CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
In honor of Liu Ming and his lineage
In honor of winter, yup still in Winter
YEAR: WOOD GOAT 4713
In honor of Liu Ming and his lineage
In honor of winter, yup still in Winter
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 OX 12
"EARTH is the native element of the Ox Earthly Branch. Earth Ox are active, stubborn and highly motivated. They struggle to make sense of the world. They work hard for little reward and have a very uneven fortune, but are uncomplaining. Their strength makes more problems than solutions in their life. They are financially strapped, depressed and isolated when you but slowly overcome these limitations. Though capable of caring for others they rarely find a compatible partner or have children. They are prone to stomach/spleen disorders and arthritis." LM Notes
Qi Node: 23 Little Cold
Yin Declines
“In the Little Cold qi node yin inclines gracefully toward its demise. The ground may freeze and thaw and freeze again. The sheer weight of Yin compresses yang but it does not succumb. It may be too cold to snow. Retreat is natural gesture. The ice is cracking but it is hard to notice the change. Yang is imagining its recovery. The qi is best at 1 am! If your bed points East and you sleep on your right side - you face north all night. You should be dreaming in such a way that you are reinventing yourself down to the very depths of your being. This qi node is the inherent birth found in every death. The impulse of immortality played out in the myriad ephemeral phenomena.
You may wake from a dream cured of a chronic condition. You may wake from a dream remembering your true nature. Do neigong while asleep!”
LM The Way of Three Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 19 Lin: Approach
"In the process of replacing stale leadership it is important not to become a bully or look down upon those you replace. When Lin is divined a person in a subordinate position (new inspiration) is shown the natural way to gain control of a weakening hierarchy (hardened concepts). It is the journey from simplicity to majesty."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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Hexagram 5 Xu: Waiting
Lunar Mansion: The Trio/Gibbon
Solar Indicator: Maintain
"It bodes well to dispose of inessentials (haircuts), edit, fast, study (Classics), take exams, enter retreat and practice meditation. It is good to be industrious close to home (house clean). Initiating business (particularly group enterprise) will be fruitful if planning has been thorough. It is inauspicious to push forward aggressively. Do not get married, finalize divorce, bury the dead (it will create family dissent), spend savings or speculate financially as these all lead to losing resources and cooperation)." LM Notes: The Trio
THURSDAY January 14, Yin Wood Goat 5
Hexagram 26 Da Chu: Great Store
Lunar Mansion: The Well/Tapir
Solar Indicator: Destroy
"Great Store is about the reward that comes from responsible and disciplined self-cultivation. This hexagram indicates that with ingenuity, patience and perseverance we can mine abundance and security from an uneven fate/life. When truly civilized leaders acquire this level of abundance and security they are not prideful or wasteful. They express their success through reasonable conservation, generous sharing and celebration of culture and art."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
FRIDAY January 15, Yang Fire Monkey 6
Hexagram 11 Tai: Great
Lunar Mansion: The Ghost/Sheep
Solar Indicator: Danger
An excellent day for honoring ancestors and all things associated with transitory states: meditation, fasting, entering retreat, funerals/burials and spiritual initiation.
"Doing only what needs to be done is best. Old habits or patterns of pressing forward will invite catastrophe. Beware grudges."
LM Notes: Danger
Continue unplugging into the weekend.
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LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 3 Zhun: Sprouting
"Zhun is favorable for young people, fresh thinking, new alliances and gentle progress. Zhun is an inspired, delicate and new situation needing, unpretentious leadership and experienced advice to grow. When Zhun is divined inexperience is the basis for difficulties, there are no real outside obstacles. Delays should be expected."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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SATURDAY January 16, Yin Fire Rooster 7
Hexagram 10 Lu: Treading
Lunar Mansion: The Willow/Roebuck
Solar Indicator: Complete
“It is a day for resting on your laurels. Success is established and secured and the new state seems to govern itself. Enemies are few. It is a time for inward reflection (yin) on the bare face of reality (yang). Struggle (yang) is no longer possible or necessary (yin). Decline is not feared and success not celebrated. Wisdom approaches and withdrawing succeeds. Art is the demonstration of confidence, dignity and wisdom - be artful. No more accumulating - decorate with modesty. The way of perfecting power is austerity and restraint. Do less, have less, show less and seek nothing. Enjoy what is already manifest.” LM Notes: Complete
SUNDAY January 17, Yang Earth Dog 8
Hexagram 58 Dui: Pleasuring
Lunar Mansion: The Birdstar/Horse
Solar Indicator: Harvest
Keep it light-hearted today for the best results.
"It is auspicious for building and routine work. Good auspice is directly related to continuity, convention and not innovation. It is not auspicious for funerals/burials or marriages. It is a dangerous day for travel and/or medical treatments."
LM Notes: The Birdstar
Slowly gear back up for Monday, but remember to keep it light!
MONDAY January 18, Yin Earth Pig 9
Hexagram 38 Kui: Incompatible
Lunar Mansion: The Bow/Deer
Solar Indicator: Open
"Unfavorable for planning or forward progress. Expect to be frustrated but make small gains. It is a good time to seek counsel from those with expertise and wisdom...Frustrating situations, like the one depicted here, cannot be changed, but can be mitigated. Try a little self-reflection and humility."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
A good day for beginnings actually, as long as you come from an open heart, with kindness and even so far as being docile. Celebrations and cooking food are favorable today.
TUESDAY January 19, Yang Metal Rat 10
Hexagram 54 Guimei: A Girl Is Married
Lunar Mansion: The Wings/Serpent
Solar Indicator: Shut
"A little bit of self-sacrifice, on all sides, keeps the boat of society floating."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
"Good auspice relies heavily on inclusiveness, following custom, social convention and guileless loyalty. Good fortune comes through the natural 'chain of command', Misfortune is directly related to breaking taboos, ignoring family, conventions and/or defaulting on commitments of any kind. Lie still, move slowly and methodically and the snake won't strike."
LM Notes: The Wings
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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
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