Darkness at Noon. Total Solar Eclipse 9:33 am Friday 20th March. Poles, Soul and Sockets The ancient Chinese word for “eclipse” also means “regret”, I tell my daughter Jessie as I drive her to Homebase in Walthamstow. That in itself might be reason enough to stay indoors next Friday. To the Chinese diviner, going back… Read More
Rabbit over the Moon Rabbit Month opens: March 6th 05:56am. Rabbit over the Moon Spring is springing up all around us. The days are longer, the light is brighter, new birds chirrup the day into life each morning. This energy of stirring is called Wood. As of 5.50 on the morning of the 6th March… Read More
The Bolting Horse Human beings are designed to feast in December and then lie around bloated till February. The Chinese Year kind of respects this. And here I am early Monday morning walking past the line of cars queuing to get into town. The newspapers judge success by “growth” alone; don’t they know that growth… Read More
Ox Diary: what to expect in January 2015. The Ox takes a Bow. Ox Month opens: January 6th 00:57am. Ox takes a bow. Now, in the sluggish Ox-time we prepare for the New Year. The Ox of January is a symbol of fortitude and stamina, occupying this slow period between the year’s end and its… Read More
Rat Diary: what to expect in December 2014. The Rodent less travelled. Rat Month opens: December 7th 14:11pm. The Rodent less travelled. The Rat by contrast with the Pig, is yang Water. The Rat is the communicator and the keeper of secrets, so this frantic year will have been a challenge. The Rat is… Read More
Pig Diary: what to expect in November 2014. Stye Guru. Pig Month opens: November 7th 21:36pm. Stye Guru. The Pig is yin Water. Water is cold and dark and November is the month when the cold sets in. All Water in the world is constantly in search of all other Water and so Water is… Read More
Beyond our kennel. Dog Month opens: October 8th 18:20pm. Beyond our kennel. The festival known as Chung Yeung is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, hence it is known as the Double Ninth. It’s a public holiday, this year October 1st. That’s one reason the Hong Kong Occupy action took… Read More
Chicken Busy. Rooster Month; bak lo, the Season of White Dew. “Divinity is knowing where to start.” Our Lost Infantry – Scissor Fight. It’s the Rooster month, the month of Zhong Qiu, that is the Harvest Moon, said to be the brightest and fullest. It’s the counting-up time of the year. A good time to… Read More
Rooster Diary: what to expect in September 2014. Chicken Nuggets. Rooster Month opens: September 8th 02:21am. Chicken Nuggets. Often this time of year feels more like a parting than does the New Year itself. Autumn has a very distinctive taste; endings are beginning just as beginnings are ending. There’s a new school year, a return… Read More
Monkey Diary: what to expect in August 2014. The wrench of the Monkey. Monkey Month opens: August 7th 23:02pm. Clueless in Gaza The Monkey is a rebel, the Water Monkey defiant. Take these qualities together and you have a decision to make: are you part of the problem or part of the solution? There’s always… Read More
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