Animal 3 of 12
Tiger
The Tiger is courage and an appetite for challenge. Bold, protective and independent, it leads from the front and resists being told what to do.
The Tiger is earthly branch 3 of 12, 寅 Yín. It also names the double hour from 03:00 to 05:00.
Recent Tiger years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022. Each one pairs the animal with a different element, so the full combination returns every sixty years.
- Earthly branch
- 寅 Yín
- Fixed element
- Wood
- Polarity
- Yang
- Double hour
- 03:00 – 05:00
Gifts
- courage
- protectiveness
- charisma
Watch for
- recklessness
- rebelling for its own sake