Category: Classes and Events

Prepare for the Fire Sheep Now: Book for December

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Decorative poster with a red sheep illustration and the words 'Fire Sheep 2027' at the top, bordered by a floral frame and Chinese text on the side.

Are you ready for the Year of the Fire Sheep? Book a Bazi reading now to help you prepare.

These are unusual times which require unusual solutions. Instead of relying on logic or what worked in the past, a Bazi reading will allow you to tap into some uncommon sense. How may I help you?

As I write this, there are one or two days left for you to schedule an annual Bazi reading in November. If you haven’t already scheduled your Bazi, I have dates open for you to book in December now. More dates will be added for January soon.

Returning clients book here. Please note that if you schedule a Bazi reading that includes the mini Month-by-Month forecast I’ve added an extra 15 minutes to ensure we have enough time to go over everything. These bazi readings will be 75 minutes long.

New clients book here. If you are interested in topics other than the coming year of the Fire Sheep, just let me know what you want to explore. Your questions are welcome!

The purpose of an annual Bazi reading is to help you find solutions and ways to prepare in advance. That’s my approach. Are you navigating a career change? I can help you with that too.

For anyone who books an annual Bazi reading I offer a $100.00 discount on the price of an annual subscription to the Monthly Guide. The annual subscription includes 12 issues + admission to all of the Monthly Meetups.

Another way to get special access to the Meetups and Monthly Guide is to study with me. Current Foundations of Bazi students receive the Monthly Guide as part of their course materials. The Guide is accessible to and applicable for those with and without a background in Chinese Astrology studies.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about my services. I wish you the best of luck in 2027.

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Monthly Meetup – Bringing in the Lonely Sheep

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The Earth Pig month begins on Saturday November 7th – the same day as the Monthly Meetup. We’ll meet from 9-10 am PST (Seattle time). The Monthly Meetup is a Chinese Astrology discussion group. All are welcome!

Please Note: For those not in the US, please be aware we set our clocks back one hour here on Sunday November 1st.

This next solar month of Earth Pig is drawing in the year of the Fire Sheep. It’s a good month to start preparing and making plans for the new year. Take advantage of the flow and start something!

Among the topics up for discussion:

  • Hexagram 20 Guan 觀
  • Hexagram 19 Lin 臨
  • Hexagram 18 Gu 蠱
  • Observation
  • Eyes, AI & ICE
  • Ba Zi of Katie Phang
  • Pig & Tiger
  • Wood Patterns
  • Elon Musk
  • Ashley St. Claire
  • Shivon Zillis
  • Your Questions
  • As many practical applications of Bazi as possible

The Monthly Meetup is a monthly Chinese astrology discussion group that is included with a subscription to the Monthly Guide. You can also sign up here to attend a single meetup and receive a single copy of the Guide.

Monthly Meetups are never recorded. You gotta be there!

Heads up for Ba Zi fans: My fourth almanac, the Fire Sheep 2027 Almanac is now available for purchase.

For more Chinese Astrology content visit the Serious Dailies.

Beginner’s I Ching Divination Workshop

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Promotional poster for a beginner's Yi Jing divination workshop, showing three coins and I Ching trigrams, with 易经 text at the bottom.

Join us on Saturday October 24th 2026 on Zoom from 9-11 am PDT for the Beginner’s I Ching Workshop. All are welcome. This is a free offering. Sign up here.

I will send out the class materials and a Zoom link to those who have signed up on Friday October 23rd.

The Yi Jing (I Ching), aka Book of Changes, is a fundamental source of the principles that are used in Ba Zi and Feng Shui. This workshop will deal with the most basic of its concepts – all you really need to begin lifetime study.

Begin your studies with the I Ching by learning how to formulate a question and cast the coins to create, then interpret, a Hexagram. This class is meant for beginners or those with no experience who want to engage with the Yi Jing or Book of Changes as a method of divination.

We’ll start with some basic concepts about trigrams and elements, and then we will cast the coins, record the Hexagram, and begin to interpret. We will not look up the results until we’ve done some basic interpretation. You may be surprised to see how with a few simple methods you can begin to apply this ancient wisdom to your life.

In this class you will learn:

  • How to formulate a question
  • How to cast the coins and identify the Hexagram (2 Trigrams) you’ve cast
  • Beginning interpretation

What you will need:

  • Three coins of the same denomination
  • Pen and paper
  • A copy of the I Ching or access to online resources for looking up your Hexagram

Take away instructions and other class materials will be provided. We will have time for questions.

There will not be a video recording for this class.

Sign up for 8 House Feng Shui Class October 17th

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Join us on Saturday October 17 from 9-11 am PDT to learn the basics of the system of Ba Zhai also known as 8 House or 8 Mansions.

