Your Chinese horoscope for 2010 – year of the White Tiger

The Year of the White Tiger is going to be one of upheavals and changes. This calender year, the cycle falls in the Metal element (metal is white) and the Tiger sign (a mostly wood sign), these two elements oppose each other and bodes for a wild and unpredictable year ahead.

Yet don’t think that it is a bad thing; change allows for progress to be made, new opinions to be heard and often is the catalyst for people to show their true strength. In a nutshell, those who are quick to adapt and think on their feet will be the most successful this Tiger year.

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Rat

You’ve been asking a lot of questions and the answers have been slow to come. 2010 Tiger Year sharpens your senses and you’ll realise that the answers have always been there, you simply need to pay more attention. Listen, watch and the rays of light shine down on you.

In love this year, you’ll feel like the tape is on repeat. Things around you are changing yet there is no movement in your relationship. Don’t question it right now, just trust and you’ll see why it is.

Your intelligence and meticulous nature leads you to over thinking at times, this year will throw you some curve balls and as always, you hit with everything you have and never miss. Ease up on the stress, everyone is feeling the same way.

As Confucius said ‘Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.’

Ox

Be on guard because something you thought was finished and over will make an appearance in the third part of the year. It will be a happy result if you can temper your need to control; accept it and let the events unfold as they should.

You worked hard last year concentrating on the things you hold dear. You’ll want to work just as hard this year but need to allow yourself some respite. You deserve some time out to stand still and reflect on what you’ve achieved already.

The question now is whether you want to keep going as you were or move onto new pastures. As Confucius said ‘It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop’

Tiger

Although it is a Tiger year, unfortunately not everything will go your way. It is shaping up to be a chaotic year but that’s no worry, because you thrive in the heat of the moment and welcome the chance to be impulsive and take action.

The White Tiger year does add a spark to your love life and before you know it, the joy will leave you questioning why you couldn’t see the potential to begin with.

Your normally resolute and serious nature is put to the test as you diligently work towards your end goal, the results you reap will draw attention so be aware of people around you. Your success is likely to draw out their jealousy and some may want to take you down a few notches. Use your strengths and trust your instincts.

As Sun Tzu said ‘If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril’

Rabbit

You love your independence this year and it’s the best time to be exploring the aspects of your life that you have been neglecting lately.

Communication with friends and family is vital to provide the support you need to hit those marks you are shooting for. They will be your outlet for stress and are less judgmental of your actions than you are.

Be sure to watch your tendency to be stubborn and restless when other people are involved. You may think they are pulling you off course and giving unwanted advice but isn’t that the point of exploration? As Laozi said ‘A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.’

Dragon

Your fiery Dragon spirit and impatience will be tested this year. Last year held big changes in your life and this year of the White Tiger continues the roller coaster journey. Don’t be scared, there will be fewer sharp turns and dips so if you hold on, you will be fine.

People naturally respect you and you’ve learned to use it to your advantage. This sometimes leaves you feeling alone in the crowd, why do so few people understand you?

The Tiger year gives you insight into other people and if you want to, presents you a number of opportunities to turn key relationships into one of mutual respect and deepen the level of trust. As Mencius said ‘Friends are the siblings God never gave us.’

Snake

A tumultuous year is ahead for those born in the year of the Snake. It is a year of learning for you. Your natural curiosity and sense of adventure will lead you down exciting roads and destinations to explore.

Just be sure to not pick fights that you cannot win, you tend to take failures to heart and not see the value of the experiences. If you do have to engage in a battle and lose, see it as a game – there will be other matches and you’ve learned a new trick for next time.

In love, your imagination is your only limitation. Let love just be and concentrate on who you love instead, concentrate with fearless enthusiasm and guileless joy. As Mencius said ‘Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart.’

Horse

Your natural energy and can-do attitude opens doors and fresh opportunities to do with your career. Whether it be a promotion or taking the lead in new work projects, you deserve the attention and accolades.

Why are you astounded when good things happen to you? Are you just as astounded when bad things happen to you? Perhaps you are looking too hard at the outcome and not enough at the elements that manifested it.

As Zhuang Zi said ‘Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.’

Sheep

The beginning of the year sees you attracting new people into your social circle. While you may feel the inclination to retreat into the safety of familiar faces, taking a chance on the new people and trying new things will trigger the start of life changing events.

You like to keep under the radar, wrapped up in your own world doing what you do best without stealing the limelight. It’s easier to be average than to keep chasing the pinnacle and risk disappointment.

Tiger year 2010 shakes things up for you and before the middle of the year, your craving for freedom and self expression is magnified. You will choose to step out of your comfort zone a number of times because life rewards those who takes risks. As Sun Tzu said ‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized.’

Monkey

There are crucial events lined up for you this year, one or two which you anticipate and at least a couple more which will seemingly come out of the blue. But so what? You’ve handled yourself plenty of times and you’re a regular MacGyver.

Your playful nature might get you into a few tight places this year but if you turn on the Monkey charm, you should escape without a scratch and have a few stories to laugh about.

You’ve been jumping from one thing to another – experimenting, playing, keeping your options open. This year of the Tiger puts a dampener on your frivolity and forces you to make tough choices. Are you up for it? As Xun Zi said ‘The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere’

Rooster

Feel like you’ve been neglected of late? The stars in heaven seem to be catering to everyone else’s needs and you’ve been left in the dark. The Tiger year gives you a much needed kick in the behind to be the independent and capable person you are.

It’s all about what YOU can achieve this year. The other birds in the house might have fancier tail feathers, a taller stride or lay more eggs but the sky is falling and there’s no time this year to be concerned with that.

Trust that you can and you will do it. As Confucius said ‘What the superior man seeks is in himself, what the small man seeks is in others.’

Dog

Your newly restored faith and self belief tempts you to try daring and different things. This is your natural sense of adventure and wonder urging you to explore the big wide world and stake a claim of it.

It’s true, this year your bite IS bigger than your bark. At first, the volatility of the Tiger year throws your balance but your grit and unyielding determination will make you a formidable opponent, wanted ally and likely successor.

Nothing ever worth having is won easily, and how do you win you ask? As Laozi said ‘The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.’

Pig

Stability is something that you’ve been looking for, unfortunately this year of Tiger won’t give you that. You feel like a jack-in-the-box, doing your best to get things done but nervous that at any moment you’ll be forced into a situation you aren’t prepared for but put on a brave face anyway.

The steadier your courage, the more you can focus. Amidst the changes around you, it won’t do to panic and lose your head.

Do as Zhuang Zi said ‘Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.’

Courting Red