The 5 Cows in the Years of Ox, me which one ?

Dear Friends,

Lets talk a bit about Ox since we will be entering Year of the Ox in just a few days.
In posting 己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) : 2009, Year of Ox it was said that there are 5 different type of Oxen in the 60-year cycle of Chinese Calendar.
The mechanism of the 60-year [...]

Say Goodbye to Stiff Shoulder

Dear Friends,
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Guess computers are becoming necessary evils of modern life. And as a result, we are seeing more people complaining about stiff shoulder or shoulder pain at an ever younger age. It is no longer a priviledge of the 50 something,  teenagers are suffering from it as well.
What’s the best way to [...]

The King and I : Jan 19/20

Dear Friends,
   
On Jan 11, 2008, I posted McCain and Obama : History in the making on the significance of the 2008 presidential race.
Today, Jan 19, is the King’s birthday, who gave that famous speech “I have a Dream” on the steps of Lincoln Memorial on Aug 28, 1963.
Yesterday Obama made a pre-inaugural speech at very same steps. [...]

Spring Greeting A.FX. 6,507 (A.D. 2009) 己丑年

Dear Friends,
Wishing you all and family members a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous Year of  The Ox.
 
 

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Still remember A.FX. ? Visit posting Red Underwear & Your Birthday in Anno F.X. ?.
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The Empire Strikes Back

Dear Friends,
 
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Went to cinema for “Red Cliff 2″(赤壁:決戰天下) yesterday, the trigger for  writing this posting. Important as it is with the problem so close to us, find it rather hard to write to creat a higher awareness on avian flu. Most think it is about the birds, not us humans.
The resevouir of H5N1 is [...]

Strengthen your Middle Qi

Dear Friends,
 As per posting 己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) : 2009, Year of Ox, the Middle Qi is vulnerable here. We have elaborated how the 5 Qi’s interact with each other in posting Revision : 4 Seasons and 24 Jieqi (节气) and other previous postings.
Here’s a simple formula to strenghten your Middle Qi.
1. 党参  (dang shen)            9g
2. 炙甘草 (zhi gancao)      6g
3. 大枣 [...]

Revision : 4 Seasons and 24 Jieqi (节气)

Dear Friends,
Just couple of diagrams to refresh some of the ideas discussed in past postings.
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Traditionally, the 24 Jieqi diagram should be reversed, i.e., Chun-fen （春分) on the left hand side and Qiu-fen(秋分) on the right hand side with an clockwise direction. (In the above diagram, it moves in anti-clockwise direction, starting from Qiu-fen).
To [...]