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The Daoist Outlook・102

Aug 07, 2026

The Goat Moon Wanes


   Here we are, the last leg of Summer - any last words? Consider this phase "Project Hail Mary," Yang's last ditch effort. This is the time to get inside! It's no longer about being wise, now it's about being human. Whodini was right, "The Freaks Come Out at Night," so curb those cravings or find yourself in the company of all the other hungry ghosts that roam around after dusk.

   As for the poetry of the moment, watch yourself. Go home and go to bed. Don't listen to Dylan Thomas. No one in their right mind should be out there raging into the dying light. Why not just go home and enjoy all the fireworks from your porch? It's mostly ghosts out running about chasing cravings - so if you're up late seeking thrills, don't be surprised when you find them.
   To make this make sense, get a grip on yourself. It's less about restriction and more about reservation. Winter's coming soon and we're going to want all our wits intact. Enjoy wholesome, homely activities that can nourish and sustain rather than expensive, exotic adventures than diminish and drain. 

✧ Take It Easy ✧

Start Earlier: Get those worms!
Finish Earlier:
Utilize your head start.
Eat Earlier: Give yourself time to digest.
Retire Earlier: Go home and go to bed.
Wake Earlier: Then do it all again.

Play Stupid Games - Win Stupid Prizes

Contents


⭐︎ Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
⭐︎ Student of the Month: Could it be you? What did you do to earn it?
⭐︎ 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?
✭ Deep Steeps: Shifu Zooms with his Kung Fu Uncle, Ray Carbullido.
✭ This is How to Brew It: It's a Teenage Mutant Golden Turtle Oolong!
✭ Final Fortune Cookie: Big wit and wisdom from a tiny little idiom.


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