Yang Wood Horse Moon
Peek-a-Boo Pony! It's the Yang Wood Horse Moon, the peak of Summer. If we include this Fire Horse Year as a base, that puts a Double Yang Horse in our hands! Careful, this double Yang Wood & Fire Horse combo is especially volatile - tensions WILL explode! We're in for a double Yang rodeo ride!
As for the poetry of the moment, try to tip toe through the tulips. Horses get it done, but at a cost. They may have to blaze through a few finish lines before they'd even think to look back and notice the flowers they trampled along the way - and by then, it's almost easier to just keep pushing forward and sweep it all under the rug. So for this moon, imagine if all that character was doubled... and on fire too! Think you can handle that?
To make this make sense, prevention is better than medicine. Slow down and get things done well. The more we fluster ourselves focused on a goal, the more we tend to trample on those that matter most. It's way too hard to back track and tidy up after ourselves, so with that in mind, let's try to keep our side of the street clean as we go. Deal?
⧠Double Horse Moon â§
Slow: The forgotten luxury
Small: Pay attention to the details
Soft: The only way to overcome hard
Smooth: Just like Billy D. Williams
Safe: For yourself and others
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
Contents
ã»Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
ã»Astrology and Tea: Shifu and Seanan talk about the lunar calendar.
ã»The Daoist Calendar: Special holidays and how to observe them.
ã»Tai Chi True or False: You've got a 50/50 chance. Is it Yin or Yang?
ã»Along the Way: Tale of two Daoist brothers and their angry master.
ã»Madame Xu's News: Zodiac forecasts from our Hong Kong Oracle.
ã»Final Fortune Cookie: Big wit and wisdom from a tiny little idiom.
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⧠Shifu Says â§
Last week I was invited to demonstrate at the remembrance celebration of my late Shaolin master, Grandmaster Y.C. Chiang. It was a special event that tied into the 50yr anniversary of the Dharma Realm Buddhist University way up in Ukiah at the City of 10,000 Buddhas.
This event was so special for me. I woke up at 5am and drove 2 and a half hours to do a 2 minute Water Dragon demonstration. After the performance, they gifted me a lovely achievement award and a teacher's jacket that, if I'm not mistaken, makes me an official instructor at the Wen Wu School?! This is serious. I'm still in shock from the praise - I better start practicing more!
In all, I'd say there was a good hundred or so folks in attendance, and God knows how many were participating live over Zoom. As special as this event was for me, there was something even more important still yet to come - my son's Kung Fu belt promotion! With that in mind, I left the instant the service ended to give myself extra time to get home, and I'm glad I did because the traffic was at a literal standstill as a result of a rollover crash that shut down the entire highway! The accident happend less than 100yrds in front of me!
In the end, I got back just in time for my son's belt promotion! All of those amazing accolades earlier were nothing compared to the smile I saw on my son's face when I walked in the door. Who ever said that Kung Fu is only for fighting was pooly misinformed. If you ask me... Kung fu is for LIVING!
Hiyah!!!
Astrology & Tea
Summer is here and the heat is on. Weâve arrived at the Horse Moon in a Horse Year, right as the Summer Solstice marks the peak of Yang. This is a time of movement and momentum. Those double broncos are running wild. Days are long and drawn out and the year is asking one simple question... What are you going to do with all of this energy?
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In this edition of Tea Drunk, Shifu and Seanan unpack the significance of a Horse Moon arriving within a Horse Year. Together, they tap into all of the opportunities, challenges, and tendencies that emerge when Fire meets Fire and when what goes up - only goes higher! Whether you'd prefer to charge ahead, rein things in, or simply understand the season you're living through, this conversation offers practical insight rooted in astrology, cultivation, and eons of a living tradition.
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The Dao that can be Spoken...
Daoist Holidays
Fifth/Pomegranate Moon: Yang Wood Horse
Qi Node: Grain Ripens
Holiday: Duan Wu Jie (Dragon Boat) Festival
Prepare Traditional Zong Zi, Eat and Be Merry
Tai Chi True or False
True or False:
Weight must shift between one leg and the another slow, smooth, and even.
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