. They get along easily with others and adapt are eapable leaders an o e They are introvert~d caltn,
themselves very well to changing environments and are and complements from others. tIe though have a lot of
experts in ingratiating to others. They are gentIe and loving obedient and outwardly gen ,
bynature. '
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The Twe/ve Animal Signs
Tibetan Elemental ASfrolog)J
Rabbit
pride, Diplomacyand using preIi~inary steps are always Famous people had born in this sign: H.H.
in their mind while doing any maJor task. They are hard Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Dubthob Thangtong
working, responsible and never leave their work Gyalpo (Chaksampa), Late Khyabje Yongdzin Trijang
incomplete. They are patient, e'tsr>~?~ng, confident but Rinpoche, Prof. Dawa Norbu, Napoleon, Richard
often narrow mínded and stubbóm. Talks little,feel Níxon, Jawaharla Nehru, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf
shyness; love to complete their work on time. Affectiüf{áte [. ::&( Hitler.
by nature, delay in marriage, tolerant, excellent leader
and demand ~~much from themselves as of other. They
are strong, solid and enjoy good health. They are honest,
stable and do not change their mind easily. Slow but good
steady worker. The ox is also strong-headed and prefers
to act alone. They are sincere, reliable, reserved and
trustwortby. Most ofthem are intellectual and constantly
in love. They may become furious and violent when
severelyangered. They are Iwt~fr~i1o(l1ardship, do Animal sign: Tiger . e
not give up easily and are steadfást in their thinking. Year: 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938, 1926,
Besides being conservative, they are also one who 1914,1902, and 1890
abides by rules, They do not make romantic wives and Personality: t' ally self-
. the Tiger year are excep Ion
husbands. These people are well disciplined and expert Those b orn lO , lsive and have
confídent, very possessiv~, f~rceful:~n~~~ers They are
in controlling others. They are independent and prefer
to stand in their own two feet. They enjoy eating and t:
a strong sense of supeno~\ o:; are sym~athetíc but
sleeping. Physically and mentally
d
active, a
ud These peop
le are brave
,
Su~tableOccupations: Surgery, Medical profession, a bit arrogant an ,pro . d illtelligent by nature. They
Chlef arrny, Beautician endeavour, career-l1unded an . in They can
"
are t nen d1y with others but hate gOSSlP ;g..
..
Favourable partner: Snake, Bird
Unfavourable partner: Sheep, Dog, Dragon, Pig and
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology The Twelve Animal Signs
summount most obstacles, think a lot, and are inclined Famous people had born in this sign: Panchen Choe-
to be a bit jealous. They have a forceful personali ty and kyi Gyaltsen ( 10th Panchen Lama), Sakya Pandita Kunga
are ambitious, believing that no one is better or braver. Gyaltsen, Lobpon Tenzin Namdak, Sogyal Rinpoche,
They will occasionally use harsh words when sp eaki1:lg Prof. Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, Marcopollo, Karl
with others. They are bold and patient and will able to Marx.
face hardships in life. They are helpful to mankind and
strong willed. They usually prefer to stay alone but have
a strong affection
vpJ'
for their relatives. They are good
i,;$if\
natured, frank, outspoken, very independent in views

and have excellent organization skills. They are ambitious,
generous, determined, honourable, warm hearted, self-
confident, fearless and fond of power and destructions,
large hearted and noble but harsh temperament. They Animal Sign: Rabbit
are brave, have a fighting spirit, sensitive, deep thinkers Year: 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951,1939,1927,
and stubbornly courageous. They hardly trust others and 1915, 1903, and 1891
are hard working person. These people are very Personality:
intelligent, love playing or entertaining, kind towards A person born in this year is a smooth talker, even-
kids,changeable by nature, clever, stable minded and tempered, gentle, SOCia . bie and respectful to others.. They
honest by nature. They are also quite self-centered and They are compassIOnate,
are intelligent but shy by nature. b.t
like to do things their own way. They possesses an ha minrled and friendly with others bu~ they are a 1
adventurous spirit and the ability to overcome obstacles. I~Il/V~: ('i1lr-"""u'{'b" 1 egotisticalandJealous . They
cunnmg and can e azy,.. and concern
Suitable Occupations: Social work, Racer, Leader, are witty, intelligent and fun IO.VlTI~~o:e soft hearted
Driver for them often comes from outsl.de. nYd tactics to sO.rt
Favourable partner: Horse, Dog . . h . the patIence a
and dIplomatIc avtng h They are
Unfavourable partner: Monkey, Snake, Pig, Dragon . kl than ot ers.
out problems more qUlc Y
and Mouse
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Tibelan Elemental Astrology
TIJe Twelve Animal Signs
affectíonate, kind, compassionate, virtuous, placid,
quietly, and talented by nature. Basy to befriend, good
mannered, kind, polite, peaceful by nature, never speak
harsh words and are experts in dealing with others. They
love communícating with others and everybody praises
their nature. They have few enemies and are willing to
listen to advice and follow it. They are usualIy cheerful,
brilliant, intellectual, fond of society and diplomatic. Animal Sign: Dragan
They have wann and channing manners. Honest in love Year: 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928,
and have everlasting friends; sincere and expert in lo ve 1916, and 1904
affairs. They enjoy happy family life generally. They Personality:
are sharp, observant and fond oflovely things such as PeopIe born in the Dragon year are kind hearted and
fashian, perfumes, and music. well discipIined. Everybody likes and praises theÍr
Suitab1e Occupations: Business, Accountant, Lawyer behavior and kind natUfe. Theyare frank, tactful, honest
Politician, Dancer. ' and sensitive. They can accomplish success in study
FavourabJe partner: Sheep, Pig and business. They tal k loudly and have a good heart.
Unfavourable partner: Bird, Horse, Mouse, Snake and They are well malmered and have a beautiful smile. They
Ox are hard working and love to complete their work quickly.
Famou~ pe?ple had born in this sign: Late K.hyabje They are kind hearted, refined and respectable. Broad,
y ongdzm Lmg Rinpoche , Khyabje Trulshik Rinpoche open minded, jolly by nature, egotistic, sensitive,
Garje Khamtrul Jamyang Dhondup Rinpoche, Pror. impulsive, never Iazy and lethargic, brave but not jealous.
S~dhong Lobsang Tenzin (Minister), Chogyam Trungpa Clever, excitable, stubborn 011 the outside, and soft
Rmpoc~e, Praf. Jampa Gyaltsen Drakthon (late), heartec\. They are easygoing, willing to take risks, but
ConfuclUs, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein, Martin tend to be more stubborn than most in their thinking and
Luther. behaviour. They are full of imaginatíon and po~sess an
índomitable spirit. The dragon is decisive when It comes
{tt(
'j 1
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Tibetan Elemental Astrolog)' The Twelve Animal Signs
to dealing with anything. They have the potential for c1ever, sensitive, egotistical and seLfish. They are broad-
accomplishing great things. They are warm, curious and minded and get angry easily. They have a cruel and
helpful by nature. They are self-centered when it comes aggressive nature but are good looking and will always
to relationships. be able to obtain money whenever they need it. They
Suitable Occupations: Artist, ReJigious practitioner, are well spoken but a bit short-tempered by nature. They
Polities, Singer. are broad minded and tolerant. Lovely and guick witted,
Favourable partner: Mouse, Monkey intelligent and nervous. Fond ofmusic, dance, painting
Unfavourable partoer: Dog, Sheep, Ox, Tiger and and travels. Extremely wise and attractive but bit self-
Horse centered. They are passionate, determined and rather
Famous people had boro io this sign: R.R. Dudjom egotistical. A winner with money. Deep thinking and guíet
Rinpoche, Situ Choe-kyi Jungney, GyaJo Dhondup, by nature. They are also adaptable, witty and can thínk
Jetsun Pema, Sigmund Freud, Frederick IInd the great. far ahead. They are able to get along with everybody.
They are quick thinkers and can aet according to the
situation. They are possessive and jealous by nature ..
Suitable Occupations: Teacher, Writer, Nurse, SOCIal
work, Pub1ic relations, Psychiatrist and Future teller.
Favourable partner: Bird, Ox .
Uofavourable partner: Pig, Monkey, Tlger, Sheep and
Rabbit .
Famous people had born in this sign: Des! ~angye
Gyatso, Dorje Chang Jamyang Kh~entse ChOkyl LOdro¡
Animal Sign: Snake r gdal Dagchen Sakya, His Holmess the twelfth Ta
Year: 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, ~itupa The late Kalu Rinpoche, Zurkhar Lodoe Gyalpo,
1917,1905, and 1893 Amdo'Gedun Choephel, Dr. Yeshi Dhondh~ (~or~e:
Persona lity: .. n to H H The 14th Dalai Lama), o an as
phySlcla ... "') Lord Tennyson,
Those bom in the Snake year are very ambitious, full of Karamchand Gandhl (GandhlJI •
fighting spirit and possess exceptional abilities. They are
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Tibetan Elemental ASfrology
Abraham Lincoln, Pablo Picasso, Charles Robert
money, cheerful and stubborn. They are very independent
Darwin, Elizabeth 1 ofEngland, Mao Zedong.
and full of enthusiasrn in carrying out their duties. They
are straightforward, generous with their rnoney, love
elaborate events and are good at socialising. They are
easy to get along with and have rnany friends and
acquaintances, They are courageous and not afraid of
hardship, they usually do very well in their careers. They
are lucky in money rnatters and hence can afford to live
in luxury. They sacrifice theirowngoals in the interest of
Animal Sign: Horse others.
Year: 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, 1942, 1930, Suitable Occupations: Scientist, Poetry writer, Politics.
1918, 1906, and 1894 Favourable partner: Tiger, Dog
Personality: Unfavourable partner: Mouse, Rabbit, Bird, Dragon
People bom in the year ofhorse are brave, hard working, andMonkey
well traveled and frank, By nature, they will always listen Famous people had born in this sign: H.E. Jarngon
to others and love animaIs and sports. They speak loudly Kongtrul Rinpoche, New Yuthog Yonten Gompo, Isaac
and have a nature of waIking fasto Theyare fond of games, Newton, Chengiz Khan, Lenin.
have a changeable mind, get hurt easily, are kind towards
others, are hard working, creative, tactful, friendly, they
want to do by their own wishes, hardly listen other view,
have many friends and friendly with them. They al so
rnake friends very easily with others but they never trust
or?elieve in others.'They are clever and have a well-
blillt,body. They love watching movie, writing letters,
rn~kmg phone,calls to their friends. They are open Animal Sign: Sheep
rnmded, showy 111 dress, quick in everything, handy with Year: 2003,1991,1979,1967,1955,1943,1931,
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1919, and 1907 Suitable Occupations: Gardener, Artist, Government

Personality: job
Those born in the sheep year are less talkative, slow Favourable partner: Rabbit, Pig
and simple. They are passionate and creative. They are Unfavourable partner: Ox, Dog, Dragon, Bird and
ous
friendly and not self-absorbed. They are charming, pi 'i-1 Snake
and honest and usually speak less with others. They are Famous people had born in this sign: Rev. Khenrab
patient, zealous and able to overcome any hardship to Norbu, Lobsang Samten (Brother ofH.H. the 14th Dalai
achieve their goals. They are tolerant and generous by Lama), Johannes Kepler, Benito Mussolini, Thomas Alva
nature and soft spoken. They are frank, independent, Edison, Christopher Columbus.
brave and can make quick decisions. They are truthful,
quarrelsome and have independent views. They are
aggressive but very romantic. Most of these people are
ambitious, active, energetic and courageous. Best at the
arts; their talents will always bring money. They are
elegant, charitable, cool, soft and smooth by nature, well
mannered, generous in giving alms to others, honest,
affectionate, able to help others with their problems and
compassionate. They love children and animals and are Animal Sign: Monkey
exper~s in household life. Everybody praises their Year: 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944, 1932,
behaVIOur, love in dealing with others and love to wear 1920,and 1908
nice clothes and ornaments, slow in work, give interest Personality: . d 1 b
to their body. They are refined, loyal and introverted. People born under this sign are sharp-mmd~, ~ ~V~e~
T~ey als~ have ex~raordinary inner strength. They are nature and like to go everywhere. They are hn e 1
I t busy t emse yes
dlpl?matlC., attentive, considerate towards others and and like to help others. They ove 0 . k witty tongue
pasSIOnate ill everything they do. They are pure hearted, and are prone to gossip. ,They l~V:;':~ and friendl;
extremely loyal and generous. love walking and travehng. Th y
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Tiberan Elemental Astr%g}'
with everyone. They prefer to deal with things oftheir
o\'\'n choosing, They are hyperactive, and convinced of
their own superiority. They are intel1igent and experts in
dealing with others. Theyare flexible, talented, self-wilIed
and creative people. They enjoya eertain level of
popularity in public gatherings or the clubs they join. They
are easy going, very adaptable, quick-witted and possess
the ability to read situations very well. They are romantie Animal Sign: Bird
at heart. They pursue fun and entertainment. They are Year: 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933,
ú"i}~~t!J!nt, restless, not easily contented and lack 1921,1909, and 1897
j fatslghtédness. They usually care only about present gain.
e V Personality:
Suitable Occupations: Perfonning arts, Marketing or Those bom in the Bird year are fond of dance and songo
sales They possess cleanliness and like to wear new clothes.
Favourable partner: Mouse, Dragon They have strong sexual inclinations and have lots of
Unfavourable partner: Tiger, Pig, Snake, Dog and friends. They canjudge others but others find difficulty
Horse in judging them. These peopIe are powerful speakers.
Famous people had bor·n in tbis sign: Elder Yuthog They are kindhearted and friendly with others. They are
Yont~n Gonpo, H,H. Drubwang Penor Rinpoche, Takpo rather decisive as well as straíght forward by nature. They
Tash~ Narngyal, Tsering Dolrna (Sister ofH.H. the 14th have strong sense of attachment and ofien compels them
Dala~ ~ama), Dr. Lobsang Wangyal (Senior personal to have friends or acquaíntances always around. They
p~ys~elan to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama), Leonardo da are ambitious and inteIligent. They cherish cleanliness and
Vmel, Charles Diekens, Pope John Paul n. love traveling. Deep thinking and short sighted, ambitious
and bra ve, idealistic , sometimes dislike but never boring,
well built and good looking, they hardly pass time without
friends. Smile, fond of games, clubs and sports. They
act after deep consideration, are jovial, generous, love
Tibefan Elemental Astr%g)'
líberty, independence and freedom. They love to dress
up and like wine. Their loyalty, trust and affection are
for theirpartner. They are arrogant, love gossiping, proud
confide~t. They usually have good foresight and
and very:; o.A
~A. ir' .,,·t·
.. :
are peréeptive.· They often receive praise and

compliments from others. They show enthusiasJ,11 inthe
things they do and will not tolerate sl¿pp1~~~s. Moneyl Animal Sign: Dog
comes and goes easily. They are generally happy and Year: 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934,
contented peopIe. They are physically light and agiIe and 1922, 1910, and 1898
have a tendency to befriend others. Personality:
Suitable Occupations: Tailor, Secretary, Performing People bom in the Dog year are a bit stingy and like to
arts, OwnerofRestaurant, Army, Advertiser. taIk a lot. They tend be ambitious, nervous and
Favourable partner: Ox, Snake aggressive. They wiIl often be in two minds about things.
Unfa:ourable partner: Rabbit, Mouse, Rorse, Sheep They always do their best in their relationships with
andPlg peopIe. Yet they are selfish and stubbom. They will give
F~~ous people had born in this sign: R.R. Sakya wholehearted love and respect to thos~lt\hel' love. They
T~m, Kongtrul Yonten Gyatso, Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok take intense care at work and are affectlOnate towards
Rmpoche, Robindranath Tagore, Peter Usino. others. They are impulsive, kind hearted and honest.
They are stable minded, hard working and kind-hearted.
They love only the person whom they like the most. They
are fond ofleaming, active minded a?d.~ossess good
mental abilities. These people are stubbor.u' ~onest,
stable minded, hardworking, friendly, aft~ctlOn~te,
clever, soft-spoken and impulsive. They are ~ bltc~nmng
'. . b»t lpy~l and faithful by nature. They are qUlck,.thmkers,
'(.(¡bb~~~~~t and agUe They have a great sense o~humour.
/lv~"
! \!r) d lose thelr temper
They are temperamental oy nature ao
The Twelve Animal
easily which might not last long.
Suitable Occupations: Nurse, Beautician, Business are usually good looking, smart, and have all
Teacher, Doctor ' the qualities to attract others. They tremendous
Favourable partner: Tiger, Horse fortune and great honesty. They make friends and
are extremely loyal to their friends. These people are
Unfavourable partner: Dragon, Ox, Sheep, Mouse
and Monkey fond of song and music. They are cheerful and open
minded, generous and intelligent. They take intense care
Famous people had born in this sign: Rigzin Gyunne
of their friendships. They are jolly by nature and 0""""'.'"
Dolje (Terdak glingpa), H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche love to work. They are cool by nature, peaceful, honest
Drigyung Kyabgon Rinpoche, Lati Rinpoche, Takts~ and affection towards relatives and beloved ones. They
Rinpoche, Ngari Rinpoche, George W. Bush (43rd love to help others, possess cleanliness, love and
President of U.S.A), Mother Teresa, Benjamin Franklin decorating rooms, sympathetic and kind. They trust in
Sir Winston Churchill. ' others, are good hearted, intelligent, dedicated and
courageous. They possess a good memory, are
capable of dealing with facts and .
concentration. They have many friends, and are economlcal
and practicaL They are very social but.ch.~osyw.ith w,~o
become their fiiends. They are constantly In fnend'ih:p, qUl~k
witted and blessed with a good family and sound Imancull
position. Most of these people are generous and . .
~ They are usually very self.-confident and self-centered.lbey
Animal Sign: Pig possess good leadershIp lUes .\Il(j \ .,ill. ,stick to.whatever
. qua1'" , ': u '
Year: 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959 1947, 1935, th~ do from beginning to end. They are full O~f vl~or'an~
.., d"· ,X, (,'. "''.
1923, 1911,and 1899 ' i
etemunatlon. They are s ,tubbom
, gentle and conSIderate i
Personality: by nature.
Pe~ple bom under this sign are affectionate and kind to Suitable Occupations: Tourism. La\'vyer
thelrloved ones and make close life long friends. They Favourable partner: Rabbit, Sheep
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The Twelve Animal Sígns
UnfavourabJe partner: Snake, Bird, Tíger, Ox and lIoW to Find Your Animal Sign (lo rtags)?
Monkey . d
Famous people bad boro in tbis sigo: Tenzin Gyatso older Tibctans know very well their animal Slgn an
(H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama), Tarthang Tulku Kunge]eg, Ma~y hole family's as weU. But few know the year when
thelrw
Ven Yudul Trogyal, Lama Norlha, Lady Dr. Lobsang they were born. . l' gn
Dolma Khangkar (late). . fue calcutation to fmd your amma SI
SO here 1have gwcn . .
easily. 1 t' "ay fuis year (2002) then subt¡-act'
Take fue current year, e s s .t
' rth (year) and add (+) one year to 1 .
"Problems can sometimes arise when someone has yourdate o fb 1
the same element f01~
¿....
(he )!ear and the hour. This
t/1'",.<,' {.f',,{ .f omeone was bom in 1975 and
crea tes an overabunaance af the energy thal can LeC s do an exam~le, l. s l'
S1gn
they would first take the
"work against the person 's best interests. In wants to know thelr amma h , btract ( ) their birth vear
practice, when this happens a much deeper current year, that is 2002, t en ~~ h mak~s thcir age. .,
investigation is made to determine the person 's from it and add (+) one year w le
elements for the birth month and day. " 2002
-Richard Webster
--
-1975
27
--+1
28
::::=:::::==
t car (gNam-l o), and use
Always start with the curren. y\ 13 75 37 49,61.,73,
. that 01 ,-" d
the rapid calculatlO n ' t year sign an go
85 97 and 109 on the curren e that is yourhirth
, . . d 'top at your ag
~ r.(9~<~~~~~10ckwlse an s
ammal SIgno
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Forexample: While finding the element, always use the first digit
A person born in the year 1975 and who'IS 28 yea nUInber. Let' s say "28" years. 8 is the first digit number
oId . Put the
. .number 25 in the current year si ~ (b e~~rs and look at the aboye tabte (8), the relation is the child.
your age IS In between 25-37). e Find the relation of(gnam lo) the current year. So take
the elcment of gnaro lo which are Water and the
Let's work
. through the process. Place 1' 13, 25 on relationship of 1st digit (8) 1S child. Therefore the child
Horse (current year sign) ofWater is Wood. So he /she is Wood Rabbit (1975).
26th on Snake Jf the current year sign is FEMALE (Ox. Rabbit,
27th on Dragon Snake, Sheep, Bird and Pig) then use this tableo
28th on Rabbit 1/2-Self (same element as the current year)
So your animal sign is "RABBIT". Now let's find the
3/4-Mother
eIement for a person who was bom in 1975
~here are two methods according to male ~nd female 5/6-Foe
7/8-Friend
SlgnS ofthe current year animal sign (gNam-lo). 9/10-Child
Let's take another example, say 1978, age 26 years old
lf the animal
/' súrn
q .1" th e
OJ glvam
.AT lo (current year) is in next year or 2003. e
MALE - \l e . Mou se, T'1ger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey Place 1 13 25 on Sheep, and 26 on Hors .
Now fi~d the eleroent. The next year animal sign is
and Dog):'
For example Female (Water Sheep-2003) and the person is 26 ~ea~s

th H . ' in the year-2002 (Water Horse year) since
old then Iook at the "6" in the table aboye mal slgn 18
ti ed orse 1S,
male
. we m us t use t he following method
' to
in out one s b1rth eIernent Earth Horse.
1/1 O-Self (sa 1 . 1wiU give another exan1ple so that you can do this method
2/3-Mother me e ement as the current year)
4/S-Foe easily on your own. r h

