;">Using Palace Notes to Quickly Remember the Order of the 12 Zodiac Signs!
Believe it or not, many of us have friends who are (enthusiastic) about zodiac signs and their fortunes. Have you ever challenged them to recite the order of the 12 zodiac signs from memory? I bet most of them can’t do it accurately (). If you can quickly rattle off the order of the 12 zodiac signs, you’ll definitely impress them. In this article, I’ll use Palace Notes to help you memorize the order quickly and introduce several encoding techniques for memory palaces.
PS: If you’re feeling confused, you can jump to the end of the article and click on the link to the Palace Notes to get started right away.
First Information: Aquarius
Display Summary: Aquarius
Original Information: Aquarius
Selected Peg: Toilet
Encoding Thinking Process: Toilets often have water in them, and the function of a water bottle is to hold water, leading to the encoding "using a water bottle to scoop water from the toilet."
Encoding Technique: Associate the original information and the function of the memory peg through imagination.
Second Information: Pisces
Display Summary: Pisces
Original Information: Pisces
Selected Peg: Sink
Encoding Thinking Process: Fish need water to survive, and a sink can be filled with water to keep fish, resulting in the encoding "two fish swimming happily in the sink."
Encoding Technique: Associate the characteristic needs of the information to be memorized with the memory peg.
Third Information: Aries
Display Summary: Aries
Original Information: Aries
Selected Peg: Oven
Encoding Thinking Process: Lamb is best cooked by roasting, leading to the encoding "a whole roasted lamb in the oven."
Encoding Technique: Associate the cooking method of the information with the function of the memory peg.
Fourth Information: Taurus
Display Summary: Taurus
Original Information: Taurus
Selected Peg: Cutting Board
Encoding Thinking Process: Beef needs to be chopped into small pieces to avoid being tough when cooked, resulting in the encoding "a steak waiting to be chopped on the cutting board."
Encoding Technique: Associate the cooking method of the information with the function of the memory peg.
Fifth Information: Gemini
Display Summary: Gemini
Original Information: Gemini
Selected Peg: Chair
Encoding Thinking Process: Gemini means two children, and two chairs placed side by side at the dining table are just right for children to sit in, leading to the encoding "two children sitting at the dining table waiting for dinner."
Encoding Technique: Combine the literal meaning of the information with the graphical characteristics of the memory peg for association.
Sixth Information: Cancer
Display Summary: Cancer
Original Information: Cancer
Selected Peg: Fruit Bowl on the Dining Table
Encoding Thinking Process: There are eight apples in the bowl, and a crab has eight legs, associating these two things, leading to the encoding "eight apples in the bowl, and the crab with eight legs."
Encoding Technique: When the information to be memorized is an entity, associate it with the common characteristics of the memory peg.
Seventh Information: Leo
Display Summary: Leo
Original Information: Leo
Selected Peg: Desk Hole
Encoding Thinking Process: A desk hole is a hidden location, and lions often hide before hunting, leading to the encoding "a lion crouching under the desk, ready to pounce at any time."
Encoding Technique: Construct the relationship between the original information and the memory peg.
Eighth Information: Virgo
Display Summary: Virgo
Original Information: Virgo
Selected Peg: Edge of the Sofa
Encoding Thinking Process: A girl sitting on the sofa watching TV, leading to the encoding "a girl sitting on the sofa watching TV."
Encoding Technique: Use the behavioral action of the entity to be memorized as the starting point for thinking.
Ninth Information: Libra
Display Summary: Libra
Original Information: Libra
Selected Peg: Decorations Above the TV Across from the Sofa
Encoding Thinking Process: By reinforcing the line of sight from Virgo watching TV, the path relationship in this space is strengthened. The decorations, one gold and one silver, large and small, are asymmetric, taking the opposite characteristic of Libra to get "two decorations, one large and one small, do not look balanced."
Encoding Technique: Associate the opposite meaning of the original information with the memory peg encoding.
Tenth Information: Scorpio
Display Summary: Scorpio
Original Information: Scorpio
Selected Peg: Mat Against the Wall
Encoding Thinking Process: The mat hasn’t been moved for a long time and is likely to have bugs, leading to the encoding "a mat that hasn’t been moved for a long time, with a scorpion hidden underneath, ready to sting at any time."
Encoding Technique: Expand the classification of the original information (scorpion as a bug) and associate it with the memory peg.
Eleventh Information: Sagittarius
Display Summary: Sagittarius
Original Information: Sagittarius
Selected Peg: Back of the Wall After Exiting the Living Room
Note: A broad spatial location is not a good choice for a memory peg, as it can be easily overlooked when memorizing too much content. However, it can be used in the current context and, at the same time, creates a spatial relationship with Leo to strengthen the memory path.
Encoding Thinking Process: Sagittarius is often associated with hunters, who need to hide. The back of the wall is a regular option for hiding, leading to the encoding "an archer hiding behind the wall, ready to secretly attack the lion."
Encoding Technique: Combine other memory nodes to create a connection between the original information and the memory peg encoding.
Twelfth Information: Capricorn
Display Summary: Capricorn
Original Information: Capricorn
Selected Peg: Entrance to the Bedroom
Encoding Thinking Process: Capricorn is a goat, an animal that is easily startled and runs away. The door is suitable for escaping, and there is a protector, Sagittarius, in front. Following the unique path of the palace, the peg is chosen at this position, leading to the encoding "a goat hiding behind the archer, avoiding the lion."
Encoding Technique: Combine other memory nodes to create a connection between the original information and the memory peg encoding.
After all the nodes are created, let’s review the overall path. Recalling the order of the zodiac signs is the process of browsing and recalling in the palace, as shown in the video below.
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In this article, we discussed how to use Palace Notes to record and memorize concrete information like the zodiac signs. In the future, we will provide more interesting and diverse cases for everyone to inspire. Try it out in your Palace Notes and welcome to share your own cases and contribute (!)
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