Hexagram 53 is the matching Hexagram for the Water Rooster pillar. This year, the Water Rooster month starts on September 7th and ends on October 8th when we begin the month of the Wood Dog. If you work with the Yi Jing long enough, you will begin to understand that you are being led, that… Read More
Water Monkey Month 2024
Did you know that every pillar has a matching Hexagram? In a Water Monkey month, the matching hexagram is Number 7 which is called Army or Gathering. On the left side of the ideograph Shi 師, we see dui 𠂤 (a heap or crowd) and on the right side we see za 帀 (making a… Read More
Solar Eclipse of April 2024
The Solar Eclipse of April 2024 occurred on Monday April 8th 2024, shortly after we entered the solar month of the Earth Dragon. It was visible in North America and Central America. The path of totality included Mexico, the central U.S., Texas and East Canada. States that were in the path of the totality included:… Read More
US Presidential Elections : Dragon Years
In the United States, Presidential elections are held every four years. The first Presidential election was held in 1788, an Earth Monkey year. Because the Chinese Zodiac follows a 12 year cycle, this timing set the precedent for US Presidential elections being held in Monkey, Rat and Dragon years. You can read more about that… Read More
US Presidential Elections and Ba Zi
The system of Chinese Astrology known as Ba Zi can be applied in analyzing any pattern and predicting a likely outcome. How might it be applied to the four year pattern of United States Presidential elections? America’s birthday is generally reckoned to be July 4, 1776. That was a Fire Monkey year (like 2016). The… Read More
12 Animal Fortunes for 2024 ~ Wood Dragon Year
How To Use The Animal Fortunes If you already know your Four Pillars click on the animal name in the table to go straight to your forecast. If you don’t know your Year Animal, click on your birth year. You’ll want to read the fortune for all four of your pillars. If you don’t know… Read More
The Fire Tiger Month of 2024
Fire Tiger Month ~ February 2024 The Fire Tiger, also sometimes called the Fiery Furnace, has arrived to begin the solar year of the Wood Dragon. The Tiger marks the beginning of spring which is the season of Wood. With Wood and Fire together this way, you can expect some insomnia, excitement, mania for the… Read More
Water Rabbit Year Part 3: Wild Speculations
In the past, using Wild Speculations in the title of a year forecast might have been too over the top even for me, but not this year. Who ever thought there could be more wild conspiracy theories than there were in 2020? We should have asked the Water Rabbit of 2023. Our taxed brains would… Read More
Water Rabbit Year Part 1 : All Roads Lead to Mom
Mary, Untier of Knots A Rabbit year is one where maybe all roads lead to Mom, mothers. or concepts of mothers and mothering. The Earth is a Mother too. Maybe you’ll be thinking of your mom more than usual this year. I know I will be thinking of mine. To put it bluntly, as a… Read More
12 Animal Fortunes for 2023 ~ Water Rabbit Year
How To Use The Animal Fortunes If you already know your Four Pillars click on the animal name in the table to go straight to your forecast. If you don’t know your Year Animal, click on your birth year. You’ll want to read the fortune for all four of your pillars. If you don’t know… Read More