Category: BaZi

Bazi Classes for May 2026

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I’m offering two bazi classes in May for those who are familiar with the basics and are ready to go a step further. In both classes we will talk about the “rules” as well as what it might be like to experience these concepts in real life.

Penalty, Punishment, Harm and Destruction – Saturday May 16th 9-11 am PDT (Seattle time)

In assessing a person’s life situation, these are important concepts to address. Sometimes the elemental dynamics turn out to be supportive and welcome in some way.

Twelve Life Stages – Saturday May 30th 9-11 am PDT (Seattle time)

As is the case with humans, every element has Life Stages that follow a cycle. We can interpret the timing of elements as they relate to the course of a life, which elements are most vibrant in a chart and which are not.

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12 Animal Fortunes for the Water Snake Month

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Water Snake 癸巳 Month
May 5th 19:49-June 5th 23:48

Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Water 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 Pillars, just ask!

Each of the four animals of your BaZi correlates with an aspect of your life. Start with that interpretation.

If you’d like to know more about how bazi works, take a class with me. If you want to know more about your own bazi, book a reading here. Most of the people I work with get a reading at least once a year.

For even more Chinese Astrology join us for the next Monthly Meetup on Saturday May 9th 9-10 am PDT. That’s Seattle time.

Pillars and Fortunes

Year Pillar

Has to do with your physical body and what you do with it, ancestors, family traits. In terms of luck the year pillar is said to take the first “hit” of any event, good or bad.

Month Pillar

Relates to career, work environment, training, age mates and peers, siblings, exes and your modus operandi

Day Pillar

Yourself and true partner; your immediate environment and home life.

Hour Pillar

Your innermost self, your children, future, hopes and dreams.

The Fortunes

巳 Snake

Birth Years: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Birth Month: May roughly.
For better or worse, “they know” what you did last year. Better means reaping benefits, worse means facing the consequences you thought you could avoid. By now, you know which one you’re going to get this year.
Hint: Occult hits different now.

午 Horse

Years: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Month: June roughly.
Your slow might be someone else’s fast. Sharing the spotlight doesn’t mean someone is in your way. Be careful this month about how quickly you discard, delete or dump.
Hint: You might be doing it too soon.

未 Sheep

Years: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Month: July roughly.
Now it’s time for something completely different – or at least new! Collect debts. Schedule important meetings. Do things that enhance your health. Avoid activities that you wouldn’t want to repeat.
Hint: If you want to do more gardening, do more gardening.

申 Monkey

Years: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Month: August roughly.
Actively promote and seek equity in your relationships. It might be as simple as improving your communication. Stick up for yourself without fighting. You’re not betrayed.
Hint: Old habits may beckon but you can break them.

酉 Rooster

Years: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Month: September roughly.
Time to make some alliances, again. Try it, I think you will like it. That’s what you’ll do if you want to continue being invited to the table. You have the power to focus the qi this month.
Hint: Use it for important things.

戌 Dog

Years: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Month: October roughly.
Opportunities in general and opportunities for alliance come and go quickly this month. Be ready to show up when scheduled or miss out. Start things.
Hint: If possible, avoid tapping into your storage of resources (including money) for now.

亥 Pig

Years: 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Month: November roughly.
There’s some business from 2025 that claims to be unfinished. An accusation? You could reject that energy or you could let yourself accept a little more change when the emotion comes.
Hint: If all else fails, pursue unseriousness and festivities.

子 Rat

Years: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Month: December roughly.
Building up to peak clash means things feel uncertain, maybe more so than usual. Plan and prepare. Change your position if you want a new perspective. Pray.
Hint: Take apart old belief systems as needed. What is no longer true for you?

丑 Ox

Years: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Month: January roughly.
With the Snake present you get some of the best rewards. With the Horse present, this may come in the form of relief rather than gain.
Hint: It’s all about family and relationships this month. If you can’t say anything nice…you know the rest.

寅 Tiger

Years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Month: February roughly.
Acceptance is what provides the chance to get the reward without the penalty. Careful of turning your flame on others except as a petition. Keep your mind open to the unexpected – in a good way.
Hint: You don’t have to take. If you ask it will be given.

卯 Rabbit

Years: 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Month: March roughly.
Do people even know what you do when you’re not taking care of others? Do you? Show off creations, make invitations, organize events. Opportunities are brief.
Hint: What if you made it all about you?

辰 Dragon

Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Month: April roughly.
Share the news about whatever you’ve been working on. How are your PR materials? Focus on what is accomplished already. It’s not the time to start new things.
Hint: If there’s something you would prefer to bury (a feud?) do it now.

