Ready to shift gears a bit?
The first moment is preparation, patience, observance;
The next opens, fully supported, to take confident steps.
Gratitude in our hearts, with every action, for the mechanisms, the ancestors and the unknown.
We open to our experience, collectively and completely.
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 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."
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
During this qi node, travel, relax, rest and exercise modestly, sweat is ok. It is the height of summer when days are at their longest and the nights, their shortest. Be mindful to avoid the sun at midday. Nap after lunch and chew well. "Guard the heart (shen) from strain by expressing your feelings, singing, dancing and socializing. Before bed bucket bathe with a final cold rinse. Go to sleep just after dark." LM The Way of the Three Treasures
Lunar Hexagram 48 Jing: The Well
"Jing is about the natural reciprocity in the human relationship to nature. The Zhouyi says that the unevenness of nature (well) mirrors the unevenness of our conduct. If we act inappropriately we ruin our resouces (dry well). In the Zhouyi nature is not an almighty god that stands in judgment of us, meting out punishment for our wrongs. Nature is a dialog." LM Zhouyi
MONDAY July 6, Water Goat 21
Consult the Oracle - The Bow / Divide -
Signs for progress may fill the day, take the opportunity to thoroughly attend to what is not quite ready. Good for education, consultation, self-reflection and divination. "Good auspice is especially related to festive group events, banqueting, family gatherings and/or community collaborations. Herd up and celebrate life's potential through relationships. Do not bury the dead or miss opportunity by going it alone today.
Qi Node: 10 Little Heat
In Slight or Small Heat qi node Yang begins its inevitable decline but growth is extended. The weather turns mild. Fruits and vegetables are abundant. Cicadas and crickets choruses are heard day and night. Twilight is beautiful. Barns bulge with the abundance. The Prince ascends the throne (yang matures) and becomes King. What will Yang's legacy be? Is it survival at any cost (brutishness) or the fullness of true and elegant majesty (wisdom)?
TUESDAY July 7, Wood Monkey 22
32 Heng: Constancy - The Wings / Divide -Today is utilized best through reoutine work, upholding and supporting family and superiors. Shoring up foundations instead of new investments, "following custom (good manners), social convention and guileless loyalty. Good fortune comes through the natural 'chain of command'. Misfortune is enhanced for marriages, burials, new buildings and travel far from home." LM Notes: Lunar
WEDNESDAY July 8, Wood Rooster 23
50 Ding: Tri-pod Vessel - The Charriot / Full -
"This is an optimum day for education, preparation, polishing, gathering resources and firming up plans..." LM Notes: Solar
"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 you on all sides." LM Zhouyi
"Great success comes to anyone who initiates and continues industry. Business booms, all prosper. Buildings and remodeling go well (bring prestige). Marriages will inspire both partners to be their best and they will produce brilliant offspring. Funerals, memorials and burials will allow the dead true peace (and produce scholar off-spring).
Contraindicated activity: It is very unfavorable to procrastinate and/or postpone" LM Notes: Lunar
All lights are green, the Indicators have spoken.
THURSDAY July 9, Fire Dog 24
28 Da Guo: Excess - The Horn / Level -
Today offers the maturation for successful beginnings and perseverance in unconventional circumstances. Wisdom is demonstrated by group efforts, conventional behavior, new projects, proposals and asking permission. Favorable for and related to youth. Contraindications are funerals / memorials or burials. "The qi is fresh and unformed and therefore should not be pressed into fixation (slavery)." LM Notes: Lunar
May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.
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