The 甲申 Wood Monkey Month opens on August 7th and we’ve got a Full Moon for the next Monthly Meetup on Saturday August 9th from 9-10 am GMT-7. That’s Seattle time in case you want more clarification! You can find more information or sign up here. As usual, we will use my Monthly Guide as… Read More
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Hexagram 47 困 : Beset
What if the problem is, wherever you go, there you are? What do you do when wherever you go, you are there with the same concerns, the same problems, the same worries? Hexagram 47 困 Kun corresponds to the Water Sheep pillar. Since we’re in a Water Sheep month, let’s consider it first in that… Read More
Autumn Enrollment for BaZi Students
In the cycle of Five Elements autumn is the time of Metal: the time of harvest, contraction, defining, and calculation. It’s both heady and cerebral. Metal is playful and competitive, but not the same kind of playfulness of Fire in the summer. Autumn is a great time to start or learn something new that you… Read More
12 Animal Fortunes for the Water Sheep Month
Water Sheep 癸未 Month July 7th 04:05-August 7th 13:51 Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Water Sheep. To get the most out of the fortunes you’ll want to know all four of your pillars which are based on your birth year, month, day and time. If you don’t know your Four… Read More
Monthly Meetup – Water Sheep Month
Join us on Zoom Saturday July 12th from 9-10am GMT-7 for a one hour group discussion about Chinese Astrology and the month of the 癸未 Water Sheep. The jumping off point for this discussion is the Monthly Guide. Some of this month’s topics include the nature of the Water Sheep, the bazi of Zohran Mamdani… Read More
San Fu Tian Treatment Dates 2025
Part of the sophistication and subtlety of Chinese medicine is the understanding of time and season. The San Fu treatment combines medicine with electional astrology in order to harness the seasonal yang qi. Solar Fortnight 小暑 Xiao Shu (Slight Heat) Monday July 7th 2025 04:05 Solar Month 癸未 Water Sheep When we get to Solar… Read More
Hexagram 57 : Compliance
Hexagram 57 is called Xun. Xun is most often translated as Wind but right now I like the translation by Liu Ming: Compliance. The trigrams on the top and bottom of Hexagram 57 are the same. Xun represents the oldest daughter, the one who is designated to take on motherly duties. One of my teachers… Read More
12 Animal Fortunes for the Water Horse Month
Water Horse 壬午 Month June 5th 17:56-July 7th 04:05 Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Water Horse. To get the most out of the fortunes you’ll want to know all four of your pillars which are based on your birth year, month, day and time. If you don’t know your Four… Read More
The Opposite of Forgetting
Is there such a thing as ultimate truth? Is truth an end in itself? These are things you might think about when it’s a Snake month in a Snake year. The ancient Greek concept of ἀλήθεια (aletheia) implies that truth, meaning reality, is the antonym of forgetting; truth is a state of being unhidden or… Read More
12 Animal Fortunes for the Metal Snake Month
Metal Snake 辛巳 Month May 5th 13:57-June 5th 17:56 Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Metal Snake. To get the most out of the fortunes you’ll want to know all four of your pillars which are based on your birth year, month, day and time. If you don’t know your Four… Read More