December 2019 Yang Fire Rat Feng Shui & BaZi Update “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin There is no secret sauce for happiness and contentment. In fact, most individuals who move through life joyously have not necessarily always been blessed with lives of abundance and [...]
November 2019 Yin Wood Pig Feng Shui & BaZi Update “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson Holy cow, it’s Thanksgiving month! Turkey, football, and pumpkin spiced lattes abound—reminding us that we are merely weeks away from all the year-end seasonal festivities before signing off. Sayonara, 2019 Pig [...]
October 2019 Yang Wood Dog Feng Shui & BaZi Update “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables October 8 marks the start of the Dog 戌 month. The Dog 戌 represents the “beat” between the seasons, and it belongs to the season [...]
September 2019 Yin Water Rooster Feng Shui & BaZi Update “Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed." ~ Heraclitus September is the Rooster 酉 month (Sept. 7 – Oct. 8) and it symbolizes the peak of the Autumn season. Here, we will see and emote the energies of Metal as [...]
Progress In The Making I am here to remind you that you are exactly where you need to be. Lately, there’s an echo that many people are feeling restless and frustrated about life progressing too slowly or too quickly. They are reflected in statements such as: There isn’t enough time to do everything I need [...]
“Change is inevitable, but transformation is by conscious choice.” Heather Ash Amara Welcome to the Monkey 申 month! This officially marks the midway point of the Earth Pig 己亥 year and the energy is in full swing. Since our lives are constantly in motion, change is a perpetual element of our existence. Even so, energy [...]
July 2019 Yin Metal Goat Feng Shui & BaZi Update “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby It’s over 100 [...]
Had to share. While I was (binge) watching the docuseries, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, on Netflix, I came across an episode on miracles. In that episode, Morgan Freeman explored the idea of miracles across all faiths—Catholics, Jews—and the subject of destiny and luck came up. This revelation brought awareness to the discussion of BaZi [...]
Summer solstice (夏至) occurs between June 20 and 23 in the Gregorian Calendar, and marks the longest day of the year (maximum Yang) when the sun has risen higher and higher into the sky, reached its zenith, and rises no more. From time immemorial, summer solstice has been a significant time of year for many [...]
Feng Shui History: The Story of Classical Feng Shui in China and the West from 221 BC to 2012 AD, by Dr. Stephen Skinner, is a must-read for anyone who is studying, practicing, or curious about Classical Feng Shui. For years, I have been recommending this book to students to complement their studies. Though not [...]
