Year: WOOD GOAT 4713
Lunar Month: WATER GOAT 6
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.
Water Goat Month
"Water Goats are talkative, sentimental and persevering characters. Their emotional attachments to people and things cloud their wisdom. Their consideration of others undermines their success. Egalitarian idealists they work very hard ‘against all odds.’ Their generosity is unfailing. Rarely thanked for their work they nevertheless are strong helpers. They are often robbed or make poor judgements in financial matters and their fortune does not smooth out until old age (60+). Though rarely ill their illness tends to be complex and hard to diagnose and/or treat."
LM Notes
Qi Node: 11 Great Heat"Great Heat refers to the extreme heat in the yang twilight of the year. Oppressive heat draws up the dampness of the Earth. At this time declining Yang partners with the inter-seasonal Earth and creates Dam Heat. Damp Heat has an oppressive quality (mold, rot) in this qi node and it fosters unprecedented growth and a legion of illnesses. Though much continues to grow and flourish we must avoid the pernicious quality of the season. The great mantle of Yang must be handed down to Yin. The wise prepare for transference not defeat.
During this qi node the environmental qi (Heaven/Earth) is best at 2pm. Practice neigong several times a day facing due south. Dress lightly, wash your hair often and stroll about to avoid the damp. Chew well. During the day eat two meals, rest (nap) after lunch, snacks of fruit (melon, grapes) are good on hot days. Drink green and flower tea (jasmine, honeysuckle, lily) and in the evening enjoy a light savory soup.
It is a good time for initiating new and practical disciplines of conservation (that anticipate autumn). Activity should slowly turn from forward to reverse - begin to edit what has been accomplished. Cut back on obligations. Pace yourself. It is not a time for laziness and indolence but it is auspicious to edit what is 'unrighteous' - do not store what will mold or close down too soon.
Upon waking and before bed bucket bathe (with a final cold salt rinse), watch the sunset and go to sleep not long after dark. Rest, relax, travel (vacation by the sea), exercise and do not be exposed to coastal winds.
Guard the heart (shen) by modestly expressing your feelings - it is natural to feel emotionally lethargic or distant. Expect less from those around you to avoid emotional congestion. Be real! Honestly clear away emotional heaviness - denial. Damp heat inspires denial. Neurosis can easily go pyschotic. " LM The Way of the Three Treasures
Lunar Hexagram 50 Ding: Tri-Pod
"If we express and demand harmony with grace and sincerity we have a chance at the great non-dualistic feeling of reality... It is a time of education and great spiritual and material success. Don't rush. Your superiors notice you. Opportunity is abundant. Alliances are offered to you on all sides."
LM Zhouyi
MONDAY July 27, Yang Wood Dragon 12
49 Ge: Molting - The Net, Harvest -
"Can you make a home of wherever you wash ashore after the storm? This hexagram denotes change that breaks with continuity and security. Some times change is sudden and overwhelming but, divining Ge, we can expect to survive and be powerfully transformed by the demands of the journey." LM Zhouyi Between 3 - 7 am listen to the call of the Ravens. Look to divination for clarity and consult physicians, burying the dead and industry are favorable. Instead of neglecting responsibility today, find courage and directness.
Lunar Hexagram 10 Lu: Treading
"The weak and inexperienced or naive may succeed when given the freedom and daring to lead. Unique circumstances lead to an unexpected or unusual outcome. The process contains danger because you do not have the power to create success with certainty. Everything depends on exactly how you conduct yourself. Humility, caution, fear-management and contemplation bring success." LM Zhouyi
TUESDAY July 28, Yin Wood Snake 13
13 Tong Ren: Community - The Beak, Open -
"It is a day to pull ;back or edit in order to avoid punishment." LM Notes:Lunar After yesterday's earthquake, it's appropriate to recalibrate before assuming that you're on solid ground. Get some good rest and let your dreams digest your life experiences. Spend time in collaboration with others and welcome new alliances. "Look around for a successor (new plan, idea, task) and resume the heart/mind of a novice. The son of a rebel leader may become the second emperor of a new dynasty. An open heart gives the option to acquire great wisdom." LM Notes: Solar
WEDNESDAY July 29, Yang Fire Horse 14
19 Lin: Approach - The Trio, Shut -
The indicators today gracefully bite the white line. It is a good day for keeping busy, esp. activities using the hands, that edit, engage groups and economize. Humility brings the best results and honesty opens to new inspiration today. Not a day for contracts or spending savings, restructure instead.
