Waxing Water Horse Moon
This is the big peak. As we rapidly approach the summit of the Snake, this is where we get to pump the gas one last time to get us over the final hump. Be sure to savor that little instant of air time before G-force sets in and pulls you back down to the dark pit of...
Dragon Boat Festival
Every year, on the fifth day of the fifth moon, many Asian cultures honor the Dragon Boat Festival. It's attributed to a nobel Prime Minister, Qu Yuan, from over 2000 years ago. According to legend, he drowned himself out of political protest, and all the people rushed ...
New Horse Moon
As we round the peak of summer it's funny to think that the Snake Year is already halfway through. If there ever was a moment to be seized, then this is it. The Horse moon is your chance to wrap things up and complete them with definitive resolve. After this phase, it'll be mo...
Double Snake Moon Wanes
The days are slow but the years are fast; can you believe that it's already Summer?! Relative to your position on this planet, you may not even notice the heat, but a lap around the sun is a lap around the sun. If you feel like the seasons are lagging, try to relate...
Full Double-Snake Moon
Back in the days of young Confucius, before he made a name for himself as a civil philosopher, he traveled all over China on a campaign to unify the lands. This was not an easy task. Imagine all the different ethnic minorities, all the different languages and dialects...
The Snake's Squeeze
Snakes are creative killers. We all know that they bite, some even use their venom! The scary ones, however, squeeze and suffocate. Try to keep this in mind as the season begins to heat up and tensions get tight. You don't want to get choked out by the stress of a Double...
New Snake Moon
We've got ourselves a very special double Snake flavor to explore. With a Yin Wood Snake year coupled with a Yin Metal Snake moon, it's as if we've got our own little ouroboros. The mirror nature of this moon combined with the constant conflict of metal and wood creates just e...
Dragon Moon Wanes
This is it, the last bit of Spring. Can you believe that we're already starting Summer? As quickly as we breezed through Winter and Spring, the Summer might feel a little long this time around. We've got ourselves a double-goat leap-year which is going to translate as an ex...
Full Dragon Moon
Admittedly, this moon is far less emotional than the previous one, but the charge is certainly stronger. Nature is in full bloom and the year is beginning to ramp up. There's a lot of potential to manage right now. How are you with containment? Can you keep it all under wrap...
The Yang Metal Dragon
We've made it to the final moon of Spring, the Yang Metal Dragon. After this phase, Yang takes full flight up into the heights of Summer. That's when the rubber hits the road and things really start to ramp up - but for now, we wait. It's like the calm before a big sto...
New Dragon Moon
The annual Qing Ming Festival is this week in China. The name translates as "Clear and Bright." It's pretty much the same as "Dia De Los Muertos" in Mexico, except our holiday is in the Spring and there's is in the Fall. What's interesting is how both of these death festivals...
Rabbit Moon Wanes
We're not out of the woods just yet. The lucky rabbit may have evaded the terrestrial threat of the tiger, but she may very well run right into the jaws of a Dragon. The next two moons are considered the most potent of the twelve zodiac archetypes - all the other moons are ...
