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

Feng Shui at a Respectful Distance

My Corona Back at the turn of the century I did a whole string of surveys on radio. Listeners would ring up and tell me they had a problem with say, their Father. And so I’d ask them what was happening in the North West of their home, the North West of course being the… Read More

Auspicious Dates and Places for The month of the Metal Dragon, 2020.

Auspicious Dates and PlacesforThe (3rd) month of the Metal Dragon, 2020.(15:48pm 4th April to 09:08 5th May 2020 inclusive)in the Year of the Metal Rat    Kuai—-  —-———-———-———-———-———-BreakthroughHexagram 43 The Metal Dragon Month, Animal by AnimalThe Pig is less certain,Rats may feel boosted,The Ox is a little reduced,Tigers usefully challenged,Some Rabbits are ambitious,The Dragon may feel crowded,The Snake… Read More

Wen Will We Meet Again? Lockdown & The Mandate of Heaven.

When will we meet again? The story goes that long ago Ji Chang (later King Wen) of the Zhou Dynasty was er…socially distanced by the so-called Tyrant of Shang. The Shang had been in control for some centuries and the masses became more and more restive as Shang rule became by degrees more cruel and… Read More