People born under the zodiac Aries can face some challenges in career during the first half of the year. However, you will overcome all the difficulties. Family life will be wonderful. Persons who are in a romantic relationship may get married this year. Financially you can stay secured. 2011 horoscope for Taurus

Taurus people will have a wonderful life throughout the year. Some of you may even get an unexpected promotion. Family life will be harmonious. Friends will be supportive all through the year. Financial problems, if there will, be solved at the end of the year. However, some health related problems may arise during the last half of the year. So be careful about your health.

2011 horoscope for Gemini

This is an average year for the Gemini people. No development in career will occur. Financially you will be secured; however you can hardly go for any extra savings for some extra spending. In the middle of the year you may suffer from any major health related problems. So taking care of your health is a must for your. Get in touch with your family physician.

2011 horoscope for Leo

2011 is a good year for the Leos. You can maintain a healthy family life all across the year. If you are having any romantic relationships then this year you may get married. You will also be financially secured. Some of you may get promotion. The middle of the year will be wonderful.

2011 horoscope for Virgo

This is an average year for the Virgo people. However this year you will be financially secured. Family life will remain good and healthy. A minor health problem may occur in the beginning of the year. You won’t have any major development in your career or jobs. No extra profit from the business will come. However, people who have the printing business may do better.

2011 horoscope for Libra

Libra people will experience a wonderful year all the way. You can maintain a healthy relationship with your family members as well as with your friends. In Offices also you will get supports from your colleagues and authorities. Travel is in the air. You can go for a short trip with your friends or family members. However, some financial crisis may occur at the middle of the month due to some huge expenditure.

2011 horoscope for Scorpio

This is an average year for the Scorpio people. However in the beginning of the year, you can face some health problems though it can be manageable. Some problems in the family may occur. Try to be candid to your partner otherwise some misunderstandings may happen. Financially you will be secured throughout the year.

2011 horoscope for Sagittarius

2011 is a good year for the Sagittarius people. Some of you can even tie the wedding knot this year. Romantically, this year will be a wonderful one. However, some financial problem may arise this year. Friends will be very supportive all the way around. Some may experience a development in career. Travel is also in the air.

2011 horoscope for Capricorn

This is an average year for the Capricorn people. Though financial security will be there, however, at the same time no career development will happen. You may face some problems in your family also. Relationships will also face some challenges. Keep patience otherwise it will be worse. However you will be healthy and fit all through the year.

2011 horoscope for Aquarius

Aquarius people will have a fantastic life throughout the year. Some of you can even get a promotion. Family life will be healthy. Friends will be caring and loyal all through the year. Financial problems will be solved without giving much effort. However, some health related problems may arise at the middle of the year. So be careful about your health.

2011 horoscope for Pisces

2011 is a good year for the Pisces. You can maintain a healthy family life all through the year. However, a financial problem may arise in the beginning of the year. If you are having any romantic relationship then this year you may tie the wedding knot. Some of you may get promotion. End of the year will be wonderful.

The Tiger is the sign of a natural born leader, symbolizing authority, enthusiasm and courage. Often quick tempered but at the same time thoughtful and affectionate can also be lackadaisical at times. Characteristics that people born in the Year of the Tiger often share are high self-esteem, optimism, passion, independence, spontaneity, and rebellion.

Those born during the Tiger Years generally have charming personalities and are well-liked. These folks are overachievers and can be prone to deep depression if overly criticized by a loved one or a superior in the workplace.
Years of the Tiger

People born between the following dates were born in the Year of the Tiger:

* February 8, 1902 to January 28, 1903
* January 26, 1914 to February 13, 1915
* February 13, 1926 to February 1, 1927
* January 31, 1938 to February 18, 1939
* February 17, 1950 to February 05, 1951
* February 05, 1962 to January 24, 1963
* January 23, 1974 to February 10, 1975
* February 09, 1986 to January 28, 1987
* January 28, 1998 to February 15, 1999
* February 14, 2010 to February 02, 2011

Characteristics of Tiger Natives

Often competitive, Tigers usually cannot pass up a challenge. Their outward appearances often remain unruffled, often following a hidden agenda and their actions frequently unpredictable, they make great poker players. Intelligent, vigilant, and self-assured these natural leaders also make good strategists and tacticians. Sometimes their restless nature causes them to take to risks and as long as Tigers can keep this behavior in check they will enjoy many accomplishments and contentment.

Down-to-earth and uninhibited, people born in the Year of the Tiger are not ones to give up easily and will often over come obstacles that may stand in their way. At times these Tigers can be distrusting of others and may take a leap before they look where they will land.

The down fall of the Tiger is their temper. They must be aware of the consequences of their actions and be careful not to react too hastily. Eager to create success, those born in the Year of the Tiger often take on too much too quickly and suffer early burnout. It would be wise for these large cats to take their time and learn to pace themselves, striving for endurance over speed. They are blessed with flexibility and agility, often recovering swiftly from pain or illness.

On one end of the spectrum, Tigers can be gentle and full of apathy, kind and creative. On the other, some Tigers can be stubborn and selfish, moody and prone to temper tantrums. Like the cat they represent Tigers love to play and are full of passion, are often known for eloquence, swiftness and being shrewd. But they can also be very temperamental and volatile, laughing and playing one moment crying and in depression the next.
Exotic Homes and Famous People

The home of the Tiger often reflects the originality of the person who dwells there, often filled with exotic treasures. People born in the Year of the Tiger take love to be different from the pack. They are fast learners and need change frequently. These qualities often lead to the Tiger working their way up the corporate ladder, as they love positions of power and influence. Tigers do not see money like others do they spend freely and are quite generous to those around them. They view money as a creation and often believe they can always make more.

