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 - The pattern components that continuously rotate per year, month, daily, lunar or solar phase. The indicators below articulate the current alignment.
LUNAR YEAR: YANG EARTH DOG 4716 - Faithful Vigilance
“Charged: loyal, caring, protective, direct, helpful, intuitive, insightful, private, calm under
fire, just, expansive, congenial and quiet.
Deplete: stubborn, argumentative, spiteful, vain, rigid, frozen with anxiety, stingy and
excessively critical.
Image: The Dog talked about in Chinese Astrology is the Chow. This dog has been domesticated for more than 5000 years, both as an aggressive house guard and a battlefield companion. The battlefield Chow was ferocious at crippling the horses of the enemy chariots while never losing sight of its trainer (whose corpse it would protect even with its own life). The Dog epitomizes loyalty."
YANG EARTH DOG (1898, 1958, 2018, 2078) ‘Mountain Dog’
EARTH is the native element of the Dog Earthly Branch. Earth Dogs are modest, funny
and independent characters. They are light-hearted and generous, often quitting difficult
situations and avoiding confrontations. A short temper is hidden behind their joking. Strong
idealistic aspirations fill their youth and soften as the hardships of life close in. They do not
express their feelings or thoughts easily. They are prone to qi stagnation and poor circulation."
LUNAR MONTH: YIN METAL ROOSTER (1861, 1921, 1981, 2041) “Caged Rooster”
METAL is the native element of the Rooster Earthly Branch. Metal Roosters are meticulous, articulate and confident characters. They have great good fortune in material terms. They make good financial advisers and this attracts many people to them. Their bodies are strong but they are troubled by mental instability. Their ability to analyze often leads to belligerence and this undermines their good fortune. Their argumentative compulsion to win is a defense mechanism for their delicate mental states. They are prone to mental disorders, kidney failure and exhaustion.
LM Class Notes
Qi Node: 16 Autumn Equinox
Yin and Yang Equality
"When the qi node Autumn Equinox arrives annual Yin qi is established. Day and night are equal. During this period the environment grows ever more yin and is characterized by a cool, dry wind (metal element). It is one of four annual pivots that rectify the annual qi. Yin and yang are equal - day and night are equal. Storehouses are filling up and the work of harvest is nearly complete. There is a pleasant stillness.
During this qi node qi is best at 6pm. Neigong should be done indoors morning and evening in short sessions. When yin/yang equality is reached and yin is about to take charge, it is best to eat food that has a higher jing/qi concentration. Breakfast can be eaten a little bit later than in spring/summer but is should be hearty. Do not eat at all after 7pm. All meals should be experienced in a quiet and undistracted setting. You needn't be a hermit, but avoid being social at every meal."
LM The Way of Three Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM 45 Cui: Assembly
“Beneficial for all joint efforts. Be receptive to the inevitable success that comes from joining together with others. Expect emotions to run high and epiphanies on all sides.”
"When we sincerely open our hearts in this way we are naturally purged of our selfishness and wantonness. Through this exchange we may enter into the depths of human spirituality. There is no greater gesture than this ritual of rituals."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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SATURDAY October 6, Yin Metal Goat 27
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Maiden / Bat
Solar Indicator: Open
There is a gentle and forgiving
nature to the day, where aesthetic is a language. Pay attention to omen, the
language of ancestors, consult the Oracle, and be open-hearted. Be
graceful.
“It is auspicious to
stay home, enjoy the arts, self-reflect, do inner panning and practice
austerity (meditation, fasting and rest). It is beneficial to guard your health
and conserve your qi. It is favorable to support others. Building may be safe
but not profitable.”
“It is not auspicious to
take risks, medical treatments, bury the dead (cause epidemics, bowel
disorders). To initiate industry (dig earth) and production on this day invites
calamity.”
LM Notes: The Maiden
Hexagram 43 Da Zhuang: Great Strength
Lunar Mansion: The Void / Rat
Solar Indicator: Shut
Be grateful and eat nourishing foods...rest, relax and
breathe. Calibration is happening on many levels, so consider going inward.
