124 - It's the Year of the Tiger! 🐯🧧
Hey there, !
恭喜發財! Happy Lunar New Year!
Once again, a new Lunar Year, a new translation of your Zodiac sign! I'm really enjoying going back and knowing how to read a new language, and then trying to translate the meaning into English with the very capable help of Mum.
This year's translation is a bit rushed, so if anything is unclear please email me and I will provide more detail :)
P.S. I know a lot of you will want to check your fortune from last year so click here first to go see how accurate it was last year!
As usual, a few glossary terms:
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A ‘name year‘ is usually a bad thing - it’s got to do with your position in the zodiac relative to the current year. I don’t know how it works, other than the fact that if you’re in the name year, you usually have ‘a year of change’ (and change is usually bad…). A prime example is Ox in the Ox Year need to be on guard for accidents!
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Any time I mention a ‘sponsor‘ it means that there’s someone who will appear in your life as a benefactor of some sort. It doesn’t mean they’re literally rich or will give you money, it means they’ll be valuable to your life.
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A ‘crisis‘ of any type means that there could be an incident relating to that particular thing. So for example, a ‘blood crisis’ means you’ll have an incident relating to blood. But that could be you donating blood, or a blood test, so usually the advice is to get your blood tested (which is really just a healthy annual thing to do…).
🐅 Tiger - The Year of Being Middle of the Pack: Last year was a year of love, and this year is, well...just medium luck. There are a few good stars for anything related to food (restaurants, eating, drinking etc.) and writing (like teachers, or editors, or lawyers etc.), but most interestingly to me was the 'Hidden Fortune' star which says that you'll seem like you're just normal like everyone else, but you're actually rich.
Specifically, this star tells you to focus on short-term investments - or at least, money that you earn that's not from your salary. This includes gambling and investments...and I assume crypto? The upshot of this, in conjunction with some unlucky stars, is that you shouldn't focus on how you earn money from your job (lack of sponsor stars, and a lot of people talking behind your back) and instead work on your relationships inside and outside of work as you'll be making all that #passive #income! (NB: this seems like super bad advice but you do you Mr. Wise Asian Feng Shui Master)
Romantically, you'll be focused on work (and do very well!), and thus be very flighty in your relationships. You'll be prone to emotional flare-ups, and it will be hard to choose what you want to do with new flames and old relationships. You'll have to change your approaches to stay on top of these rapidly shifting situations. And if you're in a relationship now...be wary of a third party trying to break you up!
Health-wise, you're at risk of issues with your liver, your blood and heart problems. You should make sure that you go to temple at the start of the year to get rid of the bad energy.
Don't think you'll have any big, great changes this year - it's just going to be one of those 'live well as you can' and try some new things. There's no need to rock the boat - just stay chill and you'll be fine.
In summary: a medium year - it's not great, but it's not that bad either!
Top tips:
- In the north-west and south-west, you should hang up some bronze coins - a common way to get rid of bad luck
- Also, you should have some of those lucky bamboo plants in the north of your house, to help you control your emotions (? idk I'm pretty sure I translated this right!)
🐇 Rabbit - The Year of Many Obstacles: It's a bit of a weird year for you. There are a lot of plans, sponsors and ideas in the wings that are ready to help support you on the way to success. However, you have three unlucky stars shining on you that are throwing up a bunch of obstacles. Specifically, one attacks your health, one attacks your planning (making you second-guess yourself) and the last one gets you in trouble from either rumours or legal issues.
This makes it so that you might feel like you're constantly fighting against an unwinnable battle - preparing to win but never really getting there. You'll second guess why you aren't succeeding, and why you can't just heads-down and plow through those obstacles.
However, the most important thing to do is to keep your head up, and stay grateful (see tips below). Romantically, there isn't that much actually in your way per se, but it's just not really pushing you over the line either.
In summary: many obstacles will be thrown up, but find the silver lining in learning and patiently wait out the year.
Top tips:
- Our wise asian master says to learn how to appreciate and be grateful for your life, your health and your relationships - and if you can do that, you'll be able to get through the year.
- Specific advice includes: lose some weight, clean up your house and sit in the north-west of your house, facing south-east.