It is interesting that two main features of this sign are contradictions, impulsiveness and wavering. Many famous Tiger born natives exhibit these vary traits. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hugh Hefner, Paula Abdule, Penelope Cruz, Tom Cruise and Victoria Beckham are just a few famous people who were born under this sign.

In this life time Tigers are guided to learn patience, composure and equanimity. Once a person who was born in the Year of the Tiger learns to relax and allow things to come in due time, they will become the success they strive for and will obtain the treasures they desire.

Famous people born under the sign of the Tiger? They include Emily Bronte, Sheryl Crow, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Dickinson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jay Leno, Karl Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Marco Polo, Beatrix Potter, Queen Elizabeth II, and Jon Stewart.

2010 the year of Tiger will be like that of a mirage. Many areas might seem to be improving and even blooming. However the foundations for recovery will still remain shaky and unstable. The benefits of policies that have been made to tide people over the recession will have taken effect, but the instability will be far from over. Nevertheless, there will still be opportunities to make a fortune this year. While some issues such as military engagements, political power struggles, terrorism and civil disturbances might continue to persist or even get more severe, there will be other new challenges that will start to reveal themselves during 2010. These challenges will include food shortages, structural problems/land movements, social instability and general disillusionment in people. The gloomy outlook will not necessarily imply gloom and doom. The complex nature of this year will be that logic might not apply. Although the earliest where things will start tumbling down might be around the middle of 2010, this might certainly be delayed or even will never need to come about. It will depend on how long this mirage will last and how soon a new evolution will materialize. This evolution will be a new force or drive that will create a new start for all. It might be in the form of a lifestyle, or the appearance of an outstanding and charismatic leader(s).

One of the major issues confronting us will be that of food shortages. The scarcity of food will naturally drive up the prices of necessities and will cause great difficulty especially to the poor and to those who will be barely surviving the recession. In recent years, many agricultural countries switched from producing crops for food to fuel. With the bad weather and other natural calamities during 2009 and those expected in 2010, the impact of reduced food supplies will be greatly felt in 2010. This impact should not be underestimated as where crop-producing countries give priority to their own and control exports, this might cause difficulties to countries that are dependent on food imports. Some countries that have already anticipated this problem have even bought large tracts of land in other countries to grow crops for their own people.

There will also be more cases of landslides, structural collapses or even greater earth plate movements that might be caused by nature or be man-made. Some of these incidents might be prevented by requiring greater safety precautions when dealing with sloping land without grass or adhering strictly to the safety precautions during construction or other work sites such as mines or tunnels. However, it will be more challenging when it comes to preventing major structures such as tall skyscrapers from collapsing or sudden earth movements. In today’s world, we are competing to build the tallest buildings or biggest structures. Although living and working in tall skyscrapers and structures commands a premium, it might be very dangerous should disaster strike. Geologists might be able to provide some notice for people to have adequate time to escape provided the destruction is caused by nature. However, nature will not be solely responsible for such destruction.

The military engagements and political power struggles will continue in 2010. There will be more terrorist activities and civil disturbances. Males in the military and politics will do much better than their female counterparts. As explained earlier, the foundation of life will be threatened in 2010, through food shortages, poor job opportunities, a widening of social classes and worse of living conditions. Many will become disillusioned and feel a sense of hopelessness and despair. It will not relate to intelligence or maturity, but rather will be people’s perception of the present and the future. Thus, terrorists might be able to infiltrate society easily than in previous years. Riots and civil disorder might even sound appealing to those who will feel desperate and hopeless.

The Media and Corporations who will project this mirage will not be seen to be right or wrong. It will be the equivalent to injecting anesthetic into a patient who is severely in pain. Who will blame the doctors for trying to reduce the pain and suffering of the patients? If everybody were to react, it will cause too much panic and disorder and the destruction might be too fast and drastic to cope with. By creating a mirage in order to buy time till the next revolution might delay the collapse and lessen the pain to become more manageable. However, if too much anesthetic is given or there is a continuous use of painkillers, it might cause other complications and even result in death. If this mirage seems so real and remains for too long, people might start to have difficulty differentiating between the mirage and reality. Doomsayers who have the intention to frighten the public for their own self-interest might be despicable, but those who paint a rosy picture in front of a cliff causing people to fall to their deaths are not much better either. Thus, it would be best to adopt a middle ground.

2010 provides the best natural environment for the birth of a new evolution that will improve people’s lives and create another driving force for the next generation. This evolution might take the form of a new industry, a new form of lifestyle or even might be outstanding individual(s). Sometimes an evolution might gains its strength from a large collapse of society while others take off naturally with the help of a gentle breeze. Whichever way this new evolution might materialize, it would still be best to exercise caution and not to get in the way of the collapse if it ever materializes. You might also not want to get too carried away with the man-made mirage. Though it might lessen the pain, it will not be able to right a wrong. Instead, allow your true conscience to embrace the evolution. Through collective positive thinking, a natural evolution might just come about.

In astronomy, the zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the sky over the course of the year. The Moon and planets also lie within the ecliptic, and so are also within the constellations of the zodiac. In astrology, the zodiac denotes those signs which divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. As such, the zodiac is a celestial coordinate system, more precisely an ecliptic coordinate system, taking the ecliptic as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.

It is known to have been in use by the Roman era, based on concepts inherited by Hellenistic astronomy from Babylonian astronomy of the Chaldean period (mid 1st millennium BC), which in turn derived from an earlier system of lists of stars along the ecliptic. The construction of the zodiac is described in Ptolemy’s Almagest (2nd century AD). It was originally described in Rigveda which is the oldest book of the world. The term zodiac may also refer to the region of the celestial sphere encompassing the paths of the Moon and the planets corresponding to the band of about eight arc degrees above and below the ecliptic. The zodiac of a given planet is the band which contains the path of that particular body, e.g. the “zodiac of the Moon” is the band of five degrees above and below the ecliptic. By extension, the “zodiac of the comets” may refer to the band encompassing most short-period comets

The term zodiac derives from Latin zōdiacus, in turn from the Greek ζωδιακός κύκλος (zōdiakos kuklos), meaning “circle of animals”, derived from ζώδιον (zōdion), the diminutive of ζῶον (zōon) “animal”. The name is motivated by the fact that many of the signs of the classical Greek zodiac are represented as animals (six out of twelve, plus two mythological hybrids).

