Still no Wise Monkeys My diary for the month of the Fire Monkey (August 7th 10:39am to Sept7th 13:48pm inclusive) in the Year of the Fire Monkey. P’i ———- ———- ———- —- —- —- —- —- —- Standstill Hexagram 12 “If we wish to compress, we must first allow full expansion.” Lao Tse. The Monkey… Read More
SNAFU Manchu My diary for the month of the Wood Sheep (July 7th 00:33 to August 7th 10:39am inclusive) in the Year of the Fire Monkey. Dun ———- ———- ———- ———- —- —- —- —- Withdrawal Hexagram 33 “Whoever can comprehend this exchange could rule the world.” Confucius. The Sheep Month Animal by Animal During… Read More
To hear Richard talking Ba Zi click the pic. Ba Zi: why the greatest generals never go to war. “Therefore measure in terms of five things: the way, the weather, the terrain, the leadership and discipline.”. Sun Tzu. The Art of War. The story is told of three brothers all of whom were doctors. These… Read More
Hoarse with no name My diary for the month of the Wood Horse (June 5th 14:09 to July 7th 00:33 inclusive) in the Year of the Fire Monkey. Kou ———- ———- ———- ———- ———- —- —- Meeting Hexagram 44 “Too much Monkey business for me to get involved in.” Chuck Berry (1956) The Horse Month… Read More
Knowing your onions: the yin and yang of feng shui. “He not busy being born is busy dying.” Bob Dylan. Yes we have no tomatoes. Some ungenerous people say that Bob Dylan made a career out of just two songs: a slow one and a fast one. And one way to look at feng shui… Read More
Many a slip My diary for the month of the Water Snake (May 5th 09:54 to June 5th 14:09 inclusive) in the Year of the Fire Monkey. Qian ———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———- Heaven Hexagram 1 “When a man holds a high position and is nevertheless modest, he shines with the light of… Read More
What is feng shui? Sometimes I’m asked for a scientific explanation of traditional Chinese feng shui. Which is a reasonable request. I tend to reply something like: if you plant tomatoes on a North-facing wall, don’t expect great salads. Worse if you do it in January. Because everything is changing all the time; all things… Read More
Grouching Dragon/Powder Monkey My diary for the month of the Water Dragon (April 4th 16:32pm – May 5th 09:54 inclusive) in the Year of the Fire Monkey. Kuai —- —- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———- Breakthrough Hexagram 43 “Rain washes away the pollution of the past, so one is restored to original wholeness and soundness”.… Read More
The Current Bunny My diary for the (2nd) month of the Metal Rabbit 2016 (March 4th 11:46am to April 4th 16:32pm inclusive). Da Zhuang —- —- —- —- ———- ———- ———- ———- Great Power Hexagram 34 “The little is departing, the great is arriving.” The Book of Changes. The Rabbit Month, Animal by Animal. During… Read More
The Metal Tiger My diary for the 1st month, 2016 (Feb 4th 18:14 to March 4th 11:46am inclusive) Tai —- —- —- —- —- —- ———- ———- ———- Balance Hexagram 11 “The little is departing, the great is arriving.” The Book of Changes. The Tiger Month, Animal by Animal. During this Metal Tiger month: The… Read More
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