Chinese Almanac Astrology December 26 - 28, 2015

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
In honor of Liu Ming and his lineage
In honor of winter
HAPPY SOLSTICE

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: EARTH RAT 11
"Earth Rats are clever and thrifty characters. Their good fortunes come from their persevering labor and conventionality. They are frugal in their use of money and energy. Fear takes the shape of self-consciousness. They are more likely to be injured (scarred by tools or weapons) than ill, and prone to liver and wind disorders. They marry well and must be attentive parents to their young children, as illness and conduct problems will occur. They leave legacies." LM Notes

QI NODE: 22 Winter Solstice

Yin Rules

“The Winter Solstice qi node has the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is one of four annual pivots that rectify the annual qi. During this qi node qi is at its height at midnight! At the end of this qi node, the new calendar year begins. In the Chinese official calendar it is the mid-point of winter. The astrological year is still months away.

Yin peaks but in this same qi node it begins its inevitable decline - supreme yin gives birth to the flux of yang. Tigers mate. Christmas lights twinkle. Birth and death commingle, but life is cold and apparently dead now begins to move toward life.

Everywhere in Chinese cosmology black (dark) produces ‘yellow’ or light of the sun. ‘The darkest hour is just before dawn’.”

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 61 Zhongfu: Holding the Center

"Where do we go when things go well? Where do we go when things go badly? The Zhouyi says we should go within - to the center. The action that arises from stillness is able to "work wonders". A Zen archer lets the arrow find the target without meddling."
LM Changing: Zhouyi

SATURDAY December 26, Yang Fire Rat 16
Hexagram 39 Jian: Stumbling
Lunar Mansion: The Root/Badger
Solar Indicator: Design
Tone the reckless nature of the day through compliance. Work with your family and friends to the extent that you can cooperate and remember that we all come from roots that enabled our lives of today. It's a good day for education, following guidance, consulting oracles and physicians. Self reflect rather than sign contracts. We are in the depths of winter, take it easy and consider resources precious.

SUNDAY December 27, Yin Fire Ox 17 
Hexagram 52 Gen: Still
Lunar Mansion: The Room/Hare
Solar Indicator: Divide
Consider everyone around you a teacher, especially with those whom you feel the most rub today. Keeping still brings greater advantage than pressing forward. Make sincere offerings to the ancestors, consult oracles and meditate. Fengshui adjustments are beneficial especially when shedding inessentials. Medical treatments, investments, studies and sincerity are auspicious. Funerals benefit the living and the dead.

MONDAY December 28, Yang Earth Tiger 18
Hexagram 15 Qian: Modesty
Lunar Mansion: The Heart/Fox
Solar Indicator: Full
A surge of energy arrives today through both The Heart and the Earth Tiger. Employ modesty like your best friend in whatever you do. Routine work will offer a more even keel. Compliance, honoring ancestors or moving home will also provide avenues of greater benefit for your day. Consider self-reflection and consulting experts rather than pressing forward.

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In honor of Ming and the Wood Goat:

For the duration of this Wood Goat year, to those of you who follow these Almanac Updates, I offer a %25 discount on:

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Gratitude for your love and support, may the reciprocity flourish.

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander