As the legend goes, more than five hundred years ago, the great Buddha invited all of the animals of creation to come and join him for the New Year. Only twelve species came at his invitation and to reward them, the divine wise man offered to name a year after each animal. From then on any person born in a year associated with that animal would share that animal's qualities.

Western Horoscope tell us how events on earth correspond to the positions and movements of astronomical bodies, particularly the sun, moon, planets, and stars. The position of astronomical bodies at the exact moment of a person's birth and the subsequent movements of the bodies reflect that person's character and, therefore, destiny.