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Playing with Fire (Horse)

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What Goes Up

I was studying the Fire Horse year chart again the other day in preparation for the CLASH! Course and I was reminded how the clash of Fire and Water relates to democracy.* That conflict defines the USA. We’ve seen this theme become more obvious since 2016 at least. It’s time to level the playing field.

Taking this idea further, I saw that there’s a time period where “we the people” of the United States can have maximum impact on our destiny this year. It’s not here yet, but it’s close. It’s giving summer 2020 (as the kids say) with a better chance for lasting results. That’s a real possibility. Let it be so.

If you want to create real change with our government, demonstrate, boycott, picket, march, protest, support the resistance or make alliances, the best time of the year to do it is yet to come! Join the elemental flow to support the outcome you want with the vote on November 3rd.

Five Agents and Agency

Based on Wu Xing, when we talk about the “elements” we are actually talking about movements or processes rather than static entities. Sometimes the Five Elements are called the Five Agents. The takeaway here is that each one of us represents an element, therefore, we have agency. Each of us does a process that is part of a bigger process. This cycle doesn’t work, or even exist, without all Five Elements.

To interpret Wu Xing in the context of the Fire Horse year bazi, start with the birthday of course, then use your Hsia calendar to lay out the Four Pillars and identify the day stem. The Hidden Heavenly Stems for each of the branches are at the bottom of the chart. They are key to understanding clash and all other relationships, timing and forecasting.

The model I chose for this divination uses Hidden Heavenly Stems and the relationship of the year pillar and month pillars. That’s all I have to say about that. If the nuts and bolts of divination with Bazi are of interest to you, study with me! What I will be sharing here is that the right time, meaning the time for maximum action, is near.

The Power of Yin

What are the Four Pillars of the Fire Horse year? Let’s take a look.

Ba Zi of Fire Horse Year
b. February 4 2026 04:02 am
Hour
Yang
Fire
丙
寅
Tiger
戊
丙
甲
Day
Yin
Earth
己
酉
Rooster
庚
辛
Month
Yang
Metal
庚
寅
Tiger
戊
丙
甲
Year
Yang
Fire
丙
午
Horse
丙
己
丁
The day stem of the year chart represents all of us and in this solar year of the horse it’s 己 yin Earth. 己 is capable of generating ten thousand things. Yin Earth is made up of particles that accumulate, like topsoil maybe. Together the particles become more than their sum. The strength of 己 is in the numbers. The process of Earth is piling up to support us with every step.

Since it’s the day stem, that means we read everything in the chart from the perspective of 己. One reason I’ve included the Hidden Heavenly Stems is so that you can see what element is missing from the chart. Can you see which one? It’s 水 Water. It’s missing but not Void.

From the perspective of 己 yin Earth (humans) this is a problem because right now Water is our success element and it’s missing. Water also represents our money element this year – need I say more? We will have to wait for Water to arrive through timing. Water season starts in the Pig month (early November), but remember, it’s just not that strong this year. Luckily there are other agents available for us to lean on!

Go With The Flow

Meanwhile, knowing this, we can harness the element that is strong and ask for its help, accelerating change. We can saddle up this most yang time of year and ride it until it turns into yin. I know when I start sounding like this, it’s time to say less. This isn’t something I can explain with logic, you know, the T’ao that can be spoken of is not the T’ao. 🙃 The less I try to explain, the better. We could discuss it in person though.

What I’m saying is that we can work with the Fire of the year to move us forward, creating momentum, solidifying new alliances and relationships. Fire makes it risky, but without the assistance of the Fire, this proposition could be too risky. The potential for burnout is high, but if enough of us agree to work together, for a brief time this year it could be possible to significantly remove the influence of Water on the Fire. When?

The bazi of the Fire Horse can tell us when the brakes are off, that is, the time when Water will not be able to control Fire. It will be a point where Fire can bring us to a level ground, and afterward to a point of starting over again with Metal (governing bodies). Remember this is a process. Every agent counts.

The Window

As I said, this is a process, so it’s helpful to know when to focus our actions. It’s not possible to sustain the kind of attention that is needed indefinitely. Resting comes after the window closes – or a little earlier for some. Know your limits.

The 酉 Rooster month this year (September 7th – October 8th) is a month of recuperation. Take some time for that if you need it.

Concentrate your resistance actions with special attention to making alliances within this timing:

June 5th – September 24th 2026

This is the time where our actions can have the most impact. It’s a big window within which to act, so fit in where you can. To narrow it down to shorter periods within the big window, these are the pockets of the most supportive energy for teaming up:

June 17th – June 24th
July 20th – August 18th
August 22nd – September 18th

After August 17th there’s a fresh start for those who can push past the burnout. Try to keep intense focus on working together until September 18th.

