Lunar Hexagram 44 Gou: Meeting
Qi Node: 8 Grain Buds
Eat two modest meals a day and lightly exercise at lunch. Breakfast is very important and sleeping in until 7am is OK. Bucket bathe before going to sleep, go to sleep early. "Planning is over - fulfill promises. Be active, not 'aggressive'." LM Notes
"The fifth moon is when yang is "full-on". Though it is the very nature of growth, yang has a dark side, related to aberration and calamity. It is almost as if Life an Death are at odds with each other right now. What does not grow to fullness will very quickly wither or rot. Fire is a wonder but it is also a danger. When fire touches Earth without the response of Heaven's rain, calamity and famine may occur. Human being must appropriately participate (gan yin) in Heaven and Earth's affairs to bring about their natural abundance. The educational process (precautions) of spring is now certainly tested. The sincerity and precision (musical tone) of ritual must be impeccable. The chain of command must be reliable and unquestioned (see Zhouyi hexagram 7).
Many of the images regarding the 5th moon relate to the exorcism of, or cure for, excessive yang. Red amulets against the damaging heat (represented by greedy, ruthless, blood-drinking demons) are offered at all temples to protect parishioners from the excesses of yang. Excesses controlled, the 5th moon is very rich. If good choices and sound management get us here, the rewards are extraordinary. Abundance is the response.
It is a good month to sit back and watch things grow of themselves and do only what is in concert with growth and community." Da Yuan Circle
"Water Horses are independent, hard-working and thrifty characters. They are particularly gifted craftspeople and have a friendly demeanor. They easily offer themselves to protect and ‘save’ others (military). They are not adverse to intentional ‘tragedy’ (heroism). Their fortunes are likely to improve as they grow old. The most emotional of all Horses they tend to compromise their health with repressed feelings. Their livers are weak and they are susceptible to curses and spells."
The Wood Goat, a little girl kid, lends a soft grounded context for us this year; Still very new, maturing quickly and playfully, sincere and disciplined. Herd up, slough off what no longer serves your appetite, compost and go fresh.
Lunar Hexagram 44 Gou: Meeting
A good time for "withdrawal, divorce, self-cultivation and retreat...A wise person (man or woman) with the responsibilities of leadership, does not indulge in the trivial. Resistance to seduction, even if it causes a temporary embarrassment, is recommended." LM Zhou Yi
THURSDAY June 18, Wood Ox 3
Consult the Oracle - The Ladle -
A good day for authentic and traditional progress. Auspicious for initiations, transmissions (of esoteric teachings), taking exams and routine work. Also auspicious for starting up business, new buildings and burying the dead. Ok for digging the earth and marriage. Consult the oracle for advice and get some good sleep.
FRIDAY June 19, Fire Tiger 4
62 Xiao Guo: Small Succeeds - The Ox Boy -
Auspicious day to enter retreat. Postpone all contracts, medical treatments and burials. Use caution on any journey or do not go. "Stay home, guard resources, meditate and focus." LM Notes Small bites today and chew especially well.
SATURDAY June 20, Fire Hare 5
56 Lu: The Traveler - The Maiden -
"Favorable for small accomplishments and temporary appeasement, but inauspicious generally. Discretion is vital in whatever you do." LM Zhou Yi Do not take risks, bury the dead, have medical treatments or initiate industry or production. DO enjoy the arts, be generous to others, "guard your health and conserve your qi." LM Notes
"This is Daoist month (Tianshi and Zhuanzhen lineages). Because yang can get out of hand in this moon (especially 5::5) daoist amulets are made and distributed against infant mortality, fire, fever and drought. Daoists invoke their demon-quelling protectors and their lineages to quell yang and keep it in balance. Xuan Mu, the Dark Mother, patron of Astrologers is commemorated. On the full moon Zhang Daoling (founder of Orthodox Daoism) and his lineage is commemorated." DaYuanCircle
SUNDAY June 21, Earth Dragon 6
31 Xian: All Embracing - The Void -
Amidst a weekend favorable for retreat, there is room for gradual progress, esp for strengthening family ties, meditation and good rest. Do not marry, bury the dead or make offerings to the ancestors. "Medical treatments today and cause injury and expose constitutional weakness." LM Notes
May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.
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