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
June 4th, 2014
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
May 7th, 2014
Snake Diary: what to expect in May 2014. Snakes and Ladders. May 5th 22:16pm until June 6th 02:32 inclusive. It’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. This month is an Earth Snake. The last time the Earth Snake ruled an entire year was 1989. By most accounts that was pretty cataclysmic; as a Tweet correspondent reminded… Read More
March 5th, 2014
Bunny Hop. Fire Rabbit month, Wood Horse year. March 6th 00:09am. Big Light, Big Heat. The placid yin Wood of the Rabbit can be an anti-climax after the drama of the Tiger that opens the year. It’s a bit like the time after a tropical dawn. The Sun rises almost instantaneously, a flag hoist aloft,… Read More