CHINESE ZODIAC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=may2s9j4RLk&feature=youtu.be

What are the five elements of the Chinese zodiac?

A Earth, Fire, Water, Wood, Metal

B Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Metal

C Wind, Water, Earth, Glass, Cloud

D Fire, Wind, Rain, Mud, Wood

Which of these animals is not represented in the Chinese zodiac?

A Dog

B Monkey

C Dragon

D Cat

How many different combinations of animals, elements and yin/yang are there total in
the Chinese zodiac?
A 333

B 60

C 50

D 12

E 19

How did the emperor decide the order of the zodiac signs?
A By a vote from all of citizens in the land

B By size

C By the order they finished the race

D By the ones he liked the most

Which animal is first in the cycle?

A Monkey

B Cat

C Dog

D Rat

Using the system outlined in the video, determine your animal and your element.
 Want to be richer, more successful
and live longer? PALM SURGERY is
on the rise in Japan as people carve
new lines into their hands in bid to
improve their fortune
 New plastic surgery trend in Japan and Korea
 Patients want to extend their lines to change their future
 One clinic has stopped advertising the procedure as
demand was too high
 Men want longer financial lines, women want longer
marriage lines
By BIANCA LONDON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:30 BST, 15 July 2013 | UPDATED: 17:53 BST, 15 July 2013

Palmistry is the ancient art of predicting the future through the reading
of palm lines.
The art is hugely popular in Japan where palm readers charge
optimistic customers upwards of £50 a session to tell them what the
future could hold, simply by looking at the markings on their hands.
But and now for those not content with the fortune lines that nature
gave them there is a drastic new way of trying to be master of their own
destiny: by altering their palm lines through cosmetic surgery.
The surgery, which has also been known to be carried out in Korea, is
performed with an electric scalpel which burns the flesh leaving a semi-
permanent scar.
The people of Japan, where palmistry is huge, are having their palm lines improved by
cosmetic surgery to enhance their fate

A report on The Daily Beast found that between January 2011 and
May this year, 37 palm plastic surgeries have been performed at one
clinic in Japan.
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Dr Matsuoka, who has performed 20 of the operations, told The Daily

Beast: 'If you try to create a palm line with a laser, it heals, and it won’t
leave a clear mark.
'You have to use the electric scalpel and make a shaky incision on
purpose, because palm lines are never completely straight.
'If you don’t burn the skin and just use a plain scalpel, the lines don’t
form. It’s not a difficult surgery, but it has to be done right.'
The procedure usually takes 10 to 15 minutes and can include between
5 to 10 lines being on the palm being altered.

One clinic in Japan offers the surgery for £662 and it

takes around 15 minutes to complete. Men want their
financial lines lengthening and women opt for
enhancement to their marriage line

Some patients use a marker pen to

show the surgeon which lines they want
extending prior to surgery.
It takes around a month for the wounds
to heal and for the new palm lines to
form.
Most of the patients are thirty-something
men and women who have a
predilection for fortune-telling.
Whilst men want their money line or success line extending, women
want their love/marriage line lengthening.
Some women don't even have a marriage line and believe that
because of this, they won't find love.
Others do have a marriage line but seek another one because they
believe their first one appeared too early and they missed their chance.
But does it work?
Dr Matsuoka gave one woman a wedding line and soon after she wrote
to him saying she had married.
Two other patients won the lottery after he extended their fortune lines.
Despite these success stories, Matsuoka isn't, however, sure how
effective the surgery really is and believes there may be a placebo
effect.
'If people think they’ll be lucky, sometimes they become lucky. And it’s
not like the palm lines are really written in stone — they’re basically
wrinkles,' he adds.
He explains that lines do change with time and even the way people
use their hands can change them.
Some palmisters reportedly suggest that their clients who don't want to
undergo the surgery can draw the lines on their hands themselves to
change their fortune.

'The placebo effect could positively change

somebody's attitude but it is not enough to justify
unnecessary surgical intervention. Try a lucky charm
maybe...’
Subodh Gupta, a London-based palm reader, says the surgery is futile.
'I read about this surgery and I was very surprised.
'Even by having surgery, the lines cannot be changed.
'If you want to improve your fortune, take physical actions. So if you
want greater health, do some exercise.
'I have seen people's health lines change after six months of yoga.'
Dr. Yannis Alexandrides, founder, director and head of practice and
surgical at 111 Harley St in London, added: ‘It is possible to have
complications from this type of surgery such as infection and painful
neuromas which can create a source of irritation.
'The placebo effect could positively change somebody's attitude but it is
not enough to justify unnecessary surgical intervention.
'Try a lucky charm maybe.’

PALM READING: WHAT YOUR HAND SAYS ABOUT YOU

 The Line of Heart
 If your heart line starts under your index finger, you have a satisfying
love life
 If it starts beneath your middle finger, you are selfish when it comes to
love
 If it starts somewhere in between your first finger and your middle
finger, you fall in love easily
 If it's short- you aren't interested in love
 If your heart line touches your life line, it means your heart breaks
easily
 A wavy heart line means you will have many lovers
The Line of Life
 If your life line is close to your thumb, you have low energy and are
often lethargic
 A wide, curvy line means you have plenty of energy
 A swooped semi-circle line means you're strong and enthusiastic
 If it’s close to the edge of your palm, you're cautious in relationships
 A long, deep line shows your inner vitality
 A short and shallow one says you're easily manipulated by others
The Line of Fate
 Not everyone has one
 A deep fate line shows that you are strongly controlled by destiny
 If your fate line is joined to the life line shows, you're aspirational
The Girdle of Venus

 A high Venus shows someone who can be promiscuous and overindulgent

 A flat Venus shows you have little or no interest in family life and tend to criticise
others

A brief history of palmistry

 Palmistry originates in the Far East and studies show that most ancient
communities like the Hindus, Sumerians, Tibetans, were greatly
interested in the practise
 Believed that Palmistry originated in India with its roots in (Hindu)
Astrology
 In Greece, Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) told Alexander the Great (356–
323 B.C.E.) about the practise who took great interest in examining the
character of his officers by analysing their palms
 Practise was suppressed through Middle Ages and prohibited
during the reign of King Henry VIII because he thought that those
who practised it were sorcerers and devil worshipers
 More recently, medical researchers in dermatoglyphics (the study of
skin patterns) found a link between genetic abnormalities and unusual
markings on the hand
 Research confirmed a link between certain fingerprint patterns
and heart disease
 Palmists look at qualities of the hand, such as shapes and lines of the palm and
fingers, colour and texture of the skin and fingernails, as well as the sizes of the palm
and fingers and knuckles