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Monthly Meetup – Earth Ox Month

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The Earth Ox month opens on January 5th 2026 and the next Monthly Meetup will be held on Saturday January 10th from 9-10 am GMT-8 (Seattle time). Read more about the Monthly Meetup and how it works or sign up here.

The Guide for the Monthly Meetup will be sent out on Monday January 5th at the latest. The Zoom link for the meetup will be sent out on Friday January 9th.

Every month my Monthly Guide is the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that. Bring your questions.

Potential topics for the next Monthly Meetup are the nature of the month and the Earth Ox, Hexagram 25, timing, stopping, the implications of expectations and more!

I always include ways to apply the knowledge I’m sharing to your every day life. In every guide there is a page dedicated to Practical Applications for the Month. Typical topics are travel, health, breakups, who is lucky and what that might entail…

If you have any questions please email me through my site.

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Chinese Astrology Classes for 2026

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In the spirit of the Fire Horse Year, I’m offering all of the classes I teach as group classes. It’s a lofty goal I know. If you’ve been waiting for one of my twenty classes to be offered for group study, this is your year.

For 2026, one on one classes will be available as always, now at a slightly reduced rate. In addition, there are two free group classes bookending the year as part of my service in the ongoing revolution.

In case you’re new here, I mostly teach Chinese Astrology, aka bazi.

I invite those who have already studied with me to repeat a class you have taken before for free when the group class is being offered. Just email me if that’s you!

All the class dates and other information are available on my Study page or you can follow one of the links below to find out more about a specific class. I’m offering them as a progression.

The first class, Explore Roots, Stems and Branches of Bazi is an intro level class, the Wu Xing classes will build off of that knowledge. The Hidden Stems class extends what you learned in the Wu Xing classes and so on. The Intermediate level classes begin with Relationships and Compatibility, but if you already have some experience/knowledge you could probably jump in wherever you like!

If you’re not ready to sign up now, you can subscribe to my Substack to receive notifications prior to each class.

January 2026
Explore Roots, Stems and Branches of Bazi Intro Level Starts Here
February 2026
Learn to Read the Hsia Calendar in Chinese FREE GROUP CLASS
Wu Xing for Bazi 1 (Five Elements)
Wu Xing for Bazi 2 (Five Elements)
March 2026
Wu Xing for Bazi 3 (Five Elements)
Hidden Heavenly Stems
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April 2026
CLASH! Course
Bazi Combinations
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May 2026
Penalty, Punishment, Harm, Destruction
Twelve Life Stages
June 2026
Shi Shen : 10 Spirits or 10 Gods
All About Void
July 2026
Conception House and Life House
August 2026
Selected Special Stars for Bazi
Relationships and Compatibility Intermediate Level Starts Here
Date Selection 1 : Concepts Class text: Fire Horse 2026 Almanac
September 2026
Date Selection 2 : Practical Applications Class text: Fire Horse 2026 Almanac
Daily Flying Star Calculation (2 Methods)
October 2026
Ba Zhai : Eight House or Eight Mansions Feng Shui
Beginners Yi Jing Divination Workshop FREE GROUP CLASS

 

Monthly Meetup – Earth Rat Month

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The Earth Rat month opens on December 7th 2025 and the Monthly Meetup will be held on Saturday December 6th from 9-10 am GMT-8 (Seattle time). Read more about the Monthly Meetup and how it works or sign up here.

The Guide and the Zoom link for the Monthly Meetup will be sent out on Friday December 5th at the latest.

Every month my Monthly Guide is the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that. Bring your questions.

Potential topics for the next Monthly Meetup are the nature of the month and the Earth Rat, winter solstice, Hexagram 3, the magic that ripples out to those around you when you change, the US real estate market, and the death of the year.

I always try to include ways to apply the knowledge I’m sharing to your every day life. In every guide there is a page dedicated to Practical Applications for the Month. We talk about travel, health, breakups, who is lucky and what that might entail…

If you have any questions please email me through my site.

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Monthly Meetup – Fire Pig Month

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The Fire Pig month opens on November 7th 2025 and the Monthly Meetup will be held on Saturday November 8th from 9-10 am GMT-8 (Seattle time). Read more about the Monthly Meetup and how it works or sign up here.

Every month my Monthly Guide is the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that. Bring your questions.

Potential topics include the nature of the month, Hexagram 16, the clash of Pig and Snake, Flying Stars, Tai Sui, Sui Po, San Sha, construction at the White House, and how your Ming Gua influences your experience of the year.

The Guide for the Fire Pig Month, along with the Zoom link for the meetup, will go out by email prior to the meetup. The Zoom link will be in your inbox on Friday November 7th.

If you have any questions please email me through my site.

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Monthly Meetup – Fire Dog Month

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The 丙戌 Fire Dog Month opens on Wednesday October 8th. We’ll be meeting on Saturday October 11th from 9-10 am GMT-7 to talk about what the month holds for us. You can find more information or sign up here.

As usual, we will use my Monthly Guide as the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that.

Some possible topics include Hexagram 52, elemental growth stages, the Fire Dog pillar, real estate, boundaries, doors, gates, thresholds, health tips, travel and timing. Questions are always welcome!

I hope you’ll join us. The Guide for the Fire Dog Month, along with the Zoom link for the meetup, will go out by email prior to the meetup. The Zoom link will be in your inbox on Friday October 10th.

If you have any questions please email me through my site.

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Monthly Meetup – Wood Rooster Month

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The 乙酉 Wood Rooster Month opens on Sunday September 7th but we’ll be meeting just a bit early on Saturday September 6th from 9-10 am GMT-7. You can find more information or sign up here.

As usual, we will use my Monthly Guide as the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that.

Some possible topics include Hexagram 33, the triple combination of Metal and what that could mean in your life, strategy, “seeing things”, robbery sha, self penalties, and the bazi of Debbie Harry who was born in a Wood Rooster year (1945).

I might talk a little about the relationship of Zi Wei Dou Shou astrology and Ba Zi too.

I hope you’ll join us. The Guide for the Wood Rooster Month, along with the Zoom link for the meetup, will go out by email on on Friday September 5th.

If you have any questions please email me through my site.

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Group Class offering for September 2025

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I’m offering the first class in my BaZi Intro Series as a group class on Sunday September 14 2025 from 9-10 am GMT-7. Tuition is $27.00 and all are welcome. If you’ve been thinking about working with me but you’d like to get to know me first, please join us. You can sign up here.

Roots, Stems and Branches of Ba Zi is for anyone who wants to learn more about Ba Zi or Chinese Astrology. You don’t need any prior knowledge or training. If you’d like to take other classes with me and you have no prior experience, start here. This is foundational knowledge.

TOPICS

  • What is Ba Zi?
  • Identifying 10 Heavenly Stems & 12 Earthly Branches
  • Basic symbolism/meanings of Stems and Branches
  • Cycle of 60 and Patterns

Visit these links if you’d like to learn to write the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches prior to the class.

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Monthly Meetup – Wood Monkey Month

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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 the jumping off point for discussion but we are not limited by that. Some possible topics include Hexagrams 63 and 64, endings/completions vs process, Elon (again), Harry S. Truman, some bazi pillars that express inner conflict and what that might be like, what we might expect from a Monkey month in a Snake year…

And a little study of the bazi of Rudy Giulani who was born in a Wood Monkey year in an Earth Snake month. People used to think he was a great guy back in 2001. What changed? Maybe the Hungry Ghosts got in his head.

I hope to see you there!

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Autumn Enrollment for BaZi Students

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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 can continue with when winter comes. Whatever your level of learning, I can meet you where you are, whether you are a beginner or somewhere past that.

The seasons help us to understand elements as processes or movements. If you’ve ever been in an elevator, you know how the movements of Fire and Water feel in your body. Fire moves up, Water moves down. In summer we become more active and expansive, in winter we are less active and more introspective. Pretty much any thing or experience can be approached from an elemental perspective.

If you’re curious about that, you’re already connecting to one of the most important core principles of Chinese Metaphysics. Are you ready to learn BaZi? Enroll in my intensive introductory level Foundations of BaZi course. There are two spaces available.

Alternatively, you can enroll for one of my topic based classes or book an hour (or two) to ask questions related to your independent studies.

In the Chinese Calendar, autumn begins with the Monkey month, which seems fitting as the Monkey is often teaching us some lesson. This year, we have a Wood Monkey month which begins Thursday August 7th. If you are ready to learn, please visit my Study page for more information on class formats and topics. Send me an email if you have any questions.

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Monthly Meetup – Water Sheep Month

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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 (yay!!), Hexagram 47 and what to do about it, earthquakes (again), and of course, the Bullying Punishment aka the Earth Punishment. Spontaneous discussion and questions from the group are always welcome. For me that might be the best part. I am most interested in application.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can get a copy of the current Monthly Guide here. For subscribers and others who purchase the Guide, you can expect it to land in your inbox on or before Thursday July 7th which is the first day of the Water Sheep Month.

Notifications about Monthly Meetups will go out through my Substack.

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