July 23rd, 2014
Tune Up for the Wood Sheep Year 2015 The Year of the Second-in-Command. It’s a premise of Taoist thought that the only constant is change. And so every year the energy changes; useful pockets replace tricky ones and vice-versa. The Year of the Horse has been fast and brash and as I predicted, a time… Read More
July 7th, 2014
Sheep Diary: what to expect in July 2014.Sheep at half the price. Sheep Month opens: July 7th 12:57pm. Sheepish. The Sheep month of a Horse year is a time of co-operation. The Sheep can not help but form teams of which typically the Horse is leader. There’s still plenty of Fire – hard to miss… Read More
June 24th, 2014
It’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. Dedicated to Maurice Willmott. “Late last night I heard the screen door slam and a big yellow taxi took away my old man.” Joni Mitchell. Big Yellow Taxi. The Dark Newt of the Soul. Menorca, Dragon Month, Horse Year. While I’m here I swim daily; a few more lengths… Read More
June 24th, 2014
Hi: I thought it was about time I sent out one of my newsletters to let you know what Richard is up to in the next few months & where & when! So… Ba Zi at the London Astrology Lodge: Monday 7th July at 7pm, Astrological Lodge of London at The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester… Read More
June 19th, 2014
Richard talking live in London. Monday 7th July at 7pm, Astrological Lodge of London at The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1 8EA See more details here Ba Zi at the London Astrology Lodge: July 7th. “When I first encountered ba zi, I realised that I had found the most powerful model for healing… Read More
June 19th, 2014
What is feng shui? – video. Authentic Chinese feng shui was the result of close observation of nature by a series of Chinese geniuses over thousands of years. Through the prism of the Tao, here’s what they saw…
June 13th, 2014
Horse Diary: what to expect in June 2014. Nags and Hobby Horses. Horse Month opens: June 6th 02:32am. Fire!Fire! A Horse year is inherently fiery and the Horse month of a Horse year doubly so. Consequently, expect Fire to show itself in all the ways Fire does: heat of course but also the slips of… Read More
June 13th, 2014
Ba Zi: the Four Pillars of Destiny video. Life is made up of choices, some big some small, some far-reaching. Ba Zi or the Four Pillars of Destiny (sometimes misleadingly called a Chinese Horoscope) is a snapshot of the moment of birth expressed in terms of the prevailing Elements. Since the Elements are cyclical, it… Read More
June 12th, 2014
Living Feng Shui video. For more than a thousand years my home town of Godalming has been protected from overflowing river water by designated flood meadow or Lammas Land. There is a subtle interdependence between the meadow which because it is pasture in the summer is never overgrown, and the river which has been… Read More
June 6th, 2014
***Study ba zi and feng shui with Richard via Skype*** Over the years I’ve been approached to teach all over the world: Malaysia, Singapore and Croatia are among the locations which for a variety of reasons have come to nothing. Last year however, for the first time I taught ten days of feng shui and… Read More