Tiger Bulletin: A Month of Herding Cats

Auspicious Dates and Places
for
The (1^st) month of the Water Tiger 2022.
(04:58 4^th February to 22:42 5^th March inclusive)
in the Year of the Water Tiger.
Public Bulletin

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Peace
Hexagram 11

A 2 month                                    focuses on relationship.
A typical Tiger Month            gets things going.
Where to be this month:       East, South West, South East.
Default orientation:                Face North West.
Where not to be this month: North, North East.
Favoured Animals:                   Tiger, Horse, Dog, Pig.
Especially challenged:            Monkey, Snake, Rat, Dragon
The Hexagram (above):         12 Tai, Peace, Earth over Heaven, Communion.
Summary:                                    get back in the game.

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Water Tiger Month Lo Shu

The Month of the Water Tiger
So now a Water Tiger Month opens a Water Tiger Year; a double dose of restless yang Wood and a foreshadowing of the year itself which of course is full of problems global, social and domestic that call for urgent attention. You can observe the changes day by day as the month wears on. They may offer some inkling as to the progress of the whole year. But it’s a year and month of big challenge.

The Tiger is fierce, patient and farsighted. Tiger Mother is for instance a byword for tough love. The Tiger is yang Wood which means it moves fast and much, in between periods of stillness. The Tiger’s time is first and second thing, when rest turns to motion. We prepare for and enter the day and by some accounts the Year, with the Tiger. Expect rapid movement and rapid change this month and expect it to be reflected in the year as a whole. This year we solve, mitigate or ignore the twin challenges of climate change and inequality, two puzzles which may distil to the same essence.

The Tiger sits in the North East which is where the most powerful energy originates this year, like a gale blowing South West. The term usually employed for the presiding Animal is tai sui or Great Year, a year, if you will, of twelve years. Just as the Tiger Month marks the return of vitality and birth, so a Tiger Year ends the long Winter of the last three years. We are emerging into light and motion. Optimism is not beyond reach.

As this Month and Year are Water Tigers, Wood predominates. Water gives birth to Wood, allows it to grow, for the limbs to flex and journeys to proceed. We know our plants are alive because they are moving, that is growing. This is true only of Wood: animals don’t grow forever, stones and ponds don’t grow at all. Wood is in constant motion, feeding on Water, the resources of the Earth and the Fire of the Sun.

The centre of the luo shu (or magic square) of Year and Month hold respectively the wu huang or 5 Yellow and the motherly 2. Some read this conjunction as sickness. Best anyway to stay away from centres, HQs, capitals and the tai chi. Has there ever been a more clear indication from the universe to work from home if you can?  Nonetheless I’m more inclined to focus on the 2’s nurturing and concern, she is yin Earth, the Universal Mother.

And on the sheer power of the 5 Star. The Tao doesn’t appear to have a moral or indeed any other kind of viewpoint, so damage is surely not what the wu huang represents. The 5 is more like a nuclear power station: we want warm Water but best not sit on the reactor. Translated for domestic use: face the tai chi but don’t occupy it.

The Hexagram* common to Year and Month is Number 13 Tong Ren, Union of Men, a call to assembly and common purpose. That’s the only way we’re going to get through this.
Monthly Book of Changes Interpretation Workshops start early March. Join us.
Richard Ashworth 3^rd February 2022. 
*ie specific to the Water Tiger rather than all Tigers.

The Month of the Water Tiger, Animal by Animal:
These generic forecasts carry different nuances dependent upon whether this Animal rules your Year, Month, Day, Hour or Life House.

Tiger (1950, 62, 74, 86, 98; births in February*, 3-5am & on certain days#) Fully charged; start making plans that take you into 2024. And act upon them.

Rabbit (1951, 63, 75, 87, 99; births in March*, 5-7am & on certain days#) Demanded of; perhaps overly but rising to it takes you places you had only dreamed of.

Dragon (1952, 64, 76, 88, 2000; births in April* 7-9am & on certain days#) Yield to make progress; truth is at premium.

Snake (1941,53, 65, 77, 89; births in May*, 9-11am & on certain days#) Waking from slumber empowered. Pick up the threads. Some hindrance.

Horse (1942, 54, 66, 78, 90; births in June*, around midday & on certain days#) Fully powered; use power wisely and ensure its longevity.

