Yang Earth Tiger Moon 2025 2.3.25

the year of the Yin Wood Snake begins here

And so, the lunisolar year “begins”, even though beginnings and endings are in many ways illusory. Nevertheless, the cycle cycles continuously. Here we are at the new beginning, springtime, and the WOOD cycle of moons, TIGER, and next month, RABBIT. Tiger corresponds to the hours of 3am-5am, still in the dead of night but beginning to stir, or stalk, like a tiger in the dark. Tiger is the wood element animal that has an up & forward inclination, compared to the rabbits down & back inclination. Tiger represents DARINGness, the capacity of wood element to break through barriers and obstacles, returning from the underworld/death of WATER element (PIG & RAT).

We have just experienced another OX moon, which is EARTH element, the transitional phase between WATER and WOOD. OX is CONSTANCY personified. No innovation required. Its slow, hardworking, consistent, repetitive forward movement allows us to bridge the gap between the OLD and the NEW.

TIGER is like an on/off switch. You can’t see it until it’s too late, and after the strike, a retreat back into stillness and darkness. TIGERS need as much solitude as they do action and social activity.

This year, 2025, the TIGER moon is Yang EARTH Tiger, corresponding to Hexagram: 16

Tiger’s archetypal Tidal Hexagram is, as always: 11.

And all of this is now nested inside a Yin Wood Snake Year. My article on that with resource links will be out before the full moon on Feb 12th.

Below the paywall is the 3-and-a-half-hour presentation for the month, as well as various links, media recommendations, and some protocols and procedures for this month.