Here are our annual predictions, based on the Chinese lunar calendar,
for the 2018 Year of the Earth Dog. As we predicted, the current 2017 Fire Rooster year has seen a focus on justice and more resources
put toward growth. The U.S. economy is beginning to improve, the stock market
has gained momentum, police and military have gained more favor. Some
long-awaited justice is being served. In contrast, the 2018 Dog Year will focus
on loyalty, relationships, family, and country.
The Earth Dog New Year starts February 16, 2018. The Dog is conservative
and prizes safety, protection, and tradition. This year will see an inward
focus on the country, and major changes in relations between countries.
This Dog year’s impact will be increased for the US by President
Trump, who was born in a Dog year (1946). A Dog president will have more
influence and power in renegotiating trade and military agreements and protecting
US interests during the Dog Year. The
Dog year will bring increased social awareness and interest in society’s less
powerful members. Generosity and selflessness will be more common. Earth Dog years also increase focus
on real estate,
agriculture, environment, and religion.
During the
last Earth Dog year, 60 years ago (1958):
Van Allen
radiation belts were discovered,
Antarctic
was crossed for the first time,
50 feet of
snow fell across the Mason-Dixon line,
NORAD was
formed by the US and Canada,
Mao Zedong
started the “Great Leap Forward” movement in China,
Castro’s
Cuban government was recognized by the US,
US approved
Alaska's statehood,
Eisenhower
signed the NASA Act,
The USS Nautilus
reached the North Pole,
China fired
on islands in the Taiwan Strait and a Chinese civil war started,
Japan
marketed the first precooked instant noodles,
The US
Air force Academy opened in Colorado Springs,
The National
Defense Education Act was signed,
A US Air Force
C-130A was shot down when it strayed into USSR airspace,
Doctor
Zhivago was published in US,
The first
color video was recorded on magnetic tape,
Jack Kilby
demonstrated the first integrated circuit (IC),
Rockets
designed by Ernst Mohr reached the upper atmosphere,
The US
manned space-flight project was renamed Project Mercury,
The first
pacemaker was installed in Stockholm,
Pope Pius
XII died and John XXIII was elected as the new Pope,
First women
in the UK House of Lords,
PanAm flew
the first transatlantic jet from NY to Paris
The first
coronary angiogram was performed,
The US tested
the first full range ICBM and launched the first guided missile destroyer,
The first radio
broadcast was made from space – President Eisenhower’s Christmas message “to
all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere”.
The 2018 Dog
Year will emphasize friends and family and security which will be reflected in
US relations with other countries and world leaders. It is a time for caution,
pragmatism, and careful growth in business, career, home, and family
affairs. For the best luck in this year, keep calm and stay rational.
