The Crimson: Fire Horse Forecast Days
The Crimson Horse:
a Workshop looking ahead at 2026
with Richard Ashworth
live and via Zoom.
Another year, another pattern, some places become more helpful, some less so; some magical, some best avoided. The North East sheds the powerful influence of the wu huang or Five Yellow and Pigs are no longer “clashed” by the Snake ruling the year. Buildings facing either South or North become especially problematic.
This new Horse Year of 2026 will tend to favour Tiger, Dog and Sheep but there’s a bit more to it than that of course. The so-called “self clash” may for instance slow your average Horse down. Rats and Oxen will need to work harder than usual.
And certain locations will as ever be better than others. There are things to be done about this of course and you can be the first to know about them. Four Animals rule your Ba Zi or Chinese Horoscope – one each for your Hour, Month and Day as well as your Year. You need to know about all four as it is as unlikely that they are all blessed this year as that they are all cursed. The same applies to the sectors of your space.
We’ll be looking at what the annual Chinese Almanac or T’ung Shu has to say and I’ll add my own personal takes about what we can do to exploit or mitigate.
We’ll also examine the outlook for the next two years, melodramatically dubbed “Crimson Horse” and “Blood Goat” by Chinese Masters. Not that most of us need reminding that the world is in a bit of a state which doesn’t look like getting better any time soon. Most of the Chinese authorities expect Donald Trump – for better or for worse – to be active for another two years yet and some are exercised by the total eclipse due in August 2027, the Year of the Blood Goat.* I will with your permission tell you what I make of it.
Godalming, nestling in the Surrey Hills is a pretty civilised location for a get-together and the in-person workshop tends to be a social catch-up as well as a learning experience. A bit earlier this year on Saturday November 29th from 10am until 5pm GMT ish. The Zoom version on Saturday December 6th from 3pm til 9pm GMT may be less convivial but it’s equally enlightening. Join us.
Richard’s new book I Talk to the Animals a comprehensive guide to the Four Pillars is published by O Books/John Hunt in October. Order yours now.
* FYI: 9 (or 11 depending on how you count) out of 42 (or 44) English Monarchs have died in one or other of these two years.
Join us: Contact Sheilashworthfengshui@gmail.com for further info.
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Early Bird (til October 31st): £125
Otherwise: £150