Sky Pair · 하늘짝

The Black Tiger of Taurus

Carry your big mind. Walk slow, walk sure.

The Black Tiger of Taurus is a Sky Pair: the Black Tiger day animal (壬寅) from Korean saju, with the Taurus sun sign from Western astrology. There are 720 Sky Pairs in all.

What lifts you

a big-picture mind

What to watch

drifting everywhere

Drawn-to day animal

Pig (by day, not birth year)

A small step today

Eat one meal slowly today

What brings luck

colour red · direction south · numbers 2, 7

The black comes from 壬, the ocean. Big mind, restless current — you need room to move. The tiger (寅): brave — you're the one who starts things. Taurus is earth: slow to start, impossible to stop once you've decided.

When the Black Tiger fights

When you fightYou talk about ideals and principles.Even a small fight becomes "how should a person be?"

How you're misreadPeople say you don't live in the real world.You know reality. You just won't give up on better.

Your strength in a conflictYou widen the bond.You make the two of you dream bigger together.

What Taurus addsOnce decided, you don't move.Taurus earth makes you hold firmer. Agree on a time to let it go.

One small stepNot the ideal — one thing you can do tomorrow.

壬寅임인

Old name · 黑虎