In the world of Feng Shui, I’m not the first to make an association between the Chinese Zodiac sign of Rat and the United Kingdom. Some reasons behind this thinking: The UK is in the north of the northern hemisphere. It consists of rainy islands. There’s lots of water, and so many coastlines. Speaking literally and figuratively, Rats have traveled throughout the world, coming from this location. Colonizers came from these islands.
For many the UK is one of those places we associate with origins, lineages, dynasties and ghosts: Water element things. The Rat is a creature of Water. It lives in the north where it’s wet, dark and cold. You see how this works?
I hear the rain has increased lately in the UK with the year of the Fire Horse present. The Fire Horse would stimulate the Water energy of the Rat, the Rat might try to fight back with flooding. If you do what I do, you might start to wonder if the hot parts of the year in the UK will be in the autumn.
Royal Rats
Now that we’re past the small talk, I want to be more specific and tell you I associate Rat with the Royal family. The Water element is what creates the next generation, it has the dna and it carries the line of succession. In the Royal family, I think the Rat energy favors women more than men. You may have noticed that women rulers fare better than men rulers in the House of Windsor.
Obviously, if I’m right to view a correlation between the Rat and the House of Windsor, then we can say the Royal Family is clashed by this year of the Fire Horse. In this first month of the Fire Horse year, it’s already started with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, arrested on his own birthday. I think there is more clash to come.
I’ve been studying Feng Shui and Bazi for 24 years. Observation of relationships is one way that I learn. It’s the main way that I find connections in patterns. I’ve been developing the concepts behind this post for years. Now is the right time to share what I’ve found.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has allegedly been doing nasty things for many years. Now perhaps it will be proven. In this Horse year, there is a clash for his physical body. He may live somewhere new. The Prison star present and it’s not looking good for Andrew.
Ba Zi of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
b. February 19 1960 3:30 pm
Andrew’s current 10 Year Fate Pillar of Wood Rooster started last year in the year of the Wood Snake (2025). In experiencing the Fire Penalty last year he was cast out of the family by his brother – to a limited extent.
The Rooster is one of his Noblemen, the other one is Pig. The lesson that this decade will bring is about being on the other end of destruction, the power of money and the power of the lack of it.
His wealth might protect him, but his ex Fergie probably will not be able to. Sarah Ferguson was born in an Earth Pig year. It seems no one can find her today – the day Andrew was arrested. Maybe a Wood Tiger has whisked her to safety earlier this month.
I fear both Sarah and Andrew will be needing extra funding and running out of money. His bazi says he needs ancestors to sustain him. He won’t be able to make the public appearances as a rich guy who “executes”. That energy also makes Andrew prone to spilling the beans. Do note: he was arrested due to his allegedly exposing classified information to enemies, not because of what he allegedly did to women and children. I have to say allegedly but in the latter case we know there are photos.
Being a yin Fire guy and having his natal chart structure, I predict Andrew is about to do a lot of talking and exposing of dirty laundry in public settings. I’m especially curious to see what could come out in April and August.
Now let’s move on to another Rat in the dynasty who has been living in the USA. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex is a yang Water guy. As a Water person, you’d think he would realize it’s crazy to think he could escape all the other Water. It’s his family of origin. Harry was born in a Wood Rat year.*
Ba Zi of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
b. September 15 1984 4:20 pm
In the Fire Horse year both his year and day pillars are clashed. If there is a change of location in store for him, does that mean committing to California or going back to the UK? All I’m going to say about that is he might make a lot of mistakes around the concept of loyalty. Depression is a problem for him.
Harry originally came to the west coast of the US because it promised resources, but as always, the Metal in his bazi is unreliable and so are the resources. Metal changes its nature too easily for him to be certain of what he knows, or where he stands. He was never sure of his parents role in his life.
Another way of looking at this is Harry may have been drawn to California by the Rooster – his Peach Blossom sign. He felt an irresistible attraction.
The location of the Rooster in the US is Los Angeles – the place where beauty and illusion rule, surgery and cameras make it all possible. The Rooster in Harry’s life is Meghan Markle who was born in 1981. She’s a Metal Rooster so he really didn’t stand a chance.
Given his current luck of Fire Ox that started in 2022, I’m hoping his commitment to his children is a driving force in his actions. I say this partly because people aren’t understanding why he would still be committed to Meghan Markle. There are a lot of secrets about them that might not be known until 2029.
I fear his father King Charles III will not be here to witness that. Prince Harry would probably tell you that’s typical of him.
Ba Zi of King Charles III
b. November 14 1948 9:14 pm
King Charles III waited a very long time to assume the throne and now that he has, it must be heartbreaking to be so ill. I think his Life House of Earth Sheep speaks to this. It actually does indicate the timing of his ascent. I wonder if he would have chosen to live a different life if he knew how it would all unfold.
Charles is a yin Water guy. His chart is what Master Lily Chung might call “sibling rivalry”. There are lots of people just like him in his life, all competing for the same Earth. A challenge for him would be communication, especially in the context of his significant relationships. He hates confrontation most of all. You can see how these circumstances become obstacles to his power.
I think it’s important to consider that whatever his illness, COVID has likely been a accelerator. Charles was infected first in March of 2020 and then again in February of 2022. With his cold chart, he could have a constellation of health issues that people call Long Covid. Heat (or Fire) is risky for him though.
Unfortunately Charles is experiencing a lot of clash energy this year as he is in a Big Fate of Metal Horse and now it’s a Fire Horse year. I expect there will be big changes in his life in 2026. October could be especially challenging, maybe transformational.
I wish him peace and luck in 2026.
*Another royal who tried to escape the influence of the Rat was King Edward VIII who was born in a Horse year. He abdicated to escape the Rat. I guess he felt he was in the wrong place! He died in a Rat year.
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