The grease monkeys have all come out to ensure your smooth slide from the top of the jungle down to the floor, where you will begin another year of climbing ever higher. Dragon years are generally good to you, but with one qualification - they can be dramatic. You might talk yourself into just as much trouble as you talk yourself out of it. Steer clear of monkey business and politely lemur to others whenever possible.
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When the winter comes, you’ll want to be a woolly monkey and try to avoid occupying the same space on which illness and disease have put a down payment. Do that, and it should be an ideal year to reminisce over the good old days down by the river, with everyone picking the fleas out of everyone else’s hair. These days, just taking time out to enjoy a capuchin-o at your local watering hole will be sufficient.
Your skills with the mechanics of systems will need to run smoothly. Finances are likely to swing like a banana tree in a tropical typhoon. Don’t get caught up in the red t-ape of financial projects, or you will commit the howler of throwing a monkey wrench into the works - something your manual dexterity will unfortunately allow you to do ever so easily.
The Back Poking Star is sitting here with you. Rather than a single poke, it is more like having an entire troupe of gossips massage your back with a thousand small daggers. Your top defence will be to ignore these slings and arrows; arming yourself against them will only feed the frenzy. Best to be like Admiral Nelson and turn a blind eye to the telescope and carry on regardless.
In an overall good year, you also have the Triple Terrace Star going off like fireworks: baboon! baboon! baboon! This star is helpful with professional advances. Perhaps a promotion, or control of a project that appeals, or an opportunity to study or learn something that has long been an unscratched itch. Calm your restlessness and let the star work for you.
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