Caution: September 19th-September 24th carries a less stable energy. It’s more chaotic; something like big gains or big losses and not much in between.

*The USA is founded on Water/Fire conflict in the form of people with lighter skin oppressing or enslaving indigenous people and people with darker skin. The pattern expanded to include other countries, then any other vulnerable group, eventually – all of us.

Bazi of Benjamin Netanyahu

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It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over

It’s April 1st 2026 and the people want to know…is Benjamin Netanyahu alive? Was he injured in a recent missile attack? To give you a quick answer, I don’t think he’s dead; injured maybe but not dead. He has some special protections from the Moon this year.

I checked his bazi for answers, then for confirmation I asked the Yi Jing. I won’t go into detail about what hexagram I cast here and how it changed, that’s the kind of thing I share in my Monthly Guide only. We’ll be discussing this topic in the Monthly Meetup on Saturday.

That said, in the spirit of the Water Dragon month I’m pushing the boat out and sharing what I wrote about Netanyahu more widely. I’m taking a big risk to share my interpretations with you. If I turn out to be wrong, hopefully it makes for a good story! A little embarrassment never killed anyone.

Down the Rabbit Hole

Benjamin Netanyahu may still be alive and an unknown third party (not Trump) is helping him stay that way. I think he had a very close call or was injured on the night of March 1st and one person who was with him was killed. He had miraculous good luck and is now hiding. He doesn’t mind the sacrifices that need to be made for his goals, however it will be the sacrifice of other lives – not his. He may not even be in Israel right now.

Some people think Netanyahu was killed in a missile strike on March 11th, but not me. I think that day l’il Donnie found out Bibi was still alive and was told to keep his mouth shut or deal with the consequences (exposure?).

The rumors of Netanyahu’s death may have already been part of a strategy to protect him in a situation like this. It wouldn’t make sense for Netanyahu to fly around in the Wing of Zion now would it? Presumably that’s why it’s still parked in Germany, or so the story goes. He’s a target. There’s a lot of chaos around him.

We may be seeing AI videos of Netanyahu but that doesn’t mean he’s dead. Most likely he cancelled events and “played dead” in order to not show up where he is expected. Remember, his year is Ox and he is in a Tiger fate.* He got pinned down in the Tiger month. Now the Dragon month is near and further destruction seems imminent.

An Expert on Terrorism

The Fire Tiger in his Life House and Big Fate point us back to the very important year of 1986 when Netanyahu was the UN Ambassador representing Israel. That was the year he published Terrorism: How the West Can Win. In his book, he describes terrorism as “systematic and deliberate” targeting of civilians for the purpose of achieving political goals. He is an expert on terrorism, preventing and perpetrating. His Fire Tiger Big Fate began in 2023, the year he began his mission to level Gaza. He started on October 7 2023. I believe it was planned. Fire is what he does.

I mention this because it seems Benjamin came to this time and place to learn about Fire and the Fire penalty. One of the main themes of the Fire Penalty is being cast out, or cast adrift. He has a fear of that and so he does it to others: get them before they get you. I’m not saying he is correct, just how I imagine he feels.

Netanyahu wrote a book about the Fire Penalty as terrorism, but the Fire Penalty often appears in the context of cults or what people call high control groups. He has been the leader of this type of group for a very long time.

We are about to enter the month of the Water Dragon on April 5th…he’s definitely under pressure from his so called friends. The problem with the Water Dragon (for him) is that it extinguishes his Fire. There are going to be limits on what he can do.

Benjamin Netanyahu was born under a partial solar eclipse. Maybe the regular “rules” of fate aren’t as strong for him?

Ba Zi of Benjamin Netanyahu
b. October 21st 1949 10:15 am
Life House
Yang
Fire
丙
寅
Tiger
Hour
Yin
Earth
己
巳
Snake
Day
Yang
Wood
甲
申
Monkey
Month
Yang
Wood
甲
戌
Dog
Year
Yin
Earth
己
丑
Ox
Big Fate
Yang
Fire
丙
寅
Tiger

A Pattern of Penalties

In the Wood Snake year, in the Monkey month of August 2025, it looks like Benjamin had to make a big decision. This was a peak Fire Penalty month for him. What he did was the same as proposing a game of chicken with the rest of the world. Uh oh – for him I mean. This was when he made his “final proposal for victory” which meant nothing would really end. I don’t think most people understood what he meant. I think they are starting to understand now.

Benjamin Netanyahu participates in the Fire Penalty in very literal ways. He is part of a triangle. Since 2023 there’s always an unseen third party involved in the deal he is seen making with someone else. He is always looking for a higher bidder.

