Chinese Horoscope 2020 – Chinese New Year Of The Rat 2020

Chinese Horoscope 2020 Predictions For All Zodiac Signs

WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT!

I am a mystery
Appearing when least expected
Charming and social
Introverted and secretive
I’m a powerful protector
An unforgiving enemy
I observe and react
Seek reform and Justice
I demand perfection and fear failure
My objective is survival
I AM THE RAT

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the Chinese Horoscope 2020! The Chinese New Year 2020 of the White Metal Rat will start on January 25, 2020 – the second New Moon after the Solstice.

Get ready for the Year of the Rat! Embrace opportunities and navigate challenges with our 2020 Chinese Forecast & Feng Shui 2020 Forecast. We hope you have a healthy, prosperous year.

Best Wishes, The Astrology Club Team.

Chinese New Year 2020

New Year, or the “Spring Festival” as it is known in China

2020 Chinese Horoscope Predictions: Is It a Good Year For You?

Year 2020 is the year of the Rat. The arrival of the year of Rat is January 25, 2020.

Would you like to know what Chinese Astrology for 2020 has in store for you?

Why not have a look below to get a free forecast of what 2020 holds for you! You’ll also find out what personal traits you need to let shine through the coming year!

2020 Chinese Zodiac Sign By Sign

Year Of The Rat 2020 Predictions

 

The Rat’s Personality

The Rat is the first in a 12-lunar-year cycle of animal-year signs. The twelve animals, in order, are rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Thus, the last year was Pig and the next will be Ox.

The Rat is one of the symbolical animals corresponding to or having affinity with the first of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, called the “Zi” Branch, and symbolises a seed or a beginning. It represents the beginning of the winter season, December, the eleventh month in the Taoist lunar calendar. It is an emblem of timidity and meanness, of ingenuity and fertility. It is also regarded as the symbol of industry and prosperity on account of its ability for locating, acquiring and hoarding abundant supplies of food. This branch will not rest until it solves the mystery or uncovers the secret; it is the most inquisitive of all the branches.

The Rat is an innovator, an experienced negotiator and networker, both sociable and active. His adept flattery and solicitious nature open many doors into influential circles. He is sentimental and intuitive in his relationships and can be very giving. Fiercely protective of those he loves and of his own interests, he is a perceptive and penetrating critic of his enemies. One is well advised to listen to his advice. His innovation, honesty, charm and persistence make him a formidable business person who will make his presence felt in any field in which he participates. He is an opportunist who likes to seize the initiative, and is ambitious and progress-oriented. He needs to stay occupied or he can become restless or short-tempered.

A Taoist legend has it that Buddha summoned together twelve symbolic animals to cross the river and come to him before he departed the Earth. With his wit and intelligence, the Rat rode on Ox’s back then, as Ox approached the bedside, Rat jumped off and showed up first. As recompense for his promptness, Buddha awarded him the honor of first position and leadership of the lunar cycle. Rat After Bitter Melons and Fruits

In Japanese lore, the Rat is the symbol or attribute of Daikoku, the popular god of wealth and prosperity, commerce, the kitchen, and food. The patron deity of artisans, craftsmen, farmers and millers, as well as of businessmen, bankers and financiers, Daikoku is one of the Shichi Fukujin, or Seven Lucky Gods of Japan.

The Rat was supposed by the ancient Chinese to turn into a quail in the spring, and quails into rats during the eighth month. The actual date of transformation was recorded in the imperial almanac. Rats have a split personality because the hours of Rats encompass both Yin and Yang (11 PM to 1 AM). Also, the front paws of the rat have four fingers (Yin) and the back paws have five toes (Yang).

In the traditional Chinese mind, which is echoed in the annually-reprinted ancient almanac, the Rat is the sign of ambition, charm and aggressiveness. Though he appears calm, well-balanced and happy on the surface, the patient and practical Rat can be anxious, restless, aggitated and quick-tempered when he loses control. His tendencies are more toward the intellectual than the manual. Not only imaginative but also perceptive, the Rat is able to see things realistically and can instantaneously access people and situations. Alert and level-headed, he knows when to seize an opportunity and has no qualms about how unscrupulously he may gain the advantage in any particular situation.

