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Monday 1/ 17 :: Lunar 12/15 :: Maintain/The Heart/Fox :: 46 Ascending/48 The Well

Full Moon. The Tibetan calendar says today is a positive day with the energy to strengthen and extend one’s life. The head of the Drukpa lineage tells us, “Even if you do a little thing, dedicate it to everybody and it will grow in size profoundly.” The Chinese calendar suggests some ups and downs. Today’s hexagram gives us the image of a well that taps a spring. Where we gather water symbolizes the ways we discover and express our interconnectedness. The lines of this hexagram (48) walk us through an uneven fate; sometimes the well runs clear, sometimes muddy, and sometimes dry. Adapting to the unevenness of life smoothes the way. The Zhou Yi says the unevenness of nature mirrors the unevenness of our conduct. Nature is a dialog. By entering the conversation and observing its response, we enact a natural conservancy based on experience rather than ideals.

Fox days record negativity and magnify the results. We may experience the consequences of what we thought we got away with. Pushing forward will either get us nowhere or someplace we don’t want to be. When our timing is off, working hard yields little or no pay-off.

changing the river
being changed by the river
the feet of the fox

Tuesday 1/18 :: Lunar 12/16 :: Destroy/The Tail/Tiger :: 46 Ascending/18 Contamination

The solar index offers us the chance to mature through calculated loss. If-you-want-to-become-the-manager-of-Costco-you’ll-have-to-stop-partying-on-weeknights kind of thing. Make alliances with excellent people, plants, and ideas, and cancel what you can. Doubt and compassion appear to curb ambition, and that’s a good thing. Limitations indicate we’ve been alive long enough for our paths to take shape. What limits us also gives us wings. Power flows smoothly from one generation to the next, and the new voices are wise.

The Tiger is associated with terrestrial prowess. Zhang Dao-ling, a founder of Chinese Daoism, rides a tiger, meaning he can manage his inner resources. Power flows through the chain of command today. Everyone bows to those who “outrank” them. It’s a natural order, not an artificial order based on humiliation or oppression. Respecting your ancestors is a good example, or letting your dad build the fire even though you know how. Though our basis is equality, hierarchy emerges from nature, too. Occupying our place is our power. Old debts may surface today. Auspicious activities include cleaning, leisure, taking office, canceling plans, long distance travel, industry and production, retreat, relying on superiors, enjoying the arts, celebrations, weddings, and caring for children.

undisputed king
of all flower arrangements
the tigerlily

Wednesday 1/9 :: Lunar 12/17 :: Danger/The Basket/Leopard :: 46 Ascending/46 Ascending

The Basket constellation can refer to collecting dung for fuel, which symbolizes how to make the best of every situation. Literally anything can be useful, and plenty of resources appear. Today is called a Danger day because energetically, a new order (Yin) is unseating the powers that be (Yang). The vibe of undermining arises. Others’ opinions of us can nurture resilience rather than sabotage or inflate our natural confidence. Low self-esteem and arrogance are two sides of the same coin—undue emphasis on ourselves. Natural service to our communities keeps these types of narcissism in check. We also have the spiritual support of heaven (cosmos/ancestors) and the ability to make careful yet confident progress. Stay receptive and subordinate (in the good way), and mount the winds of fate. Auspicious activities include: postponement, caution, leisure entering retreat, collecting accounts receivable, bank deposits, starting or adding to a collection, burials, digging, and study.

always on a roll
dung beetle

Thursday 1/20 :: Lunar 12/18 :: Complete/The Ladle/Griffon :: 46 Ascending/6 Disputing

The Ladle constellation portends plenty and fulfillment. The Griffon holds a mirror up to the parts of ourselves that we don’t want to see. As the lion-dog dances at our thresholds to exorcize what is false, we are invited/terrified into integrity. Self-reflection helps us digest what we see, and make adjustments accordingly. If we think we are honest, chances are we can’t see the subtle hypocrisies woven into our underbellies. Good manners guide us out of the woods if we feel lost or confused. We can ease whatever conflicts arise with open-mindedness and mediation. Pushing forward and making our case won’t work. Retreat, reflect, and reintegrate instead. Most things go well: industry and production, weddings, travel, entertaining, gift-giving, paying bills, distant communication, refining ideas, remodeling, physical labor, taking office, taking and making medicine, and renewing commitments.

the wolf at your neck
what will it take to admit
your ruthless hunger

Friday 1/21 :: Lunar 12/19 :: Harvest/Oxboy :: 38 Incompatible/47 Beset

Two magnetic poles long to connect, but naturally repulse each other. Double auspices of frustrated longing may lead to frustrated longing. The Oxboy constellation forever chases the Maiden through the sky, but he will never catch up. He knows she’s not feeling it, but it just doesn’t matter. In high school, I loved a boy so much that I avoided him for two long years. Once, I sent him flowers anonymously. The next day he showed me the card on which I’d scrawled “You are perfect like a flower” in disguised handwriting. His girlfriend had ripped it in half. “Did you do this?” he asked. “No,” I assured him. People, ambitions, or plans may feel out of our reach today. The daily hexagram (The Pit) describes imprisonment made worse by struggling. As Ming says, make your pit into a hermitage. Tribulations make us strong, and today we may get an opportunity for strength training.

capturing the bride
the first snow a prisoner
of my camera

Saturday 1/22 : Lunar 12/20 :: Open/The Maiden/Bat :: 38 Incompatible/64 Not Yet Across

Generous counsel comes from unexpected places. Possibilities that weren’t available yesterday appear, but the day still asks us to wait. Ancient China revered the Maiden constellation as a Guan Yin-like figure known for her wisdom and kindness. But because of her role in the Oxboy fable, she has been diminished to an agent of romantic frustration. The alternative name for this constellation is the Bat, which is a homophone for luck in Chinese, and speaks more to the Maiden’s signature generosity. Be receptive, rest, guard your health, and conserve resources. Building is safe, but not profitable. Avoid initiating anything important, taking risks, receiving medical treatments, and burying the dead. Auspicious activities include recovery from illness, cultural study, solitude, traveling, and playing music.

the luminous dew
if you have nothing to say
say it beautifully

Sunday 1/23 :: Lunar 12/21 :: Shut/The Void/Rat :: 33/Incompatible/40 Release

We are released from recent negativity, but our first moments of freedom are best used to pause and take a deep breath. “Freedom” arises through parameters. Some of our parameters today are called Shut, Void, and Incompatible. You don’t need an English degree to interpret the omen. We may feel afflicted by events that we did not directly cause, and disharmony in the family is more likely to occur today. Stay home, strengthen family ties, and protect your children. Other auspicious activities include burials, memorials, sleep. rest, bank deposits, writing letters, caution, tending graves, and conservatism.

the hush of first snow
the color of a crow’s skull
settles over us

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