As the Lunar World Turns
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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Day Personality
(Section Five—Characters Six and Seven)
Today's
"constellation personality" is Winnowing Basket (箕). Calendrical
interpretations stress that it is (at least in our era) a time of wondrous good fortune. Everything from building to burial is auspicious. This is good stuff, people.
The jianchu "personality" is Establish (見),and it is better than it looks. Although it is printed in black ink, it is a great day to get "stuff" underway. To my mind, this is a 70-30 (positive) day, so run with it.
Lucky Stars
(Section Two)
There are two beneficent asterisms today: Lunar Kindness (月恩) and Heavenly Kindness (天恩). "Kindness" is the theme of the day.
Auspicious Times
(Section Three)
There are three inauspicious (凶) two-hour periods, three in-between (中) times, and six auspicious (吉) times. Seriously, who thinks that there is not "auspiciousness inflation" here?
Things to Avoid
(Section Four)
It's a bad day for Moving Soil (動土) and Mourning Visits (行喪). Avoid them (yes, don't even think about revving up the John Deere earth mover...and wait until tomorrow to pay your respects). It's complicated.
Just Plain Counting
(Section Four—Characters 1-4)
It is the third (初三) day of the third lunar month. The cycle of sixty character is #17: gengchen (庚辰). The days cycle—1, 2, 3, 58, 59, 60, 1, 2, 3...—in perpetuity.
(Section Five—Characters Six and Seven)
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The jianchu "personality" is Establish (見),and it is better than it looks. Although it is printed in black ink, it is a great day to get "stuff" underway. To my mind, this is a 70-30 (positive) day, so run with it.
(Section Two)
There are two beneficent asterisms today: Lunar Kindness (月恩) and Heavenly Kindness (天恩). "Kindness" is the theme of the day.
Auspicious Times
(Section Three)
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Things to Avoid
(Section Four)
It's a bad day for Moving Soil (動土) and Mourning Visits (行喪). Avoid them (yes, don't even think about revving up the John Deere earth mover...and wait until tomorrow to pay your respects). It's complicated.
Just Plain Counting
(Section Four—Characters 1-4)
It is the third (初三) day of the third lunar month. The cycle of sixty character is #17: gengchen (庚辰). The days cycle—1, 2, 3, 58, 59, 60, 1, 2, 3...—in perpetuity.
Elemental (and Phased)
(Section Five—Character 5)
Today's slice of the "Five Phases" (sometimes called the "Five Elements") is Metal (金). Ordinarily, the Five Phases weave their way, two-by-two, through the calendar. Yesterday was Earth. Today is Metal, and tomorrow is Metal.
Appropriate Things
(Section Six)
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Wednesday's Lunar Calendar
Solar Periods
(Section Six—Upper and Middle)
We
are in the fifth of the twenty-four fifteen day solar periods (the 二十四節氣), which
began on Thursday, April 4 and runs April 19. It is called Qingming
(清明). We are in the fifteenth of the seventy-two five-day
solar micro periods (the 七十二候). It is called Rainbows Begin to be Seen
(虹始見), and it began on Sunday, April 15, and runs through Thursday,
April 19.
Fear Your Unlucky Stars
(Bottom of Section Six)
The baleful asterisms (the bottom of section six) are Generational Destruction (歲破), Water Scar (水痕), Soil Palace (土府), and Three Mournings (三喪). They are baleful, but they are the flip side, so to speak, of the "auspicious stars" of section two.
Miscellaneous Omens and Activities
(Sections Seven and Eight)
Today's miscellaneous omens are Bifurcation (丫) and Ghost (鬼). The miscellaneous activities are Pestle (碓), Perch (栖), and Mortar (磨). Nobody knows what they mean. Seriously, people, I am not just saying that; I have spent thirty years trying to get answers in China (and beyond).
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So...winnow your basket...and establish. I will see you back here on Wednesday night for Thursday's preview of Lunar World.
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