It is time for our annual predictions based
on the Chinese lunar calendar for 2016, the Year of the Fire Monkey. As we
predicted, the current 2015 Wood Sheep year has seen some financial
improvement of the economy and more jobs. Unfortunately, the strength of the
hostility star overshadowed the normal calm and diplomacy that Sheep years can
bring.
The Chinese Monkey New Year starts Feb 8,
2016. In contrast to the Sheep Year, the Monkey Year will be wild, crazy, and
disorderly. Organizations and groups will find it hard to make progress during
the constantly fluctuating Monkey Year; accomplishments and financial success
will be through your individual efforts. This year will bring the 2016
summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a contentious U.S. presidential election
in November.
During
the last Fire Monkey Year, 60 years ago (1956), Eisenhower was reelected as the
U.S. president and the Olympics were in Melbourne. The Soviets invaded Hungary, Britain and
France bombed Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal, Israel captured the Straits of Tiran,
and there was a military coup in Sumatra. Racial tensions were high in the U.S.
and the Supreme Court ruled that race separation on buses was
unconstitutional. Morocco and Tunisia gained independence from France, Sudan
became independent from Egypt, an Islamic republic was formed in Pakistan, and
the last French troops left Vietnam.
The 2016 Monkey Year will go by at a fast pace
with lots of communication, humor and wit. This is the
year for new thinking, new ideas, and inventions. It is a time for taking risks
and wild ideas, but watch out for monkey schemes and deception.
Unfortunately, the year will be dominated by
the star of illness, so you should guard your health and energy. Extreme views
and lawlessness will pervade the year and it will be more difficult for world leaders
to keep control. The Monkey Year will be a great for money opportunities, but make sure to keep safe, healthy, and secure.
