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A zodiac spirit animal is an animal that shares similar qualities to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Nature's animals reside within the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air).
The Chinese zodiac's animal trines are deeply connected with ancient Chinese cosmology, reflecting the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and the natural order. Each animal trine has a specific elemental attribute and a celestial pattern, showing the combination of astronomy and philosophy in the system (Hui, n.d.).
The Chinese classic Book of Rites mentions the Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise (Dark Warrior), Azure Dragon, and White Tiger as heraldic animals on war flags; [3] they were the names of asterisms associated with the four cardinal directions: South, North, East, and West, respectively.
Aatxe – Bull spirit. Abaasy – Iron-toothed demons. Abada – Unicorn that inhabits the African Congo. Äbädä – Forest spirit. Abaia – Huge magical eel. Abarimon (Medieval Bestiaries) – Savage humanoid with backward feet. Abath – One-horned animal.
Piatek – Large land animal; Pictish Beast (Pictish stones) – Stylistic animal, possibly a dragon; Pillan – Nature spirit; Pim-skwa-wagen-owad – Water spirit; Piru – Minor demon; Pishacha – Carrion-eating demon; Pishtaco – Monster man that steals its victim's body fat for cannibalistic purposes
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Images Bats Bat (fu) Homophone for good fortune and symbol for longevity and happiness. [3] Bats flying amongst clouds Bats with Chinese character "wan"(Swastika) "Ten thousand-fold wishes for good fortune and happiness.” [3] Five bats (wufu) Wishes for the Five Blessings. [3] Red bats (hongfu) Wide spread of good fortune [3] Deer Lü [4 ...
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