This year, you are more of a solitary snow leopard than leader of a raucous cat pack. Feline planets have gone wandering, leaving only the lingering scent of catnip. Unseen and unbidden assistance is not on speed dial; your opposite, the monkey, is but a growl across the chart and might toss a few peanuts your way if you lynx up. The better news is that, while malign forces may track you, there are not mil-lions of them, and most will be rendered harmless if you keep tabs on them.
South
Wind chimes
Silver
The White Tiger Star pads the trail and shadows your twists and turns, looking for ways to bring you down. Indeed, the stars will have their little joke. Pay attention to your diet and make sure to civet out the less salubrious ingredients and forms of cooking - that will get you back to the finest bobbing cat you can be.
Take a little care with the cubs that run the money world - see exactly what it is they are incubating before roaring off into the sunset. Much the same applies to those fanging around wild schemes, you will not want to spend too much energy clawing back the cheques and stripes you earned so hard. Best not to take catnaps or be catatonic, stay awake during the year and leap at the better opportunities.
Surely, they do not say it is impossible to fall in love with work? You might be ready to prove them wrong regardless. Think of a snow leopard, rub your chin against a rock and see what turns up to investigate. After all, not all cats live in isolation. For tigers, there is no need to expect fireworks to have a good year; the seducers can go elsewhere.
Crowds may talon up your successes at work this year as the music plays on. More surprising may be the relative absence of back-biting and back-scratching and all-round snarling. The fire furnace of this year might spur you on to spawn projects responsible to you; before embarking on them make sure to know the claws of the contract.
Sorcerer: Dr James Greenbaum
Sorcerer's apprentice: Susan Zhang
Wand bearer: Orlando Hong
Director/Editor: Yukti Vidyarthi
Translation editor: Melanie Ng
Design/Art: Lizzie Lau; Anna Lai; Elva Lau; Patrina Leung; Jon Berkeley
Web development: Paul Ngan; Timothy Wang
Video production: Luna Deng
Thanks to: Priscilla Man; Ellen Lo; Qi Qi
Producer: Liz Patterson