May 27th, 2025
About tonight’s New Moon (27th May) and Apology. Qi peaks at the Full Moon and then diminishes over the following (approx) fourteen days; the New Moon does exactly the opposite, marking the corresponding low point. It makes sense then, if you’re deliberately employing the rising and falling energy, to get the moment right. Prompt and… Read More
May 19th, 2025
Richard will be running a two hour crash course in basic ze ri (Date Selection) He will introduce the basic components – the Chinese Animals, the Elements (or Wu Xing) the so called Daily Officers and Mansions of the Moon – and outline how to fit them together. He will show how we can all select… Read More
May 5th, 2025
Auspicious Dates and Places for the (4th) month of the Metal Snake 2025. (14:11pm 5th May to 12:34pm 5th June inclusive) in the Year of the Wood Snake. Public edition An 8 month is about increase and retention.… Read More
April 16th, 2025
Here is this Metal Dragon month’s Podcast : Feng Shui, the Real Thing: some ways through a difficult month with me and the brilliant @Zoe Vita James, Animal by Animal, location by location. Also, introducing Archaeo-astronomer Dr Fabio Silva. As an expert on Stonehenge and its relationship with the stars, you may have seen him on… Read More
April 16th, 2025
Auspicious Dates and Places for the (3rd) month of the Metal Dragon 2025. (20:52 4th April to 14:11 5th May inclusive) in the Year of the Wood Snake. Public Edition A 9 month is about visibility.… Read More
March 5th, 2025
Auspicious Dates and Places for the (2nd) month of the Earth Rabbit 2025. (16:11 5th March to 00:29 5th April inclusive) in the Year of the Wood Snake. Public edition A 1 month is about communication.… Read More
February 19th, 2025
BA ZI TASTER with Richard Ashworth: A Zoom on Saturday April 5th 2025 A unique opportunity to observe a Master of the 4 Pillars of Destiny at work. Richard became a Ba Zi Master by drawing up and interpreting literally thousands of Ba Zi (that is Four Pillars) charts. He has studied the teachings of any… Read More
February 5th, 2025
Auspicious Dates and Places for the (1st) month of the Earth Tiger 2025. (22:27pm 3rd February to 16:11 5th March inclusive) in the Year of the Wood Snake. Public edition A 2 month is about gain, aggregation… Read More
January 23rd, 2025
You, me and 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake They say that if you ask two lawyers for advice, you’ll get at least three opinions. Much the same is true of Feng Shui Masters. Back in the day I’d visit Singapore at the end of each year to find out what the Masters saw… Read More
January 10th, 2025
Welcome to 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake. Here is Tail Aflame the first Auspicious Dates and Places bulletin of the year covering January, the month of the Fire Ox. As you know nature does not tend to work in straight lines, so the Chinese year does not close suddenly like a door slamming… Read More