Hypnotherapy as a Solution
The time when hypnosis was perceived as a kind of dark magic with watch waving and controlling people’s minds have gone for good. Nowadays hypnosis is a therapy that helps people overcome addiction to tobacco, alcohol, gambling, cocaine, different phobias and many psychological disorders. Notwithstanding the fact that we live in the XXI century stereotypical views on hypnosis still exist.
Chinese Astrology
According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarrelled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according to their finish.
All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox’s back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.