Month of the Wood Pig:
November 7 – December 6
The month of the Wood Pig begins today, November 7, and with its arrival we will experience a significant shift of energy as we enter the final quarter of the Wood Dragon year. The most tangible shift will be from the autumn season to that of the winter, the season of darkness, the most yin time of year. A time for slowing down and going within.
Each year there is a month when the upcoming year’s energy begins to infiltrate the current year and this year that incoming year energy will arrive with the Pig month as well. Pay attention this month to what shows up in your experience as some clues about what the upcoming year has in store may make themselves known. Be observant to see what is on the horizon as we wind down this intense year.
The image of the Wood Pig is of small plants and a large body of water. Depending on the circumstances this pillar can either take the image of seaweed or a lotus flower. How this month will look for you will depend on your particular circumstances as well as how you choose to meet this moment.
The Pig is the Chinese zodiac sign also known as Pisces, a sign of deep water, powerful emotions, intense thinking, intuition, as well as delusion, or even madness. Given the tumultuous nature of this year it would not be surprising to enter this month with a tsunami of powerful emotions of all kinds. How you chose to manage them will determine if you are swept with the changing times or if like the lotus flower you are able to stay rooted and rise above the waves to find greater calm and bask in the sun.
The image of the lotus flower is an important image and metaphor to keep in mind this month as the Wood Pig pillar is a spiritual pillar as well. This is an ideal month to lean on and to cultivate your spiritual practice as a way to stay rooted and as a means to rise above rough waters. Anyone on a spiritual path knows well that it is not an easy one, but one whose challenges teach us and make us stronger. There is no better time to lean into spiritual practice and technology to stay centered and strong as we navigate the sea change that the first year of Period 9 is bringing to our world.
The I Ching hexagram of this month is #35 called ‘Advancement’ which offers some advice on how best to navigate the turbulent waters this month. The image of this hexagram is of Fire trigram over Earth trigram an image of the sun rising like the dawn of a new day. The ancient text of this hexagram says, ‘As the sun rises over the earth,
Thus does the wise man brighten his virtue. In ‘Devotion to Great Clarity’ is a path’. That is to say in order to chart a path forward on must first cultivate one’s inner light and inner clarity. This most yin time of the year is the ideal time to focus one’s energy inward for rest and contemplation. Whether or not time is carved out this season for this inner work and resourcing will determine if the coming month you are tossed about like seaweed or if like the lotus you will have the inner clarity stability needed to rise like the lotus above the waves to float calmly upon the surface. This dark time of year is the ideal time to get quiet, take stock of what you have learned and what you still need to process. This cultivation is the fertile soil in which you can plant your seeds of becoming for the Snake year which is fast approaching. Don’t waste this opportunity for quiet nourishment which will serve you well in the months ahead.
Personally, I plan to use the quiet of this coming month to plan for upcoming workshops and in-depth courses for Chinese New Year and the coming year. If there is a topic you are particularly interested please drop me a line at bethgraceconsulting@gmail.com to let me know . Stay tuned for more information!
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Monthly Energy Workshops!
For those who wish to go into greater depth exploring the monthly energies, I will be offering monthly online workshops to expand upon the insights in these monthly forecast to tell you more about the Feng Shui and astrological energies impacts for each month, and more importantly what it means for you. It will not only be a time to receive more information but also to ask questions and perhaps a little divination as well.
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