Zohran Mamdani is currently running for Mayor of New York City. Right now, he is in the lead. The election will be held on Tuesday November 4th, when we will still be in the Fire Dog month. This is important to note because the Bullying Punishment is in play and Zohran has all three signs… 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
2024 US Presidential Election
I’ve recently published a couple of posts about US Presidential Elections and Ba Zi. One about the pattern of our elections and one about the patterns of elections held in a Dragon year. You may want to read those first. In this article I will focus on election results in a Wood Dragon year, starting… Read More
Ba Zi : The Fate of Twitter
Let’s take a look at the Ba Zi of Twitter. Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet on March 21, 2006 in the Horse hour. We’ll use this as the birthday of Twitter. The day of birth is of special interest as it contains a moment where yin and yang are considered to be balanced: 春分… Read More
Dream of Sheep
Let me be weak, let me sleep and dream of sheep Kate Bush Sheep month is coming, and for those of us who no longer know for sure where we belong, sleep might provide the only escape. That is, if you can get any. If you can’t, maybe it’s time to face what you already… Read More
Water Horse, Willow Tree
The coming Water Horse month starts Friday afternoon. That’s June 5th. The Full Moon arrives that day along with a penumbral lunar eclipse. June 6th suggests hoped for but unexpected good news. My calendar tells me this month is going to be better than the Snake month for sure. There are many more good days… Read More
Prescience or Pre Science?
When you’re used to walking on Fire, always growing and expanding, it takes a little longer to learn to walk on Water. For some, contemplation is a downer. Even though I had some ideas about what was coming, I didn’t take in the scale. And it has taken me a little longer than I thought… Read More
Common Sensei: Timeliness of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren was born June 22, 1949. Her birth time is unknown but I have estimated it to be in the Horse hour. My estimate is based on her history. Elizabeth Warren has a good chance of being chosen as the Democratic candidate for the 2020 Presidential election. What is it that makes her timely?… Read More
Rooster Month: Showing Up and Showing Off
The Water Rooster month begins today, September 8th. As I write this the feeling of relief is palpable. The Rooster brings order and not just of the pecking variety. There was a huge thunderstorm in Seattle last night: 200 strikes in less than an hour in my area. That’s a pretty unusual occurrence and it… Read More
Monkey Month: Water Tests Mettle
You will always find an answer in the sound of water. Zhuangzi In times that test fortitude and persistence, there are urgent choices to be made. The balance between our public and private selves seems to seesaw with every exchange. Thank goodness there’s everyday life to distract us. We need to have dinner. The kids… Read More