He also is willing to put in a lot of hard work to reach his objective. He is well informed and given to checking out all the options before taking a stand. Frugal and cost-conscious, he is always comparing and bargaining to get the best possible deal. He can come on too strong for some people but he just feels he needs to take control of the situation before things get out of hand.

Because Rat is a nocturnal animal, he loves to stay up until the wee hours, for that is his creative time. He is adept at ferretting out the secrets of others, while guarding his own adroitly. The Rat is at his best in a crisis.

The main virtue in the Rat character is honesty. Anything he undertakes he will follow though to the bitter end. Communication is his forte and he is always in touch with his environment. This is an aggressive male or positive sign in Chinese reckoning and with his Yang character he is able to fend for himself because he is rarely in doubt about what he wants. Persistent and hardworking, he feels he should be well rewarded for his efforts and is not above taking his just due if he feels he will be short-changed or cheated in any way.

A tendency to be lazy and materialistic are perhaps the most negative of the Rat qualities. Unfortunately, although parsimonious with his money sometimes he can be a spendthrift; he will deny himself nothing. Rats can be terrible gossips and charming parasites. When unhappy or beset with difficulties, they can become fretful and obsessive, threatening an anger that might break through their usual charming and easy-going nature. Under negative influences they can be sly, secretive, critical and judgmental of others. They can be relentlessly striving perfectionists perpetually dissatisfied with themselves.

The most important thing for the Rat to remember is to take it a little more easy on himself, learn to accept his mistakes and indulge himself in a few harmless peccadilloes. After all, he’s only human. He must learn to control his avarice and ambition. His most important lesson in life is knowing when to stop and in not underestimating others. Luck and being in the right place can only take him so far. If he could master his perpetual discontent and his insistence on living in the present moment, he would have very few difficulties.

Dynamic and idealistic, the practical Rat will bond well with those who share the same progress- and performance-oriented outlook on life, self-starters like himself who are adept at handling matters with initiative and innovation.

• He will be most compatible with the enthusiastic Dragon, the reliable Ox and the clever Monkey. They work well together because they have a common way of doing things and appreciate each other’s way of thinking.
• He will have no conflict with the Snake, Tiger, Dog, Boar or another Rat.
• Marriage with either a Rooster or a Sheep is ill advised.
• However, most of the Rat’s problems will arise from the Rabbit and the Horse.
• With the self-centered and moody Horse in particular he will encounter distrust, unhappiness, personality clashes and complications. Even if both have a similar goal, it would be best for them to deal through intermediaries and mutual friends they respect.
• Above all, it is catastrophic for a Rat male to marry a Fire Horse female. Fortunately the year of the Fire Horse (1906-1966-2026) occurs only once every sixty years, which limits the potential for calamity.

Charming, materialistic, warm-hearted and passionate, Rats are opportunists who live for the moment and seldom plan for the future. They are not built for hard work. When they make money it is usually a result of their intelligence. Their sharp eye for detail and good bargaining abilities provide them with a head start in business. They are highly sociable and enjoy large gatherings. They have great appetites and appreciate fine cusine. They are renowned for their loyalty to both family and friends. Rats absolutely dote upon their children and easily express the physical side of love. They find it virtually impossible to deny those whom they love anything. Rats are introverted but can’t wait to get out and enjoy life. Rats are generally lucky and can easily adapt to any company and circumstances with their quick wits and broadminded approach.

The Rat will have a happy childhood and a carefree youth — perhaps the best time of his life. The second part of his life, however, may be stormy and troublesome. He may lose his money in a bad business deal, or his happiness in an unfortunate love affair. The third part of his life will be comfortable, and his old age as peaceful as he could wish. However, according to legend Rats tend to die a sudden death.

Rats born in the evening are more alert, active and hardworking than those born during the day. For the Rat, however, everything varies according to whether he was born in the summer or the winter of his year. In summer the lofts and granaries are full, but in winter he will be obliged to go out and forage for his food, and he must watch out for the traps set along the route. In human terms, this could mean the risk of prison or an accidental death.

