Tibetan Elemental Astrology

Tibetan Elemental Astrology
(Ancient Tibetan Wisdom to Lighten Our Path of Progress

and GUide Our future)
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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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8. Calculation of Animal Sign of Year (10),
Month (daba), Day (zhag) and Hour (dus) AUTHOR'S PREFACE
Combining with the Five Elements ............. ] 13
9. Know Your Good and Bad Day ..................... 123 Tibetan Astrology is worth mentioning to consult for our
10. The Nine sMeba (Magic Square numbers) 127 life guidance. By doing so, we can avoid obstacles,
misfortune, wrong career, wrong decisions, and painful
i. Calculation of the Birth sMeba ..................... 133
mistakes. The ancient wisdom of Tibetan astrology can
ii. Calculation of Changeable sMeba· ................ 136
be used from the ground level activities like to see a
11. Secrets of 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 political meeting,
13. The Eight Parkhas (I-Ching) ........................ 149 and religious practices. There are three major sections
i. Detennining Your Personal Parkha .............. 154 in Tibetan astrology which are, Elemental astrology,
Astronomy and Tibetan astrology of Arising vowels. This
ii, Changeable Parkha ........................................ 155
book is meant for the beginner student and mainly deals
iii, Interpretation of the Parkhas ........................ 158
with the Elemental astrological knowledge. I have done
14. The Planets (gZa) ............................................ 165 my very best to present this knowledge in a simple,
i. Significance of Weekdays .............................. 167 informative and comprehensive format to meet your
15. Do You Want to Know Your Birth needs.
Weekday (skyes gza)? .................................... 171 The information provided in this handy book is an
16. Constellations and it's interpretation 175 authentic source for those who wish to develop one's
17. Tibetan Geomancy (Saebe ) ........ . astrological knowledge. It is mainly based on the
Glossary of Technical Terms y .......................... 203 teachings of my late teacher, Prof. Drakton and the
Bibliog h . . .................................... 211 authentic elemental astrological text, Moon Rays Oral
ra
r.,a 1:i~a: ~~;;~;~~;;~; ;~~~;;~""" .................. 21 9 Instruction Elemental ('byung rtsis man ngag zla bai
'od zer).
Excerpts fr L· . ...................... ,.... 221
om etters Send to the Author .. ............ 230 This handy book can be used profitably by anyone
interested in developing one's Astro. Knowledge. I hope
this book will prove useful and satisfying for everyone.
IV
DEDICATION
I 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 J ampa 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 Healing 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 WhICh mfluence the course of an individuals life.
different comes from the mode of application. Tibetan Khedrub Jey, a greater Tibetan master in a commentary
Medicine works more on the physical level, whereas on Kalachakra Tantra stated; if astrology reveals all
Tibetan Astrology works more on the psychological and the information about an individual, then a human being
mental ground. and a dog born 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 environment, which is during their lifetime. When we really go deep inside
closely related with every one of us. Therefore, the biased this subject, it will take us to the idea of reincarnations,
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 patterns, and
our ancestors. Even at this moment we notice, the influence skills that seem to come so naturally etc. This is the
of the environment, nature, elements, earth's gravity, depth and vast of the 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 tells secrets of self-discovery. The author recognizes that astrology
of
. .knowing other's personalities as welL However, it shows us not only the roots of our behavior, our
IS Important to keep in mind that, astrology cannot response to stress, our survival instincts and our
reveal all 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 little 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 had translated from English to
,Tibetan, several medical research papers, and more History and Origin of Tibetan Astro.
recent(v the book, Eye care in Developing Nations. Science
At present Dr. Drungtso holds the position oflecturer
at the Tibetan Medical and Astrological College, Tibet was one of the equal standing nations like that of
Dharamsala. Dr. Drungtso is one ofthe best English- our neighbouring countries such as China and India with
speaking teachers on Tibetan Medicine and he had distinct culture, history and language. The Tibetan system
students/rom USA, Germany, Holland, Swiss, Spain, of Astrology is a comprehensive science still pra~ticed
Japan and Austria. in Tibet as well as within the Buddhist cycle. Though
Tibetan Astrology shares similarities with Indian
Astrology and the Chinese system of astrology, it is its
own unique system based on the culture and tradition of
'Three decades of days make a month, Tibet. The Tibetan system of Astrology is the unification
when twelve of these pass we have a year. of all the essence lore of astrology from neighbouring
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 of Elemental astrology. However,
sixty 'days', when these pass we have a Tibet had a rudimentary system of Astrology based
year. The days are divided in male and primary on the Bon Tradition and ancient culture of Tibet
female. Autumn, spring, summer and winter before the advent of Buddhism.
havethreemonths each. In relation to the This science is classitied into three categories. There are:
five elements and the twelve animals: Astronomy (sKar rtsis), Elemental Astrology ('byung
mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, rtsis) and Shiva Sarvodaya Tantra (byang 'char). Some
sheep, monkey, bird, dog and pig, are scholars are not aware ofthe ancient Tibetan Astrological
unfolded the astrological calculations of 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 of Tibetan Astro. Science
wrong belief distorts the real history of anci ent Tibetan 2) Lhamo rNamgyal-ma (Ushnishavijaya), asked for Bag
astrology. So I would like to clarify this wrong belief rtsis (Marital Astrology). This subject deals with the
and notion about the history of Tibetan Astrological compatibility of persons for marriage.
science by narrating what the history tell us about the 3) Lhachen Tsangpa (Brahama), asked for Gshin rtsis
sequence of development in Tibetan Astrology. Since (Death Astrology). This subj ect deals with the
the earliest period oftime, going back at least 3000 years calculations to be made after the death of a person.
people had discovered the natural force of elements and 4) Klu-rgyal 'jog-po (Nagaraj a 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 regarding the whole life
etc. Thus, I do believe that, the Tibetan astrology had happenings of a person.
been grown up from it's root since then.
Th~ most complete system of Elemental 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), saw a golden coloured turtle that was
It was first expou d d' h offered to him by a subject from the coastal region, and
B e ' n..e III t e Wood-Mouse year (836
p~a~ b(~ !'1baIlJushn In a place called the fi ve mountain upon inspecting it the patterns of the eight Parkha tirst
arose in his mind. Based on the inspection made upon
1 0 rtse lnga) He had
b . .' p1any d"lsclples' sixteen this, the Astrology system with respect to the eight
eIng outstandIng ones out f .:.
excellent dl'S '1 B 0 whom followmg fOllr trigrams (parkha), the nine magic square number (sMeba)
ClP es raham' S k y '
kya), UshnishaVi"a a ~n er- a (Tlb.Bram-ze Ser- and the twelve animal signs were devised. Later the king,
Brahama (Tib. L~ ~ (TIb, Lhamo rNamgyal-ma), ministers and learned scholars who had mastered these
(Tib. Klu-rgyal ,~c ~n 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 (Br· . and who is known in Tibetan under the name "Kongtse
rtsis (Yearly horosco ~hamI~ Ser-~ya), asked for Kek Phrul rgyal", introduced treatises on Astrology where the
yearly prognostic t' p.). ThIS. Subject deals with the details of rituals and divinations are extensively expounded.
.. a Ion regard h
POSltlVe and negative h ;. mg eaIth, wealth, and
appmmgs of the particular year.
2 3
Tibelan Elemental Astrology'
History & origin of Tibetan Astra. Science
It is believed that the five elements are the gifts of Lord
Manjushri. Here comes the explanation ofhow element skos shes rtsis mkhan), who knows not only movement
came into being. The story goes during the gloon s of the sun, moon and constellation but also check the
Y
period, when there was nothing other than the existen: seasons and guides the farmers and nomads. Tibetan
of the clear space in this universe (Space eleme t)e culture such as medicine and Astrology were well existed
Space and Iron element share common characterist' n f' since then. The tradition of incense burning ceremony,
tab 'l' Itwas dunng
SIlty.
. IC 0
that time Lord !vlan1i ushr' .c: performing ransom and cross thread rituals which are
· . .. ' :.J
hIS celestial regIOn blow an air from his nose and l1rom
still practice today has its root in the Ancient Tibetan
th . d . Crea~d
~ WIn cycle In our universe. Wind is closely related civilization.
WIth trees (Wood element) with th During the reign of33rd King Songtsen Gampo (617-
ch t" e common
M:~c e~l,stlC of movement. The spittle fall from the 650 A.D,), his Chinese wife Kongjo has brought many
(Wai:~~;:r~ fin~~ changed into seas and oceans books on Elemental Astrology which leads to the further
development of Tibetan Astro. Science. Therefore,
by hi . ' , pon at, the Earth cycle was fonned
sPOwer of SIght (Earth elem earlier Astrological knowledge based on the principles
the Fire cycle C:r h ent), After that appears of Zhang zhung culture was influenced by Chinese
tJ om t e burn' ,
Manjushri{Fire element) T . l~g Intellect sword of classical elemental Astrology and made a complete shape
ofelements are offered b Lo~IS IS t~e sto~ how cyc les to it.
other leg.endary tal h Y ,d MallJushn. There is also The astro. Texts which Kongjo brought to Tibet includes
e Ow Manl hri
astrology throUgh fi . k' :I us taught the elemental 'byung ba rinchen kun 'dus (j ung wa rinchen kundue),
tortoises. lve tnds of his emanated Golden
Sel sgron sbas bead med pa (sel don bey chey me pa),
Attb . Rinchen sungs pa (rinchen sungpa), sdong po kun 'dus
e bmeofthe first Kin . (dongpo kundue), spor thang brgyad cu'i dpe ris
ther.e exis.t twel. . . g,.Nyatn Tsenpo (1136 Be) (pOtihang geychue pey ree )-the eighty hidden astrology
(rG" . ve ma.Jor t h' . "
sh YilT1 Bonshespacanbc eac .1ngs of Bon tradition etc, and well progressed the Tibetan system of astronomy.
e see~~]...-: . ugnyzs) Am .
de' . , l'Utan Is the name of . . ,ong WhiCh Koe- She was not only expert in examined the eighty hidden
nved its name from one astrological text which astrology but also well experienced in Feng shui
anexp tB
er on astrologer (Tib, (Geomancy). During this period, four 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), 'breI pagsum (delpasoom), rus sbal gyi gab rtse
dpe ris (rue bel gee gabze pe ree). Lopon 'Barba Chom- Tibetan Elemental Astrology, byung-rTsis is also known
chorn had translated these texts into Tibetan from Chinese as Nag rtsis which means black calculation. Elemental
origin. 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
(parkha), nine magic square number (sMeba). Each year
"Thus t~e Bon and Buddhist astrological principles
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 sign.
Astr%gy. as well as by Astrological principles 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) Pr()f. Jampa Gyalt~en Drakthon life force, 2) Lus-Body/health, 3) dbang thang-power
or financial status, 4) klung rta-Iuck/success in one's
work and 5) bla-life soul.
Elemental Astrology is used to construct the five major

areas.
J) Yearly Prediction (keg rtsis):
It forecasts the happenings in each year and will indicate
ifthere will be any financial, health or work problem.
The Astrologer can also give remedial measures in order
to avoid obstacles.
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2) Natal horoscope (tse-rab-Ie-rtsis): What is Tibetan Elemental Astrology?

It reveals one's infonnation about astrological deity p or system of medicine is the most suitable. There are
,C d
Ihe an next l'he.
C Th . , ast
e mam pwpose of Tibetan astro. ch certain diseases caused by past karma and certain
. I d' h'
IS to a ert one unng t e defInite wrathful
art
d maladies which are due to the effect of evil spirits. This
unfavourable period as well as guide one to follow an can be determined through astro. Knowledge. The
. " any
Important carner or Job on a specified good day. R't I astrologer can specify which spirits are afflicting the sick
'II b . I ua
and remeelies WI. e gIVen where there is needed to avoid 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 will not be possible to
3) Marria~e compatibility Chart (Bag rtsis): eliminate the hindrance and sickness caused by evil
!t deals wl~h the ~arriage and taken considerably
spirits.
Importance In the TIbetan society for a couple to ensure
5) Death Calculation (gshin rtsis):
a happy and successful life wi th one's life partner Th
astrologer can d' hi . e According to the Tibetan tradition, when a person dies,
suited and .a VIse w ch animals signs will be the best it is very important for the family of the deceased to ask
wedd' PICk up favourable date and time to get an astrologer or to a high lama to cast a death calculation.
mg ceremony Wh .
disharmony b tw' ereas If the astrologer find The astrologer needs to know the dead person's date
strong· d·e' e een partners, but if the partners have and time of birth and the number of family members the
SIre t0 get m h
prescribe rem d' larry, t en the astrologer will deceased had at the time death and their animals signs.
e la measur
hapPinessandavo'dh' .
d e or antIdotes to bring From this, they can find an auspicious day for the
I m ranee. disposal ofthe body and can advise whether any special
4) Medical Astral ritual needs to be performed to prevent any misfortunes
iibetanastrolo agy (Nad rtsis): befalling the rest of the family. Those people with
who didnofget ;:eP::~~res a ~edical chart for those incompatible animal signs should not be allowed to touch
fame doctors and len ttlt.e theIr consultant to high and or see the dead body, The colour of cloth that covers
case the Astrologer ~ll Y,lUtake ?f medicines, For this the face ofthe deceased should be given.
gIve adVIce as to which doctor
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l
"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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Introduction to the Five Elements
subtle nature of elements, it is best to define that the.five
Elements emerged naturally on this earth. External and Alternative. The external elements are
/t:1~".,,~/~·· { 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 or eight when space (mkha'), mountain (ri) and blood (Water).
and air (rIung) are added.
The alternative elements correspond to the five vital and
six hollow organs: Liver and g~ltbladder (Wood), heart
Characteristic of the elements: and small intestine (Fire), spleen and stomach (Earth),
The characteristics of the 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 of the elements are not disturbed, sacred water, fire is sacredfire, air is sacred air, space
one wIll enjOy good health and gain happiness. Whereas, is sacred space. In Shamanism, worki~g wi~h the raw
w?en ~he ~nctions of the elements are disturbed, then it natural elements involves connecting Wlt~ .the
WIll gIve fIse to sickness, suffering and may leads to external element and internalizing its qu.ailtles at
death. deeper and deeper levels, until one ultImately"
Therefore the body h" h . J:··r:·7~~A##·1 connects with the very essence of the eleme.nt.
eIements IS .
