Bread and circuses : the Month of the Metal Rooster 2018

Remember: Each Pillar of your ba zi represents an aspect of your life:
Year Animal: physicality, forebears, heritage, the obvious & immediate;
Month Animal: the work environment, education, peers, siblings, exes;
Day Animal: you and your beloved;
Hour Animal: intimate thoughts, children, dreams, the future.

A 7 Metal month is both competitive & perfectionist for better or worse.
A Rooster month may concentrate attention upon the superficial.
Most helpful location: North West if you don’t demand too much.
Least helpful location: North & East – again. Tai chi not much help.
Favoured Animals: Snake, Ox, Dragon.
Especially challenged: Rooster, Rabbit, Dog, Sheep, Pig
Hexagram (above): Bo Stripping, Mountain over Earth, limited support.

Bread & circuses: the Metal Rooster Month September 2018
The Rooster is pure yin Metal and known for an attraction to the metallic and shiny. Typically drawn to bling, he demands fine décor and apparel and can sometimes be graceless in this pursuit. They’re nothing if not competitive and rarely in a straightforward way. The Metal Rooster of this month (and also of 1981, like for instance all-conquering diva Beyonce) has all these qualities twice over.

This month however is also ruled by the lo shu or magic square with 7 at the heart, thus:

If we factor in the por kwan or “Red Seven”, that’s triple yin Metal.

Globally we can expect bombast and deceit from public figures. Best to question everything. These then are the topics of the month: covert competition, show and display. The perfect time for Fashion Week.

Here’s a one-liner for each Animal this month:
Rat (eg 1948 Earth Rat Prince Charles) Words may come easily but they could well not be heard. That doesn’t mean they’re wasted.

Ox (eg 1949 Earth Ox Jeremy Corbyn) There’s a brief respite but 2018 remains the year of the “bullying Punishment” ie packed with conflict. Worse in October, 2019 too btw but 2020 sees reach catching up with grasp.

Tigers (eg 1974 Wood Tiger Victoria Beckham) the worst of the fighting is over. You won, so forgive and forget already.

Rabbits (eg 1975 Wood Rabbit David Beckham) trust it only if it’s in writing and witnessed. Hair-splitting rebounds. That’s this month only; you return to pole position in October.

Dragons (eg 1964 Wood Dragon Boris Johnson) safe haven until early October. Checking your facts pays huge dividends.

Snakes (eg 1953 Water Snake Tony Blair) You may see no reason for flexibility right now. That will change (for good probably) by early November.

Horses (eg 1966 Fire Horse David Cameron) If you think you can sit out the current chaos, a re-think is overdue. Comfort is over-rated.

Sheep (eg 1931 Metal Sheep Rupert Murdoch) You’ll be needed as back-up and you may have to step up beyond your own troubles to do so.

Monkeys (eg 1956 Fire Monkey Theresa May) time to get real about what is possible. Diligence is not enough.

Roosters (eg 1945 Wood Rooster Aung San Suu Kyi) best to be gracious and especially frank with the competition. It’s too powerful to overcome for now.

Dog (eg 3 of the last 4 American Presidents) try to see that you are nobody’s victim and never were.

Pig (eg 1947 Fire Pig Elton John) You’re due a late flurry. But not quite yet.

If you’ve been paying attention to these articles, you’ll know that the Animal of the Month, Day and Hour of your birth are as meaningful as your Year. So consider each of these if you know how. Better still consult a professional.

Meanwhile perhaps let your one line sit with you for a little while and consider the level on which it may refer to your domestic, business or emotional life and beyond. More on this next month.

Richard Ashworth ©2018.
www.imperialfengshui.info.

Where to be in September.
Summary: breakthrough, block-busting.
North West, Authority: Year Star: 1 tai sui Month Star: 8.
Creative, abundant month here but activate gently. No loud parties or bright lights but the Metal of er…tasteful music played gently and consistently may encourage breakthrough. Don’t attempt to block the tai sui by facing this way but locating NW may encourage both clear emotional communication and rapid transformation of stuck stuff. 8 and 1 together call for a 6 in the form of actual yang Metal such as silver, cutlery, and Metal objects to induce the proverbially prosperous 168 combination.
To boost: Metal such as Metal objects. Plus music.

Where not to be in September.
Summary: very troubled.
North, Distant Future: Year Star:5 annual san sha wu huang Month Star:3
Contentious as hell; the visiting 3 makes this, the worst location of the year, physically and financially hazardous for young men in particular. If that’s you (or anyway) and you work, sleep or linger here you may find your ideas plagiarised, your receipts disappointing and your health shaky. Could attract unwelcome attention and constant argument too. West Group kuas 2 6 7 8 and Horse and Sheep women remain the most vulnerable. Stay out!
Mitigate: t’ang lung only.

Richard Ashworth ©2018.
www.imperialfengshui.info.

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