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The Daoist Outlook・088

May 01, 2026

Full Water Dragon Moon


   Boom! It's kind of the perfect word for the moment. This is Yang rising. In many ways, this is exactly what Yang is supposed to feel like - fast, abrupt, chaotic, and dangerous. These acute flashes of random aggression are all the more amplified in a Yang Fire Horse Year. Funny thing is, this isn't just a for now thing - this is going to be for a while... at least another 8 moons.

   As for the poetry of the moment, ramp up. Ready or not, this is the time to get going. You don't have to run just yet, but you should at least be jogging. The world is picking up it's pace and we can either keep up or get dragged behind - there's no slow lane. Life is living - and it's happening NOW. 
   To make this make sense, let's keep it moving. Even if you've got nothing to do, at least look like you're busy. At some point, the $#&@ will hit the fan, and you'll want to have some solid momentum behind you when it happens. If you're not in over your head already, then consider this a warm-up. The Fire Horse year has only just begun - and the best/worst has yet to come.

✧ Dragon Math ✧
Add: Team up. You can't do it all alone.
Subtract: Trim all the fat and tighten up ship.
Multiply: Don't waste time on nickels and dimes.
Divide: Abundance is amplified when shared.
Resolve: So that everyone leaves whole.

Two Infinities and Beyond


Contents


・Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
・Eight Immortals: Shifu produced a short course of our favorite set!
・The Daoist Calendar:
Special holidays and how to observe them.
・Tai Chi True or False: You've got a 50/50 chance. Is it Yin or Yang? 
・Learning Courtesy: Hijinks and harmony with Gretchen and Grace.
・Functional Feng Shui: A simple suggestion relative to the season.
・Final Fortune Cookie: Big wit and wisdom from a tiny little idiom.

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