Sky Pair · 하늘짝

The Black Monkey of Aries

Carry your big mind. Take the first step.

The Black Monkey of Aries is a Sky Pair: the Black Monkey day animal (壬申) from Korean saju, with the Aries sun sign from Western astrology. There are 720 Sky Pairs in all.

What lifts you

a big-picture mind

What to watch

drifting everywhere

Drawn-to day animal

Snake (by day, not birth year)

A small step today

Finish one thing you've started, today

What brings luck

colour red · direction south · numbers 2, 7

The black comes from 壬, the ocean. Big mind, restless current — you need room to move. The monkey (申): clever and adaptable — you can fix almost anything. Aries is the sign of beginnings: you move first, and waiting wears you out.

When the Black Monkey fights

When you fightYou talk your way out.Your mind is quick. When it turns against you, you change the subject or make a joke.

How you're misreadPeople say you're never serious.Heavy air is hard for you. It doesn't mean you take it lightly.

Your strength in a conflictYou find the way out.You think about how to fix it before who's to blame.

What Aries addsYou blow up fast, and forget fast.Aries fire makes you react fast. One breath before the first word.

One small stepBefore the joke, listen seriously for three minutes.

壬申임신

Old name · 黑猴