Chinese Almanac Astrology April 29 - May 1, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains

Yin and Yang Courtship

"Spring ends with the inter-seasonal qi node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from spring to summer. It charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang) and Rain (Yin). The growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in Nature. The power of growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in orchards. Buds, the true outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise of abundance. The mantle of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is auspicious if thunder (sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the power of summer - just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the utter silence of winter.

"It is a time of final preparations, even ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank the wise mentors who have helped to shape your life. It is a good time to graduate from school or move on to higher education. New and better job (promotions), new and better address (moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is present themselves. It is a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your cultivation of spring was insufficient or negligent you will be held back with Damp (criticism, lethargy, allergies and indigestion)."

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 18 Gu: Contamination

“In the Zhou world, children were ultimately responsible for the conduct (errors and debts) of their parents (ancestors). Gu indicates that life is a continuous flow, not just an individual personal experience. Success is not simply a matter of personal control. Unseen environmental forces do affect us.” LM Changing: Zhouyi

FRIDAY April 29, Yin Metal Snake 23

Hexagram 57 Xun: Compliance

Lunar Mansion: The Mound/Dog 

Solar Indicator: Divide

Today's hexagram comment offers a tone for the day:

"The Zhouyi does not suggest that compliance is universally required, like a covenant that requires the constant submission to the will of a god. In fact, the mysterious way of Heaven (ancestors) is often negotiable, cooperative, and even bribable at times. But when Xun is divined the message is simply to comply, not negotiate."
LM Zhouyi: 57 Xun

Step through the day with an open heart. Engage AND be ready for pause at any moment. Alliance, honoring your ancestors and generally going with the flow today provides dividends tomorrow.

SATURDAY April 30, Yang Water Horse 24

Hexagram 48 Jing: The Well

Lunar Mansion: The Stomach / Pheasant

Solar Indicator: Full

Spend time on projects today; digest the fullness of life through your movements.

"This is an option day for education, preparation, polishing, gathering resources and firming up plans. Confidence grows as the right time and necessary resources are part of the vision. The qi is forming patterns and remaining in the channels. Practice and disciplined cultivation bring confidence...True confidence requires no aggression."
LM Notes: Full

SUNDAY May 1, Yin Water Goat 25

Hexagram 18 Gu: Contamination

Lunar Mansion: The Watchers/Cock

Solar Indicator: Level

Take a load off and unplug with some friends, close to home. Postponement, study, retreat and honoring one's ancestors are all auspicious. Dissolve rather than build. Medical treatments and confrontation and ill advised.

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 25 - 28, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains

Yin and Yang Courtship

"Spring ends with the inter-seasonal qi node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from spring to summer. It charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang) and Rain (Yin). The growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in Nature. The power of growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in orchards. Buds, the true outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise of abundance. The mantle of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is auspicious if thunder (sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the power of summer - just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the utter silence of winter.

"It is a time of final preparations, even ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank the wise mentors who have helped to shape your life. It is a good time to graduate from school or move on to higher education. New and better job (promotions), new and better address (moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is present themselves. It is a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your cultivation of spring was insufficient or negligent you will be held back with Damp (criticism, lethargy, allergies and indigestion)."

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 18 Gu: Contamination

“In the Zhou world, children were ultimately responsible for the conduct (errors and debts) of their parents (ancestors). Gu indicates that life is a continuous flow, not just an individual personal experience. Success is not simply a matter of personal control. Unseen environmental forces do affect us.” LM Changing: Zhouyi

MONDAY April 25, Yin Fire Ox 19

Hexagram 28 Da Guo: Excess

Lunar Mansion: The Roof / Swallow

Solar Indicator: Harvest

Today, and for this lunar hexagram, is a great day for a tune-up and be thorough about it.