If 80meone is 30 years oId in the next yea w o was
617-Friend
8/9-Child born in 1974.
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Tibetan Elemental Astrolog)'
New year, no matter whether twcnty four months has
birth sign (Rabbit), 26 on Dragon, 27 on Snake, 28 on
past or not. For cxample, if someone is born in the 9th Horse (current year sign), then check the elcrnent of28
month (Tibetan Lunar month) of a particular year, the years. Since horse is a male, use this method, 1110-sclf,
person becomes one year old and then immediately 2/3-mother, 4/5-foe, 617-friend, 8/9-child. Now ¡ook
becomes two years old from the 11 th month of the at the aboye table of '8' (1 st digit) and wc got child
following year ofthe Tibetan Calendar. In this case the relationship. Therefore, the child ofWater is Wood. So,
person has been alive only two months in the previous we got Wood Rabbit for 28 years. Therefo~e he/she is
year and has started the New Calendar. Therefore the 28 years old and animal sign is Wood Rabblt.
person's age becomes two already. Because the person OR
has gone under the part oftwo calendar years
For example, put 1 on your birth sign (i.c. Rabbit)
130nRabbit
Suppose one knows one's animal sign and
140nDragon
does not know one's age: 15 on Snake
Start with the person 's birth animal sign and count 16 on Horse
clockwise to the current year animal sign (Water- Horse- 17 on Sheep
2002). 18 on Monkey
Thís calculation is used only for those who are not certain 19 on Bird
oftheir exact age. Always use rapid calculation, that of 200nDog
1,13,25,37,49,61,73,85,97 and 109 to save you 21 on Pig
time. One cannot calculate their age by knowing only 220nMouse
their animal signo One must know their birth element too. 23 on Ox
240n Tiger
Forexample, a woman bom in 1975 whose birth sign is 25 on Rabbit
'Wood Rabbit' and who knows she is under thirty but 260nDragon
uncertain ofher exact age. 27 on Snake . e)
To calculate her exact age first place 1, 13, 25 on her 28 on Horse (Current year slgn-200-).
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55
Tibefan Elementa/ Astr%g)!
Th" Sixty-year eye/e and its interpretation
Place 1 on Horse (current year animal sign), 13 on

Horse, 13 on Horsc, 14 on Snake, 15 on Dragon, 16
on Rabbit, 17 on Tiger, 18 on Ox, 19 on Mouse, 20 on
Pig, 21 on Dog, 22 on Bird.
. - Rabbi This person's animal sign is "Bird". Find the birth element
by using the sarne rnethod explained earlier. So we got
the reIationship of '2' (lst digit) which is mother
relationship. Thus, the rnother of Water (current year
eIernent) is Metal. Therefore his/hcr animal sign is Metal
Bird. ....~~_ __
Figure 2 B: To find one's age
Ir one knows one's age and does not know

the animal sign:
First we ha ve to know the animal sign of the current
year-2002 which is Water Horse. Start from the Horse
and count anticlockwise (counterclockwise) and stop at
your age.
Take for example a person who is 22 years old. Let's
find his or her animal signo Figure 2 C: '1'0 find one's sígn
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The Sixty-Year Cycle and its Interpretation
The systern ofthe síxty-year eycle is known as ~abj.ung WoodOx

in Tibetan. It was íntroduced in the 10th century m Ttbet.
This system is rnainly used to eount the years. People bom in this sign are deep sleepers, s~ingy, speak
The sixty-year cycle is formed under the combination of less, are violent by nature, and cxtremely jealous. But
five elernents and 12 animal signs. Each element rules they are gifted with intelligence, ar~ long ten::pered ~nd
two years in succession and then switch to the next have big physique. Their average hfespan wlll be Slxty
fol1owing elernent, whereas each ofthe animal sign will years. Six obstacles will confront them. A person un~~r
ruJefor one year at a time. For example) if the year 2002 this group is likely to face obstacles from landlord spmt
is Water-Horse year, then the year 2003 will be Water- or wood spirit (shing-gi sadak).
Sheep year.
The first Rabjung was started in the year 1027,
associating with the Fire-Rabbit year.
FireTiger
People bom in this sign are violent, feroeious, p~y~ieal1Yd

WoodMouse . d eyes lack falth an
strong proud, egOlst, possess roun ' d t . ht
' 1 e kind hearte ,s ralg
are short-tempered. But t ley ar will be harmful to
People born in this sign are intelligent, skilful in craft arts. forward and speak honestly. Thihe will always be
fríends who do not help ~he~. t ~d generally faee
They are fond oflying and deceive others through their
skilful ways. They have rnoderate wea1th and life-styks. susceptible to internal chromc allmen s d by Naga
However they will be likely to face rnany ail~~~is d~~' phlegm humoural disorders and disease~,fau~'~;and tour
to Naga spirits. Their average lifespan will be seventy- 'k 1 t have two spouses
spirits. They are h e ~ o 'llbcseventy-nineyears
five years. They rnay have three or fi ve children, and be children. Their average !tfe span Wl '
confronted by seven obstacles.
"}(úl,
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and five obstacles will confront them. A person under
this group is born in the educated class, These people
may suffer injuries due to a knife or weapons, or get
leprosy.
Earth Dragon
e born in this sign do not speak the truth and have

Peopl h roblems, They will be extremely lazy, short
great speec sfee less, arc proud, use harsh words, but
Fire Rabbit tempered, Th: arc intelligent, fond oftravellmg, hard
love others, y . but lack self-confidence, WIll
People born in this sign are cowardly, speak less, and k' health conSCIOUS 1
wor' mg, and de f:ameo thers , They are fond of alcoho ,
and have a divided mind. They will not speak the truth praise one , I They have an average lIfespan
and will act deceitfully, scrutinising the faults of others d 'II omrmt adu tery, , 1
an WI C will come across S1X obstac es.
and telling their own virtues. They will take great pleasure of fifty-five years and chl'ldren A person
'1 h efiveorseven '
in the company of the opposite sex. They become They are lIke y to av d ted class They are
. . of the e uca .
knowledgeable and an expert without relying on experts under thIS group IS, d Th will enjoy richness of
deceitful but broad-mmde. ey
or scholars. They will have an average life span of C d , wealth and material resources.
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seventy- five years and come across seven obstacles.
They will enjoy richness of food, wealth and material
resources. They will be afflicted by Landlord spirit and ~.~~
king spirit. They will be most susceptible to serum
ailments, Cold disorders and severe heart and wind Earth Snake
problems.
. . . are broad m}.nded and agile. They e~
People bo~ m thIS Sl~ wealth and material resou~ s.
will cnjoy nchness of food,. thieves and dangerfio~
There is a high risk of~eeh~~f decline and property WIll
enemies. Their prospenty WI
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Tibelan Elemental Astro!ogy The Twelve Animal Signs
be lost. Ifthe person under this category is a maJe, then

may die abroad. LandJord spirit residing on water and
trees will cause afflictions. Theyare lazy, proud, angry,
Metal Sheep
llave dark-complexion, black hearted, passionate and
jealous. They will take p1casure in the company of evil Peopleporn in thissign are long tempered, bulky with
friends. Their average lifespan will be sevcnty-nine years s(uggü,hsense fuculties, strong sexual drive, and have
and will come across four obstacles. They are likely to poor recollection. The~ are als? susc.eptible to eye
have six children. They may COITInÚt suicide and get injured diseases. Their average hfespan wlll be elghty-one years
by a knife or weapons. These pcople may suffer from and they will be come across four obstacles. They are
cancerous growths and inflammation of muscle tissue. likely to have few childrenand will be afflicted by Naga
spirit and Mount Dwelling spirit (bstan). A perso~ under
this group may experience harm often from enemles and
disputes.
Metal Horse
People born in this sign are extremely lazy, short

tempered, kind hearted, fond of entertainment, hard Water Monkey
working, crave for food and wealth. They show strong
love towards relatives. They look for faults in others while People born in this sign are kind hearted, have a ~ivided
~eglecting their own faults. They will have an average mind, fond of games, talkative,jealous. They \~lll have
lIfe span of fifty-seven years and will come across nine an average lifespan o f'fit' . n years and wlll comef
1 ty-seve
obstacles. They wiII have four children and wiII face across seven obstacles. TIley m ay become ..owners .oA
. . h
five towns or cltles. T ey may have three
.'chIldren.
b
problems in raising children. They may experience much
person under thlS. group ate . wea lthy.3nd. mtelhgent ut
1088 ofweaIth. They are likely to get afflictions from the
L~ndl~rd spirit and are susceptible to cold disorders and may fall victim to blood feuds (dme 'gnb).
\¡ t
wmd aIlments. 'k e ,;: { ,
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62
Tibeft1n Elemental Astrofog}'
appearance. They will have an average Efe span of

seventy-nine years and come across five obstacles. They
Water Bird may become the mayor of a town or city. They are likely
to have three children. They will enjoy richness of short-
People boro in this sign are health conscious, have go d term material resources. However, there is a risk ofblood
hearing, distracted mind and poor memory retentio:, feuds or defilcrnents.
They are humble, have strong 10,ve towards one's
company, have strong sexual dnve and are short
tempered, They enjoy travelling or walking and come
across circ1e of friends. Their average lifespan will be WoodPig
sixty years and will come across nine obstacles. These
people will faH under the s~ay of others. They will be People bom in this sign are fleshy, muscular; wrath~l,
afflicted by Landlord spirit who abides on trees. Their fierce, egotistical, good physique, beautIful facIal
appearance have strong appetite, use harsh words and
frie~ds and neighbours may become antagonistic. They
are thoughtiess. They are harmed due to their diet and
are hkely to have two children. They are susceptible to
sexual relations and deceived by friends and lovers. Th~y
feve~ and wind disorders. A person under this group is
will have an average lifespan of sixty-fout years and ~lll
deceltful and do not keep their words. come across five obstacles. The prospect ofthe farnlly
line coming to an end will be less intense by wealth,
WoodDog
People
talk' boro'lfl th' ,
. lS slgn are passionate, short tempered,
~t.lve, have strong sexual drive highly skilled,
sensItlve•highleve1o.f recollectlon
.and 'excellent physlcal
.
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and havc slight harm from enemies and evil spírits,
Fire Mouse
People boro in this sign are witty, short tempered Earth Tiger
intelligent, taIkative, and fast walker. They have man;
thoughts, many recollections and great craving for wealth People bom in this sign are fleshy, full of anger, and will
and food. Theyare skilled at exposing the faults of others take delight in killing. They have great craving for food,
and they strive to steal and kilI. Their average lifespan are skilled in lying, writings and in delivering speech.
will be sixty-eight years and they will come across five There will incur few afflictions due to enemies and evil
obstacles. They are susceptible to stomach ailments spirits. They have an average lifespan of seventy-two
diarrhea, and fever and heart disorders. ' years and will come across seven obstacles. They a~e
also likely to have two children. A person under thIS
group may be subject to afflictions induced ~y landl~rd
spirit who abides farm and Naga and Mountam d~elhng
spirits from a rocky mountain. They are susceptIble to
FireOx
tumours and dropsy.
People b~m in this sign are well built, a bit lethargic,
have a famt memory, weak sight, fond of strong drinks,
co~fident, long tempered, and fond of over-sleeping.
W1th Earth Rabbit
an average life span of seventy-one years they will
be confront d b ' ,
fn " . e y elght obstacles and subjected to . t h'18 sign
. are extremely talkative,
a lcbons mduced b ki ., People born 10
The e l' y ng spmts who freguent temples.
Y knowledgeable and intelligent, but have poor we,altb
'lI ru: lk71y to have one son and two daughters. They arious
WI enJoy nchne f . status. They will master grammar and v . treatlses.
1
A Person underth'ss o gram, food, wealth and servants.
, l' . be t"1fty years, and SlX obstac es
Their average lifespan wlll
IS group IS lkely to face eye problems
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wiII confront them. They are likely to have one ch'l

They wíll comnut'dI . playmg
a u tery, enJoy ' games and b'Id ' ~~~'%~
many disasters upon the]r . re latIves,
' They may not en'flng Metal Snake
' 1 ~y
richness of food, wea) th an d matena resources. A pers 1 bom in this sign are bril1iant and skiHed in the
under trus group may be subject to afflictions induced ~n peo P e t They take delight in examining the faults of
cra f t ar s, .
King spirit and Naga spirit. Their grand parents may di~ h They may be theft, and come across enemles
ot ers, b' ted to many afflictlons as they associate
from leprosy and they are susceptible to chronic and are su Jec . . b d Th
pulmonary dísease. with evil friends, Their wealth status lS dlstur e. ~y
h an average lifespan of seventy-eight years and wül
ave oss six obstacles. Their share of food and
come acr .' 1 rr Th
wealth will be greater in later hfe than m ea~ y 1 e, ey
will stay with their parents for only a short tIme an~ after
Metal Dragon he have befriended others, Their parents. may dIe due
t l~ ros or contagiouS fever. They are hkely have :0
People bom in this sign are bulky, egotistical, have stable ~~re~ chiidren A person under this group are hkely. to
, . t1 f fthroat int1ammatlon
intelligence, and are strong with great pride, Such peopIe get sudden disease, m amma IOn o ,
are skilled in speech, and they strive to commit negative ofmuscle tissue and madness.
deeds, and postpone virtuous actions. They will incur
great losses ofwealth. They enjoy eating. They do not
speak truth, but are fond of disc10sing the faults of others.
With an average lifespan ofEighty-years, they will be Water Horse
confronted by tbree obstacles and are likely to have either
. .' b dient extremely intelligent,
one or five children. They may be afflicted by king spirits People boro m tlus Slgn ar~ o ye, dof racing, wrestling,
who cause madness. Despite their gentle speech, they kind hearted, hard w~rkm,g'a~n They do not disclose
are evil within their heart. A person under this group are and fOlld ofbarley wme (eh gk)'·U d in craft arts, They
wealthy, but susceptible to go crazy and mad. the faith of others, and they are s 1 e
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6R
wilI have an abundance of food, wealth and mat .
. enal
resources. They are hkely to have three or four child
and they will be subject to heart and wind disorders ;e~
afflictions caused by Landlord spirit. A person undn Wood Monkey
this group is powerful, and do not go under the Sway e~
others. They are wise in digging other's fault and the~r People boro in this sign are fleshy, skilled in lying and
future goes up and down. fond of entertainment. They will come across five
obstac1es, and are de1ight in associating with the company
of evil friends. They have an average lifespan of seventy-
eight years. They have little sleep, many foes and are
deceitful. A person under this group will hold two houses
WaterSheep and come across many afflictions and disputations.
Fluctuation of food is great on them. Mountain Dwelling
People bom in this sign are dull intellect, fond oftravelling, spirit, landlord spirit and king spirit f~om river and
skilled in eraft arts, have strong sexual drive, weak rnountain cliff will harm them. They are hkely to have 1
physical strength. They are passionate and come across or 5 children.
five obstacles and are likely to have few children. They
enjoy richness of food, wealth and material resources.
Their average lifespan will be seventy-three years, and
they will come across the danger ofthieves and enemies. WoodBird
However, their prosperity will gradually decline and their
horses and cattle dispersed. Ifthe concemed person is People born in this s1gn are kind hearted, ha ve stro~~
- ,ht e's lIfe
male he will die abroad. Plaque causing spirit and sexual drive short tempered, strong falt o on .
, d d ' k like barley wme
landlord spirit will harm them and they are susceptible partner, fond ofmeat and har ~m s ',' ears.
to phlegm humoral disorders. (chang). They have an average hfesp~n oí Sl~~/ will
They are likely to have one or three chtldren. Y
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Tibelan Elemental Astrology The Twelve Animal Signs
meet disputations and quarrel with their near fiiends and many ailments. People of this category may be
relatives. A person under this group possesses bluish ~Oggressive, sleepy, unfaithful, and foo1 and get many
physícal complexion and are susceptible to chronic ms. Fever and bile disorders will predominate, but
drea , d 11'
internal disorders. will also be afflictions due to the mountam we mg
there h '1 d
spirit and Landlord spirit. Superiors wiU grow os11 e an
their house will be bumt down. !hey have an average
life span of sixty-eight years wlll come ~cross seven
obstacles. They are likely to have three chlldren.
Fire Dog
People bom in this sign are kind hearted, possess long

temperarnent, are talkative, intelligent, have strong sexual
Eartb Mouse
drive, skilled in craft arts, passionate and are fond of
People boro in this sign are wealthy, short idn sl~athutr~,
eating meat. Such people are loved by their higher beings
but hatred by people who are below their status. They . h 1 and take e 19 m
are likely to come across fevers and bile diseases, and gentle in speech, have hg t s eep,d wlth, c: lt
severe lau s.
d d
killing. They are lazy an en owe d C:ace
afflictions due to Mountain Dwelling spirits (bstan) and . h ailments an may 1,
Theyare susceptible to stomac h . l'~ They
Landlord spirit. They have an average lifespan ofsixty~ kn'fi hich take t elr He.
danger of weapons and 1 ~ w. their own advantage.
eight. years, and will come across seven obstacles. They
are selfishly intent upon ~chleV~g . ht year and they
are likely to have three children. Their average lifespan w¡\l be SlX~elg e likely to have
will come across seven obstacles. eyar
onechild.
Fire Pig
People boro in this sign have weak body that give way
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Earth Ox Metal Rabbit
People borÍl iJ;}!;~t~i~~ are dull, strong physique People born in this sign are broad minded, lazy, faithful,
barbarous, perslstént ~9F endowed with excessive . ' hard working, intelligent, kind hearted and
They will have s¿áilfy food wealth and maPtn~e. knowledgeable. They display loving kindness and
. .' enal generosity to others. There will be afflictions due t~ blood
resources. They wl11 be affllcted by Landlord spirit Th .
mind will be. violent, quarrelsome and fi~r~~. The~ ha~~
feuds and Landlord spirit. They have an average lIfespan
of sixty-one years, and will come acrosS five obstacles.
an average hfespan of fifty years and are likely to have They are likely to have five children. ~hey have an
one child. They will come across seven obstacles and ~dequate share offood, wealth and matenal res?urces.
slander will arise. They are susceptible to painful ~ise~ses and are l~kely to
face the danger of losing thelr hfe under kmfe and
weapons.
Metal Tiger
Water Drago n
People boro in this sign are wrathful, fierce and fond of
travelling and killing. They have faÍr complexion, good . . " tistical and are fond of
physique~ and a great craving for meat and wine. They People born 1t1 thls slgn are eg~so display strong pride
speak harshly, and may be afflicted by Mount dweUing using harsh wo rds.'. They ~ay Th have mole on their
ti r h latl ves . h ey
and have many 00 18 . re nge their residence.
spirits and King spirit. They have an average lifespan oC
bodies and they contmuously e a Their famUy line
sixty years and will come across five obstacles. They rts
They enjoy archery and other spo .
are likely to have two or four children. Their sha re of
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology The Twe/ve Animal Signs
may come to an end, They have an average lifesp They llave considerable strength and asc~tic
'11 .
sixty-two years and WI come ~cross SlX obstac1es.1'he
anOf
are ~~or'are delight in fue company offueir friends, talkah:,e,
are likely to have one or five chIldren. There is f1uctuatio~ quahtles, lk and are fond of competition hke wrestlmg
shy fast wa er, . d d hl gm
in their food and wealth status. , They are susceptible to wm an P e
a~d ot~:~:~~ets aft1ictions caused by King spirit ~nd
dlSOrd d ' .t They have an average lifespan of SlXty
the Landlor Splfl. .
~.~~ yearsan
d are likely to have one chlld.
WaterSnake
People bom in this sign have burning anger in their hearts, WoodSheep
are skilled in art ofcrafts and are egotistical. In friendships
they value mateti~ltIe§5?H:rSrs '}:~~V,~\Preople, and they . . are bulky reliable, less words,
are prepared to itldulge in slander. They have an average People born in thlS Slgn ~ent and kind hearted.
craving for wealth, long tempera lear sense-facultíes,
lifespan of sixty-eight years. They will also be subject to
They hardly harro others an~.rS:::f sixty years and are
affiictions due to King spirit and Landlord spirit. There They will have an average 1 esp 'U come acrosS three
is risk of catching cold and wind diseases, and theyare hildren. They Wl .
likely to have two e r h and enjoy overeatlllg,
likely to have one or five children. obstacles. They are foo lS
~'~~
WoodHorse Fire Monkey
an average 1 llesp
'~' an ofsixty~
. .\
People bom in this sign are most deceitful and are difficult People bom in this slgn have tible to wind and bl e
d are suscep
to cope and assodate. They are endowed with an an~ry seven years, an
temperament and dull intellect. Their faith and rootivatlOn
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disorders. They take delight in ornaments and clothes,
and will come across five obstacles. They may becOllle
the headmen ofvilJages, can enjoy abund~nce of food,
wealth and material resources. They are hkely to have Earth Dog
five children. They use harsh words in speech, are
physical1y strong, have strong pride, fond of digging faults People born in t~is sign .are short t~I?g~!ed, wrathf~l,
of others, and are taIkative, highly íntelligent, kind hearted ¡.~ " 'cal , talkatlve and mtensely passl'onate..They wlll
'lwmmSI
-/;c/;,
.
and hard working. A person under tbis group is egotistical ( take delight in cursing others and make effo~ m.sportmg
and passionate. contests. They are suscep-tiWe to wiI1dand bIle dis.ord~rs.
The will dream ofbefriending the dead and expenenc~g
y.
unhappmess. They will come to possess seant maten
hildr al
resources. They are likely to have three or four e en.d
Their average lifespan wiU be seventy year~ [¡an d
FireBird confronted by seven obstacles. They are very muc on
of sleep and meat.
People bom in this sign are egotistical and passionate.
They can assume contrived facial expressions ofwrath
and make efforts to excel in theft and killing. They have
poor recoHection and strong desires. Their average
Earth Pig
1ifespan will be sixty-five years and will come across six
obstacles. A person under this group is skil1ed in art of . 1ent wíth speech and fond
1b . this sign are VIO ,
crafts,jealousy, proud, have strong sexual drive, divided Peop e om m . . l'ttl benefitto theirrelatlves
mind¡ and may use harsh words. But they are kind from offighting. They wIll bnng .1 be ffiicted by male spirit
. ta s TheywI 11 ea ..
deep hear.t, religious, fond ofmeat and wine and other andacquam nce. . 't Theiraverage hfespan
hard drinks. They are fond of dog and cat very mucho (pho 'dre) and Landlord ?:sr~~d they come across six
There is fÍsk offacing danger from weapons and knife. will be seventy-seven ye '11 have two children,
obstac1es. People of'th'IS group WI
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disorders. They take delight in ornaments and clothes,
and will come across five obstacles. They may becOllle
the headmen ofvilJages, can enjoy abund~nce of food,
wealth and material resources. They are hkely to have Earth Dog
five children. They use harsh words in speech, are
physical1y strong, have strong pride, fond of digging faults People born in t~is sign .are short t~I?g~!ed, wrathf~l,
of others, and are taIkative, highly íntelligent, kind hearted ¡.~ " 'cal , talkatlve and mtensely passl'onate..They wlll
'lwmmSI
-/;c/;,
.
and hard working. A person under tbis group is egotistical ( take delight in cursing others and make effo~ m.sportmg
and passionate. contests. They are susccp-tiWe to wiI1dand bIle dis.ord~rs.
The will dream ofbefriending the dead and expenenc~g
y.
unhappmess. They will come to possess seant maten
hildr al
resourees. They are likely to have three or four e en
Their average lifespan wiU be seventy year~ [¡an d d
FireBird confronted by seven obstacles. They are very muc on
of sleep and meat.
People bom in this sign are egotistical and passionate.
They can assume contrived facial expressions ofwrath
and make efforts to excel in theft and killing. They have
poor recoHection and strong desires. Their average
Earth Pig
1ifespan will be sixty-five years and will come across six
obstacles. A person under this group is skil1ed in art of . 1ent wíth speech and fond
1b . this sign are VIO ,
crafts,jealousy, proud, have strong sexual drive, divided Peop e om m . . l'ttl benefitto theirrelatlves
mind¡ and may use harsh words. But they are kind from offighting. They wIll bnng .1 be ffiicted by male spirit
. ta ces TheywI 11 ea ..
deep hear.t, religious, fond ofmeat and wine and other an d acquam n . . 't Theiraverage hfespan
hard drinks. They are fond of dog and cat very mucho (pho 'dre) and Landlord ?:sr~~d they come across six
There is fÍsk offacing danger from weapons and knife. will be seventy-seven ye '11 have two children,
obstac1es. People of'th'IS group WI
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and are rich in food, wealth and material resource T
. h l' 1 s. hey
are health consclOUS, ave ltt e knowledge and will co
across much hann from enemy. llle
MetalOx
People bom in this sign are agile, broad minded, long

