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