The almanac lists the occupations for the Rat — shopkeeper, antique dealer, commercial traveller, official. Rats have a natural talent for the arts, specifically writing. The Rat may be an accountant, auctioneer, broker, financial advisor, connoisseur, publicist, publisher, businessman, musician, songwriter, painter, lawyer, pathologist, pawnbroker, prostitute, politician, moneylender, crook, detective or critic.

Some important people born in the Year of the Rat are William Shakespeare, François René Chateaubriand, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Washington, Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Jules Verne, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Kennedy, Tchaikovsky, Lauren Bacall, Adlai Stevenson, Franz Joseph Haydn, Hugh Grant, Charlotte Brontë, George Sand, Marlon Brando, Roy Rogers, Gene Kelly, Sarah Vaughan, Doris Day, James Taylor, HRH Prince Harry, T. S. Eliot, Plato, Willa Cather, Prince Charles, Clark Gable, Mata Hari, Lucrezia Borgia, Harpo Marx, Emile Zola, Sean Penn, Helen Hayes, Jimmy Carter, Gerard Depardieu, Antoine de St. Exupéry, Louis Armstrong and Vanessa Redgrave.

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General Predictions For The Year Of The Rat 2020

The year of the Rat 2020 is for the opportunist the proactive the profiteer. The politician or the businessman who can turn other peoples losses into his or her own gains.

The Year of the Rat 2020 is a time of opportunity and great bounty in which fortunes can easily be made. This is the time to make long-term investments. In theory, any ventures begun this year will be successful; however, it is important to avoid taking unnecessary chances or risks. Gambling and wild speculation should be avoided. Success this year depends on being cautious and discriminating: then all goes well. This is a powerful year in which peolpe seek permanence and stability, and are realistic about their goals, passions and aspirations, although much is based on trust.

It is an excellent time to start a business, buy property, invest in long-term plans, or accumulate wealth. It is also a time for socializing, entertaining and enjoying the bounty that life has to offer.

Since it begins the 12-year cycle, this is an auspicious year for laying down plans, for formulating new initiatives, starting new projects and generally turning over a new leaf. Radical political, social, professional or domestic changes may be instituted now with confidence of development and success in subsequent years.

This indeed will be a year to keep a watchful eye on those who run the world financially, intellectually and dictatorially. The 2020 Rat year is also one of change, reform and for anyone who has patiently waited for the right time to make a move this will be the year to put your well thought out strategy to work for you.

Many will prosper this year with a little finesse and a whole lot of poker faced plays. Worldwide it is a time when security will count and when the political and financial giants will want to protect what’s theirs, less eager to help the underdog and just as quick to point the finger or use past mistakes made by others to advance. The United States will fair much better during the year of the Rat with such planets as Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus forcing much needed change politically which will by the end of the Year of the Rat2020  already start to show the stabling force that will follow.

For the US a tighter budget, higher taxes and biting the bullet will help to bring the economy back in favor and although there will be some troubled times along the way it will be accomplished throughout the term of the president with 2022 and 2024 being crucial but substantially progressive years.

Canada will follow suit also being born under the sign Cancer however some uncertainty and false imaging regarding it’s financial position will continue to confuse the business sector and housing market. The United Kingdom will benefit financially during the Year of the Rat 2020 and although a calmer year can be expected they mustn’t become too relaxed regarding protection against terrorism as the Year of the Rat heads out and the year of the Ox in.

As for the average Joe the Year 2020 of the Rat can be a time to turn losses into gains and instability into security, a time to be disciplined but recognize the importance of joy and happiness and to readjust priorities by not buying into a consumer market that is not so important in the big scheme. A time to enjoy the simple pleasures and to not judge a man by what he has but by whom he is as a person, a human being, a Good Samaritan for this is what will truly lead to satisfaction.

So I supplicate you to stand up and be counted for who you are not what you have. To be proud and confident enough to do your part during the Year of the Rat 2020 to help put an end to the hunger, terrorism, greed, war, global warming and human and animal suffering that in the past has been so prominent on our planet.

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