In honor of my Teacher, Liu Ming,
CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings
Commentary and compilations by Jamie Shulander
All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming
INDICATORS Listed: Yearly, Monthly, Lunar then Daily
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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: YEAR of the BOAR
"Charged: plain speaking, caring, sensuous, compromising, eloquent, tolerant, humanitarian, reliable, unselfish, funny, hard-working, lucky and gregarious.
Deplete: self-indulgent, indulgent, oversexed, luxury loving, flamboyant, secretive, long-suffering, gullible and self destructive.
Image: The Chinese character for home includes the character for this Pig. Needless to say in Chinese astrology, Pigs are the most domestic of signs. A modest sacrificial animal since ancient times, it has become a mainstay of the Chinese diet - considered a ‘great transformer,’ able to make garbage into sweet white meat. In parts of China a family’s wealth is measured in the number of Pigs one owns. The wild boar mother is considered one of the fiercest animals alive. The mother boar will attack a Tiger seeking its young without an interest in surviving - the ultimate expression of aggression. Pigs collect material objects and derive great sustenance from them. They see stuff as art/food."
YIN EARTH BOAR (1899, 1959, 2019, 2079) ‘Monastery Pig’
Earth Boars are sensual, lethargic and aimless characters. They are hard to teach and hold very strong opinions. Their previous causes are strong but may support a hardened view of life. Attractive and popular socially they cannot maintain committed relationships (overly protective then cold). Those closest to them often become their worst enemies. Their material fortunes are however good and they live in comfort and luxury. Though they appear healthy they are plagued by chronic dampness."
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LUNAR MONTH: YIN FIRE OX (1817, 1877, 1937, 1997, 2057) ‘Ox at the Lake’
"Fire Ox are assertive, focused and oafish characters. Their accomplishments are epic. They mature very quickly and/or are deprived of a normal childhood. Their strength (belligerence) creates enemies (hard knocks) but these enemies become their teachers. By midlife they will have overcome many obstacles to become well-known, prosperous and happy. They are likely to have more than one family and enjoy a ‘second childhood’ when they reach 60. They are prone to liver disorders and eye problems."
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: 38 Kui: Incompatible
“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...Try a little
self-reflection and humility."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 38 Kui
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WEDNESDAY January 15, Yin Fire Snake 21
Hexagram 21 Shihe: Biting
Lunar Mansion: The Chariot /
Earthworm
Solar Indicator: Settle
Today's character is mesmerizing,
ambitious and disciplined, use these skills to act with appropriate timing
and cause.
"A Zhou leader was
both a warrior and a sage, not a brute. Good leaders know that it is their own
miscalculations and poor management that lead to the need for a strong use of
force (war). When we resort to harsh punishments we must do so cautiously -
even humbly."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 21 Shihe
“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 Chariot
“Preparedness makes
action timely and successful. Tradition, convention, training, education - all
forms of readiness, inspire action. Forces join together and new alliances
produce unexpected results. Action taken with such thorough preparation is
bound to succeed. The qi of the day is stable, progressive and functional.
Clarity and calm (yin) are not unseated by action (yang). Focus and repetition
succeed. Procrastination and equivocation is contraindicated.”
LM Notes: Settle
THURSDAY January 16, Yang Earth Horse 22
Hexagram 51 Zhen: Thunder
Lunar Mansion: The Horn / Crocodile
Solar Indicator: Maintain
"Zhen
indicates a time for a dramatic breakthrough from lethargy. 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. Whether you are the rebel leader or the deposed ruler there is
good reason to proceed with standard protocol, good manners, and
determination.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 51 Zhen
“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.
“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 Horn
“Spontaneous action and
inspiration (yang) become the new tradition (yin). Qi assertion (yang) is
repeated again and again to hold and harden gains (yin). Establishing a new
state is the focus. The qi of practice and the drilling of troops is awesome.
Allies appear from all quarters. True majesty succeeds without pressing
forward. Today success breeds more success and everyone may be included in the
new victories. Generosity is a prophylactic to decline - giving is a sign of
strength and cements alliances. It is the sun at noon.”
LM Notes: Maintain
FRIDAY January 17, Yin Earth Goat 23
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Neck / Dragon
Solar Indicator: Destroy
"It is auspicious
to comply with the orders of superiors and/or let assistants/helpers lead the
way. The image is auspicious, in a preordained sense, but can be ruined by
unnecessary effort. It is about the useful conventions of education. Collecting
data before action.
"Contraindicated
activity: Industry, marriages and weddings, signing contracts and starting or
initiating production invite calamity. These activities will bring ruin over
the following 10 days. Building on this day causes strokes for fathers and
eldest sons. Burying the dead will cause the spread of disease. Going to battle
is disastrous. Travel by sea invites shipwrecks."
LM Notes: The Neck
“The successful prince
as warrior must now lose his youthful ambitions and develop into a proper king….Today
calculated loss (cancellation) succeeds”
LM Notes: Destroy
SATURDAY January 18, Yang Metal Monkey 24
Hexagram 42 Yi: Increase
Lunar Mansion: The Root / Badger
Solar Indicator: Danger
“Yi is about the
natural progress of things when it is enhanced by the best of conditions. Sun
and water and good soil help the tree grow strong; yet a tree is also
subordinate to the warmth, the rain and the soil. The tree also naturally
"knows” what to take and leave. Yi is the “knowledge” of nature.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 42 Yi
"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
“To roust hypocrisy in
his new alliances the leader must bait his hidden enemies (yin) by showing
vulnerability. This day is a qi expression of true power but all the action is
fraught with danger and risk. The games of political power are also the precursors
of decline. The power plays show yin to be drawing life from the heart of yang.
Success is limited now to a kind of survival. Manipulation and covert action
succeed. Elegance becomes the mask of cleverness and intrigue. Doing only what
needs to be done is best. Old habits or patterns of pressing forward will
invite catastrophe. Beware grudges.”
LM Notes: Danger
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In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
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