Sheep (1943, 55, 67, 79, 91; births in July*, 1-3pm & on certain days#) If you enter with good intentions so will everybody else.

Monkey (1944, 56, 68, 80, 92; births in August*, 3-5pm & on certain days#) facing into the prevailing wind; tack and you progress.

Rooster (1945, 57, 69, 81, 93; births in September*, 5-7pm & on certain days#) You may feel kind of irrelevant; you’re not but you may be distracted.

Dog (1946, 58, 70, 84, 96; births in October*, 7-9pm & on certain days#) Directed, focused: run!

Pig (1947, 59, 71, 83, 95; births in November*, 9-11pm & on certain days#) Full steam ahead; expect support, serendipity and the legacy of your best behaviour.

Rats (1948, 60, 72, 84, 96; births in December* 11pm-1am & on certain days#). 3rd party disputes. Easy to waste time. Unhelpful distractions.

Ox (1949, 61, 73, 85, 97; births in January*, 1-3am & on certain days#) Time to rest & trust as the year unfolds in ways that are hard to scry. Breaks come & go, pay attention.
* Chinese Months start later than European ones. # You’ll need help or a Chinese Calendar for this
Special Days in February:

Especially helpful

Sunday 13^th February, Fire Rooster, House, Danger (4) **** Risky.
Quid pro quo; don’t price yourself out of the market but don’t sell yourself short either.
Activity: not today.
Special Favour:
Earth(89) Metal(41) Water(53) Snake
All Oxen,
All Dragons, the flexible.
In any Pillar

Not so helpful.

Monday 7^th February, Metal Rabbit, Bow, Remove (7) ***** Hurried.
Yin Wood in Yang Wood Month & Year – just too much. Danger of overwhelm. Do as little as necessary & be kind to yourself.
Activity:     NW for assistance.
Favours:     no one much.

Where to locate in February

East, Ambition: Year Star: 3 Month Star: 9. Sun (Rabbit E2),
Young men flourish this month, especially Pigs and especially here in the East where Wood is at its purest. Kuas 3, 4 & 9 probably gain most: promotions, accomplishment and recognition. Again settle here to get a job done; rise early, decorate with Wood i.e. live plants – three is a good number. Add Water, even a fountain and perhaps blue décor) plus Wood e.g three leafy plants. Don’t overheat.

Where not to locate in February

North East, Wealth Star: Tai sui (Tiger) or Year Star: 8 Month Star: 5.
As tricky as the North East gets this year. You should only be occupying NE2 or NE3 (ie approx 40-65º NE) anyway. East Group decamp South, West Group South West. There will nonetheless be days of great creativity here this month, principally the 5^th & 23rd.
Reduce negative impact: with t’ang lung, Chue cure for the wu huang.

Richard Ashworth is one of the most respected Western Feng Shui Masters. He was among the pioneers of feng shui survey & analysis at a distance (for now of course the most prudent way to do it) on MySpirit Radio in the noughties. A good taster of his approach may be found on Audible at https://adbl.co/2m92Es3. You can also see him at work on tv’s Housebusters at https://bit.ly/2lJWLBl  Or read his collected Feng Shui Diaries. Most Thursdays and Fridays he is to be found teaching both feng shui and ba zi one-to-one online (times by mutual arrangement) with students from Seattle to Belgium.

Richard has worked from Lebanon to Bermuda, in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and with stars such as Naomie Harris, Kelly Hoppen and Gillian Anderson. Unusually for a Western Master, he has addressed the Grand Masters at the International Feng Shui Conference in Singapore. He is now also a Founder Committee Member of the IFSA UK Chapter.

Every month we send subscribing clients a more comprehensive monthly bulletin than this one, covering in detail right places to be (and when) as well as the most helpful days Animal by Animal & much more from the Chinese calendar.
Subscriptions (and further info): Sheilaashworthfengshui@gmail.com

Richard Ashworth©
www.imperialfengshui.info

Auspicious Dates and PlacesforThe (11th) month of the Metal Rat 2021

Auspicious Dates and Places
for
The (11^th) month of the Metal Rat 2021.
(07:00am 7^th December to 17:46 5^th January  inclusive)
as the Year of the Metal Ox turns to the Water Tiger.
Public Bulletin
 

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Hexagram 19

 
 
A 4 month                              is curious – in all sorts of ways.
A typical Rat Month              brings discussion
Where to be this month:       South West, North.
Default orientation:               Face North West.
Where not to be this month: North West, North East.
Favoured Animals:                 Monkey, Rat, Dragon, Ox.
Especially challenged:           Horse, Sheep, Dog, Tiger
The Hexagram (above):           19, Lin, Advancing, Earth over Lake.
Summary:                               exploratory, communicative.
  

