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
Qi Node: 17 Cold Dew
As the autumn peaks and descends into winter, natural activity appears to subside. In fact, all activity withdraws inward. The northwest wind (qi) arises carrying the cold and the season of autumn peaks and declines towards winter. In the sough winter crops are planted and in the north the fall harvest is stored away. Leaves fall from the trees. Our healthy bodies continue to crystallize their fluids for winter and the environmental qi supports the process. Light moisture (yin) in the system, used to guard against the summer heat, now crystallizes and concentrates. This fluid transformation, parallel to the descent of frost, indicates a 'slowing' of the heart. In this period we should garner resources (eat heartily), conserve qi (guard Heart) and routinize qi (strengthen Kidney qi).
During this period then environmental qi is best at 7pm. Neigong is practiced inside where it it warm - but do not sweat. Your behavior in the early morning and evening should be ritual or routine. Slow down and it is easy to stay healthy at this time of year! It is not yet time to tonify yang - remember that yang tonics are called 'dangerous' and yin tonics are not. Applying yang when it is not needed or in excessive doses can impair your health."
LM The Way of Three Treasures
Yin Collects Yang
"In the Cold Dew qi node autumn inclines toward winter. The door of the storehouse is closed; the harvest has been tallied. It is a time of descending temperatures (especially in the early mornings) that mark the growing strength of the annual Yin qi. The mornings show dew or frost. If snow falls, it suddenly melts. Yang drains downward an in. Quiet becomes silence.As the autumn peaks and descends into winter, natural activity appears to subside. In fact, all activity withdraws inward. The northwest wind (qi) arises carrying the cold and the season of autumn peaks and declines towards winter. In the sough winter crops are planted and in the north the fall harvest is stored away. Leaves fall from the trees. Our healthy bodies continue to crystallize their fluids for winter and the environmental qi supports the process. Light moisture (yin) in the system, used to guard against the summer heat, now crystallizes and concentrates. This fluid transformation, parallel to the descent of frost, indicates a 'slowing' of the heart. In this period we should garner resources (eat heartily), conserve qi (guard Heart) and routinize qi (strengthen Kidney qi).
During this period then environmental qi is best at 7pm. Neigong is practiced inside where it it warm - but do not sweat. Your behavior in the early morning and evening should be ritual or routine. Slow down and it is easy to stay healthy at this time of year! It is not yet time to tonify yang - remember that yang tonics are called 'dangerous' and yin tonics are not. Applying yang when it is not needed or in excessive doses can impair your health."
LM The Way of Three Treasures
Lunar Hexagram: 45 Cui: Assembly
"Cui is about assembling an entire clan before the altar of their ancestors. Spiritual, social and material resources are gathered and put in order. Everyone gathers to perform a collective rite that expresses a true and great unity of spirit. Since the ties of unity are not politically created (promise) but 'found in the blood' success is inevitable. Cui is a festival of natural unity."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
THURSDAY October 8, Yin Fire Snake 26
Solar Indicator: Danger
Awareness, discipline, collaboration and wise communication take advantage of the day. It is appropriate to gather, unite and re-calibrate for the greater good. Move with calm intention today, look for opportunities to support those around you, it will bring even more benefit. It is an auspicious day for burying the dead, Daoist religious rites, initiations and transmissions of (esoteric) teachings. Getting married, new buildings and digging foundations are also appropriate. Not auspicious for procrastination or standing on your own soap box.
"Cui is about assembling an entire clan before the altar of their ancestors. Spiritual, social and material resources are gathered and put in order. Everyone gathers to perform a collective rite that expresses a true and great unity of spirit. Since the ties of unity are not politically created (promise) but 'found in the blood' success is inevitable. Cui is a festival of natural unity."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
THURSDAY October 8, Yin Fire Snake 26
Hexagram: 7 Shi: Army
Lunar Mansion: The Ladle
Awareness, discipline, collaboration and wise communication take advantage of the day. It is appropriate to gather, unite and re-calibrate for the greater good. Move with calm intention today, look for opportunities to support those around you, it will bring even more benefit. It is an auspicious day for burying the dead, Daoist religious rites, initiations and transmissions of (esoteric) teachings. Getting married, new buildings and digging foundations are also appropriate. Not auspicious for procrastination or standing on your own soap box.
I am because we are. May we, together, practice honest self-reflection and open to our collective potential.
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Gratitude for your love and support, may the reciprocity flourish.
In resilient relations,
Jamie Shulander
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