More Monkey Business: Two Fire Monkeys. This is for Thea. Fire Monkey month in Fire Monkey year. Set the controls for disturbance. On the 18th and the 30th there’ll be three. OMG. In Chinese myth, the Monkey is an unapologetic beast. He can bound several li to escape the consequences of his actions and in… Read More
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
Following the predicted chaos of the Horse Month, we enter the Month of the Wood Sheep early on the morning of the 7th July; that’s next Thursday. For my five-ren-min-bi’s worth on the month to come, watch for the usual bulletins over the next few days. Meanwhile my friend Master Jodi Brunner sets out with… 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
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