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
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INDICATORS
YEAR of the FIRE ROOSTER 4715
(Native Yin Metal) Analytical
"Charged: critical, intelligent, confident, alert, social, dignified, articulate, forthright, spontaneous, inspired, financially adept, challenging, meticulous and tidy.
Deplete: volatile, rude, proud, argumentative, blunt, vulgar, tactless, close-minded, hypochondriac, vain, snobby, aloof, harshly competitive and fanatical.
Image: The Rooster talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to the Chinese as the ordinary version of the phoenix. This bird is an ancient amulet used to ward off the 5 poisonous creatures (snake, scorpion, spider, centipede and toad). The Rooster (not hen) is sacrificed only at rituals requiring oaths (trustworthy). The most familiar image is, of course, the Rooster lording over hens in the yard and dueling to the death in a cockfight - extrovert extraordinaire. There is the precision of its sharp beak (intellectual), the powerful wings (competitive) and the call to sun at dawn and dusk (eloquence). Basic materials become luxury items when chosen by the Rooster eye. Roosters collect books and documents.
Fire Rooster (1837, 1897, 1957, 2017, 2077) 'Solitary Rooster'
Fire Roosters are skillful, sensual and restless characters. They are excellent craftspeople and have a strong ambition to escape the limitations of poverty and class. They flip-flop from iron self-confidence to hopelessness and back. Though apparently strong willed they collapse in the face of difficulties. Their unapologetic, anti-social attitudes will complicate their relationships and dim their fortunes. Their sexuality is ferocious and embarrassment unknown to them. They often carry the burden of unresolved ancestral (congenital) illnesses and are haunted by the unsettled dead."
LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER RAT (1852, 1912, 1972, 2032, 2092) ‘Mountain Rat’
WATER is the native element of the Rat Earthly Branch. Water Rats are cunning, changeable and slightly paranoid characters. Their fortunes are very uneven when young but improve with age. Their finances will peak and plummet but end up solid. They are astute in many ways, insightful but easily also distracted (untrusting). Their luck (and self-centeredness) changes when they partner with a strong and stable mate or meet a confident teacher. They are prone to wind disorders (nervousness) and poor circulation. Old age will seem like the outcome of survival.
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.
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 39 Jian: Stumbling“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“Events call for experts, but, even if experts cannot be found, all goes well. Caution, patience, humility and self-discipline pay off. If you are not anxious or selfish, you are given success."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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MONDAY January 15, Yin Fire Goat 29
Hexagram 49 Ge: Molting
Lunar Mansion: The Bow / Deer
Solar Indicator: Destroy
TUESDAY January 16, Yang Earth Monkey 30
TUESDAY January 16, Yang Earth Monkey 30
Hexagram 30 Li: Oriole
Lunar Mansion: The Wings / Serpent
Solar Indicator: Danger
Be reserved and observant. It's not about pressing forward today, but rather consulting in
preparation for tomorrow.
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causes. They attract excellent helpers and mentors and win the respect of many people.
Most of their plans succeed due to perseverance. Not attentive partners, they do enjoy parenting
and will be supported in old age by loving children. Their immunity is not strong and they will
catch all contagious illnesses around them. They are also prone to liver disorders.”
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 39 Jian: Stumbling
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Solar Indicator: Danger
Be reserved and observant. It's not about pressing forward today, but rather consulting in
preparation for tomorrow.
“Though things seem bright, one cannot rely on the brightness to last for a long time.
Seize the moment. No battle is won without sacrifices on both sides."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 30 LiSeize the moment. No battle is won without sacrifices on both sides."
“It is auspicious to continue routine work and to uphold and support your superiors. It is
auspicious for religious rituals (not ancestral), divination (and compliance), family gatherings
and celebrations. It is favorable for sponsoring and/or attending public and cultural events.
auspicious for religious rituals (not ancestral), divination (and compliance), family gatherings
and celebrations. It is favorable for sponsoring and/or attending public and cultural events.
“It is very unfavorable for marriage (cause chronic illness and premature death for both partners),
funerals and burials. It is inauspicious for traveling far from home. Buildings begun today
become money pits (need constant repair) and the construction will cause injuries and/or
accidental deaths.”
LM Notes: The Wingsfunerals and burials. It is inauspicious for traveling far from home. Buildings begun today
become money pits (need constant repair) and the construction will cause injuries and/or
accidental deaths.”
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LUNAR MONTH: YANG EARTH MONKEY (1848, 1908, 1968, 2028, 2088) ‘Solitary Monkey’
“Earth Monkeys are charming, eloquent and moody. They have great good fortune due to previous causes. They attract excellent helpers and mentors and win the respect of many people.