"It is auspicious to stay home, repair walls (security), remodel, take tonics and comply with superiors. It is favorable for medical treatments, exercise and eating well. It is favorable to raise roof beams and rafters (begin new construction). It is auspicious for family gatherings at home. Alliances and collaborations come to fruit as good 'luck'."
LM Notes: The Roof

"Let new resources and assistants come forward by standing back."
LM Notes: Harvest

TUESDAY April 26, Yang Earth Tiger 20

Hexagram 50 Ding: Tripod Vessel

Lunar Mansion: The House/Pig

Solar Indicator: Open

Let the path of least resistance guide you. Consult with a trusted mentor, stay calm and don't procrastinate.

"An open heart gives the option to acquire great wisdom."
LM Notes: Open

"It is a time of education and great spiritual and material success. Don't rush. Your superiors notice you. Opportunity is abundant. Alliances are offered to you on all sides."
LM Zhouyi: 50 Ding

WEDNESDAY April 27, Yin Earth Rabbit 21

Hexagram 32 Heng: Constancy

Lunar Mansion: The Wall / Porcupine

Solar Indicator: Shut

"It is auspicious to build, remodel and make fengshui adjustments. It is auspicious to initate business, sign contracts and get married. It is aupsicious for investments, banking and study. It is an espeically good day to exercise and socialize. It is also advantageous to travel, start a journey or vacation. NOT complying with the auspice of this indicator may lead to madness and suicide."

LM Notes: The Wall

THURSDAY April 28, Yang Metal Dragon 22

Hexagram Consult the Oracle

Lunar Mansion: The Stride / Wolf

Solar Indicator: Design

Consult the oracle and mind your manners. Grudges will only help you loose footing.

"It is auspicious to build, remodel or repair property - in the sense to fortify or strengthen. It is auspicious to transact routine business, banking, to plan but not to speculate. It is beneficial to receive medical treatments. It is favorable to make amulets. It is inauspicious to travel, argue or press lawsuits. It is not advised to dig the ground or bury the dead."
LM Notes: The Stride

"It is an excellent day to recover wisdom by stepping back, planning, recalling alliances and reassessing your position."
LM Notes: Design

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 20 - 24, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains

Yin and Yang Courtship

"Spring ends with the inter-seasonal qi node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from spring to summer. It charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang) and Rain (Yin). The growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in Nature. The power of growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in orchards. Buds, the true outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise of abundance. The mantle of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is auspicious if thunder (sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the power of summer - just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the utter silence of winter.

"It is a time of final preparations, even ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank the wise mentors who have helped to shape your life. It is a good time to graduate from school or move on to higher education. New and better job (promotions), new and better address (moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is present themselves. It is a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your cultivation of spring was insufficient or negligent you will be held back with Damp (criticism, lethargy, allergies and indigestion)."

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 49 Ge: Molting

“It is a favorable time for dramatic reform and revolution - night becoming day. If you are ready to accept some serious change and ready to let go of the past, everything is favorable. If you fear change, Ge denotes the painful torment of unsuccessful resistance. Good for marriage, travel, meditation retreat, immigration, changing jobs, and moving home. Bad for postponement and equivocation.” LM Changing: Zhouyi

WEDNESDAY April 20, Yang Water Monkey 14

Hexagram 42 Yi: Increase

Lunar Mansion: The Basket / Leopard

Solar Indicator: Settle

"...the Zhouyi says that ambition is often what spoils success, not what creates it. When natural growth and personal fate unite, we are advised to stay centered and welcome increase. Do not be distracted by the many possibilities, stay with reality."
LM Changing: Zhouyi

THURSDAY April 21, Yin Water Rooster 15

Hexagram 49 Ge: Molting

Lunar Mansion: The Ladle/Griffon

Solar Indicator: Maintain

Think transformation today and hibernation tomorrow.

"It is a most auspicious day for Daoist religious rites, initiations, and transmissions of esoteric teachings. It is an auspicious day to start up a business and build new buildings (home, temple). It is a safe day to dig foundations (well, trenches) and get married. New success/reward on this day. It is an auspicious day to bury the dead - they will rest peacefully and benefit the surviving relatives."
LM Notes: The Ladle

FRIDAY April 22, Yang Wood Dog 16

Hexagram 27 Yi: Jaws

Lunar Mansion: The Oxboy / Ox

Solar Indicator: Destroy

"Exclusively cultivating self-interest isolates you and makes success difficult."
LM Changing: Zhouyi

"It is auspicious to stay home, guard resources, meditate and focus. It is auspicious to initiate austerity, enter retreat, recover and economize."