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2       4       6
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Metal Rat Month Lo Shu.

 

 
The least we can do is wave to each other.
(Peter Hammill.)
 
Of all months the Rat is the one when we are most likely to socialise. Even if we aren’t attending office parties this year we are at least likely to be with family. That’s what the Rat is for: communication and connection before we return to the hurly burly. The sequence of the energies of the year has run its course from the stirring Wood of the Tiger last February via the hurry of the Fire Months and the cut and thrust of Autumn, to now, the time of conclusions. Now we talk. Even if only via a screen.
 
The Rat is the premier talker but also the keeper of secrets. This is yin and yang. The Rat on the Beam, high above the dinner guests as they exchange indiscretions, as well as the Chair of the Public Meeting. Rat has an agenda and if you haven’t, the Rat will tend to promote theirs. That makes this a month to engage but also one to consider your words before parting with them. And to listen.
 
Rat* is capable of the most profound communication. But may nonetheless not make regular use of that capacity. Water stands for deep feelings but not necessarily their expression.. And if we’re not sharing our true feelings we don’t know each other at all. Which is risky. What’s for sure though is that ultimately relationship is all there is.
 
See you in ’22.
Richard Ashworth 7a.m. 7^th December 2021 
*(1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, December, every 12^th day and midnight births)
 
The Month of the Metal Rat, Animal by Animal:
These generic forecasts carry different nuances dependent upon whether this Animal rules your Year, Month, Day, Hour or Life House.
 
Rats (1948, 60, 72, 84, 96; births in December* 11pm-1am & on certain days#). Open mouth but also ears in what will be a talkative month.
 
Ox (1949, 61, 73, 85, 97; births in January*, 1-3am & on certain days#) A blast of power till February opens. You can still dictate the order of things.
 
Tiger (1950, 62, 74, 86, 98; births in February*, 3-5am & on certain days#) If anything, over-powered, at a time when you need to slow down for a while. Avoid additional commitment for now.
 
Rabbit (1951, 63, 75, 87, 99; births in March*, 5-7am & on certain days#) acknowledge resentment and take responsibility. Tap into the rising Tiger.
 
Dragon (1952, 64, 76, 88, 2000; births in April* 7-9am & on certain days#) Empowered and emboldened for the time being. Take smaller risks. Begin to re-think 2022.
 
Snake (1941,53, 65, 77, 89; births in May*, 9-11am & on certain days#) Quiet suits you this month; re-charge; it all works out.
 
Horse (1942, 54, 66, 78, 90; births in June*, around midday & on certain days#) Enthusiasm for your wilder designs is dampened. Probably for the best.
 
Sheep (1943, 55, 67, 79, 91; births in July*, 1-3pm & on certain days#) Interference likely; if you can’t avoid Christmas with the in-laws, approach it gingerly.
 
Monkey (1944, 56, 68, 80, 92; births in August*, 3-5pm & on certain days#) Play – 2022 tests you. Be ready. Know which Pillar is which.
 
Rooster (1945, 57, 69, 81, 93; births in September*, 5-7pm & on certain days#) Hard to keep up; you did before, you’ll do it again.
 
Dog (1946, 58, 70, 84, 96; births in October*, 7-9pm & on certain days#) If the way is blocked, notice that it’s you blocking it.
 
Pig (1947, 59, 71, 83, 95; births in November*, 9-11pm & on certain days#) all a bit too much. Discern between opportunity and distraction; both likely this month. * Chinese Months start later than European ones. # You’ll need help or a Chinese Calendar for this.
 
Special Days in December:
Especially helpful

Friday 10^th December Water Dragon, Ghost, Stable (2) **** Nostalgic.
Water Dragon made even more eloquent in a Rat Month; a day to draw lessons from the past. Don’t leap into action just yet. Do discuss to the nth.
Activity: Monkey SW3 (WSW around 240º) for company.
Magic in the air: Monkey, Rat, Rooster in any Pillar. Could crowd Dragons. 
 