Most of their plans succeed due to perseverance. Not attentive partners, they do enjoy parenting
and will be supported in old age by loving children. Their immunity is not strong and they will
catch all contagious illnesses around them. They are also prone to liver disorders.”
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 39 Jian: Stumbling
“Events call for experts, but, even if experts cannot be found, all goes well. Caution, patience,
humility and self-discipline pay off. If you are not anxious or selfish, you are given success."
LM Changing: Zhouyihumility and self-discipline pay off. If you are not anxious or selfish, you are given success."
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WEDNESDAY January 17, Yin Earth Rooster 1
Hexagram 55 Feng: Abundance
Lunar Mansion: The Chariot / Earthworm
Solar Indicator: Complete
Solar Indicator: Complete
Tap into the modest intelligence of the day, and with grace and ease: Rock On.
"Feng is about an enormous windfall, harvesting a bumper crop or a fated reward that comes
(and goes) naturally. It expresses the mysterious and fertile generosity of nature. The mention
of astronomical and astrological influences in several of the lines indicates that success is a
matter of fate-synchronicity with the cycles of time. Do not waste time feeling unworthy of
claim the success is yours. Honor all co-factors and reward all co-workers. Celebration and
generosity express abundance."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 55 Feng(and goes) naturally. It expresses the mysterious and fertile generosity of nature. The mention
of astronomical and astrological influences in several of the lines indicates that success is a
matter of fate-synchronicity with the cycles of time. Do not waste time feeling unworthy of
claim the success is yours. Honor all co-factors and reward all co-workers. Celebration and
generosity express abundance."
“Auspicious Activity: 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,
memorials and burials will allow the dead true peace (and produce scholar offspring).
Contraindicated activity: It is very unfavorable to procrastinate and/or postpone.”
LM Notes: The ChariotBusiness 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,
memorials and burials will allow the dead true peace (and produce scholar offspring).
Contraindicated activity: It is very unfavorable to procrastinate and/or postpone.”
THURSDAY January 18, Yang Metal Dog 2
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Solar Indicator: Harvest
Let sensitivity and consultation lead the way.
Lunar Mansion: The Horn / Crocodile
Let sensitivity and consultation lead the way.
“It is auspicious to begin or initiate any activity (marriage) or series of activities. It is a good
day to buy property, plant a garden, apply for and/or begin a new job. It is ideal to apply to or
enter school, begin a construction or remodeling project. It is auspicious for marriage proposals
and making your case as asking permission is favorably received. All activities related to
children and/or young people are auspicious. Its first appearance each year (or any Spring season)
is particularly auspicious. A child born on this day will be intelligent and fortunate.
day to buy property, plant a garden, apply for and/or begin a new job. It is ideal to apply to or
enter school, begin a construction or remodeling project. It is auspicious for marriage proposals
and making your case as asking permission is favorably received. All activities related to
children and/or young people are auspicious. Its first appearance each year (or any Spring season)
is particularly auspicious. A child born on this day will be intelligent and fortunate.
“Contraindicated activity: Funerals, memorials, constructing tombs and burials will bring about
disaster to a family. It is not time for exerted effort or overcoming obstacles. The qi is fresh and
unformed and therefore should not be pressed into fixation (slavery).”
LM Notes: The Horndisaster to a family. It is not time for exerted effort or overcoming obstacles. The qi is fresh and
unformed and therefore should not be pressed into fixation (slavery).”
“What makes this day smooth is a sense of fearlessness. It is not so much how it goes (yang) as
what it shows (yin). Rise and fall are no longer the point - the wide view can be taken. Ease is
possible - effortless continuity on all sides. The qi seems to float us forward quite naturally - ebbing
and flowing are both acceptable. The lessons of earthly life are found in both maturing and declining.
Everything succeeds. Cleverness and survival give way to courage and directness. Be like the
beloved monarch and not an ambitious merchant. Let new resources and assistants come forward
by standing back.”
what it shows (yin). Rise and fall are no longer the point - the wide view can be taken. Ease is
possible - effortless continuity on all sides. The qi seems to float us forward quite naturally - ebbing
and flowing are both acceptable. The lessons of earthly life are found in both maturing and declining.
Everything succeeds. Cleverness and survival give way to courage and directness. Be like the
beloved monarch and not an ambitious merchant. Let new resources and assistants come forward
by standing back.”
LM Notes: Harvest
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Jamie Shulander
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