| ANNUAL FORECAST FOR 2006 : YEAR OF | | | | much greater momentum and an yearning to find |
| YANG RED FIRE DOG BASED ON CHINESE | | | | metaphysical answers will increase. More and |
| ASTROLOGY(Year of Yang Red Fire Dog : | | | | more NewAge Ways will be revealed and will gain |
| 29.01.2006 to 17.02.2007)GENERAL ANALYSIS :In | | | | popularity. Discussions and forums on esoteric |
| Chinese Hsia Calender, 2006 is the 4703rd year | | | | subjects will open up. Paranormal happenings will |
| and is called the Bing-Xu : the Year of the Dog. It | | | | increase drastically. Hidden dangers and |
| is also the third year of the new Fengshui Land | | | | unexplainable events will initiate genuine interests in |
| Luck Period 8. The Calendar is based on the Five | | | | several mystic subjects. Many new Cults will |
| Elements of Nature. They are also known as the | | | | surface.There will be quite a few windfalls and |
| Pancha Pranas or the Pancha Bhoodhas : Earth | | | | prosperity not seen for quite some time now. |
| (Bhoomi), Water (Jala), Fire (Agni), Metal (Air, | | | | Bitter experience will give way to optimism and |
| Vaayu), and Wood (Ether, Sky, Spirit, Space, | | | | self-confidence and when supported by planned |
| Aakash). The Year of the Dog symbolises the | | | | and sustained efforts, will yield excellent success. |
| Fire and Earth. That is Yang Red Fire riding over | | | | Moderate to fast economic recovery will be seen |
| the Earth. Hence the name Year of the Yang Red | | | | and a general improvement in living conditions |
| Fire Dog. In the Productive Cycle of Fengshui, Fire | | | | may be witnessed. A sincere attempt for urban |
| gives birth to Earth. So the basic elemental | | | | renewal will be started. The underprivileged will get |
| relationship is positive and quite strong.2006 is, in | | | | to have a lot of attention. 2006 will see a lot |
| general, a supportive year with a sensible climate | | | | more marriages happen than the previous year - |
| of justice, relief, harmony and peace prevailing | | | | it will also see a lot less break-offs and divorces. |
| over the globe, compared to the last few years. | | | | Faith and commitments will be rewarded whereas |
| Even though global turmoil and instability will | | | | deviousness and treachery will be punished. Marital |
| continue, the scale of civil wars and international | | | | bliss will in general, be quietly satisfying. Handsome |
| conflicts will come down. Initiatives of the prevoius | | | | cashflows will also bring in avoidable expenses. To |
| years will lead to peace talks which in turn could | | | | save, accumulate and invest in assets will become |
| result in amicable settlements. Even the | | | | more difficult.For a change, as a general rule, |
| visciousness in the political atmosphere will mellow | | | | career will flourish, commerce will expand and pay |
| down and become more polite and optimistic. On | | | | rise will be satisfactory. There could be a fall in |
| the other hand, many countries will see new | | | | unemployment figures, in many countries. Stock |
| claims for seperate provinces or states based on | | | | and financial markets will skyrocket (and invariably |
| certain cultural or ethnic origins. The primary | | | | slump) and many will make their lifetime fortunes. |
| issues for most of the countries will continue to | | | | However, the second half of the year could |
| revolve around maintenance of law and order, | | | | prove to be the undoing for too many. Industries |
| internal security, defence, border security and | | | | identified with fire element : airlines, entertainment, |
| control of terrorists. International disputes of land | | | | electricity, energy, stock market and financial |
| and properties will also continue to thrive.There will | | | | markets will see a lot of investments and |
| be a huge positive surge in solving issues relating | | | | massive expansions. All industries related to the |
| to global interests : global warming problem, | | | | wood element, like paper, magazines, books, |
| environmental pollution, earth conservation, saving | | | | fashion, textiles and fancy furniture will thrive. |
| extinct species, tackling epidemics, resource | | | | Construction industry, real estates and interior |
| sharing, etc. National & international co-operation | | | | designing will flourish. On the other hand in areas |
| will become the trend of the year. 2006 would | | | | like insurance, hotels, mining, chemicals, heavy |
| probably concieve the notion of collective mankind | | | | metal industries, etc. there could actually be |
| marching towards an inspiring New World | | | | decline in business itself, with cut throat |
| Order.Spiritual and religious following will gather | | | | competition ruining everything. |