Black Snake of AriesSky Pair · 하늘짝
The Black Snake of Aries
Carry your quiet. Take the first step.
The Black Snake of Aries is a Sky Pair: the Black Snake day animal (癸巳) from Korean saju, with the Aries sun sign from Western astrology. There are 720 Sky Pairs in all.
- What lifts you
- quiet sensitivity
- What to watch
- holding it all in
- Drawn-to day animal
- Monkey (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 癸, rain. Soft as rain, and just as hard to stop. The snake (巳): deep and quiet — you think three moves ahead. Aries is the sign of beginnings: you move first, and waiting wears you out.
When the Black Snake fights
When you fightCalm outside, a whirlpool within.Your face is still, but inside you're weighing dozens of outcomes.
How you're misreadPeople think you don't care.You care so much that nothing comes out.
Your strength in a conflictYou see what's coming.You see where the fight is heading and find a way around it.
What Aries addsYou blow up fast, and forget fast.Aries fire makes you react fast. One breath before the first word.
One small stepSay one of your inner calculations out loud.
癸巳계사
Old name · 黑蛇
