Octopus and Duck
“Both lights land on the same spot.”
Octopus and Duck score 95 out of 100: Total Eclipse.
This is the rarest reading the two zodiacs produce together. The western wheel and the lunar branches almost never agree this completely, and when they do the effect is a pairing that works on the surface and underneath at the same time: the plans line up, and so do the instincts nobody bothered to explain.
Both lights level
The sun and the moon report the same thing about this pairing, so what shows on the surface is what is actually there underneath. Whatever this reading is, it is consistent, and consistency is worth a lot.
Solar Match: Trine
Virgo and Capricorn sit 120 degrees apart: a trine.
Same element, one long exhale.
Lunar Match: Triangle of Affinity
Snake and Rooster are tied by San He, the three harmonies.
One of the four great triangles, and the strongest tie the lunar wheel has to offer.
Make it work: The only real risk in a total eclipse is taking it for granted. Something this easy stops looking like luck after a while, so keep noticing it out loud.
About the Octopus · About the Duck
Strongest matches for Octopus
- Octopus and Bison: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Octopus and Mammoth: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Octopus and Beetle: Total Eclipse, 95 out of 100
Hardest matches for Octopus
- Octopus and Beaver: Night Crossing, 33 out of 100
- Octopus and Boar: Night Crossing, 34 out of 100
- Octopus and Mongoose: Night Crossing, 36 out of 100
Strongest matches for Duck
- Duck and Bison: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Duck and Reindeer: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Duck and Elephant: Total Eclipse, 97 out of 100
Hardest matches for Duck
- Duck and Butterfly: Night Crossing, 33 out of 100
- Duck and Cheetah: Night Crossing, 34 out of 100
- Duck and Dove: Night Crossing, 35 out of 100