Year of the Fire Horse in China: Bold action to balance the chaos.

This year invites us to move forward at full speed and boldness, as the year of the horse arrives under the celestial branch of fire.

It will be a period in which reserved action and shyness will give way to aggressiveness and passion, prompting some to proceed with caution and others to take a leap of faith.

Annually, GNN creates a horoscope using averages from various Chinese horoscope providers and Feng Shui masters to help those unfamiliar with this ancient practice understand it.

On February 17, the Lunar New Year will welcome the twelve-month Chinese zodiac of the Horse under the celestial branch of fire.

How do you know if you are a horse? The horses of the last 100 years were born in 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014. The last fire horses were born in 1966, and include boxer Mike Tyson, martial artist Jackie Chan, director JJ Abrams, legendary Brazilian footballer Romario, Kiko, the Crown Princess of Japan, chef Gordon Ramsay, singer Sinead O’Connor and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.

Since the year begins on the 17th, if your birthday is earlier, you are a snake, not a horse.

Chinese astrology holds that every twelfth year is unlucky, as the star under which a person was born becomes closer to the god Tai Sui. That closeness offends him, so those born under the sign of the coming year are generally advised to stay still, risk little and act with caution.

In this sense, horses will be particularly vulnerable to misfortune, especially when it comes to their character defects. It will surprise no one to learn that horses do not like to be restricted. They are trusting but also pleasant, although they can be impatient.

Astrologers generally predict a year full of ups and downs for horses, as fire, considered the basis of matter in Chinese astrology, represents one of the least stable and most energetic forces.

There will be times when the energy of the horse and fire call for bold action, and others when prudence must be deployed to counteract the erratic nature of fire and the horse. Additionally, the Horse Star is situated in the celestial branch of fire by nature, meaning that your natural tendencies will be even more amplified, both good and bad.

Those born under the sign of the rat will also face something resembling chaos, as its star is situated directly opposite the god Tai Sui, another place of bad luck.

Additionally, the rat and the horse make a bad romantic combination, so each should keep a low profile in the other’s presence this year.

Snakes, another sign of the natural branch of fire, and whose year has just passed, will have a very good year, as they benefit from the heat and light of their fiery sign and its stampede neighbor, the horse.

Tigers will have a good year if they can align themselves with the horse, one of their best romantic pairings.

Several others, including the goat, the dragon and the monkey, will also have years filled with good fortune.

Unfortunately, GNN always finds dramatic contradictions when making these zodiacs, so perhaps the best advice is to simply be kind to others, learn a new skill, and moderate your vices a bit.