- Also, if you have any Sheep friends, stick around them - they're having a good year, and you usually get along with Sheep! Steal some luck from them :D
🐉Dragon - The Year of Great Change: You've already had a few years of great luck, this year of bad luck was bound to happen. The 'Bucking Horse' star foretells of great change in your life - moving jobs, moving houses, changing your romantic situation or even where and how you live. There are three bad stars that accompany this star - the 'Sky Dog', 'Sky Tears' and 'Bad Guest', which bring bad luck in terms of being tricked, harming your health and losing confidence in yourself and others. Emotions will run high for your relationships, and it's important to stay calm to keep a level head.
All this 'change', however, is countered by the Dragon's patient nature. Not only will there be great sponsors to help support in your time of need (thanks to your one lucky star), but also, if you are able to take advantage of the patience and humbly learn from your mistakes this year, it will lead to good things in the future.
Lower your expectations for what you expect in your relationships - make sure to think twice before you say anything at all; in many domains, you will not do well if you are impulsive and say things thoughtlessly.
In summary: be patient through a year of great change, and look forward to a better future
Top tips:
- Stay calm in the face of change and fortune will come. Look after your family, keep yourself relaxed, and the change will just happen without screwing you up too bad
- Careful of automotive accidents when you're out and about this year!
🐍 Snake - The Year of Counting your Lucky Stars: Technically, this year is a 'name year' for Snakes, which usually brings with it great change and unluckiness. However, there are 5 extremely lucky sponsor stars that have shored up your fortune this year - and will make sure that you can get through the year relatively unscathed.
In your career and life, there are going to be a lot of sponsors who will appear to help you - whether that's getting you a leg up at work, supporting your life goals, or helping your business grow. Anything you desire will be easy to achieve, and if you put your full effort into going after your dreams, you should be able to get there.
However, it is a 'name year', so you should be wary of small annoyances becoming bigger worries. In your friendships and relationships, there is a big risk of making mountains out of molehills - so while you're growing more and more successful, make sure you don't leave a trail of bodies behind you who will grow resentful and try to take revenge. If you're able to stay on a steady state with your relationships (both work and romantic), then that's a win.
In summary: Great year ahead, but there's a risk you may screw it up if you're not careful.
Top tips:
- Careful of falling over, or blood crises this year as you're at risk.
- Sleep and sit in the east of your house, and put a red light there as well, to make sure you can try and get rid of the 'enemy' energy in your life
🐎 Horse - The Year of White Tigers and Annoying Women: I swear this is in the book - the 'White Tiger' unlucky star shines on Horses, and is usually associated with losing money, bad health, 'rumour-mongering', and annoyances arising from women (#downwiththechinesepatriarchy). It is traditionally the most feared star because it brings with it so much bad luck. This doesn't bode well (obviously) and is not a good year for your career or relationships - in each of these areas there will be many obstacles, and difficulties in breaking through.
However, there are the 'Three Alignments' with Tigers this year which will help you fight against this unluckiness. It will help with your relationships, to some degree, but it looks like the White Tiger is still quite strong (he doesn't say that the Three Alignments helps much :/). You will be surrounded by people who try to bring you down, so it's most important to stay humble, look after yourself and ensure you can get through the stress.
In addition, if you were born in Autumn or Winter, you have this thing called 'hungering for Fire' - essentially meaning you were born in colder months, and will have luck if there is fire - and luckily, we are moving into a cycle of 'Fire' years :D
In summary: A stressful year ahead calls for calm, patience and humility.
Top tips:
- Blood and blade crises abound - be careful with these, especially around your heart, your blood and getting a stroke. The wise asian master says to lose some weight and eat a little less junk food so you can stay healthy.
- You need to buy a bronze monkey to stave off the bad luck in your life this year (don't ask why, just do it)
- If you have relationships problems, find a guy, because otherwise girls will bring you more worries (HE SAID IT NOT ME)
🐑 Sheep - The Year of Cashing In : Last year sucked, this year is a MAJOR change from that - you're going to be the luckiest animal in the whole Zodiac! The stars that shine upon you are the most successful, the most winning and the most romantic - it's gonna be a great year ahead.
