Monkeys are colourful characters. Sociable, talkative, energetic, they often have a magnetic personality as they are charming, helpful, and have a good sense of humour, with a mischievous and fun edge. However, they may struggle with honesty, and don’t hold back when giving feedback, which is not meant with malice, but may accidentally hurt others.

These curious people are imaginative, observant, and resourceful with many diverse talents and interests. They love challenges, may be restless, and really need a partner who can maintain their interest. Monkeys love to enjoy life and spend money on luxury items.

They are very intelligent, love learning, and have good memories. Monkeys always have a plan and like to be organised even though occasionally they can be erratic. They are often physically strong, brave, and make great leaders. They will always attempt to outsmart their competitors but usually this goes unnoticed due to their winning charm. However, if their opportunism is noticed by others, it may be viewed in a negative light.

Wood Monkey

Hardworking, good team player, compassionate, strong self esteem, stubborn.

Enthusiastic, passionate, and witty, Wood Monkeys are very popular. This is in large part due to the fact that they are excellent communicators, blessed with emotional intelligence, so good at making others happy.

These Monkeys are imaginative, full of new ideas and not afraid to take risks, but they are also very practical. They are also resourceful, disciplined, and meticulous so they have all the skills required to make things happen, but sadly they don’t cope well when things don’t go their way and may give up quickly due to their impatient nature.

Fire Monkey

Intelligent, thoughtful, versatile, ambitious, adventurous, irritable.

Fire Monkeys are lively, confident, and have a great sense of humour which makes them very attractive. They are also mature, wise, and generous. They have wide ranging interests, love adventure and like to get involved socially. They make loyal friends, but may become possessive partners.

These Monkeys are full of good ideas, competitive, and entrepreneurial, although sometimes they could be described as overambitious. They may have too many projects on their plate and get distracted from important things, they can be impatient and become stubborn when they don’t get their way.

Metal Monkey

Clever, sensible, talented, confident, irritable, stubborn, talkative.

These Monkeys are intelligent, wise, and confident with a great sense of humour. They are very extroverted, love social events and are well respected by friends and colleagues alike.

Metal Monkeys are very strong willed and will stand their ground when they feel justified. These are very determined people who put their all into achieving their goals. They are not afraid of hard work and are determined to overcome the competition. They are very talented and versatile, very much suited to creative work, and wise investors.

Earth Monkey

Considerate, principled, forward thinking, optimistic, fearless, arrogant, ambitious.

Earth Monkeys are less extroverted and more independent than other Monkeys, however, they are warm hearted, sociable, and tactful. They are generous and peace loving, and dislike confrontation.

These Monkeys are intelligent, versatile, and adapt quickly. They are learned and well read, and may be renowned in their field if they put in the work. They are brave, and stay calm under pressure, and are often successful due to sheer hard work. Unfortunately, they may lack responsibility and may prefer to leave

Water Monkey

Efficient, aggressive, likes the limelight, clever.

These responsible and brave Monkeys are lively characters and have the power of persuasion, but they can be sensitive to criticism, hide their feelings, and struggle with honesty. They may on occasion become a little aggressive or arrogant which can cause problems in relationships and potentially also in their work life, nonetheless they can sustain a harmonious marriage

Nevertheless, Water Monkeys are multi talented people, determined, and observant, and more disciplined than other monkeys, so find it easier not to get distracted away from their goals. They are enterprising risk takers who love a challenge and are motivated by success. However, they may struggle to go to bed on time which may have a negative effect on their health.