Current timing means the Fire penalty is active for him, certainly in the 寅 Tiger (February), 巳 Snake (May) and 申 Monkey (August) months. This makes 亥 Pig an important secret player in Netanyahu’s bazi this year. I don’t think the Pig is a solution for him though. I think it represents the sacrifice he is willing to make – the people of Israel.

Output is What You Do

As a yang Wood day master, we could say the Fire penalty is what he does. He made great strides with his goals in the Snake year. Fire may also be hastening his demise.

I don’t know for sure if he is alive or dead, but what I do know is that Benjamin Netanyahu is a player when it comes to the Bullying Punishment. It’s how he makes his money.

Being born in an 丑 Ox year, and in a 戌 Dog month means all he needs is a 未 Sheep to complete the Earth Punishment and it’s coming in the Sheep month (July), and in 2027. It’s interesting to me that the punishment seems linked to his cancer. Of note as well – the Sheep clashes his Ox and is void for him. It will be hard for him to find someone to take him in if/when he does need assistance.

Netanyahu has typically followed Earth (money), he’s a land grabber as you can see. Wood controls Earth. Metal is his power element but he prefers money most. If he keeps using power he will run out of money. Fingers crossed.

12 Animal Fortunes for the Water Dragon Month

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Water Dragon 壬辰 Month
April 5th 02:40-May 5th 19:49

Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Water Dragon. 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 Pillars, just ask!

Each of the four animals of your BaZi correlates with an aspect of your life. Start with that interpretation.

If you’d like to know more about how bazi works, take a class with me. If you want to know more about your own bazi, book a reading here. Most of the people I work with get a reading at least once a year.

Pillars and Fortunes

Year Pillar

Has to do with your physical body and what you do with it, ancestors, family traits. In terms of luck the year pillar is said to take the first “hit” of any event, good or bad.

Month Pillar

Relates to career, work environment, training, age mates and peers, siblings, exes and your modus operandi

Day Pillar

Yourself and true partner; your immediate environment and home life.

Hour Pillar

Your innermost self, your children, future, hopes and dreams.

The Fortunes

辰 Dragon

Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Month: April roughly.
Now wealth and success are within reach, heaven supports it. What you feel in your heart is more important. Direct your work there. What doesn’t come easy?
Hint: Let love complicate your life.

巳 Snake

Years: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Month: May roughly.
Perhaps you set some things in motion last year, and now you would like to withdraw? Feng Shui or some other magic like the truth could help you contain the jinni.
Hint: This is your moment to come clean if you need to.

午 Horse

Years: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Month: June roughly.
The signs say slow down. If the month feels like disappointment, I want you to remember rejection is protection. Embrace the idea that you don’t know the future. See the alliance right in front of you.
Hint: One month until Fire season. Try not to spend all of your qi on ineffective rebellions.

未 Sheep

Years: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Month: July roughly.
Sheep: are you feeling some schadenfreude this month? I don’t want to spoil your enjoyment, however, what happened to your ideas about inclusion? If you want peace, bring the love and understanding.
Hint: It’s you that has the upper hand at the moment. You are a communal animal. Go back to first principles.

申 Monkey

Years: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Month: August roughly.
Not much will change this month for the Monkey, making it a time and place for creative productivity. Take action. Work in a team. Stay around the house. Fix things.
Hint: : Efforts made towards health this month are enhanced by timing.

酉 Rooster

Years: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Month: September roughly.
Cherished and favored as you deserve, as you like to be. Take advantage of this special time while it lasts. Keep your asks directed to short term benefits and agreements.
Hint: You don’t need to say more. Be clear and concise. Ask questions.

戌 Dog

Years: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Month: October roughly.
It’s time to figure out which traditions are worth defending. Capitalism is not one. This month, your success could turn into more personal agency or it could wreck you.
Hint: It’s your commitments that make the difference. Turns out we only exist in relationship.

亥 Pig

Years: 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Month: November roughly.
Take a break from risk to attend to practical matters. How’s your home environment looking these days? What rearrangements might you make? Changes of the month may be assisted by attending to small matters.
Hint: Meditate. Deconstruct either literally or metaphorically.

子 Rat

Years: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Month: December roughly.
One of the best months of the year for the Rat. If you need to travel, take advantage now. Do any thing you want to be good at. You don’t have to be good at it already.
Hint: Working alone means no profit sharing. Teaming up means everyone gets more. What’s your pleasure?

丑 Ox

Years: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Month: January roughly.
You might be on the receiving end of the breakup, or you might tell yourself you are. If you told yourself the story of it, you might realize it is what you wanted too.
Hint: There’s a gift here amidst all the emotions, truth in details. It’s not wrong to be relieved.