tempered, and leamed in diverse arts of crafts. They face
Metal Mouse fewer afflictions due to ill health or enemies. Peopte of
this kind are prone to sleep and are \azy. They are
capable of pleasing friends and kings. Their average
People boro in this sign are bulky, have light sleep
lifespan will be fIfty-five years and will meet seven
majestic, intelligent and crave for wealth. They enjo'
playing. Their elegance and beauty enable them to stan~
obstacles. They are likely to have two children. They
are fierce, extremely stubbom and fond ofwine and hard
out from the crowd. They participate in aH activities and drinks. Landlord spirit abiding on water will harm them.
are faithful. They enjoy fighting and incur great losses of
wealth. They pláy down their own ambitions and gain
respect from others. Their average lifespan will be fifty-
sev~n years and will come across six obstacles. They
Water Tiger
a~ hkely to five children. Their share of wealth and grain
wtll be secure. They will not go under the power ofking People born in this sign are majestic, possess strong
orbo ss and ' respect by a11. They have few obstac1e
gam . d' fromone's partner.
physique and are hkely to get !Voree . ' 1 Th
and enemies. Their ability to harm or benefit others is . d s'ltíve andjoyfu , ey
not potential. They are intelhgent, prou ,sen .'. el
" d d .nd They are creattve and extrem Y
h ave a d IVI e ,mI .' nenandarewealthy.
fond of games hke dice, fond ofwO~ " Wl·thi'n their
b h id bad mtenttons
They may speak nobly . ut o . . sevt.mty-otte years
hearts. Their average hfespan Wll\ be ,
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and wiII come across seven obstacles. They wiII haVe stay at home. Their average lifespan wi11 be sixty-six years
one child and there is fluctuation in their food and weaIth and will meet se ven obstacles. They are likely to have
status. few children. They will be afflicted by Landlord spirit
who abodes on small springs. They enjoy richness of
food and wealth. People of this group are loving and
kindness, health conscious, and have good hearing sense
faculty. They delay in their marriage. Other people envy
Water Rabbit
them greatly.
People bom in this sign do not place their trust in others.
They are fond ofbusiness and over sleeping. They wiII ~~,~a¡
be aftlicted by king spirits who abides on chamel grounds
and temples. They will dream of falling into a great abyss. Wood Snake
Their average lifespan will be seventy-two years and
likely to have brave children. People under this group People bom in this sign are humble, angry,yroud,.broad
are kind hearted, stingy, double faced, have strong sexual minded, stingy and egotistical. They are glfted wlth ta11
drive and poor memory retention. in stature and are loved by superiors and hated by
inferíors. They are susceptible to few diseases and they
will have sonso They will pursue their own interests aboye
others and will be endowed with an abunda~ce offoo~,
, h. hfespall wIll
wealth and material resources. T elr average
'11 meet four obstacles.
WoodDragon be seventy-seven years an d WI .
.
People under thIS group are se 18 lti 'h and are fond of
People born in this sign are skilled in arts, smooth in associating with evil mends.
speech and easy to associate. They are susceptible to
bile diseases, and subject to varying inclinations~
sometimes, wishing to travel and sometime wishing to
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seven y ears, and have many . children

. and grandchildren,
.
er there will be afflIctions due to enemIes, demons
Howev , , d
and Landlord spiri:, They ,are lIkely to face the anger
Fire Horse
of getting chronic kIdney ailments.
People born in this sign are wrathful and fierce, stubborn
and fond of fighting. Their share ofweaIth will diminish --
~'~Q.l
in the long-term. People of this group are intelligent,
Earth Monkey
angry and possess powerful speech. They are fond of
fighting and hurting others. They are likely to face orn in this sign are easy to associate and c?pe
fluctuations in their financial status and are fond ofdogs Peop1e b ,c: f enty-eight
, Th will have average l11espan 0 sev ,
and horses. They are susceptible to pulmonary ailments WIth. ey I'ne obstacles They WIll have
d orne acrosS n '
and fevers, as well as afflictions caused by the king spirit. years ah~ldc Endowed with wealth and cattle. People
They will meet seven obstacles and will have two children. three c 1 reno , ersonality, skilful
They have an average lifespan of seventy-eight years. under this group are ~laVmg ple~s~7:rded mind, fond of
in delivering talk, kmd he~~e 'ain respect from others
entertainment, have less pn e, g d t ke
' they un er a '
and success in every actIOns
Fire Sheep
People born in this sign are bulky, good personality, Earth Bird
hardworking and long lasting in their friendship. They
. ,. e intelligent, short tempered,
will achieve whatever purpose they have in their mind. People born m thIS Slg~ ar tou rh from heart, humble,
Their voices are pleasant, as are their minds. They have have strong sexual drIve, g d ornaments health
a great craving forwealth and will come across seven jealousy, stingy, fond 0 f c10 thes an '
obstacles. They have an average lifespan of seventy..
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Tibetan Elemental Astrolog)'
conscious, win praise from others, witty, and involve in

manyactíons. Landlord spirit will amict them. Their vision
and sense-facultíes will be defective, and they aTe Metal Pig
susceptible to bile diseases. Their average lifespan wilI
be seventy years and wíIl come across seven obstacles. rn in this sign are proud, egotistical, does not
Peop1e bo
Theyare likely to have six children. keep their words and fond of sleep. They possess great
't endowed with great power and wealth. They
appetl e,
will have two or four children and .come across seven
obstacles. Their average lifespan wül be sev~nty years.
They will gain respect from others and matenal as welL
Metal Dog
People born in this sign are kind hearted, possess

pleasant behaviour, have less talk, skilled in arts and
crafts, fond of sleep and meat, have strong craving for Water Mouse
wealth, have strong sexual drive, jealousy, short
.' t mely elegant, calm,
tempered, and\are loved by the superior beings and hated People born in thlS slgn are ex. re and deceitful. They
by people below their status. They will be shy and jealousy, have ~trong sexuala~~~ealth and harmful to
modest and live in fear ofthieves. Their average lifespan have great cravmg for food. '11 be seventy-
will be seventy-seven and will come across seven Th . rage hfespan Wl
one's neighbour. elr ave n obstacles and
obstacles. They will have three or four children. 'U me across seve
two years. They WI co facegreatdecline
will have two or five chil~n. Th~it ~:;e due to Landlord
ofwealth and food. Aft11ctlOn~:" n en) who abides on
spirit and plague causing spmt (g y
woods at the east.
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~~,u:r~
WoodRabbit
WaterOx
, this sign are crafty, have strong sexual
People born in this sÍgn are extremely foolish, fond of pe,ople bor:~n ames, songs, dances, egotistical, divid~d
oversleeping, and Iazy. They have great physique, d~ve, fon~en~l with others. Their average lifespan wlll
unpleasant voice, use harsh words, and are selfish. They nund and Y The will have many fears due to
are broad-minded, and are fond ofwine and hard drinks. be sixty-seven year.s. Th:y will have children in early
'11 h lth and enemles. 1 A
They wilI have average lifespan ofseventy years and 1 ea . d will come across six obstac es.
come aeross seven obstacles. Even though they may and later lIfe an , 't dultery
· gpr
person under th lS mayo comml
ua ; /· '.' .I
speak: gently to others, ultimately they will engage in many
deceitful actions. They will be affiieted by Landlord spirit
from the cremation and eharnel ground.
FireDrago n
.' re bulky, short tempered,
People born in thIS Sl~nf al' the art of crafts, health
WoodTiger truthful, intelligent, Skll u tn e and are wealthy.
, eself fine tongu , .d d
conscious, pralse on ' e will marry a Wl owe
People born in this sign are wrathful, fieree, energetic, If they are householders th y t' tes Their average
and are fond offighting. Their average lifespan will be person They will have good appe ~ co~e acrosS seven
sixty-six years. They are susceptible to tumours, dropsy, lifesp~ will be seventy-one years anchildren. They are
inflammation of muscle tissue and throat. They will have obstacles. They w~ll hav,e t:~d hile disorders. Th~y
three children and come across five obstacles. They will susceptible to combmed ::r~ood, wealth and matenal
consider other people as foolish, and they are likely to will acquire an abundanc
face death under knife or weapons. Such people are
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resources. They are likely to come across the risk of They 1augh loudly. Their average lifespan will be sixty-
thieves and enemies. five years and will have two children. They will face seven
obstacles. A person under this group ís likely to face the
..... harm and danger from enemies or díseases.
~'~~
Fire Snake
People bom in this sign are lazy, subject to few diseases, Earth Sheep
and endowed wíth many friendships. They will marry
five or 7 spouses and will become rich. Their average People boro in this sign are prone to many diseases and
lifespan wiII be seventy-one years and wilI meet seven go in. fear of enemies. Their average life span will be
obstacles. They are likely to ha ve two children. They sixty years and face four obstacles. If they are male
will face problems from thief and enemies. People under subjects they will be drawn to their daughters and fe~ale
this group are bulky, skilled in art of craft, expert on to their sonso People under this group are possessmg
literature and treatise, 10ugb from inside and have strong gentle personality. Outsider's willloved then:, but hatred
sexual drive. They are susceptible to wind bile diseases by their family members. They are duH, selhsh and are
and they may die under the knife or weapon. egotistical.
.....
~z:t1~' ~a.J
Metal Monkey
EarthHorse
. . d h arted selfish, divided
Peoplebom in this sign are braveo kind hearted, short People boro in this slgn are km e , thern. Tbey are
te~pered. altruistic, gain respect, are fond oftravelling,
mind and loved by all who set eye.s upon d will have an
extremely beautiful and attractlve, an
falthful, walk fast, have cIear voice, and are intelligent.
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undance ofwealtb and material resources. Theyar

ab '11 e
energetíc. Tbeir average lifespan Wl be seventy years
and face seven obstacles. Tbey are likely to have one or WaterDog
five children. They will go under fear of war and enemies.
Happiness will come when they become old. A person under this group are sluggish, hav~ strong
undertbis group may cause blood feuds.
p~?plJ,~ ~,' e súrigyand have strong sexual drive. They
ent
attachm , ar htin ,quarrelling and face danger ,from
are fond of fig g Their average llfespan wlll be
d weapons. , . 't
enemy an d '1\ be afflicted by evü spm s,
ears an Wl ' 'k 1
seventy-three Y 'rit and king spírit. They are h e y
Metal Bird demons , Land~ord Spl , litt\e wealth. Their bodies have
to have few chlldren and erally susceptible to iU heaith
manyuglymarksandaregen <,Ji,'"
People bom in this sign are glorious and masteriVl. They and injuries.
endowed with much wealth, grain and an ab;nd~ñce of
food and drink. They will become leaders of mankind.
There will be affiictions due to demons associated with
blood feuds and leprosy-causing demons. People under water Pig
this group are short tempered, kind hearted, have strong ' lousy and have
sexual drive, powerful, humble, have light sleep, gentle . ' . are prou d,Jea d 'n
People born m thlS Sign . bad words an gal
in speech, trustworthy, expert in delivering speech, love heavy sleep. They are fondo::s~:~ tikely to have tour
one's teachers and relatives, and fond ofmeat and hard less respect from o~hers. :h ~owledge; possess s~b~
drinks like wine etc. Their average lifespan will be They are glfted, w' 1 They Wl'11 own cows,
e'h'ldr
1 en.
foo r,
, 'd
seventy years and face seven obstac1es. They are likely inteUigence but bit egObSbCa ' '11 be a risk of SUlCl" e °d
to have four children. They are susceptible to wind . There W1 , ty year an
property and gramo rf span will be SlX. • S
diseases and fevers. fatal fans, Their average 1 e
wiU come five obstacles.
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~N~~~~:;~oC If the concerned person is a female:
b - Always start from Monkey (Monkey, Sheep, Horse,
~
:::s ~~'f)f'0'I~ Snake, Dragon, Rabbit, Tiger, Ox, Mouse, Pig, Dog and
Q
~N~~'f)f'~~ f'
~ Bird) and work anti clockwise.
.::: Q~~\C>OOQN~ IC For instance: A lady who is 48 years old (Fema\e) has
~ ~ ~'f)f'OOO'l
the sign Wood Sheep. Use the mother elemental
Q 0'I~~'f)f'0'I~
~ N~~'f)ICOOg:.:'f) relationship from the birth element. The birth element is
-
....
j".
OOQN~IC
most important in this system. It is quite different from
~ N~~'f)~~~~ the male formula. After stopping at 37 years, you must
I:
Q ~ f'0'I~~'f)
jump to the next element i.e. Wood. In the Male formula,
~~ .-.I~~'f)~~;:~ the element of 38 years is Fire (same as 37 years)
C.
QJ whereas in the female formula, Wood is for 38.
QJ ICQOQN~\C>QO
.c -~~'f)\c>f'~N The mother of Wood is Water-l
CI'1
QJ
The mother of Water is Metal-l3
'"'""" 'f)f'~.-.I~
Q
~M~'f)~r:::~~ The mother of Metal is Earth-25
== The mother of Earth is Fire-37
~
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I: ~"'\c>f'QOQ
CI'1 ~
Wood-39
8bI) Water-40
=
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tfi.,,\C>f'QOO'I Water-41
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.c
Metal-42
.c N~\C>QO<:> Metal-43
~ ~Ntfit.r)~~\C>QO
f'QOO'I
~ Eartb-44
tbI) ~~~~0'1 ..... tfi."f'
Earth-45
~\c>f'QOQ\
E: Fire-46
~ f4'.I Fire-47
t;j ~
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Table no. 7
Changeable Animal sign (log men)
MOD-
Si2n key Sheep Horse Snake Dragon Rabbit Tiger Ox Mouse Pig Dog J3ird
Ages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
'-0
'-0
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57-· 58 59 60 -J
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
;::s-
CI:
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 ~
85 86 87 88 89 90 91
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92 93 94 95 96 '"
97 98 99 100 1 2
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3 4 5 6 7 8 ~.
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Table no. 8 How tv Find Your Life Force (srog),

Recognition of changeable sign element (Lo Body (Ius), Power (dbang thang),
dbang khams) gillen
Luck (klung rta) and Life Soul (bla)?
Ages~ Calculation oflife force, body, power, luck and life soul
\Male Birth
Elemen~
Iwood Fire Earth Metal lWater J,Femal plays a vital role in Elemental Astrology. Different people
person have a different srog (life force), Ius (body), dbang thang
112 Fire Earth Metal Water Wood 8/9 (wealth) and klung rta (fortune), which will remain
3/4 Earth Metal Water Wood Fire 6/7 constant throughout your lifetime.
The five categories oflife are life force, body, power,
5/6 Meta Watel Wood Fire Earth 4/5 luck and life soul, which are listed in order of importance.
7/8 Wate Wood Fire Earth Meta} 2/3
-
9/10 'l'Nood Fire Earth Metal Water 1/10 1) Life force; one's life span: Life force is the most
~male important from the five. It has the unique characteristic
!Ages otMal( Fire Earth Metal Water Wood Birth of sustaining life. If one can have a long life span, there
u erson Elemeni is an ample opportunity to spend one's life in a more
meaningful way. For example, one could practice religion
and use this precious life for the service of others, which
will bring happiness in this life and as well as next life.
"The .quantity.of each element determines our
ersonaZ't'
Pa highlylies andasdegree 0if success in life. It takes
skilled 2) Body; one's overall bodily or physical condition: Even
and int.e . trologer to successfully balance if one's life force or sRog in the table shows a long life
:JJects 0if these five elements m
rpret the eft; . span, if we lack physical well being we have little chance
our horoscopes, " of enjoying our worldly wealth.
-Richard Webstet
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How 10 flnd your life force. body, wealth, luck & lijé soul
Tibctan Elemcntal Astrolog)!
3) Power/wealth; both economic or political power' Calculation of Life Force (srog), Body
Though one may possess a stable lífe force and gOOd power (dbang thang), Luck (klung
(luS) ,
health to undertake any peaceful or violent work, pOWer rta) and Life Soul (bla).
is indispensable for it. Power is the potency that changes Lijeforce (srog):
the direction ofwork to the positive side.
sorne one's life force element, one
To work out L h d •
4) Luck; Oyeran luck in business or work: Literally means 'd s only the animal sígn ofthe year ofblrt an
consl er d fti d' ,
"wind horse". With good life force, sound health and ot the elemento It is the simplest metho o m mg on~ s
power one is able to do any kind of religious or political ~ro (Life force). The life force element of ~he year s~gn
activities. Luck plays a vital role in leading a successful g the elements associated with thelr respectlVe
re fiers to
life. locations. . man ngag z1a ba'í
1T t "'byung rtSIS
In the Elementa ex
5) Life soul: Bla is loosely translated as life soul. It is 'odzer":
read as La. It is the fundamentallife essence energy which "srog ni gnas phyog 'byung ba ste
is responsible for the integration of our consciousness stag yos srog shing rta sbrul me
with our body. La ( Bla) can be lost or taken captive by bya sprellcags la byi phag chu "
evil spirits. A person who 10st the life soul is glang lug khyi 'brug bzhi srog sa
characterised by tiredness, pale, frightened, duB, passive, .' resents South, the element
weak physical strength, and lost ofphysical and facial The Topslde of the square rep d S ake Therefore
. l ' H rse an n .
radiance. In such case, it i3 important to refer this person Fire, and the amma slgn o S ke is Fire.
to high Lama and tantric practitioners for recalling the h H se and the na
the life force of t e or rth and the element Water
10st tife soul. Failing to do this results in untimely death. TheLower side represents No fthe Mouse and the
(Mouse and Pig). The tife force o
Pig is Water. . ' d the element Wood
The Left hand side represe~t~ East an f the T iger and the
(Tiger and Rabbit). The hte force o
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How to find your life force. hody, wealth, luck & life soul
Rabbit is Wood. Body (Ius):

