Who is a Dragon? Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000. Month*: April Hour: 07.00 am – 09.00 Day: you’ll need a Chinese Calendar or an expert for this. * Caution: the start of the Chinese month can be as early as the 4th & as late as the 9th, depending on the year. I… Read More
I Want to Believe
In a Metal Snake month in a Metal Rat year, conspiracy theories abound. As Stewart Brand is credited with saying in 1984 (a Wood Rat year): Information wants to be free. This phrase in itself supports ideas about conspiracy, and since then people have used it to leverage various causes. For example, a librarian might… Read More
The Dragon in 2020 ~ Metal Rat Year
Who is a Dragon? Years: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000. Month*: April Hour: 07.00 am – 09.00 Day: Ask Us * Caution: the start of the Chinese month can be as early as the 4th & as late as the 9th, depending on the year. I can let you know this too. What is… 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
Of Calculators, Cusps, and the Uncommon Sense of Ba Zi
A calculator can’t deal with a cusp but a human can. This thought has been hanging around since I had a series of conversations first with my son Joe, and then with my husband Peter, about the time it takes to draft a ba zi. It takes me hours to draft a full ba zi.… Read More
But We REALLY Want a Fountain!
I was sitting here in my new office listening to the rain this morning, while working on calendars for date selection. The sound of the water and the idea of “a good date” got me to thinking about a couple that I worked with around ten years ago. They found me via my website. At… Read More
A (Re)Productive Cycle
The Pig Month, which covers most of November, marks lap dung in the Chinese almanac. This is the beginning of winter. The winter season also includes the Rat (December) and the Ox (January). In terms of 5 elements, winter is the season of water. Think ice, snow, cold, rain, sleet, hail, flooding, slipperiness, clouds, downward… Read More
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
My son Joe asked me to make a prediction for the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Conor McGregor. I’m not one to follow boxing or UFC but I thought it would be a challenge and add some flexibility to my readings. I decided not to do any research on either fighter before writing… Read More
Cesar Millan
This is the Four Pillars Chart of Cesar Millan. He was born August 27, 1969 in Culiacán, Mexico. The birth hour is unknown. Dog in the Day Branch : Is What You See What You Get? Cesar is a Jia (yang wood) person with a Xu or Dog day branch. The Dog branch is associated… Read More
Yin Water Pig Month and the Water Element
Thursday November 7th is the first day of the Yin Water Pig Month, also known as Gui Hai. Since the main element of the pig is yang water, the pillar for the month is yin water sitting on top of yang water. An entire pillar of water (except for that tiny bit of yang wood… Read More