Are the Horse and Goat Spirit Guardians compatible?

The board reads them as secret friends, among the stronger branch relations in the twelve. On the first of four layers the pairing scores between 59 and 79, depending on which two birth years are actually being read — the branch relation is fixed, the year elements are not. That layer carries weight 0.30 and reads the birth years only; the other three read the two charts, so this is where a reading starts rather than where it lands.

Which birth years does this pairing cover?

1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 on one side and 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039 on the other — 64 combinations in total, and they do not all read alike. The community repeats every twelve years but the year element turns on a ten-year cycle, so 1990 with 1991 and 2002 with 2003 are two different readings of the same pairing.

Does a strong branch relation mean this pairing always works?

No. It means the year layer starts high, and that layer is 0.30 of four. Two people whose communities agree can still differ everywhere the charts are read, which is exactly why the Horse Spirit Guardian and the Goat Spirit Guardian are not the whole answer about anybody.

Secret friends

The Horse and Goat Spirit Guardians

Fire and Earth · first-layer scores from 59 to 79

Birth years 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 read against birth years 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039. That is 64 combinations, and the branch relation between the two communities — secret friends — is the same in all of them. What is not the same is the year element behind each birth, which is why the first-layer score across this page runs from 59 to 79 rather than sitting on one number.

Together

The most domestic of the six strongest pairs. The Horse Spirit Guardian spends itself outward and the Goat Spirit Guardian makes a place worth coming back to, and both communities are content with that division rather than quietly resentful of it. The Goat Spirit Guardian is not looking for the front of the room; the Horse Spirit Guardian is not looking after the back of it.

What it costs

The Goat Spirit Guardian worries and the Horse Spirit Guardian leaves, and neither behaviour is aimed at the other. What corrodes it is the Horse Spirit Guardian's assumption that being reliable over the long run excuses being absent in the short one. The Goat Spirit Guardian rarely says otherwise until much later, and then says all of it at once.

All 64 birth-year combinations

Grouped by the Horse Spirit Guardian's year. Within each group the branch relation is fixed and only the element cycle moves, which is the whole reason a pairing is not one answer.

Born 1954 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1954 and 1955	Plant and Plant	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 1967	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 1979	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1954 and 1991	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1954 and 2003	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 2015	Plant and Plant	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 2027	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 2039	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond

Born 1966 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1966 and 1955	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 1967	Fire and Fire	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 1979	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 1991	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1966 and 2003	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1966 and 2015	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 2027	Fire and Fire	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 2039	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor

Born 1978 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1978 and 1955	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1978 and 1967	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 1979	Earth and Earth	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 1991	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 2003	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1978 and 2015	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1978 and 2027	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 2039	Earth and Earth	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor

Born 1990 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1990 and 1955	Metal and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1990 and 1967	Metal and Fire	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1990 and 1979	Metal and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1990 and 1991	Metal and Metal	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
1990 and 2003	Metal and Water	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
1990 and 2015	Metal and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1990 and 2027	Metal and Fire	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
1990 and 2039	Metal and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor

Born 2002 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2002 and 1955	Water and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2002 and 1967	Water and Fire	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2002 and 1979	Water and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2002 and 1991	Water and Metal	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2002 and 2003	Water and Water	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2002 and 2015	Water and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2002 and 2027	Water and Fire	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2002 and 2039	Water and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond

Born 2014 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2014 and 1955	Plant and Plant	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 1967	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 1979	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2014 and 1991	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2014 and 2003	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 2015	Plant and Plant	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 2027	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 2039	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond

Born 2026 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2026 and 1955	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 1967	Fire and Fire	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 1979	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 1991	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2026 and 2003	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2026 and 2015	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 2027	Fire and Fire	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 2039	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor

Born 2038 with the Goat Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2038 and 1955	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2038 and 1967	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 1979	Earth and Earth	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 1991	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 2003	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2038 and 2015	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	59 · Growing Bond
2038 and 2027	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	79 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 2039	Earth and Earth	Same element	72 · Steady Harbor

These readings are the first of the board's four layers — the birth years alone — and it carries weight 0.30 of the result. The other three read the two charts rather than the two communities, so a strong or difficult year layer is where a reading starts, not where it lands.

Either community on its own

Frequently asked

Are the Horse and Goat Spirit Guardians compatible?: The board reads them as secret friends, among the stronger branch relations in the twelve. On the first of four layers the pairing scores between 59 and 79, depending on which two birth years are actually being read — the branch relation is fixed, the year elements are not. That layer carries weight 0.30 and reads the birth years only; the other three read the two charts, so this is where a reading starts rather than where it lands.
Which birth years does this pairing cover?: 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 on one side and 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039 on the other — 64 combinations in total, and they do not all read alike. The community repeats every twelve years but the year element turns on a ten-year cycle, so 1990 with 1991 and 2002 with 2003 are two different readings of the same pairing.
Does a strong branch relation mean this pairing always works?: No. It means the year layer starts high, and that layer is 0.30 of four. Two people whose communities agree can still differ everywhere the charts are read, which is exactly why the Horse Spirit Guardian and the Goat Spirit Guardian are not the whole answer about anybody.

This page reads two communities. The board reads two people — four layers, of which the year pillars above are the first. Two birth years is enough to start.

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