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 daily indicators...
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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 WATER BOAR (1863, 1923, 1983, 2043) ‘Forest Pig’
WATER is the native element of the Pig Earthly Branch. Water Pigs are volatile, open-minded and gregarious characters. They enjoy career, personal and financial experiments. Their preoccupation with others goes past caring into jealousy and envy. They often squander their qi hoping to please others. Their volatile emotions make them susceptible to all manner of illness and possibly suicide. Their maternal ancestors haunt them. If they resolve their ancestors’ negativity they have great spiritual potential.
QI NODE: 20 Little Snow
Yin Expands
“In the Little Snow qi
node the continued growth of the cold/yin continues and our adaptation to Big
Yin should have set in. The first snow seems beautiful like a young princess.
The wisdom of the Past (ancestors) is proven true. The pattern of withdrawal seems
just and truthful. Yin is now well established.
“Now it is easy to feel
winter has begun. As winter grows cold and the maturation of the annual yin qi
develops the cold and damp unite to create snow. Days get shorter - the dark
grows quickly. The ground hardens and may freeze, insects disappear and
rainbows no longer appear. The qi is best at 10pm. During this period the
environment grows ever more yin and yang inhibition grows stronger. Every
being/thing must rest. A trip south (winter vacation) is recommended for those
with insufficient yang. We must guard our inner yang as it recedes from the
environment. Cancel your activities in preparation for retreat. Earphones and
iPod should replace public concerts. Check your insulation! Catch up on classic
movies.”
LM The Way of Three
Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM 28 Da Guo: Excess
“Da Guo contains
instructions on how to avoid disaster in heavy, grave or weird and
unconventional circumstances. When you get entangled in excess, going forward
with caution may be the best thing to do. Excess and eccentricity have their
place. Something greater than the usual mechanical sense of cause and effect is
at work in Da Guo."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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FRIDAY November 23, Yin Earth Goat 16
Hexagram 17 Sui: Pursuit
Lunar Mansion: The Neck
/ Dragon
Solar Indicator:
Complete
The proud, obstinate and
aloof character of the day, matches the auspices quite well. Today invites a
pause, subordination and restful healing.
“In Sui goals
(hunt) are reached but it is important not to make pursuit (killing) itself the
goal. An important aspect of successful leadership is knowing when to
subordinate and who or what to follow.
...When your efforts are
rewarded it is stopping that brings success. Getting caught up in pursuit for its
own sake will make you mad and diminish your resources."
LM Changing: Zhouyi: 17 Sui
“Good auspice has to do
with withdrawing and transforming and not pushing forward. A willingness
to learn and reform will bring good fortune...It is an auspicious day to
withdraw and plan, enter retreat (withdraw and not plan), practice meditation
and seek inspiration. It is a good day to practice our initiate austerity,
respect taboos and consult a healer or physician. One can easily recover if one
rests and follows healing protocols.
LM Notes: The Neck
“It is a day for resting on your laurels...Do less, have less, show less and seek nothing. Enjoy what is already manifest.”
LM Notes: Complete
SATURDAY November 24, Yang Metal Monkey 17
Hexagram 25 Wu Wang:
No Expectations
Lunar Mansion: The
Root / Badger
Solar Indicator:
Harvest
Use today's character: respectable, attractive and powerful, to seek council, be observant and relax.
“Relax plans, open up and
let go of goals. When Wu Wang is divined, good fortune is based on being
free of fear and expectation but ready to act if an easy opportunity arises. Do
not over focus on goals and gains and you can avoid disaster. Just let things
happen naturally."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 25
Wu Wang
"It is auspicious
to go to school, make offerings to ancestors, consult oracles and/or
physicians. Avoid abandoned buildings and the wilderness (as spirits that cause
illness are active). Comply with superiors and taboos (follow
conventions/traditions).
"Contraindicated
activity: Marriages and weddings bring accidental death. Contracts signed today
invite betrayal and embezzlement. Travel by sea invites shipwrecks."
LM Notes: The Root
“What makes this day
smooth is a sense of fearlessness. It is not so much how it goes (yang) as what
it shows (yin)...Let new resources and assistants come forward by standing
back.”
LM Notes: Harvest
SUNDAY November 25, Yin Metal Rooster 18
Hexagram 36 Mingyi:
Pheasant Call
Lunar Mansion: The Room / Hare
Solar Indicator: Open
Lunar Mansion: The Room / Hare
Solar Indicator: Open
Today's auspices suggest caution, calibration
and open-heartedness. Use the analytical qualities of the Metal Rooster for
studies, investments and practices honor.
“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."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 36 Mingyi
"It is auspicious
to make (sincere) offerings to ancestors, consult oracles, practice ritual and
meditation, move home, begin construction and add rooms (remodel) to homes and
shops. It is a good day for fengshui adjustments, acquiring luxuries,
medical treatments (esp food/herb cures) and making investments. Success will
visit anyone who studies and/or takes exams today. Funerals on this day benefit
both the living and the dead. Straight-forwardness and sincerity bring
success."
"Contraindicated
activity: Finalizing divorce, excessive ambition and ingratitude. Exaggeration
and hypocrisy bring disaster. Not a good day for taking leadership or management
responsibilities."
LM Notes: The Room
“The choice here is
whether to call fate something to fight or something to embrace. It is a day
with an easy qi. It is a day to appreciate how things really operate beyond the
desire that creates images and appearances... An open heart gives the option to
acquire great wisdom.”
LM Notes: Open
MONDAY November 26, Yang Water Dog 19
Hexagram 22 Bi: Ornament
Lunar Mansion: The Heart / Fox
Solar Indicator: Shut
Lunar Mansion: The Heart / Fox
Solar Indicator: Shut
The Water Dog character
today offers generosity, kindness and frugality. Go with simplicity, routine
work and compliance.
"Bi is
favorable when appearances match the inner nature of things. Simplicity, rather
than extravagance, is recommended as the aesthetic of confidence. Beware of the
deception that comes from superficial decoration."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 22
Bi: Ornament
“It is auspicious to
comply with superiors, make offerings to the ancestors, move home and/or
immigrate. Only routine work may avoid negativity. Contraindicated activity: If
you start a lawsuit (making your case) you will lose everything (imprisonment).
If you construct a building, get married or bury the dead, disaster follows.
Everything sold today will be at a loss to the seller. Pushing forward (forcing
progress) on this day will have three times the negative result of other days.”
LM Notes: The Heart
“A Shut day is a day of
rest, whether you like it or not.... Let go anyway - feel the freedom and
inaction, disconnectedness, because it offers limitless insight. Focus on your
golf swing and forget about how the kids are squandering their inheritance on
cocaine. It’s that kind of day! The river has reached the sea and even the
water is confused.”
LM Notes: Shut
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Jamie Shulander
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jshulander@gmail.com
415-450-7884
In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
Instagram @jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
415-450-7884
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