' Influen 'IV IC IS an aggregate of these
db h -Tenzin Wangyal Rmpoche
1"J;~"a'. c~.. Y tree humoral disorders
pn~ordlal bewltchers and the four d-vwJ,.~"N.l~/I·} r/ '
• • 1
;
Which are all ori " a versana SIgns,
ar . gtnally denve from ignorance Elements
r:e~::~~~~~I~ for a~1 the happiness and suff~ring.
ave tree types of applications: Internal,
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Recognition of Bone Element
(Rus-khams)
.l:;
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,
t: ::l
oo ....
0
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).
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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(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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The child of Wood is FIRE
The child of Fire is EARTH of Metal is Fire because Fire melts down MetaL The
The child of Earth is METAL enemy of Fire is Water, as Water will extinguish Fire.
The child of Metal is WATER The enemy of Water is Earth; the Earth element absorbs
The child of Water is WOOD water. The enemy of Earth is Wood; wood grows at the
expense of impoverishing Earth.
Always start from the thumb (wood element) and skip
two fingers. The next element is the enemy of the Wood
element. Then again skip two fmgers and the next element
will be the enemy of Metal that is Fire.
The enemy of Wood is METAL
The enemy of Metal is FIRE
The enemy of Fire is WATER
The enemy of Water is EARTH
The enemy of Earth is WOOD.
Enemy
SkipSkip
..c:
~
u.1
Figure 1C: Child Relationship

WOO~FIRE-Ja..E
. ARTH-Ja.. METAL---""WATER
The process of enemy relationship.

TheenemyofWoodis Metal. . . .. •
as an axe can cut· d . .. h as a Metal mstrument, such
} own t e trees (Wood), The enemy
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WOOD ~ METAL ~ ARE ~ WAlER ----.. EARTII
The process of friend relationship:

The friend of Wood is Earth. Wood can grow with the
help of Earth. The friend of Earth 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 element gives warmth to the Water. The
friend of Fire is Metal as it helps to increase the strength
of Fire. The friend of Metal is Wood because it supplies
the handle to the weapons (Metal).
To find the elemental friend relationship, we have to know
what friendship means getting help and assisting each
other. First you start from the thumb (Wood element)
and skip one finger. The next element is the friend of
Wood. Again skip one finger and so on. Figure 1C: Friend Relationship
The friend of Wood is EARTH
The friend of Earth is WATER
wool}----lllo EARTH-JIIII-WATER-JIIII-FIRE-JIIII-METAL
The friend of Water is FIRE
The friend of Fire is METAL
The friend of Metal is WOOD
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The Twelve Animal Signs
Table no. 4
Chinese System of Ma, Du, Da, Dok
(elemental relationship)
The twelve animal signs are Mouse (byi ba), Ox (gLang),
Tiger (sTag), Rabbit (Yos), Dragon ('brug), Snake
(sBml), Horse (rTa), Sheep (Lug), Monkey (sPrel), Bird
(bya), Dog (Khyi) and Pig (phag).
They can be classified into two groups: Male and F~male.

The first in the animal sign cycle is always male year,
whereas the next to it becomes female year. Each of the
twelve animal signs c~rrelate in tum to one of the 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 Harmony. So, one should find or avoid
the unfavourable sign before one get married. The
"The practitioners if11'b ' connection between animals can be favorable or
acknowledged th flO . I et s ancient Bon religion had unfavourable. An understanding of their affinities is
e lve elements
and used a s sfem many years earlier, important when human relationships are under
divination w;/;ch of~strological prediction and consideration-partnerships, marriages, friendships etc.
, was Similar to h .
techniques of black d h'. s a~amsm with its
an , w ite magic and animal
sacrifice. "
-Prof. Jamp G I
a ya tsen Drakthon (Late)-
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Suitable occupations: Business, Writer
The Characteristic of the Twelve Animal
Favourable partner: Dragon, Monk~y. . rand
Signs: Unfavourable partner: Horse, Rabblt, Bud, Tlge
Dog Ie had born in this sign: H.H. Sixteenth

Famous peop . y ' ')
a Shungsep Jetsun (Tibetan Oglfil,
Gyalwa~arm~p D TenzinChoedrak(Seniorpersonal
Rakr~ ~npocHeH' ~he 14th Dalai Lama), Gali leo, Leo
physIcIan to . .
Tolstoy,Washington, Shakespeare.
Animal sign: Mouse
Y~ar: 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924,
1912 and 1900
Personality:
A person born in the year of Mouse 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 1937, 1925,
because oftheir stingy nature. Most of these people are Year: 1997, 1985, 1973, ' '
good in their studies. They are jolly and easily make 1913, and 1901
friends. They are smily and lovely person. 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~ell~;e; receive encouragement
energetic. They get along easily with otl1ers and adapt are capable leade:s an 0 ~ They are introverted calm,
themselves very well to changing environments and are and complements from othe . t1 though have a lot of
experts in ingratiating to others. They are gentle and loving obedient and outwardly gen e,
by nature. '"""''-.",.n''"","J\,,·V
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Rabbit
pride. Diplomacy and using preli~inary steps are always Famous people bad 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'ls~,"~2~"ng, con?dent but Rinpoche, Prof. Dawa Norbu, Napoleon, Richard
often narrow minded and stubborn. Talks lIttle, feel Nixon, lawaharla Nehru, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf
shyness; love to complete their work on time. Affectiorl'"ate I~~« Hitler.
by nature, delay in marriage, tolerant, excellent leader
and demand a~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
trustworthy. Most of them are intellectual and constantly
in love. They may become furious and violent when
severely angered. They are q91tfr~i"1/()f,~ardship, do Animal sign: Tiger "
not give up easily and are steadfast 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: . '11 self-
. the Tiger year are exceptlOna y
husbands. These people are well disciplined and expert Those b orn III . lsive and have
in controlling others. They are independent and prefer confident, very possessiv~, f~rce!~~;n~~ers. They are
to stand in their own two feet. They enjoy eating and a strong sense of supeno:1ty d are sympathetic but
sleeping. . 11 d tally active, an
Physlca yan men ud These peopIe are brave ,
d
a bit arrogant an pro . . II' tby nature. They
Suitable Occupations: Surgery Medical profession,
I
. d d and mte 1gen
Chief army, Beautician endeavour, career-nun e . . in . They can
are friendly with others but hate gosstP g,.
Favourable partner: Snake, Bird
UnfavourabJepartner: Sheep, Dog, Dragon, Pig and
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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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affectionate, kind, compassionate, virtuous, placid,
quietly, and talented by nature. Easy to befriend, good
mannered, kind, polite, peaceful by nature, never speak
harsh words and are experts in dealing with others. They
love communicating with others and everybody praises
their nature. They have few enemies and are willing to
listen to advice and follow it. They are usually cheerful,
brilliant, intellectual, fond of society and diplomatic. Animal Sign: Dragon
They have warm and chatming manners. Honest in love Year: 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928,
and have everlasting friends; sincere and expert in love 1916, and 1904
affairs. They enjoy happy family life generally. They Personal ity:
are sharp, observant and fond oflovely things such as People born in the Dragon year are kind hearted and
fashion, perfumes, and music. well disciplined. Everybody likes and praises their
_Sui~~bk Occupations: Business, Accountant, Lawyer, behavior and kind nature. They are frank, tactful, honest
Pohtlcian, Dancer. and sensitive. They can accomplish success in study
Favourable partner: Sheep, Pig and business. They talk 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 ~ad born inthis sign: Late Kbyabje They are kind hearted. refined and respectable. Broad,
Yongdzm Lmg Rinpoche , Khyabje Trulshik Rinpoche open minded, jolly by nature, egotistic, sensitive,
Garje Khamtrul Jamyang Dhondup Rinpoche, Prof. impulsive, never lazy and lethargic, brave but notjealolls.
S~dhong Lobsang Tenzin (Minister), Chogyam Trungpa Clever, excitable, stubborn on the outside, and soft
Rmpoc~e, .Prof. Jampa Gyaltsen Drakthon (late), hearted. They are easygoing, willing to take risks, but
Confucms, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein Martin tend to be more stubborn than most in their thinking and
Luther. ' behaviour. They are thll of imagination and po~sess an
indomitable spirit. The dragon is decisive when It comes
(~(/ :i(~. (,tA"./"
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to dealing with anything. They have the potential for clever, 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, Religious practitioner, are well spoken but a bit short-tempered by nature. They
Politics, Singer. are broad minded and tolerant. Lovely and quick witted,
Favourable partner: Mouse, Monkey intelligent and nervous. Fond of music, dance, painting
Unfavourable partner: 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 born in this sign: H.H. Dudjom egotistical. A winner with money. Deep thinking and quiet
Rinpoche, Situ Choe-kyi Jungney, Gyalo Dhondup, by nature. They are also adaptable, witty and can think
Jetsun Perna, Sigmund Freud, Frederick lInd the great. far ahead. They are able to get along with everybody.
They are quick thinkers and can act according to the
situation. They are possessive and jealous by nature,.
Suitable Occupations: Teacher, Writer, Nurse, Socml
work, Public relations, psychiatrist and Future teller.
Favourable partner: Bird, Ox .
Unfavourable partner: Pig, Monkey, Tlger, Sheep and
Rabbit ,
Famous people had born in this sign: Dest ~angye
Gyatso, Dorje Chang Jamyang Kh~entse ChOkyl Lodro;
Animal Sign: Snake Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, His Holll1ess the twelfth Tal
Year: 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, Situpa The late Kalu Rinpoche, Zurkhar Lodoe Gyalpo,
1917, 1905, and 1893 Amdo'Gedun Choephel, Dr. Yeshi Dhondhen (Former
Personality: .. n to H H The 14th Dalai Lama), Mohandas
p h YSlcla ". ...) Lord Tennyson,
Those born in the Snake year are very ambitious, full of Karamchand Gandhl (GandhiJl ,
fighting spirit and possess exceptional abilities. They are
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Abraham Lincoln, Pablo Picasso, Charles Robert
money, cheerful and stubborn. They are very independent
Darwin, Elizabeth I of England, Mao Zedong.
and full of enthusiasm in carrying out their duties. They
are straightforward, generous with their money, love
elaborate events and are good at socialising. They are
easy to get along with and have many friends and
acquaintances. They are courageous and not afraid of
hardship, they usually do very well in their careers. They
are lucky in money matters and hence can afford to live
in lUXury. They sacrifice their own goals 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 born in the year of horse are brave, hard working, and Monkey
well traveled and frank. By nature, they will always listen Famous people had born in this sign: H.E. Jamgon
to others and love animals and sports, They speak loudly Kongtrul Rinpoche, New Yuthog Yonten Gompo, Isaac
and have anature of walking fast. They are 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 also
make friends very easily with others but they never trust
or~elieve in others.,They are clever and have a well-
bullt.body. They love watching movie, writing letters,
m~kmg phone ,calls to their friends. They are open Animal Sign: Sheep
mmded, showy m 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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with everyone. They prefer to deal with things of their
own choosing. They are hyperactive, and convinced of
their own superiority. They are intelligent and experts in
dealing with others. They are flexible, talented, self-willed
and creative people. They enjoy a certain 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 romantic Animal Sign: Bird
at heart. They pursue fun and entertainment. They are Year: 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933,
8tv,~~E'}1J~nt, restless, not easily contented and lack 1921, 1909, and 1897
- farsightedness. They usually care only about present gain. Personality:
Suitable Occupations: Perfonning arts, Marketing or Those born in the Bird year are fond of dance and song.
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 can judge others but others find difficulty
Horse in judging them. These people are powerful speakers.
Famous people had bor·n in this sign: Elder Yuthog They are kindhearted and friendly with others. They are
Yont~n Gonpo, H.H.~rubwang Penor Rinpoche, Takpo rather decisive as well as straight forward by nature. They
Tash~ Namgyal, Tsermg Dolma (Sister ofH.H. the 14th have strong sense of attachment and often compels them
Dala~ ~ama), Dr. Lobsang Wangyal (Senior personal to have friends or acquaintances always around. They
P~ys~clan to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama), Leonardo da are ambitious and intelligent. They cherish cleanliness and
Vmct, Charles Dickens, Pope John Paul II. 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
liberty, independence and freedom. They love to dress
up and like wine. Their loyalty, trust and affection are
for their partner. They are arrogant, love gossiping, Proud
and ve~ £~~fit~e~t:}11ey usually have good foresight and
are pereeptive. They often receive praise and
compliments from others. They show enthusiasm int~e
things they do and will not tolerate slgpp1~~~'s: Money" Animal Sign: Dog
comes and goes easily. They are generally happy and Year: 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934,
contented people. They are physically light and agile and 1922,1910, and 1898
have a tendency to befriend others. Personality:
Suitable Occupations: Tailor, Secretary, Performing People born in the Dog year are a bit stingy and like to
arts, Owner of Restaurant, Army, Advertiser. talk a lot. They tend be ambitious, nervous and
Favourable partner: Ox, Snake aggressive. They will often be in two mind~ abo~t thin?s.
Unfavourable partner: Rabbit Mouse Horse Sheep They always do their best in their relatIOnshIps wIth
and Pig '" people. Yet they are selfish and stubborn. They will give
~~~ous people had born in this sign: H.H. Sakya wholehearted love and respect to thos~}~~>, love,. They
~m, Kongtrul Yonten Gyatso, Kbenpo Jigme Phuntsok take intense care at work and are affectIOnate towards
Rmpoche, Robindranath Tagore, Peter Usino. others. They are impulsive, kind,hearted ~nd honest.
They are stable minded, hard working and kmd-hearted.
They love only the person whom they like the most. They
are fond ofleaming, active minded a?~..eossess good
mental abilities. These people are stubbof.n, ~onest,
stable minded, hardworking, friendly, aft~ctIOn~te,
clever, soft-spoken and impulsive. They are ~ bltc~nmng
. ~ Ib ture They are qUlck..thmkers,
f,{(!,?jl;Upy~1 and falthfu y n a · tense of humour.