Although the zodiac remains the basis of the ecliptic coordinate system in use in astronomy besides the equatorial one, the term and the names of the twelve signs are today mostly associated with horoscopic astrology.

Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. Chinese astrology does not calculate the positions of the sun, moon and planets at the time of birth.

The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BC to 2nd century AD).

Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theory of the harmony of sky, humans and earth) and different “principles” to Western: the wu xing teachings, yin and yang, astronomy: five planet, the 10 Celestial stems, the 12 Earthly Branches, the lunisolare calendar (moon calendar and sun calendar), the time calculation after year, month, day and shichen (時辰).
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The Tiger

The Tiger is said to be lucky vivid, lively and engaging. Another attribute of the Tiger is his incredible bravery, evidenced in his willingness to engage in battle or his undying courage. Maybe he’s so brave because he is so lucky. But the Chinese say a Tiger having a Tiger in the house is the very best protection against the evils of fire, burglary.

Years of the Tiger

Tiger Years are third in the cycle and recur every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find the exact date on which each Tiger year actually begins.

THE SIGN OF THE TIGER

Tigers do not find worth in power or money. They will be completely honest about how they feel and expect the same of you. On the other hand, they seek approval from peers and family. Generally, because of their charming personalities Tigers are well liked. Often, failing at a given task or being unproductive in his personal or professional life can cause a Tiger to experience a depression. Criticism from loved ones can also generate this type of Tiger reaction. Still, like all felines, Tigers always land on their feet, ready for their next act in life, pursuing it with unyielding energy and hunting it infallibly.

Tigers are also incorrigibly competitive - they simply cannot pass up a challenge, especially when honor is at stake, or they are protecting those they love. Tigers are unpredictable and it would be unwise to underestimate their reactions. They may appear cool, but they have the Big Cat’s instincts to pounce at a moment’s warning. Natural leaders, they have a strong sense of their own dignity, and if they find

themselves in the ranks, they can be stubborn and obstinate. In positions of power they can be difficult though stimulating bosses. Tigers are intelligent, alert, and farsighted. They have their fingers on the pulse. Good strategists and tacticians, they often have a hidden agenda. As long as they do not risk their luck too often, and keep their restless nature under control, their tactics usually pay off in life.

TIGER FACTS:

People born in the year of the Tiger share certain characteristics. The Tiger sign is an abbreviated way of characterizing that individual’s personality. Following are features associated with the sign of the Tiger.

Third in order, Chinese name - HU, sign of courage

Hour–am-4:59am Month–February

Western counterpart—Aquarius

CHARACTERISTICS

Courage, Vehemence, Self-Reliance, Friendliness, Hopefulness, Resilience, Vanity, Disregard

IN YOUR ELEMENT

The characteristics of the Tiger are tempered by one of the five Chinese elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth overlaying a 5-year cycle of characteristics on the original 12-year cycle.

THE METAL TIGER 195O AND 2010

The Metal element gives the Tiger its sharpness in action and speed of thought. Tigers born in the Metal year like to stand out in a crowd. With an inspiring assertiveness and competitive demeanor, they determine their goals and then do anything necessary to achieve them. This good-looking character sometimes suffers from mood swings and temper tantrums. The Tiger can be known to jump to conclusions or to act too quickly without weighing the options or understanding the consequences. This is a flaw Tigers must learn to curb.

THE WATER TIGER 1902 AND 1962

The Water element gives the Tiger a soothing characteristic making this breed a bit more tranquil. Their ability to consider feelings and ideas from other people makes them quite sensible and understanding. They are also born with a great intuitive power, which gives them accurate and excellent judgement. The Tiger is a bit indecisive, a habit of nature born of his routine of watching and waiting before leaping. Sometimes too, Tigers get caught sleeping or daydreaming, prohibiting them from going for the goals they initially set out to accomplish.

THE WOOD TIGER 1914 AND 1974

The Wood Tiger is more adaptable to working with others and therefore does not demonstrate the typical “take charge” attitude of other Tigers. The Wood element adds stability, giving him warmth of character that draws people in and makes the Tiger a popular person. They are not selfish creatures and will give their time, attention or possessions to anyone in need. These Tigers bring a solid practicality to any problem. They can control their urges to completely take over, letting others do the work. They must be aware of their slightly volatile tempers and short attention spans, and not let those characteristics get the best of them or cause them or their loved ones undue pain.

THE FIRE TIGER 1926 AND 1986

Eccentric and dramatic, Fire Tigers are aglow with passion and verve. They are outgoing, expressive and look on the bright side of things. They have the Tiger’s natural ability to lead others and are able to excite others simply with their own gift of enthusiasm. They can be funny and have great senses of humor. Tigers are powerful speakers and have the ability to command and persuade crowds through speech. Their own seemingly endless supply of energy can make them appear a bit dramatic, and it may make them more sensitive to cautious or down-to-earth approaches in others.

THE EARTH TIGER 1938 AND 1998

Earth Tigers are realists and tend not to get caught up by their own enthusiasm and excitement. They have a stout and sincere sense of responsibility that other Tigers haven’t quite cultivated and are not so easily distracted. These Tigers take life a little easier and have the ability to focus for longer periods of time, which in turn brings them success through continued effort. Earth Tigers must be careful not to take life too seriously and must remember not to lose their senses of humor or to ignore the needs and feelings of others.

