Crimson and Clover* The Fire Horse Year of 2026 “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Everybody knows that the Chinese New Year falls on the 4th February. Except the Chinese who insist on celebrating at the Lunar Festival anytime between January 21st and February 22nd. There… Read More
I had a great conversation last month with Brian D. Smith about his important transformational work and of course my new book I Talk to the Animals (click to sample or purchase). A brave and good man. There are some brilliant people out there. The Traffic Lights on the Road to Damascus Auspicious… Read More
My new book I Talk to the Animals (click to sample or purchase) cover by the wonderful Ellie Spinelli (also on ebook) was featured in the brilliant Christie Busby’s F.A.T.E programme just before Christmas. I will also be talking “White Shores” with the legendary Theresa Cheung and Dr Amy Robbins just as we leave… Read More
My new book I Talk to the Animals (click to sample or purchase) cover by the wonderful Ellie Spinelli is out! Also on ebook. It’s a how-to on the ba zi or Four Pillars of Destiny on which much of this bulletin is of course based. Here I am talking about it with the brilliant… Read More
What a lot of Thunder! The lower three lines of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Hexagrams of this Fire Horse year all form the Trigram Thunder. Thunder means action; Zhen the Thunder, represents the moment a thunderstorm breaks, when pressure that has been building for some time becomes unbearable and is relieved by a cloudburst.… Read More
Feng Shui Absolute No-Nos “The only constant is change” Paracelsus As we approach what may be two of the most demanding years in history, it’s time to fill you in on a couple things: 1. Good news: my new book I Talk to the Animals, a how-to on ba zi (that is the Four Pillars… Read More
My new book I Talk to the Animals (click to sample or purchase) cover by the wonderful Ellie Spinelli is out! Also on ebook. It’s a ba zi (or Four Pillars of Destiny) how-to. You might enjoy hearing me talking about it with the wise and witty Bob Nickman on his Exploding Human Podcast. For… Read More
Forecast Day(s) for the Fire Horse Year 2026 There are three well-known Chinese curses of which the most famous is perhaps “May you live in interesting times”. And it’s hard to deny that 2025 with its many setbacks and few triumphs has been interesting. Whatever next? Citing prophecies going back to Grand Master Yang Yum… Read More
Forecast Day(s) for the Fire Horse Year 2026 The Hexagram from the Yi or Book of Changes for the Fire Horse Year is Da Guo, Number 28 Preponderance of the Great. The image is of the ridge pole (or tai chi) that holds up the house straining under the weight above it. It speaks of… Read More
My new book I Talk to the Animals (click to read a chunk) cover by the wonderful Ellie Spinelli (above) is out this month. If you are tempted, please pre-order as it is apparently pre-orders that most influence the numbers of copies booksellers take. Also on ebook. Here I am talking about it with… Read More
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