Th~ Right side represents ~ est and the element Metal
Calculating the body (lus) is complicated and has to go
(BIrd and Monkey). The lIfe force of the Bird and th
Monkey is Metal. e with the long procedure. There are two different ways
of finding the Ius (body) element. You must memorize
The Four corners correspond to the four midway points
ofthe compass and the element Earth (Ox, Sheep, Dog all the keys first, then use either step.
According to the Elemental Astrology text 4byung rtsis
and Dra~on). The life force of the Ox, Sheep, Dog and
Dragon IS Earth. zla bai vod zer".
"De ni Ius kyi Ide mig ni
For exam~le, let.' s fi~d the life force element of a person
stag yos bya sprel kham nas rtsi
whose allimal sIgn IS Monkey. The life force element
glang lug rta byi zin nas rtsi
would ~e Metal as the Monkey is to be found on the
Khyi 'brug phag sbrul da nas rtsi
v.;est sIde of the square, which corresponds, to Metal.
lchags chu me sa shing du bgrang" .
~ ou can use the same method for the rest of the animal
The key of Tiger, Rabbit, Bird, and Monkey IS Kham
SIgnS.
Table no.9 (Water).
The key of Ox, Sheep, Horse and Mouse is Zin (Wood).
Life force element The key of Dog, Dragon, Pig and Snake is Da .(Metal).
Direction East Four The key of each element has to be checked ~gam~t ~our.
South
Cardinal West North birth element and then see whether the relatlOnship ~s ~f
Elements Wood Mother, child, foe, and friend. If the relationshIp IS
Fire Earth Metal Water mother, then the body element is ~Wood etc., check the
Ox, following given below.
Animal Tiger, Horse, Sheep, Bird,
Signs Rabbit
lMOUSE Mother-Wood
Dog,
Snake Mon- Pig Child-Water
Dragon key Friend-Fire
Foe-Earth
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How to find your life force, body, wealth. luck & life soul
Same-Metal (ifthe key element and birth element
same, the body element is Metal). are forefinger, Earth on middle finger, Metal on ring finger
and Water on little finger.
For exa~ple, jfthe key element is ~etal and yOur birth
Take an example, a person born in 1972 whose animal
element IS Wood, check the relatIOnship of Metal t
sign is Water Mouse. Since the key element of Mouse
Wood, which is a mend relationship. The friend OfMeta~
is Wood. So, count from the Wood element, put METAL
is Wood. Sinc~ it is the mend relatio~shipthen the body
on Wood, WATER on Fire, FIRE on Earth, EARTH on
element (lus) IS FIRE. If the relatIOn is Mother, tbe
Metal and WOOD on Water (stop here because his/her
element is Wood. If the relation is chi ld, the element is birth element is Water). So hislher body (Ius) is Wood.
Water. If the relation is friend, the element is Fire. Ifthe
relation is foe, the element is Earth. Ifboth are same Table no. 10
element - the element is Metal.
Body element
OR
Another way of finding body element (lus). In the case Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
of persons born in the Tiger, Rabbit, Bird and Monkey, Metal Tiger Fire Tiger Earth Tiger Water Tiger \Vood Tiger
one can calcuhite from the Water.
Metal Rabbi Fire Rabbit Earth Rabbit Water Rabbit Wood Rabbi
It is calculated from the Wood element in the case of Earth Dragon Wood Dragor Fire Dragon Metal Dragon Water Dragon
persons born in the Ox, Sheep, Horse and Mouse year. Earth Snake Wood Snake Fire Snake Metal Snake Water Snake
In the case of person born in the Dog, Dragon, Pig and Water Horse Earth Horse Metal Horse Wood Horse Fire Horse
Snake year, one can calculated from the Metal element. Water Sheet: Earth Sheep Metal Sheep Wood Sheep fire Sheep
Iron Monkey Fire Monkey Earth Monke Water MonkeyIW ood Monkey
Calculation: Metal Bird Fire Bird Earth Bird Water Bird Wood Bird
Earth Dog Wood Dog Fire Dog Metal Dog Water Dog
Start from your key element (let's say Tiger, the key
Earth Pig Wood Pig Fire Pig Metal Pig Water Pig
element of Tiger is Water), put the Metal (key element)
Fire Mouse
on it and stop at your birth element. Place the elements ~ater Mouse Earth MOllse ~etal Mouse lWood Mouse
Wood Ox fire Ox:
(METAL, WATER, FIRE, EARTH, AND WOOD) on Water Ox Earth Ox Metal Ox
the actual element, i.e. Wood On thumb, Fire on
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Power (dbang tI,ang):
Table no. 11
Wangthang (Power)
The power element is the same as the element that rules
the year.
Mouse Dog Monkey
To do this, it is necessary to have at least some idea of Ox Pig
Wood Bird
the animal cycles as defined by the Tibetan Calendar. Horse Dragon Tiger
The 12 animal sign are always combined with the five
Sheep Snake Rabbit
elements. Each element rules for two years in succession.
Tiger Mouse Dog
Combining the twelve animals and the five elements gives
rise to a cycle of 60 years, called 'Logan Dugchu' or Rabbit Ox Pig
Fire Monkey
sixty year cycle. In this cycle each of the twelve animals Horse Dragon
appear five times, each time coupled with different Bird Sheep Snake
elements. Dragon Tiger Mouse
Snake Rabbit Ox
For example, 2002 is a Water Horse year. Therefore a Earth Dragon
Monkey Horse
child born this year would be Water Horse and their Bird Sheep
Pig
power element (wangthang) would be the Water.
Horse Dragon Tiger
The power (wangthang) element of a child born in 2003 Sheep Snake Rabbit
Metal Monkey
(Water Sheep), or in 2004 (Wood Monkey year) would Mouse Dog
be Water and Wood respectively. Ox Pig Bird
Monkey Horse Dragon
Bird Sheep Snake
Water
Tiger Mouse Dog
Rabbit Ox Pig
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How to find your life force, body, wealth, luck & life soul
Fortune (klultgta):
Table no. 12
Once again one refers to the twelve animals and their Fortune Element
relationship to the elements. If you want to know Your
luck/fortune elements then one must memorise a few key
lines, which are the elements of fortune in the Elemental Wood Fire Metal Water
Astrology text. Mouse, Pig, Sheep, Tiger, Bird, Ox,
"stag rTa khyi gsum klung sprellchags Dragon, Rabbit Horse, Snake
Byi 'brug sprel gsum klung stag shing Monkey Dog
bya glang sbrul gsum klung phag chu
phag lug yos gsum klung sbrul me"
Tiger, Horse, and Dog- Metal

Mouse, Dragon, and Monkey-Wood
Soul (bla):
Bird, Ox, and Snake -Water
Pig, Sheep, and Rabbit-Fire . very stmp
. 1e. AU that
The calculation ofbla (soul) IS Thneeds
bla
This is the easiest method among all the four (life force, to be known is the person's life force element e
body, power and luck). Start from One animal sign (any is just the mother ofthe life fo~ce.
of them) and skip the next four animals and take the "Srog gi rna ni bla ru grags
next sign and again skip four animal signs and take the
next sign. Continue this process.
Take for example someone or~
b in a Tiger year. Their
'II have Water as
life force element is Wood, so t ~\;~od is Water.
Take an example, the fortune element of a child born in bla because the mother element 0
a Tiger, Horse or Dog year would therefore be Metal.
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Table no. 13 Calculation of Animal Sign of Year

Life soul Element (10), Month (daba), Day (zhag) and
Hour (dus) Combining with the Five
\Vood Fire Earth Metal Water Elements:
Ox,
Horse, Sheep, Bird, Mouse, Tiger, The calculation of the twelve animal signs and 5 elements
Snake Dog, Monkey Pig Rabbit has always been done together, to observe the periodic
Dragon change of year, month, day and hour with a specific name
in the Elemental Astrology,
Year (10): Each year is ruled by one ofthe five elements
and one of the twelve animal signs, The Mouse year
stands at the beginning of the cycle since the foremost
"The Seasonal pulse (dus-rtsa), Healthy pulse landlord King "These", was located in the lower North
(nad-med-rtsa), Sickness pulsa (nad-rtsa), (byang smad) direction, coinciding with the Mouse, ,
Constitutional pulsa (rgyun-rtsa) and Seven The twelve years cycle (Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rab~lt,
wonderful pulses (ngo-mtsar-rtsa-bdun) are all Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Bird',Dog, PIg)
mainly examined on the basis of Mother-Child combined with the five elements (Wood, FIre, Earth,
and Friend-Foe calculation. Metal, Water) that give the cycle of sixty,years (~o rgan
Moreover, the urinalysis and examination of drug chu). Each of the elements is associated WIth two
major organs and their related sense organs also .
alllmal .
SIgns. Th ' years·
e SIXty begl'nsc'romWoodMouse
11
involves the calculation of elements. In order to and end at Water Pig. The animal signs keeps on
facilitate us in making a correct judgement changing every year, WIllC ' h'IS Show n in the table below.h
between seasonal pulse. general pulse and For example if someone 18 or ' b n l'n the year 2002, t e
specific pulse etc, we have to use the aid of animal sign of , that year 18
, Water "H 0 rse , so anyone born
astrological knowledge. " in 2002 has the animal sign Water Horse.
-Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso
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Month (dawa):
According to the Elemental Astrological system, the
beginning ofthe year is considered as the 11 th Tibetan
- Lunar month (Tiger month because the Winter solstice
1912/1972 1Q1 ~/l Q7:' 1914/1974 lQ15/197~ -
Water Mouse Water Ox Wood Tiger Wood Rabbit occurs in the 1st spring month ofthe Tiger. It is called 10
'go in Tibetan which means beginning of the year. The
1916/1976 1917/1977 1918/1978 1919/1979 twelve animal sign characterises the twelve months,
Fire Dragon Fire Snake Earth Horse Earth Sheep beginning with Tiger, the sign for the eleventh month,
and ending in the tenth month (Ox) of the ensuing year.
1920/1980 192111981 192211982 192311983
Tiger represents 11 th month ( 1st Spring)
Metal Monkey Metal Bird Water Dog Water Pig Rabbit represents 12th month (Mid Spring)
1924/1984 1925/1985 1926/1986 1927/1987 Dragon represents 1st month (Last Spring)
Wood Mouse Wood Ox Fire Tiger Fire Rabbit Snake represents 2nd month (1 st Summer)
Horse represents 3rd month (Mid Summer)
1928/1988 1929/1989 1930/1990 193111991 Sheep represents 4th month (Last Summer)
Earth Dragon Earth Snake Metal Horse Metal Sheep Monkey represents 5th month (1st Autumn)
Bird represents 6th month (Mid Autumn)
1932/1992 1933/1993 1934/1994 1935/1995 Dog represents 7th month (Last Autumn)
Nater Monke) WaterBird Wood Dog Wood Pig Pig represents 8th month (1st Winter)
1936/1996 1937/1997 1938/1998 1939/1999 Mouse represents 9th month (Mid Winter)
Fire Mouse Fire Ox Earth Tiger Earth Rabbit Ox represents 10th month (Last Winter)
1940/2000 194112001 1942/2002 1943/2003
Calculation: f h
Metal Dragon Metal Snak( Water Horst Water Sheep It is important to clearly understand the element 0 t e
. th hild elemental
1944/2004 1945/2005 1946/2006 1947/2007 current year fIrst and then use e c
Wood Monkey Wood Bird Fire Dog re. I" . P1ace a1ways the 1st child elemental
atIonshlp from It.
Fire Pig
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CalculatIOn if Animal sign ofyear.
0 man th . day and hour
relationship on the 11th and 12th month. Let's say this
year 2002 (Water Horse year). The child of Water is
1st Month 2nd Month 3rdMonth 4th Month
\Yood. Therefore 11 th and 12th month is Wood. In the Snake
Dragon Horse Sheep
1st and 2nd month, the element would be the child of
Wood i.e. Fire etc 12th Month 5th Month
Rabbit Monkey
Let's find the animal sign and element of the 6th month. ,-
You can find the sign very easily by looking at the above IlthMonth 6th Month
table. Tiger Bird
Start from the II th month Tiger, and go clockwise past r- -
12th Rabbit, 1st Dragon etc. until we stop at the 6th 10th Month 9th Month 8th Month 7th Month
month which is Bird month. Ox Mouse Pig Dog
- -
Now fOld the element of the 6th month. First we have to Table no. 15
know the element of the current year 2002- Water Horse. Animal sign of month
Using the aforementioned idea, the child ofWater (current
year element) is WOod. Place the Wood element on
the II th and 12th month, the child of Wood is Fire whi ch
Day (zh ag): I ent and animal sign) first
One must know the mont~ (e em .
is for I st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th is Earth, 5th and 6tb is rtant to know that
MetaL The element of the 6th month is Metal and the while finding the day. It ~s verYllmProfemale otherwise
sign is Bird (Look at the above table). So tbe element th 'gn IS a rna e o . 1
and sign is Metal Bird for the 6th month. whether the mon 81 fi dl'ng the month, Meta
. g After m . .
you will find It wron . hether the month sIgn IS
Bird, you must then check w
male or female.
,1 Tl'ger Dragon, Horse,

For the six rna e months (Mouse"
d ' ounted from the T'Iger
Monkey, and Dog), the 1st ay IS c
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sign, 2nd Rabbit, 3rd Dragon, 4th Snake, 5th Bo rse in the case of the six female months (Ox,
h as
Were "
6th Sheep, 7th Monkey, 8th Bird, 9th Dog, 10th Pig: 't Snake Sheep Blrd and Plg), the 1st day always
Rabb1, " ,
11th Mouse, 12th Ox, ] 3th Tiger, 14th Rabbit, ful! moon ted from the Monkey, 2nd Bud, 3rd Dog, 4th
coincides with the Dragon day and new moon with the ~~U~th Mouse, 6th Ox, 7th Tiger, 8th Rabbit, 9th
Sheep day. g, n 10th Snake, 11 th Horse, 12th Sheep, 13th
Drago , , 'd .h h D
Monkey, 14th Bird, full moon comCl es Wlt t e og
day and new moon with the Ox day,
Figure 4 A: For male month

Figure 4 B: For male month
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Calculation of Animal sign oryear. monlh, day and hour
Tibefan Elemental Astrolog)'
These same animal signs (Tiger/Monkey) therefo re Referencing the ínformation be1ow, let's find the animal
reappear as the 1st, 13th and 25th calendar days ofth sign forthe time, 10.00 a.m. which is Snake. Now, we
Tibetan lunar month. e have to find the element of the hour. U se the child
relationship from the day element (Earth Bird-14th day).
Therefo re the child of Earth is Metal- 5 to 6,59 a.m.,
Example:
the child ofMetal is Water-7 to 8.59 a.m., the child of
~et's find the animal .sign and e.lement ofthe 14th day
Water is Wood-9 to 10.59 a.m. Thus, the element fOI
smce the month (6th) IS Metal Blrd, which is femaIe.
thetime 10.00 a.m. is Wood Snake
Place 1st and 13th on Monkey, 14th on Bird. Now find
the eIement, the child ofMetal (6th month) is Water. So
1) 5-6.59 a.m. Namlang yos (Rabbit)-Day break,
place 1st/6th day on Water, 2nd/7th on Wood, 3rd/8th
2) 7-8.59 a.m. Nyishar 'brug (Dragon)-Sun rise,
011 Fire, 4th/9th 011 Earth. Earth is the element ofthe
3) 9-10.59 a.m. Nyi dros sbrul (Snake )-Morning,
14th day and the animal sign of 14th day is Bird. So the
4) 11-12.59 p.m. Nyin phyed rta (Horse)-Noon,
14th day is Earth Bird.
5) 1-2.59 p.m. Phyed yollug (Sheep)- Aftemoon,
6) 3-4.59 p.m. Nyi myur sprel (Monkey)-Late aftemoon.
7) 5-6.59 p.m. Nyi nub bya (Bird)-Sun set,
Hour (dus): 8) 7-8.59 p.m. Sa sros khyi (Dog)-Dusk, .
In earlier days in Tibet, there were no watches or clocks, 9) 9-10.59 p.m. Sros khor phag (Pig)-Foremg~t, .
so aIl the nomads, farmers and layperson would measure 10) 11-12.59 a.m. Nam phyed byi (Mouse)-Mld mght,
the time by putting water in a vase or pot with a hole in 11) 1-2.59 a.m. Nam yol glang (Ox)-After mid night,
the bottom. 12) 3-4.59 a.m. Tho rengs stag (Tiger)-Dawn.
The other ancient system of measuring time was by
looking at the shadow of the sun. They used the
traditional special name of the time based on the animal
signs to read it out. The traditional name ofthe hour is
stiU continuously used among the farmers and nomads in
Tibet.
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J{nOW your Good and Bad Day:
Table no. 16
Animal sign of hour
E ch of the twelve animal is associated with three
:eekdaYs. ~<!-\l.l da.nbla-gza), and lile !2!~eday (srog
gza) are favQIl!ilJ~!~.o(JuckY day. Whereas foe day
I
7-8.59 a.m. 9-10 .59 a.m. 11-1259 I
Dragon S k . p.m. 1-2.59 p.rn (gshed-gZ ) is bad day or unfavourable day. The soul
na e Horse Sheep' a
- day and life force day are good for making important
5-6.59 a.m 3-4.59 p.n declsi<l!l,S, meeting important people, changing house,
travelling, moving to other place, spiritual practice, and
Rabbit
- ....Monkey
5-6.59 p.rn
- starting new projects etc. Whereas, during the gshed-
gZa, it would be extremely unfavourable and unlucky
3-4.59 a.m
for you to start or carry out any of the activities mentioned
Tiger Bird
above. In case you are compelled to carry out such
Oxa.m. 11-1259
1-2.59 . a.m'I 9-10.59 p.m. 7-8.59 p.m activities on unfavourable day, there are specific remedial
measure and rituals recommended in the Tibetan
L Mouse I Pig I Dog_I Astrological text which will prevent the negative
mftuencesfrom affecting you and your works. The ritual
or ~medial measure are highly powerful. In the Tibetan
sa~!lg"Performing ritual or remedial measure is like a
cbildplay but the benefit coming from thern is like great
Mount Merun • However, sometimes unfavourable days
;r.ay toni into positive (favourable) days for those whose
trth took place during an unfavourable day·
B,efore you start finding your good and bad day, yOU
mustl<:now the elements of the weekdays. The Fire
element corresponds to Sunday and Tuesday.
Tibetan Elemental Astrology Know Your Good and Bad Day
The Water element corresponds to Monday and fthe Tiger and Rabbit is Friday. You can use the same
Wednesday. ~ethod for the rest of the animal signs to find out a
The Wood element corresponds to Thursday. person's good and bad days. However, one must be
The Metal element corresponds to Friday. very careful while finding the favourable and unfavourable
The Earth element corresponds to Saturday. day of the four cardinal signs i.e. Dragon, Sheep, Dog
and Ox, the Earth elements. As we all know that, the
According to the elemental Astrology text: twelve animal signs are in row, so next to the Dragon,
The life force of'riger and Rabbit is WQod. we find the Snake. The life force ofthe Snake is Fire
The life fOlce of Horse and Snake is~Fire. (Sunday). Therefore, the fire element (Sunday) becomes
The life force of Monkey and Bird is Metal. Dragon's soul day. Likewise, when finding the soul day
The life force of Mouse and Pig is Water of Sheep, we discover Monkey as the Monkey is next
The life force of Ox, Sheep, Dogand Dragon are Eflrth. to the Sheep, so the life force of Monkey is Metal
Take for example a person whose sign is Tiger. Si~~ (Friday). Thus, the soul day of the Sheep is ~riday.
the life force element of the Tiger and Rabbit is Wood, Similarly, when finding the soul day for Dog we dlsc?v~r
and the Wood element is connected with the weekday the sign next to Dog is Pig. So, the life force OfPlg IS
T?ursday. Therefore, the soul day of a person born under Water. Thus the ~ol!Lday of Dog is Monday. The soul
TIger and Rabbit sign is Thursday. day-~-fOx is Saturday. Since the life force of Ox is Earth.
After finding the~outday, we have to find the life force The friend of Earth is Water which is related to the
day and foe day using the friend and foe elemental Wednesday. Therefore, thelifeforce day of Ox, Shee~,
relationship. Since the life force of Tiger/Rabbit is Wood, Dog and Dog are Wednesday. The enemy o~ E~rth IS
use th~ friend relationship to find the life force day. Thus, Wood (Thursday). Thus Thursday becomes theIr foe day
the ffIend of Tiger/Rabbit (Wood) is Earth. Earth is or bad day.
connected with Saturday. So Saturday is hislher life force
day. Now find the foe day, which is an enemy relationship.
W~dis~overthe enemy of Wood (TigerlRabbit) is Meta1.
Fnday IS related to the Metal element. Thus the foe day
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The Nine sMeba (Mewas):
Table no. 17 So th
Good and bad day
Animal Sign Soul day Life force day Foe day