LM Notes: The Oxboy

Cancel anything proactive, especially fengshui adjustments and medical procedures.

SATURDAY April 23, Yin Wood Pig 17

Hexagram 24 Fu: Return

Lunar Mansion: The Maiden / Bat

Solar Indicator: Danger

Cultivate your friendships, enjoy a stroll, the arts and/or some lounging about.

"Short term plans succeed in the context of a broad view. Things are turning for the better. Routine work comes to fruition. It is favorable to have a clear goal before setting out."
LM Notes: The Madien

SUNDAY April 24, Yang Fire Rat 18

Hexagram 44 Gou: Meeting

Lunar Mansion: The Void / Rat

Solar Indicator: Complete

"It is auspicious to stay home, strengthen family ties and protect your children. Sleep and rest and recommended (be cautioned by your dreams)."
LM Notes: The Void

This is the final day of hibernation. Your complete withdrawal today supports a more graceful re-entry tomorrow.

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 17 - 19, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 5 Clear and Bright

Yang leads Yin

"Clear and Bright says it all! From the equality of the equinox arises the pure light of pristine Yang - fresh and vigorous. The days grow longer and everything is isn its place for new growth. It the weather is harmonious the first harvest of green tea is made.

Abundant offering rites commemorating the ancestors let the dead (Yin) know that the living (Yang) made it successfully through to another winter. A little pride is okay. The warmth of Heaven pours down (rain and warm wind) like a continuous silk filament. Confidence spreads. Yang is fully activated.

In this qi node the qi is best at 7am. Rise early and practice neigong facing due eat. Appreciate the Yang by going places and doing things. Be busy, it's okay! Be excellent at your work, remodel the house and volunteer to assist those in need. Be strong!"

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 43 Gui: Lurch

“Knowing when to abandon plans is an important aspect of success. Success will include a timely cutting of losses and decisive departure...Gui carries the ambiguous message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate. ” LM Changing: Zhouyi

SUNDAY April 17, Yin Earth Snake 11

Hexagram 21 Shihe: Biting

Lunar Mansion: The Room/Hare

Solar Indicator: Divide

Today is upheld by "the beginner's mind that spontaneously becomes Zen Mind."
LM Notes: The Heart

Clutch in and open up. This may not be easy, so best to go with the flow becomes the best option. It's all about the landing in a few days, for now tuck and roll.

"Good for cautious yet abrupt change, divorce, quitting your job, and moving home."

LM Changing: Zhouyi

MONDAY April 18, Yang Metal Horse 12

Hexagram 51 Zhen: Thunder

Lunar Mansion: The Heart/Fox

Solar Indicator: Full

"Good fortune here has everything to do with staying calm. Zhen denotes a situation where, though things are in turmoil at first, they sort out and become beneficial in the long run...there is good reason to proceed with standard protocol, good manners and determination."

Zhouyi: 51 Zhen

QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains

Yin and Yang Courtship

"Spring ends with the inter-seasonal qi node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from spring to summer. It charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang) and Rain (Yin). The growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in Nature. The power of growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in orchards. Buds, the true outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise of abundance. The mantle of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is auspicious if thunder (sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the power of summer - just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the utter silence of winter.

"It is a time of final preparations, even ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank the wise mentors who have helped to shape your life. It is a good time to graduate from school or move on to higher education. New and better job (promotions), new and better address (moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is present themselves. It is a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your cultivation of spring was insufficient or negligent you will be held back with Damp (criticism, lethargy, allergies and indigestion)."

