Month of the Wood Rooster
September 7 – October 7
The month of the Wood Rooster arrives this week bringing us to the mid point of autumn, and the metal of this season intensifies. The quality of metal is to condense and draw inward and focus. This month we leave behind the carefree nature of summer and begin to focus once more on work and studies.
The imagery of the Wood Rooster pillar is of ivy or creeping vines fighting to gain a foot hold and survive. This pillar is one of hard work, determination and survival at all costs. In the current climate of strife and uncertainty we may find ourselves clinging like vines to what is stable around us and doing what we must to survive the challenges confronting us. However, we must not to let hard times harden us and remember how vital our connections with others are. This month don’t let survival cut the joy from your life, be sure to make time for the people who are important to you, those connections are what make life worth living.
The hexagram for this month is #33 called Retreat. The imagery of this hexagram is of a high mountain reaching to heaven, far above the chaos and turmoil of the world below and out of the reach of danger. The advice of this hexagram is that when we are confronted with darkness and difficulty over which we have no control, the best way handle such situations is to withdraw from the challenge and conserve our strength. This retreat is not giving up but a chance to rest and prepare for advancement in a more advantageous time. Before the Phoenix can rise again it must spend time in the ashes. We too must pull back and draw inward this month before taking flight once more.
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