Bad luck ahead with monkey set to wreak financial havoc
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FORTUNE tellers are predicting 12 months of political and financial turbulence in the Year of the Monkey.
Hong Kong’s feng shui masters expect an incendiary mix as the mischievous and unpredictable creature combines with the fire element, but also say the year ahead will be a boom time for innovation and that women will be in the ascendant.
The monkey is seen as belonging to the hard metal element, while fire represents the sun, says Hong Kong-based feng shui master Alion Yeo.
“When the two things combine, it creates an extremely high temperature. We have to be prepared for a lot of disputes, sickness,” he told reporters.
“One can even associate fire and metal with missiles, bullets or rockets,” he said.
Feng shui — literally “wind-water” — is based on ancient philosophy and the belief that all events are dictated by the varying balances in the five elements that make up the universe: metal, wood, water, fire and earth.
Hong Kong-based soothsayer Thierry Chow warned of shocking events at the hands of the “fire monkey.” “Fire is dominant in the five elements. When fire is atop monkeys, they will be swinging around, they will be difficult to predict. A lot of things will be unexpected,” Chow said
But while the monkey may bring instability, it could also herald major innovation, said Chow, as technology falls into the “fire” category.
“There could be major breakthroughs in solar-powered energy, fire-related technologies, or the Internet,” she said.
In its annual tongue-in-cheek “feng shui index,” CLSA, one of Asia’s leading brokerages, predicted a “volatile ride” for financial markets.
“There are going to be a lot of ups and downs. The monkey is a creature who is tricky and cunning,” Cherry Ma of the firm’s feng shui team said.
Last year’s Year of the Sheep saw turbulence in global markets and a rout in China stocks with fears of an economic slowdown on the mainland.
Yeo predicts February and August will be tough for investors. “There will be a transfer of wealth (in February and August) ... money will be lost.”
However, women may benefit this year, as they fall within the fire category.
This is particularly true for Taiwan’s leader-elect Tsai Ing-wen, born in a fire monkey year in 1956, according to Chow.
Tsai won a landslide victory in January, unseating the ruling Kuomintang to become the island’s first female leader.
“Women are compatible with the fire element. They will be empowered. They can go to the front of the stage or get promotions,” says Chow.
The year promises a “big change” and “house moving” for Tsai, she adds.
It could also spell trouble for United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump — heavily criticized for his sexist views — as he fights for the Republican nomination.
Hillary Clinton could be his Democrat rival.
“The divination for the US is that the sun will be eaten by the moon... the sun represents men and the moon represents the women,” said Yeo. “The sun eaten by the moon means the woman will dominate and win.”
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