Aria of the Soul

Hello everyone, how are you doing? I'm sorry to those for those who want to see me upload more than cute pics of Baeksan but thanks to a good friend I've been thinking of writing something just for the sake of expression and no interest in anything else (attention, etc). It's likely to be thoughtful drabbles about random subjects that come into mind but at least it'll give some insight to how I think and feel, which is indirectly what literature can do but I won't go on about this unless neccessary. For the moment I'm going to discuss something that's been around for a long time; the world and art of fortune telling.

Zodiac, Tarot cards and other such mediums are used in this field and while I'm no expert I do think it's something to ponder on occasion since the subject gives some insight about ourselves in a general and sometimes spiritual level. How we act, think, feel and go about in our lives and how we interact with the world and people around us. While there are a great deal of characteristics, traits and so on I'm not going to list them and I won't encourage people to do so, intense monologing is very boring (in my book, boredom is very bad, avoid it!).

Moving on, I know of at least three different types of Zodiac signs and I'm willing to share mine with you all. For the month (I'm guessing European origins possibly but I have no proof, I'm sorry about that) I am a Virgo. The year, I am a Tiger though the exact element I haven't figured out yet and also for the month but not officially known is the Wang Long fortune telling I learned about from Persona 2 Eternal Punishment. This system also involves the months of the year. My sign from there is the Black Dragon.

While the first two are more easily known Wang Long is another matter but this isn't something to worry about, it's more of a fun thing that no one should take seriously-really.
Each The 12 Wang Long dragons are celestial guardians from the heavens who are in charge of protecting the world and the flow of Fukugi (life), namely the elements and virtues. Their greatest opposition is namely Kegare (negative emotions, etc) and the Dragon of misfortune Joka. So in summary, the Wang Long embody good luck and Joka, the bad. Now, for the info;

January - the Yellow Dragon
Protects balance, responsible and patient
Good Affinity - Gold
Bad Affinity - Silver

February - the Blue Dragon
Prefers reform, intellectual and calm
Good Affinity - Navy Blue
Bad Affinity - none

March - the White Dragon
Rules emotion, warm-hearted and easily moved to tears
Good Affinity - Moon
Bad Affinity - none

April - the Scarlet Dragon
Leads battle, rash, hasty and stubborn
Good Affinity - none
Bad Affinity - none

May - the Gold Dragon
Protects the world, realistic and reasonable
Good Affinity - Black, Yellow
Bad Affinity - none

June - the Navy Blue Dragon
Gives rise to liberation, lively and witty
Good Affinity - Blue
Bad Affinity - None

July - the Light Dragon
Values morals, sensitive and caring
Good Affinity - Moon, White
Bad Affinity - Red

August - the Red Dragon
Rules passion, confident and adventurous
Good Affinity - none
Bad Affinity - Light

September - the Black Dragon
Grants wisdom, earnest and enthusiastic
Good Affinity - Gold
Bad Affinity - none

October - the Silver Dragon
Protects moderation, artistic and pacifistic
Good Affinity - Purple
Bad Affinity - Yellow

November - the Moon Dragon
Creates mysticism, traps passion within their heart
Good Affinity - White, Light
Bad Affinity - none

December - the Purple Dragon
Honors justice, honest and wish to be free
Good Affinity - Silver
Bad Affinity - none

Note: I apologize if I made a mistake but please keep in mind that this isn't something to worry or obsess about, it's just something that I like to share with people, that's all. Also I own none of this fortune telling stuff; I can discuss it but that's it.

And now for the next little jig, Birth Arcana. The Arcana are 22 Major symbols with Tarot cards with the Sword, Cup, Pentacle and Wand as the four Minor Arcana. This is just something that I read while looking up Persona related info. And before I forget, this system is rather odd so please don't take it for real. Even I don't think it's that helpful but it prevents boredom to an extent.

According to this system one uses a rather simple formula that requires the month of birth, the day of birth, the first two digits of the birth year and the last two digits of the bith year which all will be added together. Don't panic if you were to get a three digit total, just simply add the first two numbers to the third and continue from there. Simple, yet not as reliable as the typical systems. *shrugs*

To better illustrate this formula, let's take a random birth date. Example: Oct. 4, 1987
October is the 10th month
4 is the birth day
First half of the birth year is 19
Second half of the birth year is 87
10 + 4 + 19 + 87 = 120, 12 + 0 = 12

Now we need the appropriate Arcana number to do the next step and I'll include the official numbers as well;
0 - Fool
I (1) - Magician
II (2) - Priestess
III (3) - Empress
IV (4) - Emperor
V (5) - Hierophant
VI (6) - Lovers
VII (7) - Chariot
VIII (8) - Justice
IX (9) - Hermit
X (10) - Fortune
XI (11) - Strength
XII (12) - Hanged Man
XIII (13) - Death
XIV (14) - Temperance
XV (15) - Devil
XVI (16) - Tower
XVII (17) - Star
XVIII (18) - Moon
XIX (19) - Sun
XX (20) - Judgement
XXI (21) - World

Now with the result 12 we just got earlier, that corresponds to the Arcana XII which is the Hanged Man Tarot. Then adding the digits together again we get 3, Arcana III is the Empress and we're done with that one.
Note: Due to this system, having the number 19 from the start will be a triple set with the Sun, Wheel of Fortune and the Magician Arcana (19, 10, 1). Congrats to the lucky ones who get this.
On the other hand getting the number 0 is impossible using this system, which is another reason why I don't trust it that much. Still, I find it rather impressive that my birth Arcana according to this are the Hermit and the Moon, which relate to me in some ways although I originally started with the Hermit anyways from another system. Strange no?

Hope everyone liked this informative, yet weird and long journal entry that I have posted in a long time. I'm sorry for that but I'm not leaving the site, that I promise you all. Feel free to comment if you wish, but otherwise and most importantly, be safe, healthy and live long lives. Take care to those who read this and those who don't anyway. (I'm that nice) XD