Twenty Five Down
This is quite the landmark for us! Twenty-five issues may not seem like a big deal, but if you consider there are only fifty-two weeks in a year, we're pretty much halfway through. They say big treasures come from heaven, but little treasures are accumulated bit by bit over ...
The Red Lantern Festival
It feels like only yesterday we were honoring the Yang Wood Dragon, and now here we are, already well into the Snake. The two week festival that we call Chinese New Year, is just about complete. It's officially finished on the first full moon of the year - a holiday ...
It's Tiger Time!
And we're off! The Yang Earth Tiger has kick started a fresh new year for us to navigate! Earth Tigers are mean, massive, and mighty. Try to imagine a fully grown apex predator and all the power it can pack in a single pounce. This beast could literally eat it's fill of what...
Happy New Year!
For almost all of Asia, the Lunar New Year celebration is quite literally the biggest party of the year. It honors the return of spring and the promise of renewal from the cyclical rise of yang. This two week extravaganza is full of colorful snacks, fresh fruits, fun foods, a...
Getting Clean for Spring
All too often, here in the West, we hear the phrase “spring cleaning;” but for us, the cleaning begins before spring. We want to clear the air to make room for a brand new year and all the abundance that comes with it. This extends beyond our mere material surroundin...
The Final Full Moon
This is a juicy time of year. Similar to how the native Hawaiians have all these different ways to describe the rain, or how the Inuit Eskimos have all these different ways to describe the snow, there are just as many ways that we can describe this yearly shift from the p...
Happy Solar New Year
Western civilization loves yang energy. Look at our winter - parties, bright lights, fireworks, and loud noises fill the air. Even our mainstream creation story begins with a Big Bang. Yet here we are, in the deepest pit of yin. All of this banging and clanging feels a l...
New Yin Fire Ox Moon
As the Yin Fire Ox Moon rises, we find ourselves in the final lunar phase of winter and the last moon of the Dragon Year. This transitional period is one of quiet reflection and careful preparation. This is when nature itself seems to pause and gather its strength. The f...
Rat Moon Wanes
Can you feel it? This is a really special time we're in. Do you feel lost, or in the dark? Do you feel like the world is falling apart all around you? Good! It means you're in tune. It's not you, it's nature. Allow yourself to be ok with it. Don't make it wrong, that just lead...
Full Fire Rat Moon
Here we are at the full rat moon, this is the absolute peak of winter. It's all down hill from here. By a conventional solar standard, solstice is still a week away, winter hasn't even started yet. This parallels the classic fabel of the tortoise and the hair, aka the moon...
The Day Creation Began
Every ancient culture has their own creation myth about how the universe began. Some stories say we came from the sea, others say we came from the stars. Even science attributes the creation of the universe to a big bang in the middle of nowhere. Everyone has a spin on...
New Yang Fire Rat Moon
And like that, we're nearly halfway through the winter. These dragon years really fly by fast. Can you believe it? The next two moons of rat and ox just so happen to align with fire, meaning we're all geared up for a wild ride that will likely be over just as soon as i...