HEALTH AND HOME

HEALTH

Tigers tackle everything in their lives in brief bursts of energy, collapsing afterwards in a heap of exhaustion. Normally they are soon back to full strength, but their approach can cause their long-term health to suffer. They should take it a little easier and learn to pace themselves to keep active longer and to prevent early burnout. They are blessed with flexibility and recover quickly from illness or pain. They owe it to themselves to relax a little. Along with the fitness of their long-term health, Tigers must be aware of how they react to and are affected by the consequences of their tempers. A Tiger’s meanest enemy is the damage he can inflict upon himself in the midst of a temper tantrum.

AT HOME WITH THE TIGER

Tigers take pride in being different than others and generally illustrate their originality best in their homes. Tigers can utilize their atmosphere with color and light. A Tiger’s home will be filled with exotic treasures from trips past and will include items such as Tibetan prayer mats or African carvings, confirming their desire to travel to distant places.

CAREER AND FINANCE

THE TIGER ON THE JOB

A quickness and an alert intelligence make Tigers fast learners. Tigers need a challenge. Add this to them being easily bored and it explains why Tigers tend to change careers more often than other Chinese Animals. Some Tigers don’t change their occupations frequently enough and thus tend to juggle jobs all at the same time. Most Tigers are natural born leaders who perform best knowing they are working towards positions of power and influence.

MONEY AND THE TIGER

Tigers depend on luck. They like to spend money, and also to share it. They can be quite impulsive spenders because they know they can always make more. Somehow, as luck would have it, they discover the end of the rainbow just before complete bankruptcy. They are willing to lose a fortune in their lifetime, if it means they will wind up with two.

TIGER CAREERS

Those born in the Year of the Tiger share the same kinds of goals and objectives in life. The occupations best suited for the Tiger are listed below:

TIGERS MAKE EXCELLENT:

Actors

Comedians

Chauffeurs

Musicians

Race Car Drivers

Pilots

Artists

Writers

Flight Attendants

Travel Agents

Advertising Agents

Office Managers

CONGENIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS

Whether Tigers are compatible with their business partners depends on whether their signs are harmonious or antagonistic to those of their business partners. Considering the congruity of their own characters and the characters of their business partners can also be very useful.

Tigers ruled by Benefit From Are Antagonistic to

Metal Earth Dogs Fire Oxen

Water Metal Pigs Earth Snakes

Wood Water Tigers Metal Roosters

Fire Wood Horses Water Rats

Earth Fire Dragons Wood Monkeys

Leisurely activities and pleasures

LIKES AND DISLIKES

Since Tigers are born under the same Animal Sign, they often share likes and dislikes. Following are similar likes and dislikes of the Tiger personality.

Tigers like:

Color Preference: Mid-green

Gems and Stones: Ruby, Diamond, Cat’s Eye

Suitable Gifts: Exotic cookbooks, travel guides, sports gear, mystery or crime novel, extreme sport lessons

Hobbies and Pastimes: Amateur theater, extreme sports, loud parties, intriguing vacations

Tigers Dislike: Not getting enough recognition for their efforts. Being inferior to others at work, impolite people

THE TIGER ON VACATION

Tigers like to live on the edge, to travel long distances conquering thrills and fears along the way. Never the homebody, Tigers prefer activity and excitement to relaxing days by the ocean reading a good book. They leave on a whim and return when they are ready to plan their next vacation. Action-filled getaways are sure to get a Tiger away for a long time!

FRIENDS AND ENEMIES

Tigers, born under the third Animal sign of the Chinese Zodiac, have the ability to lift the spirits of even the most depressed or lonesome individual they meet. Because of that attitude, Tigers have no problem making new friends. Actually, a Tiger person without a friend is quite miserable and sad. Like the Dragon, the Monkey, and the Rat, Tigers are most comfortable surrounded by friends and family.

As friends, Tigers are exceptionally warm and incredibly generous with their time, attention and money. Friends are always welcome in a Tiger’s home and will most often be greeted with a cup of coffee, an ear, a tissue, an open mind and an open wallet. Few friends could be as caring and affectionate, as quirky and surprising, or as genuinely interested as the Tiger.

Compatible Friends

Best Friends: Horses and Dogs

Mortal Enemy: Monkeys

TIGER PARENTS AND BABIES

Tiger parents are quite similar to the characters of their wildlife counterparts. They will walk through fire to protect their children or to defend them to others. As warm and affectionate as they are, they can become fierce and defensive when their kids are at stake. They lavish their offspring with treats and spoil them with generosity. Tiger parents can be fun as kittens, playing family games and getting great enjoyment from it. On the whole, they enjoy their children’s company, having a good laugh and sharing a funny joke. Still, adult Tigers will become enraged if one of their children has gone too far, or is disrespectful. As open-minded and liberal as they are, they will not, under any circumstances, tolerate bad manners, or a lack of respect for other adults.

They take their role as parents very seriously, and they believe in the value of a good education. When their kids are small, Tigers like to tell them tales and read them stories. They like to talk about their childhood experiences, and use their stories to instill moral lessons or any ethical feelings. Tigers are decidedly convinced to make themselves the very best role models for their children that they can be.

TIGER INFANT AND CHILD

Tiger babies and children are cheerful children with a zest and passion for life that ignites their curious nature. Boys will and girls alike will enjoy the competitiveness and athleticism sports require. From an early age, Tiger children can’t pass on a dare or a challenge. Intelligent and friendly, Tiger children carry a curiosity about life and their environment. In class, they are apt to enjoy and do better at subjects that give them the ability and creative freedom to express themselves.

TIGER PARENT/CHILD KINSHIPS

Some parents immediately click with their children and others find they will never have a close relationship, no matter how hard they try to make it happen. Following are the compatibility ratings between Tiger parents and their children.