MouselPig Wednesday Tuesday Saturday
Ox Saturday Wednesday Thursday
TigerlRabbi Thursday Saturday Friday
Dragon Sunday Wednesday Thursday
Horse/Snake Tuesday Friday Wednesday
Sheep Friday Monday Thursday
BirdIMonke1 Friday Thursday Tuesday
Dog Monday Wednesday Thursday
Figure 5 A: position of sMeba
r black spot which appears
sMeba literally means mole 0 f the sMeba is based
on our body, The astrology,o 'b d upon a magic
"All good fortune and all suffering without bets lUscr! e
upon a system 0 f 9 num , , shri It is therefore
exception arises from the activities of the square on the belly of the Turtle M. anh~u llo' w 5 is in the
elements-this is why the calculations are S ace' t eye
oriented with regard to p . t the red 7 at the
important, " , 6 t tIle N orthwes , th
Ce.nter, t.he whIte a · rth a~t there dO.Hat the Sou ,
- Philippe Cornu West,the white 8 at the No ~l:~k 2 at the southwest.
the white 1 at the North. the 4 'It the southeast.
the blue 3 at the East, the green '
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Tibetan Elemental Astrolog)J
The Níne sMeba
AII the nine sMeba have a specific colour; 1, 6 8 the green 4 appears from the vapour ofthe genital part,
\\/11ite, being symbolical ofthe element ofMetaI.'bl are the yellow 5 appears from the five drop serum ofthe
, ack
for 2, and blue for 3 sMeba represents fhe e1ement right nose, the white 6 appears from the r¡ght ear, the
Water, while the 4 which is green, represents wood 0; red 7 appears from the blood ofthe left ear, the white 8
the 5 figure beingyellow represents the element ofEa~~. appears from the left nose and the red 9 appear3 from
the 7th and 9th sMeba represent the element of fire: the buttock. It can be calculated only by number, one
Among the sMeba, the black "2" is the strongest or beingthe base or starting pointofall numbers, whíle 9 i3
powerful one. Each year is not only related to an anim 1 their extreme limit. Beyond 9 is zero and in order to
. b a
sl~n, ut also sMeba and Parkha. If someone born in begin counting again one has to start again from one in
thls sMeba normalIy may become famous ifthey work order to obtain 11, 12, 13 etc on to infinity.
hard.
Yearly sMeba will always decrease in order of the
The nine. magic square numbers (nine sMeba) are numbers. Let' s say the sMeba ofthis year (2002) is "7"
arranged In the form of a quadratic square or circle, and and next year is "6", in the year 2004 year, the yearly
the figures usuaIly, in a magic square, such that the sum sMeba will be "5". The sMeba black 2, the yellow 5,
of squares is the same in a11 directions. and the white 8 are always ruled by the four stronge~t
animal signs (Raba bzhi) which are Tiger, Monkey, Plg
Eac~ ofthe nu~ber arrangements is arranged in a pattern and Snake. The white 1, the green 4 and the red? are
partIcular to It. Each number is associated with a mled by the four middle animal signs ('bringpo bzhl) are
particular coJour, eIement and Parkha. Mouse Horse Bird and Rabbit (Hare). The blue 3: the
white 6• and the
"
red 9 are ruled by the C'lour Poor s19ns
sMeba, symbolised by the numbers fram 1 to 9 which (Thach~ng bzhi) are Ox, Sheep, Dog, and Drago n.
appears from the nine orífices (bu kha dgu) ofth~ turde.
The white 1 appears from the white cloud ofthe right There are one hundred and eighty years ~yele sUhbdiMvideebda
eye, the black 2 appears from the black apple ofthe left b' cae s
in to three sixty years cycles. Com tnmg 1" (Logan
eye, the blue3 appears from the vapour ofthe mouth, . t
with each ofthe years ofthe SlX y ye ars eye t::
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The Nine sMeba
dugchu) result in the combination of twelve years CYcles
with the five elements.
power or Wealth sMeba. (dbang sme):
The power sMeba can be obtamed by counting four
places forward from your birth sMeba.
The 1st metreng starts from the sMeba white I (Wood
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Mouse), counting backward ends at the sMeba yellow ~
5 (Water Pig) after sixty years. (sMe phreng gong mai
Example: If your birth sMeba is green 4, count from it
gchig dkar nas drug chu grans ldong lnnga ru sad).
and stop at four that is red 7. Therefore red 7 is your
The 2nd metreng starts from the green 4 sMeba and
power sMeba.
ends at the white 8 (De nas bar pai bzhi la brgongs brgyad
zad) and the last metreng start with the red 7, and after Table no.18
180 years ends with sMeba black 2 (sMe phreng vog Life force sMeba & Power sMeba
mai bdun la 'khor de yi tha rna gnyis su zad). from the Birth sMeba
Life
Each person also has a life force sMeba, body sMeba,
force 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6
power sMeba, and luck sMeba. Before finding your life . sMeba
force sMeba, you must be sure of your birth sMeba.
The pirtltsMeba is the same as theJ?Q.gY,sMeba. Body
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
sMeba
Calculation of life force sMeba (srog sme):
Always start from one's birth sMeba and go four sMeba Power 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9
ahead from it. That is your life force sMeba. sMeba
For example, if your birth sMeba is 4 then your life force
sMeba is I.
t 23 45 678·9 Luck sMeba (klung sme): b it is quite
While finding the one's luck sMe ads to the life
.... complicated. The luck sMeba corre~Ptonfor any ofthe
force sMeba of the luck sign appropna e
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Tibetan Elemental Astroiog)' The Nine sMeba
four groups of three

. compatible year signs . For eaSle
. t Calculation of the Birth sMeba:
way, you are advIsed to use the tables which is . S
below. gIVen
To determine the birth sMeba, one should always place
the sMeba of the present year or current sMeba at the
Example: If
. you are
. born in the 1st metreng ' fir st] ook centre.
at your ammal sIgn column and come down to h
metreng the number which is given below is your 1~ ~ Let's say this year 2002, the sMeba is "7" at the centre
sMeba. C and 8 a~ Northwest, 9 at West, I at Northeast, 2 at
South, 3 North, 4' Southwest, 5 East and 6 Southeast.
The way of finding this method is called flying bird (bya
Table no. 19
phur gros).
Luck sMeba
On the completion of one circuit the calculation return
Met a I Fire Water Wood
to the center and so on until the desired magic square
Deity of luck Monkev Snake Pig Tiger
Mouse, number (sMeba) corresponding to the concerned
A..nimal Sign 0 Tiger, Pig, Bird,
person's current age is ultimately obtained. This means
Horse, Sheep, Ox, Dragon
"oncemed person that one can conveniently count the ages 1, 10, 19,28,
Dog Rabbit' SnakE Monke3
37,46,55,64,73,82,91 and 100 years serially in.the
1st Metren~ 8 2 5 5 central sector and go upto your age that is your bIrth
1 Rf\d_ 192 i
2nd Metren~ \2 sMeba.
1924-1 QSn' 5 8 8
3rd Metre~g 5 2 For instance. if you are born in the year 1978, and your
1984-2043 8 2 . d~ke
age is 25 years old. Look at the above year an
any number which is nearest and smaller than your age.
So let's take" 19" and place it at the center')(current year
1 23 24-3 25-4
sMebai.e. "7", 20at8,21-9,22- ,--' '
So your birth sMeba is Green "4.
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Tibetan Elemental ASfrology The Nine sMeba
CaIculation of Changeable sl\1eba

(babs sme):
It ís important to cJearJy understand one' s birth sMeba

and keep it at the centre. At the beginning of the eount,
in the case ofperson boro in one ofthe six maJe years
sign (Mouse, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Dog), one
moves directly east from the centre and then eontinues
in an anti-clock wise sequence. In the case of persons
boro in one ofthe six female years sign (Ox, Rabbit,
Snake, Sheep, Bird, Pig), go cJockwise and stop at your
age.
Let's do an example of a person who was boro in 1978 Figure 5 C: Changeable sMeba for male
and 25 years oId. Always place your birth sMeba which
is Green "4" at the center, 5 at Northwest, 6 at West, 7
. n
at Northeast, 8 at South, 9 at North, 1 at Southwest, 2 If the animal slgn of con cerned perso is
at Bast, 3 at Southeast then put 1, 10, 19 at the eenter
and exit from the East direction, and going anti-clockwise remale: clockwise (upward,
(Northeast, downward) stop at your age. So your Do the same as before but g~hat is your changeable
changeable sMeba is "1" in this year. Southeast and stop at your ag~. fuI especially when
sMeba. Changeable sMeba 1~~~: a statue by finding
someone has died. One can d a150 for other
one's changeable sMeba an
interpretation.
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Tiberan Elemental Asrrology
For example,' aal'
36 year
' old
, who was born'lIltleye
1 Secrets ofDetermining Your Birth
an
1967 d amm SIgn lS Flre Sheep, ar sMeba (skyes sme):
Put 1, 10, 19,28 as her birth sMeba l' "e Wh'Ite "6"
thecenter,29-4,30-5.3I-I , 32-3 ,33 -, 8 34 -7 35- at
Current year sMeba (gnam sme) means the ruling sMeba
36-9. So yourchangeable sMeba is Red "9".' 2,
ofthe particular year, So a person boro in that particular
year is ruled by that sMeba, Lets say, the rulíng sMeba
ofthis year '2002' is sMeba number "T, Therefore, the
sMeba number "7" becomes the birth sMeba of any
person who is boro in this year. The sM eba of the year
(gnam sme )-2002, always find in decreasing order
nurober. As we know that the sMeba ofthis year is "T,
so next year 1S "6", in the year 2004 the sMeba is S,
then 4, then 3, 2 and l. Aftcr 1 then back to 9.
In the Elemental Astrologica1 Text "JWlg tsee m~m ngag

zla ba'i 'od zer" , ít is mentíoned that to find out onc's '
birth sMeba first one has to know the current sMeba of

the year (when you do calculation), and then start the
calculation. It is clear that without knowing cu~nt
~ d thc 's blrth
year sMeba (gnaro sme), one canno tm onet
sMeba(skyes sme) easily. k