,.,observant and agile TheX ~ve a grea s .
no ~," Vi l')
! diose thelr temper
They are temperamental oy nature an
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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Unfavourable partner: Snake, Bird, Tiger, Ox and HoW to Find Your Animal Sign (10 rtags)?
Monkey
Famous people had born in this sign: Tenzin Gyatso older Tibetans know very well their animal sign and
(H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama), Tarthang TuUm Kungeleg, ~:~ywhole family's as well. But few know the year when
Ven Yudul Trogyal, Lama Norlha, Lady Dr. Lobsang they were born. . l' gn
Dolma Khangkar (late). . . the calculation to fmd your amma 51
So here 1have gwen " ,
easily. 1 t' ~ay this year (2002) then s'ubhllct'
Take the current year, e s S to it
"Problems can sometimes arise when someone has b'rth (year) and add (+) one year .
f
your date 0 1
the same element for th,7)j~ar and the hour. This . f meone was bom in 1975 and
creates an overabuhea~~c~ bf the energy that can Let' 8 do an exam~le, ~ sOl' they would first take the
work against the person's best interests. In kn w theIr amma SIgn, '
wants to 0 '2002 then subtract (-) their bIfth year
practice, when this happens a much deeper current year, that 18 , h' h makes their 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
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-1975
27
-~
+I
28
, (Nam-io), and use
Always start with the currenft y\ ea r ~5 37 49, 61 ~ 73,
, that a I 3 ,-" d
the rapid calculatlOn ' t year sign an go
7 and 109 on the curren thatts your'birth
8 5 , 9' d at your age
v £:9~~~~~~\ockWise an stop
ammals1gt1.
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For example: While finding the element, always use the first digit
A person born in the year 1975 and who'IS 28 yea number. Let's say "28" years. 8 is the first digit number
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o Id. Put t h. e .number 25 in the current year si gn (b ecause and look at the above table (8), the relation is the child.
your age IS III between 25-37). Find the relation of (gnam 10) the current year. So take
the element of gnam 10 which are Water and the
Let's work through the process. Place I 13 2 relationship of 1st digit (8) is child. Therefore the child
Horse (current year sign) , ,5 on of Water is Wood. So he Ishe is Wood Rabbit (1975).
26th on Snake If the current year sign is FEMALE (Ox, Rabbit,
27th on Dragon Snake, Sheep, Bird and Pig) then use this table.
28th on Rabbit 1/2-Self (same element as the current year)
So ~
I your animal sign is "RABBIT" . N ow I et' S fiIlld the
3/4-Mother
e ement lor a person who was born in 1975.
5/6-Foe
~here are two methods according to male and female
7/8-Friend
SlgnS of the current year animal sign (gN am-Io).
9/10-Child
Let's take another example, say 1978, age 26 years old
If the
e ALEanimal
/. sio-n
q J th e glvam
OJ .AT 10 (current year) is in next year or 2003.
M - , 1 e Mou T' D Place 1 13 25 on Sheep, and 26 on Horse.
Now fi~d the element. The next year animal sign is
and Dog): '
.l':l
se, 1ger, ragon, Horse, Monkey
:horHexamP.le, in the year-2002 (Water Horse year) since Female (Water Sheep-2003) and the person is 26 ~ea~s
old then look at the "6" in the table above mal slgn IS
fl ed orse IS, male
. we must use th e following method
' to
ill out one s bIrth element Earth Horse.
1/1 O-Self (sa. 1 .
2!3-Mother me e ement as the current year) I will give another example sO that you can do this method
4/5-Foe easily on your own.

If someone is 30 years old in the next year who was
617-Friend
8/9-Child born in 1974.
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New year, no matter whether twenty four months has
birth sign (Rabbit), 26 on Dragon, 27 on Snake, 28 on
past or not. For example, if someone is born in the 9th Horse (current year sign), then check the element of28
month (Tibetan Lunar month) ofa particular year, the years. Since horse is a male, use this method, I/IO-self,
person becomes one year old and then immediately 213-mother, 4/5-foe, 617-friend, 8/9-child. Now look
becomes two years old from the 11 th month of the at the above table of '8' (lst digit) and we got child
following year of the Tibetan Calendar. In this case the relationship. Therefore, the child of Water is Wood. So,
person has been alive only two months in the previous we got Wood Rabbit for 28 years. Therefore helshe is
year and has started the New Calendar. Therefore the 28 years old and animal sign is Wood Rabbit.
person's age becomes two already. Because the person OR
has gone under the part of two calendar years
For example, put 1 on your birth sign (i.e. Rabbit)
13 on Rabbit
Suppose one knows one's animal sign and
14 on Dragon
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
This calculation is used only for those who are not certain 19 on Bird
oftheir exact age. Always use rapid calculation, that of 20 on Dog
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 22 on Mouse
their animal sign. One must know their birth element too. 23 on Ox
24 on Tiger
For example, a woman born in 1975 whose birth sign is 25 on Rabbit
'Wood Rabbit' and who knows she is under thirty but 26 on Dragon
uncertain of her exact age. 27 on Snake
To calculate her exact age first place 1, 13,25 on her 28 on Horse (Current year sign~2002).
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The Sixty-year cycle and its interpretation
Place 1 on Horse (current year animal sign), 13 on

Horse, 13 on Horse, 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.
This person's animal sign is "Bird". Find the birth element
by using the same method explained earlier. So we got
the relationship of '2' (1 8t digit) which is mother
relationship. Thus, the mother of Water (current year
element) is Metal. Therefore hislher animal sign is Metal
Bird. ....1 - - - - -
Figure 2 B: To find one's age
If one knows one's age and does not know

the animal sign:
First we have to know the anima] sign of the current
year-2002 which is Water Horse. Start from the Horse
and count anti clockwise (counterclockwise) and stop at
your age.
Take for example a person who is 22 years old. Let's
find his or her animal sign. Figure 2 C: To find one's sign
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The Sixty-Year Cycle and its Interpretation
The system of the sixty-year cycle is known as ~abj.ung Wood Ox

in Tibetan. It was introduced in the 10th century In TIbet.
This system is mainly used to count the years. People born 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 extremely Jealous. But
five elements and 12 animal signs. Each element rules they are gifted with ii1te~ligence, ar~ long te~pered ~nd
two years in succession and then switch to the next have big physique. TheIr average hfespan wIll be SIxty
following element, whereas each ofthe animal sign will years. Six obstacles will confront them, A person un~~r
rule for 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.
Fire Tiger
People born in this sign are violent, ferocious, p~y~icall~

Wood Mouse d ist ossess round eyes, lack fmth an
strong, prou ,ego , p k' d h rted straight
are short-tempered. But they are 10 'l~~e h~rmful to
forward and speak honestly. Th~:l will always be
People born in this sign are intelligent, skilful in craft arts.
They are fond oflying and deceive others through their
friends who do not help ~he~~ t y d generally face
skilful ways. They have moderate wealth and li,fe-styl~s. susceptible to internal chromc al .en san, d by Naga
However they will be likely to face many ailn;r~~ts d~~' . d
phlegm humoural dlsor ers a
nd dIseases cause i
,vte' ""'s and four

to Naga spirits. Their average lifespan will be seventy- . 1 t have two spouse
spirits. They are hke ~ 0 'Ub"sevenfy-nineyears
five,years. They may have three or five children, and be children. Their average hfe span WI e
confronted by seven obstacles.
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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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be lost. Ifthe person under this category is a male, then

may die abroad. Landlord spirit residing on water and
trees will cause afflictions. They are lazy, proud, angry, Metal Sheep
have dark-complexion, black hearted, passionate and
jealous. They will take pleasure in the company of evil People porn in th,is~h~n are long tempered, bulky with
friends. Their average lifespan will be seventy-nine years s(uggishsense (acuities, 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 commit suicide and get injured diseases. Their average lIfespan WIll be eIghty-one years
by a knife or weapons. These people may suffer from and they will be come across four obstacles. They are
cancerous growths and inflammation of muscle tissue. likely to have few children and will be afflicted by Naga
spirit and Mount Dwelling spirit (bstan). A perso~ under
this group may experience harm often from enemIes 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 \~111 have
,
an average lifespan of. fiIfty~seven
. years and WIll comef
lIfe span of fifty-seven years and will come across nine
obstacles. They will have four children and will face across seven obstac 1es. T.hey may become owners aA
. h'ld
., Th Yhave three c . I reno
problems in raising children. They may experience much five towns or CitIes. ey rna ~ d' tIl' t but
person under thIS. group ale . wealthy an. 111 e Igen
lossofwealth. 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).
\J
wmd alIments. 'L' I-~ t "\
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appearance. They will have an average life span of

seventy-nine years and come across five obstacles. They
WaterBird may become the mayor of a town or city. They are likely
to have three children. They will enjoy richness of short-
People born in this sign are health conscious, have goOd term material resources. However, there is a risk ofblood
hearing, distracted mind and poor memory retentio feuds or defilements.
They are humble, have strong love towards one~
company, have strong sexual drive and are short
tempered. They enjoy travelling or walking and come
across circle of friends. Their average lifespan will be Wood Pig
sixty years and will come across nine obstacles. These
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people WIll fall under the sway of others. They will be People born 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 thoughtless. 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-four years and ~lll
deceItful and do not keep their words. come across five obstacles. The prospect of the family
line coming to an end will be less intense by wealth.
Wood Dog
Peoplebo
talk' " mIll . th' ,
, IS slgn are passionate, short tempered,
s ,~:.lve, ~ave strong sexual drive, highly skilled,
ensllve, high level ofrecollection and excellent physical
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and have slight harm from enemies and evil spirits.
Fire Mouse
People born in this sign are witty, short tempered Earth Tiger
intelligent, talkative, and fast walker. They have man;
thoughts, many recollections and great craving for wealth People born in this sign are fleshy, full of anger, and will
and food. They are skilled at exposing the faults of others take delight in killing. They have great craving for food,
and they strive to steal and kill. 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
Fire Ox
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,
~~fident, long tempered, and fond of over-sleeping.
b lth an average life span of seventy-one years they will Earth Rabbit
e ~o~fro?ted by eight obstacles and subjected to
am1ctIOns mduced b ki .. People born m . th'IS SIgn
. are extremely . talkative,
Th . l'k Y ng splnts who frequent temples. . . t b t have poor wealth
Wi~:~~ 1 7ly to have one Son and two daughters. They knowledgeable and mtelhgen, u .
. d various
..
treatIses.
~. YfldChness of grain, food, wealth and servants.
A· person
status. They Will master grammar an
. be fl·fty
.
ars and SIX obstac es
1
un er th' '. Their average lifespan WIll 1 ye ,
IS group 18 hkely to face eye problems
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will confront them. They are likely to have one ch'l

They will commit adultery, enjoy playing games and b ~ d. ~t!\~'~<l4
many disasters upon their relatives, They may not e ~g Metal Snake
.1 ~~ 1 born in this sign are brilliant and skilled in the
richness of food, wealth an d matena resources, A pers
under this group may be subject to afflictions induced ~n peoP e ts They take delight in examining the faults of
cratM
f . .
King spirit and Naga spirit. Their gran~ parents may di~ oth ers. Th ey may be theft, and come across enemies
. t
from leprosy and they are susceptIble to chronic ub)' ected to many afflictions as they aSSOCla e
an d are s . d" b d Th Y
pulmonary disease. with evil friends. Their wealth status ~s Istur e. ~
h an average lifespan of seventy-e1ght years and WIll
ave cross six obstacles. Their share of food and
come a ·c h ' 1 rfe They
wealth will be greater in later lhe t an m ea~ y 1.
will stay with their parents for only a short bme an~ after
Metal Dragon h h ve befriended others. Their parents may dle due
~oere ;OSy or contagiouS fever. They are likely ~o have
People born in this sign are bulky, egotistical, have stable e~ children A person under this group are lIkely. to
thr ' 'fthr t inflammatIon
intelligence,and are strong with great pride. Such people get sudden disease, inflammatIOn 0 oa ,
are skilled in speech, and they strive to commit negative of muscle tissue and madness.
deeds, and postpone virtuous actions. They will incur
great losses of wealth. They enjoy eating. They do not
speak truth, but are fond of disclosing the faults of others.
With an average lifespan of Eighty-years, they will be Water Horse
confronted by three obstacles and are likely to have either
.' b d' t extremely intelligent,
one or five children. They may be afflicted by king spirits People born hI this Sign ar~ 0 e l~d of racing, wrestling,
who cause madness. Despite their gentle speech, they kind hearted, hard w~rkm,g, fo. The do not disclose
arecvil within their heart. A person under this group are and fond of barley wme (chang~'ll d rn 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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will have an abundance of food, wealth and mat .
. eftal
resources. They are lIkely to have three or four child
and they will be subject to heart and wind disorders :e~
n
afflictions caused by Landlord spirit. A person und 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 born in this sign are fleshy, skilled in lying and
future goes up and down. fond of entertainment. They will come across five
obstacles, and are delight 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
Water Sheep and come across many afflictions and disputations.
Fluctuation of food is great on them. Mountain Dwelling
People born in this sign are dull intellect, fond of travelling, spirit, landlord spirit and king spirit f~om river and
skilled in craft arts, have strong sexual drive, weak mountain cliff will harm them. They are lIkely 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. Wood Bird
However, their prosperity will gradually decline and their
horses and cattle dispersed. If the concerned person is People born in this sign are kind hearted, have stro~~
" ht e's hfe
male he will die abroad. Plaque causing spirit and sexual drive short tempered, strong falt 0 on .'
