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The Ren-Yin Tai Sui: General He E
A dark-skinned old general who shouted "Follow me!" when the army had no leader.
- Guardian of
- People born in a Ren-Yin year, the Year of the Tiger
- Born between
- Feb 5, 1962 – Jan 24, 1963
Feb 1, 2022 – Jan 21, 2023 - Past life (legend)
- He E, a frontier commander of the Tang dynasty (folk legend)
- Symbol
- Quiet, heavy strength: "With him here, we'll be all right."
If you were born between these dates, you were born in a Ren-Yin year, the Year of the Tiger, and General He E watches over you.
(A new year starts on Lunar New Year’s Day.)
A river and a roaring tiger
Ren is yang water, a river that finds its way through any land. Yin is the tiger, whose roar in the dark before dawn says: I'm here, danger stops. Water feeds wood, so the river's force makes the tiger even stronger.
General He E guards this year. People born in Ren-Yin years often have a bold, commanding presence, stay calm in a crisis, and make people feel, "With this person here, we'll be fine."
Dark skin, silver beard
His skin is deep and dark like a river at night, and his beard is silver. The contrast makes him look like an old general who has crossed ten thousand miles of land and seen life and death many times.
He wears a dark green robe and a bright yellow cloak and sits still, yet you feel powerful currents moving underneath.
"Come with me!"
According to legend, he was He E, a Tang dynasty frontier commander, dark-skinned and powerfully built, who often turned battles with one decisive charge.
One day the main general fell ill just as an enemy army struck, and the soldiers were frozen with fear. He E was not in command, but he did not hesitate. He jumped on his horse and shouted, "Follow me! I'll get you out!" He led a wedge-shaped charge straight into the enemy's center, split it, and the defenders turned the battle around.
Who is most afraid
Asked if he had been afraid, he said, "Yes. But the most frightened people weren't me. They were the soldiers waiting to see if anyone would lead. I couldn't make them wait."
Heaven named him the Tai Sui of the Ren-Yin year. Deep, steady power and the courage to go first: that is his gift to everyone born in the Year of the Tiger.
Questions people ask
Who is the Tai Sui for people born in 1962?
People born between Feb 5, 1962 and Jan 24, 1963 were born in a Ren-Yin year, the Year of the Tiger. Their Tai Sui is General He E.
Who was General He E before becoming a Tai Sui?
He E, a frontier commander of the Tang dynasty (folk legend).
What does General He E hold?
Quiet, heavy strength: "With him here, we'll be all right.".
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