Chinaology

The Chinese New Year is right around the corner, so I thought it would be fitting to write a summary of the latest forecasts for the Year of the Golden Tiger.  I rolled up my sleeves and began researching. Oh the predictions I have found! They are as conflicted as the year they are predicting. Some forecast a year of struggle, while others forecast mediocrity, even with the best of efforts. Bummer. Others mechanically list the traits of the Tiger. Yawn. Why subject readers to another boring inventory of static data? Or worse yet, rant about death, devastation and disaster?

Certainly, the New Year represents hope for renewal after a particularly bad economic year. If we can want a horoscope we can use, why not read one that is comprehensive, balanced, and empowering? Every year will not be perfect, but we can definitely get a forecast for the New Year that can tell us what to work on, what to hope for, and when to duck. Fortunately, I have found three great Chinese horoscopes that will do the trick.

Suite 101

For those of you new to Chinese astrology, this fortune opens with a brief introduction to Eastern astrology, followed by a quick but interesting sampling of New Year traditions. This New Year prognosis balances the good and the bad, and wraps everything up with the good that every New Year can bring, regardless of the forecast.

http://horoscopes.suite101.com/article.cfm/chinese_new_year_2010_what_to_expect_from_tiger

Café Astrology

This prediction is my favorite! It starts the same as Suite 101 – it gives you a basic rundown of the Chinese Zodiac. It then takes a different direction; it builds on the reader’s knowledge and takes one further and further into the intricacies of astrology. However, it doesn’t bombard the reader with technical information, only more detailed but intriguing interpretations of the Zodiac. It describes the potential challenges, yet balances it with ways of combating these challenges and highlighting the year’s strengths as well. It breaks down the year’s estimation based on issues people really want to know about, like love, money and career. Finally, the commentary finishes with a horoscope for each Zodiac animal. What a great way to finish a prediction!

http://www.cafeastrology.com/articles/chinese_2010_horoscope_year_of_tiger.html

Fire Pig

This article is a love horoscope for the Year of the Tiger. Though short and relating to one subject, I find this article to be fun, dynamic, and very personable. It plays on the fact that the Chinese New Year falls on Valentine’s Day. It even manages to include some information relating to all the animals of the Zodiac! Great read to get an outline of your love life this year.

http://www.firepig.com/f2858/Love-in-the-Year-of-Metal-Tiger.aspx

So there you have it – the top three horoscopes for the Chinese New Year. Believe me, it was hard work to find these three, there are so many blurbs out there that are good, some middling, and some that are just terrible.  Although three is a good number, I wouldn’t mind seeing a few more great write-ups.