Rabbit compatibility

All twelve pairings for the Rabbit, grouped by distance on the twelve-year cycle — which is where the trines and the clash actually come from.

Where the trines come from

The twelve animals divide into four groups of three, each four positions apart on the cycle. That is the trine, and animals within one are said to share temperament — not because of anything about the animals, but because twelve divides by four.

The clash is the animal six positions away, directly opposite. Same arithmetic, opposite reading. Both rules are properties of the number twelve rather than observations about people, which is worth knowing before treating a clash as a verdict.