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The twelve Animal Signs
for Men
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Tiger man
His physical background
The Tiger male is attributed with a vigorous and tough physical constitution. He radiates magnetism, energy, vitality. He displays a natural air of authority and manliness, and is irresistible for all those women who feel themselves being female. He is generally tall and large in build, with an impressive set of powerful muscles and a tendency to extreme hirsutism. Many natives are fond of wearing their luxuriant beards, at least during certain periods of the year.
This subject's face is very expressive, reflecting every shade of his inner feelings and emotions. His features are energetic and pronounced, his jaws prominent. He often sets his thin lips tightly when he makes an effort at attention. With his ears larger than average and his slightly protruding mouth, his head vaguely suggests that of a ram. When he laughs or smiles, his eyelids crease up and his extremely mobile eyes sparkle like champagne. He never averts his gaze from his interlocutors, who have difficulty in escaping his ascendancy over them. He speaks rapidly, glibly, in a forceful, clear, resonant voice, leaving little room for others to place their words.
The Tiger male loves constant pressure as his way of life - rest, relaxation, inactivity, tranquility and stability bore him to death. Always in a great hurry, he walks briskly, hastening his steps as if he were at all times participating in a hiking contest. His gestures are noted for their impulsiveness; his way to express his ideas is equally brusque, and his habit of telling brutal truths abruptly often startles people out of their wits and countenance.
The Tiger man possesses remarkable dynamism. His life tempo far exceeds that of the average male. He feels the compulsive need to exert himself continuously, to use up his biological reserves, to exhaust his batteries. If you look for someone whose favorite hobby is to get drunk on speed, then this is the right person for you. He despises pain, deliberately looks for dangerous or conflictual situations, and allows himself to be intoxicated by all kinds of excitement and challenge.
The native's most important health problem, as expected, finds its origin in his excessive temperament. Always keen on spending his forces immoderately,, he is subject to enervation and effeteness despite his great recuperative powers. Lighting ills may come and lay him low at the very moments when "he's trying to empty the ocean and cover up the sky," as a Vietnamese saying goes. His sudden spells of utter depletion are apt to lower his morale to an alarming degree and plunge him into deep, devastating depression. Illness and even accidents may sometimes be resorted to, of course at an unconscious level, when he is confronted with difficulties that do not suit his impatient comportment because their solution imperatively requires time.
It is in his vital interest to take time to recharge his batteries, to allow his organism to recover, to ease his general tension. "Stretch a bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time," warned the great Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu. The Tiger man must try to live at a more leisurely pace by all means - for instance, by giving himself as few occasions to fuss as possible, or by refusing to use a motor vehicle when he can afford walking or cycling. He must also beware of what may jeopardize his nervous equilibrium and play havoc with his health - tense situations, sleepless nights, exaggerated consumption of tobacco, coffee, alcohol, meat or canned foods can all prove detrimental. As his temper is liable to flare up at the slightest provocation, he should learn self-control by practicing yoga or with the help of a psychiatrist.
Sports are essential to him as his nature requires of him much muscular exertion. He can do any kind of sport, even the most violent ones. He must make it a rule to practice every day in order to let off his steam in a wholesome and harmless way - for his overwhelming energy, if not properly canalized, may become dangerous for himself and others.
This type as a rule distinguishes himself by the innumerable accidents he causes and the marks they leave. Of all natives under the Chinese duodecimal zodiac, the Tiger is the one with the most frightful record of fractures, burns, scratches and wounds of every kind. From his early childhood till his old age, this daredevil never leaves off collecting scars, large and small, by giving way to his inordinate impetuosity. The sign provides an impressive number of broken noses!
For all his sturdy physique, the male Tiger is nevertheless liable to headache, migraine, toothache, tic douloureux, functional nervous disorders - all diseases more or less connected with his nervous system which he is prone to ill-treat. He is also subject to bouts of fever, allergy, psoriasis and sometimes convulsions. He would be well advised to learn to dominate his impulsiveness in the first place, and in the second place to get an adequate treatment for all his ailments, which are by no means incurable. These two steps will of course require time whereas he is always reluctant to give himself time! He should above all resist the temptation to resign himself too readily to living with and despite his health troubles.
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