寅 Tiger

Years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Month: February roughly.
Tigers see openings to acquire property or other wealth. They will be presented with urgency. Maybe you already have some thoughts about how to carry out a big success?
Hint: If you do, be ready to pounce the moment the opportunity appears. A change of direction comes later this year.

卯 Rabbit

Years: 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Month: March roughly.
Much of the action of the year already happened last month. Maybe all the rest is about how you handle the changes that presented themselves then.
Hint: Time for time off. Maybe don’t take on that big project in front of you now. Replenish.

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12 Animal Fortunes for the Metal Rabbit Month

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Metal Rabbit 辛卯 Month
March 5th 21:59-April 5th 02:40

Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Metal Rabbit. 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 Pillars, just ask!

Each of the four animals of your BaZi correlates with an aspect of your life. Start with that interpretation.

If you’d like to know more about how bazi works, take a class with me. If you want to know more about your own bazi, book a reading here. You can book a reading for the Fire Horse year now.

Pillars and Fortunes

Year Pillar

Has to do with your physical body and what you do with it, ancestors, family traits. In terms of luck the year pillar is said to take the first “hit” of any event, good or bad.

Month Pillar

Relates to career, work environment, training, age mates and peers, siblings, exes and your modus operandi

Day Pillar

Yourself and true partner; your immediate environment and home life.

Hour Pillar

Your innermost self, your children, future, hopes and dreams.

The Fortunes

卯 Rabbit
Years: 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Month: March roughly.
Once again, you’re being asked to assume your agency. It just keeps coming up doesn’t it? Wear it as jewelry, a sparkling crown… however you like. Just do it.
Hint: Be uppity. Spread love. Connect and communicate.

辰 Dragon
Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Month: April roughly.
The pace quickens. Your work, words and secret alliances can support justice and protect you at the same time. Crossing borders? Avoid that for now.
Hint: Clear your path as much as possible without drawing attention.

巳 Snake
Years: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Month: May roughly.
The Snake loves the Rabbit because the Rabbit loves a good rabbit hole. Conspiracy theories anyone? Rule of thumb: belief =/= truth. At least not always.
Hint: If lizard people could be represented in the Chinese Zodiac would it be Snake or Rooster?

午 Horse
Years: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Month: June roughly.
Horses are falling in love, as is their wont. Horses fall in love with people and places, but things? Not as much. Horses love everyone and you’re next. To win, slow down Horse.
Hint: Let relationships unfold. Be curious about the future. Wait for it.

未 Sheep
Years: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Month: July roughly.
The number of advantages you have this month reminds me of a mountain goat on a cliff. It seems to defy gravity, but somehow their little hoofs can cling to the tiniest ledge. Friends are here.
Hint: Be unbothered by challenge. Are you realizing you have some good luck this year yet?

申 Monkey
Years: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Month: August roughly.
Mom energy is always a big deal for any Monkey and that’s kind of what the month is about. Forming bonds or not? Being a caring boss or leader or not? Accepting imperfection or not.
Hint: : Just for a moment, remember your success is not defined by your mom. It’s your responsibility now.

酉 Rooster
Years: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Month: September roughly.
Feeling stimulated much? Like there is movement beneath your feet? It’s the Wood! Watch your step. Sharpen your knife so you don’t hurt yourself.
Hint: Move. Let changes happen. It’s not going to be as bad as you think.

戌 Dog
Years: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Month: October roughly.
Those who need your protection most are easy to spot. Dare to speak out about enforcers who have no boundaries. Don’t you know you are an enforcer too?
Hint: Test your Metal.

亥 Pig
Years: 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Month: November roughly.
There’s something you started, maybe in November and now it is blooming. Did you nurture it enough? Does it need some trimming? Is it what you thought it would be?
Hint: : This is a success. It’s still okay to think about what you might want to do differently for the next round.

子 Rat
Years: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Month: December roughly.
It may be that you’re hearing some difficult feedback from someone you’ve supported. There’s nothing to prove. What you can change about the relationship is you.
Hint: I think you do know what is true and what is not true. No one’s asking you to be perfect except you.

丑 Ox
Years: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Month: January roughly.
Open your mind; exploring a conspiracy or two might be a good way to increase your flexibility and power. Direct your actions toward that goal this year.
Hint: Help a friend understand the impact of their negativity/positivity.

寅 Tiger
Years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Month: February roughly.
Canny Tigers will be very interested in helping Rabbits (women, children) this year because: benefits. Help the Rabbit get some justice and good luck will rub off on you.
Hint: Listen to them. Believe them. Follow the leads they give you. Be not for profit.