, d d . k like barley wme
landlord spirit will harm them and they are susceptible partner fond of meat and har nn s
to phlegm humoral disorders. (chang). They have an average lifesp~n of Si~~eYe;:~i
They are likely to have one or three chIldren. Y
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meet disputations and quarrel with their near friends and many ailments, People of this category may be
relatives. A person under this group possesses bluish ~ggressive, sleepy, unfaithful, an~ fool and ~et many
physical complexion and are susceptible to chronic s. Fever and bile disorders wlll predommate, but
drea m , dwe11'mg
internal disorders. will also be afflictions due to the mountam
there . Wi'11grow hos11'1e and
s irit and Landlord spirit. Supenors
t~eir house will be burnt down. !hey have an average
life span of sixty-eight years Wlll come ~cross seven
obstacles. They are likely to have three chlldren.
FireDog
People born in this sign are kind hearted, possess long

temperament, are talkative, intelligent, have strong sexual
Earth Mouse
drive, skilled in craft arts, passionate and are fond of
eating meat. Such people are loved by their higher beings
but hatred by people who are below their status. They People born in this sign. are wealthy, ~~~~~i~e~~~~tr~~
are likely to come across fevers and bile diseases, and gentle in speech, have hght sleep,dan. f: Its
WIth severe au .
killing. They are lazy an en ow~
d d d face
afflictions due to Mountain Dwelling spirits (bstan) and 'bI t mach alIments an may
They are susceptl e to s o . h ' I'e, They
Landlord spirit. They have an average lifespan of sixty- 1m' fi hich take t elr Be.
eight years, and will come across seven obstacles. They danger of weapons and 1 ~ w. their own advantage.
are selfishly intent upon ~chleV~g .ght year and they
are likely to have three children. Their average lifespan WIll be slx~el are likely to have
will come across seven obstacles. ey
one child.
Fire Pig
People born in this sign have weak body that give way
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Earth Ox Metal Rabbit
People boni ~1t~1~~j~2 are dull, strong physique People born in this sign are broad minded, lazy, faithful,
barbarous, persIstent/L?;~and endowed with excessive pnde
.) hard working, intelligent, kind hearted and
• .. ~~ ~
..
knowledgeable. They display loving kindness and
They WIll have . scanty .food, wealth and mat en~ .'
enerosity to others. There will be afflictions due t~ blood
re~ourc~s. The~ WIll be afflIcted by Land~o~9 spirit. Their ~euds and Landlord spirit. They have an average lifespan
mInd WIll be, vIolent, quarrelsome and fierce. They have of sixty-one years, and will come across five obstacles.
an average lIfespan 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 of food, 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 theIr bfe under kmfe and
weapons.
Metal Tiger
Water Dragon
Peoplebom in this sign are wrathful, fierce and fond of
travelling and killing. They have fair complexion, good . . . . e otistical and are fond of
physique, and a great craving for meat and wine. They People born III thiS SIgn are ~ 1 display strong pride
speak harshly, and may be afflicted by Mount dwelling using harsh words. ,They ~a~: ~e have mole on their
spirits and King spirit. They have an average lifespan of and have many foo hsh.relatlv1 . ha:ge their residence.
bodies and they cont1U uOUS y c rt Their family line
sixty years and will come across five obstacles. They . h nd other spo s.
They enJoy arc ery a
arelikely to have two or four children. Their share of
food, wealth and material resources will be unstable. 75
l'tt>etan Elemental Astrology The Twelve Animal Signs
may come to an end. They have an average lifesp They have considerable strength and asc~tic
'll ' an of
are ~~or, d l' ght in the company of their friends, talkatIve,
sixty-two years and WI come ~cross SIX obstacles. The
alitles are e 1 · '1'
are likely to have one or five chIldren. There is fluctuati()~ qu ' l k and are fond of competition lIke wrest mg
in their food and wealth status. shy, fast wa er, They are susceptible to wind and phlegm
d other games. , ' 't d
a~ ers and meets afflictions caused by King sptn ~
dlsord d ' 't They have an average lifespan of SIXty
the Landlor spm. ,
~'~'ll years an
d are likely to have one chIld.
Water Snake
People born in this sign have burning anger in their hearts, Wood Sheep
are skilled in art ofcrafts and are egotistical. In friendships
they value mateti~h~e~~}1E~Ys ~~~Yx,eeople, and they .' re bulky reliable, less words,
are prepared to ibdulge in slander. They have an average People born in thiS Sign a ~ent and kind hearted.
craving for wealth, long tempera clear sense-faculties.
lifespan of sixty-eight years. They will also be subject to thers and possess
aIDictions due to King spirit and Landlord spirit. There They hardly h arm 0 r £ an of sixty years and are
They will have an average 1 esp '11 come acrosS three
is risk of catching cold and wind diseases, and they are children. They Wi .
likely to have one or five children. likely to have two l' h and enjoy overeatmg.
obstacles. They are foo 1S
&l'~~
Wood Horse Fire Monkey
' c:. pan ofsixty~
an average l lies . '\
People born in this sign are most deceitful and are difficult People bom in this sign have tible to wind and b1 e
are suscep
to cope and associate. They are endowed with an an~ry seven years, and
temperament and dull intellect. Their faith and motivattOn
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disorders. They take delight in ornaments and clothes,
and will come across five obsta~les. They may become
the headmen ofviUages, can enJOY abundance of food
wealth and material resources. They are likely to hav~ Earth Dog
five children. They use harsh words in speech, are
physically strong, have strong pride, fond of digging faults Peo Ie born in this sign are short t~I?~~:ed,'wrathf~l,
of others, and are talkative, highly intelligent, kind hearted 7whlmSI'cal , talkative and intensely pass16nate..They wlll
.!;c/(zi-.P(,(
I .
and hard working. A person under this group is egotistical ( take delight in cursing others and make effo~ m,sportmg
and passionate. contests. They are susceB~!~le, to wifl~and bIle dis,ord~rs,
The will dream ofbefriending the dead and expenenc~g
y,
unhappmess. They will come to possess scant matenal
hildr
resourceS. They are likely to have three or four c en.d
Their average lifespan will be seventy year~ Dan d
Fire Bird confronted by seven obstacles. They are very muc on
of sleep and meat.
People born in this sign are egotistical and passionate.
They can assume contrived facial expressions of wrath
and make efforts to excel in theft and killing. They have
poor recollection and strong desires. Their average
Earth Pig
lifespan will be sixty-five years and will come across six
obstacles. A person under this group is skilled in art of . Ient with speech and fond
. th's sign are VIO
crafts, jealousy, proud, have strong sexual drive, divided People born mI. ' rIb nefit to their relatives
mind, and may use harsh words. But they are kind from of fighting. They WIll bnng .llttbe effiicted by male spirit
. ta s TheywI l ea ..
deep hear.t, religious, fond of meat and wine and other andacquam nce. . 't Their average hfespan
hard drinks. They are fond of dog and cat very much. (pho 'dre) and Landlord sPlr~ . d they come across six
There is risk offacing danger from weapons and knife. will be seventy-seven years an 'n have two children,
obstacles. People ofthis group WI
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disorders. They take delight in ornaments and clothes,
and will come across five obsta~les. They may become
the headmen ofviUages, can enJOY abundance of food
wealth and material resources. They are likely to hav~ Earth Dog
five children. They use harsh words in speech, are
physically strong, have strong pride, fond of digging faults Peo Ie born in this sign are short t~I?~~:ed,'wrathf~l,
of others, and are talkative, highly intelligent, kind hearted 7whlmSI'cal , talkative and intensely pass16nate..They wlll
.!;c/(zi-.P(,(
I .
and hard working. A person under this group is egotistical ( take delight in cursing others and make effo~ m,sportmg
and passionate. contests. They are susceB~!~le, to wifl~and bIle dis,ord~rs,
The will dream ofbefriending the dead and expenene~g
y,
unhappmess. They will come to possess scant matenal
hildr
resources. They are likely to have three or four c end
Their average lifespan will be seventy year~ Dan d
Fire Bird confronted by seven obstacles. They are very mue on
of sleep and meat.
People born in this sign are egotistical and passionate.
They can assume contrived facial expressions of wrath
and make efforts to excel in theft and killing. They have
poor recollection and strong desires. Their average
Earth Pig
lifespan will be sixty-five years and will come across six
obstacles. A person under this group is skilled in art of . Ient with speech and fond
. th's sign are VIO
crafts, jealousy, proud, have strong sexual drive, divided People born mI. ' rIb nefit to their relatives
mind, and may use harsh words. But they are kind from of fighting. They WIll bnng .llttbe ~icted by male spirit
. ta ces TheywI l ea ..
deep hear.t, religious, fond of meat and wine and other an d acquam n . . 't Their average hfespan
hard drinks. They are fond of dog and cat very much. (pho 'dre) and Landlord sPlr~ . d they come across six
There is risk offacing danger from weapons and knife. will be seventy-seven years an 'n have two children,
obstacles. People ofthis group WI
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and are rich in food, wealth and material resources Th
are health conscious, have little knowledge and wuico ey
across much hann from enemy. l11e
Metal Ox
People born in this sign are agile, broad minded, long

tempered, and learned in diverse arts of crafts, They face
Metal Mouse fewer afflictions due to ill health or enemies. People of
this kind are prone to sleep and are lazy. They are
capable of pleasing friends and kings. Their average
People born 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 stubborn and fond of wine and hard
out from the crowd. They participate in all activities and drinks. Landlord spirit abiding on water will harm them.
are faithfuL They enjoy fighting and incur great losses of
wealth. They play 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~ likely to five children. Their share of wealth and grain
wIll be secure. They will not go under the power of king People born in this sign arc majestic, possess strong
or boss and gain respect by all. They have few obstacle . d' rce from one's partner.
and enemies. Their ability to harm or benefit others is physique and are lIkely to get IVO, , d ' f 1 They
They are intelligent, proud, sensItIVe,' an JOY U . 1
not potential. , h reatlve and extreme y
have a divided mmd. T ey are C nen and are wealthy.
fond of games like dice, fond OfWOl , 'thi' n their
b h ld bad intentions WI
They may speak nobly ,ut 0 '1\ b venty-one years
hearts. Their average bfespan WI e se
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and will come across seven obstacles. They will hay stay at home. Their average lifespan will be sixty-six years
one child and there is fluctuation in their food and wealt~ and will meet seven 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 born in this sign do not place their trust in others.
They are fond of business and over sleeping. They will ~~'~~
be afflicted by king spirits who abides on charnel 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 born in this sign are humble, angry '. proud,. broad
are kind hearted, stingy, double faced, have strong sexual minded, stingy and egotistical. They are gIfted \vlth tall
drive and poor memory retention. in stature and are loved by superiors and hated by
inferiors. They are susceptible to few diseases and they
will have sons. They will pursue their own interests above
others and will be endowed with an abundance offoo~,
, . I'D span wIll
wealth and material resources. TheIr average 1 e.
Wood Dragon be seventy-seven years an d WI'II meet four obstacles.
People under this group are selfish and are fond of
People born in this sign are skilled in arts, smooth in associating with evil friends.
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 --
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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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consciouS, win praise from others, witty, and involve in

many actions. Landlord spirit will afflict them. Their vision
and sense-faculties will be defective, and they are Metal Pig
susceptible to bile diseases. Their average lifespan will
be seventy years and will come across seven obstacles. People born in this sign are proud, egotistical, does not
They are likely to have six children. keep their words and fond of sleep. They possess great
a etite, endowed with great power and wealth. They
:i11have two or four children and .come across seven
obstacles. Their average lifespan wIll 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 melyelegant calm,
tempered, and\are loved by the superior beings and hated People born in this sIgn 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. 'll be seventy-
will be seventy-seven and will come across seven Th ' erage hfespan Wl
one's neighbour. elr av en obstacles and
obstacles. They will have three or four children. h 'U come across sev
two years. T ey WI Th face great decline
will have two or five chil~n, ~~ ~:~e due to Landlord
v:
ofwealth and food. Atl11ctlon~ ~ n en) who abides on
spirit and plague causing Spiflt (g Y
woods at the east.
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Wood Rabbit
Water Ox
. this sign are crafty, have strong sexual
People born in this sign are extremely foolish, fond of pe.ople b~:a~n ames, songs, dances, egotisti~al, divid~d
oversleeping, and lazy. They have great physique, d~ve, fo .en~l with others. Their average lIfespan wIll
unpleasant voice, use harsh words, and are selfish. They nund and fri y The will have many fears due to
are broad-minded, and are fond of wine and hard drinks. be sixty-seven year,s. Th~y will have children in early
They will have average lifespan of seventy years and '11 h Ith and enemIes. 1 A
1 ea . d will come across six obstac es.
come across seven obstacles. Even though they may and later hfe an , 't dultery.
· group may conum a {Jv
person under th IS f
" "
speak gently to others, ultimately they will engage in many
decejtful actions. They will be affiicted by Landlord spirit
from the cremation and charnel ground.
Fire Dragon
.ff:~·j/
;~l(; short tempered,

People born i~ this si~n a~~n the a;t of crafts, health
Wood Tiger truthful intellIgent, skllfu and are wealthy.
, . self fine tongue, .d d
conscious, pralse one , e will marry a WI owe
People born in this sign are wrathful, fierce, energetic, If they are householders th y tites. Their average
and are fond of fighting. Their average lifespan will be person. They will have good appe d come acrosS seven
sixty-six years. They are susceptible to tumours, dropsy, lifespan will be seventy-one years a:hildren. They are
inflammation of muscle tissue and throat. They will have obstacles. They w~ll hav,e ~::d bile disorders. Th~y
three children and come across five obstacles. They will susceptible. to combmed wmf~ d wealth and matenal
consider other people as foolish, and they are likely to dance 0 100 ,
will acquire an abun
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resources. They are likely to corne across the risk of They laugh 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 is likely to face the
.... harm and danger from enemies or diseases .
~'~~
Fire Snake
People born in this sign are lazy, subject to few diseases, Earth Sheep
and endowed with many friendships. They will marry
five or 7 spouses and will become rich. Their average People born in this sign are ~rone to ma~y disease~ and
lifespan will be seventy-one years and will meet seven go in. fear of enemies. TheIr average lIfe span wlll be
obstacles. They are likely to have 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 sons. People under this group are possessmg
literature and treatise, tough from inside and have strong gentle personality. Outsider's will loved then: but hatred
sexual drive. They are susceptible to wind bile diseases by their family members. They are dull, selfIsh and are
and they may die under the knife or weapon. egotistical.