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 49 Ge: Molting

“It is a favorable time for dramatic reform and revolution - night becoming day. If you are ready to accept some serious change and ready to let go of the past, everything is favorable. If you fear change, Ge denotes the painful torment of unsuccessful resistance. Good for marriage, travel, meditation retreat, immigration, changing jobs, and moving home. Bad for postponement and equivocation.” LM Changing: Zhouyi

TUESDAY April 19, Yin Metal Goad 13

Hexagram Consult the Oracle

Lunar Mansion: The Tail/Tiger

Solar Indicator: Level

"Educated choices are easily acted upon. Others join you to enlarge the success of activity."
LM Notes: Level

"It is ideal for self-cultivation, meditation and enjoyment. It is a time of recognizing and acknowledging achievement with rewards."
LM Notes: The Tail

Gather your friends and celebrate the arrival of summer; take in some deep breaths.

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 16, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 5 Clear and Bright

Yang leads Yin

"Clear and Bright says it all! From the equality of the equinox arises the pure light of pristine Yang - fresh and vigorous. The days grow longer and everything is isn its place for new growth. It the weather is harmonious the first harvest of green tea is made.

Abundant offering rites commemorating the ancestors let the dead (Yin) know that the living (Yang) made it successfully through to another winter. A little pride is okay. The warmth of Heaven pours down (rain and warm wind) like a continuous silk filament. Confidence spreads. Yang is fully activated.

In this qi node the qi is best at 7am. Rise early and practice neigong facing due eat. Appreciate the Yang by going places and doing things. Be busy, it's okay! Be excellent at your work, remodel the house and volunteer to assist those in need. Be strong!"

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 43 Gui: Lurch

“Knowing when to abandon plans is an important aspect of success. Success will include a timely cutting of losses and decisive departure...Gui carries the ambiguous message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate. ” LM Changing: Zhouyi

SATURDAY April 16, Yang Earth Dragon

Hexagram 17 Sui: Pursuit

Lunar Mansion: The Root/Badger

Solar Indicator: Design

"An important aspect of successful leadership is knowing when to subordinate and who or what to follow...When Sui is divined, following the omen of the ancestors is always the road to success." 

LM Zhouyi: 17 Sui

Self-reflect, get educated, ask for advice, consult oracles and physicians.

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 10 - 15, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

QI NODE: 5 Clear and Bright

Yang leads Yin

"Clear and Bright says it all! From the equality of the equinox arises the pure light of pristine Yang - fresh and vigorous. The days grow longer and everything is isn its place for new growth. It the weather is harmonious the first harvest of green tea is made.

Abundant offering rites commemorating the ancestors let the dead (Yin) know that the living (Yang) made it successfully through to another winter. A little pride is okay. The warmth of Heaven pours down (rain and warm wind) like a continuous silk filament. Confidence spreads. Yang is fully activated.

In this qi node the qi is best at 7am. Rise early and practice neigong facing due eat. Appreciate the Yang by going places and doing things. Be busy, it's okay! Be excellent at your work, remodel the house and volunteer to assist those in need. Be strong!"

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 43 Gui: Lurch

“Knowing when to abandon plans is an important aspect of success. Success will include a timely cutting of losses and decisive departure...Gui carries the ambiguous message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate. ” LM Changing: Zhouyi

SUNDAY April 10, Yang Water Dog 4

Hexagram Consult the Oracle

Lunar Mansion: The Birdstar/Horse

Solar Indicator: Destroy

Generosity and adaptability are key. Consult the oracle and follow advice from superiors.

"Today calculated loss (cancellation) succeeds."

LM Notes: Destroy

"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 dangerous for travel and/or medical treatments."

LM Notes: The Birdstart

MONDAY April 11, Yin Water Pig 5

Hexagram 37 Jia Ren: Household

Lunar Mansion: The Bow/Deer

Solar Indicator: Danger

"It is auspicious to build and buy new property. It is an especially good day to get married. It is favorable for divination, signing contracts, romance/courtship and all forms of partnership. Good auspice is especially related to festive group events, banqueting, family gatherings and/or community celebrations. It is an excellent day to take office (begin a new job). It is not auspicious for funerals/burials."

Zhouyi: The Bow

TUESDAY April 12, Yang Wood Rat 6

Hexagram 63 Jij: Already Across

Lunar Mansion: The Wings/Serpent

Solar Indicator: Complete

Consider today the closing of a chapter. It's not the end of the book, nor does the end of a book indicate  that you won't open up another one. Celebrate this moment by doing less; pausing to honor cofactors enhances rewards.

