Zodiac Horoscope Challenge

Zodiac Horoscope Challenge
Duration: April 1st - September 30th, 2013
Thanks to Dee and the other Mods for helping me create this challenge.
For this challenge, there will be a varying number of books read depending on which Zodiac sign is used. The minimum is 8 (for Leo) and the maximum is 16 for Sagittarius.
All 6 tasks need to be completed for each level. You cannot move onto another level, without completing the previous one.
For the first level, you can choose to do your own zodiac sign or you can do the zodiacpersonality quiz and do the zodiac sign that best represents you.
If you opt to do the quiz, please state your real Zodiac, as well as the quiz result
If you finish the first level and want to do it again, feel free to pick a different sign – the only catch is that you need to pick one that is in a different ruling element (fire/earth/air/water), than the first one you did. For example, you could do Pisces for your first level which is a Water element, for your second (and subsequent levels), you would pick a sign from Earth, Air, or Fire.
Rules
Books must be minimum of 100 pages or 30k words
Books can ONLY be used for one task
Contributions to anthologies can only be used if they reach the 100 pg minimum or you use the whole anthology for a task (i.e. you couldn't read 2 stories in the same anthology for different tasks, unless their individual pages exceed 100 pages each)
1. Spell It Out: Spell out your zodiac sign
You can use book or series titles, or authors’ first or last names to spell your word. You can ignore a, an, the articles.
2. Zodiac Sign Number: Series Number
Aries: 1st Zodiac sign - Read a book that is first in a series or has the number 1/one/first/1st in its title
Taurus: 2nd Zodiac sign - Read a book that is second in a series or has the number 2/two/second/2nd in its title
Gemini: 3rd Zodiac sign - Read a book that is third in a series or has the number 3/three/third/3rd in its title
Cancer: 4th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is fourth in a series or has the number 4/four/fourth/4th in its title
Leo: 5th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is fifth in a series or has the number 5/five/fifth/5th in its title
Virgo: 6th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is sixth in a series or has the number 6/six/sixth/6th in its title
Libra: 7th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is seventh in a series or has the number 7/seven/seventh/7th in its title
Scorpio: 8th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is eighth in a series or has the number 8/eight/eighth/8th in its title
Sagittarius: 9th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is ninth in a series or has the number 9/nine/ninth/9th in its title
Capricorn: 10th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is tenth in a series or has the number 10/ten/tenth/10th in its title
Aquarius: 11th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is eleventh in a series or has the number 11/eleven/eleventh/11th in its title
Pisces: 12th Zodiac sign - Read a book that is twelfth in a series or has the number 12/twelve/twelfth/12th in its title
3. Ruling Element:
The signs of the zodiac are broken down into the elements of fire, earth, air, and water. Read a book that has your element in the title or cover or the element color on the cover.
Fire - Red/Orange - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
Earth - Brown - Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn
Air - Light Blue - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius
Water - Dark Blue - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
4. Chinese Zodiac: Animal
Read a book that has your Chinese zodiac animal in the title/on the cover or featured in the book (To find your animal click on link chinese-astrology)
5.Career: Best Career for Your Zodiac Sign
Read a book where one of the main character is in a job that is most compatible with your zodiac sign
Aries - entrepreneur, soldier, rescue worker; in the fields of government and politics, television, or recreation.
Taurus - accountant, educator, engineer, lawyer, designer, landscaper, chef
Gemini - stockbroker, switchboard operator, technical support, teacher, architect, machine operator, rescue worker.
Cancer - gardener, social worker, childcare, human resources, lawyer, teacher, CEO, soldier.
Leo - CEO, performer, tour guide, real estate agent, interior decorator, fashion designer, government, salesperson.
Virgo - editor/writer, teacher, critic, technician, translator, detective, statistician.
Libra - diplomat, dancer, salesperson, host, negotiator, travel agent, supervisor.
Scorpio - detective, lawyer, educator, scientist, surgeon, physicist.
Sagittarius - minister, animal trainer, editor, public relations, coach, anything having to do with travel.
Capricorn - manager, administrator, editor, banker, IT, or anything science-related.
Aquarius - scientist, inventor, organic farmer, aviator, designer, musician.
Pisces - artist, nurse, physical therapist, philanthropist, veterinarian, psychologist.
6. Birthstone:
Read a book where your birthstone appears in the title or the color appears on the cover (birthstones)
January – Garnet (Red)
February – Amethyst (Purple)
March - Aquamarine (Light Blue)
April - Diamond (White/Silver)
May - Emerald (Dark Green)
June - Pearl (White/ Pink)
July - Ruby (Red)
August - Peridot (Light Green)
September - Sapphire (Dark Blue)
October - Opal (White)
November - Citrine/Topaz (Orange/Amber/Yellow)
December - Turquoise (Dark Blue)
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Rules for Level 2
If you finish the first level and want to do it again, feel free to pick a different sign – the only catch is that you need to pick one that is in a different ruling element (fire/earth/air/water), than the first one you did.
For example, you could do Pisces for your first level which is a Water element, for your second (and subsequent levels), you would pick a sign from Earth, Air, or Fire.
Books being used for level 2 have to be read after the date you completed level 1.
For #4. Chinese Zodiac - The twelve animal signs can be divided into four groups of three. The groups are based on the surmise that each of the three animals concerned have similar ways of thinking or temperament, or at least the style of thinking and understanding.
Group One:Rat, Dragon, Monkey
They are action oriented and show traits of intelligence. They can complement in intellect and are compatible with each other.
Group Two: Ox, Snake, Rooster
They are deep thinkers and always conscious about attaining their objectives. They are complementary to each other in intellect and habits.
Group Three: Tiger, Horse, Dog
They incline to freedom and have strong sense of personal ego. They can understand each other but sometimes are egoistical.
Group Four: Rabbit, Sheep, Pig
They love peace and believe in mutual co-operation. They can be sympathetic and usually make great pairs.
You must choose an animal that is in a different group to the one you did in Level 1
For #6. Birthstone: - Pick a birthstone from either of the months in the Zodiac Sign you picked for Level 2
Aries: March 21 - April 19
Taurus: April 20 - May 20
Gemini: May 21 - June 20
Cancer: June 21 - July 22
Leo: July 23 - August 22
Virgo: August 23- September 22
Libra: September 23 - October 22
Scorpio: October 23 - November 21
Saggitarius: November 22 - December 21
Capricorn: December 22 - January 19
Aquarius: January 20 - February 18
Pisces: February 19 - March 20