Snake and Monkey
Why this score
- Starting point: a neutral pair 5
- The tradition settles in favour of the match
- Fire and Metal: one restrains the other
- Complementary yin and yang
- Independent sources call them compatible
- Match score 7/10
The score is ours: the classical relation weighs most, the elements and the sources nuance it, yin and yang barely touch it.
The classical relation
Six harmony
FavourableThe two branches form one of the six pairs that combine. The classical tradition sees a natural understanding in it, a bond that builds without effort.
Punishment
UnfavourableThe two branches belong to the same punishment cycle. The classical tradition links it to trials and mutual reproach.
The relations pull both ways here, but the classical tradition settles it itself: the favourable relation prevails.
These relations come from the tables of the classical Chinese tradition, which link the twelve earthly branches.
The five elements
The element of the Snake tempers that of the Monkey: one keeps the other in check, fruitful while it stays respectful, heavy once it turns into control.
In the cycle of the five phases, each element nourishes another (Wood feeds Fire) and restrains another (Water restrains Fire).
Yin and yang
The sign of the Monkey is yang, the sign of the Snake is yin: they complete each other, one reaches out while the other takes in.
What the sources say
2 independent sources call them compatible.
We only keep a view once at least two independent sources share it.
The two signs
- Snake 巳 si · Fire · Yin Read the full Snake horoscope The Snake in the encyclopedia
- Monkey 申 shen · Metal · Yang Read the full Monkey horoscope The Monkey in the encyclopedia
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