Tigers with Under the same roof Compatibility Rating

Rat put time into it for maximum effect **

Ox difficult *

Tiger look at life the same way ***

Rabbit smooth sailing ***

Dragon principled parenting ****

Snake going different directions *

Horse similar outlook ****

Sheep loving relationship **

Monkey pretty divided *

Rooster separate ideas *

Dog strong bonds and deep friendship ****

Pig to get the good you’ll survive the bad ***

*uphill struggle **some complications ***easy bonding ****on the same wavelength

LOVERS AND SPOUSES

THE TIGER LOVER

Tigers are incredibly sexy people, beautiful to most people and sensually romantic. They are spontaneous lovers who never lose their creative spark or flare for an evening of passion. They offer their partner a hint of danger and exhibit a curiosity for the unknown.

MARRIAGE

Once a Tiger has committed himself to you, he can tend to want to dominate or lead you. This is a natural nurturing mechanism and must be kept under close watch to avoid complete control. For the negative effects a Tiger can have on

his partner, there are a zillion positive things he will bring to the relationship. Trust, passion, politeness and spontaneity are only a few characteristics of the Tiger mate.

THE TIGER LOVE PARTNER

Tigers love excitement and need someone who can keep up with all they want to do and see. His partner must also be able to stand the mood swings, the ups and downs, the good with the bad. Chinese horoscopes are very specific about which partnerships have the potential to be successful in love and in business. Yet, though destiny can point us ion the right direction, we must still make all efforts to maintain loving relationships. Following is a brief description of how a Tiger will affect a relationship with other Animal signs.

PARTNERS IN LOVE

Tiger*Rat

Lots of friendship, but many temper tantrums will blur the good times.

Tiger*Ox

This is one of the worst possible pairings…that’s probably why you are so drawn to each other.

Tiger*Tiger

You are both so dominant and creative you are bound to ignite each other’s curiosity.

Tiger*Rabbit

This is another good match.

Tiger*Dragon

A brave combination plenty of fire to keep you interested.

Tiger*Snake

You are on completely different paths that aren’t worth crossing.

Tiger*Horse

You are destined for an exciting life together.

Tiger*Sheep

Not enough openness to try to keep it together.

Tiger*Monkey

You’ll aggravate each other to death!

Tiger*Rooster

Little communication causes big issues.

Tiger*Dog

You are a winning combination…admiration and respect fuel this partnership.

Tiger*Pig

Humor and friendship make this partnership a success!

Love Partners at a Glance

Tigers with Tips on Togetherness Compatibility

Rat value each other’s opinions **

Ox striking tantrums *

Tiger to much mind changing **

Rabbit differences are similar ***

Dragon a great partnership ***

Snake don’t go for it *

Horse good match ****

Sheep marriage won’t work **

Monkey pretty frustrating *

Rooster make a decision or leave **

Dog stable and affectionate ****

Pig humor keeps you together ****

COMPATIBILITY RATINGS:

*dispute **keep working at it ***intense sexual attraction ****angelic

EAST MEETS WEST

ARIES TIGER

Volatile and active, these people are whirlwinds who must enjoy open spaces and a lot of activity. Feeling pinned down to one decision or one destination is an Aries Tiger’s worst nightmare. These people are generous and brave as well as deeply passionate people.

LIBRAN TIGER

These Tigers play fair and value justice in their everyday lives. They are known to flail in their own personal decision-making efforts.

TAUREAN TIGER

More down-to-earth than other Tigers, these people are practical and will finish tasks they start. They work well under pressure and can maintain their workloads through amazing efforts. They are passionate in their partnerships and provide stability to their loved ones.

SCORPIO TIGER

This is the most intense Tiger of them all. Scorpio Tigers are deeply emotional and sensitive people, extremely focused on the task at hand. They are strong-willed and motivated and don’t like contradiction.

GEMINI TIGER

These people like to move about freely. They yearn to see new places and to meet new people in their travels. They are quirky, funny, intelligent and lively and are more comfortable being the life of the party than being a guest there.

SAGITTARIAN TIGER

These Tigers have a great appetite for life and thrust themselves into everyday of their lives. They are mostly extroverts who enjoy being out and about in strange places. They also like to be spontaneous and often jump to conclusions before weighing the consequences.

CANCERIAN TIGER

The Cancerian Tiger is a romantic individual who is sensitive and tenderhearted. This character needs a loving, honest relationship to thrive.

CAPRICORN TIGER

These people work long, hard hours to achieve the level of success they believe they are destined for. Their career will always be the most important thing in their lives, with love and relationships following a close second and third.

LEONINE TIGER

This Tiger expects the respect he believes he deserves. He works hard for his status and position and commands a certain presence when he enters a room.

AQUARIAN TIGER

These Tigers ignore the rules and regulations of society and choose instead to focus on matters of the heart. They tend to forget about the emotions involved in these matters, which causes them to seem harder and less sensitive.

VIRGO TIGER

These Tigers can be pretty picky when it comes to choosing a partner. They have an eye for detail that can cause them to be a little neurotic at times.

PISCEAN TIGER

Quite sensitive and kind, these Tigers are a bit more reserved than most. They are patient and loving and often supress the fiery passions that can accompany the Tiger personality. Once they decide they want a partner, they will stop at nothing to get him or her.

* 1 Background
* 2 Luni-solar calendar
o 2.1 Table of the sixty year calendar
* 3 Wu Xing
o 3.1 木 Wood
o 3.2 火 Fire
o 3.3 土 Earth
o 3.4 金 Metal
o 3.5 水 Water
* 4 Chinese zodiac
* 5 See also
* 6 References
o 6.1 Sources
* 7 External links

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Chinese refer to the 5 major planets by the one of the Wu Xing they were associated with:

NOTE: These are not listed in the actual order of the planets from nearest to farthest the sun.

