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 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
SUNDAY August 2, Metal Dog 18
Consult the Oracle - The Bird-Star, Level -
Today has an opportunity for great resolve of ancestral qi patterns. With a kind and gentle approach to the day, form alliances, take appropriate actions and be disciplined. Exaggerating your strength or capacity could be ruinous. A fledgeling may have been able to leave the nest finally, but it's no match for a predator, it must learn to take cues and respond. Consult the Oracle and comply. There is support all around today if you are graceful enough to listen. Good for industry and routine work (who knows who you'll meet) though dangerous for family contracts, marriages/funerals, travel or medical treatments.
Lunar Hexagram 59 Huan: Overflowing
"Huan represents the natural floods that come from time to time. If we can learn to bob and float with them, we will soon be able to plant in the rich soil deposits they bring. Huan speaks of the sometimes unpredictable partnership we have with Heaven. The wisdom of Huan is found in learning to survive. Huan may purge us or bring losses (sacrifice), but it also brings gifts - new and renewed resources. If we are relaxed, we float and, in the end, are left on high, dry and fertile ground." LM Zhouyi
MONDAY August 3, Metal Pig 19
54 Gui Mei: Marry the Younger Sister - The Bow, Settle -
"A little bit of self-sacrifice, on all sides, keeps the boat of society floating." LM Zhouyi Opening to the common good should be easy today, auspicious for feasts and celebrations, marriages and contracts of all kinds, building and buying property. New jobs and routine work done with focus and precision go well. Just be a little humble about it. Contraindications are burials, procrastination and seclusion (you could miss out!).
I am because we are. May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.
SUNDAY August 2, Metal Dog 18
Consult the Oracle - The Bird-Star, Level -
Today has an opportunity for great resolve of ancestral qi patterns. With a kind and gentle approach to the day, form alliances, take appropriate actions and be disciplined. Exaggerating your strength or capacity could be ruinous. A fledgeling may have been able to leave the nest finally, but it's no match for a predator, it must learn to take cues and respond. Consult the Oracle and comply. There is support all around today if you are graceful enough to listen. Good for industry and routine work (who knows who you'll meet) though dangerous for family contracts, marriages/funerals, travel or medical treatments.
Lunar Hexagram 59 Huan: Overflowing
"Huan represents the natural floods that come from time to time. If we can learn to bob and float with them, we will soon be able to plant in the rich soil deposits they bring. Huan speaks of the sometimes unpredictable partnership we have with Heaven. The wisdom of Huan is found in learning to survive. Huan may purge us or bring losses (sacrifice), but it also brings gifts - new and renewed resources. If we are relaxed, we float and, in the end, are left on high, dry and fertile ground." LM Zhouyi
MONDAY August 3, Metal Pig 19
54 Gui Mei: Marry the Younger Sister - The Bow, Settle -
"A little bit of self-sacrifice, on all sides, keeps the boat of society floating." LM Zhouyi Opening to the common good should be easy today, auspicious for feasts and celebrations, marriages and contracts of all kinds, building and buying property. New jobs and routine work done with focus and precision go well. Just be a little humble about it. Contraindications are burials, procrastination and seclusion (you could miss out!).
I am because we are. May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.
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