THURSDAY July 30, Yin Fire Goat 15
41 Sun: Diminish - The Well, Design -
Fire Goat day in the Water Goat month and Wood Goat year. The potential to herd up is paramount, to enjoy the aesthetics of common intention, to step back and observe the restructuring of this week, is completely available today. Generosity, humility and collective gatherings is key. "It is ideal for self-reflection, honoring ancestors, family gatherings and giving back without expectations." LM Notes: Lunar Auspicious for fengshui adjustments, routine industry, gardening, medical treatments and community projects.
FRIDAY July 31, Yang Earth Monday 16
60 Jie: Juncture - The Ghost, Divide -
Let perseverance lead to the closing of a chapter. Tie an elegant bow atop the end of this juncture, like the segments of a bamboo plant preparing to reach even higher. "Progress that is secured in increments will hold and make a base for future progress. Saved resources provide future reciprocity. Thoughtful words change hearts" LM Zhouyi Keep it close to home, relax ideas of expansion and observe auspicious timing.
I am because we are. May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.49 Ge: Molting - The Net, Harvest -
"Can you make a home of wherever you wash ashore after the storm? This hexagram denotes change that breaks with continuity and security. Some times change is sudden and overwhelming but, divining Ge, we can expect to survive and be powerfully transformed by the demands of the journey." LM Zhouyi Between 3 - 7 am listen to the call of the Ravens. Look to divination for clarity and consult physicians, burying the dead and industry are favorable. Instead of neglecting responsibility today, find courage and directness.
Lunar Hexagram 10 Lu: Treading
"The weak and inexperienced or naive may succeed when given the freedom and daring to lead. Unique circumstances lead to an unexpected or unusual outcome. The process contains danger because you do not have the power to create success with certainty. Everything depends on exactly how you conduct yourself. Humility, caution, fear-management and contemplation bring success." LM Zhouyi
TUESDAY July 28, Yin Wood Snake 13
13 Tong Ren: Community - The Beak, Open -
"It is a day to pull ;back or edit in order to avoid punishment." LM Notes:Lunar After yesterday's earthquake, it's appropriate to recalibrate before assuming that you're on solid ground. Get some good rest and let your dreams digest your life experiences. Spend time in collaboration with others and welcome new alliances. "Look around for a successor (new plan, idea, task) and resume the heart/mind of a novice. The son of a rebel leader may become the second emperor of a new dynasty. An open heart gives the option to acquire great wisdom." LM Notes: Solar
WEDNESDAY July 29, Yang Fire Horse 14
19 Lin: Approach - The Trio, Shut -
The indicators today gracefully bite the white line. It is a good day for keeping busy, esp. activities using the hands, that edit, engage groups and economize. Humility brings the best results and honesty opens to new inspiration today. Not a day for contracts or spending savings, restructure instead.
THURSDAY July 30, Yin Fire Goat 15
41 Sun: Diminish - The Well, Design -
Fire Goat day in the Water Goat month and Wood Goat year. The potential to herd up is paramount, to enjoy the aesthetics of common intention, to step back and observe the restructuring of this week, is completely available today. Generosity, humility and collective gatherings is key. "It is ideal for self-reflection, honoring ancestors, family gatherings and giving back without expectations." LM Notes: Lunar Auspicious for fengshui adjustments, routine industry, gardening, medical treatments and community projects.
FRIDAY July 31, Yang Earth Monday 16
60 Jie: Juncture - The Ghost, Divide -
Let perseverance lead to the closing of a chapter. Tie an elegant bow atop the end of this juncture, like the segments of a bamboo plant preparing to reach even higher. "Progress that is secured in increments will hold and make a base for future progress. Saved resources provide future reciprocity. Thoughtful words change hearts" LM Zhouyi Keep it close to home, relax ideas of expansion and observe auspicious timing.
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