Basilisk and Salmon
“Dark water, no autopilot, and a very good story afterwards.”
Basilisk and Salmon score 34 out of 100: Night Crossing.
Both traditions flag this pairing, which is rare enough to be interesting on its own. Nothing about it is automatic: you two do not naturally agree on pace, priorities, or what counts as a problem. What you do have is the total absence of complacency, and pairs who cross this successfully tend to know exactly why they are together.
Sun in the lead
The daylight half runs smoother: shared plans, easy conversation, good company in a room full of people. The night half, instincts and unspoken needs and the way you each handle a bad week, is the side that wants deliberate attention.
Solar Match: Quincunx
Scorpio and Gemini sit 150 degrees apart: a quincunx.
Two signs with nothing in common and no obvious way to argue about it.
Lunar Match: The Clash
Snake and Pig are set opposite by Liu Chong, the six clashes.
Directly opposite on the wheel, six branches apart, pulling against each other by design.
Make it work: Assume nothing is obvious to the other one, because it genuinely isn't. Over-explain, ask instead of guessing, and give the difference room rather than trying to file it down.
About the Basilisk · About the Salmon
Strongest matches for Basilisk
- Basilisk and Cockroach: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Basilisk and Manatee: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Basilisk and Goose: Total Eclipse, 95 out of 100
Hardest matches for Basilisk
- Basilisk and Boar: Night Crossing, 33 out of 100
- Basilisk and Koala: Night Crossing, 34 out of 100
- Basilisk and Beaver: Night Crossing, 35 out of 100
Strongest matches for Salmon
- Salmon and Dove: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Salmon and Lemur: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Salmon and Panther: Total Eclipse, 97 out of 100
Hardest matches for Salmon
- Salmon and Kingfisher: Night Crossing, 33 out of 100
- Salmon and Eel: Night Crossing, 36 out of 100
- Salmon and Silkworm: Night Crossing, 36 out of 100