Another thing which the ruler of this annual cycle will not like is the Rat's inclination to act surreptitiously, waiting for a convenient opportunity to bring about its own self-serving goals with the help of cunning or lies. In order to avoid provoking the anger of the four-legged mistress of 2018, Rats will have to profoundly reassess their behavioral tactics. This reassessment will imply a complete renunciation of everything which representatives of this sign made active use of in the past. We're talking about their notorious tendency to transfer their obligations onto others. During the year of the Yellow Dog, Rats will have to become the authors of their own fates, completely independent people, boldly looking at their upcoming day, and not expecting any help from anyone else.
Of course, it won't be easy for Rats to completely renounce all their old habits. The Dog, for its part, will present you with the opportunity to carry out this adaptation stage in peace. It will last from the start of the Yellow Dog's reign (from the 16th of February) until the middle of April. You should devote this time to intentional self-discovery, by finding within yourself precisely the characteristics which are in need of reconstruction. The analysis carried out during the current stretch lies at the basis of your new plan for life, the primary vector of which will be the pure fight for success, and not the search for ways to carry out cunning maneuvers.
The earlier you make a new life plan, the more productive the end of this annual cycle will before you. Don't forget to include in your life project for 2018 not only matters related to finances and your career, but also everything which represents your sphere of personal relationships. The Dog is pleased by friendship and partnership, and so make an effort to maintain warm relations with your friends (or colleagues at work) by all means. While you are developing your new life axiom, you shouldn't make your close friends puppets to bring your own lofty ambitions. Learn to divide your work and your personal life, understanding that friends are the people around whom you feel emotional comfort, and not your 'serfs' who you can command ruthlessly and cynically. You will also have to understand this in matters relating to your romantic relationships. You will agree that you can't build love, and certainly not a marriage, on communication in which one person is 'lord and master', and the other is merely a subordinate. Equality is an effective mechanism, which will lead your marriage to complete harmony.
It will be solely up to you to decide how to achieve equality specifically in your family. On the whole, by giving advice to each Rat, the next landmark can be determined, first and foremost, renounce your inherent egoism. In 2018 you will have to ask yourself - when last did you show an interest in your marriage partner? The answer to this question will probably surprise you and motivate you to make serious changes within your home. Essentially, there's nothing hard about coming home from work and leaving behind everything which doesn't concern your marriage at the front door (including your natural self-love, your tedious speaking about yourself, and similar manifestations of your ego). At home, alone with your life companion, try to understand as deeply as possible what they are living for, what plans and goals are particularly relevant to them. In the year of the Yellow Dog, you will have every opportunity to start to write your family biography from scratch, so for this reason you should make a bit of an effort.