The Yang Fire Dog Moon
It's the last moon of Autumn, our transition into Winter. This is Yang's last stand before we dip into the pit of Yin. The thing is, Yang rarely goes down without a fight. Think of this like the grand finale before the curtains close - it's the cosmic dog chasing it's ...
Rooster Moon Wanes
We're at the tail end of our celestial Chicken/Snake combo. If we can see beyond the Abrahamic vilification of the sacred serpent and instead honor it as an ancestral wisdom keeper of the earth, then we could equally allow the rooster to mature into a phoenix - the noble ...
The Full Rooster Moon
The full Rooster moon of any Snake year feels like a concentrated chicken bouillon bomb. Hens make great closers - especially if paired with a snake. They cross all of the T's and dot all of the I's. Attention to the details makes your poultry pal the perfect partner in...
Mid Autumn Festival
In the Chinese Lunar calendar, the two biggest celebrations align with the start of Spring for the New Year and the peak of Fall for mid Autumn. It's as if our ancestors preferred these short-lived phases of harmony, ease, and stability over the peaks, pits, and extremes...
Waxing Wood Rooster
Good morning, Chicken littles. Many of you may recall the Wood element as one of youth and fresh new beginnings. So for this Wood Rooster moon, think of yourself as a little baby chick, barely hatched from the egg out into a bold, new world - ripe with both dangers and op...
The Wood Rooster Moon
Hey readers, who's ready for the Yin Wood Rooster Moon? This puts us at the second lunar phase of Autumn and one moon closer to Winter. Whereas the last Monkey moon was all about containment, now with the Rooster, we want focus and refinement. The big chill is coming - ...
Monkey Moon Wanes
Here we are again! It almost feels like yesterday when we last honored the whimsical Monkey Butt/Chicken Head combo as the end of one lunar phase and the beginning of another. Can you believe an entire year has passed?! Since our first edition dropped 13 moons ago, our mode...
Full Monkey Moon
This coming week brings us Teacher Appreciation Day - September 10th. This is a legitimate holiday in China. Like a Mother's or Father's day, but so much more special. Seriously! Sure, your parents give you life and all your basic social/survival skills, but it's up to your ...
Waxing Wood Monkey
The baby Wood Monkey - it's basically a little toddler trying to figure it all out. So small, so pure. Too naive to know the context it's been born into, too innocent to know the trouble it stirs. Everything in sight is curious and new. Of course it's going to make mistake...
The Wood Monkey Moon
In the scope of the five primary elements, wood is considered the baby of the bunch. Not the wood of a mighty oak or a towering pine, but more like a tiny sprout just barely breaking out of the earth. Now pair this quality with the mischievous monkey, you end up with a ...
Double Goat Moon Wanes
It's officially Autumn, at least by way of the Qi Nodes. However, if you go by the moons, we've still got one last week of Goat before we move on to the Monkey. As we round this calendar corner, this is when we should trim the fat and lighten our loads. It's less about...
Full Double Goat Moon
Welcome to the last full moon of Summer. Yang rarely goes out without a bang, but what goes up must come down. Even if you have some gas left in the tank, it might only be just enough to get home. Let's not get distracted just because we've caught hold of a second wind....
