Post by oldbanger on Feb 2, 2005 12:28:46 GMT -5
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Year of the Rooster will not convulse the world with a disaster as deadly as the Indian ocean tsunami of the Year of the Monkey, but beware of earthquakes and typhoons, especially in the east, soothsayers say.
In the new year of the Chinese lunar cycle, lust will rise and marriage may be inauspicious, but it's fine to have a baby if you are careful. And on the world stage, some measure of peace may be seen in trouble spots such as North Korea and some inroads may finally be made in the war on terror in the Middle East.
"No, no, we won't have anything so catastrophic," said Raymond Lai, a master of fengshui, the ancient Chinese art of living in harmony with the environment and using the elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth to tap life's energy.
No fortune teller in Hong Kong foresaw the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed about a quarter of a million people.
But with hindsight, they say a fifth yellow star hung over 2004 -- a harbinger of dramatic clashes of earth and water that would leave trails of destruction and death in their wake.
The gods will be more merciful in the Year of the Rooster year, which begins on Feb. 9, but smaller upsets are likely ...
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In the new year of the Chinese lunar cycle, lust will rise and marriage may be inauspicious, but it's fine to have a baby if you are careful. And on the world stage, some measure of peace may be seen in trouble spots such as North Korea and some inroads may finally be made in the war on terror in the Middle East.
"No, no, we won't have anything so catastrophic," said Raymond Lai, a master of fengshui, the ancient Chinese art of living in harmony with the environment and using the elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth to tap life's energy.
No fortune teller in Hong Kong foresaw the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed about a quarter of a million people.
But with hindsight, they say a fifth yellow star hung over 2004 -- a harbinger of dramatic clashes of earth and water that would leave trails of destruction and death in their wake.
The gods will be more merciful in the Year of the Rooster year, which begins on Feb. 9, but smaller upsets are likely ...
Full Story: www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=7513667&src=eDialog/GetContent§ion=news