....
~~~.~~
Metal Monkey
Earth Horse
. .' . d h arted, selfish, divided
Peoplebom in this sign are brave, kind hearted, short People born m th1s sign are km e . them. They are
te~pered,altruistic, gain respect, are fond of travelling,
mind and loved by all who set eye.s upon d will have an
extremely beautiful and attractive, an
faIthful, walk fast, have clear voice, and are intelligent.
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undance of wealth and material resources, Theyar
ab 'II e
energetic. Their average lifespan WI be seventy years
and face seven obstacles. They are likely to have one or Water Dog
five children. They will go under fear of war and enemies. l
Happiness will come when they become old. A person under this .~roup are sluggish, hav~ strong
p~op~" ..tare" stmgy
.l···.an·dhavestrong sexual drive. They
under this group may cause blood feuds. LV ' ' ...•. ' "
attachmen 'ti hf g quarrelling and face danger from

are fond of Ig m, Th' r average lifespan will be
enemy and weapons. d ~lll be afflicted by evil spirits,
h ee years an WI l'k 1
seventy-t r .rit and king spirit. They are 1 e y
Metal Bird demons, Land~ord SpI 'little wealth. Their bodies have
to have few chIldren and lly susceptible to in health
many ugly marks and are genera '/iii~/. ,
People born in this sign are glorious and masterfl,ll. They and injuries.
endowed with much wealth, grain and an ab;na~n~e of
food and drink. They will become leaders of mankind.
There will be afflictions due to demons associated with
blood feuds and leprosy-causing demons. People under water Pig
this group are short tempered, kind hearted, have strong ,
sexual drive, powerful, humble, have light sleep, gentle .' re proud',jealouSy and have .
P eople born in thIS SIgn a . bad words and gam
in speech, trustworthy, expert in delivering speech, love (I ndofusmg f ur
heavy sleep. They are 0 Th are likely to have 0
one's teachers and relatives, and fond of meat and hard less respect from o~hers. ith~owledge~ possess s~b~
drinks like wine etc. Their average lifespan will be
c'h'ldr
1 en. They are glfted. W. 1 'They WI'11 own caWs, foo ,
, .d
seventy years and face seven obstacles. They are likely intelligence but bit egOt1stlca . '11 be a risk of SUlCi e o~
to have four children. They are susceptible to wind property and ~rain. 'Thel~~e:~an will be sixty years an
diseases and fevers. fatal fans. Thelr average 1
will 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
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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
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QJ
The mother of Water is Metal-l3
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== 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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.c N~\C>QO<:> Metal-43
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~ Eartb-44
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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
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'-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
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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
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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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3) Power/wealth; both economic or political POWer' calculation of Life Force (srog), Body
Though one may possess a stable life force and good power (dbang thang), Luck (klung
)
(IuS,
health to undertake any peaceful or violent work, POWer rta) and Life Soul (bla).
is indispensable for it. Power is the potency that changes Lifeforce (srog):
the direction of work to the positive side.
k out some one's life force element, one
4) Luck; overa111uck in business or work: Literally means To ~dor s only the animal sign of the year of birth and
conSl er d ffi d' ,
"wind horse", With good life force, sound health and ot the element. It is the simplest metho 0 ill mg on~ s
power one is able to do any kind of religious or political ~ro (Life force). The life force elen:ent of ~he year s~gn
activities. Luck plays a vital role in leading a successful ref~rs to the elements associated WIth then respectlVe
life. locations . 1T t "'byung rtsis man ngag z1a ba"1
In the Elementa ex
5) Life soul: Bla is loosely translated as life soul. It is 'odzer":
read as La. It is the fundamental life 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 spre/ /cags la byi phag chu
evil spirits. A person who lost the life soul is glang lug khyi 'brug bzhi srog sa
characterised by tiredness, pale, frightened, dull, passive, sents South, the element
weak physical strength, and lost of physical and facial The Topside of the square repre d Sake Therefore
, l ' H rse an n >
radiance. In such case, it is important to refer this person Fire, a. nd the amma SIgn 0 S ke is Fire
h H se and the na .
to high Lama and tantric practitioners for recalling the the life force of t e or rth d the element Water
lost life soul. Failing to do this results in untimely death. TheLower side represen~s No an Mouse and the
fthe
(Mouse and Pig). The hfe force 0
Pig is Water. d the element Wood
The Left hand side represe~ts East an f the Tiger and the
(Tiger and Rabbit). The hfe force 0
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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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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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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Calculation of Animal sign of year, month, day and hour
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
J J,:;
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Calculation of Animal sign of year, month, day and hour
sign, 2nd Rabbit, 3rd Dragon, 4th Snake, 5th Horse, Wh eas in the case of the six female months (Ox,
6th Sheep, 7th Monkey, 8th Bird, 9th Dog, 10th Pig Rab~t, Snake, Sheep, Bird and Pig), the 1st day always
11th Mouse, 12th Ox, 13th Tiger, 14th Rabbit; full moo~ ted from the Monkey, 2nd Bird, 3rd Dog, 4th
coincides with the Dragon day and new moon with the ~~~~th Mouse, 6th Ox, 7th Tiger, 8th Rabbit, 9th
Sheep day. ' on 10th Snake, 11 th Horse, 12th Sheep, 13th
Drag , "d .h h D
Monkey, 14th Bird, full moon comCl es W1t 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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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Calculation of Animal sign o.{year, month, day and hour
These same animal signs (Tiger/Monkey) therefore Referencing the information below, let's find the animal
reappear as the 1st, 13th and 25th calendar days ofth sign for the time, 10.00 a.m. which is Snake. Now, we
Tibetan lunar month. e have to find the element of the hour. Use the child
relationship from the day element (Earth Bird-14th day).
Therefore the child of Earth is Metal- 5 to 6.59 a.m.,
Example:
Let's find the animal sign and element of the 14th da the child of Metal is Water-7 to 8.59 a.m., the child of
since the month (6th) is Metal Bird, which is female. Y Water is Wood-9 to 10.59 a.m. Thus, the element for
Place 1st and 13th on Monkey, 14th on Bird. Now find the time 10.00 a.m. is Wood Snake
the element, the child of Metal (6th month) is Water. So
1) 5-6.59 a.m. Namlang yos (Rabbit)-Day break,
place 1stl6th day on Water, 2nd/7th on Wood, 3rd/8th
2) 7-8.59 a.m. Nyishar 'brug (Dragon)-Sun rise,
on Fire, 4th/9th on Earth. Earth is the element of the
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)- Afternoon,
6) 3-4.59 p.m. Nyi myur sprel (Monkey)-Late afternoon.
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)-Forenig?t, .
so all the nomads, farmers and layperson would measure 10) 11-12.59 a.m. Nam phyed byi (Mouse)-rvhd 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 of the hour is
still 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 Astrology The Nine sMeba
All the nine sMeba have a specific colour] 6 8 the green 4 appears from the vapour ofthe genital part,
· b'
WIlIte, emg sym b0 I'Ica I 0 f t he element of Metal'
' , ,bI are
the yelloW 5 appears from the five drop serum of the
, ack
for 2, and blue for 3 sMeba represents the element right nose, the white 6 appears from the right ear, the
\Vater, while the 4 which is green, represents wood 0: red 7 appears from the blood ofthe left ear, the white 8
the 5 figure being yel10w represents the element ofEa~~. appears from the left nose and the red 9 appears from
the 7th and 9th sMeba represent the element of fi ' the buttock. It can be calculated only by number, one
reo
Among the sMeba, the black "2" is the strongest or being the base or starting point of all numbers, while 9 is
powerful one. Each year is not only related to an anim I
si~n, but also sMeba and Parkha. If someone born
thIS sMeba nonnally may become famous if they work
i: their extreme limit. Beyond 9 is zero and in order to
begin counting again one has to sta~ ag~in from one in
order to obtain 11, 12, 13 etc on to mfimty.
hard.
Yearly sMeba will always decrease in order of the
The nine. magic square numbers (nine sMeba) are numbers. Let's say the sMeba of this year (2002) is "7"
arranged III the fonn of a quadratic square or circle, and and next year is "6", in the year 2004 year, the yearly
the figures usually, 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 all directions. and the white 8 are always ruled by the four stronge~t
animal signs (Raba bzhi) which are Tiger, Monkey, PIg
Eac~ of the 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 ruled by the four middle animal signs Cbringpo bzhI) are
particular colour, element and Parkha. Mouse Horse Bird and Rabbit (Hare). The blue 3~ the
, "
00
c p r SIgns
white 6, and the red 9 are ruled by the lour
sMeba, symbolised by the numbers from 1 to 9 which (Thachung bzhi) are Ox, Sheep, Dog, and Dragon.
appears from the nine orifices (bu kha dgu) ofth~ turtle.
. h rs cycle subdivided
The white 1 appears from the white cloud of the right There are one hundred and elg ty yea. h Meba
eye, the black 2 appears from the black apple of the left . . I Combimng eac s
tn to three SIxty years cyc es. . c cle (Logan
eye, the blue3 appears from the vapour of the mouth, with each of the years ofthe SIxty years y
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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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Calculation of Changeable sMeba

(babs sme):
It is important to clearly understand one's birth sMeba

and keep it at the centre. At the beginning of the count,
in the case of person born in one of the six male years
sign (Mouse, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Dog), one
moves directly east from the centre and then continues
in an anti-clock wise sequence. In the case of persons
born in one of the six female years sign (Ox, Rabbit,
Snake, Sheep, Bird, Pig), go clockwise and stop at your
age.
Let's do an example of a person who was born in 1978 Figure 5 C: Changeable sMeba for male
and 25 years old. Always place your birth sMeba which
is Green "4" at the center, 5 at Northwest, 6 at West, 7
at Northeast, 8 at South, 9 at North, 1 at Southwest, 2 . 0 f co ncerned person is
If the animal sign
at East, 3 at Southeast then put 1, 10, 19 at the center
and exit from the East direction, and going anti-clockwise female: 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~. ful especially w~en
sMeba. Changeable sMeba 1~~~: a statue by lindmg
someone has died. One can d also for other
one's changea e sbl Meba an
interpretation.
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The Nine sMeba
For example, a 36 year old who was born il I Secrets of Determining Your Birth
1967 and animal sign is Fire Sheep. 1 t le year
sMeba (skyes sme)~
Put 1, 10, 19,28 as her birth sMeba l' "e WhOIte "6"
the center, 29-4,30-5.31-1 , 32-3 ,33
-, 7 35- at
8 34 -,
current year sMeba (gnam sme) means the ruling sMeba
36-9. So your changeable sMeba is Red "9". 2, ofthe particular year. So a person born in that particular
year is ruled by that sMeba. Lets say, the ruling sMeba
of this year '2002' is sMeba number "7". Therefore, the
sMeba number "7" becomes the birth sMeba of any
person who is born in this year. The sM eba of the year
(gnam sme )-2002, always find in decreasing order
number. As we know that the sMeba of this year is "7",
so next year IS "6", in the year 2004 the sMeba is 5,
then 4, then 3, 2 and 1. After 1 then back to 9.
In the Elemental Astrological Text "Jung tsee man ngag

zla ba'i 'od zer" it is mentioned that to find out one's
birth sMeba firs~ one has to know the current sMeba of
the year (when you do calculation), and then start the nt
calculation. It is clear that without knowing the cun:e
year sMeba (gnam sme), one cannot find one'S blfth
sk
So here I am telling you how to find the birth sMeba ~ yes
sMeba(skyes sme) easily.
Figure 5 D: Changeable sMeba for female
sme) without going through a long process to find It.
First of all, we have to classify the year into two groups.
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The Nine sMeba
ead Your Past and Future
1) The year up to Y2k (1900-2000) floW to R
Lives?
2) The year after Y2k (2001--)
Up to the year 2000, always substract from "10", and (Interpretation of the Mewas)
from the year 2001 subtract from "9".
~%~'~1:t,
So using this calculation we either have to memorize the
White 1 Metal -gchig dkar
sMeha of the year or just know the previous sMeba.
(The mirror of medicine)
Then we automatically find the next number. Let's say
the previous sMeba number of the year (2001) is "8". . this sMeba is kind hearted,
So this year is "1". Character: A Person bom m el but has a short
. d d loves to trav , . . 1
honest sharp mm e , ople are egotIstlca
, b ature These pe .
Let's say if someone was born in 1978, take the last temper and is slow Y.n . . They nonnally expenence
two digitnumher78, add those two digits i.e. 7+8= 15, and rarely achieve thelr wls~es'b h piness in their later
. rly hfe ut ap
add again and make it into one digit, 1+5=6. Now sorrow and stress mea . s and fond of working.
subtract this number from 10-6=4. So we have got the life. They possess cleanhnes
remainder Green "4" which is his or her birth sMeba on of a God in your
(skyes sme) easily. Past life: You were bom as a s
past life. t
E.g. for 2002, take the last two digits which are 0+2=2. 1 be bom as a bird or ~oa
Subtract this number from 9, so we get the sMeba number Next life: You will probab Y ,t a statue or bUlld a
Red "7". A person born in this year is ruled by sMeba in the next life. If yOU cOhnsecara(Cehenrezig) and collect
number Red "7". The Red 7 is his. or her birth sMeba. 1 kit s vat' b rnas
thangka oflord Ava 0 . e h' rfe yOU may be re 0
maximum virtue deeds m t IS 1 t I"fe you will be born
. your nex 1 . rt of your
a God or Brahman m I n the lower pa
with a birthmark or black mo eO
body.
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Tibe1an Elememal Astrology
The Nine sMeba
"
:ry~~'~:ry ~~i5.J'i5.J~ C,
Black 2 Water- gnyis nag
Blue 3 Water-gsum mthing
(The mirror of devil)
(The mirror of ocean medicine)
Character: You will nonnal1 .
you may suffer from a partic~~I1J~~ good health, though Character: A person born in this sMeba is a bit jealous,
recover from. You may ex . ar 1 ness you can easily egotistical, stingy, cunning, and changeable by nature.
your. relatives. You are ro:~~nce early s~paration from You love to do things particularly your way and hardly
depnvation, and are soft g k Ynature, wlH face wealtb listen to others. You will be love by higher people, and
and fond of non-veg. fo:%s~ en. You 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: You were b prevented from attaining higher positions ofpower in
?f ~our past life, you C;~ :~: son of a devil, As a sign life, and this will very well disappoint you.
mSlde you are a strong ch e a.nd gentle spoken but
aracter m this life.
