Some call this the year of the goat.  Others get very specific and name it the wooly goat or sheep or the African black sheep.

Never mind, it is still the Year of the Sheep and began on February 19th and its energy lasts until February 7th, 2016.  What does all this mean?  It can be fun to look up your own Chinese character and see how it will fare in the Year of the Sheep.

Overall, this should be a calmer year than 2014.  Nothing is taken in isolation and that includes the Chinese calendar.  We do have to consider the astrological and numerical characteristics.  One of the first characteristics of the Year of the Sheep is that it is the 8th animal of the Chinese Zodiac, a most important number in the Chinese number system.  To top it off, this is the 8th year in Numerology and both …