2021, Famine & Feast: Recovery, Year of the Metal Ox

The Recovery Year of the Metal Ox.  “How can we sleep when our beds are burning?” Midnight Oil,  Beds are Burning from Diesel & Dust.  On Saturday December 12th & Sunday December 13th I’ll be forecasting for the Metal Ox Year online via Zoom. Very easy to join btw – we just send you a… Read More

Higher Ground

“How can we sleep when our beds are burning?”Midnight Oil: Diesel & Dust. The moon that rose at 10:41pm on the 18th August is known to Chinese culture as the Moon of the Hungry Ghosts. Hungry Ghosts are traditionally placated with sweets and tidbits much as Santa’s reindeer are; more dim sum, fewer mince pies… Read More

Auspicious Dates and Places for The (8th) month of the Wood Rooster, 2020.

(13:12 7th September to 05:15 8th October inclusive) in the Year of the Metal Rat Public Bulletin Kuan ———- ———- —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– Watching Hexagram 20 A 1 month supports communication of all sorts. The typical Rooster Month demands perfection. Whatever that means. Where to be this month: Tai chi.… Read More

The Yielding

The Yielding Back in the day I did quite a lot of feng shui work in one particular Government Office. Not on behalf of HMG of course who knew nothing about it. My client, Bernard would let me in around 5 in the morning and I’d tinker till the cleaners arrived. You can’t install Water… Read More

Eternal Chaos of the Monkey Mind – Monkey Month Bulletin 2020

Auspicious Dates and Places for The (7th) month of the Wood Monkey, 2020. (09:51 7th August to 13:12 7th September inclusive) in the Year of the Metal Rat. Public Bulletin Pi ———— ———— ———— —— —– —– —– —– —– Stagnating Hexagram 12 A 2 month demands cooperation and compassion. Typical Monkey Month tricky, a… Read More

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. It’s 6:30 on a sharp January morning and I have a murder scene to visit. I shower and drive to the station.  Joni Mitchell is playing in the car; Big Yellow Taxi. All those years ago she knew that when we put trees in a tree… Read More

The Yielding: Water Sheep Month 2020

Auspicious Dates and Places for The (6th) month of the Water Sheep, 2020. (23:46 6th July to 11:26 7th August inclusive) in the Year of the Metal Rat. Dun ———— ———— ———— ———— —–  —– —–  —– Yielding Hexagram 33 A 3 month                         … Read More

Auspicious Dates, Places & more for The month of the Water Horse, 2020

Auspicious Dates, Places & more for The (5th) month of the Water Horse, 2020. (13:49pm 5th June 2020 to 23:46 6th July inclusive) in the Year of the Metal Rat. Index 1.                          Overview. 2:                          Animal Fortunes for the Horse Month, Animal by Animal. 3:                          Healing your own space. 4:                          Where to be or… Read More

Galileo Galilei

“Measure what is measurable and make measurable what is not so.” Galileo Galilei Lockdown II Day 30. “May you live in interesting times” goes the first of three ancient Chinese curses, the assumption being, I guess, that the happiest lives are the least eventful. Or maybe the least interrupted. Life is pretty uninterrupted right now. And… Read More

Auspicious Dates and Places for The (4th) month of the Metal Snake, 2020. (09:08 5th May to 13:49 6th June 2020 inclusive) in the Year of the Metal Rat.   Qian ———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———-  The Creative  Hexagram 1 The Metal Snake Month, Animal by Animal The Pig is dubious, Rats may feel less… Read More