Sky Pair · 하늘짝

The Blue Dog of Leo

Carry your roots. Walk where you can be seen.

The Blue Dog of Leo is a Sky Pair: the Blue Dog day animal (甲戌) from Korean saju, with the Leo sun sign from Western astrology. There are 720 Sky Pairs in all.

What lifts you

steady growth

What to watch

refusing to bend

Drawn-to day animal

Rabbit (by day, not birth year)

A small step today

Say out loud one thing you did well today

What brings luck

colour yellow · direction southwest · numbers 5, 10

The blue comes from 甲, a tall tree. You grow straight up, even when no one is watching. The dog (戌): loyal and protective — your people are safe with you. Leo is fire: you don't hide your heart, and you shine when you stand in front.

When the Blue Dog fights

When you fightYou can't let wrong things pass.You get angrier when someone else is treated unfairly than when you are.

How you're misreadPeople say you're rigid.You believe keeping principles is how you keep people safe.

Your strength in a conflictYou take their side.Even in a fight, you stand up for whoever is weaker.

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 right and wrong: "How did that feel for you?"

甲戌갑술

Old name · 靑狗