The Yin Earth Ox Moon
Welcome to the 12th Moon, the Ox Moon, the last moon of the Lunar Year.While so many drag their knuckles, dreading the day, we're wise to sleep in and avoid the big bustle all together. In Ox, stillness doesn't mean stagnant, and slow doesn't mean stupid. If you're home...
Earth Rat Moon Wanes
We're now a solid week into the Solar New Year, and hopefully you're still sleeping in and dragging your feet around the house. If you've already given up on your New Year resolutions - good for you! Far too many of us kick off January with a big blaze under our butts o...
The Full Earth Rat Moon
Rat's are social, but homely. This is the time of year for a rat to snuggle up and stay home with the people they love. In saying this, we don't mean host, and we certainly don't mean entertain. This is when warm blooded rodents want to cuddle and get their tails tied...
The Waxing Earth Rat
The Earth element is grounded, level, and stable. With relation to a human experience, this often translates as structure, routine, and consistency. In an Earth school, there's a big focus on maintaining a simple, modest lifestyle, eating small, bland meals, and focusing...
The Yang Earth Rat Moon
Last moon, we closed out the Pig by thinking BIG! Now that we've moved on to the Earth Rat, it's time to get grounded and take little nibbles out from that great big pie in the sky. There's no way to swallow your vision whole, it would be far more appropriate to break...
Fire Pig Moon Wanes
Here we are at the curly-tail end of our Yin Fire Pig Moon. The solstice is nearly upon us and we're quickly encroaching upon the deepest pit of Yin for the year - but don't worry - it'll fly right by and should be over before it even begins. Once this phase comes to pass...
A Full Fire Pig Moon
Last week we leaned in on the internal transformative power of a pig, but did you know that it has an external transformative capacity too? It's true! If you plucked a feral boar from the wild - tusks, hair, and all - and threw it in a pen, within 3-6 mo. it'd look no ...
The Waxing Fire Pig
Did you know that pigs could live under an outhouse and thrive? They can literally eat nothing but food scraps and feces and still be perfectly content. The other animal that could do that is the goat; but if a goat eats garbage, it will taste like garbage - both the me...
The Yin Fire Pig Moon
Whoa Nellie, what a ride! Can you believe it's Winter already!? The tail end of this Yin Wood Snake Year is here, but with a Yin Fire Pig moon, anticipate some volatility. First off, Snakes and Pigs don't get along. It would be all too easy for a Snake Year to bully a...
Fire Dog Moon Wanes
This is it, Autumn has fallen - this is Winter. If you've caught the drift, then you've already down-shifted into a slow and steady groove through the first two weeks of this transition moon. But, if you didn't get the hint, then you're probably banging your head against ...
A Full Fire Dog Moon
Dogs are often touted as "A man's best friend." Their love is unconditional. Their loyalty is unwavering. It's no wonder why they would say "All dogs go to heaven," because they naturally express all the caring qualities we aspire towards within ourselves. After all, "Do...
The Waxing Fire Dog
Hot diggity dog. Fire puppies are helpful, loyal, and sweet - but almost to a fault. These playful muts are all too capable of following their master off of a jaged cliff for nothing more than the promise of a bone. Sure, it's ok to get riled up for a meaningful cause, bu...