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Fire Horse Year : Rats and Royalty

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In the world of Feng Shui, I’m not the first to make an association between the Chinese Zodiac sign of Rat and the United Kingdom. Some reasons behind this thinking: The UK is in the north of the northern hemisphere. It consists of rainy islands. There’s lots of water, and so many coastlines. Speaking literally and figuratively, Rats have voyaged throughout the world, coming from this location. Colonizers came from these islands.

For many the UK is one of those places we associate with origins, lineages, dynasties and ghosts: Water element things. The Rat is a creature of Water. It lives in the north where it’s wet, dark and cold. You see how this works?

I hear the rain has increased lately in the UK with the year of the Fire Horse present. The Fire Horse would stimulate the Water energy of the Rat, the Rat might try to fight back with flooding. If you do what I do, you might start to wonder if the hot parts of the year in the UK will be in the autumn.

Royal Rats

Now that we’re past the small talk, I want to be more specific and tell you I associate Rat with the Royal family. The Water element is what creates the next generation, it has the dna and it carries the line of succession. In the Royal family, I think the Rat energy favors women more than men. You may have noticed that women rulers fare better than men rulers in the House of Windsor.

Obviously, if I’m right to view a correlation between the Rat and the House of Windsor, then we can say the Royal Family is clashed by this year of the Fire Horse. In this first month of the Fire Horse year, it’s already started with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, arrested on his own birthday. I think there is more clash to come.

I’ve been studying Feng Shui and Bazi for 24 years. Observation of relationships is one way that I learn. It’s the main way that I find connections in patterns. I’ve been developing the concepts behind this post for years. Now is the right time to share what I’ve found.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has allegedly been doing nasty things for many years. Now perhaps it will be proven. In this Horse year, there is a clash for his physical body. He may live somewhere new. The Prison star present and it’s not looking good for Andrew.

Ba Zi of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
b. February 19 1960 3:30 pm
Life House
Yin
Water
癸
未
Sheep
Hour
Yang
Earth
戊
申
Monkey
Day
Yin
Fire
丁
丑
Ox
Month
Yang
Earth
戊
寅
Tiger
Year
Yang
Metal
庚
子
Rat
Big Fate
Yin
Wood
乙
酉
Rooster

Andrew’s current 10 Year Fate Pillar of Wood Rooster started last year in the year of the Wood Snake (2025). In experiencing the Fire Penalty last year he was cast out of the family by his brother – to a limited extent.

The Rooster is one of his Noblemen, the other one is Pig. The lesson that this decade will bring is about being on the other end of destruction, the power of money and the power of the lack of it.

His wealth might protect him, but his ex Fergie probably will not be able to. Sarah Ferguson was born in an Earth Pig year. It seems no one can find her today – the day Andrew was arrested. Maybe a Wood Tiger has whisked her to safety earlier this month.

I fear both Sarah and Andrew will be needing extra funding and running out of money. His bazi says he needs ancestors to sustain him. He won’t be able to make the public appearances as a rich guy who “executes”. That energy also makes Andrew prone to spilling the beans. Do note: he was arrested due to his allegedly exposing classified information to enemies, not because of what he allegedly did to women and children. I have to say allegedly but in the latter case we know there are photos.

Being a yin Fire guy and having his natal chart structure, I predict Andrew is about to do a lot of talking and exposing of dirty laundry in public settings. I’m especially curious to see what could come out in April and August.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Now let’s move on to another Rat in the dynasty who has been living in the USA. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex is a yang Water guy. As a Water person, you’d think he would realize it’s crazy to think he could escape all the other Water. It’s his family of origin. Harry was born in a Wood Rat year.*

Ba Zi of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
b. September 15 1984 4:20 pm
Life House
Yang
Fire
丙
子
Rat
Hour
Yang
Earth
戊
申
Monkey
Day
Yang
Water
壬
子
Rat
Month
Yin
Water
癸
酉
Rooster
Year
Yang
Wood
甲
子
Rat
Big Fate
Yin
Fire
丁
丑
Ox

In the Fire Horse year both his year and day pillars are clashed. If there is a change of location in store for him, does that mean committing to California or going back to the UK? All I’m going to say about that is he might make a lot of mistakes around the concept of loyalty. Depression is a problem for him.

Harry originally came to the west coast of the US because it promised resources, but as always, the Metal in his bazi is unreliable and so are the resources. Metal changes its nature too easily for him to be certain of what he knows, or where he stands. He was never sure of his parents role in his life.

Another way of looking at this is Harry may have been drawn to California by the Rooster – his Peach Blossom sign. He felt an irresistible attraction.

The location of the Rooster in the US is Los Angeles – the place where beauty and illusion rule, surgery and cameras make it all possible. The Rooster in Harry’s life is Meghan Markle who was born in 1981. She’s a Metal Rooster so he really didn’t stand a chance.