* Venus—Metal (White Tiger)
* Jupiter—Wood (Azure Dragon)
* Mercury—Water (Black Tortoise)
* Mars—Fire (Vermilion Bird)
* Saturn—Earth (Yellow Dragon)

According to Chinese astrology, a person’s destiny can be determined by the position of the major planets at the person’s birth along with the positions of the Sun, Moon and comets and the person’s time of birth and Zodiac Sign. The system of the twelve-year cycle of animal signs was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter (the Year Star; simplified Chinese: 岁星; traditional Chinese: 歳星; pinyin: Suìxīng). Following the orbit of Jupiter around the sun, Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections, and rounded it to 12 years (from 11.86). Jupiter is associated with the constellation Sheti (simplified Chinese: 摄提; traditional Chinese: 攝提- Boötes; symbol:ɳ) and is sometimes called Sheti.

A laborious system of computing one’s fate and destiny based on one’s birthday,birth season,and birth hours, known as Zi Wei Dou Shu (simplified Chinese: 紫微斗数; traditional Chinese: 紫微斗數; pinyin: zǐwēidǒushù) is still used regularly in modern day Chinese astrology to divine one’s fortune. The 28 Chinese constellations, Xiu (Chinese: 宿; pinyin: xìu), are quite different from the 88 Western constellations. For example, the Big Bear (Ursa Major) is known as Dou (Chinese: 斗; pinyin: dǒu); the belt of Orion is known as Shen (simplified Chinese: 参; traditional Chinese: 參; pinyin: shēn), or the “Happiness, Fortune, Longevity” trio of demigods. The seven northern constellations are referred to as Xuan Wu (Chinese: 玄武; pinyin: xúanwǔ). Xuan Wu is also known as the spirit of the northern sky or the spirit of Water in Taoism belief.

In addition to astrological readings of the heavenly bodies, the stars in the sky form the basis of many fairy tales. For example, the Summer Triangle is the trio of the cowherd (Altair), the weaving maiden fairy (Vega), and the “tai bai” fairy (Deneb). The two forbidden lovers were separated by the silvery river (the Milky Way). Each year on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar, the birds form a bridge across the Milky Way. The cowherd carries their two sons (the two stars on each side of Altair) across the bridge to reunite with their fairy mother. The tai bai fairy acts as the chaperone of these two immortal lovers.
[edit] Luni-solar calendar
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The 60-year cycle consists of two separate cycles interacting with each other. The first is the cycle of ten heavenly stems, namely the Five Elements (in order Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) in their ip Yin and Yang forms.

The second is the cycle of the twelve Zodiac animal signs (生肖 shēngxiào) or Earthly Branches . They are in order as follows: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (ram or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and boar. In Vietnam the rabbit is replaced by the cat.

This combination creates the 60-year cycle due to the least amount of years (least common multiple) it would take to get from Yang Wood Rat to its next iteration, which always starts with Yang Wood Rat and ends with Yin Water Boar. Since the zodiac animal cycle of 12 is divisible by two, every zodiac sign can also only occur in either Yin or Yang: the dragon is always yang, the snake is always yin, etc. The current cycle began in 1984 (as shown in “Table of the sixty year calendar” below).

When trying to traverse the lunisolar calendar, an easy rule to follow is that years that end in an even number are yang, those that end with an odd number are yin. The cycle proceeds as follows:

* If the year ends in 0 it is Yang Metal.
* If the year ends in 1 it is Yin Metal.
* If the year ends in 2 it is Yang Water.
* If the year ends in 3 it is Yin Water.
* If the year ends in 4 it is Yang Wood.
* If the year ends in 5 it is Yin Wood.
* If the year ends in 6 it is Yang Fire.
* If the year ends in 7 it is Yin Fire.
* If the year ends in 8 it is Yang Earth.
* If the year ends in 9 it is Yin Earth.

However, since the (traditional) Chinese zodiac follows the (lunisolar) Chinese calendar, the switch-over date is the Chinese New Year, not January 1 as in the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, a person who was born in late January or early February may have the sign of the previous year. For example, if a person was born in January 1970, his or her element would still be Yin Earth, not Yang Metal. Similarly, although 1990 was called the year of the horse, anyone born from January 1 to January 26, 1990, was in fact born in the Year of the Snake (the sign of the previous year), because the 1990 Year of the Horse did not begin until January 27, 1990. For this reason, many online sign calculators (and Chinese restaurant place mats) may give a person the wrong sign if he/she was born in January or early February.