This intro level class is for anyone who is interested in Feng Shui. You’ll learn to calculate your Ming Gua, your good directions and locations, and the proper orientation of houses that fit you. Some familiarity with Trigrams and an ability to use an analog compass is helpful but not required.

Ba Zhai is one of the most easily accessible systems of Feng Shui. It’s not that complex, and yet it’s quite powerful in application. Many Feng Shui issues can be avoided or solved simply by getting this one system right.

Once you learn how to calculate the Ming Gua, you can apply this system to any house, based on any person. You can share your knowledge with others and eliminate guesswork. Anyone who has a compass can make quick decisions about whether a house will fit them – or not!

If you’re a Realtor or real estate agent, use this method and increase your returning clients.

Book A Reading Now For Fire Sheep Year (2027)

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Decorative poster with a red sheep illustration and the words 'Fire Sheep 2027' at the top, bordered by a floral frame and Chinese text on the side.

My books are open now for you to schedule a Bazi reading for the coming Fire Sheep Year of 2027. As of now, the dates available to book are for November but I will be adding more later for December and January. The Year of the Fire Sheep starts on February 4th 2027 so you still have plenty of time to prepare.

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The dominant energy and energetic patterns of Chinese Astrology change each year and so many of my clients book an annual bazi. It helps them to take advantage of good luck and mitigate any bad luck. If you like to know what to expect, I can tell you by way of the Four Pillars in your Bazi.

The Details

In trying to counter the energy of inflation, I’m keeping my prices the same for now but I may raise them a bit next year. There are three options:

Annual Reading for New Clients
Includes a copy of your bazi, ten year luck pillars, other information you can apply to everyday life, and general forecasting about what the year will be like for you.

Annual Reading for Return clients
Covers general forecasting about what the year will be like for you and your questions.

Annual Reading for Return clients with Mini Month by Month Forecast
Covers general forecasting about what the year will be like for you and a mini month by month breakdown. Use the dropdown menu in the scheduling page to select this option.

For any reading, your questions are welcome! Please contact me if you have any questions or any trouble with booking.

Wishing you the best of luck in 2027!

For Daily Chinese Astrology forecasts visit Serious Dailies. You can even receive them in your inbox.

Monthly Meetup – Sundown with Earth Dog

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Poster for Earth Dog Month with mirrored dog silhouettes against a sunset, and a large East Asian character amid a sunburst. Includes meetup details and dates.

The Earth Dog month begins on Thursday October 8th. Join us for the Monthly Meetup on Saturday October 10th from 9-10 am PDT (Seattle time). The Monthly Meetup is a Chinese Astrology discussion group. All are welcome!

The date of the Midterm Elections in the US is Tuesday November 3rd, a Metal Snake day falling near the end of the Earth Dog month. I think Metal Snake is one of the most hazardous pillars for the United States. Come to the Meetup if you want to know more about that.

But wait, there’s more!

I’ve done some divination by way of the Hexagram that corresponds to the Earth Dog pillar to see what could be happening around election time. The message I received was unexpected! As a diviner I think that is exactly what you want. I don’t want the answers to come from me. I want them to come to or through me.

From now until the end of the year, these months we are experiencing give an opportunity to re-do choices we made in 2017-2020…or not. What will you do with this window of opportunity?

Among the topics up for discussion:

  • Hexagram 15 Qian 謙
  • Modesty & Humility
  • Virtue & Morals
  • Taking sides
  • Characteristics of Earth Dog
  • Earth element in 2026
  • Fire enters the Tomb
  • The Bullying Punishment
  • Midterm Elections in the US
  • Your Questions
  • As many practical applications of Bazi as possible

The Monthly Meetup is a monthly Chinese astrology discussion group that is included with a subscription to the Monthly Guide. You can also sign up here to attend a single meetup and receive a single copy of the Guide.

For more Chinese Astrology content visit the Serious Dailies.

Daily Flying Stars Class 2026

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WHEN: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th 2026
WHERE: LIVE ON ZOOM
Sign up here.

Xuan Kong Fei Xing or Flying Stars is a time and space based system that identifies energy pockets within a building, city, country… the world. The daily Flying Stars can be applied as a divination method to a space (Feng Shui), or as a suggestion of what the day might be like. The Lo Shu of any day tells a story, including a cast of characters.

All Flying Stars are associated with elements and have a multitude of meanings, but of course their meaning to us is more specific. For example, if you know that Fire is a helpful element for you, then a Nine Purple day might be your cup of tea. In Period 9, a 9 Purple day could be a bit much for some of us.

While there are many calculations for the daily Flying Stars, the two calculations you will learn in this class are widely accepted and used.

In both methods, we will consider several markers in the Hsia calendar in order to get it right. When I first learned to calculate the daily Flying Stars, there seems to have been one important rule that was left out!

