Sky Pair · 하늘짝

The Black Monkey of Leo

Carry your big mind. Walk where you can be seen.

The Black Monkey of Leo is a Sky Pair: the Black Monkey day animal (壬申) from Korean saju, with the Leo 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

Say out loud one thing you did well 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. Leo is fire: you don't hide your heart, and you shine when you stand in front.

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 Leo addsYour pride gets hurt first.Leo fire makes your pride bigger. It isn't losing — it's being big enough to hold them.

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

壬申임신

Old name · 黑猴