Past life: In your past live, you were born as an
Next life: You will rob Elephant. As a sign, you are fond of sleeping and have a
the next life. Ifyou co~sec~~Jy be born as a monkey in brave heart.
ofJord Vajrapani (chakdo)' eha.statueorbuilda thangka
reborn a . . In t 1S life .
. s a rehglO us man in ,you wIll surely be Next life: You will probably be born as a elephant in
you WIll have a mOle on y~ur next life. As a mark the next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka
Your nbs , band,or neck. '
oflord Vajrasattva (dorje sempa) and give aln~s ~~d
recite a hundred thousand syllable (yig gya) in thIS hfe.
You will surely be reborn as a female in the west. to a
rich family in your next life. You will be born wIth a
birthmark or black mole on your shoulder or ribs.
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The Nine sMeba
C\
~~~.~~
Black 2 Water- g .
nYls nag Blue 3 Water-gsum mthing
(The mirror of devil)
(The mirror of ocean medicine)
Character: You will nonnall .
you may suffer from a partic ~nJ~Y good health, though
Y
Character: A person born in this sMeba is a bit jealous,
recover from. You ma ex .u ar 1 lness you can easil egotistical, stingy, cunning, and changeable by nature,
your, relatives. You ar{ro:~flence early separation fro~ You love to do things particularly your way and hardly
depnvation, and are soft s g k by nature, will face wealth listen to others. You will be love by higher people, and
and fond of non-veg. foo!~ en. You 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: You were b prevented from attaining higher positions of power in
ofyourpa I' ornasasonofad'
" st lfe, you are . evIl. As a sign life, and this will very well disappoint you.
InSIde yo lllce and g 1
uareastrongch . ent e spoken but
aracter III this life.
Past life: In your past live, you were born as an
Next life: You wi
the next life If 11 probably be born Elephant. As a sign, you are fond of sleeping and have a
ofIord V " yOu COnsecrate a s as a monkey in brave heart.
reborn asa.Jrapani (chakdo) in thistal.~e Or build a thangka
you w'U h a religi oUS man in y he, you'llWI surely be Next life: You will probably be born as a elephant in
1 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 neck.
of lord Vajrasattva (dorje sempa) and give alms and
recite a hundred thousand syllable (yig gya) in this life.
You will surely be reborn as a female in the west to a
rich family in your next life. 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 wealth deity you may increase 0 Ned life: You will probably be born as a wolfin the
and property. You are gifted with a supe' ~ ur Wealth
next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka of
have an unstable mind. nor Intellect but
goddess 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 , you were a God. birthmark or black mole on your chest, ribs, or hand.
Next .life: You will probably b e bom as a b' d .

next life. If you consecrate a statue or b 'ld Ir In the
Lord Vijaya (zug tor) in th' r D UI a thangka of
White 8 White-brgyad dkar
the south as an educato . IS I e, you may be, reborn in
r In your next life. (The mirror of country god)
Character: You will be loved by higher people, and

Q~~'~OJ~
lower people will dislike you. You will enjoy happiness
Red 7 Fire-bdun dma in your whole life if you collect maximum virtuous deeds
(The mirror of M r and avoid all sinful activjties. You will have good health
ount dwelling spirit)
and more happiness in your later life. You are slow,
Character:
, o You v Ie non-veg t . profound and little talkative, but inside you are hard. You
have a white complexion, sharp nose and a big e~o. You
expenence conflict w'th h e anan food and
orgetful. You are a b I oth ers . You are b'It nervous and
fi
. raVe earted d k'll often receive respect from other people. Your a~lments
receIve blames with an .s 1 ful. You may
. out reason a d will be easily cured. You are good at handIcrafts,
es~apIng from your work B n you yourself will be
WIll be there. You ha . ut where there is food, you intelligent, and possess a sharp mind., You are well
ve a strong digestion power. educated and are devoted to a spiritual hfe.
Past life: You were b . b as a son of a
semi-god, orn asa mount dwelling spirit or Past life: In your past hve, you were om
god.
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The Eight Parkha
The Eight Parkhas
Next life: You will probably be born as a female in the
next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka of
Lord Buddha (tonpa) in this life, you will surely be rebom
as a thangka painter in your next life.
~~'~OJ~
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 life. Noble people will love you, but lower people
will dislike you. You are open-minded but are a bit ., ofParkha
.
Figure 6 A'. posltlOn
jealous and have a strong desire for material possessions,
particularly property. , rob ably derived from the
The Tibetan term Parkha 1S p which are also formed as
Past life: You were born asa dog to a rich family. Chinese pa-kwa, the ~ri.gra~S The eight padilla appeaLr~
' d1Vmatlon. f h turtle. 1
the basis for l-chmg ciousness 0 t e h')
. egate cons lkun gz 1 ,
Next life: You will probably be reborn as a dog in the from the eIght aggr t consciousness \ . d
next life. If you consecrate a statue or build a thangka of from the Eye, ~on fro~:~ngs), Kben fron:the :~h~
lord Manjushri (Jampel yang) and collect maximum virtue Da from emotlOn (nyo . fr the body, Zm fr
rl'I
Om OlU
deeds in this life, you may be reborn as male in your }{ham from the tongue,
next life. As a sign, you will have a black mole or ear, Zan from the nOse.
birthmark on your face, neck, head, or leg.
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1
The Eight Parkha
1
Tibetan Elemental Astrology . f Us under the Earth 1
. Wood and Mountmn a arkha, Space
Winde:~~\l oW ever. in this :/:~~: t~e earth element
In Chinese Pa means eight, and kha is the symbol used
1
for divining by means of the 8 famous trigrams.
This system consists of eight trigrams that represent the ~;ntain and Wind a~~ :~o:f~he eight elements). 1
e to the actual pOS1 1 .
elements, the directions and the seasons. They are
(du . d it is given III figure. 1
depicted in the Tibetan system, as in the Chinese system,
trigram consists ofthreedl~=~~~Metal, Space, Water,
as combinations of broken and unbroken lines. The h are name , 1
Individually t . eyWood and Wind.
. Mountalll, ' 1
Although the Parkha in the Tibetan system are similar in Fire, h rresponds to
meaning to those in the Chinese system, the Tibetans mber 1S . 9 , and Sout co 1
use the Parkha mostly in astrological determinations that SOUTH: The nu . am is caned LI
nt Its tngr
the fire e1eme .
1
are arrived at by mathematical calculations. The parleha sponds to
. and North corre
num~:~~;;m
is not commonly used in Tibet for divination using sticks 1
or coins, as has been popular in China. Every person NORTH: The is KHAM
has a particular parkha that influences them. the water element. ndsto the 1
. d East correspo
b r IS 3, an 1
The eight diagrams or parkha are represented by the EAST: The num : trigram is ZIN
name of elements. Each of nine sMeba numbers Wood element an nds to the 1
. d West correspo
corresponds to a trigram. According to Tibetan beftS 7, an 1
WEST'. The num . Da
Astrology, all matter on Earth is composed of five Its trigam is .
elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These metal element. b rs 2 4 6 and 1
.lD h num e " h
elements can be further classified either into seven or 'oints conta t ~ as ects of t e 1
The IntermedIate Ponds to four di~ferent d)ion, Khen,
eight elements. Wood, Fire, Earth, Water, Metal, Space, 8 which are corresP · Sky Mountaln,WOo 1
Wind, and Mountain. When we add the earth element t Earth (Barth t '
to' the above list, the number of elements becomes eight. e\emen ,
ZonandZln. 1
The process of bringing together these eight into five
elements involves combining Space and Metal; likewise, 1
1'\1
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The Eight Parkha
Positive and Negative n· .
Parkha: H"ectJons of the The Prosperity (dpal skyed) direction favours good
Parkha can be divided into eight luck and for earning wealth fortune. The symbol is Knot
and four unfavorable It' areas: four favorabJ of eternity .
. d' . . IS used t d e
m IVldual'sgoodandb dd" 0 etermine
t' a rrectlOns each an The Message of Luck (phya Ion) direction is a good
o one s changeable parkb year according
The four favourable or ~'. . omen for undertaking ajoumey. The symbol is Triangle.
SkyM d' . POSItIve dIrections '
. e Icme (gnam sman) are.
LIfe support (srog 'tsh ) The Injury (gnod pal, direction is one to be avoided.
Prosperity (dpal skyed~ Otherwise one may encounter an accident. The symbol
Message ofluck (phya Ion) is Triangle.
For the Five Demons ('dre Inga) direction, the

T~e four unfavourable or . .
I~ury (gnod pa) negatIve dIrections are: symbol is five dots or points. It is advised to display a
FIVe Demons ('d 1 diagram of ransom (lue) in this direction, which
Life cutting dem~~s nga) represents the individual and his goods in order to deceive
Piece of body (J (bdud gcod) the demons.
us chad),
Jhe Sky Medicine (gnaw ...

avourabJe for inviting doct SWan) dIrection: It is very
The Life Cutting Demons (bdud gcod) direction: It is
important for perfonning religious events in combating
Ors and med' I evil spirits. The symbol is a ritual dagger.
The Life S Ica procedures, etc.
th upport (srog 't h ) , The Pieces of Body (lus chad) direction: In this direction
at the head of the bed h s () dIrection: It is ad . 'd
specificall h s ould be expose' . . VJse one can recall one's lost bla (soul). The symbol is body
.
direction i::
s1eepmg 0 h
Y w en some one fi 1 . lfl. thJS dIrection
ee S uneo fi
~? someone falls sick. Th~ sortabbJe while
IITOr. ym 01 of this
' parts.
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"VC;IUI[ c,lernental ASt 1"0Iogy
Determining Your P The Eight Parkha

The calculation of" a ersonal Parkha.
person' b' • Changeable Parkha (babs spar):
complicated but s lrth Parkha ' s
age, Subtra~t yoYOU must be certain ofyou/ not too A Changeable Parkha is a parkha or trigram, which
add one to the ur,age from YOur mother' mother's changes each year.
"8" K remaInder and then d' 'd s age, and
, eep the remain IVI e this numb
~ ~ Calculation:
r num ber for calculatio .
Kham (5th padeha) n. StartIng always from P kh To find out your changeable Parkha, one should note
re~h. the nurnberyo~ ~~~: coun~er~lockwise unti~
ThIS IS your birth Parkh up WIth III calculation a~
0: that the male and female will be differentiate by the
concerned person. If the concerned person is male, one
a, ve, should count clockwise or downward starting from Li
For instances 'f (Ii, khon, da, khen, kham, gin, zin, zan) and stopping at
age is 28. ,I Your mother is 58 years ld your age. Whereas if the concerned person is female
58 0 and your one should count anticlockwise or upward direction
::lL starting from Kham (kham" khen, da, khon, Ii, zon, zin
30 and gin). This is the same method as is used in the
~ calculation of birth parkha.
31 According to the Elemental Astrology text ('byung rtis
~ man ngag zla bai' vod zer)
d.-.:.JRemainder numb
"Chu kha rna long re re rtsi"
P erafter dividing by 8) Chu ka long na zur kah chong"
ut always I on Kh While finding your parkha, at every ten count one can
6-Zon ,7-Zin Th am, 2-Rhen, 3-Da calculate by jumping right to the corners and at other
Ifyou Want t~ do rere,fore hislher birth p~ 4~h.on, ,5 - Li, digits are needs to count by going from each block.
kham 10 kh apJd calculation th r a IS Zm. Eventually one will obtain the trigram corresponding to
S ' - en, 20-kh 3 en put al
o use the same k on, 0-Zon,40_Gi Ways I on the concerned person's current age.
nowJedge and d n, khen-50, etc,
o the rest.
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The Eight Parkha
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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The Eight Parkha
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 ha Za') in Elemental Astrology.
. and 0 f
a great contentIOn en t ·
expenence ups and downVe e eight planets ( g
.1 s There ar (Nyi rna)
in your financla status. 1) Thes un
2) The rnoon (Dawa)
3) Mars (Migm ar)
"The Wheel of Time 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)
rn (Penpa)
development, and between the configuration 7) Satu d (Dachen)
of the universe and the shape and Rahu/moon 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
assOCI a .h
_of the week are -sodated Wlt
The different dayS d and Tuesday are as h Direction.
elements; thus Sun da;e present in the Soutt and present
the fire element an d are water eleJUen
Wednes ay
Monday and t in the East
. N rth d presen
m the 0 d leJUent all
Thursday is Woo e
direction.
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1
The Planets
Tibetan Elemental Astrology 1
f the Seven Weekdays:
Friday is Metal element and present in the West directio n. Significance 0 e-.. 1
Saturday is the earth element and present in all the four ~'o.l
cardinal. 1
Rahu is present in all the directions and has the potency Sunday (Nyima)
1
of all five elements.
