Chinese Almanac Astrology September 24 - 26, 2015

Yin Wood Goat
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Year: WOOD GOAT 4713

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 Month: WOOD ROOSTER

"Wood Roosters are idealistic, quarrelsome and insightful. For what seems to them to be no reason, family and sometimes friends abandon them. Their outspoken quality is both a blessing (amusing) and a curse (off-putting). Their fortune is uneven. They often receive the ‘debts of the ancestors’, family debts and congenital illnesses. Though they are likely to suffer from chronic minor illnesses or handicaps, they are long lived." LM Notes

Yin Descends

Lunar Hexagram 20 Guan: Observance 

"The Zhouyi says that a ruler must have Guan, a bird's eye view-contemplative composure, even if the situation is not supportive. Guan describes the proper and improper ways of maintaining tradition through authentic observance, personal deportment and meditation.

Careful observance of one's relationship to the environment (astrogeomancy) provides the education needed to sustain order, indeed, life itself. Dynamic observation of this sort is a full time job, as subtle adjustments to protocol must be made constantly." LM Changing: Zhouyi  

Qi Node: 16 Autumn Equinox

Yin and Yang Equality

"When the qi node Autumn Equinox arrives annual Yin qi is established. Day and night are equal. During this period the environment grows ever more yin and is characterized by a cool, dry wind (metal element). It is one of four annual pivots that rectify the annual qi. Yin and yang are equal - day and night are equal. Storehouses are filling up and the work of harvest is nearly complete. There is a pleasant stillness.
During this qi node qi is best at 6pm. Neigong should be done indoors morning and evening in short sessions. When yin/yang equality is reached and yin is about to take charge, it is best to eat food that has a higher jing/qi concentration. Breakfast can be eaten a little bit later than in spring/summer but is should be hearty. Do not eat at all after 7pm. All meals should be experienced in a quite and undistracted setting. You needn't be a hermit, but avoid being social at every meal." LM The Way of Three Treasures

THURSDAY September 24, Yin Water Rabbit 12

Hexagram: 32 Heng: Constancy

Lunar Lodge: The Well

Solar Indicator: Destroy

Today is utterly a day for generous contribution, release of expectation and maturation of the common good. Cleanse anything and everything, make fengshui adjustments and practice routine work with discipline and a humble attitude. "It is in the observance of what is natural that we find constancy; and that naturalness includes generosity, flexibility and sensitivity." LM Changing: Zhouyi  

Lunar Hexagram 22 Bi: Ornament
Bi is about the significance and use of luxury. It is art and ornamentation and the power of elegance. It is how simple design can make a common event (marriage or funeral) into a beautiful ceremony (a place to go). True beauty is, in fact, an articulate expression of inner value. In properly ornamenting even a small thing (event), it is important that its inner value is expressed. The cowrie shell is the symbol of beauty." LM Changing: Zhouyi

FRIDAY September 25, Yang Wood Dragon 13

Hexagram: Consult the Oracle

Lunar Lodge: The Ghost

Solar Indicator: Danger

Bow down today, though you may have a time of directing the youthful energy, bow down. A calibration is happening, clutch in, compost and digest what is no longer needed with an elegant nod. The anxious youth is seated next to grandpa, and they meet half way, teaching each other patience and adaptability. Consult the oracle for more specific advise, bless your ancestors and bury the dead.

SATURDAY September 26, Yin Wood Snake 14

Hexagram: 57 Xun: Compliance

Lunar Lodge: The Willow

Solar Indicator: Complete

A bunch of quotes again today since they speak volumes. 
"Xun describes the good fortune found through compliance with the wisdom gained from proper divination (counsel). Calculation (divinatory technique) and compliance to the outcome is, in this case, the road to success. When we absorb and comply with the spiritual wisdom (wind) found in divination (the voice of the ancestors) success is easy." LM Changing: Zhouyi  

"It is especially auspicious for seclusion and the composing of memorials. It is favorable to make offerings and practice divination. It is fruitful on this day to fast, enter retreat, practice meditation and receive spiritual initiation and/or ordination (lineage). It is ideal for funerals/burials and the complete resolution of the unsettled dead (exorcism). Contraindicated activity: It is not auspicious for marriage (makes widows). Do not indulge in lawsuits (as it will ruin 3 generations)." LM Notes: The Willow

I am because we are. May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential. 

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