The start of a new Zodiac is also celebrated on Chinese New Year along with many other customs.
[edit] Table of the sixty year calendar
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The following table shows the 60-year cycle matched up to the Western calendar for the years 1924–2043 (see Sexagenary cycle article for years 1804–1923).
Year Associated
Element Heavenly
Stem Earthly
Branch Associated
Animal Year
1924–1983 1984–2043
1 Feb 05 1924–Jan 23 1925 Yang Wood 甲 子 Rat Feb 02 1984–Feb 19 1985
2 Jan 24 1925–Feb 12 1926 Yin Wood 乙 丑 Ox Feb 20 1985–Feb 08 1986
3 Feb 13 1926–Feb 01 1927 Yang Fire 丙 寅 Tiger Feb 09 1986–Jan 28 1987
4 Feb 02 1927–Jan 22 1928 Yin Fire 丁 卯 Rabbit Jan 29 1987–Feb 16 1988
5 Jan 23 1928–Feb 09 1929 Yang Earth 戊 辰 Dragon Feb 17 1988–Feb 05 1989
6 Feb 10 1929–Jan 29 1930 Yin Earth 己 巳 Snake Feb 06 1989–Jan 26 1990
7 Jan 30 1930–Feb 16 1931 Yang Metal 庚 午 Horse Jan 27 1990–Feb 14 1991
8 Feb 17 1931–Feb 05 1932 Yin Metal 辛 未 Ram Feb 15 1991–Feb 03 1992
9 Feb 06 1932–Jan 25 1933 Yang Water 壬 申 Monkey Feb 04 1992–Jan 22 1993
10 Jan 26 1933–Feb 13 1934 Yin Water 癸 酉 Rooster Jan 23 1993– Feb 09 1994
11 Feb 14 1934–Feb 03 1935 Yang Wood 甲 戌 Dog Feb 10 1994–Jan 30 1995
12 Feb 04 1935–Jan 23 1936 Yin Wood 乙 亥 Boar Jan 31 1995–Feb 18 1996
13 Jan 24 1936–Feb 10 1937 Yang Fire 丙 子 Rat Feb 19 1996–Feb 06 1997
14 Feb 11 1937–Jan 30 1938 Yin Fire 丁 丑 Ox Feb 07 1997–Jan 27 1998
15 Jan 31 1938–Feb 18 1939 Yang Earth 戊 寅 Tiger Jan 28 1998–Feb 15 1999
16 Feb 19 1939–Feb 07 1940 Yin Earth 己 卯 Rabbit Feb 16 1999–Feb 04 2000
17 Feb 08 1940–Jan 26 1941 Yang Metal 庚 辰 Dragon Feb 05 2000–Jan 23 2001
18 Jan 27 1941–Feb 14 1942 Yin Metal 辛 巳 Snake Jan 24 2001–Feb 11 2002
19 Feb 15 1942–Feb 04 1943 Yang Water 壬 午 Horse Feb 12 2002–Jan 31 2003
20 Feb 05 1943–Jan 24 1944 Yin Water 癸 未 Ram Feb 01 2003–Jan 21 2004
21 Jan 25 1944–Feb 12 1945 Yang Wood 甲 申 Monkey Jan 22 2004–Feb 08 2005
22 Feb 13 1945–Feb 01 1946 Yin Wood 乙 酉 Rooster Feb 09 2005–Jan 28 2006
23 Feb 02 1946–Jan 21 1947 Yang Fire 丙 戌 Dog Jan 29 2006–Feb 17 2007
24 Jan 22 1947–Feb 09 1948 Yin Fire 丁 亥 Boar Feb 18 2007–Feb 06 2008
25 Feb 10 1948–Jan 28 1949 Yang Earth 戊 子 Rat Feb 07 2008–Jan 25 2009
26 Jan 29 1949–Feb 16 1950 Yin Earth 己 丑 Ox Jan 26 2009–Feb 14 2010
27 Feb 17 1950–Feb 05 1951 Yang Metal 庚 寅 Tiger Feb 15 2010–Feb 02 2011
28 Feb 06 1951–Jan 26 1952 Yin Metal 辛 卯 Rabbit Feb 03 2011–Jan 22 2012
29 Jan 27 1952–Feb 13 1953 Yang Water 壬 辰 Dragon Jan 23 2012–Feb 09 2013
30 Feb 14 1953–Feb 02 1954 Yin Water 癸 巳 Snake Feb 10 2013–Jan 30 2014
31 Feb 03 1954–Jan 23 1955 Yang Wood 甲 午 Horse Jan 31 2014–Feb 18 2015
32 Jan 24 1955–Feb 11 1956 Yin Wood 乙 未 Ram Feb 19 2015–Feb 07 2016
33 Feb 12 1956–Jan 30 1957 Yang Fire 丙 申 Monkey Feb 08 2016–Jan 27 2017
34 Jan 31 1957–Feb 17 1958 Yin Fire 丁 酉 Rooster Jan 28 2017–Feb 18 2018
35 Feb 18 1958–Feb 07 1959 Yang Earth 戊 戌 Dog Feb 19 2018–Feb 04 2019
36 Feb 08 1959–Jan 27 1960 Yin Earth 己 亥 Boar Feb 05 2019–Jan 24 2020
37 Jan 28 1960–Feb 14 1961 Yang Metal 庚 子 Rat Jan 25 2020–Feb. 11 2021
38 Feb 15 1961–Feb 04 1962 Yin Metal 辛 丑 Ox Feb 12 2021–Jan 31 2022
39 Feb 05 1962–Jan 24 1963 Yang Water 壬 寅 Tiger Feb 01 2022–Jan 21 2023
40 Jan 25 1963–Feb 12 1964 Yin Water 癸 卯 Rabbit Jan 22 2023–Feb 09 2024
41 Feb 13 1964–Feb 01 1965 Yang Wood 甲 辰 Dragon Feb 10 2024–Jan 28 2025
42 Feb 02 1965–Jan 20 1966 Yin Wood 乙 巳 Snake Jan 29 2025–Feb 16 2026
43 Jan 21 1966–Feb 08 1967 Yang Fire 丙 午 Horse Feb 17 2026–Feb 05 2027
44 Feb 09 1967–Jan 29 1968 Yin Fire 丁 未 Ram Feb 06 2027–Jan 25 2028
45 Jan 30 1968–Feb 16 1969 Yang Earth 戊 申 Monkey Jan 26 2028–Feb 12 2029
46 Feb 17 1969–Feb 05 1970 Yin Earth 己 酉 Rooster Feb 13 2029–Feb 02 2030
47 Feb 06 1970–Jan 26 1971 Yang Metal 庚 戌 Dog Feb 03 2030–Jan 22 2031
48 Jan 27 1971–Feb 14 1972 Yin Metal 辛 亥 Boar Jan 23 2031–Feb 10 2032
49 Feb 15 1972–Feb 02 1973 Yang Water 壬 子 Rat Feb 11 2032–Jan 30 2033
50 Feb 03 1973–Jan 22 1974 Yin Water 癸 丑 Ox Jan 31 2033–Feb 18 2034
51 Jan 23 1974–Feb 10 1975 Yang Wood 甲 寅 Tiger Feb 19 2034–Feb 07 2035
52 Feb 11 1975–Jan 30 1976 Yin Wood 乙 卯 Rabbit Feb 08 2035–Jan 27 2036
53 Jan 31 1976–Feb 17 1977 Yang Fire 丙 辰 Dragon Jan 28 2036–Feb 14 2037
54 Feb 18 1977–Feb 06 1978 Yin Fire 丁 巳 Snake Feb 15 2037–Feb 03 2038
55 Feb 07 1978–Jan 27 1979 Yang Earth 戊 午 Horse Feb 04 2038–Jan 23 2039
56 Jan 28 1979–Feb 15 1980 Yin Earth 己 未 Ram Jan 24 2039–Feb 11 2040
57 Feb 16 1980–Feb 04 1981 Yang Metal 庚 申 Monkey Feb 12 2040–Jan 31 2041
58 Feb 05 1981–Jan 24 1982 Yin Metal 辛 酉 Rooster Feb 01 2041–Jan 21 2042
59 Jan 25 1982–Feb 12 1983 Yang Water 壬 戌 Dog Jan 22 2042–Feb 09 2043
60 Feb 13 1983–Feb 01 1984 Yin Water 癸 亥 Boar Feb 10 2043–Jan 29 2044
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Although it is usually translated as ‘element’ the Chinese word xing literally means something like ‘changing states of being’, ‘permutations’ or ‘metamorphoses of being’. [1] In fact Sinologists cannot agree on one single translation. The Chinese conception of ‘element’ is therefore quite different from the Western one. The Western elements were seen as the basic building blocks of matter. The Chinese ‘elements’, by contrast, were seen as ever changing and moving forces or energies—one translation of xing is simply ‘the five changes’.

