As the Lunar World Turns
Sunday, June 24, 2018
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Day Personality
Constellation Personality (Section Five—Character Six)
Today's "constellation personality" is Pleiades (昂). It is the eighteenth of twenty-eight "lunar mansions" (宿) or "constellations." Traditional calendars state that it could presage an invasion, and it has generally be regarded as unlucky. Today, it is seen (in Lunar World) as likely to result in misjudgment ("it seemed like a good idea at the time"). Marriages undertaken today are woeful. Just sayin' (in Lunar World).
Jianchu Personality (Section Five—Character Seven)
The jianchu "personality"
is Grasp (執), and it's good (and crafty). It is the sixth of twelve characters in the jianchu cycle. "Grasp" doesn't mean going out and burning up the town. It means staying in and pushing your limits. Look inward to stretch beyond.
Lucky Stars
(Section Two)
There are two beneficent asterisms today: Heavenly Nobility (天貴) and Five Abundances (五富).
Auspicious Times
(Section Three)
There are four inauspicious (凶) two-hour periods (so four, so good), one in-between (中) times, and seven auspicious (吉) times. One reaction: are you kidding me?
Things to Avoid
(Section Four)
It's
a bad day for Haircuts (理髮) and Marriage (嫁娶). And definitely don't do both.
Just Plain Counting
(Section Four—Characters 1-4)
It is the eleventh (十一) day of the fourth lunar month. The cycle of sixty character is #24: dinghai (丁亥). The days cycle—1, 2, 3, 58, 59, 60, 1, 2, 3...—in perpetuity.
Constellation Personality (Section Five—Character Six)
Today's "constellation personality" is Pleiades (昂). It is the eighteenth of twenty-eight "lunar mansions" (宿) or "constellations." Traditional calendars state that it could presage an invasion, and it has generally be regarded as unlucky. Today, it is seen (in Lunar World) as likely to result in misjudgment ("it seemed like a good idea at the time"). Marriages undertaken today are woeful. Just sayin' (in Lunar World).
Jianchu Personality (Section Five—Character Seven)
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Lucky Stars
(Section Two)
There are two beneficent asterisms today: Heavenly Nobility (天貴) and Five Abundances (五富).
Auspicious Times
(Section Three)
There are four inauspicious (凶) two-hour periods (so four, so good), one in-between (中) times, and seven auspicious (吉) times. One reaction: are you kidding me?
Things to Avoid
(Section Four)
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Just Plain Counting
(Section Four—Characters 1-4)
It is the eleventh (十一) day of the fourth lunar month. The cycle of sixty character is #24: dinghai (丁亥). 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 Earth (土). Ordinarily, the Five Phases weave their way, two-by-two, through the calendar. Yesterday was Earth. Today is Earth, and tomorrow is Fire.
Appropriate Things
(Section Six)
It's a solid day for only two big things today: Venerating Ancestors (祭祀) and Sweeping Rooms (掃舎). Better hunker down and focus on those, people.
(Section Five—Character 5)
Today's slice of the "Five Phases" (sometimes called the "Five Elements") is Earth (土). Ordinarily, the Five Phases weave their way, two-by-two, through the calendar. Yesterday was Earth. Today is Earth, and tomorrow is Fire.
Appropriate Things
(Section Six)
It's a solid day for only two big things today: Venerating Ancestors (祭祀) and Sweeping Rooms (掃舎). Better hunker down and focus on those, people.
Sunday's Lunar Calendar
We
are in the tenth of the twenty-four fifteen day solar periods (the
二十四節氣), which
began on Thursday, June 21 and runs through Friday, July 6. It is called
Summer Arrives or, of course, Summer Solstice (夏至). We are in the
twenty-seventh of the seventy-two
five-day
solar micro periods (the 七十二候). It is called Deer Shed Antlers
(鹿角節). It began on Thursday, June 21 and runs through Monday, June 25.
Solar Periods
(Section Six—Upper and Middle)
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Fear Your Unlucky Stars
(Bottom of Section Six)
The baleful asterisms (the bottom of section six) are Upper Decade (上朔), Hog Mouth (豬口), Doubled Days (重日), and Plundered Balefulness (劫煞). Think about them as movie titles. Really, try it. You'll actually get a sense of what kind of balefulness is going on here.
Miscellaneous Omens and Activities
(Sections Seven and Eight)
Today's miscellaneous omens are White (白) and Mountain (山). The miscellaneous activities are Granary (倉), Bed (牀), and Storehouse (庫). Nobody knows what they mean.
See You Tomorrow
O.k., thread the Pleiadean needle today, folks (and grasp, grasp). I'll see you back here on Sunday night for a preview of Monday in Lunar World.
(Bottom of Section Six)
The baleful asterisms (the bottom of section six) are Upper Decade (上朔), Hog Mouth (豬口), Doubled Days (重日), and Plundered Balefulness (劫煞). Think about them as movie titles. Really, try it. You'll actually get a sense of what kind of balefulness is going on here.
Miscellaneous Omens and Activities
(Sections Seven and Eight)
Today's miscellaneous omens are White (白) and Mountain (山). The miscellaneous activities are Granary (倉), Bed (牀), and Storehouse (庫). Nobody knows what they mean.
See You Tomorrow
O.k., thread the Pleiadean needle today, folks (and grasp, grasp). I'll see you back here on Sunday night for a preview of Monday in Lunar World.
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