Not so helpful.

Tuesday 21^st December, Water Rabbit, Tail, Balance, (4) **** Dallying.
A glimpse of 2023. Focus is on the domestic with some serendipity and a taste of delayed justice. Could be romantic or at least poetic. Again April 7-9a.m., May 9-11a.m. & so on.
Hinders: Dragons, Roosters, those who won’t adapt.
Activity: Sheep SW (SSW around 205º) for helpful reflection. 
 
Where to locate in December

West, Intervention: Year Star:8; Month Star:6.
Both helpful Stars. 1:6:8 incorporates three beneficial Stars offering mutual support: the Earth of the 8 fuels the Metal of the 6 which in turn feeds the Water of the 1. Occupy, enhance with revelry; Dui the Trigram of the West likes a good time. Partaaaay.
Maximise: Water:prosperous 1:6:8. Add blue or bowl of Water change daily. 
 
Where not to locate in December
South East, Determination: Year Star:5 Month Star:3. Annual Wu huang. Moon (Dragon SE1) Money and other loss. Still a very poor place for anything fruitful.

Mitigate all year: t’ang lung.

 

Richard Ashworth is one of the most respected Western Feng Shui Masters. He was among the pioneers of feng shui survey & analysis at a distance (for now of course the most prudent way to do it) on MySpirit Radio in the noughties. A good taster of his approach may be found on Audible at https://adbl.co/2m92Es3.You can also see him at work on tv’s Housebusters at https://bit.ly/2lJWLBl  Most Thursdays and Fridays he is to be found teaching both feng shui and ba zi one-to-one online (times by mutual arrangement) with students from Seattle to Belgium,
 
Richard has worked from Lebanon to Bermuda, in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and with stars such as Naomie Harris, Kelly Hoppen and Gillian Anderson. Unusually for a Western Master, he has addressed the Grand Masters at the International Feng Shui Conference in Singapore.
 
Every month we send (at a modest fee) retainer clients a more comprehensive monthly bulletin than this one, covering in detail right places to be (and when) as well as the most helpful days Animal by Animal & much more from the Chinese calendar.
Subscriptions (and further info): Sheilaashworthfengshui@gmail.com

 
Richard Ashworth©
www.imperialfengshui.info

 

 

Auspicious Dates and Places forThe month of the Earth Pig 2021.

Auspicious Dates and Places
for
The (10^th) month of the Earth Pig 2021.
(14:21pm 7^th November to 07:44am 7^th December inclusive)
in the Year of the Metal Ox.
Public bulletin

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The Receptive
Hexagram 2

A 5 month                                    is hazardous.
A typical Pig Month                    has many uses.
Where to be this month:            South, North East.
Default orientation:                    Face South East.
Where not to be this month:     tai chi, West.
Favoured Animals:                    Rabbit, Sheep, Tiger.
Especially challenged:               Snake, Monkey, Pig, Rooster, Ox.
The Hexagram (above):             2, Kun, Earth, Earth over Earth, The Receptive.
Summary:                                   chaotic, capricious.

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2021
Pig Month lo shu

That which has always been one way has always been another.
“Transformation is not bound to any form”  The Great Commentary.

The Pig is the most versatile of the Chinese Zodiac Animals; people born under this sign (in any Pillar) are often spoiled for choice between talents. And in the Tiger Year they will be among the most favoured. This is partly because of the Pig’s special relationship with the Tiger; technically they combine to make Wood. Both are made stronger by this, the Tiger more fierce, the Pig more creative. And now the first signs of the Tiger year are with us.

As it happens this month for the above and other reasons, brings the first seeds of the New Year. The Qi which has been dipping since shortly before the peak of Fire at the Summer Solstice, turns around on the 12^th. It is a way away yet but Spring is coming. Can you feel it?

The only constant of course is change. Here in Godalming, last night brought the first frost, a hard one, the car needed scraping this morning and the leaves on the budleia were stiff as parchment. The tropical plants are safe inside now and the effect upon vegetables as yet undug will vary. Just as we see the first traces of the distant Spring, the ground becomes concrete.

