Comments on: Compromise https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/02/20/compromise/ Culture, Politics, Academia and Other Shiny Objects Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 By: Jonathan Dresner https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/02/20/compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:51:00 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=330#comment-3219 There is a metal element in the cycle — which is traditionally read as “gold” though that’s not the original alchemical intent — but it doesn’t coincide with the Pig until 2031.

The five elements, if you’re curious, are fire, water, earth, wood and metal. Mix those with the twelve year zodiac and you have the 60 year cycle.

]]> By: Timothy Burke https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/02/20/compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:50:30 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=330#comment-3218 I’m a Wood Dragon (and I’ve always found the description it provides of my character to be pretty consistent and accurate). But isn’t there a Metal element in the cycle? I took that to be how some people are coming up with the Golden Pig thing.

]]> By: ADM https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/02/20/compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:42:06 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=330#comment-3217 Fire Pig, I think. It has to do with elemental variations. I’m a Water Tiger.

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