Author: Beth

What is going on?! Why is the world going crazy?! What is all of this happening right now?!  These are frequent statements these days as we deal with war, economic trouble, political division, and the lingering impacts of illness and a global pandemic.  For those of us who work in Chinese Metaphysics we are no less saddened or upset… Continue reading Month of the Fire Goat

June 6 – July 6 The Fire Horse is the most fiery and brilliant of all 60 pillars which is good because we certainly need fire in the midst of this tumultuous, watery year. This powerful fire may be the calm before the storm as this feel good energy may give us a false sense of security… Continue reading Month of the Fire Horse

Month of the Wood SnakeMay 6 – June 5 The month of the Wood Snake brings us from the season of Wood into the season of Fire, the image of the warm sun growing flowers beautifully embodied by the Sunflower. Of course, these days one cannot see the Sunflower without also thinking of Ukraine, which at this time is still being bombarded and besieged… Continue reading Month of the Wood Snake

April 5 – May 5 The month of the Wood Dragon brings us to the end of the spring season and transitions us to the season of summer. The image of this pillar is that of  a wise ancient tree atop a mountain. As this pillar is one of the 10 Spiritual Pillars another image for this pillar is a temple… Continue reading Month of the Wood Dragon

Month of the Water RabbitMarch 6 – April 4 After an intense beginning of the Tiger Year with a doubled up Water Tiger pillar and a tidal wave of water, this month we receive spring rains and beautiful spring flowers. Thankfully the energy of this month is a kinder and gentler energy after a challenging couple of months as… Continue reading Month of the Water Rabbit

February 4 – March 5 In the early morning Tiger hour on Friday February 4, we will officially enter the Water Tiger month and the Water Tiger year. Yes, we are entering this Water Tiger year with a bang so to speak in a similar to the way we ended the Metal Ox year which is with a ‘Fu… Continue reading Month of the Water Tiger, A New Year Begins

Happy 2022! We have entered a new year and have one more month of the Ox year before we officially enter the Water Tiger year. This final month of of the Metal Ox year is also a Metal Ox month which means the energy of this year will be intensified. The themes and lessons we have been… Continue reading Month of the Metal Ox

The Month of the Earth Dog brings us to the close of the autumn season and prepares us for the final quarter of the year in the Chinese calendar. The energy of the Earth Dog may feel familiar, in fact the energy of the last few months has been a revisit of the energy of the… Continue reading Month of the Earth Dog

September 8 – October 7 When we look at the 4 Pillars chart for this year there is a fight between fire and water – between hope and optimism and fear and pessimism. As we entered the metal season last month the scales have tipped in favor of fear and pessimism as clearly seen in the economic slowdown and… Continue reading Month of the Fire Rooster

July 7 – August 6 The month of the Wood Goat is the image of desert rose, a rare and delicate flower growing in a harsh arid environment. Of course every rose has its thorn and like the flowering cactus it comes with barbs as well. In order to grow in a challenging landscape hope, determination, and self… Continue reading Month of the Wood Goat