Monday 9/13 - Lunar 8/7

Joy reigns. Even complicated matters work out well, despite ourselves. Today’s lunar mansion is the Raven. Natural diviners, Ravens advised kings in Ireland, China, and anywhere else rulers and ravens coexisted. The call of the Raven is auspicious between 3 - 7am. This omen echoes the day’s uniformly positive auspices. On Raven days, formal divination yields a more specific read.

Tuesday 9/14 - Lunar 8/8

Stillness in the storm makes us into mountains. Respecting life’s visceral quality, and letting things be goes a long way. The hawk sharpens the mouse, and the mouse sharpens the hawk. We are the hawk, the mouse, and the compost that gives rise to them. Adversity is not personal, even when it is. Today is also Medicine Buddha Day. Good for medical treatment, and putting in a good word with the blue man.

Wednesday 9/15 - Lunar 8/9

Mountains are also still beneath the rainbows. Be happy, but not too happy. Too much joy harms the heart. Today calls for genuine modesty. Low self-esteem and self-deprecation are just forms of narcissism--undue emphasis. Go do something nice for the world, and you’ll forget you exist. Humility expresses the confidence of nature, and includes boundaries.

Thursday 9/16 - Lunar 8/10

Calculated loss and cancellation succeed. If you need to cancel your appointment, the person you’re cancelling on will likely benefit, too, even if they get mad. It’s a good day to give back without expectations. Take care of all repairs, apologies, and difficult tasks. This includes medical treatment. It’s an excellent day to address long-term, complex health situations. If things don’t work out today, then you’re expressing the calendar qi.

Friday 9/17 - Lunar 8/11

Perfect day to enter retreat, and not much else. Take a nap and receive secret teachings. If this is not possible, do only what needs to be done. Today is also Liu Ming’s birthday. Happy birthday, Ming!

Saturday 9/18 - Lunar 8/12

Happiness finds you like a sunrise lights the ground. Making your bed stirs gratitude for a comfortable place to rest. Cooking invokes all the people, animals, weather, earth, and work that enable our nourishment. So much good fortune comes together throughout our days, and sometimes we feel like we’re part of it. Today has an otherworldly quality to it, too. So make some extra food for your ancestors, and pay attention to your dreams.

Sunday 9/19 - Lunar 8/13

Power means generosity, no matter our position. When we do not include ourselves in our generosity, then we are not generous. Giving when we feel beholden is not generosity, either. Generosity is not rooted in self-abuse or the willingness to take abuse from others. Generosity is an expression of good health and self-respect. If we don’t have it, then we need to give to ourselves. Courting resources doesn’t work. What we need arrives when we stand back. Silence and stillness can be forms of generosity. Avoid medical treatments and traveling today, if possible. Emphasize continuity rather than innovation.

Have a great week!