Given his current luck of Fire Ox that started in 2022, I’m hoping his commitment to his children is a driving force in his actions. I say this partly because people aren’t understanding why he would still be committed to Meghan Markle. There are a lot of secrets about them that might not be known until 2029.

King Charles III

I fear his father King Charles III will not be here to witness that. Prince Harry would probably tell you that’s typical of him.

Ba Zi of King Charles III
b. November 14 1948 9:14 pm
Life House
Yin
Earth
己
未
Sheep
Hour
Yin
Water
癸
亥
Pig
Day
Yin
Water
癸
卯
Rabbit
Month
Yin
Water
癸
亥
Pig
Year
Yang
Earth
戊
子
Rat
Big Fate
Yang
Metal
庚
午
Horse

King Charles III waited a very long time to assume the throne and now that he has, it must be heartbreaking to be so ill. I think his Life House of Earth Sheep speaks to this. It actually does indicate the timing of his ascent. I wonder if he would have chosen to live a different life if he knew how it would all unfold. If he had chosen love over everything, I think he would have been happier.

Charles is a yin Water guy. His chart is what Master Lily Chung might call “sibling rivalry”. There are lots of people just like him in his life, all competing for the same Earth. A challenge for him would be communication, especially in the context of his significant relationships. He hates confrontation most of all. You can see how these circumstances become obstacles to his power.

I think it’s important to consider that whatever his illness, COVID has likely been a accelerator. Charles was infected first in March of 2020 and then again in February of 2022. With his cold chart, he could have a constellation of health issues that people call Long Covid. Heat (or Fire) is risky for him though.

Unfortunately Charles is experiencing a lot of clash energy this year as he is in a Big Fate of Metal Horse and now it’s a Fire Horse year. I expect there will be big changes in his life in 2026. October could be especially challenging, maybe transformational.

I wish him peace and luck in 2026.

*Another royal who tried to escape the influence of the Rat was King Edward VIII who was born in a Horse year. He abdicated to escape the Rat. I guess he felt he was in the wrong place! He died in a Rat year.

12 Animal Fortunes for the Metal Tiger Month

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Metal Tiger 庚寅 Month
February 4th 04:02-March 5th 21:59

Here are the Animal Fortunes for the month of the Metal Tiger. 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 Pillars, just ask! Each of the four animals of your BaZi correlates with an aspect of your life. Start with that interpretation.
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Pillars and Fortunes

Year Pillar

Has to do with your physical body and what you do with it, ancestors, family traits. In terms of luck the year pillar is said to take the first “hit” of any event, good or bad.

Month Pillar

Relates to career, work environment, training, age mates and peers, siblings, exes and your modus operandi

Day Pillar

Yourself and true partner; your immediate environment and home life.

Hour Pillar

Your innermost self, your children, future, hopes and dreams.

The Fortunes

寅 Tiger
Years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Month: February roughly.
You’re building to a peak of success that will happen in June. Knowing that, what kind of things would you like to knock over in 2026? Get the party started.
Hint: An ambush of allies are present.

卯 Rabbit
Years: 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Month: March roughly.
Grow and take back space to share with children. Light up your network. Hand off leads to the Tiger so they can close deals.
Hint: Make it an equal energetic exchange.

辰 Dragon
Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Month: April roughly.
Dragons are asked to produce early in exchange for power and approval. Decide if this is in your best interests. Take care of yourself.
Hint: The year is going to be like that.

巳 Snake
Years: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Month: May roughly.
What you’re calling anxiety could be what I would call Tiger energy. Maybe that’s how you feel it, but don’t be afraid. Do be careful with travel.
Hint: Bring out the truth and the Tiger will empower you to bring justice.

午 Horse
Years: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Month: June roughly.
Time to head out of the stable, at last! The big changes aren’t here – yet. For best results, stay committed to plans and strategies.
Hint: No doubt you’ll have to change them later.

未 Sheep
Years: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Month: July roughly.
Just like that, the climate has changed. Be supported – it’s real. It’s probably your way to be making sure everyone else feels that way.
Hint: It’s a good time to work on all those little tasks.

申 Monkey
Years: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Month: August roughly.
Ok so now you’re clashed, I know. It could feel like too much, but that’s the growing pains. Keep exploring your agency.
Hint: Process is the way!

酉 Rooster
Years: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Month: September roughly.
Take a low profile for a moment. The year won’t permit it to be much more than that until September. Everything is going to be alright.
Hint: Talk with trusted friends about your concerns.

戌 Dog
Years: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Month: October roughly.
Dogs are empowered. They have big teeth. They have important friends. Good Dogs want to protect and set boundaries. They can do it.
Hint: It might be time to kick some of those bad doggies out of the pack forever.

