It is only 24 days into 2012 and we are already celebrating another New Year! This time it is the Chinese New Year – The Year of the Dragon. A year which, I read is great for starting a new business, as the dragon is a major symbol of good fortune in Chinese Astrology.

Due to the Dragon constellation being accorded the honour of being the guardian of the Eastern sky, the Dragon brings in the Four Blessings of the East: wealth, virtue, harmony and longevity.

Roger Hamilton, creator of Wealth Dynamics – a system that helps entrepreneurs to specifically determine their “wealth profile”, and is based to a large extent on the Chinese energies of Wood, Earth, Fire, Metal and Water. To learn more about ‘Wealth Dynamics’ and to find out your profile, click here.

In the article below Roger touches on the 5 things worth knowing about the Year of the Dragon in 2012:

“Gong Xi Fa Cai! We’re about to start the Chinese Year of the Water Dragon. Whether you follow the Chinese Zodiac or not, here are 5 things about dragons worth knowing in 2012:

1. Dreams to Reality: The dragon is the ONLY mythical animal on the Chinese zodiac. It is the link between the imaginary world and the real world and has a special place in Chinese culture (In the same way you cannot deface a US flag in America, you cannot deface a dragon image in China). In 2012, what is the one dream you will bring into reality? Pin it up with a dragon image. Or copy Angelina and get a tattoo…

2. The Symbol of Flow: The dragon symbolises the protector of flow, and in Chinese myths is always controlling the waters, floods, seas and rivers. Its three joints represent the trinity of flow (creation, preservation, destruction). In 2012, what will you begin, what will you preserve, and what will you end to stay in flow?

3. The Power of Nine: The dragon is related to the number 9, the highest single digit number and Chinese symbol of celestial power. The Chinese dragon has 81 Yang scales (9×9) and 36 Yin scales (9×4). Nine dragons was the symbol of the Chinese Emperor (and if you have ever been to Hong Kong, ‘Kowloon’ means ‘nine dragons’ in Chinese). The Chinese character for ‘nine’ is the same as the word ‘forever’. In 2012, what part of you will you develop – a skill or quality that will lift you higher, and be with you forever?

4. The Celestial Messenger: The dragon has spread through all cultures, and today are found in everything from Shrek to Harry Potter. The English word comes from the Greek ‘‘drakan” which means ‘water dragon’, derived from ‘drakein’ which means ‘to see more clearly’. Up to modern time, the dragon is seen as carrying a secret or message that it protects and passes to the select few. In 2012, what dragon will you seek out. In what area do you want to ‘see more clearly’?

5. A Sign of the Times: 2012 is the year of the Water Dragon, which only comes around every 60 years. The last Water Dragon year was 1952 (the first year to see a return-flight of a passenger plane across the Atlantic), and before that was 1892 (The year Edison got a patent for a two-way telegraph. It was also the year of the first basketball game). In 2012, what will you invent? What will you create that will leave a legacy?

Where to start with these five questions? Grab a blank sheet and start with that – A white space of unexplored, virgin territory: The kind that old map makers would leave blank on their maps because no one had been there yet; The spaces on the map where there were no coastlines or land masses; Just empty space with the words “Here be dragons.”

Gong Xi Fa Cai. Wishing you a prosperous lunar new year!

by: Roger James Hamilton 

Happy Chinese New Year!

I trust it will be a prosperous, if not fiery, one!

To Your Success

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