Figure 5 D·. eh angeable sMeba for femate Sohere 1aro tellingyou how to find the birthsMeba~s yes
s
sme) without going through a long proces to find 11.
First of aH, we have to classify the year into two groups.
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Your Past and Future
1) The year up to Y2k (1900-2000) Ilow to R ea d
Lives?
2) The year after Y2k (2001--)
Up to the year 2000, always substraet from "10", and (Interpretatio n of the Mewas)
from the year 2001 subtraet from "9".
q¡%q¡'~1~
So using this calculation we either have to memorize the
White 1 Metal -gchig dkar
sMeba ofthe year or just know the previous sMeba.
(The mirror ofmedici ne)
Then weautomatically find the next number. Let's say
the previous sMeba number oftheyear (2001) is "8". . this sMeba is kind hearted,
So this year is "7". Character: A Person boro m el but has a short
. d d loves to trav , . 1
honest sharp mm e , ople are egotistlca
, . 1 by nature These pe .
Let's say if someone was bom in 1978, take the last temper and lS s ow . . . Th normally expenence
two digitnumber78, add those two digits ¡.e. 7+8=15, and rarely achieve ~elr ~ls~;:but ~ppine~s in ~eir later
add again and make it into one digit, 1+5=6. Now sorrow and stress m ea ~ and fond of workmg.
subtract this number from 10-6=4. So we have got the life. They possess cleanhness
remainder Green "4" which is his or her birth sMeba as a son of a God in your
(skyes sme) easily. Past life: y ou were boro
past life.
B.g. for 2002, take the last two digits which are 0+2=2. b boro as a bird or goat
Subtract this number from 9, so we get the sMeba number Next life: y ou wi\l probably ~ t a statue or build a
. f If ou consecra e . d collect
Red "7". A person bom in this year is ruled by sMeba in the next h e. Y . ~h a (chenreZ1g) an
number Red "7". The Red 7 is his or her birth sMeba. thangka oflord Avaloki~es h:~~'fe yOu may be reborn as
maximum vírtue deeds m t lS 1 l"J"e you will be boro
. your next ll' . fyour
a God or Brahm an m the lower part o
with a birthmark or black mole on
body.
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The Nine sMeba
"-
~~~.~~
tl1~0-3'0-3~ C,
BJack 2 Water- gnyis nag
Blue 3 Water-gsum rnthing
(The mirror of de vil)
(The mirror oC ocean medicine)
Character: y ou wilI nonnall .
you may suffer from a partic~~I1J~~ good hea1th, though Character: A person born in this sMeba is a bitjealous,
recover from. You mayex . ar] ness you can easíly egotistical, stingy, cunning, and changeable by nature.
your.relatives. y ou are ro:~~nce early s~paration from You love to do things particularly your way and hardly
depnvation, and are soft g k Ynature, wl11 face wealth listen to others. Y ou wíU be love by higher people, and
and fond of non-veg. fo:%s~ en. y Ou are a bit egotistic; lower people will dislike you. You are ambitious and
difficult to satisfy. Y ou are kind to others. You wiU be
Past Jire: y ou Were born a prevented from attaining higher positions ofpower in
?f~our past life, you are n~: son of a devil. As a sign life, and this will very well disappoint you.
mSlde you are a strong eh e a.nd gentle spoken but
aracter Jn this life.
Past liCe: In your past live, you were born as an
Next lile- You w'l11 Elephant. As a sign, you are fond of sleeping and have a
the next ¡Úe.lfyoU probably be born as a monke . brave heart.
fJ consecrate a fa y In
o bord Vajrapani (chakdo) in th .s .tue Or build a thangka
re or~ as a re1igious man in lS hfe, you wiH surely be Next life: You will probably be born as a elephant in
you WJll have a mol YOur next life As a k the next life. Ifyou consecrate a statue or build a thangka
e on your ribs 1 . mar ,
, land, or neek. oflord Vajrasattva (dorje sempa) and give alms and
recite a hundred thousand syIlable (yíg gya) in this lite.
y ou will surely be reborn as a female in the west. to a
rich family in your next life. You will be born wlth a
birthmark or black mole on your shoulder Of ribs.
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The Nine sMeba
COI.
z:¡~~.~z:¡
Black 2 Water- gnyis nag
(The mirror of deviJ) Blue 3 Water-gsum mthing
(The mirror of ocean medicine)
Character: y ou will nonnalI .
you may suffer from a parti/ ;nJ~r good health, though Character: A person born in this sMeba is a bitjealous,
Tecoverfrom. Youma ex .u ar J lness you can easil egotistical, stingy, cunning, and changeable by nature.
your,relatives. You ar{ro:enence early separation fro~ You love to do things particularly your way and hardly
depnvation, and are soft s g~ by nature, will face wealth listen to others. y ou wíll be love by higher people, and
and fond of non-veg. foo%s~ en. y OU are a bit egotistic; lower people will dislike you. You are ambitious and
difficult to satisfy. You are kind to others. You will be
Past life: y ou were
ofyour a r born as a son of a d . prevented from attaining higherpositions ofpower in
, 'd P st lfe, you are n' eVll. As a sign life, and this will very well disappoint you.
1nSI e you Ice and g 1
are a strong eh . ent e spoken but
araeter In this life.
Past life: In your past live, you were born as an
Next Jire: Yo u wilI
the next life If prObably be born Elephant. As a sign, you are fond of sIeeping and have a
oflord V " you COnsecrate a s as a monkey in brave heart.
rehoro asaJrap~ni (chakdo) in thistal,~e orbuild a thangka
You will h a rehgi OUs man in y he, you Wl'11 surely be Next liCe: You wiU probably be born as a elephant in
ave a mole On Your r~~r next life. As a mark, the next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka
s, hand, Or neek,
oflord Vajrasattva (dorje sempa) and give alms and
recite a hundred thousand syllable (yig gya) in this Jife.
y ou will surely be reborn as a female in the west to a
rieh family in your next Jife. You will be born with a
birthmark or black mole on your shoulder or ribs.
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Q~'~ ~'~%\
Green 4 Wood-bzhi Jjang YellOW 5 Earth-Inga ser

(The mirror of Nag a) (The mirror of the war-god)
Character: Short tempered, good wealth I Character: Intelligent, egotistical, faithful, kindhe~ed,
sharp-minded, get hurt easily clean talk 't~ ear speech, honest by nature. You are ~ powerful speaker, hIghly
t h 1 h " a lye, and lov
o e p ot ers. You love traveling and long w Ik y e ambitious and difficult to satIsfy.
d' bb ' a . ou do
a gtOlik~ JO ut .results WIll be claimed by others. You do
no e to stay ill a lower position but other '11 . PastUfe: You were born as a sage in your previous
r' h . ' s WI Interfere
\\ It your promotIOns. You are sensible, and articulate. life.
Past life: You were born as a Naga, then to the White Next life: You will probably be born as a monkey or
deer. home bird in the next life. If you consecrate a statue or
build a thangka of Lord Buddha (Tonpa) in this life, you
Next life: You will probably be born as a cuckoo in the will be reborn as a male religious practitioner or
next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka of tantrician in your next life.
Lord Vajrapani (chakdor) and make one hundred
thousand stamp clays (tsa tsa) in this life, you will be
reborn as a Tantric practitioner in your next life. To show a9'~1%\
that you have a mole or birth mark on right hand and White 6 Metal-drug dkar
face. (The mirror of King)
Character: You love to walk or travel on spare time

:~d never tell lie. You enjoy good health, are seldom
lckandoften experience financial deprivations. If you
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worship a weaIth deity you may inerease o Ned life: You will probably be born as a wolf in the
and property. You are gifted with a supe' ~ ur WeaIth
next life. Ifyou consecrate a statue or build a thangka of
have an unstable mind. flor Intellect but
goddes s Tara (dolma) in this life, you may reborn as a
male in your next life. As proof you will be born with a
Past life: In your previous live , y ou were a God. birthmark or black mole on your chest, ribs, or hand.
Next .life: You will probabJy b e b om as a b' d .

next hfe.If you consecrate a statue or b 'Id Ir 1D the !::¡~S~1~
Lord Vijaya (zug tor) in this Jife o UI a thangka ~f White 8 White-brgyad dkar
the southas an educator' ' y u ~ay be, rebom In
1D your next hfe. (The mirror of country god)
Character: y ou will be loved by higher people, and

Q~~'~OJ2\
lower people will dislike you. Yon will enjoy happiness
Red 7 Fire-bdun dma in your whole life if you collect maximum virtuous deeds
(The mirror of M ount dwelling
r spirit) and avoid a11 sinful activities. You wiI1 have good health
and more happiness in your later life. You are slow,
Character:
. y ou 1ove non-veg t . profound and little talkative, but inside you are hardo You
have a white complexion, sharp nose and a big e~oo You
expenenceconflict w'th h e afIan food and
0t
forgetful. y ou are a b 1 ers, y ou are bit nervous and
. raYe hearted d k'JI often reeeive respect from other people. Your a~lments
recelve blames with an s 1 fuI. You may
. out reason a d will be easily eured. You are good at handlcrafts,
es~apmg from your work B n you yourseJf will be
wIlI be there. You ha . ut where there is food, you intelligent, and possess a sharp mind o. You are well
ve a strong digestion power. educated and are devoted to a spiritual hfe.
Past life: You were b o b 1 as a son of a
semi-godo ,orn as a mount dweHing spirit or Past life: In your past hve, you were on
godo
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The Eigbt Parkhas
Next life: You will probably be bom as a female in the
next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka of
Lord Buddha (tonpa) in this life, you wiII surely be rebom
as a thangka painter in your next tife.
~~'~óJ~
Red 9 Fire-dgu dmar
(The mirror of prosperity)
Character: You can collect good wealth but are bit

stingy by nature. You neither spend your wealth yourself
norgive to others. You will be happy in the later part of
your tife. Noble people willlove you, but lower people
will dislike you. You are open·minded but are a bit " 6 A" position ofParkha
Figure "
jealous and have a strong desire for material possessions,
partieularly property. " bably derived from the
The Tibetan terro par~a lS pr~lhich are a190 form ed as
the tngrams v, kh appears
Past life: You were born asa dog to a rich family. Chinese pa-kwa, ." . The eight par a L"
· d1VmatlOn. f h turtle. 1
the basis for l-chmg cíousness o t e h')
. egate cons lkun gz 1 ,
Next life: You will probably be rehorn as a dog in the froro the elght aggr t consciousness \. . d
next life. If you consecrate a statue. or build a thangka of froro the Eye, ~on fro::;ng s), Khen fro~ the:~h~
lOid Manjushri (Jampel yang) and colleet maximum vÍltue Da froro emotlO n (nyo . fr the bodY, Zm fr
rl\
G10 Ol"
deeds in this tire, you may be reborn as male in your Kharo from the tongue,
next ti fe. As a sign, you will have a black mole or ear, Zon from the nOse.
birthmark on your face, neck, head, or lego
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The Eight Parkha
1
Tibelan Elemental Astrolog)! . falls under the Earth 1
ith W ood and Mou~ta1U stem parkha, Space
In Chinese Pa means eight, and kha is the symbol used
Wind VoI However , in thlS sy der the earth element 1
fordivining by means ofthe 8 famous trígrams. 1 roen t . b ught un
This system consists of eight trigrams that represent the ~:untain and Wind a~; o~oofthe eight elements). 1
to the actual pOSl 1
elements, the directions and the seasons. They are e
(du . d it is given in ügure. 1
depicted in the Tíbetan system, as in the Chinese system,
as cornbinations ofbroken and unbroken lines. Tbe
trigraro cons ists ofthreedl~:~~~Metal, Space, Water, 1
h arenaroe,
IndividuaUy t. eyW ood and Wind.
. Mountam, , 1
Although the Parkha in the Tibetan system are similar in Flre, h rresponds to
rneaning to those in the Chinese system, the Tibetans . 9 and Sout co 1
rober lS ,
use the Parkha mostly in astrological determinations that SOUTH: The nu . gram is caHed Ll
ent lts to 1
are arrived at by rnathematical calculations. The parlilla the üre elero . sponds to
is not cornmonly used in Tibet for divination using sticks . 1 and North corre
or coins, as has been popular in China. Every person NORTH: The nU~~:~~~m is KHAM
has a particular parkha that influences thern. the water e\eroen . ds to the
. d EaSt correspon
b r lS 3, an
The eight diagrams or parkha are represented by the EAST: The nuro ; tri raro is ZIN
name of elements. Each of nine sMeba numbers Wood eleroent an g nds to the
d West correspo
corresponds to a trigram. According to Tibetan beris 7, an
Astrology, all matter on Earth is composed of five WEST'. The nuro lts trigam 1S •
. Da
elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These metal eleroent. b rs 2 4 6 and
. h nUro e · ' h
tn
elements can be further classified either into seven or . nts conta t e ects oft e
eight elements. Wood, Fire, Earth, Water, Metal, Space, The Intennedi~~~;~ndS to fou r di~Íere~~~~~on, I{hen,
8 which arc cO rth Sky. Mountalll,W
Wind, and Mountain. When we add the earth eIernent Earth(Ea ,
to' the aboye list, the number of elements becorncs eight. e\eroent .
Zon and Zln.
The process ofbringing together these eight into five
elements involves combining Space and Metal; likewíse,
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Tibetan Elemental ASlrology
Positive and Negative n" " The Eight Parkha

Parkha: JrectJOns of the
1he Prosperity (dpal skyed) directíon favours good
Parkha can be divided into eight luck and for eaming wealtb tortune. The symbol is Knot
and four un favorable It ' areas: four favorabJ ofetemity.
' d' , , IS Used t d e
m IVldual'sgoodandb dd" o etermine
t, a rrectlOns each an
o one s changeabIe parkba year according The Message ofLuek (phya Ion) direction is a good
The four favourable or ' '. . omen for undertaking a joumey. The symbol is Triangle.
SkyM d' . PosltIve dlrections .
. e Icme (gnam sman) are.
Llfe support (srog 'tsh ) The Injury (gnod pa), direction is one to be avoided.
Prosperity (dpal skyed~ Otherwise one may encounter an accident. Tbe symbol
Message ofluck (phya Ion) is Triangle.
T~e four unfavourable or ne . . For the Five Demons ('dre tnga) direetion, tbe
I~ury (gnod pa) gatJve dlrections are: symbol is five dots or points. It is advised to display a
FIVe Demons ('d 1 diagram of ransom (lue) in tbis direction, which
L' re nga)
lfe Cutting demons represents the individual and his goods in order to deceive
Piece ofbody () (bdud gcod)
. us chad). thedemons .
The Sky M d' .
f¡ e Ielne (gnam ., The Life Cutting Demons (bdud geod) direction: It is
avourable for inviting d sman) dlfection: It is , important for perfonning religious events in combating
octors and med' I ' ery
The Life S Ica prOCedures, etc. evil spirits, The symbol is a ritual dagger.
h uPport (srog 't h) ,
t at the head ofihe b d h s o dlrection' It' d' The Pieces ofBody (lus chad) direction: In this direction
Specifica1/ e s ould be expose' . . IS ,a VJsed
J ' Ywhen Sorne One ti 1 In thls dlrection one can recan one's lost bla (soul). The symbol is body
s eepIng or when so ee s uncomfortabl " parts.
direction' M' meone falls sick TI e WhIle
IS a 'Tror. . le symbol ofthis
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Deterll1ining Your P The Eíght Parkha
The calculatíon of· a ersonal Parkha.
person' b' . Changeable Parkha (babs spar):
complicated b t s lrth Parkha .
age. Subtra~t ~o~~~~:~t be certainofyou/~:~ t~o A Changeable Parkha ís a parkha or trigram, which
add one to the r . rom YOur mother' er s changes each year.
"8" K emamder and then d"d 8 age, and
. eep the remain IVl e this numb
der number for ca1culatio' er Calculation:
Kham (5th padcha) n. Startmg always from P kh To find out your changeable Parkha, one should note
h.the number yo~ ~~~nt coun~er~lockwise unti~ o
rea.c a that the male and female will be differentiate by the
ThIS 18 your birth Parkh ed up Wlth m calculation a~ u concemed persono Ifthe concerned person is male, one
a. ve. should count clockwise or downward starting from Li
For instances ify (li, khon, da, khen, kham, gin, zin, zon) and stopping at
. • ourmoth . your age. Whereas ifthe concerned person is female
age lS 28. er lS 58 years Id
58 o and your one should count anticlockwise or upward direction
~
- 28 starting from Kham (kham" khen, da, khon, li, zon, zin
30 and gin). This is the same method as is used in the
-±-L calculation ofbirth parkha.
31 According to the Elemental Astrology text ('byung rtís
~ rnan ngag zla bai' vod zer)
~Remainder numb "Chu kha ma long re re rtsi"
P er afier dividing by 8) Chu ka long na zur kah chong"
ut alwayS 1 on Kh While finding your parkha, at every ten count one can
6-lon,7_Zi am, 2-Khen, 3-D calculate by jumping right to the corners and at other
If n. Therefore h' a, 4-Khon 5 L' digits are needs to count by going froro each block.
you Want to d . lslher birth p . ' - 1,
kham 10 IrL o rapJd calculation th arkha lS lino Eventually one will obtain the trigram corresponding to
S ' -l\.llen, 20-kh 3 en put al
o use the same k on, 0-Zon,40_Gi k Ways 1 00 the concerned person's current age.
nowledge and d n, he n-50, etc.
o the rest.
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Tibetan Elemenlal Astrology
, h'IS babs par or changeable parkha this
So the Kh am IS
year.
I;
~i~,. j\"---.
.--
Figure 6 B: Changeable Parkha for male
bl Par\eha for female
Figure6C: Changea e
Male:
d' 18 years old.
For example, 70 years old man. Put one at Parkha Li Female: 1 bornin1985anDls 12 on Khon,
(starting point) and then put at the corner always, 10- 1 . A fema e . lIon a,
Examp e. 10 on Khen, G' 17 on Kham,
Kham, . 160n m,
khon, 20-Khen, 30-Gin, 40-Zon , 50-Khon, 60-Khen Place 1 on Zon 15 on Zm, . Khen this year.
and 70-Gin etc. Thus, his babs par or changeable Parkha 13 on Li, 14 on her bab spar IS
18 on Khen. Thlue~'
is Gin.
put 1 on Kham, 10-
Take another example. if someone is 29 years old male amp . d Always
Anotherex " 0 years 01 ' . 50-Khen,60-Khon,
and his animal sign is Tiger. Do the same method as is 8n 30-Zon, 40-G;~~refore Gin is her
If someoneKb
above upto the 20 and then go one by one. Put I-Ii, 10- Khen, 20- ; 80-Gin~ etc.
Khon, 20-Khen, 21-Kham, 22-Gin, 23-Zin. 24-Zon, 70-Zon, an kha this year,
25-Li, 26-Khon, 27-Da,28-Khen and 29-kham. changeable par
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Interpretation of th P The Eight Parkha

e arkhas:
Khon is made of three broken lines. It is in the southwest
T '
Ll position and relates to the mother. The animal associated
with it is the Sheep, and the element ofKhon is Earth. It
(~) represents the end summer.
Symbol: Fire
Element: Fire
Li .c~nsists ofa broken line be

-- Characteristics:
You are intelligent, soft spoken but rough inside. Love
to backbite to others. You will live a long life, however,
It IS In the South posit' tween two unbroken lines you will often experience suffering and illness throughout
daughter. The elemen:~~ ~~~ rel,ates to the younges~ your life. You will have many daughters. You are often
summer. I IS FIre, It also relates to visibly moody and will face fmandal ups and downs. You
may die from cancer, defilements and dropsy (smu chu).
Characteristics' You will be rich in early life and poor in later life. You
A ' will constantly be consumed by hatred, it will be ditTIcult
person bom in th'
fj't:: IS parkha 1 for you to raise children, and there will be divorce or
ysu lers from head aches and'USUa Iy loves to telll'les, widowhood .
.o~ are loved by the hi' h IS soft spoken by nature
dIslIke g er people d I .
you. You will fr an OWer people
depriv t' equently . . Da
, a Ion. You may be ha . expenence wealth
lIkely todi rmed by th N
e under the knife. e agas. You are
Kho n Symbol: Metal

Element: Metal
--
(~~)
Symbol: Earth
Element: Earth --
--
--
Da consists oftwo unbroken lines beneath a broken line.
It is in the west and relates to the middle son. The element
of Da i~ Metal, and the animals associated with it are the
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from Elephantiasis (rkang bam). You wi II be arrogant
Bird and Monkey. Da relates to autum n.
and proud. You will skillfully a.sess the wealth of others
Characteristics: and will experience few joys.

Talkative
. by nature, broad
- mm . d ed P fi }{bam
VIrtuOUS deeds in this lifie Y . re er to perfonn
willh ' ou are well d
. ave around four children Y . e ucated, and
dlsease or disorder Y . ?U may dIe from a kidne
fluctuation. You are
h rt .
k'
III
U
dOh wIll experience wealth
earted bold
symbol: Water --
bu easily. You possess little g .; b ,strong and get Element: Water --
revery and self-sufficiency. U1 e ut much ferocity,
!(ham is made up of one unbroken line between two
broken lines. It is placed in the north position and relates
Khen to tbe youngest son. The element of!(ham is water, and
(f~) the animals associated with it are the Mouse and Pig.
Kham represents winter.
Symbol: Heaven
Element: Earth
Characteristics:
You have a strong affectionate towards family, but yOU
Khen consists of th are harsh to others. You are internally stubborn but loved
northwest position an:;e~nbroken lines. It is in the by the higher people. You may experie~ce weakn~ss in
usually the father It rates to the head of the family
of Khenis earth 'Th:Par~sentsheaven and the elemen~ your kidneys. You will be aloof and self-delemumng.
dog . It represents,mmal
tbe end f asso'
elated with it is the
o autumn,
Characteristics'
You love to deb~te b t
may have to experie:C:~u are a tolerant person You
s ress and are likely to ~uffer
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The Planets
Gin
The element ofzin is wood and the animals associated with
(~~) it are the Tiger and Rabbit. It represents spring.
Symbol: Mountain
Element: Earth
--
-- Characteristics:
Rough behaviour within your family but gentle outside.
You may have one to three children. You will have a
~in consists of two broken lines b
hne. It is in the northeast position an~neath an unbroken slightly blue colored complexion. You may suffer from
son. The animal associated .th.. relates to the eldest joint pain in the hands or feet, and will be harmed by the
is Mountain (Earth) It 1 WI It IS OX, and the element devil or Landlord evil spirits. You may be poor in your
. re ates to late winter. earlier life and will enjoy good wealth and happy in your
Characteristics: later life. You will come to possess children and wealth,
You hardly receive hel f1 despite your rough speech and domestic losses.
difficulty in raising yo~r ~~~;thers, and you will face
People enjoy being i en. You are a romantic. Zon
. n Your presenc y
and ll11norwork. You rna . e. ou prefer simple
Yexpenence finanCla
You WI'II be heavily built. '1 depnvatJon.
. ,
Zin
qUIet and steadfast in word,
Symbol: Wind
Element: Earth
--
--
Zon consists of one broken lines beneath two unbroken
lines. It is in the southeast position and relates to the
-- --
Symbol: Wood
Element: Wood eldest daughter. It relates to late spring.
Zin is made up oftw b k. . Characteristic:

It' . 0 ro enhne b
IS In the east position and S a ove an unbroken line You will greatly esteem both mental and physical activ 't'
You may hold two different countries. You are a s~~:~
represents th . .
e middle daughter.
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The planets (gZa)
attachment and have many mental works. You will have Za') in Elemental Astro\ogy.
a great contention and ofien experience ups and dQwns e eigbt p\anets ( g
There ar (Nyi roa)
in your financial status. 1) Thes un
) The rooon (Dawa)
~) Mars(Migroar)
"The Wheel ofTime establishes a correspondence 4) Mercury (Lhakpa)
between the macrocosm and microcosm in 5) Jupiter (Phurbu)
terms of the formation of the universe and fetal 6) Venus (Pasang)
development, and between the configuration 7) Saturn (penpa)d (Dachen)
ofthe universe and the shape and Rahufroo on no e
8) kdays (res gza) are
size of the human body. " The seven wee
-Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday . ted with the
aSSOCla .h
ek
, ofthe we are 'sodated wit
The different days da and Tuesday are a~th Direction.
elements; thus Sun d y e present in the So t and present
the fire eleroent an a~ are Water elen\cn
Monday and Wednes ay . the East
h d resent tn
in the Nort d leII1cnt an p
Thursday ís Woo e
direction.
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Tlle Planets
Tibetan Elemental Astrology 1
f tbe Seven Weekdays:
Friday ís Metal element and present in the West direction, Significance O e-... 1
Saturday is the earth element and present in all the tour ~'o.l
cardinal. 1
Rahu is present in a11 the directions and has the potency Sunday (Nyima)
1
of a11 five elements. '11 gaín love and favour from
Person boro on Sunday W1 '11 have fair complexion and 1
The symbols ofthe days are: a Sun for Sunday, a crescent higher peop1e. He orshe Wl
Moon for Monday, a red eye for Tuesday, a hand for 1
are honest by nature. '11 1 da luxurious life, By nature
Wednesday, a ritual dragger for Thursday, a Metal for Ma1e: He is rich and Wl, ea da better, more comfortable
Fríday, a broom for Saturday, and a head of crows for , decisive. He wül1ea 1
he lSvery 'f
Rahu (dachen) life abroad. '11 make a good housew1 e.
Female : She is rich and Wl
"There is no doubt the astrological system based

~'t:3
on {he nine mewa numbers js a science
characteristic of lhe ancient Bon tradítion. In Monday (Dawa)
common usage lhe Tibetan word mewa (smeba) . n
hite complexio ,
means 'mole', birthmark, and this is the Monday Wll1 ha ve,a w wiH often
etymological meaning underlying the astrological A Person boro on d ís cunntng, Thcy . 'e
. \l be tan in stature,.a n ,thers. Tbey wiII expenenc
term, In fael, JUSI as moles are unmistakable s igns Wl d care tro111 o
n'ceive \ove an
thal remain throughout one s l~le in the same ~ . ddo wns' . .
places on lhe body, (he mewa are characteristic financia\ ups an ílnd powerful. '. ctive
Ll '. }' S wealtbY . 'c"c and aura
tI' {'ul stn C ' ,
.
