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: YANG METAL DRAGON (1880, 1940, 2000, 2060) ‘Angry Dragon’
Metal Dragons have an egotistical, powerful and outspoken character. Despite their egotism, they are articulate and knowledgeable. They are so strong that they feel above morality and the law. Their uneven fortune is due to many broken boundaries and commitments - unburned bridges (karma). Their vitally strong constitution gives them enormous appetites (food, sex, ideas). Their medical problems go unnoticed, eventually becoming irreversible mental disorders (and/or possession).
QI NODE: 5 Clear and Bright
Yang leads Yin
"Clear and Bright says it all! From the equality of the equinox arises the pure light of pristine Yang - fresh and vigorous. The days grow longer and everything is in its place for new growth. If the weather is harmonious the first harvest of green tea is made.
Abundant offering rites commemorating the ancestors let the dead (Yin) know that the living (Yang) made it successfully through to another winter. A little pride is okay. The warmth of Heaven pours down (rain and warm wind) like a continuous silk filament. Confidence spreads. Yang is fully activated.
In this qi node the qi is best at 7am. Rise early and practice neigong facing due east. Appreciate the Yang by going places and doing things. Be busy, it's okay! Be excellent at your work, remodel the house and volunteer to assist those in need. Be strong!"
LM The Way of Three Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 6 Song: Disputing
"When a situation lacks clarity it is best to retreat and wait for
fortunes to change. Using litigation is a costly and risky way to succeed. If
disputes are successfully resolved, caution is still required in handling the
outcomes. Do not exert yourself in complicated or obstructed situations. Do not
force things. It is favorable to self-reflect and to seek counsel.”
LM
Changing: Zhouyi
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SATURDAY April 18, Yin Metal
Rabbit 26
Hexagram
29 Kan: Pit
Lunar
Mansion: The Maiden / Bat
Solar
Indicator: Shut
“You are repeatedly
trapped and struggling. You must stoically accept restraint. If you accept that
you are in a sinkhole, find the message in it, and develop patience, things go
well."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 29 Kan
“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
“A Shut day is a day of
rest, whether you like it or not. Qi resources are spent and the notion of a
spender (yang) is long gone. Dispersion has ended in exhaustion (big yin) and
no memory exists to create joy or negativity. Struggling to act on such a day
borrows qi from fantasy and sets up a ghostly pattern of bad qi credit. What’s
it like to float down the river with no boat, no river and no protagonist? It
is ideal day for retreat, mediation and severing ties with everything - don’t
worry, it is not the end of anything! 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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QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains
Yin and Yang Courtship
"Spring ends with
the inter-seasonal qi node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from
spring to summer. It charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang)
and Rain (Yin). The growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in
Nature. The power of growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in
orchards. Buds, the true outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise
of abundance. The mantle of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is
auspicious if thunder (sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the
power of summer - just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the
utter silence of winter.
"It is a time of
final preparations, even ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank
the wise mentors who have helped to shape your life. It is a good time to
graduate from school or move on to higher education. New and better job (promotions),
new and better address (moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is
present themselves. It is a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your
cultivation of spring was insufficient or negligent you will be held back with
Damp (criticism, lethargy, allergies and indigestion)."
LM The Way of Three
Treasures
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SUNDAY April 19,
Yang Water Dragon 27
Hexagram
4 Meng: Immaturity
Lunar
Mansion: The Void / Rat
Solar
Indicator: Design
“What is unformed has
great potential but is also lacks clarity - so success, even progress, is
difficult. It is unfavorable for those who are anxious and impulsive. People of
limited capacity may miscalculate their ability to make use of an opportunity.
Read the advice patiently and do not consult the Zhouyi again on this
matter. Meng is often divined when you are obsessed and anxious about
something."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 4 Meng
“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
“It is an excellent day
to recover wisdom by stepping back, planning, recalling alliances and
reassessing our position.”
LM Notes: Design
MONDAY April 20, Yin Water
Snake 28
Hexagram
7 Shi: Army
Lunar
Mansion: The Roof / Swallow
Solar
Indicator: Divide
"Shi is time for order and cooperation. Agreements
and alliances foster good fortune. When Shi is divined teamwork and
personal discipline can transform danger into success, but losses will
occur.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 7 Shi
“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
"Holding back on
this day is related to deeper self-reflection, education of all sorts and
consulting with experts and elders - rather than forward action. It is not
about immature reluctance or cowardice but about shedding inessentials."
LM Notes: Divide
TUESDAY April 21, Yang
Wood Horse 29
Hexagram
33 Dun: Pig
Lunar
Mansion: The House / Pig
Solar
Indicator: Full
Today's character, impulsive, reclusive and focused is also suited to the auspices where discipline, alliance and measured output seed success.
“There will be modest
gains. Do not be overly concerned about limits and restrictions. Stay put and
you will grow strong. Success is acquired gradually but reward is
inevitable."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 33 Dun
“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
“This is an optimum day
for education, preparation, polishing, gathering resources and firming up
plans. Confidence grows as the right time and necessary resources are now part
of the vision. The qi is forming patterns and remaining in the channels.
Practice and disciplined cultivation bring confidence. The prince (yang) is
gaining support. Discipline in small matters succeeds. True confidence requires
no aggression. Though nothing needs to be done, the natural maturation of
strength occurs.”
LM Notes: Full
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In
resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie
Shulander
Instagram@jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
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