The Earth Pig of this month however is not the most flexible of the Pigs; that’s yin Earth for you, likes to stick to the point. Not always such a bad idea. And this 5 Month brings some kind of reckoning as the Nine Stars return to their homes. That’s another way in which this month brings a taste of 2022.

In my Tiger Year Forecast Day, on the 4^th and 5^th of December I will be elaborating on the likely shape, trends and portents of 2022, as the underlying Qi changes. What’s coming down the pike with the Water Tiger of 2022? For your home, yourself, your livelihood and the World beyond? I also become available for Zoom Tune-Ups from January 17.

The world changes and that which has always been one way has always been another.
Richard Ashworth 3^rd November 2021. 
The Month of the Earth Pig, Animal by Animal:
These generic forecasts carry different nuances dependent upon whether this Animal rules your Year, Month, Day, Hour or Life House.

Pig (1947, 59, 71, 83, 95; births in November*, 9-11pm & on certain days#) You may find advice and even assistance insufferable. Reconsider, I should.

Rats (1948, 60, 72, 84, 96; births in December* 11pm-1am & on certain days#). Frustrating and pre-climactic.

Ox (1949, 61, 73, 85, 97; births in January*, 1-3am & on certain days#) The blocks feel so much bigger because they are new to you.

Tiger (1950, 62, 74, 86, 98; births in February*, 3-5am & on certain days#) Ambivalent: simultaneously empowered and impeded. Note the first, accept the second.

Rabbit (1951, 63, 75, 87, 99; births in March*, 5-7am & on certain days#) Protect & include the Sheep. 2^nd consecutive month with romantic possibilities. Value yourself.

Dragon (1952, 64, 76, 88, 2000; births in April* 7-9am & on certain days#) Less resistant, more perverse than last month; play to your strengths.

Snake (1941,53, 65, 77, 89; births in May*, 9-11am & on certain days#) Opposed; tack, steer into the skid. It may take you where you need to go.

Horse (1942, 54, 66, 78, 90; births in June*, around midday & on certain days#) Third party disputes. Stick to your guns and the point.

Sheep (1943, 55, 67, 79, 91; births in July*, 1-3pm & on certain days#) Help at last. Liaise with Rabbits; this may mean networking from home. Accept help.

Monkey (1944, 56, 68, 80, 92; births in August*, 3-5pm & on certain days#) Proxy fights; declare peace pre-emptively.

Rooster (1945, 57, 69, 81, 93; births in September*, 5-7pm & on certain days#) Some kind of sacrifice called for to avoid greater loss..

Dog (1946, 58, 70, 84, 96; births in October*, 7-9pm & on certain days#) Some gain but choose your day(s) – the better ones are later in the month.
* Chinese Months start later than European ones. # You’ll need help or a Chinese Calendar for this.

Special Days in November:
Especially helpful

Wed 1^st December, Water Sheep, Wall, Success (2) Opening
Barriers come down. There’s a pull to the heart of things both in the nature of this Sheep and in the 5 Star that rules the month. Resist or succumb, but notice.
Activity: Sheep SW1 (around 205º SSW) to be fully involved.
Favours:  best able to make use.
Earth(59) Metal(71)Pig.
Earth(99) Metal(51) Rabbit      all in any Pillar
Wood(55) Sheep.
Water(42) Horse.

Not so helpful.

Wed 17^th November, Earth Snake, Carriage, Destruction (6)  Stay put.
Mischievous; attempting to harness today’s undoubted power is likely to be misguided; it’s all going on beneath the surface. Not for travel. Positive change follows acceptance.
Favours: no one much.
Activity: tai chi for patience.

Where to locate in November

North East, Wealth Star: Tai sui/Year Star: 9; Month Star: 8.
Healthy and wealthy. The 8 blesses, the 9 magnifies: all things being equal, this is where to be this month. Metal ming kuas (ie 6 & 7) may gain most along with Tigers and Rats. It may be the best place for the Pig too.
Maximise: with Fire: bright light 24/7.

Where not to locate in November
South East, Determination: Year Star: 5 Month Star: 4. Annual Wu huang.

Stupefying; stay away for another couple of months yet. Facing South East remains helpful.
Mitigate all year: t’ang lung.

