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I have resisted talking about COVID 19 for months now because I wanted this space to be the one spot that doesn't have more of the same chaos that is swirling all around us, but today, my area has just been put on SIP (shelter in place) and we will be stuck inside until at … Continue reading Hexagram 7: I Ching Advice for COVID 19
(Continued from The Original Asian Zodiac 5: The Twelve Earth Branches) Ten Heavenly Stems I have to state for the record that this subject is an exhausting subject to dig into. I kept running into a few issues, and although they are not huge issues, they exhaust me. Firstly, all the words are not modern. … Continue reading The Original Asian Zodiac 6: The Ten Heavenly Stems
The Twelve Earthly branches 2020 is the year of the Metal Rat on top of the earthen wall. Sounds quite amazing doesn't it? That's the power of the Can Chi working together to give you the whole picture. Out of everything that has to do with the Asian Calendar, the twelve Earthly Branches take the … Continue reading The Original Asian Zodiac 5: The Twelve Earth Branches
I have a confession to make. For all the years that I have been a living, breathing bona-fide card carrying Taoist, I have never owned a set of yarrow sticks. I'm so embarrassed. Yes, I know how to use yarrow sticks for I Ching divinations. It's not rocket science. But even if it was, I … Continue reading Them Sticks
(Continued from Lên Đồng 2: Mounting the Medium) Folk beliefs are all the rage nowadays. Everybody wants to go tribal. It is the hottest new trend. The Japanese have their Shinto. The Chinese have their Zhōngguó mínjiān xìnyǎng. And us Việts, we have our Đạo Mẫu. I am not surprised that this is so. Remember, … Continue reading Lên Đồng 3: Mother Goddess