The symbols of the days are: a Sun for Sunday, a crescent

Person bom on Sunday
higher people. He or she
':m 'n gain love and favour from
have fair complexion and 1
Moon for Monday, a red eye for Tuesday, a hand for are honest by nature. 'nl d a luxurious life. By nature 1
Wednesday, a ritual dragger for Thursday, a Metal for Male: He is rich and W}. ea d a better, more comfortable
Friday, a broom for Saturday, and a head of crows for he is very decisive. He WIll lea , 1
Rahu (da chen) life abroad. . ' d'11 make a good housewlfe. 1
Feroale: She IS nch an WI
"There is no doubt the astrological system based 1
~ft.3
on the nine mewa numbers is a science
1
characteristic of the ancient Bon tradition. In Monday (Dawa)
common usage the Tibetan word mewa (smeba) hite complexion, 1
means 'mole', birthmark, and this is the Monday will have. a W will often
etymological meaning underlying the astrological A Person born on d is cunntng. They . e
'\1 be tall in stature, an . thers. TheywiU expenenc 1
term. In fact, just as moles are unmistakable signs WI. d care from 0
that remain throughout one s life in the same l 'f'ceive
., love an ddowns·. . 1
places on the body, the mewa are characteristic fi. 111ancial ups
.
an . d owedul.
ltbyan P . d' ttractive.
positive or negative signs that recur invariably
Male: He IS wea utl1-cuI sincere. an a 1
Female: She 1S . bea ' •
and with periodic consistenGY during astrological
time cycles." 1
Professor Namkhai Norbu Rinpocbe
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The Planets

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'Tbursday (pburbu)
Tuesday (Migmar) . ifted with a strong
on Thursday 1S g have a red
A Person born on Tuesday will perfonn sinful activities A Person born. . ious by nature. 'They nd
. telligent and 1S r~hg d will experience ups a
and will have a short temperament. They possess strong in . are VIolent, an tty from others.
complex10n, h will gain prope . d
batred towards others and have a red complexion. They in their life. T ey d me good lookIng, an
are divisive and egoistical. downs . . k witted, han so ,
Male: He IS qUIC d
Male: He will face problems as in his grow up. weU educated. 'U live a long life span and have a gOO
Female: She will have a short life span. Female: She WI
husband and friends,
~Zfl·t:J tJ'~c..~ .
Wednesday (Lhakpa) Friday (pasang) .
C, • r cotnplexl0n I
A Person born on Wednesday will often face health '\1 have alaI .
Friday Wi 'They involve In
problem. They are sharp-minded, kind hearted, sho~ A Person born on by their teacher. likely to come
tempered and possess a dark complexion. Delay in theIr and will be loved d bile disorders are foods, clothes
work is the main draw back of a person born on 'ness and hot an l.ur of beverages,
b USI '. White cO 0 .
WedJ1esday. They are straightforward. Blue colour clothing into their life. b tn. d' highly intelhgent.
and green vegetables are good or suitable for them. are suitable fo~ t : long life span an 1S but she will have
Male: Their mother will experience certain hindrances in Male: He will hve often face illnesses,
She tnay
their life. Female .
o
Female: Decline in parent's wealth, but she will become prosperity .

rich and powerful.
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strology
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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

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• • • • •••
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.
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Note:
Generally you have "2" fc F b
D or e mary and "6" Constellations and it's interpretation
o not use the above method in the lea for January.
the numbers, which you could Use 0 . P year. Here is
For February, it is land for J nly. l~ the leap year The twenty seven constellations are considered in
anuary It IS S. . astrological calculations to predict the outcoming. The
constellation bro zhin and byi zhin are both situated in
one star cluster; however they may be counted separately
"One simple way of v· . to make twenty eight.
. behind astrology is thr~:wmg the philosophy East and wood element constellations are smin drug, snar
Influence oftheba' I gh understanding the rna, mgo, lag, nabs so, rgyaJ
SlC e ements oif
I one aspect O,i' South and fire element constellations are mchu, bre, dbo,
ony I nature. This is
fiactors are involv 'Jdastra ogy d me gzhi, nag pa, sari
b ' ,an many other
e, ut thzs des . . North and water element constellations are Iha mtsams,
a partial idea ofh Cnptlon gives
ow astrology works. " snron, snmbs, chu stod, chu smad, gro zhin
- Tai Situpa Rinpoche West and Metal element constellations are mon gre, man
gru, khrums stod, khmm smad, nam gru, tha skar
The four cardinal (Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and
Northeast) and earth element constelIations are skag,
saga, byi zhin, bra nye respectively.
The Twenty-seven constellations are:

1) Tha kar (tha skar)
2) Danye(dranye)
3) Min duk (srnin drug)
4) Namla (snar rna)
5) Go(mgo)
6) Lak(lag)
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Constellations and it's interpretation
7) Nab so (nabs so)
8) GyaI (rgyal)
9) Kak (skag)
10) Chu (mchu) 0) Tha skar
II) Dey (bre) Indian N arne: Aswini
12)Wo (dbo) Western N arne: Arietie
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 (lba mtsams) They are interested in dance, song, and music. They also
18)Non (smon) enjoy travelling.
19) Nub (snrubs)
20)Chu toe (chu stod) Favourable:
2 I ) Chumey (chu smad) Hoisting prayer flags, shifting cemetery to other, hair cut
2 I ) ~o ~hin (gro bzhin) and nails, performing peaceful activities, washing hair,
22) Jl ShIll (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, compounding medicine,
26) Tum mey (khrum smad) building houses, blood letting, moxabustion, giving bribes,
27) Nam doo (nam gru) laying foundation of a house, sending infants to other
residences outside of the family.
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1) Bra nye
2) sMin drug
Indian Name: Bharni
Indian Name: Krittika
Western Name: Triangalara
Western Name: Pleiades
It has three stars in the sha
organs) of a female pe of the secret parts (sexual It has six stars in the shape of a sharp knife.
A .' A person born in this constellation will increase their
person born ill this constelI· ti .
enjoy good health b h a on wIll have a stable mind wealth and may become very learned, They are bold,
. ., e onestbynatu b '
III arts and handicrar . . re, ecome an expert daring and will enjoy better conditions in later life.
working. Is, IS kInd hearted, and hard
Favourable:
Favourable: To saddle horse, admitting to the monastery,bumt
Receiving initiations r . . offerings, giving alms to others, making medicine, wearing
child, bUYing ofhot'c>Q ' adls Ing prayer flags, naming of a ornaments, making stupa or temple, meeting with
:<<>\.>8 an other annn' I h .
as, elpmgwidows. relatives, horse racing ceremony, washing hair and
Unfavourable: virtuous deeds.
Compounding medicinal h b
burning ceremony plane er s, blood letting, incense Unfavourable:
do~ng virtuous deeds .bUi~~? tr~es, sending bribes, avoid Planting flowers and trees, working with buildings,
illg sending bribes, making water channels, sowing fields,
domg business d6 b th ouses, sowing seeds and
activities. ' 0 peaceful and productive and hoisting prayer flags. Avoid working with dead
bodies, to suppress such an evil spirit,
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4)mGo
3) sNar rna Indian Name: Mrigasira
Indian Name: Rohini Western Name: Qrionis
Western Name: Aldebran
It has three stars in the shape of head of a wild animal.
It has five stars in the shape of a chariot A person born in this constellation is a religious person
A person born in this constellation w'l " and always speaks the truth, They are bold with a clear
have an attractive body and be f ful 1 1II ve a long life,
You wiUtriumphoveryour au I, ,and bold hearted, mind and may become wealthy,
wealthy and religious mindede~::nes, You ~ay become
Wl a less evasIve tendency,
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 bIo·'
nalls, p.eaceful actl'v't' g '. o~ lettmg, cuttmg hair and
, a neW home, working in the field, wrathful activities,
lIes makmgm d' , raising Buddhist banner, cutting nails and hair, to saddle
money and animals &. ' h e lcme, receiving
incense burning c om ~t ers, constructing building and horse and donkey, giving new name to a newly born child,
eremomes. doing business, horse racing ceremony, taking money.
Unfavourable:
Unfavourable: ' .
n'bes. with dead.bOles
Working d' ,boths
e nd'mg and receiving Working with dead bodies or corpse, good for roce.wlllg
b bribe and bad for sending, sending money to outside.
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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,
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receiving them.
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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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12) Me bzhi
11) dbo Indian Name: Hast
Indian Name: Uttra Phalguni Western Name: Corvas
Western Name: Denebala
. th shape of a hand.
It has two stars in the shape of a throne. It has five star~ III
. e tellation will have a well-built
A person born in this constellation will become wealthy, Aperson born III this co~s . terest in arts. You love
loves to give alms, and is honest by nature. You love body, sharp to~gue an a~:ealth. You are evasive and
travelling or walking on your spare times. You can be traveling and will have goo
foolish at times. You are a well-disciplined person. sometimes too proud.
Favourable: Favourable: h donkey and mules,

Cutting nails and hair, to sadd:e bO~ledi''ngs compounding
Washing hair, meeting relatives, construction work, giving · making Ul , , '
names, putting up Buddhist banner, virtuous activities, working on dead b0 dles, d 1 farming, recelVing
., d . sand man a a, .,
sending and receiving brides, peaceful activities, to saddle medlcllle, rawmg d thful activ1ties,
initiation, both peaceful an wra
horse and donkey, making irrigation canals and ponds,
sending money and property.
Unfavourable: sending yak and s,h~ep
Unfavourable:
Planting flowers, a~d ~rees, nal and ponds, receivIng
outside, digging lrngatlOn cab iness, to build temple,
Fanning, cutting nail and hair, planting flowers and trees, , 1 from others, uS .
sending animals like yaks, goats and sheep. domestic anlma s
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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16) Lba tsam
I ndian Name: Anurad~a
15) Saga
Indian Name: Vaisakha Western Name: ScorplUS
Western Name: Zubemubi
. hape of an elephant. .
It has four stars in the shape of a goat head. It has four stars m t~e S Bation has a sharp tongue, :s
A person born in this constellation is majestic, has good
Aperson bom in thls conste well-built body, and IS
well disciplined, posses.s : d He/she is an intellectual
wealth and will have many friends especially women in
intelligent and religiouS rom e .
their life. You will enjoy better years in later life. You are
and fond of children.
an intelligent and capable of defeating opponents or
enemies. ' 't'es to enterd
Favoura bl e: 'rtuous actIvit,
Favourable: To saddle hors~ and d~nk~~i~~d nails, venesectio~ an
sanga communlty, ~uttmgd washing hair and fartnlllg,
To construct a dam, to hold new house, involve in craft moxabustion, sowmg see s,
work, to enter sanga community, burnt offering, studying
meeting relatives, receiving initiation, repaying loans, bl bdue animals,
agriculture work, receiving bride but unfavourable Unfavour~ e: k to hold neW house, s~. g bride and
sending a bride, to train horse and ox, cutting hair and ConstructIon wor, f I activities, sen 1ll
nails. to build town, pe~c~ u
suppressing evil spint.
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
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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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making irri .
bn'des, gabons canals both
,
d'
' s e n Ing and . Introduction to Tibetan Geornancy
receJVing
~&1~'f~ 25) 'khrum sMad

Indian Name: DUra Bhadra
. 24) 'khrum stod Western Name: Pegas
I ndlanNa .p
me. Oorva Dh 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 born in this constellation is fond of dancing
A person bom in thi ape ofa chariot. and singing, religious minded, loves to help others,
affectionate toward: ~eOlnts!ellation is evasive, wealthy . wealthy, honest by nature, well disciplined, intelligent and
a Ives, and stingy , 1S kind hearted. He/she enjoy circle of friends. He/she is
Favourable: . capable of overcoming opponents and enemies.
Giving names .
medicin ' vIrtuous activities 1 . Favourable:
offi' es, construction work, b ,p anting trees, preparing
enngs deities. urnt offering ceremonies, Farming, making water channels, planting trees, washing
hairs, preparing alcohol, and wrathful activities,
Unfavourable'
Making Ponds ~nd w Unfavourable:
receiving brides ells, washing hair send' Construction work, making offerings to deities,
, , mg and bloodletting, and moxabustion, peaceful and productive
activities.
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~~'~ Tibetan Geomancy (Sachey)

26)Nam gru
Indian Name: Rewati The sources and propagation of Sachey:
Western Name"" P"ISCIUm
. Tibetan Ge~mancy exami~es the shape of the Earth, sky
and formatIOn of mountams, and predicts the rise and
It has thirty-two stars in the sh fall of individual households and countries.
A person born in thO ape ofa ship.
h 1S constel1at' . The main importance of examining nature's strength is
ard working and brave. Ion 1S good to others, because all the substances are formed by the four
elements and the different combinations of element either
Favourable:
bring happiness or sorrow to the universe. All human
Wearing new cloth beings are formed by the four elements. This knowledge
medicin . . es, construction w k
W hiD es,. VIrtuOUS activities b ' or, preparing is particular to Tibet and the Bon religion/culture. It often
~ g hair, WOrking with c ' USl~e.ss, Sowing seeds, said that both the Macrocosm and microcosmic are
naIls and hair. oIpses, gIVlDg names, cutting
formed from the element Egg.
In the year 755, Tibet king, Trisong Deutsen, was a
Unjavourabie'
G' . proponent of Buddhism and is responsible for bringing
oIUgto war send' the religion to Tibet. Tibetan Geomancy (sachey) was
, mg out Your wealth.
also introduced to Tibet around the same time. In 781, a
Metal Ox year, Tibetan geomancy was used for the ilrst
time in helping construct the Samye temple.
Tibetan sachey is still practiced to this day for building
temples, lay people's homes, stupas, cemeteries, etc.
Tibetan geomancy isone oftbe o1d knowledge of ancient
Tibet and it came due to the many changes of history
related. The first Tibetan sachey came in the relation with
Bon religion. Later it propagated in relation with Bu~sm.
