Tsee

Tsee, meaning 'the Beak' or 'Pouting Lips,' is the third Chinese sieu, corresponding to lambda and phi Orionis. Ruled by Mars, this mansion carries a quality of sharpness, communication, and the pointed precision of a bird's beak.

The beak imagery suggests discernment, the ability to pick out what is essential from the surrounding noise, and the capacity for pointed, effective speech.

Tsee belongs to the White Tiger palace, where Mars's martial energy is directed toward the precise, targeted action symbolized by the beak. In the Tiger's anatomy, the beak-sieu may correspond to the animal's fangs or the sharp point of its attack.

When the Moon passes through Tsee, Mars's energy combines with the beak's precision to favor activities requiring sharp judgment and decisive communication. This is a period for cutting through confusion and speaking directly.

The White Tiger (Bai Hu) is the celestial guardian of the West and the season of Autumn. Associated with the element Metal, the White Tiger represents courage, righteousness, and the harvesting energy that gathers what has ripened. In Chinese cosmology, the West is the direction of completion and return, where the Sun sets and the day's work is gathered in. The seven sieu of the White Tiger trace the great feline from its hind legs (Goel) through its body to its head, forming one of the four great celestial animals that divide the Chinese sky.