WEDNESDAY April 13, Yin Wood Ox 7

Hexagram 22 Bi: Ornament

Lunar Mansion: The Chariot/Earthworm

Solar Indicator: Harvest

"Great success comes to anyone who initiates and continues industry. Business booms, all prosper. Building and remodeling go well (bring prestige). Marriages will inspire both partners to be their best and they will produce brilliant offspring. Funerals, memorial and burials will allow the dead true peace. It is very unfavorable to procrastinate and/or postpone."

LM Notes: The Chariot

Simple decor rather than extravagance allow new resources and assistants to step forward.

THURSDAY April 14, Yang Fire Tiger 8

Hexagram 36 Mingyi: Pheasant Call

Lunar Mansion: The Horn/Crocodile

Solar Indicator: Open

"When integrity demands action, be cautious and prepared to fail. The situation is unfavorable because, the clear warnings of doom are being ignored by the powerful. Good for elopement, revolution, lawsuits and small gains. Bad for postponement, travel, making your case, equivocating and fantasizing." LM Zhouyi: 36 Mingyi

"An open heart gives the option to acquire great wisdom."

LM Notes: Open

FRIDAY April 15, Yin Fire Rabbit 9

Hexagram 25 Wu Wang: No Expectations

Lunar Mansion: The Neck/Dragon

Solar Indicator: Shut

"Do not over focus on goals and gains and you can avoid disaster. Just let things happen naturally." 

LM Zhouyi: 25 Wu Wang

"Good auspices has to do with withdrawing and transforming and not pushing forward. A willingness to learn and reform will bring good fortune...It is about the useful conventions of education. Collecting data before action."

LM Notes: The Neck

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Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884

Chinese Almanac Astrology April 6 - 9, 2016

In honor of Liu Ming

my teacher

To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings

CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY

commentary and compilations 

by Jamie Shulander

All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming

Scroll down to find the days of the week...

INDICATORS

YEAR of the FIRE MONKEY 4714

(Native Yang Metal) Imaginative/Clever/Playful

"Charged: curious, capable, funny, adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, innovative, playful, imaginative, responsive and heals fast.

Deplete: manipulative, deceptive, unfocused, cunning, erratic, crafty, frantic, nervous, compulsive, anxious and possibly criminal.

Image: The Monkey talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese peasant as a god. The Tibetan and Zhou people both have fables of a Monkey ancestor. The most famous Monkey in China is the wily Monkey who aids a monk in bringing the Buddhist sutras from India. All the images portray the Monkey as godlike but with the weaknesses commonly associated with humans (desire). This is the perilous balancing act that gives us an understanding of the Monkey character. Poised between the profound and the mundane, Monkeys are capable of a broad awareness of their environment. Nothing is left to convention. For Monkeys the greatest danger is selfish fantasy, the evil sister of visionary wisdom. Monkeys fluctuate between materialism and austerity. Material possessions must not block a Monkey’s need for flexibility.

Fire Monkey (1836, 1896, 1956, 2016, 2076) ‘Mountain Monkey’

Fire Monkey’s are organized, industrious and frank characters. They have strong sexual energy and work on their appearance. They are late to settle down. Their fortunes are good (though their motivation may be inspired by escaping hardship) and they are successful in business. They are particularly capable of avoiding negativity, but they will unfortunately need this skill. Though vigorous they are susceptible to wind disorders and may have coronary problems."

LUNAR MONTH: YIN METAL RABBIT

"Metal Rabbits are intelligent, quiet and humble characters. They are social, quick-witted and generous to those in need. They thrive in intimacy with a select inner-circle, but are otherwise aloof. Though their own fortune is modest, they enjoy the company of social and religious leaders. They enjoy spiritual practices and study, but struggle with their application. They do not have strong constitutions and are susceptible to cold illness with pain symptoms. They die from accidental injuries." LM Notes

QI NODE: 5 Clear and Bright

Yang leads Yin

"Clear and Bright says it all! From the equality of the equinox arises the pure light of pristine Yang - fresh and vigorous. The days grow longer and everything is isn its place for new growth. It the weather is harmonious the first harvest of green tea is made.

