Sunday, March 5, is the first day of the Water Rabbit month and the beginning of the solar term called “Awakening of Worms”. This is the time when snow gives way to rain, birds serenade the morning light, and buds begin to swell and bloom. In fact, the imagery of the Yin Water Rabbit is of… Continue reading Month of the Water Rabbit
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Month of the Water Tiger
Happy New Year! Friday, February 3 is the first day of the month of the Water Tiger and the first official day of the Fire Rooster Year. Unfortunately Punxsutawney Phil, the rodent weather prognosticator, saw his shadow indicating 6 more weeks of winter. However, since the Tiger month is the first month of spring in the Chinese calendar I… Continue reading Month of the Water Tiger
Fire Rooster Forecast: Feng Shui
Feng Shui is ‘Earth Luck’, or the impact our environment has on our lives. Our goal is to understand what energy is around us and position ourselves to make the most of it, avoiding the bad and accentuating the good. Each year brings new energy into each of the 9 sectors or ‘Palaces’ of our… Continue reading Fire Rooster Forecast: Feng Shui
Fire Rooster Year: Outlook
Last year at this time, we who work in Chinese Metaphysics were warning that the Fire Monkey year would be volatile. We expected a ‘crazy monkey’ if you will owing to the yang fire tendency to be rash and do the unexpected, and the strong clash between the yang fire and the metal of the… Continue reading Fire Rooster Year: Outlook
Fire Rooster Year: Horoscopes
It may be hard to believe but it’s that time of year again! Here is the first of my three-part annual forecast for the year of the Fire Rooster which begins on February 3. Lunar New Year celebrations begin on January 28th. Part I of my forecast is everyone’s favorite, the Chinese Zodiac Animal Horoscopes.… Continue reading Fire Rooster Year: Horoscopes
Metal Ox Month
Metal Ox Month: January 5 – February 3 While it is now 2017 and the first month of the new year in most of the world, according to the Chinese calendar this is actually the 12th month and final month of the Fire Monkey Year. Actually, if we want to be really accurate, according to the Chinese calendar the year is not 2017 (that was… Continue reading Metal Ox Month
Month of the Metal Rat
Metal Rat Month: December 7 – January 4 Like the English Christmas carol In the Deep Midwinter, the month of the Rat is the mid-point of the winter season or midwinter in the Chinese calendar. The first two weeks of this month are called Greater Snow and the second are called Winter Solstice. The rat month represents maximum yin energy, a… Continue reading Month of the Metal Rat
Month of the Earth Pig
Earth Pig Month November 7 – December 6 I have just attended my teacher Joey Yap’s annual seminar for the upcoming Fire Rooster year in New York this past weekend. He reiterated what I said in my Rooster month forecast which is that while we are still in the Monkey year until February 3, we are already starting to… Continue reading Month of the Earth Pig
American Academy of Metaphysics
I am so thrilled to announce the creation of the American Academy of Metaphysics, a new school for Feng Shui and Chinese Metaphysics as well as related energy practices such as Dowsing, Earth Energies and personal Qi cultivation techniques. Our first class will be a Feng Shui Studies Certificate program which I am also very pleased to announce… Continue reading American Academy of Metaphysics
The Month of the Earth Dog
The Month of the Earth Dog: Looking Ahead October 8 – November 6 Last month we began looking ahead by getting a taste of next year’s energy and this month we get more of the same. The energy of the Earth Dog month is another preview, giving us an idea of what the year 2018 will be like. The question… Continue reading The Month of the Earth Dog