“Guai tells us
when impulsiveness, abruptness and breaking with standard protocol are okay.
Success, in the case of Guai, is a timely, but abrupt, escape. Sometimes
it is best to immediately quit a situation and/or abandon a relationship
because of its excessive restrictions. Guai carries the ambiguous
message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 43 Guai
“It is auspicious to stay home, strengthen family ties and protect your children. Sleep and rest are recommended (be cautioned by your dreams).”
“On this day it is not
auspicious to marry (your children will be delinquent or handicapped), bury the
dead or make offerings to ancestors (ghosts/dead will become demonic - causing
illnesses for 3 years!). Extra-marital affairs begun on this day will
eventually ruin your family, reputation and health. Medical treatments today
can cause injury and expose constitutional weakness.”
LM Notes: The Void::: ::: :::
Qi Node: 17 Cold Dew
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
MONDAY October 8, Yin Water Rooster 29
Hexagram 14 Dayou: Prosperity
Lunar Mansion: The Roof / Swallow
Solar Indicator: Shut
Lunar Mansion: The Roof / Swallow
Solar Indicator: Shut
There is a resourceful but unstable
character today, be generous and seek alliance. When in doubt, and just for the
fun of it, rest.
"Through good
management, prosperity is established and, through generosity, prosperity is
translated into great benefit."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 14 Dayou
“The key to the auspices
has to do with how you act in a dangerous situation…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 and good 'luck'. This day is inauspicious for travel because you will be
robbed (road) or drowned (sea). Strangers and strange (foreign) places offer
calamity.”
LM Notes: The Roof
“A Shut day is a day of
rest, whether you like it or not...The river has reached the sea and even the
water is confused.”
LM Notes: Shut::: ::: :::
LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER DOG (1862, 1922, 1982, 2042) ‘Family Dog’
Water Dogs are kind, generous and frugal characters. Their material fortunes are very
uneven but they are, nevertheless, very generous. Their friends and family love
them. They are sentimental and vulnerable to a sad story or a hopeless cause.
They are prone to temper tantrums and ecstasy. They never enjoy good health.
They are prone to accidents and will be injured or killed by metal weapons or
tools.
LUNAR HEXAGRAM 23 Bo: Erosion
“History has recorded many failed revolutions. Bad timing or inappropriate (selfish) motive has undermined many attempts to restructure the powers that be. If you wish to revolt, do not be blinded by idealism, choose the time wisely, be just, and of impeccable virtue. Remember that leadership and eminence are matters of fate."
LM Changing: Zhouyi: 23 Bo
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TUESDAY October 9, Yang Wood Dog 30
Lunar Mansion: The House / Pig
Solar Indicator: Design
The active and articulate nature of today may feel like a pull out of the mud. A day for actions and calibration close at hand.
“Guai tells us
when impulsiveness, abruptness and breaking with standard protocol are okay.
Success, in the case of Guai, is a timely, but abrupt, escape. Sometimes
it is best to immediately quit a situation and/or abandon a relationship
because of its excessive restrictions. Guai carries the ambiguous
message that misconduct is sometimes appropriate.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 43 Guai
“It is auspicious to
build, remodel and make fengshui adjustments (especially to enhance
career office/shop). It is auspicious to initiate business, negotiate and sign
contracts and get married (all of which have long-term benefit). Expect to be
generously compensated for work done today.
“Public welfare projects
succeed. Temple buildings brings benefits for many generations.
Conversely it is
auspicious to enter retreat if there is great sincerity (renunciation) and
strong resolve (compassion for others). The benefits you receive on this day
should be shared with others (living and dead). Burials on this day are
celebrated by both the living and dead ancestors (bring great wealth).
“It is not auspicious to
wait, procrastinate or be confrontational.”
LM Notes: The House
“It is an excellent day
to recover wisdom by stepping back, planning, recalling alliances and
reassessing our position.”
LM Notes: Design
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In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
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