positive oy negative signs that recur invariahly M a \ e: .nC " beaU '
Female: She 15
and withperiodic consisten"y duríng astrological
time cycles."
Professor Namkbai Norbu Rinpocbe
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The Planets

t'4~'Q
-...:> -...:>
Tbursday (pburb u)
Tuesday (Migmar) . ifted with a strong
born on Thursday 18 g They have a red
A Person boro on Tuesday will perfonn sinful activities A. Pers on . r ious by nature. d
. teUigent and 1S r~ 19 d will experience ups an
and will have a short temperamento They possess strong ln . re vlolent, an rty froID others.
hatred towards others and have a red complexion. They comple~:i;life. They will gd ~:o~:od looking, and
ain
downs . . k witted, han so ,
are divisive and egoistical. Male: He 1S qU1C d
Male: He will face problems as in his grow up. weU educated. 'U Uve a long life span and have a goO
Female: She will have a short life span. Female : She Wl
husband and friends.
~,~,,~
Wednesday (Lhakpa) Friday (pasang)

'r cOIDplexio n
A Person boro on Wednesday will ofien face health 'Uhave a f al .
Friday Wl They invo1ve 10
problem. They are sharp-minded, kind hearted, short A Person born on by their teacher. likely to come
tempered andpossess a dark complexion. Delay in theír and will be loved d bile disorders are foods, c10thes
work is the main draw back of a person born on . and hot an fbeverages ,
bUslnes~,. White co1oUf o .
Wednesday. They are straightforward. Blue colour clothing into thelr hfe. th m. d' highly intelhgent.
and green vegetables are good or suitable for them. are suitable fo~ : longUfe span aO! lS but she will have
Male: Their mother will experience certaín hindrdnces in Male: He will hve ofien face illnesses,
' Sbemay
theírlife. Feroale .
Female: Decline in parent' s wealth, but she will become prosperity .
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strology
""
tJ~·~ The Planets
Saturday (Penpa) Do You Want to Know Your Birth

A Person born on Sat Weekday (skyes gza)?
have less fortune Tb urd~y will bave a good fi
higher people Tb' ey ~11l be love by tb' 19ure but People may know their date of birth (year/month/date/
Male: Life . ~y are mtelligent and elf ~eacher and time), but may not know or remember, the day (gza)
Female' Sb spa~ wIll be medium. may lIve abroad. when they were born. Since it is extremely important to
. ort l1fe span. know one's day of birth, here reveals the secret of
detennining one's weekday. In general you may probably
use a Tibetan Astrological almanac or ephemeris to
confinn the day of the week you were born. However, if
"The Internal Kal h you want to know yourself without need to consult
t ac akra a d Jr
th exts share many sim 'I ~, lbetan Medical almanac or ephemeris, here is the short cut method to
a e m~de ojtreatment rei an :1es regarding find out your birthday (gza) in a minute.
on~ ntuals, medicine; b med~al measures, rites Table no. 21: Year
Y .h'gl/.C practice etc. Both thehaVlOural guidelines
o dthe s .. e texts e h ' ' I 2 :3 4 5 () 7 H 9
ofthe h ame View, regard' Inp aSlze and :WOO 2001 1935 1924 1931 1926 192 1933 1928
, . uman bodl) d' mg the formation
1mb l . :.r,. lsease a 1940 1930 1936 1937 193~ 1939 1934
a ance among th l· s an expression of 1946 1941 942 943 938 1944 1945
correspondin tr· e e ements and the
composed by th; eatment which should b 1957 1947 1953 1948 1949 1950 1951
same elf!lne e 1963 1952 1959 1954 1955 1961 1956
-/)r. 'rts . ntal Substances
• .I; enng Th '" 1968 1958 1964 1965 1960 1967 1962
akchoe Drungtso 1974 1969 1970 1971 1966 1972 1973
1985 1975 1981 1976 1977 1978 1979
JQQl IQ~O t9~7 \QR'1 lQR1 198~ 1984
2002 1986 1992 1993 988 1995 1990
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Elemental Astr%gy
Table no. 22: Month The Planets
1 2 Then find the month which is May

3
• • • • •••
4 5 (look at the month table) we got "7"
6 7 7
Lastly add the date "29" to the year 29
Aug Feb June and month which is( 9+7+29). 45
Sept April
March Jan May
Dec July
Nov Oct Now, divide the total number (45) by 7, we got 6 as
quotient and 3 as remainder.
Weekdays: The seven Always use the remainder to get your weekday. So, the
oto 6. weekdays are numbered from remainder is 3, which is Tuesday. Therefore you were
born on Tuesday (Migmar).
ofor Saturday (Penpa)
1~ S
lor unday (Nyillla) Take one more example:
2 for Monday (Dawa) A person born on 3rd March 1974. Find his birth
3 for Tuesday (M' weekday?
4 ft W . 19l1lar)
5 f~; Thednesday (Lhakpa)
. ursday (Phurbu) First look at the table ofthe year and month. Then add
6 for Friday (P . the date with the year and month.
assang)
An Example: 1974 3
March 2
p'
Ind out the Weekd Date (3rd) 3
29th May 2001 ay of a person who was b Total 8
First f . . orn on
o all, look at the tab
We got "9" for. th Ie of the year whO h Divided by 7,8:-7=1, so the weekday is Sunday (Nyima)
e year 2001 IC
or you were born on Sunday.
9
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• ovr.;;,ur¡ elemental Astr%gy
Note:
Generally you ha ve "2" fe F b
D or e mal)' and "6" ¡¡ Constellations and it's interpretation
o not use the aboye method in the lea or Janual}'.
the numbers, which you could P year. Befe'
Por February, it is land ti J use only. i~ the leap ye IS The twenty seven constellations are considered in
Or anuary It IS s. aro astrological calculations to predict the outcorning. The
constellation bro zhin and byi zhin are both situated in
one star cluster; however they may be counted separately
"One simple way 01 v' . to make twenty eight.
behind astrology' h leWmg (he phifosoph 1) East and wood elernent constellations are sroín drug, snar
. IS t rough d -'
mjluence oltheba' l un erstanding {he ma, mgo, lag, nabs so, rgyaI
SIC e ements , f
on1y one aspect O,f 1 OJ nature. This is South and fire elernent consteUations are rnchu, bre, dbo,
'J astro ogy d
fiactors are involv d b . ,an many o/her me gzhí, nag pa, sari
e ut thlS des . .
J
North and water eIernent constellatíons are Iha rntsams,
a partial idea 01 h cnptlOn gives
ow astrology works. " snron, snrubs, chu stod, chu smad, gro zhin
- Tai Situpa Rinpoche West and Metal elernent constel1ations are mon gre, rnon
gru, khrurns stod, khrurn smad, narn gru, tha skar
The four cardinal (Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and
Northeast) and earth eIernent constellatíons are skag,
saga, byi zhin, bra nye respectively.
The Twenty-seven constelIations are:

1) Tha kar (tha skar)
2) Da nye (dra nye)
3) Min duk (smín drug)
4) Namla (snar ma)
5) Go(mgo)
6) Lak(lag)
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Constellations and it 's interpretation
7) Nab so (nabs so)
8) Oyal (rgyal)
9) Kak (skag)
10) Chu (mchu) O) Tha skar
11) Dey (bre) Indian N ame: Aswini
12)Wo (dbo) Western N ame: Arietic
13) Me shi (me gzhi)
14) Nakpa (nag pa) It has three stars shaped like the neck of a horse.
15) Sa ree (sari) A person born in this constellation will have a sharp mind,
16) Saka (saga) a good physical appearance, and religious by nature.
17) Lhatsam (Iba mtsams) They are interested in dance, song, and music. They also
18)Non (snron) enjoy travelling.
19)Nub (snrubs)
20)Chu toe (chu stod) Favourable:
21) Chu mey (chu smad) Hoisting prayer flags, shifting cemetery to other, hair cut
21) I?o ~hin (gro bzhin) and nails, performing peaceful activities, washing hair,
22)Jl shm (byi bzhin) digging ponds, irrigation canals and wells.
23) Mon dey (mon gre)
24) Mon doo (mon gru) Unfavourable:
25) Tum toe (khrums stod) Wearing nice ornaments, compou~díng. ~edic.ine,
26) Tum mey (khrum smad) building houses, blood letting, moxabustIon, glvmg bnbes,
27)Nam doo (nam gru) laying foundation of a house, sending infants to other
residences outside ofthe family.
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Constellations and it 's interpretation
1) Bra nye
2) sMin drug
Indian Name: Bharni
Indian Name: Krittika
Western Name'. Trl'an ga I ara
Western Name: Pleiades
It has three stars in the sha
organs) ofa female. pe ofthe secret parts (sexual It has six stars in the shape of a sharp knife.
A ~rson bom in this constelIatio . A person born in this constellation will increase their
enJoy good health b h n w111 have a stable mind wealth and may become very leamed. They are bold,
. , e onestbynatu b '
In arts and handicrafts' . re, ecome an expert daring and will enjoy better conditions in later life.
working. ' lS klnd hearted, and hard
Favourable:
Favourable: To saddle horse, admitting to the monastery, burnt
Receiving initiations '. offerings, giving alms to others, makingmedicine, wearing
child, buYing ofhorses,~~SIng pra~er flags, naming of a ornaments, making stupa or temple, meeting with
other annnals, helping widows. relatives, horse racing ceremony, wasbing hajr and
Unfavourable: virtuous deeds.
Compounding medicinal h b
buming ceremony pla t' er s, blood letting, incense Unfavourable:
d" , n Ingtrees d' Planting t10wers a:nd trees, working with buíldings,
o~ng VlrtuoUS deeds build' h' sen Ing bribes, avoid
lllg
domg business d~ b th ouses, sowing seeds and sending bribes, making water channels, sowing fields,
activities. ' o peaceful andproductive and hoisting prayer flags, Avoid w()rkíng with dead
bOdies, to suppress such an evil spirit.
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Constellatíons and it's interpretation
4)mGo
3) sNar ma Indian Name: Mrigasira
Indian Name: Rohini Western Name: Orionis
Western Name: Aldebran
It has three stars in the shape ofhead of a wild animal.
1t has five stars in the shape of a eh . A person bom in this constellation is a religious person
A person bom in this constellation ar~ot.,
haveanattractive body and be f~llllIve a long Hfe, and always speaks the truth. They are bold with a ciear
You wiU triumph over yo au l. ' and bold hearted. mind and may beeome wealthy,
wealthyandreligiOUSmin~e~e::l1es, You may beeome
Wlt a 1ess evasive tendeney.
Favourable:
To suppress evil spirits (sri gnan), planting trees and
Favourable: flowers, make offering to the deity, commencing to build
B~ying and selling thin s blo·'
nal1s, peaeefu1 actO 't' g '. o~ lettmg, euttmg hair and
. a neW home, working in the field, wrathful activities,
lVI les makmg d" raising Buddhist banner, cutting nails and hair, to saddle
money andanimals fu. ' h me lcme, reeeiving
incense buming cer om ~t ers, constructing building and horse and donkey, giving new name to a newly boro child,
emomes. doing business, horse radng ceremony, taking money.
Unfavourable:
UnJavourable: .. g
W ~rking with dead bodies,sendmg
bnbes. both . and receiving W orkiug with dead bodies or corpse, good for rece.lVtn
bribe .nd b.d for sending, sendiog money lo oulslde,
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Constellations and it's interpretation

QJtry
5) Lag
~Q~'~
Indian Name-. ArJJ·dra
vvestern Name- Bet 6) Nabso
. e geuse Indian Name: Punarvasu
It has one star in the sh Western Name: Pollux
A person bom in this c;~;t~~ a ~ro~ (thigle) or zero
It has two stars in the shape of throne base
You will come across many frie:~on IS a bit egotistic~1.
A person born in this constellation is well disciplined,
you. You are interested in b d . ~d colleagues around
pOor and stupid in gene 1a actIvItIeS and may becom has good financial status, is religious minded, ertioys good
ra. e health, is stable minded but is a bit foolish by nature.
Favourable: Favourable:
Bee . Incense burning ceremony, building temple, working with
oI1lIng amonk, makin di' .
deeds, washinghair PIa!. V~tion, completing virtuous corpses, also the calling in of blessings. (Ifblessings are
w~;er channels and'pond~ng .owers and trees, digging called in under this influence, you will become wealthy
eVl spirits and making req~!~~n~ ~ohwar. Suppressing and prosperous (gyang 'gug). Burnt offering, Making
o 19 er people. medicine, studying, wiring, laying the foundation of
Unfavourable: buildings, making sand mandala, repaying loans,
Makingo c.(.'. . divination or astro. calculation of all types, blood letting
1terlOgs to ad'
eIty .
mox.a?ustion, raising , Workmg with dead bodies and moxabustion, doing business, naming a child, sowing
auspICIOUS " prayer fl ' seeds in the field, receiving initiation and peaceful
actIvIties. ags, peaceful and
activities, to saddle horse and donkey.
Unfavourable: . . . .
Sending bribes is ~ad but receIvmg the,m IS good. Smful
activities,spendmg money, destroymg the house of
deities, sending corpse.
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. d it's interpretation
Constellatwns an
8) sKag
7) rGyal · n Name~ Aslesba
In d la d e
Indian Name: pushyami Western Name: fly ra
Western Name: Castor hood of the
ftheexpan ded
. tars in the shape 0
It has three stars in the shape of a cylinder. It has SiX s . is a bit foolish by
A person born in this constellation is religious minded~ cobra. . this constellation You may
on born in l' ppearance .
fond of giving alms to others, hard working, has a good A pers . 11y beautifu 1ll a ther you
figure, sharp minded, and interested in arts and nature, b~t ~r:~~arelationship with:o~~:m;er a~d are
have a s o . hI youhave as
spend money lad~is b~d activities than good.
handicrafts.You may become a scholar and have good
wealth and property. But your mind and body are more intereste 1ll
unstable.
. aking irrigation
Favourable: Favourable. ment of1oan~,.m ntingtrees.
Making mandala, receiving money and animals from Going to war, repaywrathful actiVItIeS, pia
channels and ponds,
others,giving names to children, wearing net-cloth,
making irrigation canals, to saddle horse, compounding . Ie' . ' nd virtuOUS dee~s,
medicines, making divination, receiving initiation, and Unjavour~b. . ion, aUSPIC\OUs a 1 ctivities, sendlng
participating in peaceful and productive, and auspicious Making d\~l~~t Jla8 well as peace~ a edicines~ both
receiving initiatlO. n coropoundmg m
activities, and planting trees. nstfUCtlO, .
corpse, cO . ~ iving bnbe.
sending and rece
Unfavourable:
Attending to business matters, sowing seeds, in fields,
to suppress such an evil spirit, construction work,
washing hair, unfavourable sending bribes but favourable 185
receiving them.
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OJ~
9)mChu
10) bre
Indian Name: Magha
Indian Name: Poorva Phalguni
Western Name: Regulas
Western Name: Zosma
It has six stars in the shape of .
Apersonb . anver It has two stars in the shape of human feet.
om m this constellati l ' .
may have lots offri ds .on Oves tellIng lies. You A person born in this constellation is evasive, stingy and
You are interested en and enjoy go d fi desire driven. You love new clothes and love to wear
in ft 0 mancial status.
cra arts You h ornaments. You are interested in crafts. You are soft
person and interested ' . are a ard working
In VIrtuoUS deeds. spoken, clever, and love eating. You love gossiping with
Favourable: your friends.
Performing ritual cake .
temples, bloodletting m pUJ:, b~mt offering, building Favourable:
purchasing horses an'd o~a liSbon, receiving money Meeting with relatives, receiving wealth an? animals, also
rna d arumals stud . , initiation, making divination, incense bunung ceremony,
. ~ ala, cutting nails and h . ' YIng, making sand
SpInt, peaceful Work and I a~: to suppress such an evil drawing mandala, burnt offering.
, 00 mg for servant.
Unfavourable' Unfavourable: .
Building
., house~, wash'mghaJr. pI . " B ddh'
RaIsmg u I S , t banner bloodletting and moxabustlon,
h' h ir
ralsmg prayer flags ki ,antmg trees and flo sending animals and wealth to others, was. l~lg a ,
ddl' ,rna ng pond. wers, making water channels, giving names, sendmg and
sa . mg horses and donke s and irrigation canals,
sendmg and receiving brib ys, unfavourable for both receiving bribes are both bad,
es.
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Conste/lations and it 's interpretatíon
Tibetan Elemental Astrolog}'
5l·tl~
~?i
12) Me bzhi
11) dbo Indian N ame: Hast
Indian Name: Uttra Phalguni Western N ame: Corvas
Western Name: Denebala
, th shape ofa hand.
It has two stars in the shape ofa throne. It has five star~ m . e llation will have a well-built
A person bom in this constellation will become wealthy, Aperson boro m th1S condste . terest in arts, y ou love
t ngue an an 1ll 'd
loves to give aIms, and is honest by nature. You love body, sh arp o. d wealth, You areevas1ve an
travelling or walking on your spare times. y ou can be traveling and wtll have goo
foolisb at times. You are a well-disciplined person, sometimes too proud.
Favourable: Favourable: h donkeyandmu1es ,

. dh' to saddle orse, '
Washing bair, meetingrelatives, construction work, giving Cuttíng natls an atr,' makíng. bUl'ldings, compoundmg
. .
names, putting up Buddhist banner, virtuous activities, working on dead b odles, d 1 fanning, recelvmg
. androan a a,
sending and receiving brides, peaceful activities, to saddle medicine, drawmg s d athful activities.
initiation, both peaceful an wr
horse and donkey, making irrigation canals and ponds,
sending money and property.
Unfavourable: sending yak and s,h~ep
Unfavourable:
Planting flo wers. a~d ~rees, nal and ponds, recelvmg
outside, digging lrngatlOn ca busine~s, to build temple,
Fa.rn:ing, c~tting nail and hair, planting flowers and trees, domestíc aniroals froro others,
sendmg ammals like yaks, goats and sheep. handling with the corpse.
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~~.~
13) Nagpa
Indian Name: Chitra 14) Sari
Western Name-. SPIca
. Indian Name: Swati
Western Name: Arcturus
It has one star in the sh
Aperson bom in this ape oft?e heart of a lotus
dance and mUsic. R~~~stel1~tJon will be fond orSon It has one star in the shape ofjewel.
POssess intelligence a h~ wIll have a sharp ton g, Aperson born in this constellation will enjoy good wealth,
desir~ driven and ind~~i:I1l speak the truth, but als~~~ have a beautiful face, and may be loved by high people
and hated by lower people. He/she sometimes succumbs
her nund. You love to wearV~'~; prOne to changing his/
1 J.erent clothes to jealously and is sometimes stingy. He/she will have an
Favourable: . interest in composing poems and writing books.
WashinghaIr, . receiving
c?mpounding medi' mone.>: and domestic anim 1 Favourabl e:
Vlrtuou '" CIne, farmIng d . a s, To saddle horse, donkey and mules, taking back own
s actIvlttes reli . an SOwmg seeds house or place, venesection and moxabustion, to train
mandalas. 'gIOUS teaching,an d makmg .'
riding animals like horse and ox, to build image of god
Unfavourable' or stupa, to propitiate a deity, gardening, burnt offering,
Makingirri gat: meeting with relatives, fanning, drawing mandala, sowing
wrathful . IOn canal and p d seed, recalling life, working with corpse, compounding
actIvities, giving nam~n sd' both peaceful and medicine, suppressing evil spirit (sri gnan) and religious
an sending bride.
teaching.
Unfavourable:
Horse racing, shifting cemetery, beware ofrob.b~? and
theft, constructing buildings. avoid wrathful actlvlUes.
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Constellations and it 's interpretano n
~'ó.1a;ó.1~
16) Lha tsam
15) Saga In d lan Name". Anuradha
" .
Indian Name: Vaisakha Western Name: ScorpluS
Western Name: Zubemubi
. ha e of an elephant. .
It has four stars in the shape of a goat head, lt has four stars 1ll t~e s P llation has a sharp tongue, ~s
Aperson boro in thiS conste well-built body, and 18
A person born in this constellation is majestic, has good
wealth and will have many friends especial1y women in well disciplined: ~ossesi~:ed, He/she i8 an intellectual
intelligent and rehglOuS ro
their life. You will enjoy better years in later life, You are
and fond of children,
an intelligent and eapable of defeating opponents or
enemles, . "t'es to enter
Favoura bl e: virtuouS actlVll '. d
Favourable: To saddle hors~ and d~nk~~ir and nans, venesectlo~ an
sanga commumty, ~uttmgd washing hair and farrmng.
To construct a dam, to hold new house, involve in eraft moxabustion, sowmg see s,
work, to enter sanga community, humt offering, studying
meeting relatives, receiving initiation, repaying 10ans, bl bdue anima1s ,
agriculture work, receiving bride but unfavourable Unfavoura e: hold new house , su. bride and
sending a bride, to train horse and OX, cutting hair and Construction work, tOf 1 activities , sendmg
nails. to build town, pe~c~ u
suppressing evil sptnt.
Unfavourable:
Preparing medicine, both peaceful and productive
activities, construction work, to build an image of god
or temple, washing hair, creating a garden and planting
flowers and trees, construct cemetery, divination.
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, h' doing auspicious work, making
expert in handicrafts and all other kinds of work, Hel trees, was~l~g al:: receiving initiation, sending and
" gIvIng naHLes ,
she is egotistical and will live a long life. medICIne, , d d peaceful activities,
receiving bn e an
Favourable:
Washing hair, buying animals (like horse) and land, Unfavourable: , k t ide wrathful activities,
d' animals hke ya ou s ,
constructing building, business, giving names, marriage Sen lng b 'lding cemeteries.
burning corpse, UI
ceremony and sowing seeds,
Unfavourable: ;1·tl~~
Horse racing, working with corpse, peaceful and
productive activities, sending wealth to others, making 21) Gro bzhin
irrigation canals, and bad for the bride, Indian Name: Sarva~a
Western Name: Altair
, e of a grain measurer.
It has three stars m the sha~l l' n is open minded, good
20) ebu sMad rson bom in this conste a 10 Ie. bold enjoys sound
A pe ' her peop,
hIg '
Indian Name: Uttra Sbada hea rted , loved by the .'es
enernl .
Western Name: Nunki health, and will overcome
hI ds toholdnew
It has four stars in the shape of a grain measurer, Favo~ra m~ng irrigation canals an~:offerings to the
A person born in this constellation may become wealthy, Fanmug, 'medicines, rna 11
house, compoun~1Ug d moxabustion.
is honest) and loves to give alms to others, You will always
deities, venesectIon, an .
have many friends near by. unity repaytng
Favourable: unfa,v~ur~~~:~ entering the sangaco~ acti~itieS,and
Recervmg n .: .. vil spirits, peace u
To build stupa and temple, construction work, saddle
loansisuPp'resdsm~ ~odies and trees,
horse, donkey and mules, making ponds and irrigation working with. ea
canals, hoisting Buddhist banners, planting flowers and 197
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working, has a short temper, bad nature, fond of dancing

By; bzhin and music, beautiful and gifted with a good figure, and
lavish by nature,
It has three stars in the sha
A person born in this pe of ~n ox head. Favourable:
educated, has few d ,constellatIon is broad m' d To build temples, farming, preparing medicines,
bold by natur eSIres, kind hearted In ed, construction work, business, to hold new house, to make
e, , wealthy and
offering to deities, washing hair, and wrathful activities.
Favourable:
Cutting hair, makin . Unfavourable:
sangaCOllUnUnity g offenngs to deities and e t . Horse racing, to saddle horse, donkey, and mew, working
. , n enng with corpse, sending wealth and animals outside.
Unfavourable'
Constru' '
etlan Work makin '
seeds, wrathful '..
th d
g TIbetan beer ( h
achVlties d'" c ang), Sowing ~~'~
e ead body , IVInatlOn and work' ,
. ' I n g wIth 23) Mon gru
Indian Name: Satbbisba
'V" Western Name: Aquari
&1~'5J It has four stars in the shape of blown of a flower.
22) Mon A person born in this constellation is wealthy, has a good
IndianN gre figure, Ii ves a lavish life, brave, healthy and hard working.
altle: Db .
Western N altllsbta
altle: Delphi Favourable:
It has four star . nus Compounding medicine, building temples, buying
A SIn thesha
person born in th' pe of a bird. animals, planting trees.
expertinmedi . IS constellation i k'
CIne, wealthy, will ha sInd hearted,· an Unfavourable: ..
Ve many children, hard Construction work, horse racing, cutting hair and nalls,
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" r010gy
making irri .
bn'des. gatlOns canaIs both
.
d'
' s e n Ing and r . lntroduction lo Tibetan Geomancy
eCelVing
~o.¡~'f~ 25) 'khrum sMad

Indian Name: DUra Bhadra
. 24) 'khrum stod Western Name: Pegas
1ndlanNa .
me. Poo rva Bh d
Western Name' p a r a
. egasus It has two stars in the shape of an ear.
It has two stars in the sh A person bom in this constellation is fond of dancing
Apersonbo11l in thi ape ofa chariot. and singing, religious minded, loves to help others,
affectionate toward: ~~~:t~~~ationdiS ~vasjve, wealthy, is wealthy, honest by nature, well disciplined, inteUigent and
,an stmgy kind hearted. He/she enjoy circle of friends. He/she ís
Pavourable: . capable of overcoming opponents and enemies.
Giving llaInes .
medic' , Vutuous activities 1 . Favourable:
om . mes, construction work, b ,p anting trees, preparing
Farming, making water channe]s, planting trees, washing
enngs deities. urnt offering ceremonies,
hairs, preparing alcohol, and wrathful activities.
Unfavourable'
Maki .. Unfavourable:
ng ponds and well
receiving brides s, Washing hair Se d' Construction work, making offerings to deities,
. , n mgand bloodletting, and moxabustion, peaceful and productive
activities.
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Introduction lo libelan Geomancy

~~.~
Tibetan Geomancy (Sachey)
26)Nam gru
Indian Name: Rewati The sources and propagation of Sachey:
Western Name.• p.ISClUm
. Tibetan Ge~mancy exami~es the shape ofthe Earth, sky
and formatlOn of mountams, and predícts the rise and
It has thirty-two stars in the b faU of individual households and countries.
A person born in th' s ape ofa ship.
hard working and b lS constellation is good to oth The main importance of examíning nature's strength is
rave. ers, because all the substances are fonned by the four
elements and the different combinations of element either
Favourable:
bring happiness or sorrow to the universe. All human
Wea.ríng new clotbes . beings are fonned by the four elements. This knowledge
medlcín' ; constructlOn w k
