Chinese Astrology: Forecast Your Future from Your Chinese Horoscope [Paperback]

Man-ho Kwok (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1997

A wealth of advice and a repository of wisdom on personalty, compatibility and decision-making is waiting for you in Chinese Astrology. Find your animal sign and determine its influence over your life following Man-ho Kwok's clear and simple instructions for reading your fortune. Charts complement the complete information provided in individual chapters on each of the traditional animal signs. From love and family to career and investments, Chinese Astrology will allow you to explore the influences of your lunar birthdate on your life and your future. Try it for an instant reading of a person you've just met, or for a complete forecast of your sixty-year cycle.

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About the Author

Man-Ho Kwok trained for twenty years in the Taoist tradition, divination in particular, and is one of the few people in the West with the wisdom and ability to calculate the Chinese calendar. He is a qualified feng shui master and has written a number of successful books on Chinese traditions and beliefs, including the Feng Shui Kit, Chinese Myths and Legends and Chinese Horoscopes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; First Edition edition (October 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804831270
• ISBN-13: 978-0804831277
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Divination > Fortune Telling

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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful introduction to Eastern horoscopes, March 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Chinese Astrology: Forecast Your Future from Your Chinese Horoscope (Paperback)

This is a very attractive book that covers a lot of ground in Chinese astrology. It's based on the familiar twelve animals, of course, but it makes a point of noting that the cycle actually continues for 60 years rather than 12, with each animal being linked in turn with one of the five Chinese elements--you may know that you were born in the Year of the Ram, but are you a Prosperous Ram, a Lonely Ram or a Ram Respected by Others?

The book also includes information on your birth hour, birth day and birth month (by the Chinese lunar calendar)--there's information in here on how your month interacts with your year, making Chinese astrology more dynamic than it sometimes is presented. Various combination of hour, month and year give you such interesting sidelights as your Career Star, your Animal Bone Fortune and your Yearly God.

There's not much about the theory or philosophy behind Chinese astrology, which may be good or bad depending on your point of view. I took off a star from my rating because there are a couple of typos in the charts that make them a bit confusing--you can figure out what they're supposed to say, but hopefully these will be caught in later editions. Still, I recommend this book as a good introduction to the subject, and an excellent gift choice.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly accurate, March 6, 2003

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kyara - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Astrology: Forecast Your Future from Your Chinese Horoscope (Paperback)

I didn't really know what to expect when I picked up this book, but I was more than pleasantly surprised. Not only does it provide you with all the information you want to know about the twelve animal signs and animal compatibility, but it also provides you with additional more specific readings related to the month and hour of your birth, your life's path according to the sixty-year cycle, and other interesting things like the "noble good fortune stars", "yearly gods" and "career stars" (indicating where your natural talent lies in terms of work). It may seem a bit overwhelming with all the charts, but if you patiently follow the instructions, which are very clear, you can easily find the relevant information and reading for your horoscope. I was surprised how accurate my reading was.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Anyone Interested in Chinese Horoscopes, April 27, 2003

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"aaronzwebworkz" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Astrology: Forecast Your Future from Your Chinese Horoscope (Paperback)

This book will take anyone through the process of creating a horoscope in the Chinese Zodiac. No outside information is needed - everything is in the book!