Richard Ashworth is one of the most respected Western Feng Shui Masters. He was among the pioneers of feng shui survey & analysis at a distance (for now of course the most prudent way to do it) on MySpirit Radio in the noughties. A good taster of his approach may be found on Audible at https://adbl.co/2m92Es3.You can also see him at work on tv’s Housebusters at https://bit.ly/2lJWLBl  Most Thursdays and Fridays he is to be found teaching both feng shui and ba zi one-to-one online (times by mutual arrangement) with students from Seattle to Belgium,

Richard has worked from Lebanon to Bermuda, in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and with stars such as Naomie Harris, Kelly Hoppen and Gillian Anderson. Unusually for a Western Master, he has addressed the Grand Masters at the International Feng Shui Conference in Singapore.

Every month we send (at a modest fee) retainer clients a more comprehensive monthly bulletin than this one, covering in detail right places to be (and when) as well as the most helpful days Animal by Animal & much more from the Chinese calendar.
Subscriptions (and further info): Sheilaashworthfengshui@gmail.com

Richard Ashworth©
www.imperialfengshui.info

My diary for the month of the Water Tiger

Shaken but not stirred.
My diary for the month of the Water Tiger
(23:49 Feb 3^rd to 17:36 Mar 5^th inclusive)
in the Year of the Fire Rooster.Tai

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Peace
Hexagram 11

“One day when you conquer yourself and return to true order, the whole world will revert to humanity.”
Liu I-Ming.

The Tiger Month
Animal by Animal
During this Water Tiger Month,
The Rat moves to a distance,
The Ox decelerates,
You Tigers know your rights,
The smart Rabbit is using every moment wisely,
The Dragon begins to relax,
The Snake reaches for the sky,
The Horse may be startled,
The Sheep can advance once more,
The Monkey knows the limits,
The Rooster may still not get it,
The Dog protects the defenceless. Or not,
and
The Pig sees many more alternatives.

Update: BASHIR NADERI
Unbelievably Bashir has been refused leave to stay in the UK– he’s been here since he was 10 and speaks no Afghan languages – but this is the surreal world of 2017. His lawyers continue to appeal. You can help by Tweeting #supportbashir, making his case your FaceBook status or writing to your local MP, Amber Rudd the Home Secretary  or anybody who you think might be able to help the cause.

Know your inner beast. How Tiger are you?
Birth in the Tiger Hour (3-5am)~: a risk of children being distant.
Birth on the Tiger Day#: the relentless pursuer of justice.
Birth during the Tiger Month (February)*: work relies on appointment.
Birth in the Tiger Year: vision, patience, familiarity with hierarchies.
~ GMT. # You’ll need a Chinese calendar for this. * Caution: Chinese months start later.

Where to do what, when and why
Summary: Here’s where to go to stimulate creativity.
North, Distant Future: Year Star 6, Moon. Month Star: 4.
The North is helpful pretty much all year with the annual 6 offering supportive authority while the Moon maintains order. This month’s 4 brings curiosity, invention and as the sex-mad Chinese guys have it, scandal. The 4 and the 6 make a “perfect” 10, so facing or locating North will tend to support you whoever you are but especially those with East Group kuas (1, 3, 4 & 9) engaged in imaginative and creative pursuits.
Annual Solution: Large (6kg+) rose quartz, a little Metal, occasional Water.
Monthly Enhancement: Four plants (eg bamboos in Water). Follow the 4.

East and West Groups: Everybody falls into either the East or the West Group by virtue of their birth date. The calculation is simple but if you do want to know where you belong, email me at richardashworth@imperialfengshui.info.
Readers Digest version: East Group people best face East, South, South-East and North and/or in buildings and beds backing onto these directions. West Group vice-versa. Sorry it’s fiddly, I’m not making this stuff up.

Shaken but not stirred.
“One day when you conquer yourself and return to true order, the whole world will revert to humanity.”
Liu I-Ming.

The Tiger never forgets; a favour, a slight, the right order of things. The Tiger understands power and hierarchies. The Tiger knows that Might may not be Right but it can be pretty persuasive. It’s the Tiger’s neighbour the Rabbit (whose month follows next) who believes that the pen is mightier than the sword; the Tiger is not so sure. These are the keynotes of any Tiger month but especially this one; personally, domestically, internationally.

