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 METAL SNAKE (1821, 1881, 1941, 2001, 2061) ‘Hibernating Snake’
Metal Snakes are bright, sensitive and insightful. Their childhoods (up to 28) are often difficult and sorrowful. Though socially active they remain aloof in fear of betrayal. Their sensitivity often gives them visions and surrounds them with subtle beings, not all of who mean them well. Their mental health is always precarious, especially if parents and/or a partner do not protect them. Their deaths come suddenly (or suicide) due to the interference of ghosts and demons. They are well-suited to monasticism.
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QI NODE: 8 Grain Sprouts
Yang Expands
"Yang in the Grain
Sprouts qi node agrees to leadership through education - yang qi agrees to stay
in the channels. Yang matures and takes on a less impulsive quality - it
becomes steady in its discipline. The Prince leads his first successful
campaign. What were fertile fields now show sprouts. The promise is strong.
Trees and shrubs flourish. There is a 'small fullness'. The sages gather herbs
from mountains in peace. Some early fruits are harvested.
The qi is best a 10am,
get up early and practice neigong in the shade, away from the wind. Several
short sessions in the day would be best. Bucket bathes before bed and retire
shortly after dark. Working closely with others on big projects is auspicious. Be
a part of something big - something that concerns more than your personal
comfort and routines."
LM The Way of Three
Treasures
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LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 7 Shi: Army
"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
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WEDNESDAY May 20, Yin Water Pig 28
Hexagram 38 Kui: Incompatible
Lunar Mansion: The Wall / Porcupine
Solar Indicator: Destroy
Today's mixed auspices present both
opportunity and limitation for the volatile, open-minded and gregarious
character of the day. Consult the oracle and when in doubt, take a step back to
assess and realign with mentors, family or divination. Eat well!
“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
"It is auspicious
to build, remodel and make fengshui adjustments (increase
opportunities/wealth [public part of home]). It is auspicious to initiate
business, sign contracts and get married (strengthen family ties). It is
auspicious for investments, banking (gardening [increase fertility]) and study
(the classics). It is an especially good day to exercise (martial arts),
socialize (create parties, feasts and celebrations). It is also advantageous to
travel, start a journey or vacation. NOT complying with the auspice of this
indicator may lead to madness and suicide.
"Contraindicated
activity: It is inauspicious to withdraw, begin an austerity or retreat."
LM Notes: The Wall
“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
THURSDAY May 21, Yang Wood Rat 29
Hexagram 54 Guimei: A Girl is
Married
Lunar Mansion: The Stride / Wolf
Solar Indicator: Danger
Today's sensitive nature is
highlighted by it's character: particularly studious, industrious and naive.
Go with the flow and be willing to adapt...
"Things are
auspicious for the underdog, but early success collapses. The situation is
touch and go. Things can end up okay if some sacrifices are made."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 54 Guimei
"It is auspicious to build,
remodel or repair property (line clothing for winter) - in the sense to fortify
or strengthen. It is auspicious to transact routine business, banking (anything
that parallels the storing for winter), to plan but not speculate. It is beneficial
to receive medical treatments (qi in channels) It is favorable to make amulets.
"It is inauspicious to travel,
argue or press lawsuits. It is not advised to dig the ground or bury the
dead."
LM Notes: The Stride
“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
FRIDAY May 22, Yin Wood Ox 30
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Mound / Dog
Solar Indicator: Complete
Today is all in or all rest. Today's
character is particularly humble and naive, well suited to the otherwise
situational based auspices....when in doubt, consult the oracle.
"It is time to
build (thresholds, public buildings) and add on (growth of family: new baby,
new bride) to property. It is auspicious to initiate and continue routine
business. It is a day for feasting, gatherings and romance. Marriages
contracted/performed today produce resourceful and wealthy children. It is an
excellent day for assemblies, parties and celebrations.
“This day brings fresh
breezes in Spring, cooling mist in Summer, light rain in Fall and thin ice in
Winter. It is inauspicious to enter retreat, practice renunciation or travel
alone. Avoid confrontation."
LM Notes: The Mound
“It is a day for resting
on your laurels. Success is established and secured and the new state seems to
govern itself. Enemies are few. It is a time for inward reflection (yin) on the
bare face of reality (yang). Struggle (yang) is no longer possible or necessary
(yin). Decline is not feared and success not celebrated. Wisdom approaches and
withdrawing succeeds. Art is the demonstration of confidence, dignity and
wisdom - be artful. No more accumulating - decorate with modesty. The way of
perfecting power is austerity and restraint. Do less, have less, show less and
seek nothing. Enjoy what is already manifest.”
LM Notes: Complete
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LUNAR MONTH: YANG WATER HORSE (1882, 1942, 2002, 2062) “War Horse”
“Water Horses are
independent, hard-working and thrifty characters. They are particularly gifted
craftspeople and have a friendly demeanor. They easily offer themselves to
protect and ‘save’ others (military). They are not adverse to intentional
‘tragedy’ (heroism). Their fortunes are likely to improve as they grow old. The
most emotional of all Horses they tend to compromise their health with
repressed feelings. Their livers are weak and they are susceptible to curses
and spells.
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 1 Qian: Heaven
"Qian is the
natural endless progress of time as symbolized by the onset of spring. Time is
celestial movement, like the wind in the sky - not the product of human effort.
The first hexagram is like the head of a circle; it is the beginning or renewal
of a constant and endless cycle of time."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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SATURDAY May 23, Yang Fire Tiger 1
Hexagram 61 Zhongfu: Holding the
Center
Lunar Mansion: The Stomach /
Pheasant
Solar Indicator: Harvest
Seek mentors today to tone down the risk-taking, landmines of emotion and passion that otherwise characterizes the day. Go with the zen approach whenever possible and seek alliance.
"The action that
arises from stillness is able to ‘work wonders.’ A Zen archer lets the arrow
find the target without meddling."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 61 Zhongfu:
Holding the Center
"It is auspicious
to build, bury the dead (increase status/rank) and marry (your children will
hobnob with kings) on this day. It is a good day to make your case, to push
forward and to ask for what you are due (collecting receivables). It is a good
day for gift giving and charity (canceling debts owed you)."
“Contraindicated
activity: It is inauspicious to be confrontational, break the law or squander
resources (gamble); such activities will bring years of loss and regret.”
LM Notes: The Stomach
“What makes this day
smooth is a sense of fearlessness. It is not so much how it goes (yang) as what
it shows (yin). Rise and fall are no longer the point - the wide view can be
taken. Ease is possible - effortless continuity on all sides. The qi seems to
float us forward quite naturally - ebbing and flowing are both acceptable. The
lessons of earthly life are found in both maturing and declining. Everything
succeeds. Cleverness and survival give way to courage and directness. Be like
the beloved monarch and not an ambitious merchant. Let new resources and
assistants come forward by standing back.”
LM Notes: Harvest
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In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
Instagram@jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
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