The twelve Animal Signs

for Men

Dragon man
His physical background

One can easily recognize a male Dragon by his haughty, aristocratic demeanor - he has got class! He is generally tall, erect, slender, with a good set of muscles and powerful shoulders. His overall appearance is in the tradition of Cary Grant, a representative of men born under this sign. He has a lithe, feline, deliberately steady gait. He walks slowly, moves slowly, never seeming to be in a hurry - a kind of intentional nonchalance that suggests both self-assurance and self-sufficiency. He can also be recognized by his thick, gorgeous head of hair which, depending on the race, is either flamingly fair or ebony-like dark.

His features are regular, his nose high and straight, his forehead slightly receding, his eyes elongated in the form of almonds. His chin is almost always cut through by a vertical or horizontal furrow. When he speaks or laughs, those who surround him cannot help noticing his ringing voice and healthy, dazzling teeth. There is a malicious, though tender, expression in these eyes bordered with long eyelashes. But his gaze can be more or less lively according to the degree of his myopia, a traditional weakness among Dragons. His grin has an irresistible charm.

Physically, the native is in all appearance as fit as a fiddle, brimming over with energy and vitality. Enjoying great recuperative powers, he has an outstanding capacity for work and thereby tends to exhaust his collaborators by demanding too much of them. Despite his feverish activity, he rarely feels the need to let up from time to time. In any case, idleness is to him the worst possible punishment.

But this man, who is inhabited by boundless enthusiasm, suffers from a variety of health troubles which, if not properly handled, may degenerate into serious handicaps and hamper his full enjoyment of life. In the first place, he must keep a close watch over his heart. Whether he wants or not to admit it, this organ in unable to bear all the strains he intends to impose on it. The danger of infarction is very real in his case, and it is in his interest to take it into due consideration. He must also try by all means to preserve his sleep which, even under normal circumstances, tends to deteriorate with the years and gradually but surely lower the level of his resistance.

His back is a delicate part of his body. Some form of lumbago seems inevitable. Displaced discs and other vertebral abnormalities can jeopardize the structural and functional integrity of his nervous system, giving rise to vertigo, general discomfort, and pains in his sciatic nerves. A surgical intervention may prove necessary and, in any case, a chiropractic treatment is highly advisable.

Some of his physical liabilities clearly have their origins in his psychological makeup. He is more anxious than he is ready to acknowledge himself to be, especially if he is burdened with important responsibilities. He is afraid to fail whereas failure is something he is least prepared to envision, let alone to accept. His anxieties put too heavy a stress on his vegetative system. His extreme narcissism, coupled with his unconditional megalomania, subjects him to constant pressure, forcing him to bite more than he can chew and to dissipate his forces unwisely. Not rarely are his most serious ailments purely psychosomatic since they cannot be accounted for by any physical dysfunction or organic deficiency.

It is vital that he learn to exercise a judicious control over the use of his energies. He should never overplay his hand, whatever the work load, or allow himself to be devoured by worries and concerns. Sufficient rest, or at least a sound alternation of his various activities, must be high on the list of his priorities. Yoga and Oriental martial arts are profitable to him insofar as these techniques can help him relax and gain self-control. Open-air exercises, such as golf, can also greatly benefit him. Above all, he should never lose sight of the fact that what is the most detrimental to his health is his very refusal to accept his limitations.

Concerning his diet, he must give his preference to foods that are liable to stimulate his circulation - shellfish, offal, algae, citrus fruits, and so on. On the contrary, he must be careful not to overindulge in meat, alcohol, tobacco, tea, or coffee - in short, anything that may increase his blood pressure. He naturally likes fruit juices, especially apple and grape juices, rich in vitamins and minerals: This is a good habit to keep. Dried fruits such as dates, raisins, kakis, bananas, plums, and figs, are apt to supply him with important amounts of natural sugar, an energy-giving element his usually overworked organism badly needs. Since he often gets wrought up and, as a consequence, loses interest in food, spices and condiments are recommended to arouse and maintain his appetite, on condition that they be used moderately. Finally, it is good for him to know that carrots and whortleberries are beneficial to eyesight while garlic combats hypertension.