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Tibetan Elemental Astrology Introduction to Tibetan Geomancy
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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Glossary o!Technical Terms

Bad Sacbey: f Hor King suffered from Klu nad
The dge rgyas bye ma gling ri (near Samye), is like pile The son, Geden 0 a since the King's palac~ was
up precious. (disease caused by nag )~aga resided. It is clear m the
The mchims phu'i valley is like an open lotus, The Red b i\t on the place w~e~e " book and many other
rocks like a coral lion bouncing up into the sky that pOund U f "choes rJe sapen
history 0
is like a oil or butter slate. The southern river is like a history books.
turquoise green dragon walking upward. ·n s and observations):
The four mountain in Tibet which signify the progression Nang Chey (House seth gen to all of us according to
of wealth, the "chobo" hill is like the pile up precious Various consequences happ setting too very much a~ect
A house frio dships,
which signifies that continuity of saint may appear, some the changes 0 f p1.a~e. , conomics , health, en ,
hill looks like vushang stone and sk~ chung which signify the life of an indIVldual s, e bservation is a technlqu~,
that people had enjoyed happily and live long life span, prosp~ty, peace, etC. ~:~:~y, and plays a vital ~le:r
gzang gi ru lag birth-many intelligent minister will come, which comes u~~er ge family. Especially, the s~W;;~nd
fight or conflicts may appear, the black mountain look the life of an indiVIdualk or, board or Almlfa , d
MalU cup d shoul
like angry Mongolian etc. learnt all the sac hey (earth fire stove, water tan, extremely important an, swill
observation) and could find the future happening. Great the facing side o~ ~oor ~~bserve these major se~~~ine in
be observed. Falhng'th' ~ l'ly m·health,
Master Padmasambhava invited; he had exorcised all
' disharmOny
t
W1 m
the lam '
Therefore,
. gs and
settln
the demons of Tibet on the way when was coming. He bnng 'a1 upsets etc. uchnecessarY
built a temple each on the bed sachey to eliminate it. wealtb, emotlOn tbingsareverym. Many
Finally the Samye Temple had been built successfully directions of the abo~e f°U: an expert astrologe\th and
th
and the king fulfilled his wishes. and need consultatl?n w~ec1ine in family wdeamaking
Some few more examples of good Sachey are the
Mahabodhi Stupa in Budhagaya, India, Bodh gaya where
v:
times ,en
b tbere IS a ing an
in S bappen, cha~g in auspicioUS
inausPiCIOUS ~b ,g. be bouse Will br g following
Buddha attained enlightenment. The Potala Palace in necessary settmgs lU. t, , portanUO apply the
Lhasa, Tibet and the Forbidden City in Beijing are the happenings. ~ene~l~ It IS ~:as instructed here:
'ng m one s hou
most perfect examples of good geomancy. The durability foursettl a
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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 of Technical Terms
Illness Astrology nad rtsis Changeable sign log men
Mount dwelling spirit btsan Life force srog
8 Goddesses calculation Ihamo rgyad rt " Body/health Ius
Death Astrology h" SIS
power dbang
gs In rtsis
Empty vase burn stong Luck klung
Astrologer's soul stone rtsis pa 'i bla rdo Soul bla
T?e 5 disposal 0 f corpse dursalnga Soul day bla gza
FIve elements Life force day sroggza
'byung ba lnga
T?e ~ature of the element 'byung ba' i ngo bo Foe day gshedgza
SIgmficance Magic square number sMeba
nges tsigs
Classification Life force magic number srogsme
dbye ba
Characteristic Body magic number lussme
mtshan nyid
Function Wealth magic number dbangsme
byedlas
Elem~ntal relationship Luck magic number klungs me
12 anImal sign rna, bu, da dok parlilla
10 tak bcu bnyis I-ching
i) Mouse Birth I-ching skyes spar
ii) byiba babs spar
Ox Changeable I-ching
iii) Tiger glang rgyuskar
stag Constellations
iv) Rabbit dar gud beu gnyis
yos Twelve sectors of rise and fall
v) Dragon dbugs len
sbrug ~ Conception
vi) Snake mngalgnas
sbrul u) Embryo
vii) Horse Ius rdzogs
iii) Foetus
:m) Sheep rta
lug iv) Birth
btsas pa
'khrus byed
IX) Monkey v) Ablution
x) Bird sprel gosgyon
vi) Clothing
xi) Dog bya las byed
vii) Work
khyi dar ba
xii) Pig viii) Growth
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ix) Decline Glossary of Technical Terms

x) III-health gudpa
Strong adversarial tomb sign gshed dur che
xi) Death na ba
Weak adversarial tomb sign gshed dur chung
shi ba
xii) Cemetery Thirty six days ofthe tomb sign dur gyi nyi rna
Lord of the planets durzhugs
so drug
12 zodiac signs bdaggza ' Lesser constellation skarchung
~ Aries khyim bcu gnyis Heavenly door snamsgo
iI) Taurus lug Earthly door sasgo
iiI) Gemini glang Adversarial door gshed sgo
iv) Cancer 'trig pa Inner death wish nang gi ro 'dod
v) Leo karta Four looking eyes (the trigrams
vi) Virgo senge of the 4 cardinal directions) Ita ba'i mig bzhi
vii) Libra burno Four beating horns brdung ra bzhi
viiI) Scorpio srang (the trigrams of the 4 comers
ix) Sagittarius sdig directions)
x)· Capricorn gzhu Four Buddhist monk ban bzhi
xi) Aquarius chu srin (The trigram li, kham, gin and zon) .
xii) Pisces bhurnpa Four Bon priests bon bzhl
Geomancy nya (The trigram khen, khon, zin and da)
Tomb-sign sachey The rotational magic square
skorsme
Multiple ofnine durmig number
Bone element dbumig Goat-horns
ruskhams (The dragon, sheep, dog and
Eighty Sectors of the
ox are designated as even-
cemetery sign dur gyi rkang pa raru
numbered signs)
Strong tomb sign brgyad bcu
Rhinoboms
Weak tomb sign rangdurche (tiger, snake, monkey and pig
rang dur chung
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are designated as odd Bibliography

numbered signs) bse ru Impotent demo? mi thub bdud
The greater and lesser
Triple conjunctton, , gsum'dom
outer death-wishes
pbyi yi ro 'dod Major planetary conJ~nctI?n gza'cheba
chechung Lesser planetary conjUnctIOn gzachungba
In auspicious years Seven harsh factors
10ngan rtsub pa bdun
The seven malign years
gdugpa can 1Q Obstacles to building
, khangkeg
gyi 10 bdun ii) Obstacles to beddmg mal keg
The years endowed witb m) Environmental obstacles yulkeg
'byungba
two elements
gnyis Idan 10 Opening keys 'byed pa'i Ide mig
The years endowed with the five The Chinese method of
elements 'byung ba Inga
Idan 10 pebble distribution rgya nag rdel skor
Black fanged years Household sector khangsa
Heavenly lifeline 10 nag mche ba can
gnam gyi 'ju thag Land sector zhingsa
Earthly peg
sa yi rtan phur Cemetery sector dursa
Cutting influence of demons Divination of the four pine-trees thang smng bzhi
Roaming of the life spirit bdudcbad
bla 'kbyam Divination of the fifteen
Fourth removed adversarial golden bridges gser zam bcho Jnga
year-sign
bzhigshed Divination ofthe bran~he~
Tbe thirty pairs of year-sign of turquoise colouredjUlllper gyu shug •dab rgyas
sharing a common body element Divination ofthe degree to ling tshe brgyal
Divine glory, life Span and kba srog sum chu lam rna brgyal
which the grid is overstepped
demon Prognosis Distinctive types of,corpse ro rigs dbye ba
Divine parentage Iha dpal tshe bdud phyima'i
Predictions concemmg .
Glorious offspring phamalba skyesgnas
realms of subsequent rebIrth
Harmonious life span bu tsha dpaI Predictions concernin~ the gshin po' i phung
Potent spirit mthun pa tshe directions for corpse disposal pogtongnm
thub pa bdud
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unfavourable trigram bzhi ngan bzhi
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Reference Dictionaries
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1. TsepakRigzin, Tibetan-English Dictionary of Tibetan SERVICE
Buddhist Tenninology, LTWA, Dharamsala. (Ancient Tibetan Wisdom to lighten our path of progress
2. Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso, Tibetan-English and guide our future)
DictioIlal)' ofTibetan Medicine and Astrology, India:
Dharamsala-Drungtso publication-1999. Tara Tibetan Astrology is a nonsectarian platform for
3. Sarat Chandra Das, A Tibetan-English Dictionary, presentation of courses on Tibetan Astro logy and related
Sri Satguru publications, India. subjects. It is perhaps the first in the world to offer three
months basic and advance correspondence courses on
4. Acharya Karma MonIam, The New English-Tibetan
Dictionary, Dept. of Education, Dharamsala. Tibetan Astrology via email. The aim of the course is to
generate awareness about Tibetan Astrology, provide a
foundation for the student to become a professional
Tibetan Astrologer, and to preserve and promote ~he
Tibetan Astrology in the world community. CertificatIon
for the course is given to students who answ.er all
questions satisfactorily at the end of each course. Tlbe~
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Tibetan Astrology also offers seminars, w?rkshops,
teachings, consultations, marital chart, medtcal ch~rt,
yearly predictions, general and special protectIve
amulets, and full Life written horoscope of?ast, present
and future by using planetary calcula~l~ns an!~~
elemental horoscope together wjth the Ansmg Vo .
system.
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lung Tsee Astrology of the Elements body Viz: Energy Channels (Tsa), Wind (Loong),
lung Tsee traditional Tibetan system of Astrology is Essential Drops (Thig ley), and the effect that external
believed to be taught by Manjushri, the lord of wisdom forces such as planets and stars have on our body.
and is based on the calendar cycles of Elements, Animal Kalachakra Astrology explained that the energy Channels
signs, Trigrams, Nine magic square numbers and their are like our home, essential drops as our property and
cycles and effects in our lives. These understandings will energy wind and mind as the owner. Where as the Secret
enable one to calculate and interpret the Elemental Kalachakra Astrology (Sang wa Dhue kyi Khorlo)
Horoscope for any person. This comprehensive course emphasis on the subject of meditation, Spiritual exercises,
gives insight into the character of Life Force, Health, initiations, power and visualization of one's own personal
Economic, Fortune, Power, Capacity, Compatibility, as deity (Yidam). The word Kalachakra means" Wheel of
well as a variety of other results, including interpretation Time", which refers to the unique presentation of cycles
of the changing effects during the cycles of years. The of time within the Kalachakra Tantra. By understanding
Medical chart (Ney-Tsee), s Tibetan Geomancy this vast subject one can used it for self-development,
(Sacbey), and Death calculation (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 others.
the context of Moon Rays Text of Elemental Astrology
(Jung-Tsee Zla-b'i Od-Zer). dByangs-' char-Arising Vowel
Yangcher astrology, is a very secret te~ching which was
Kar Tsee-Astronomy first taught by the Hindu Lord Shiva ( Tlb. dBang-phyug-
Chenpo). This system of Astrology is as~umed to have
Kar Tsee is also known as Kalachakra Astrology and is
come into Tibet together with the BuddhIsm. Altt:0ugh
based upon the stars, constellations,and planets. The
this text had been translated into Tibet quite early,:t had
External Kalachakra (Chi Dhue Kyi Khor-lo), focuses
not been widely used and remained concealed 1~ ~he
on the creation of universe, 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 TIbetan
Dhue Kyi Khor-lo), provides an understanding on the , kri t b the famous
literature from the original Sans t tex Y
three fundamental interdependent components of our
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translator Sherab Rinchen in the 12th century A.D. The happiness and unhappiness, success and unsuccessful,
ten major chapter~ are about Zhi-rG~as dBang-drag prosperity and misfortune all mostly depend upon the
(Peaceful, ProgressIve, 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 of transforming sounds through the months affect the situation of an individual or family life with
and days of the year. Yangcheror 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 which numbers are attributed, in a sentence main door, fire stove, main cupboard and water tank or
related to the fact under prognostication. There are also tape are especially important and needed consultation
ov~~ hundreds of Circular diagrams ( Tib. 'khor-Io) in with the expert Geomancer or Astrologer. By applying
Arismg Vowel astrology which 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 nation with respect to weather, agriculture, wars, positive and constructive one. Thus, by knowing Tibetan
relations with, other nations etc., as well as personal Geomancy, one can avoid harmful influences and
prognostication in terms of One's health wealth obstacles and can take the best advantage of
relationship 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~st. 30?O years. Its philosophies and symbols have their Medical Astrology is prepared in many ways according
ongms m an earlier period of Tibetan History back to to reliable ancient sources. The Eight Goddess
Zha~g zhung and Bon era. Tibetan Geomancy emphasis Calculation (Lhamo Oey Tsee), Seven Week days
looking at surrounding while building a house, temple, Divination scripture (Za Doon Mo Pey) and many ~ther
means. It is mainly prepared and drawn for those patle~t$
monaste~, palace: stupa and even cemetery etc. Samye
who had prolong medication and least improve~ent lTI
Temple IS one typIcal example, Which was built in 781,
their health condition. The Medical astrologer gIves 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
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~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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Excerpts from Letters Send to "Thank you for completing my horoscope reading.
Almost all of the reading is very true and accurate. "
the Author -Sandra Lee Tatum
Santa Fe, USA
UThank you very much for the horoscope. I enjoyed
reading it and hope that it will be a good guide for
my living years. My character is very close to that "Thank you for my chart. You will be happy to know
one, that you read out of the stars.H
that all the events you mentioned in my earlier years
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closing ceremony (291h Jam/ary. 2001).
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(Ancient Tibetan Wisdom to Lighten Our Path of Progress

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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-Ie-rtsis): What is Tibetan 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 1C: Child Relationship

The process of enemy relationship.

The process of friend relationship:

They can be classified into two groups: Male and F~male.

These twelve animal signs are classified into two groups:

Dog Ie had born in this sign: H.H. Sixteenth

natured, frank, outspoken, very independent in views

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

4/5-Foe easily on your own.

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

Figure 2 B: To find one's age

If one knows one's age and does not know

The Sixty-Year Cycle and its Interpretation

The system of the sixty-year cycle is known as ~abj.ung Wood Ox

People born in this sign are violent, ferocious, p~y~icall~

,vte' ""'s and four

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

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

People born in this sign are extremely lazy, short

appearance. They will have an average life span of

and have slight harm from enemies and evil spirits.

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

People born in this sign are kind hearted, possess long

Earth Ox Metal Rabbit

People born 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

;~l(; short tempered,

attachmen 'ti hf g quarrelling and face danger from

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 ?

Calculation of Changeable sMeba

It is important to clearly understand one's birth sMeba

In the Elemental Astrological Text "Jung tsee man ngag

First of all, we have to classify the year into two groups.

Green 4 Wood-bzhi Jjang YellOW 5 Earth-Inga ser

Character: You love to walk or travel on spare time

Next .life: You will probably b e bom as a b' d .

Character: You will be loved by higher people, and