Abundant offering rites commemorating the ancestors let the dead (Yin) know that the living (Yang) made it successfully through to another winter. A little pride is okay. The warmth of Heaven pours down (rain and warm wind) like a continuous silk filament. Confidence spreads. Yang is fully activated.

In this qi node the qi is best at 7am. Rise early and practice neigong facing due eat. Appreciate the Yang by going places and doing things. Be busy, it's okay! Be excellent at your work, remodel the house and volunteer to assist those in need. Be strong!"

LM The Way of Three Treasures

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 17 Sui: Pursuit

“Sui is a ritual form of tracking and hunting (pursuit) use for divination. Auspices were determined by the species, age, health and markings of the bagged game animal. The divinatory quality of the hunt has long been central to the human relationship to nature. It is a form of communication with the unseen.” LM Changing: Zhouyi

WEDNESDAY April 6, Yang Earth Horse 29

Hexagram 13 Tong Ren: Community

Lunar Mansion: The Trio/Gibbon

Solar Indicator: Full

"In the service of a great common good, opponents surrender and are ultimately included. When a leader can inspire or reveal the natural common spirit of community, anything can be accomplished."

Zhouyi: 13 Tong Ren

"Humility is the key to success on a Trio day. You should use divination to determine the specific auspice of the day...It bodes well to dispose of inessentials (haircuts), edit, fast, study close to home (house clean). Initiating business will be fruitful if planning has been thorough. It is inauspicious to push forward aggressively."

LM Notes: The Trio

LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DRAGON 3

"Water Dragons are hardworking, restless and taciturn characters. Despite their efforts, they do not find a home, friends or family easily. Their patience and humor protect them from disaster. They are distinguished but not haughty. Their idealism, turned on themselves, will inhibit them and makes their fortune uneven. They will, however, spend their twilight years in comfort. Despite a strong constitution they are prone to nervous disorders and suffer a constant stream of minor chronic ailments." LM Notes

LUNAR HEXAGRAM 43 Gui: Lurch

“Knowing when to abandon plans is an important aspect of success. Success will include a timely cutting of losses and decisive departure...Gui carries the ambiguous message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate. ” LM Changing: Zhouyi

THURSDAY April 7, Yin Earth Goat 1

Hexagram 49 Ge: Molting

Lunar Mansion: The Well/Tapir

Solar Indicator: Level

"It is a favorable time for dramatic reform and revolution - night becoming day. If you are ready to accept serious change and ready to let go of the past, everything is favorable."

Zhouyi: 49 Ge

Research, fengshui adjustments and projects of charity bode well today. Walk down a new street, try a different soup, talk to a stranger: let grace guide and open you up.

FRIDAY April 8, Yang Metal Monkey 2

Hexagram 30 Li: Oriole

Lunar Mansion: The Ghost/Sheep

Solar Indicator: Settle

Notice the assistance that may show up today, if you are versatile, focused and generous. Be especially generous to your ancestors and spiritual guides. Burying the dead, retreat and transitory states are all auspicious. 

"The image of herding cattle is the ordinary consistent work that balances out the excess brightness of extraordinary incidents."

Zhouyi: 30 Li

"Pleasure is the outcome of disciplined practice."

LM Notes: Level

SATURDAY April 9, Yin Metal Rooster 3

Hexagram 55 Feng: Abundance

Lunar Mansion: The Willow/Roebuck

Solar Indicator: Maintain

"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). It is not auspicious for marriage. Do not indulge in lawsuits."

LM Notes: The Willow

Wake early and enjoy the gentle moments of your day.

::: ::: :::

Please know that I offer the following:

• Polestar Astrology Readings 
• Almanac Astrology Consultations 
• Fengshui Consultations 
• Qigong Instruction 

In resilient relations,

Jamie Shulander

jshulander@gmail.com

415-450-7884