Retreating to Autumn: 白露 (Bai-lu)

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Next Monday (Sept 7) will be 白露 (Bai-lu), which technically means we will be seeing dew forming in the early morning as we enter Autumn.
After the 处暑 (Chu-shu, Aug 23) heat hitting close to the Earth surface, this heat will be penetrating the surface and descending further after 秋分 (Qiu-fen, [...]

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, King of Heart

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  image from pitchfork.com 
There is immediate affinity with Michael Jackson for those of us who have grown with him through the same time-space. (re space-time, read posting Walking with Empress Cixi (象) ).
Personally I like mostly his pre-Thriller numbers like:

Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough,
Off The Wall
Beat It,
Billie Jeans

One has to respect his ability to connect with [...]

4th Major Qi Period (23/7~23/9) of Ji Chou Year (己丑年)

Dear friends,
In posting Health Pointers in Ji-Chou Year (2009) I listed out the key cosmic forces that will affect our well being.
Specifically :
……….己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) is governed by the main cosmic force of

Lesser Earth (dampness),  accompanied by
Damp Earth +  Cold Water as two additional major sub-forces.

And that for the 4th Major Qi Period [...]

Frozen in Time : 天長地久

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image from     bbs.chinadaily.com.cn    /      www.flickr.com

Remember 5.12 ?

That was the day when hell arrived on Earth in Western China, with 汶川 (Wen chuan) being the worst hit. It is still a ghost town one year later. Our prayer to all those who perished and suffered.

How about Kung Yu-sum ?  Who’s that you may ask.

Last [...]

Zhu Geliang (“諸葛亮”): The Macro Tuner

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Some of you may be lucky enough to have used an old radio before.
Unlike the digital tuning, tuning into a particular radio station is done manually by turning the tuning nob.
Typically there are 2 tuning nobs :

Rough-tuner   : allows one to search over the spectrum quickly to detect various stations available,
Fine-tuner      : allows one [...]

The Lungs : Your Cosmic Synchronizer

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As discussed before, we are all  subjected  to the influence of Cosmic Forces, and therefore our well being.
Our immediate environment changes according to the rhythm of the 24 Jie-Qi as per posting Rhythm of Great Mother Earth (24 节气).
In addition, the annual basic rhythmic 24 Jie-Qi’s are also subjected to the broader cosmic forces in [...]

Health Pointers in Ji-Chou Year (2009)

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image from  fascinatingly.com
 
We talked about Cosmic Forces in past postings.
As per posting 己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) : 2009, Year of Ox :

……….己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) is governed by the main cosmic force of

Lesser Earth (dampness),  accompanied by
Damp Earth +  Cold Water as two additional major sub-forces.

As a result, it will create an umbrella environment [...]

雨水 (“Yu Shui”) : 2nd Jie Qi

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In 3 days’ time, i.e. Feb 18, 2009, it will be 雨水 (“Yu Shui”), the 2nd 节气 (“Jie-Qi”) of 己丑年 (“Ji Chou” year).
Around 雨水 (“Yu Shui”)  in the Northern hemisphere, Yang-Qi has just risen to the ground level, meeting the cold air just above  it , producing mist and rain. It is  [...]

Chinese calendar : Never Ending Story

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image from www.dsexls.com   /    tupian.hudong.com
 

pj asked why her/his 2nd Lunar-Month leap-Month birthday seems to occur so rarely that she/he is getting impatient. Here’s a similar reply to pj earlier, thought it might be interesting to others too.

As per posting The 5 Cows in the Years of Ox, me which one ?, the Chinese calendar year [...]

元宵節 (“Yuan Xiao Jie”) : 15th Day of 1st Lunar Month

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image from :    edu.ocac.gov.tw  /  www.newsgd.com
 
Today is 元月十五, i.e. 15th Day of the 1st Lunar Month.
Night is call 宵 (“xiao”) in Chinese.  So 元宵 refers to the night of 15th Day of the 1st Lunar Month.
What’s so special about 元宵 that it became a highly celebrated 元宵節 ?
Well for one, it is the [...]