If there's any year you go hard at what you want from life, this is it. It's the year to go all in, double down on your efforts, and harvest all the preparation you've been doing in the last few years - not only in your career, but your health and life as well. Live up to your potential, create something great, and become a leader!
However, it's not going to be easy - you have to work hard for it. Don't just leave it up to the luck of the year - if you don't do anything, the fortune won't come (God Tigers help those who help themselves?). You have to have the desire for things to happen, work hard for those things to exist, and they will come to you like a fish in water.
In addition, don't cut corners - your hard work is going to pay off. If not, you may encounter legal troubles by being too overconfident.
In summary: Cash in all your luck now, or you won't be able to for another 12 years!
Top tips:
- Get one of those lucky bamboo things and keep it in your house - it's supposed to help you get rid of the 'sick' unluckiness that may plague you
- If you were born in Autumn/Winter, you should sit in the south of your house, facing north, and if you were born in Spring/Summer, you should sit in the north and face south (when you're doing things - work or rest or whatever)
- If you were born in Summer, be careful of your head, heart and eyes - we're in a 'Fire' year, which may further inflame these parts of your body
🐒 Monkey - The Year of Earth-Shaking Change: Last year you were supposed to have had a great romantic year - this year, however, is...not great. It's a year of big change because it's a 'name year' with the Tiger - this could be moving house, moving jobs, relationship changes and health risks. A lot of obstacles will be in your way, and many crossroads will force you to make big choices. It's important to keep a clear head if you want to get through safely.
Romance-wise, due to it being a 'name year' with much change, it will be passion to the extremes - both good and bad. Big love, but big arguments. There will be lots of highs and lows, and it's important to keep a level head.
In more positive news, the 'Eight Houses' star is the number 1 career star this year, and there are a few other non-translatable stars that essentially help you 'solve' situations - through intelligence, quick wit or otherwise. This means you should see success at work - your hard work will not go unnoticed and will actually be highlighted to the world.
In summary: it's a big year of change that needs a steady hand - look after yourself.
Top tips:
- Try not to blow up your relationships with people - a lot of these interactions may turn sour even though you don't want them to
- Be careful of automotive accidents, bladed accidents and pregnancy worries. Try to do less dangerous activities, or get into fights
- Feng shui-wise, sitting in the east makes you vulnerable to rumours, and the west makes you vulnerable to bladed accidents. Make sure you do the most of your activities in the north and south!
🐓Rooster (me!) - The Year of Living Free: Last year you became a phoenix, this year it's time to spread those wings and fly. Serene, calm, and beautiful, your life will go forth balanced between not many luck stars, but low numbers of unlucky stars as well. This year is the year to focus on yourself, live in your own little world and calmly experience the year.
In other news, travel is on the horizon (because of a star), you'll spend a lot of money (again, also because of a star), and love for the world and your fellow man will flourish (another star). This last star also doubles as the 'beauty star', which means this year if you're single, you'll have a lot of luck in love!
Work-wise, you'll have many fans, many 'sponsors' and just generally do well!
In summary: live free, live easy, live well :)
Top tips:
- Watch out for hidden sicknesses (a star again), specifically related to diabetes and/or your prostate / ovaries. Bladed crises may occur.
- If you were born in spring/summer, point the head of your bed to the north. If you were born in autumn/winter, point it to the south. Not really sure why for this one but do what the wise asian man says!
🐕 Dog - The Year of Taking Charge: Last year was growing deep roots, this year is taking charge. This year the 'trinity' star shines brightly on you, and helps make enemies into friends, grow your support base, and start becoming a figure of authority. The 'trinity' star melds with the 'Three Alignment' that Dogs have with Tigers (essentially, they work well in each other's years - like the opposite of a name year), and helps you rise strongly in your career.
Romantically, relationships of all aspects will do well; with a partner, or business partners, or groups you may be a part of. Spend time nurturing these relationships and they will help support you in your career success.
Unfortunately, there are many bad stars for you this year - and specifically they relate to 'rumour-mongering'. From what I could read, it's essentially that because you'll be so successful, a lot of people will speak behind your back to try and pull you down.
In summary: you'll do so good at work and in life that people will try drag you down - take charge, and don't let them do so!
