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Tigers are independent, strong-willed and more adventurous than most. With a commanding presence and deep self-belief they are born leaders — but their lives swing widely, and a shortage of team spirit makes enemies easily. They should avoid turning into autocrats.

Third in the zodiac, Tigers are fiercely independent and proud: they act alone, dislike submitting, expect others to follow, and end up as everyone's protector. Haste and rashness cause many of their failures, yet they never truly fail — at the first setback they cut their losses and start again until they succeed. They argue to win and rarely concede. Men are stubborn and competitive; women are careful and thorough, excellent partners in career and home.

Impatient and impulsive, their judgement is not always sound. They resent rules unless they wrote them, change jobs often, and resist being pinned down or limited by outside forces.

A strong sense of justice makes them hate indirectness. Everyday life demands tact, which they struggle with: even to a superior they will state the error plainly.

They see fashion as vanity, yet consider themselves the innovator who sets the standard — always running ahead of the era rather than following the current.

Once committed they will walk through fire. They are drawn to hot-headed friends and partners, and can find themselves trapped among wild spirits.

Money matters little to them — not because they lack it, but because they never let earning consume them; they assume there will always be enough, until one day there isn't. They want to stay honest, though circumstances push them into small compromises. They cannot tolerate authority or unfair rules, defend their views fiercely, and crave high office — yet their restless love of change leaves many still searching at fifty.