Another factor which affects an individual’s personality is the sun sign. The sun signs are better known as the Western zodiac, and they parallel the Chinese lunar signs. Many of us know what our Western zodiac sign is, take a look below to see how they influence the sign of the Monkey.

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ARIES: 21 March to 19 April
Fire + Positive Metal = Aries Monkey

The Aries Monkey is an honest, dynamic and courageous creature. Backed with the Monkey’s brilliance and keen intellect, the fiery Aries is powerful and forceful. Excelling in positions of leadership or pioneering projects, once you have decided on a course of action, you will embark on it with gusto. Nothing and nobody will stand in your way.

Independent and innovative, you are extremely passionate about your ideas. You can be brutally frank which does not quite help your relationship with others.

Love and passion is not something suited to an Aries Monkey as you are extremely unpredictable and do not know what you want.

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TAURUS: 20 April to 20 May
Earth + Positive Metal = Taurean Monkey

The Taurean is practical, dependable and loyal. Slow and steady, the Taurean does not like to rock the boat and prefers routine over change. This is in contrast to the easily distracted Monkey who has an incessant need for constant change and movement. Combined together, you will be grounded and able to settle down long enough for the Monkey’s keen intelligence to work on projects to a stable success. However, you tend to have a dilemma between your need for security and your need for freedom.

When you have committed your love, you are capable of strong devotion to your partner.

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GEMINI: 21 May to 21 June
Air + Positive Metal = Gemini Monkey

The Gemini Monkey is complex, charming and intuitive, with a brilliant intelligence. Flexible and innovative, this adorable and independent creature has a huge potential to control the world through mental agility and sheer audacity. Undaunted by obstacles, you are very resilient and will find no challenge too difficult.

You are intelligent and communicate well. You will do well in a career in speech, writing and the arts.

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CANCER: 22 June to 21 July
Water + Positive Metal = Cancerian Monkey

This domesticated, nurturing and conservative Cancerian Monkey is financially stable with an aptitude towards savings. On the other hand, you enjoy creature comforts and a beautiful home. You also revel in exhibiting your achievements in life by owning expensive material goods. Despite your homely exterior, you are keenly intelligent and will successfully outwit any challenger.

Friendship plays a more important role than love in your life. You tend to look for a mother’s affection and a friend’s understanding in a relationship. As such, you are prone to many disappointments in your love life.

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LEO: 22 July to 21 August
Fire + Positive Metal = Leo Monkey

The Leo Monkey combines ambition and intelligence, with the dominant and strong-willed Leo curbing the Monkey’s manipulation for a more focused result. The Leo loves the limelight and so does the Monkey, but you manage to complement that with self-confidence and regal leadership. Sometimes it might seem like you are nosy but it is not out of ill-intent.

You have a strong tendency for contradiction, like to do things your way and you are very competitive.

Your love affairs are romantic and you generally prefer free union to traditional marriage.

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VIRGO: 22 August to 22 September
Earth + Positive Metal = Virgo Monkey

The Virgo is a meticulous and hard worker while the Monkey is artful. Combined, you are innovative and logical, with decisions based on facts. As a professional, you have an analytical mind and good memory, which contributes to your success. You enjoy dissecting a situation in great detail in order to make the best decision. While this is a good basis, the inclination towards perfection may be time consuming.

Career wise, you are likely to succeed in all that’s related to research, inventions or the experimental field. You are good in capitalizing on the skills of others but need some degree of freedom to be able to work well.

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LIBRA: 23 September to 22 October
Air + Positive Metal = Libran Monkey

The innovative and good-looking Libran Monkey presents himself as a lovely package, with skilful words, cultured, refined and with a love of beautiful things. You always seem to know the right thing to say at the right time and you also know how to make others feel comfortable. Preferring to avoid confrontation where possible, you will opt for diplomatic cooperation and in that way, you are a pleasure to be with.

Many would love your company, your joy of living, your curious mind and your optimism. You make friends easily and have great ability to convince.

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SCORPIO: 23 October to 21 November
Water + Positive Metal = Scorpio Monkey

Scorpios are intense, stubborn and determined to succeed. The Scorpion’s natural curiosity makes you even more inclined to investigate and get to the bottom of every situation. Power and passion are the two driving forces that serve you well, as long as you do not let yourself deteriorate into self-indulgence or compulsion. You are dependable and work hard to achieve your goals but can get vengeful if crossed.

Career wise, you will do well in research, sciences and revolutionary projects. Financial domain is not your forte.

In love, you will attract and charm. Your affections can be unstable and you may not be the sort made for marriage.

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SAGITTARIUS: 22 November to 21 December
Fire + Positive Metal = Sagittarian Monkey

The Sagittarian’s honourable and idealistic nature complements the Monkey’s natural perseverance and structured thinking, resulting in a principled character with an analytical mind. You are intelligent, strong-willed and are full of enterprise, and you are adept at secretly using your ingenuity to control a situation in order to produce a certain result.

You are altruistic, faithful and have great concern about others. You prefer intellectual and creative pursuits rather than money.

You can be quite idealistic in love and you crave for a perfect relationship. For your marriage to be successful, apart from friendship and love, a degree of personal freedom is essential.

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CAPRICORN: 22 December to 20 January
Earth + Positive Metal = Capricorn Monkey

The disciplined and honest Capricorn complements the Monkey’s dynamic intellect. Combined together, the best of both worlds merges into a determined personality whose boldness is tempered and stable, resulting in a grounded yet quietly ambitious and clever character.

You have an inclination towards research, history, study of ideas and philosophies and other areas of study that discover the origins and future of the human being. Career wise, you are more likely to have success in the areas of inventions or discoveries.

In love, you are sincere and faithful to your partner. For happiness, your marriage must be based on friendship and mutual respect.

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AQUARIUS: 21 January to 19 February
Air + Positive Metal = Aquarian Monkey

Both the Aquarius and the Monkey are exuberant, strong-willed and lively characters. Both are also intelligent, well-meaning and sincere. The Aquarius is fiercely independent and so is the extrovert Aquarian Monkey. As long as this combination takes the best of the Aquarian and the Monkey, you will be fine. Negative traits to watch are stubbornness and a refusal to listen to opposing views and the uncontrolled ego.

You are clever and intelligent but unrealistic. You expect and are highly dependent on the help and support of others which you may not always get.

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PISCES: 20 February to 20 March
Water + Positive Metal = Piscean Monkey

The yin and yang duality of the Piscean brings an intuitive spiritual fluidity to the world of the Monkey. Compassionate and kind, you put others needs before your own. These qualities combined with the highly intelligent and strategic traits of the Monkey, can bring tremendous benefits to the world at large. However, you need to be careful of not getting carried away with idealism and sentimentality which can lapse into melancholy.

You have a keen interest in esoterism, religion and the paranormal. In these areas, you will be able to distinguish yourself.

Where matters of the heart are concerned, in order for your relationships to be successful, a strong friendship with your partner must be present.

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