The balance of yin and yang and the five elements in a person’s make-up has a major bearing on what is beneficial and effective for them in terms of feng shui, the Chinese form of geomancy. This is because each element is linked to a particular direction and season, and their different kinds of qì or life force.
[edit] 木 Wood

* The East（東）
* Springtime（春）
* Azure Dragon（青龍）
* The Planet Jupiter （木星）
* The Color Green（緑）
* Liver (Chinese medicine)（肝） and Gall bladder (Chinese medicine)（胆）

[edit] 火 Fire

* The South（南）
* Summer（夏）
* Vermilion Bird（朱雀）
* The Planet Mars（火星）
* The Color Red（赤）
* Circulatory system & Heart (Chinese medicine)（心）

[edit] 土 Earth

* Centre（中）
* Change of seasons (the last month of the season)
* The Yellow Dragon（黄龙）
* The Planet Saturn（土星）
* The Color Yellow（黄）
* Digestive system, Spleen (Chinese medicine)（脾） and Stomach (Chinese medicine)（胃）

[edit] 金 Metal

* The West（西）
* Autumn（秋）
* White Tiger (Chinese constellation)（白虎）
* The Planet Venus（金星）
* The Color White（白）
* Respiratory system & Lung (Chinese medicine)（肺）

[edit] 水 Water

* The North （北）
* Winter（冬）
* Black Tortoise（玄武）
* The Planet Mercury（水星）
* The Colour Black（黑）
* Skeletal（骨）, Excretory System & Kidney (Chinese medicine) （肾）

[edit] Chinese zodiac
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The zodiac of twelve animal signs represents twelve different types of personality. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat, and there are many stories about the Origins of the Chinese Zodiac which explain why this is so (see below). The following are the twelve zodiac signs in order and their characteristics.[2]

Each of the 12 animals are governed by an element plus a Yin Yang Direction.

1. Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water).
2. Ox (Water buffalo in Vietnam), (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Water).
3. Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood).
4. Rabbit (Cat in Vietnam) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood).
5. Dragon (Snail in Kazakhstan) (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Wood).
6. Snake (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Fire).
7. Horse (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire).
8. Ram (Goat in Vietnam) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Fire).
9. Monkey (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Metal).
10. Rooster (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Metal).
11. Dog (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal).
12. Pig (Wild boar in Japan) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Water).

The animal signs assigned by year represent what others perceive you as being or how you present yourself. It is a common misconception that the animals assigned by year are the only signs, and many western descriptions of Chinese astrology draw solely on this system. In fact, there are also animal signs assigned by month, day, and hours of the day. The combination of one’s birth year, month, day and hour are a part of the ‘four pillars’ of Chinese astrology which determine one’s fate.

To sum it up, while a person might appear to be a dragon because they were born in the year of the dragon, they might also be a snake based on their birth month and an ox based on their birthday and a Ram based on their birth hour.
[edit] See also
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* Chinese calendar
* Sexagesimal cycle
* Symbolic stars
* Zi wei dou shu
* Sheng Xiao
* Four Pillars of Destiny
* Qi Men Dun Jia
* Tai Yi Shen Shu
* Da Liu Ren

[edit] References

1. ^ Wolfram Eberhard, A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols, pg 93, pg 105, pg 309, Routledge and Keegan Paul, London, 1986
2. ^ Theodora Lau, The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, pp2-8, 30-5, 60-4, 88-94, 118-24, 148-53, 178-84, 208-13, 238-44, 270-78, 306-12, 338-44, Souvenir Press, New York, 2005

[edit] Sources

* Shelly Wu. (2005). Chinese Astrology. Publisher: The Career Press, Inc. ISBN 1-56414-796-7

[edit] External links

* Chinese Astrology online calculator
* Chinese astrology website with software and online calculator
* Chinese Zodiac Chart
* Chinese astrology and Feng Shui international network
* Chinese Animal Signs Website
* Bazi Destiny (八字命理) Life Analysis
* Chinese Astrology (Ba Zi) free articles, professional training, distant support

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