Calling all astrology buffs! According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2008 is a Year of the Rat (an Earth element), which begins on February 4, 2008 and ends on January 25, 2009. First in the cycle of 12 Animal signs, Rat Year begins the sequence and recurs every twelfth year. It is a time of renewal in many ways, so they say...

A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. According to... mystical sources...this is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start. Ventures begun now may not yield fast returns, but rest assured, opportunities will come for people who are well prepared and resourceful. So get those notebooks out, people, and start making goals!

The best way for you to succeed is to be patient, let things develop slowly, and make the most of every opening you can find. People born an Earth Rat are said to be logical realists, shrewd, charming, ambitious, and inventive. Of course, the entire horoscope must be considered when making any personality assessment (obviously)

In Chinese, Rat people are respected and considered courageous, enterprising souls. People born in the Year of Rat are clever and bright, sociable and family-minded. They have broad interests and strong abilities in adapting to the environment... they're also able to react adequately to any changes. They are gifted in many ways and have an easy going manner. They are active and pleasant, tactful and fantastic, and are able to grasp opportunities. They seem to have interests in everything and hope to participate in doing it and usually do it very well.

If you're wondering what all this Rat talk has to do with anything, Proshat Sarablou, an experienced Feng Shui Consultant, will be conducting sessions on how to apply Feng Shui to your life, in the year 2008. Very useful to all, even if you're not a Rat.

Feng Shui can teach us all about ourselves, how to find inner balance by controlling our surroundings, enabling us all to achieve our goals, no matter what element we were born under!

To find out more about Chinese Astrology and to find your own sign, check this out

"Feng Shui Energy Package 2008" starting from Dhs.2,500

To book your one-on-one session, call 050 473 6705

Famous RATS Include:
Louis Armstrong, Shirley Bassey, Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Clark Gable, Hugh Grant, Charlton Heston, Gene Kelly, Glenda Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Lineker, Sean Penn, Burt Reynolds, Olivia Newton-John, Tommy Steele, Donna Summer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kim Wilde.
(taken from http://astrology.newkerala.com/chinese-astrology/sign.php)