W hin es,. VlrtuOUS activities b ' or, preparing is particular to Tibet and the Bon religionlculture. It ofien
~ g hatr, working with ' usmess, Sowing seeds said tbat both the Macrocosm and microcosmic are
nalls and hair. cOIpses, giving names ,cu tt"mg
fonned from the element Egg.
In the year 755, Tibet king, Trisong Deutsen. was a
Unfavourabie'
Goingto '. proponent ofBuddhism and is responsible for bringing
war, sendmg out yo tbe religion to Tibet. Tibetan Geomancy (sachey) was
urwealth.
also introduced to Tibet around tbe same time. In 781, a
Metal Ox year, Tibetan geomancy was used for the Hrst
time in helping construct tbe Samye temple.
Tibetan sacbey 1S still practiced to this day for building
temples, lay people's homes, stupas, cemeteries, etc.
Tibetan geomancy is one ofthe old knowledge ofancient
Tibet and it carne due to tbe many changes of history
related. The first Tibetan sachey carne in the reJatíon with
Bonreligion. Later it propagated in relation with Bu~dhism.
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Sources: o h d the child of earth is

the mother ofearthlseart ,an
The four Tibetan Earth 0 bservator (sa mkhan) Went to atmosphere.
Manasarowar Lake to learn the precious rosary teaching
Importance of sache~~son 's body are affected boY ~he
of sachey. They traveled with a white ox with black ear,
which carried their luggage. Another ox appeared under The elements of each p try For example, It IS a
the lake and both oxen started fighting. The ox from the ts of each coun t the
different elemen 1 t hot disease etc due ~
0
lake was too strong, and Ma chig pelki Dorjee got angry eneral thing that peop e ge d earth), which bnngs
and broke the ox's head with a stick, and then the ox g . bi element (water an
unsUlta e o , .
jumped back into the lake. Later, a beautiful woman
different illness. ' f each place and sUltablhty
adorned with precious ornaments came out from the 1
Particular y, the formatlOn 0
bi
lake. Khyung goe Namkha ding asked her, "Who are
you? Where are you going? "She replied, "I am a of earth and sky. I ok for favorable and u~v~~os~
The reason why we 0 . to the "chags me n c
daughter of Naga King (tsug na Rinchen). Why did you .s because according. ss The life force
break my ox's head? Why have you all come here? What cemetery l I d consclOusne . k a
the three life fore:, sou :iousness folloWS aft~r a~e
do you want? Where are you going?" Khyunggoe
is cut by the ~evIl; con death body and r~~allls a ht
SO~~~r~:O: ~~"u,e cemetery i~~~;~:.~~e ;m
Namkhading replied". We came here to learn the sand ri
calculation, and we are sorry for breaking your ox's and life
head. They requested the Nagi to teach the sand cemetery'th life soul will increase an ase soul which
calculation. Nagi asked them, "What sort ofoffering have place then e s bad cemetery, decre That is why
you brought? Khyungoe Namkhading replied, he has be happy. W~erea and often face Illnesses. t in Tibetan
brought gold, Machig Pelgi Dorjee brought one ox, Sidpa bring unh~ppme~~ered to be very imp~rt~aced in bad
cemetery IS con~l when a corpse IS P
Tulgee Miwo one gold like sheep size, Chongro Mitshar Sachey. It is saId t~atl suffer the same.
Tathing offered one horse. The Nagi was pleases with hey
sac . Even an amma can
these gifts and told them to bring sand and pour it in
front of her. So she taught sac hey (sand calculation) in
detail to them. In sachey, the father of earth is the sky,
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8) Way of examine the four directions

1) The way to ex '. 9) Good and bad cemetery
sky. ammmg favorable and u r
nlavorable 10) Building the stupa
According to the G 11) Hiding the treasure
t th eomancy Text . .
a er of Earth is S ,lt IS said that th 12) Monastery and hermit
child is Space (b pace, mother is Earth and the
ob' ar nang) Th e 13) Observing the house
servmg the Earth ,erefore, be~ 14) The year god and devil of 12 animal signs
first , ' one has to exa' mIne the skyOre
15) Examining the foundation
Wayojexamining_Ll' d . 16) Examine the good and bad of len
pos'ti e ownma prone (gyen gyal)
1 on and examine the
sky, good and bad shape ofth
Few examples of good and bad sachey:
Go d T e During the reign of King Songtsen Gampo, a temple (tsug
o .: he sky should be '
consIdered as the b bke the mirror which is lag khang), The result of sachey and the religious of
semicircle, white co:~b other shape like square Buddha had begun. King Trisong Deutsen requested to
beHY,ofvase, like fl in ,swastika, lotus, like th~ Bijey Tsenpa (Astrologer) to examine sachey when they
ausplci ous shape sy g garuda are also one of th are building the Samye Tsuglag Khang (Temple), He
shape WI'lIb' . 0, When 0 ne sees the abovee
nng good searched for the best geomancy and said:
result and happiness.
2) Method offindin Good Sachey:
your house g good and bad back mountai f "The hepo hill (a hill at a short distance from the grand
3) Observing the ri ht . n0 monastery ofSamye) is like the white conch lionjumping
4)
5)
Favorable and
Good and bad
u!f,left, mfront and back
avorable water
into the sky.
The mchims phu'i hill (near the great monastery of
6) G path Samye) is like a turquoise lion leaping to the sky.
. ood and bad tr
7) Obse . ee The Shar Ri (Eastern hill) is like the king sitting on a
rvmg the favorable and
unfavorable rock mattress.
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Bad Sachey: f Hor King suffered from Klu nad
The dge rgyas bye Ola gling ri (near Sarnye), is like pile n Geden o . the King's palace was
T h e'so b ga) smce . h
up precious. (disease caus ed y na ~aga resided.lt is clear m t e
The Olchims phu'i valley is like an open lotus. TheRed b ilt on the place w~e~e " book and many other
rocks like a corallion bouncing up into the sky that pound u f "choes rJe sapen
history o
ís like a oil or butter slate. The southern river is like a history books.
turquoise green dragon walking upward. . s and observatio ns):
The four mountain in Tibet which signify the progression e
Nang Chey (BouS settmg to all ofus according to
ofwealth, the "chobo" hill is like the pile up precious u ences happen uch atTect
Various conseqt A house setting too very; dships,
which signifies that continuity of saínt may appear, sorne the changes of pace., omics, hea\th, en .
hilllooks like vushang stone and sk!lf chung which signify the life of an individual s, econobservation is a techll1qu~,
that people had enjoyed happily and live long tife span, rity peace, etc. House d plays a vital role m
prospe, omancy, an ttings of
gzang gi ro lag birth-rnany intelligent minister will come, which comes u~~er ge family. EspeciallY, the s~ h and
fight or conflicts may appear, the black mountain look the tife of an indiVldua~o~ain cupboard or Alml~should
like angry Mongolian etc. learnt a11 the sachey (earth fire st~ve, :,ate~ ~:~r ~e extreme1y impo~:;ings will
observation) and couId find the future happening. Great the facmg slde o T g to observe thes~ lna] lth decline in
Master Padmasambhava invited; he had exorcised all beobserved. Fa1 m 'thinthefarnily,lU.hea 'ttings and
the demons ofTibet on the way when was coming. He bríng disbann?n~a~~psets etc. Therefor~::hnecessarY
built a temple each on the bed sachey to eliminate it. wea1tb, emot1o tbings are very Many
fth aboye four trologer.
Finally the Samye Temple had been built successful1y directions o e . .th an expert as lth and
ltatlon Wl . 'iy wea
and the king fulfilled his wishes. and need consU e is a decline tu fa~l1 and rnaking
Sorne few more examples of good Sachey are the times w~en tbe~n s bappen, cha~gtu~n:'f auspicÍOllS
Mahabodhi Stupa in Budhagaya, India, Bodh gaya where inauspiclOUS t~h sgin the house wtll br ly~e following
Buddha attained enlightenment. The Potala Palace in necessary set mg ..' rnportant to app
Lhasa, Tibet and the Forbidden City in Beijing are the happenings. ~ene~l~~~~~e aS instructed hefe:
most perfect examples of good geomancy. The durabiJity four settings m oue s
of a building a180 depend8 mainly on Sachey. 209
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Glossary of Technical Terms
Direction of Main Door: It should be best to face the Glossary of Technical Terms
main door at the East or South direction.
Tibetan
English
Direction of Fire Stove: The best direction to place tses rab las rtsis
the Gas stove in the kitchen is Westward. Natal chartl horoscope
tshe tshad
Lifespan dus'khor
Direction of Water tank or source: The side of water Kalachakra 'byung rtsis
source or tap in the kitchen should be best place at the Elemental astrology dbyang 'char
South direction. Shiva Sarvodaya thobnor
Quotient skyes skar
Direction ofl\lain cupboard: It should be place in the Birth constellation gza'dgu
dark area where one stores ones main possessions or The nine Planets: mig mar
comer of a house. This cupboard refers to the shelf or ~ Mars, Ihakpa
utensiL ii) Mercury phurbu
ill) Jupiter pasang
To be brief, by applying the knowledge of inner house iv) Venus penpa
observations and settings, one can transform the negative v) Saturn nyima
situation into a positive and constructive one. With this vi) The Sun dawa
knowledge of geomancy, one can avoid harmful vii) The Moon dachen gdong
influences and obstacles,butcan take the best advantage viii) Rahu dachen mjug
ofenvironmental influences for general wen being as well ix) Ketu nyikhyim
as to attain self-realization. Sun sign tat kat
Ascendant bag rtsis
Marital Astrology gto chos
Antidotes keg rtsi$
Yearly horoscope
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Glossary o{Technical r,erms
'
Illness Astrology nad rtsis Changeable sign logmen
Mount dwelling spirit btsan Lifeforce srog
8 Goddesses ca1culatÍon lhamo rgyad rt ' Body/health lus
Death Astrology h' SIS
power dbang
gs In rtsis
Emptyvase bumstong Luck klung
Astrologer's soul stone rtsis pa 'í bla rdo Soul bla
T?e 5 disposal of corpse dursalnga Soulday blagza
FlVe elements Life force day sroggza
'byung ba lnga
T~e ~ature ofthe eIernent 'byung ba 'i ngo bo Foe day gshedgza
Slgruficance Magic square nurnber sMeba
nges tsigs
Classification Life force rnagic number srogsme
dbye ba
Characteristic Body magic number lussme
rntshannyid
Function Wealth magic number dbangsme
byedlas
Elem~ntal relationship Luck magic number klungsme
12 ammal sÍgn ma, bu, da dok parkha
lo tak bcu bnyis I-ching
~ Mouse Birth I-ching skyes spar
n) Ox byiba babs spar
glang Changeable I-ching
ili) Tiger
Constellations rgyuskar
iv) Rabbit stag dar gud bcu gnyis
yos Twelve sectors of rise and faH
v) Dragon dbugs len
sbrug í) Conception
vi) Snake mngalgnas
sbrul iI) Embryo
vii) Horse lus rdzogs
rta iii) Foetus
~) Sheep btsas pa
lug iv) Birth 'khrus byed
IX) Monkey v) Ablution
x) Bird sprel gosgyon
vi) Clothing las byed
xi) Dog bya
vii) Work
khyi dar ba
xii) Pig viii) Growth
phag 213
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ix) Decline Glossary ofTechnical Terms

x) Ill-health gUdpa
Strong adversarial tomb sign gshed dur che
xi) Death na ba
Weak adversarial tomb sign gshed dur chung
xii) Cemetery
shi ba
Thirty six days ofthe tomb sign dur gyi nyi ma
Lord ofthe planets durzhugs
sodrug
12 zodiac signs bdaggz a '
Lesser constellation skarchung
~ Aries khyim beu gnyis Heavenly door snamsgo
ú) Tauros 1ug Earthly door sasgo
fu) Gemini glang Adversarial door gshed sgo
iv) Cancer 'trigpa Inner death wish nang gi ro 'dod
v) Leo karta Four looking eyes (the trigrams
vi) Virgo senge ofthe 4 cardinal directions) Ita ba 'í mig bzhi
vii) Libra bumo Four beating horns brdung ra bzhi
viú) Scorpio srang (the trigrams ofthe4 comers
ix) Sagittarius sdig direetions)
x)· Capricom gzhu Four Buddhist monk ban bzhi
xi) Aquarius ehu srin (The trigram li, kham, gin and zon) .
xii)Pisces bhumpa Four Bon priests bon bzhl
Geomancy nya (The trigram khen, khon, zin and da)
Tomb-sign saehey The rotational magic square
number skor sroe
Multiple ofnine durmig
Bone element dbumig Goat-horns
ruskhams (The dragan, sheep, dog and
Eighty Sectors ofthe
cemetery sign dur gyi rkang pa ox are designated as even-
numbered signs) raru
Strong tomb sign brgyad beu
Rhínoboms
Weak tomb sign rangdurche
(tiger, snake, monkey and pig
rang dur chung
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thub pa bdud
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well as a variety of other results, including interpretation Time", which refers to the unique presentatíon of eycles
ofthe changing effects during tbe cycles ofyears. The oftime within the Kalachakra Tantra. By understanding
Medical chart (Ney-Tsee), s Tibetan Geomancy tbis vast subject one can used it for self-development,
(Sachey), and Deatb calculatÍon (Shin-Tsee) all comes to lead a healthy life and can draw the Life horoscope of
under Elemental Astrology and interpreted according to self and otbers.
tbe context ofMoon Rays Text ofElemental Astrology
(Jung-Tsee Zla-b'i Od-Zer). dByangs-' char-Arising Vowel
Yangcber astrology, is a very secret teachíng which was
Kar Tsee-Astronomy frrst taught by the Hindu Lord Shiva ( Tib. dBang-phyug-
Kar Tsee is also known as Kalacbakra Astrology and is Chenpo). This system of Astrology is as~umed to have
based upon the stars, constellations, and planets. Tbe come into Tibet together with the Buddh~sm. Alth.ough
this text had be en translated into Tibet qUIte early,:t had
External Kalachakra (Chi Dbue Kyi Kbor-lo), focuses
not becn widely used and remained concealed l~ !he
on the creation ofuniverse, it's cosmology, the movements g
knowledge of only few people. The Root text of A:rism
ofthe planets and stars. The Internal Kalachakra (Nang
Vowel having ten chapters was translated into Tlbetan
Dhue Kyi Kbor-lo), provides an understanding on the
literat~re from the original Sanskrit text by the famous
three fundamental interdependent components of our
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lntroduclion lo Tara Tihetan Astrological Service
translator Sherab Rinchen in the 12th century A.D. The happíness and unhappiness, success and unsuccessful,
ten major chapter~ are about Zhi-rG~as dBang-drag prosperity and misfortune aH mostly depend upon the
(Peaceful, ProgresslVe, Powerful and VIOlent activities). good or bad Geomancy.
It presents the cycles of the universe in terms of the The house settings also plays a very important role which
sequences oftransforming sounds through the months affect the situation of an individual or family Jife with
and days ofthe year. Yangcher or Arising vowel astrology respect to economic, health, friendship, prosperity,
calculations are mainly based upon the appearance of peace, success etc. Therefore, settings and directions of
letters, to whieh numbers are attributed, in a sentence main door, tire stove, main cupboard and water tank or
related to the faet under prognostieation. There are also tape are especially important and needed consultation
over hundreds of Circular diagrams (Tib. 'khor-Io) in with the expert Geomancer or Astrologer. By applying
Arising Vowel astrology whieh can be drawn for different the knowledge of outer house observations and inner
events like determining the yearly events of any kingdom settings, one can transform the negative situation into a
or natÍon with respeet to weather, agriculture, wars, positive and constructive one. Thus, by knowing Tibetan
reJations with, other nations etc., as welI as personal Geomancy, one can avoid harmful influences and
prognostication in terms of one's health weaIth obstacles and can take the best advantage of
relationshíp and property. . " environmental influences for general well being as well
as to attain self-realization.
Sa Chey-Tibetan Geomancy
Sa Chey or science of Earth observation dates back at Ney Tsee-Medical Astrology
l~s~ 30?O years. Its philosophies and symbols have their Medical Astrology is prepared in many ways according
ongms m an earlier period ofTibetan History back to to reliable ancient sources. The Eight Goddess
Zha~g zhung and Bon era. Tibetan Geomancy emphasis Calculation (Lhamo Gey Tsee), Seven Week days
Jooking at surrounding while building a house, temple, Divination scripture (Za Doon Mo Pey) and many ~ther
means. It is mainly prepared and drawn for !hose pahe~ts
monaste~, palace: stupa and even cemetery etc. Samye
who had prolong medication andleast improve~ent In
Temple IS one typlcal example, which was built in 781,
their health condition. The Medical astrologer glves the
Iron Ox year according to Tibetan Geomancy. The
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antidotes and rituals and guides per the astrologic I personal Date of birth, time of birth, place of birth and
calculation and divination. Through astrologic:1 gender are necessary.
calculation shows the right physician to consult and many
a times identify hanning spirits. The internal Kalachakra Tibetan Astrological Amulet
and Tibetan medical texts share many similarities General and special amulets for health, wealth, luck, love,
regarding the mode of treatment, remedial measures, rites wisdom, peace, concentration, balance ofmind, career, life
and r~tuals, medicines, behavi~ural guidelines, yogic force, marriage, child related problems etc., based upon a
practice etc. Both the astrologICal and medical texts person's Tibetan horoscope are also available by direct
emphasizes and hold the same view, regarding the order from Tsering Dolma Drungtso.
formation of human body, disease as an expression of -Wear on the body or keep with personal items
imbalance among those elements and the corresponding -Hang above the entry door to a home or room
treatment which should be composed by the same -Use in a car or whilst traveling.
elemental substances.
Future Plan o/Tara Tibetan astrology Service Centre
Individual Horoscope interpretation Tara Tibetan astrology Service Centre or consultancy is
The .a~trolo~ical assessment and interpretation of dedicated to providing its clients with authentic Tibetan
predIctIon guIdes all aspects of an individual's daily life astrological services and aims to promote traditional
fro~ health to enlightenment. It also helps people know Tibetan astrology to the world. This centre is initiating
~helr stars, a:~ept their karma and prepare themselves and working on some translations of Tibetan Astrology
~ a more POSItive manner from a bright future. This chart with the mere aim of providing high quality courses on
IS drawn as per the age-old traditional text and serves Tibetan Astrology. With this humble motivation we have
as a lamp, which helps to vanquish all the darkness already translated the essence of most important
caused by the ignorance. The chart explains about one's elemental text" Moon Rays Oral Instruction Elemental"
past, future an~ prese~t life condition with respect to (Tib. byung rTsis Man-nag Zla-b'i Od-zer) in this book.
health, economIC, relatIonship, children, job, good and We have also listed and plan to translate some key texts
bad days etc. For accurate and detailed chart one's and commentary in the near future. Despite our best trial
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and perseveran ce with humble motivation in this project, Mode of Payment:

we stilJ fear when we wiU be able to present some ofthe Please make payment either through Intemational Money
demanding rich treasures of the many aspects and order, Bank cheque orWestem Union Money Transfer
varieties of Tibetan astrology to our interested in the name of Mrs. Tsering Dolma Drungtso. The
astrologers, scholars and Iay persono astrological work will start only after advance payment
With such a vastness ofthe subject matter, this project is done.
is obviously not likeIy to be completed ovemight. For
this we need the hands of astrologers and translators Tsering Dolma Drungtso can be reached al:
\vbo bave very solid backgrounds in the astrologicaI
scÍences and its related subjects. Currently, this project e-maiI: tibastro@yahoo.com
is being funded entirely by the Drungtso Tibetan Healing drdrungtso@yahoo.com
and Astrological Service Centre, Dharamsla, India. We tsedoldrung@hotmail.com
are willing fo undertake joint research and project on Phone:091-1892-28034
the subject, if any one comes with sincere idea and Handy: 9817092550
financial support.
In order to make available the fieh wisdom of ancient
Tibetan astrology into the English-speaking world,
contributions, financial or otherwise, to this project are
most welcome. Contributors or supporters will receive
regular reports on the progress ofthis project, a copy of
each book printed, as well as a 15% diseount on any of
the serviees provided by this centre like courses,
consultation etc.
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Excerpts from lclters send to ¡he Author
Excerpts from Letters Send to "Thank you for completing my horoscope reading.
Almost all ofthe reading is very true and accurate. "
tbeAutbor -Sandra Lee Tatum
Santa Fe, USA
"Thank you very much for the horoscope. 1 enjoyed
reading it and hope that it will be a good guide for
my living years. My character is very close lo lhat "Thank you for my chart. You will be happy lo know
one, that you read out of the stars. " that all the events you mentioned in my earlier years
-UliPaulus match up!"
Nemberg, GERMANY -Krissy Picoli
Queensland, AUSTRALIA
"Thank you so muchfor your assistance! 1 received

the astrology chart the other day, and its news made "1 bet soon you will be the most known intemationally
me so happy. " Tibetan astrologer. Tibetan culture is getting very
-Bridget A. Llanes popular in the West, especial/y in European countries.
Vancouver, CANADA So the first people who would be able lO introduce
the subject are very important. 1 wish you a ¡~t of
inspiratíon on thís way and a ¡Ol of professlOnal
"Since 1 began wearing your amulet my health has success! Thank you so much for the beginners course
improved quit fasto 1 am now spending a lot of time- and 1 would like to continue with the advance
out of bed though 1 cannot walk very far yet. Thank course. ,.
--Gilles Deniau
you a mil/ion times!"
Venezia, ITAL Y
-Colin Graham
Dorset, ENGLAND
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"1 oppreciole )'0"" wonderful message lO me. I will

moke 011 efforllo do my best in Ihe fulure. ..
- Tomoyuki Yamashita
ShimodaCity,JAPAN
"1 wos recommended by a friend and she spoke very

highly oJ you. 1 would like Jor you lo give me a
reading. lO
- Francine Putnam
THALLAND
.. There are many aslrologer on Ihe world and 1 also

hove friends in France, bul J always hea rd Ihal
Tibelan ASlrology was very good, and J have also
been lold by Chrislopher (whom you did charl) Ihal
what you lold Mm was very relevanl. J /herefore lold
myselflhalJ should no/loose con /acl wilh you . ..
- Alexandre Neol- Autltor offerillg a traditiollol scarf lo all tite
Paris, FRANCE Tibe/all Astrology semillar partidpallts Ofl lite
c/osillg cerelllony (29tlt Janllory. 2001).
whiclt was Iteh! al Alaitripa Contemplative Centre.
Melbo"me. AUSTRALIA

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Tibetan Elemental Astrology

(Andent Tibeton Wisdom to Lighten Our Poth of Progress

Copyright © Drungtso publications 2002

Cover art & Drawing by: Tenzin Dawa

were sent to China to study Astrology. They studied rtis

Elemental Astrology is used to construct the five major

2) Natal horoscope (tse-rab- le-rtsis): Whal is Tihetan Elemental Astrology?

"One can experience the sacred in oneselfin relation

I) The nature of the elements- (N go-bo) .

The nature of the elements: .

Significance of the el~md en~s: nderstand the true

P-Y~-Keg: These person are characterised by hoarseness~''''

P-Y~-Keg: These person are characterised by hoarseness~''''

P-Y~-Keg: These person are characterised by hoarseness~''''

BirthsMeba 4 7,9 5 1,6,8 2,3

"Since the 2nd century B C El

The process of mother relationship

To find the mother relationship, you should always work

Figure le: Child Relationship

The process of enemy relation h. .

Tbe process of friend relationship:

They can be classified into two groups: Male and Ftmale.

These twelve animal signs are classified into two groups:

The Characteristic of tbe Twelve Animal Suitable Occupations: Business, Writer

Dog ous eople had born in this sign: H.H, Six:e~nth

natured, frank, outspoken, very independent in views

1919, and 1907 Suitable Occupations: Gardener, Artist, Government

are peréeptive.· They often receive praise and

For example Female (Water Sheep-2003) and the person is 26 ~ea~s

4/S-Foe easily on your own. r h

Place 1 on Horse (current year animal sign), 13 on

Figure 2 B: To find one's age

Ir one knows one's age and does not know

The Sixty-Year Cycle and its Interpretation

The systern ofthe síxty-year eycle is known as ~abj.ung WoodOx

People bom in this sign are violent, feroeious, p~y~ieal1Yd

e born in this sign do not speak the truth and have

be lost. Ifthe person under this category is a maJe, then

People born in this sign are extremely lazy, short

appearance. They will have an average Efe span of

and havc slight harm from enemies and evil spírits,

wiII confront them. They are likely to have one ch'l

People bom in this sign are kind hearted, possess long

Earth Ox Metal Rabbit

People bom in this sign are agile, broad minded, long

seven y ears, and have many . children

conscious, win praise from others, witty, and involve in

People born in this sign are kind hearted, possess

undance ofwealtb and material resources. Theyar

Table no. 8 How tv Find Your Life Force (srog),

Rabbit is Wood. Body (Ius):

Tiger, Horse, and Dog- Metal

Table no. 13 Calculation of Animal Sign of Year

,1 Tl'ger Dragon, Horse,

Figure 4 A: For male month

Animal Sign Soul day Life force day Foe day

four groups of three

C' .' Vp9r ........ . 1 ?

CaIculation of Changeable sl\1eba

It ís important to cJearJy understand one' s birth sMeba

In the Elemental Astrologica1 Text "JWlg tsee m~m ngag

birth sMeba first one has to know the current sMeba of

sMeba(skyes sme) easily. k