Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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7/6..................................................................................................................6/29
7/6..................................................................................................................6/29
As time goes on, I will link all of the sections to lengthy background essays. This will take a while. In the meantime, take a look, read the introduction, and think about all of the questions that emerge from even a quick look at the calendar.
三
十
二期星
Sixth Month, Thirtieth Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, June 30
Tuesday, June 30
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
陰聖
心得
Sagely Heart-Mind
Yin Virtue
心得
Sagely Heart-Mind
Yin Virtue
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
中中凶
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
中吉中
亥未卯
吉凶凶
中吉中
亥未卯
吉凶凶
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
The hours above are for Hong Kong. It is up to you if you want to recalibrate or to assume that the cyclicality of the calendar "covers" the rest of the world. This is a greater interpretive challenge than you might think.
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Section Four
Activities to Avoid
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
除理
服法
Patterning Hair
除理
服法
Patterning Hair
Discarding Clothing
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
五
丁
丑
水
觜
尾
五
丁
丑
水
觜
尾
Fifteenth Day (Fifth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: dingchou (14/60)
Phase (element): Water
Constellation: Beak of the Turtle (20/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Danger (8/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
祭
祀
掃
舍
長歲
星破
重上
喪兀
星破
重上
喪兀
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Sweeping Rooms
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Sweeping Rooms
Baleful Astral Influences
Generational Destruction
Upper Amputee
Long Star
Repeat Mourning
Upper Amputee
Long Star
Repeat Mourning
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫 人
Bifurcation, Person
丫 人
Bifurcation, Person
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Section Eight
厠 庫
Granary
Toilet, Storehouse
Toilet, Storehouse
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