In February my schedule usually eases up. The changes for the New Year are done, Animal Fortunes are out and I can concentrate on other stuff. I’ve neglected some longstanding clients, I have a book to write and one or two personal annual forecasts to draft. These call for close attention because they have to be accurate and precise. I’ve lost count of the annual forecast events I’ve attended where a Master’s wisdom amounts to: “The people won’t like the government, markets will go up and down and Water Element businesses may do quite well.” Not that much help in navigating the year. My personal forecasts have to be ….well….personal.

Technically this is a Water Tiger month with an 8 lo shu (or magic square). The 8 is hopeful. It means that what happens at the centres of things – nations and cities as well as your home – tend to be purposeful, even if it looks otherwise. It may help to take the longer view and we of course can intervene in a number of ways.

Interestingly there are only a few individual days that are universally helpful – the 12^th and the 24^th are about it – but many that will boost particular Animals. You need to know about this, especially if you are a Rabbit or Dog (Hello Donald Trump) for which you need my bulletins which will tell you, among much else, that Dragons who are on a roll this year, might reserve the 14^th and 18^th for a big putsch; Rabbits the 9^th and 13^th. The Rat gets a pretty good shake throughout, as do certain Tigers.

To summarise we’re entering a competitive time, consistent with the Tiger’s contentious nature and the showiness of the Rooster. What to do about it room by room, building by building is also in my Weekly and Monthly Bulletins which are available at modest cost, by subscription. There’s a sample below of the full What to do where, when and indeed why feature that we send out along with a great deal more information to subscribers every month. Out in the world, expect the above trends to be reflected – there’s little co-operation going on and such as there is may prove quite grudging.

Animal Fortunes for the Rooster year remain on the website all year: 2017: Year of the Turkey. Use wisely.
Richard Ashworth © 2017

What to do where and indeed why in the month of the Water Tiger.
Summary
This Tiger month features an 8 lo shu. As a rule the 8 – infinity on its side, the endless knot – is considered fortuitous. It’s Earth, so it needs a bit of attention but it’ll offer help if we treat it right. What would that be? Well, Earth is supported by Fire but we don’t position Fire at the tai chi. As Master Chan Kun Wah used to say: we don’t burn the heart. Fortunately however Wood stimulates Earth, so, all other things being equal, I’d put a little Wood there, in the geometric centre. Some of you will already, for related reasons, have four bamboos in Water there. If so, leave them. Otherwise one plant right at dead centre. Make sure it gets enough light or the metaphor will be all wrong. Wood is always growing, so planks and batons and rolling pins are not what’s intended. One plant in decent light and attended. Abundance is a much bigger issue than simple wealth but expect good things. And in this year of the Watery 1, expect creativity of all sorts, most particularly the written word.
Enhance with: a single healthy plant. Fresh cut flowers will do fine.

Location by Location
North West, Authority: Year Star: 2, Sun, Month Star: 9.
The 9 Star, as you know, represents the near future. Having landed in the NW, it’s now, as you also know, in the realm of the Father. The annual Sun ensures this is a location of healing throughout 2017 whatever else is going on. But right now a house facing NW or with a busy door oriented that way will tend to be characterized by a need to plan. Those in authority would do well to look to the bigger picture and being or facing here will help, also spending time in a NW-facing building. Those who wish to be in a position of authority a little way down the line would do well to plot here now.
Month Solution: Bright light but you’ll risk mild illness along with more positive acquisition. Otherwise……
Annual Solution: Red 6 (six Chinese coins tied up with red thread) and wu lou (gourd) are reckoned effective against the 2.

West, Intervention: Year Star: 3 Year, toe far, tai sui, tin yute. Month Star: 1.
West remains okay to occupy (although a dangerous direction to face) because it’s where the strongest annual energy, the tai sui is coming from. During 2017 the Noble Helper tin yute gwai yan – makes it the place to seek help, when the source may not be clear – as well as the toe far of new relationship – especially for Rat, Dragon and Monkey. For these objectives locate yourself West but don’t face West, employ a West-facing door or occupy a West-facing building. In any case expect some conflict, due to the stroppy 3 Star but (this month) it’s the place for problem-solving discussion.
Month Solution: Metal stuff plus 6-Pipe Metal Windchime or bright light.
Annual Solution: Bright, light, red stuff to express 3’s strop healthily.

North East, