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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LUNAR YEAR: YEAR of the RAT
"Charged: Charming, diligent, perseverant, methodical, social, cooperative, discrete, frugal and observant. Rats are capable and fun loving.
Depleted: Complaining, nervous, nit picking, annoyingly analytical, stingy, scheming, cowardly, overly concentrated (mono-maniacal) and selfish.
Image: The Rat talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to all Chinese farmers throughout history. If there is grain, rats appear, so rats are linked to prosperity. A rat year is expected to be profitable. Rats always appear in groups and, though not individually strong, they can undermine an enormous barn by gnawing and nibbling away the foundation piece by piece. Rats often view their social life as central to their existence. Sociability is required to survive. Their acute social observation makes them good mimics or actors. When they are being someone else (acting) they love center stage. Though not a sensual materialist, like the Pig, rats are hoarders and often live in clutter. They are likely to become more capable as they age..."
YANG METAL RAT (1840, 1900, 1960, 2020, 2080) ‘Rafter Rat’
Metal Rats are sensitive, meticulous and resourceful. They
easily win the attention and support of others and love to compete and win.
Their ambition is modified by a strong personal sense of moral and spiritual
values. They enjoy independence and are ruthlessly calculating in matters of
the heart and finance. Though not without enemies, they experience relatively
even fortunes. Jovial in appearance they internally brood and worry over the
slightest things. They are susceptible to contagious and common illnesses but
live long because of treatments from expert physicians and meticulous personal
habits."
LUNAR MONTH: YIN EARTH RABBIT (1879, 1939, 1999, 2059)
‘Emerging Rabbit’
Earth Rabbits are persuasive, resourceful and distrustful
characters. Their own uneven fortune often makes them dishonest with and wary
of even their friends/family. They obsess about security but do not find it.
Their strong sexual appetite does not respect boundaries and they often divorce
and/or seduce other people’s partners. An uneven marriage may last a long time.
They enjoy the company of unconventional characters and those less fortunate
than themselves. In midlife, they can establish material security, and stop
obsessing and metamorphose. In old age they have a real potential to study
(knowledge) and gain wisdom. They are prone to lung and skin ailments.
QI NODE: 3 Insect Stirs
Yang Rises
"Insect Stirs is a
time of 'awakened movement'. The cold ground softens. Insects awaken from their
hibernation. The heat rises up from below and cool wind descends from Heaven.
Wind has the subtle freshness of spring but no great or abiding force. The
hibernation of dragons ends. In winter dragons (the symbol of spring) are
locked in frozen alpine lakes. Their stirring cracks the ice and causes thunder
and lightning. The world is startled. Rivers and creeks swell.
Below the surface of
Earth the insects stir - wake from their hibernation. In this qi node the
insects do not reproduce, develop or burst out of the ground - they only stir.
The union of Heaven and Earth is an occasional temperate wind - invisible and
inconsistent.
During this qi node qi
is best in the hours around dawn. One should practice neigong facing the rising
sun. Do not exert yourself, but let the neiqi wiggle and play - this renews us
and gives us longevity. Be creative, follow your instincts in neigong.
There is a slightly
mischievous quality to the qi of insect stirs. When the baby reaches for the stove,
one has to admire curiosity, but curtail enthusiasm."
LM The Way of Three
Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 35 Jin: Advance
“...The truth is,
nothing is accomplished without a network of co-factors and helpers (family and
friends [alive and dead]). Modesty and grace express our interconnectedness.”
LM Changing:
Zhouyi 35 Jin
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TUESDAY March 17, Yin Earth Goat 24
Hexagram 49 Ge: Molting
Lunar Mansion: The Tail
/ Tiger
Solar Indicator: Settle
A day for action,
especially with an open heart and collaborative mind. Today's character is proud,
obstinate and aloof, so good luck finding balance there!
"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. If you fear change, Ge donates the painful torment
of unsuccessful resistance.”
LM Changing:
Zhouyi 49 Ge
“It is auspicious to
start a building (brings prosperity), get married (brings fertility), bury the
dead (resolves karma) and educate the young (secure longevity) on this day. It
is a good time to move house (into a city). These actions today cause a person
or family and all their projects to flourish. On this day investments increase
in value. It is ideal to give or receive (spend) inheritances. Enjoying the
arts is appropriate. Lost treasures can be found on this day. It is ideal for
self-cultivation, meditation and enjoyment. It is a time of recognizing and
acknowledging achievement with rewards. Evening is less auspicious.”
LM Notes: The Tail
“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
WEDNESDAY March 18, Yang Metal Monkey 25
Hexagram 30 Li: Oriole
Lunar Mansion: The
Basket / Leopard
Solar Indicator:
Maintain
“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 Li
"It is auspicious
to marry, work hard, purchase, build and remodel (new door = new
resources) on this day. It is auspicious to continue your routine work, review
and reinvest. Acquiring wealth (work, invest and collecting debts) is
highlighted. Good for burials, memorials and funerals (rain of blessings from
the ancestors). Contraindicated activity: Laziness, gossip and slander."
LM Notes: The Basket
“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
THURSDAY March 19, Yin Metal Rooster 26
Hexagram 55 Feng:
Abundance
Lunar Mansion: The Ladle
/ Griffon
Solar Indicator: Destroy
"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 or claim the success is
yours. Honor all co-factors and reward all co-workers. Celebration and
generosity express abundance."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 55
Feng
"It is a most
auspicious day for Daoist religious rites, initiations and transmission of
(esoteric) teachings. It is an auspicious day to start up a business and build
a new building (home, temple). It is a safe day to dig foundations (wells,
trenches) and get married. New opportunities (news) abound - taking exams and routine
work bring great success/reward on this day. It is an auspicious day to bury
the dead - they will rest peacefully and benefit the surviving relatives.”
"Contraindicated
activity: Hypocrisy, irreverence, breaking taboos and sloth."
LM Notes: The Ladle
“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
FRIDAY March 20, Yang Water Dog 27
Hexagram Consult the
Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Oxboy
/ Ox
Solar Indicator: Danger
“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
“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
Instagram@jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
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