Year of the Horse signals bumpy ride after Chinese New Year

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DISASTERS, record temperatures, an economic chill in Asia and more trouble for Justin Bieber – the Year of the Horse is set to be a dramatic one.

With the Year of the Snake slithering into history, they say that the incoming Lunar New Year beginning on Friday is going to be the kind of horse that you shouldn’t stand behind – because it incorporates the volatile element of fire.

“With this being the Year of the Wood Horse, and with wood being very combustible, there will be a lot of scandals, conflicts, explosions and arguments,” celebrity feng-shui master Alion Yeo said.

Feng shui – literally meaning “wind-water” – is influential in many parts of Asia, where people adjust their lives and even renovate offices and homes based on its edicts to maximise their luck and wealth.

Ms Yeo says that conflict in the new year could be defined by anything from diplomatic tension to armed engagement, particularly in the first, fourth and seventh lunar months – February, May and August.

“The most likely thing that could lead to a physical war would be the Diaoyu Islands,” Ms Yeo said, referring to acute tensions between Japan and China over the Japanese-controlled islets that Tokyo calls the Senkaku islands.

The previous Year of the Wood Horse in 1954 was marked by nuclear bomb tests by the US and the former Soviet Union and the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which led to the defeat of French forces in Vietnam.

West gallops ahead
Chinese fortune-telling such as feng shui is based on ancient philosophy and the belief that events are dictated by the varying balances in the five elements that make up the universe: metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

The lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and through Chinese folklore ascribes 12 animals, one for each year in the rotating cycle. The horse is in the seventh position.

Feng shui master Chow Hon-ming believes that while the United States and Europe will enjoy economic recovery, nations such as Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Pakistan will feel a negative impact.

“The Western economy will see obvious improvement but Eastern nations will face difficulties and their economies may even take backward steps.”

Mr Chow believes it will be a tricky year for US President Barack Obama, who was born in the Year of the Ox in 1961.

“He may make gaffes, he may face obstacles when it comes to cutting through political red tape,” Mr Chow said. see more

source: news.com.au

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