Sign V of XII

Dragon

Year of the Dragon

1964 · 1976 · 1988 · 2000 · 2012 · 2024 · 2036

Legend Has It

Of all the animals summoned to the Great Race, none had a greater natural advantage than the Dragon. It could fly — the river meant nothing to it. And yet the Dragon finished fifth. On its way to the finish line, it spotted a parched village below, its crops wilting in severe drought. Without hesitation, the Dragon descended and breathed great clouds of rain over the land until the fields were green again. Only then did it continue to the finish, arriving to find four animals already across. The Jade Emperor, moved by the Dragon's compassion, honored it anyway. Power wielded with generosity — that is the Dragon's enduring nature.

Personality Traits

Strengths
  • Visionary
  • Courageous
  • Magnetic
  • Ambitious
  • Generous
  • Passionate
Weaknesses
  • Arrogant
  • Impatient
  • Demanding
  • Tactless
  • Perfectionist
  • Intolerant

You Know You're a Dragon If…

You were born with the sense that you were put here to do something significant — and you've never really doubted it. You pursue your goals with a relentlessness that exhausts everyone around you, while you somehow keep going. You hate wasting time and have very little patience for people who do. You are at your best when you're building something from nothing, and at your worst when you're forced to be still. Your standards are exceptionally high, which means you can be demanding — but you are always the most demanding of yourself.

In Life & Career

Dragons are drawn to careers where they can lead and create: entrepreneurship, politics, performing arts, architecture, and technology. They are not employees by nature — they are founders. In relationships, the Dragon is passionate and devoted, but needs a partner who has their own strong identity. Dragons are attracted to people who don't need them, but choose them. They require admiration, but respect those who don't simply give it.

Compatibility

Most Compatible
  • Rat
  • Monkey
  • Rooster
Compatible
  • Dragon
  • Tiger
  • Snake
  • Horse
  • Pig
Least Compatible
  • Dog
  • Buffalo

Famous Dragons

Joan of Arc · John Lennon · Bruce Lee · Keanu Reeves · Sandra Bullock · Rihanna · Adele · Jack Dorsey