Top tips:
- Be wary of trusting people too quickly. Keep to yourself, and don't brashly try to win at work - slow and steady will win the race.
- Get a full body health check at the start of the year to make sure nothing is hiding in the background.
- In addition, a fire star has appeared for you which puts your liver, intestines and risk of diabetes in a more dangerous position.
- Sitting or spending time in the north of your house is going to help you make more money, and
🐖Pig - The Year Of 50/50: Last year was (supposedly) a really crappy year for you - and this year is...well, it's a step up, but it's not that good either. On one hand, Pigs and Tigers have the 'Six Alignments' which means you should have a REALLY good year. On the other hand, it's a 'name year'. These two things together make it so that in some things this year you'll be REALLY lucky, and in other places you have a lot of risk / danger to come.
There will be a lot of barriers career-wise. If you have any big projects or changes you want to make this year, consider postponing them and continuing to plan for your future. Short-term wins are the priority, and smaller wins will help keep you afloat. Your relationships this year are going to be great, so yes, you could use them to help you push forward, but don't expect much.
But like I said, relationships will be good this year - both in friendships, romance and partners at work. It's a good year to try and find great partners for work and love, with success always in your grasp.
Health-wise, it's going to be most important for you to not expose yourself too much to high-risk activities like hiking, running and yoga (lol) - but if you do, to be very careful when you do so.
In summary: you may have flashes of good luck - just try not to screw up the rest of the year.
Top tips:
- Don't be too hasty in your decisions, go slow, be detailed and come across warmly to other people - essentially, don't give the Zodiac any ammo to screw with your year
- Relax, and don't let people get on your nerves; it's a year where not losing is going to be a win - so good luck!
🐀 Rat - The Year Of the Turbulence: Last year was a very lucky year, and this year, well, it's not. The 'Bucking Horse' star brings turbulence, not necessarily good or bad in itself, but without the help of many lucky stars, it's likely to take a turn for the worse. There will be struggle, frustration and disappointment - and how you respond to that change will be the most important thing. From the words of the wise asian master himself - 'this year, it's not other people that will be the problem, it's your own inner world'.
Apparently, Rats are not known for planning ahead, but this is the year to do so. There will be a lot of change - whether that's moving jobs, moving apartments, immigrating or going internationally to study, and the problems will just come and come. there will be a lot of hopes and desires that don't reflect the reality of your situation, but you gotta take that disappointment on the chin and bravely press on - tomorrow will see a better year.
Health crises this year are blood crises and blade crises - just...everything bad. Your emotions are going to run hot in times of stress, and don't worry - there will be a lot of stressors. Thus, it's most important to reduce your exposure to risk and just chill.
In summary: it's a shit year, just try and enjoy what you can, and don't make any major moves that might lead to shit times.
Top tips:
- Specifically, somehow, the wise asian master has said that the month from June 6 to July 6 will be extremely high risk - stay aware at this time of the year! (btw, this is one of the most specific predictions I've ever seen from him LOL)
- Pay extra attention to your relationships as they're at risk of bad luck - the only thing that was good was dating, but if you're married just be careful that you show you care.
🐂 Ox - The Year of the Sun Illuminating your Way: Last year good, this year even better. The luckiest star of them all, the 'Sun' star shines, and pushes you on a path to fortune this year, becoming confident that everything will be a success. Not only that, but you also have the 'Red Fairy' star which helps with love and relationships as well; what a good combination!
Work-wise, all your efforts will pay off, no matter what they are. You'll have many supporters, and you'll be able to just get the job done by focusing on your tasks and not worrying too much about other people. Romantically it's a GREAT year due to the Red Fantasy and Sun stars - have babies, get married, have a second honeymoon if you're married; just all around have a great year.
Bad star wise, there aren't that many. There are a few that are apparently to do with becoming more indecisive, being less measured with your words, and becoming more religious (?) and care about really niche topics that no-one else cares about. Harsh. Happily, these aren't really that important in terms of the hierarchy of bad stars, so you'll be fine.
In summary: excellent year for you, let the sun illuminate your path to fortune!
Top tips:
- Keeping hold of your emotions will help you calmly get through the year - hide away to get them under control if required
- If you were born in summer, there's a heightened risk of heart and stroke issues, so be careful
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