Personality | Compatibility | Ascendants | Famous "Boars" A year of goodwill to all. An excellent climate for business, and industry in general will prevail. People will be more free and easy on the whole and the complaisant attitude of the Boar will generate a feeling of abundance. But in spite of the favorable auspices here, like the Boar we will hesitate, waver and undermine our own abilities when opportunity calls. The Boar's year is one of plenty. La dolce vita is very much advocated and practiced by the sensual Boar. If life is worth living, it must be lived to the hilt. Such is his motto. The Boar is as lavish with gifts as he is with affection. He takes pride in being chivalrous and extravagant. It would be ill-advised to overspend this year of make sizable investments without thorough investigation. We may also come to regret impulsive acts of generosity made on the spir of the moment. The fortunate Boar carries with him contentment and security. This is one year in which you could be happy without having or needing a lot of success or money to make it so. There will not seem to be many hurdles to overcome and the placid Boar radiates a sense of well-being. Still, a great deal of prudence is recommended in money matters, as the Boar is always susceptible to swindlers. This year will find us entertaining a lot more than usual and getting ourselves involved in all sorts of charitable and social functions. We find it a lot easier to make friends in the Boar's tolerant and expansive atmosphere. Watch out for excesses, though, as the Boar tends to overindulge himself in anything when given the opportunity. Weight watchers will have a tough time and may face losing (or rather, gaining) battles.   Personality People born in the Year of the Boar are steady and resolute in doing things, and honest and warm-hearted to other people. Competent and persistent as they are, they will spare no efforts in fulfilling any job assigned to them. Though simple-minded, they always have their own opinions. They hope that everything will be peaceful and everyone happy. They can get along well with others because of their leniency and generosity, and they have patience in perfecting themselves and fulfilling their jobs, which makes them good teachers. However, they will fly into a rage when forced to, but they never harbor a grudge and stab another person in the back. They are always faithful to friends and set a high value on friendship. They have an interest in giving and participating in parties. Besides, they are good peacemakers in others' eyes because of their honesty and trustworthiness. The more you know them, the deeper your friendship will grow. Besides honesty, they are also warmhearted and careful about their attire. Whenever a friend is in need, they will never hesitate to help. Their honesty and warm hearts also win them a lot of respect and help, and make them confident and happy. You may turn to them for consolation and help when you are in low spirits. They will never snub a person, and will help him minimize his troubles. Women born in the Year of the Boar like to keep their homes free from dust or untidiness. They have strong characters, paying respect to others as well as to themselves. They may devote all their efforts to succeed in the career they love, oblivious of any reward. Nobly motivated, they keep helping friends afar in secret ways, and host their husbands' friends with great attention and answer children's questions with great patience. People feel at ease with them. The places where you find them are always full of happy laughter. However, people born in the Year of the Boar are quite gullible and easily believe in others, even person they know little. So it's a pity that they can't be good treasurers. They are generous in sharing what they have with others. But they are blunt in speech and actions, sometimes just shrugging off other's insults toward them. And they are near-sighted, only paying attention to the present. No wonder they can always extricate themselves from agony quickly and worry little about misfortunes. Their kindness to others can't shade their firmness in careers. But success is not easy for them to achieve because they are overcautious and indecisive. Honest as these persons are, they usually achieve success by hard work rather than by cheating or stealing. They have a strong passion and good energy and patience for their work. But sometimes their excessive energy will become the bane of reprobation. When they fail to distinguish the harm in some of the fun they enjoy, they may be easily used by evil people and sink into vice. They will be hard-working all their lives, sparing no effort in doing everything. Though too much energy will eventually cost them, they can have smooth sailing all the same with the help of their pleasant character. Their main shortcoming is the fact that they seldom say "no" to others, and always force others to take a mean course in doing things, blurring the line between right and wrong. They will go into bankruptcy at least once in their lives, but they can manage to retrieve the loss in the end, and they will learn from the experience to become more clever and brave than before. They often become extremely pessimistic or self-indulgent when they lose everything or lack the ability to help others, the cause of which is their deep belief in fatalism. Though somewhat cultured, they lack profound insight and usually judge things by appearance alone.   Compatibility Most Compatible: Rabbits, Rams Least Compatible: Boar   Ascendants Born During the Hours of the Rat - 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. With the Rat behind him, this is a Boar that is better equipped to make investments and assessments. He is less likely to be left high and dry. Both signs here are very sociable and know how to make the most out of carefully cultivated friendships. Born During the Hours of the Ox - 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. A strong-tempered Boar with more precise habits and opinionated views. The Ox will see to it that he does not get too carried away by his sensuality. Can be relied upon to watch his waistline. Born During the Hours of the Tiger - 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. A daring, big-hearted and athletic Boar. Fine performer and organizer. Both signs here are basically led by emotions and this makes him easily influenced by others. Born During the Hours of the Rabbit - 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. An easygoing but sagacious Boar who will not carry any more burdens than he has to. A great party man, too - but he also never forgets to collect his commissions. Not as obliging as he says he is. Born During the Hours of the Dragon - 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. A strong, dutiful Boar with immense devotion to those he loves. Both signs here are strong but innocent. His successes will only be equaled by his failures. Born During the Hours of the Snake - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. A meditative and more stealthy Boar who will pursue his goals with more consistency. Here the Snake could relax the Boar's scruples and make him take what he wants. He may also have an oblique way of looking at justice. Born During the Hours of the Horse - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Boar with more mettle. For once, the Horse should be commended for making the Boar more selfish and inconsiderate in order to achieve personal profit and recognition. Born During the Hours of the Ram - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. A compassionate and sentimental Boar. Too polite and easily conned. Will work hard for others or be overly generous. Attracts parasites as well as influential supporters. Born During the Hours of the Monkey - 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Will not be led up the garden path. A Boar who conceals greed under his friendliness. The Monkey here will be able to spot the tricksters and protect the Boar from his own naivet? Born During the Hours of the Rooster - 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. An unorthodox and impractical Boar with all good intentions. Performs splendid tasks for free and is absurdly tenacious in unrewarding exercises. The Rooster is too quixotic and the Boar is too obvious of his true worth. Born During the Hours of the Dog - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A direct, logical and less sensuous Boar who will be guided by the Dog's sound judgement. Will never tolerate deceit. If you trick him, he will come after you with a posse and you can be sure he has swarms of tough friends. Born During the Hours of the Boar - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. A rough diamond. Still waiting for expert hands to cut and polish. All his fine qualities are intact and just waiting to be discovered. Look more closely, please.   Famous "Boar" Bamber Gascoigne, Dudley Moore, David Bowie, Elton John, Gerry Rafferty, Kevin Spacey, Brian Adams, Val Kilmer, Winona Ryder Source: The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes by Theodora Lau Published by Arrow Books Limited