February 2026 – The Month of the Yang Metal Tiger

On February 3, 2026, not only does a new Chinese Year begin, but at the same time the powerful energy of the Yang Metal Tiger enters.

I already mentioned this energy in the yearly analysis of the Yang Fire Horse Year, but now I would like to explain it in more detail. I will not speak about anything else, only about one pillar, its dynamics and meaning, and this pillar is the Yang Metal Tiger. I also have personal experience with this position, fortunately and unfortunately at the same time, which I would like to share with you. If you take it in, perhaps you can become more conscious of it and learn from my mistakes.

 

Consciousness is not constant. Sometimes it narrows, sometimes it expands, and we move between different frequencies. Astrological studies often help us recognize when we have slipped out of awareness, sometimes even in time. No matter how spiritual someone is or how much they meditate, our wounds can be triggered instantly by a single sentence or behavior. The noise of the world and the fast pace of life only make this stronger, giving us no time to reflect on our reactions before we act.

There is a general rule in Chinese astrology: the Day Pillar your birthday falls on activates the meaning of that pillar for one full year.

 

Last year my birthday fell on a Yang Metal Tiger day. I did not realize this at the time, only looked back recently out of curiosity. Then I was shocked, because everything happened exactly according to this energy. I want to honestly share what I experienced. Until last January, alongside my astrology business, I also worked full-time in sales. The job came with a company car, commission, and base salary. This stable material background supported my false belief that an astrology business is uncertain. A strong inner tension grew inside me about my true desires and life goals. After a long, too long inner struggle, I finally made a decision.
Yang Metal represents PURPOSE. In my chart, Metal is the Output element, so throughout the year my focus turned strongly toward self-expression and communication. I did not understand why this became so intense, since I had already been building my business for four years. Even during a spiritual game in spring, my question was about my own communication and self-expression tools. Why do I hide behind invisibility? I told myself, “I cannot speak, it is hard for me to express myself,” but later it turned out this was not true. It was only an excuse to stay small. By May, after translating all my Hungarian materials into English, I started making videos, which was completely new for me. My voice shook even in small groups. I always feel my heart in my throat when I speak, even though others do not notice it. Nervousness appears. I had to begin something I did not know how to do, realized this was my growth. I started making English TikTok videos for the international website. I forgot the text, did not know the techniques, and had no team behind me. I learned everything on my own. Sometimes it took days to edit one video. I asked my teenage daughter how to cut them. One step. Then another. At the same time, the energy of the Snake year brought a feeling of helplessness. My biggest realization was that I had to accept vulnerability, to move forward even when it was difficult for me, even if it was easy for others. In this pillar, Wood and Metal create Indirect Wealth structure, which bringsimpatience. For those with Monkey in their birth chart, this impatience can become extreme. It creates tension around business and money.

And because the Monkey sits in the Day Pillar of February’s starting char, this impatience will affect everyone, even without it in the natal chart.

The Yang Metal Tiger on a disharmonious level becomes the blind chasing of goals. I realized that for four months I barely exercised and hardly ate properly. The goal pulled me so strongly. Someone significant in my life kept telling me, “ this won’t be good like this. You should enjoy it. It should be lighter.” Every minute of my day was planned. I measured even coffee-making in minutes. At the same time, my focus became extremely strong. I was organized, disciplined, determined, checking tasks off one by one. I barely recognized myself, I am usually much more free.

I reached the goal. But in the end, I lost something important...

The Yang Metal Tiger believes nothing is impossible. But it matters why and how you fight. In the I Ching, this hexagram is shown as “Fire over Fire,” also called Clinging Fire.

Like a moth drawn to the flame, it wants to get closer and closer, until its wings burn. From far away, the light attracts us. We feel lack and desire, and we give everything to reach it. Whether this is love, career, or self-realization, the path is more important than the goal. When you follow the goal blindly, you lose balance. You stop hearing your heart. The fire blinds you, and uncontrolled Yang Metal can hurt others or yourself. The meeting of Tiger and Monkey is explosive. The Monkey’s speed and the Tiger’s emotional power create strong accident energy. Sadly, I experienced this myself. I was in an accident and hit a motorcyclist, who is still healing today. I have driven for 25 years and never caused an accident before. One moment is enough when you push yourself too hard.

“Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.” – Goethe

There are times when you either cannot find your goal, or you chase it too hard. Both create blindness. The Yang Metal Tiger brings attachment into your life and asks: are you following blindly, or does your heart also guide you? Where is your true self? Are you honest with yourself while chasing your goal? Is there lightness on the path? Can you enjoy the moments on the way? Without cleaning the shadow of attachment and over-effort, the goal cannot truly be reached. Yang Metal always reflects the question of integrity, also toward yourself.

In February’s chart, Yang Metal represents Eating God Profile. It highlights career, expertise, communication, appearance, ideas, and also deep inner desires and hidden longings. The Yang Metal Tiger puts enormous passion and strength into reaching what it wants. If you suppress your desire, it turns into pain and inner tension. Emptiness and dissatisfaction appear. Sometimes even having everything does not bring fulfillment, and this can lead you toward deeper meaning, spirituality, meditation, or faith.
Lack begins the search for fulfillment. During the summer I calmed down for a few weeks. Then my curiosity led me to search for answers. This brought me closer to myself and to the world of the I Ching and the purity of Fire. I had admired this ancient wisdom for a long time. Insights arrived quietly, day by day. From summer until October, I spent four months developing new material, again working eight to nine hours daily. I also started swimming. Through the Water element, realizations came like waves. In the pool, astrology, I Ching, elements, and life experiences connected. Childhood, relationships, mistakes, and unconscious patterns surfaced. The chase softened, but love for knowledge took over. I worked with passion from morning until night, writing and editing the I Ching e-books, feeling joy that these insights could help others live more consciously. This already served a higher purpose.
The I Ching teaches for this hexagram that wisdom should be shared with communities. Fire over Fire shines strongly, but it can burn. You must see clearly what you are attached to. If the connection is right, let it be your partner, home, study, careeryou grow in the light. If not, the fire burns out.

The I Ching asks: what is your true goal? In February, Yang Metal as EG profile highlights desires, communication, ideas, and visibility. February brings sharp insights, fast understanding, and creative solutions. The Tiger’s Wood element teaches courage, loyalty, emotional truth, and fighting for matters of the heart. Like a third person appearing in a cold relationship, only lack allows something new to enter.

What is the harmonious level of the Yang Metal Tiger?

Learning to allow desires without becoming them. Let them come and go. You lead them, not the other way around. A passion appears? A new goal? A business idea? Family plans? The situation is different for everyone, but the same energy works underneath. Allow desire, but do not let it control you. Learn what is temporary and what truly fits you. Become lighter, more patient, with humor and laughter. Every desire passes.

February begins with very strong energies. Relationships begin to change. They can grow only as far as your relationship with yourself reaches. If you are honest, intimacy becomes deep. If not, imbalance appears in partners, work, or home.

To close with my own story: the meeting of Tiger and Monkey is one of the strongest creative and manifesting forces. Anything—, ruly anything (!) you decide can now be created. What once felt like a distant dream for me became reality.

Dreams do come true. If I could start again, I would do it more gently, with more patience. I would give thanks for the imperfect process and the difficulties. I would pay more attention to loved ones, friends, and love. I would soften the chasing of desire and live more from the heart, in my own rhythm.

“Desire is not a sin, but the flame of existence. The question is only what it lights up within you.” — Carl Gustav Jung

I wish everyone to find this true path.
Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Yang Metal Tiger Month!

With all my love: Suzanna

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