Just for fun, the quotes below are what I copied from Suzanne White‘s writeup in Facebook to make a note here for our record.

I have her book, ‘The New Astrology’ and I do find her character analyses quite true to some aspect. She combines both western and eastern horoscopes, so even if you are a Sagittarius and born in the year of Goat, your traits will still be vastly different from someone who is a Sagittarius but born in the year of the Horse. To me, astrology is more of a fun thing to help us see traits of ourselves or give us some advices.  Not to be deeply obsessed about but nice to read. I’ve read up about Darius’ character and it gave me some insights on how I should parent him.

The Dragon as a Parent (sgwavesurfer)

Because people born in the year of the Dragon are so working on furthering their careers, they usually put off having and raising children until later than many of the other Chinese horoscope signs. Parenting doesn’t come very naturally easily to the Dragon. However, when Dragons do become parents, they approach it with the same enthusiasm as other endeavors. They are proud parents and tend to boast about the accomplishments and good looks of their children.

Dragons, noted for their benevolence, tend to shower their children with toys and spending money. It has been remarked that they substitute material things for quality time with their children. Even so, Dragons take parenting seriously and are quite protective of their children’s welfare. Should anything upset them, or should anyone wrong them, the Dragon will prepare to fight and avenge the people who have hurt or belittled their offspring.

(Vince: Looks like I’m a different Dragon from above as the career-mindedness and material parts don’t apply to me. I must admit I can be very protective of my child(ren) though. Oops. ^^|)

The Sheep as a Parent (Dreamycat)

Sheep are natural caregivers. They automatically turn on their parental instincts and take on parental responsibilities. They are family people who often have large families with unusual numbers of children. They blanket their children with love and affection. They expect their children to use their manners and to be polite and respectful to others.

Sheep generally have long-lasting, healthy relationships with their own parents. They often settle down close to where they grew up or close to their own parents so their children can be close to their grandparents. Often too, Sheep move elderly family members into their own homes to take care of and nurture them back to health. They encourage their children to establish and maintain close relationships with family and stress the importance of this for the future.

(Cat: I think this is extremely true of what I am)

The Rat as a Child (Darius boy)

Rat babies love to be loved and cuddled.

When they are young, Rat babies tend to depend tremendously on their parents, but later in life they develop natural leadership qualities.

During their baby years, Rats mature slowly, but gain momentum as they become toddlers.

Eventually, they begin to exhibit active mentalities, so, in the early years, plenty of sleep is necessary. In school, the young Rats are eager to learn. It is then, too, that Rats begin collecting things, and like to fill their bedrooms with pebbles, shells and keepsakes of every kind.

Generally, young Rats are smart little people who are artistic and literary students. They are well-rounded and many of them do well in sports, too. Being born in the first sign of the Chinese horoscope motivates these children to be pioneers and gives them a need to be first in line.

For Darius, he is a Cancer/Rat and this is his character analysis from the book which is summarised here:

Character:

• He lives by his wits but as he is a moon child, he tends to drown in his own emotions.
• He wavers between extrinsic and intrinsic influences and behaviour. He can be one moment a recluse and hide away, yet another moment, inviting people to his house for parties.
• He likes to have material wealth around him. Example, art and antiques.
• He adores books, first editions, comics, reviews, anything that has words on it – loves the written word.
• Likes to be unique in his fashion sense and stands out from everybody.
• Like to seek popular “best” and resist mediocrity in choices they make, be it friends, lovers, houses or cars.
• Possesses charm yet does not display it outwardly. You are never sure if he is going to smile or snap.
• Talkative but only enjoy talking about his feelings. If you like this character and want to have him as your friend, you must polish up all your listening devices.
• Creativity abounds in him and he has a natural talent for writing stories. As he had this excessive need to expound his feelings and rehash his emotions and ideas, writing books/poems/songs is the perfect therapy for him.
  
• Tendency to want to see justice done and will go fore to help a friend and sort out the truth for people.

Career

• There’s so much emotion to be expressed, so much heart over head that he’s likely to be in artistic or art-related fields. According to Suzanne White, her friends who are Cancer/Rat all turned out to be writers.
  
• He can also choose dentistry or medicine or law as a career as he certainly has the intellect.
• If he works in an office, he will rail at all the politics and won’t stick around for long.
• Jobs requiriing solitude or independence will work for him. He will not be pushed or bossed.
• Should steer clear of careers  that require day-to-day hypocrisy. He cannot endure phony smiles and insincere pats on the back.

Home and Family

• His surroundings will be luxurious and original. The dining room is the center of activity. Family dinners and gatherings are essential for him. His kin comes first.
• As a Parent, he does not favours independence in his kids and because he feels he must protect his offsprings, he will sometimes meddle in their lives.
• As a Child, he alternates between being solitary and being sociable.
  

-The loner side should be encouraged as this often difficult and testy-natured child will grow into his own skin best if he has time to do so at his own speed in his own place.

- Try not to force him to share his toys or room with a sibling. Cancer/Rat is the independent sort.

So is it true for Darius? Time will tell. I’ll look back at this in the future when he has grown older. ^_^

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