by Janette Peel

Created on: November 03, 2008

To the Chinese, the Dragon crossed the skies and marked time's passing. A helpful creature, blessed with vitality and occult powers, it marked auspicious events from the birth of an heir to the death of a benefactor.

People born under this fifth sign in the year 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988 and 2000 are blessed with the same vitality. Their intuitive ability to understand any situation puts them in a position to influence events. But the influence that they bring to bear may not be what is wanted, something that is more often than not due to the fact that many of them have their heads in the clouds.

Dragons have such self-confidence that they often delude themselves into believing that their middle name in infallible'. They will start projects and relationships with boundless, youthful enthusiasm, only to abandon them halfway through when their impetuosity drives them off in another direction.

Their superficial show of bravado often disguises an insecurity, which the Dragon will go to great lengths to cover with a side smile or an expensive new outfit.

They have so much energy that trying to channel it can become their main preoccupation in life. This explains the frustration they feel when things don't go their way, a frustration that can cause outbursts of volcanic temper, when they seem to spit fire with every word.

Dragons need love and affection, things that the Rooster is only too happy to offer. The Snake, too. Surprisingly, the Tiger and the Dragon being opposites in many respects can be an excellent match. The Horse tends to be too devious, and Dragons who find themselves attracted to a Dog will soon find that they are barking up the wrong tree.

Like all other signs, the Dragon's temperament is influenced by the Mansion of the Moon in which they are born. The lingering influence of the Rabbit makes Dragons born during the first Moon more introspective than other Dragons. This is something that engenders suspicion about the typically creative ideas that flood from this and all Dragons.

Second Moon Dragons breeze through life with a smile on their face that belies the inner turmoil churning up their stomachs. The third Moon invigorates her subjects with the knowledge that life is for living and the stamina to do just that, while those born during the fourth Moon make no concessions to anyone or anything. They are what they are like them or lump them.

Dragons who first breathe fire during the fifth Moon are blessed with great powers of concentration that allow them to get to the end of the road, no matter how bumpy the ride.

Those born when the next Moon illumines the night sky are fireballs of creative energy that brands itself on all who cross their path. People who know Dragons born under the seventh Moon often have reasons to be grateful to them for the confidence and trust they inspire.

The eighth Moon makes her subjects extremely logical and engenders in them the need to set their sights on a definite goal before they set out on any project. This is not something that many will say about ninth-Moon Dragons with their head in the clouds and chiffon-soft ideas. But what others don't realize is that some of the greatest inventions, most brilliant books and beautiful paintings have been the children of dreamers.

The eponymous creature lies very deep within Dragons born during the tenth Moon, but don't be deceived by the placid exterior; it's there, ready to breathe fire whenever necessary.

The second to last Moon blesses (or curses) her children with a will to win that overrides everything else in life. Dragons who look to the last Moon are cool and sophisticated, but there's a hot, passionate slumbering person beneath just waiting to be awakened.

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