Keynote: Passion, Power, Devotion
and Sensuality
TIGER
Keynote: Passion, Power, Devotion and Sensuality
Cycle of Power: Nocturnal - Full Moon and New Moon
Tigers are known for fierceness and power. They are also excellent swimmers. They can teach us to hunt slowly and silently, regardless what is being sought. Tigers are nocturnal hunters. You may find nighttime to be a power time for you. The patterns of its coat links the tiger to the mysticism surrounding the moon phases. All cats stretch and rub up against other cats and objects. This can reflect awakening of a new sensuality - a sensitivity to touch.
Looking into lore surrounding the tiger in different cultures would be beneficial. If a tiger has entered your life, look for new adventures and an awakening of new passion and power within life.
The following chant is from DJ Conway's book, "Animal Magick".
CHANT
Striped terror of the jungles,
Walker of secret paths and ancient ways,
Give me the strength and courage to do what is necessary.
Teach me not to cringe from actions that may cause pain, but must be done.
Tiger of action, lead the way that I may know how to go confidently through my life.
Keynote: Passion, Power, Devotion
and Sensuality
Cycle of Power: Nocturnal -Full Moon and New Moon
Tigers are magnificent and stir a feeling of awe in all who see them. There are a number of varieties of tigers -Bengal, Siberian, etc. and each should be examined for its own characteristics. The information on cats and panthers should also be studied as there is often an overlap.
All tigers are known for their ferocity and their power. They are also excellent swimmers, unlike other large cats. This gives them ties to all the energies and mystical qualities so often associated with the element of water. All tigers also display great motherly devotion with their offspring. The mother raises the young and teaches them to hunt. Most tigers are solitary, and they come together usually only to mate. They also have immense territories.
The Siberian tiger is considered by many to be the most magnificent, and most experts agree that this species of tiger originated in the northern part of East Asia. It would later migrate and evolve to live in warmer areas. The Siberian tiger is an untiring traveler. It can cover great distances in a single day. Tigers prey upon all types of animals, but wild boar is a frequent victim.
The Bengal tiger lives in southern Asia. Its main prey is deer. It will usually live in several lairs, one of which is used to bring up the young cubs. At eight weeks old the cubs join their mother in hunting. At six months, they have learned to kill, but they are not capable of feeding themselves until they are around sixteen months old.
Most tigers hunt slowly and silently, a tactic beneficial to learn for those with this totem-regardless what is being sought. They can be selfish with their kills, and they have the power to drag a several-hundred-pound carcass over a quarter mile, just to hide it.
Tigers are nocturnal hunters. Individuals with this totem will find their most effective work accomplished at night. The traditional black and gold/orange patterning links the tiger to the mysticism surrounding the new and full moons.
The sleek and powerful muscles and the soft thick coat of the tiger stimulates thoughts of sensuality. All cats stretch languorously and rub up against other cats and objects. For those with this totem, there will be awakened a new sensuality - a sensitivity to touch.
There has always been a great deal of mysticism and mythology centered on the tiger. A study of these associations will help you to identify its role within our own life and possibly even past-life links to other parts of the world.
In Korea, the tiger is the king of beasts. In the Hindu tradition, the tiger was sacred to the goddess Kali, the goddess of creation and dissolution, of sexuality and death. In Greece, it was associated with the mythic character Dionysus, the twice-born.
China is filled with myth and legend of the tiger. In Chinese astrology, one of the twelve signs is the sign of the tiger. Those born in the year of the tiger are assigned the traits of being both colorful and unpredictable. They are adventurous, powerful, and passionate.
In China, the tiger is both a symbol of darkness and the new moon, as well as brightness and the full moon. There are five mythic tigers in Chinese lore. The red tiger is a symbol of the south, summer, and fire. The black tiger is a symbol of the north, winter, and water. The blue tiger is a symbol of the east, spring, and vegetation. The white tiger is a symbol of the west, autumn, and all metals. The yellow tiger is supreme among all five. It is the ruler of the Earth and all energies upon it.
If a tiger has entered your life, you can expect new adventures. It will awaken new passion and power within life. Expect it to begin within 6-8 weeks and last for at least a year and a half. Examine what is going on in your life. Do you need more passion for life? Are you expressing your life passion inappropriately? Has your energy been down? If tiger has shown up, there will begin to manifest new adventures and renewed devotion and passion for life.