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The twelve zodiac animal signs (生肖 shengxiao) are, in order, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. There are many legends to explain the beginning of the zodiac (see Origins of the Chinese Zodiac). One of the most popular reads, in summarized form, as follows:

Astrology can also be viewed as a cultural system of symbolism for talking about matters of the mind and personality in western culture. It has roots in alchemical and Hermetic tradition which were very influential until the 17th century. Only through an understanding of astrology's system for analysing human behaviour can much western thought and literature up to the Enlightenment be fully understood. Many modern thinkers, notably Carl Jung, have acknowledged its descriptive powers of the mind without necessarily subscribing to its predictive claims.

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