亥 Pig
Years: 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Month: November roughly.
Straight out of the clash of the year of the Wood Snake, into the confusing yet enticing energy of the Tiger who might be offering a quick makeover.
Hint: Be careful of taking things just because they are “free”.

子 Rat
Years: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Month: December roughly.
The Horse year is here, for now the Tiger may buffer you. If Rat is your year pillar, may I recommend a Sheep talisman for your protection this year?
Hint: Watch for proxy conflicts in their earliest stages. Make new friends.

丑 Ox
Years: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Month: January roughly.
Now maybe it’s you feeling pinned in place. Or – what if you have multiple opportunities to form new alliances but it seems like it’s all too much? Analysis paralysis.
Hint: Give yourself some time and space to make a decision. Choose your direction, change your year.

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12 Animal Fortunes for 2026 ~ Fire Horse Year

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How To Use The Animal Fortunes

Read the fortune for each one of your Four Pillars.

If you already know your Four Pillars click on the animal name in the table below to go straight to your forecast. If you don’t know your Year Animal, click on your birth year.

For those born in January or very early February, your birth year could be the previous year. Gregorian years don’t match up with Chinese years.

If you don’t know your Four Pillars, or you’re not sure about the cutoff date for your year please ask me.

Within the natal chart or bazi, the position of each pillar is related to a different aspect of your life.

Year Pillar

Has to do with your physical body and what you do with it, ancestors, family traits. In terms of luck the year pillar is said to take the first “hit” of any event, good or bad.

Month Pillar

Relates to career, work environment, training, age mates and peers, siblings, exes and your modus operandi.

Day Pillar

Yourself and your partner; relationship.

Hour Pillar

The innermost you, your children, future, dreams.

Interpretation

The interpretation of elements in a Ba Zi rests on the day stem, therefore, these annual forecasts cannot take into account the dynamic interaction of your particular natal chart, your elemental flow or favorable elements. Do you want to learn more about how to use your BaZi for timing and other purposes? Visit my Services page if you’re ready for a reading.

恭喜发财
Happy New Year!

Fire Horse 2026 Animal Fortunes

Horse 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Sheep 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015
Monkey 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016
Rooster 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017
Dog 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018
Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007
Rat 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008
Ox 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009
Tiger 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010
Rabbit 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011
Dragon 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012
Snake 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013

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Earth Ox Month : Stopping

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Earth Ox Month begins Monday January 5th. I’m calling it the tail of the Snake. The revelations of the Snake year are not finished yet.

Technically, the Ox is the 12th month of the lunar and solar years. The Ox goes last in this cycle of twelve, and the Ox teams up with Snake and Rooster to produce Metal.

Earth (especially the Earth of the Ox) will be happy to support that. This particular Ox month is an Earth Ox. As with any pillar, the element on top will give it a certain nuance, giving you some clues about what experiencing it might be like. It’s 己 yin Earth from top to bottom.

The Earth Ox is known for stopping in its tracks, that is, maybe stopping you in yours! Earth doesn’t usually move; it can sometimes denote stubbornness related to the stopping. For some, the “stopping” will be like a religious conversion, not that it necessarily involves religion. I think it involves the changing of belief systems though for sure. We’ll be seeing a lot of that this month. Some of that energy will appear again in May 2026.

What might change our beliefs this month is related to the Earth and Metal. That would mean rules, laws, facts, science, data, logic, punishment, and enforcement to name a few things. Earth is the power or authority element for the Wood Snake year chart and with Earth Ox here we’ve got a whole pillar of Qi Sha. Between this idea of Qi Sha and the strength of Metal, maybe we will see more changes with our government, for one thing. Some of it may even be helpful for us.

The Ox can be stubborn and sometimes overly committed to routine and the Earth Ox is the most Ox-ish. Cultivate your flexibility but also embrace those routines that seem to make everything work for you. Find out if they still do, or find out you have more peace in the Fire Horse year by not insisting on them all the time.

If you’re already feeling depleted or burnt out, don’t push it. You might avoid illness by doing this one thing! The thing about prevention is that if you’re successful you’ll never know, right? Keep maintaining and protecting your Fire. In February we will switch to regulation of it.

The best strategy for the month might be to let go of your stubbornness, detachment, outdated ideas, catchphrases; things you’ve been storing that have lost their value. It’s said that the Ox is capable of storing all of the bitterness in the world in their belly. The Fire that’s coming could help you get rid of that too if you want it.

Speaking of the incoming new year of the Fire Horse..I am working on the Annual Animal Fortunes now. For every Chinese month, I publish the Animal Fortunes too. Read the month fortune for all of your Four Pillars here.

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