In honor of my Teacher, Liu Ming,
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
::: ::: ::: = Change
INDICATORS - The pattern components that
continuously rotate per year, month, daily, lunar or solar phase. The
indicators below articulate the current alignment.
AND SO WE BEGIN...
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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."
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LUNAR MONTH: YANG
WOOD MONKEY (1824, 1884,
1944, 2004, 2062) “Climbing Monkey”
“Wood Monkey’s are versatile, adventurous and ambitious. Hurt by
uncaring parents or orphaned in childhood, they tend to live unsettled lives.
They often work at more than one job and live in more than one place - and have
an untrusting character. Their ambitions can land them in lawsuits or in
prison. A strong mentor or partner can release them from some obstructions.
Strong in their youth, they decline in old age plagued by sleep disorders,
congenital heart disorders and psychosomatic complications. They are prone to
madness and depression.
“Wood Monkey’s are
versatile, adventurous and ambitious. Hurt by uncaring parents or orphaned in
childhood, they tend to live unsettled lives. They often work at more than one
job and live in more than one place - and have an untrusting character. Their
ambitions can land them in lawsuits or in prison. A strong mentor or partner
can release them from some obstructions. Strong in their youth, they decline in
old age plagued by sleep disorders, congenital heart disorders and
psychosomatic complications. They are prone to madness and depression.
QI NODE: 15 White Dew
“Yin Descends
"White Dew qi node shows the shifting relationship between collapsing yang
and ascendant yin. When yin 'descends' it is actually taking charge - yin
style. In the morning white dew is the harbinger of change. The clouds are high
in the sky. The growing west wind is cool. Dew is fresh yin qi - a fragile,
glimpse of snow. The growing yin almost goes unnoticed. As the last of the
summer qi subsides, a cool west wind (qi) appears and the season of autumn
begins and develops. Geese migrate south and fall harvest continues in earnest.
“White Dew is a time of clarity and stillness. During this period the
environment grows ever more yin and is characterized by a cool, dry wind (metal
element). During this qi node the environmental qi is best at 5pm. Neigong
should be done indoors. Do not eat at all after 7pm.
In the imagination of the poets and hermits of China it is a time of year when
white nymphs are offering inspiration. Unlike their superiors, the Jade Lads
and Ladies, these nymphs inhabit the sea and forest, not the Celestial realms.
White dew, a rare or first form of frost of the year, is the signal of their
presence. They show us white dew to remind us to prepare for the arrival of the
Celestials (yin).”
LM The Way of the Three Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 60 Jie: Juncture
"Favorable for the practice of circumspection and restraint. Being
observant and conservative with resources is auspicious. Knowing how to see and
when to use limits brings success."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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SUNDAY September 13, Yin Earth Goat 26
Hexagram 41 Sun: Diminish
Lunar Mansion: The Watchers / Cock
Solar Indicator: Open
MONDAY September 14, Yang Metal Monkey 27
Hexagram 60 Jie: Juncture
Lunar Mansion: The Net / Crow
Solar Indicator: Shut
"Favorable for the practice of circumspection and
restraint. Being observant and conservative with resources is auspicious.
Knowing how to see and when to use limits brings success."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 60 Jie: Juncture
"To consult a
physician and consult oracles (divination of all kinds) will bring clarity. It
is a good day for industry (labor/gardening = long term wealth), building
(restores clarity) and burying the dead (enhance intuition). It is inauspicious
to take anything for granted. It is inauspicious for revolution, confrontation,
breaking taboos, neglecting responsibilities or travel (someone at home
dies/gets sick)."
LM Notes: The Net
“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
LM Notes: Shut
TUESDAY September
15, Yin Metal Rooster 28
Hexagram 61 Zhongfu: Holding the Center
Lunar Mansion: The Beak / Monkey
Solar Indicator: Design
"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 bodes well to
follow superiors, practice austerity and/or pool resources with others. It is a
good day to sincerely comply with divination and maintain taboos meticulously.
"It is
inauspicious to push forward, be industrious or initiate new ventures.
Revolution or demanding idealistic justice on this day will be
catastrophic."
LM Notes: The Beak
“It is an excellent day
to recover wisdom by stepping back, planning, recalling alliances and
reassessing our position.”
LM Notes: Design
WEDNESDAY September
16, Yang Water Dog 29
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Trio / Gibbon
Solar Indicator: Divide
It bodes well to
dispose of inessentials (haircuts), edit, fast, study (Classics), take exams,
enter retreat and practice meditation. It is good to be industrious close to
home (house clean). Initiating business (particularly group enterprise) will be
fruitful if planning has been thorough.
"It is
inauspicious to push forward aggressively. Do not get married, finalize
divorce, bury the dead (it will create family dissent), spend savings or
speculate financially as these all lead to losing resources and
cooperation."
LM Notes: The Trio
"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
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In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
Instagram@jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
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