In the first method, the numbers are continuous. In the second one, which was passed on to me by a student of Joseph Yu and Raymond Lo, there are “skips” sometimes. When you understand the first method it will be easy to learn the more complicated one. You’ll also learn how to check your work so you can be confident in your calculation.

We will warm up with learning how to calculate the Annual and Monthly Flying Stars. These are easy.

Sign up here.

Group class tuition is free if you already purchased the Fire Horse 2026 Almanac

Daily Flying Stars are published with the Serious Dailies.

Fire Rooster Month – The Body Again

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Fire Rooster Month poster with a rooster silhouette, flame, and meetup details: Saturday Sept 5, 9–10 am PDT (Seattle time).

The Fire Rooster month begins on Monday September 7th. Join us for the Monthly Meetup on Saturday September 5th from 9-10 am PDT (Seattle time).

The last time we had an extended period of Fire Rooster energy was 2017. That was the first year of Trump’s first presidency. That year, there was a total solar eclipse with a path of totality that crossed the United States from approximately Oregon to South Carolina, effectively splitting the nation into north and south. Maybe we have been in a civil war since then. This is something we discussed at the Monthly Meetup last month.

Among the topics up for discussion this month:

  • Hexagram 31 Xian 咸 or Gan 感?
  • Upper Canon/Lower Canon
  • Blue Lagoon
  • The Body Again
  • The Nature of Fire Rooster pillar
  • What’s a Water Dragon got to do with it?
  • Flying Stars and Fu Yin
  • Your Questions
  • As many practical applications of BaZi as possible

The Monthly Meetup is a monthly Chinese astrology discussion group that is included with a subscription to the Monthly Guide. You can also sign up here to attend a single meetup and receive a single copy of the Guide.

For more Chinese Astrology content visit the Serious Dailies.

Monthly Meetup – Fire Monkey

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Event poster announcing Fire Monkey Month with orange flames, gold sun, two crowned monkeys flanking a large Chinese character; notes 'Monthly Meetup' and August 8th, 9–10 am PDT (Seattle) by Serious Feng Shui.

The Fire Monkey month begins on Friday August 7th. Join us for the Monthly Meetup on Saturday August 8th from 9-10 am PDT (Seattle time).

It will be an interesting month for the United States. America was born in 1776 (a Fire Monkey year). When pillars match up like this it’s called Fu Yin which usually means a “crying event”. We’ll talk about that, but also about what the month could be like for us personally which is a different matter!

Among the topics up for discussion:

  • Hexagram 40 Jie 解
  • The Gordian Knot
  • Being bold
  • Becoming Uncomplacent
  • The Nature of Fire Monkey and how we might apply it to these times
  • The connection between the timing of the Declaration of Independence and the Consitution
  • Flying Stars and tracking outbreaks
  • Your Questions
  • As many practical applications of bazi as possible

The Monthly Meetup is a monthly Chinese astrology discussion group that is included with a subscription to the Monthly Guide. You can also sign up here to attend a single meetup and receive a single copy of the Guide.

For more Chinese Astrology content visit the Serious Dailies.

Monthly Meetup – Horse in the Clouds

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Join us for the Monthly Meetup on Saturday June 6th from 9-10 am PDT (Seattle time).

Ba Zi of the Day
b. June 6th 2026 9-10 am PDT
Hour
Yang
Water
壬
辰
Dragon
Day
Yin
Metal
辛
亥
Pig
Month
Yang
Wood
甲
午
Horse
Year
Yang
Fire
丙
午
Horse

Have you thought about taking a class with me but you’re not sure what you’ll get out of it? The Monthly Meetup is a great way to get to know me and my style before you commit in a bigger way.

For $27.00 you get a copy of the Monthly Guide and admission to the Monthly Meetup. If you’re a student on a limited budget, you could learn more about Bazi each month by way of the Guide. That’s true for beginners and those who have been studying for awhile too.

I do sometimes cover more technical topics, but always with learners in mind. I work to make the knowledge accessible to you wherever you are now. And – since we are there together in real time, you can ask questions if you don’t understand or want to know more.

It’s the oral tradition at its finest. To encourage candid discussion, no recording will be made. You’ve gotta be there.

Among the topics up for discussion at the June Meetup:

  • Horse in the Clouds
  • Decisions
  • Heavenly Pardon energy and who has it
  • Hexagrams 1 and 44 (again!)
  • “All Lines are Nine”
  • The Great Man/Woman
  • Fire
  • Self Clash
  • Summer 2020
  • Waning yang, Waxing yin
  • Your questions

The Monthly Meetup is a monthly discussion group that is included with a subscription to the Monthly Guide. You can also sign up here to attend a single meetup and receive a single copy of the Guide.

For more Chinese Astrology content visit the Serious Dailies.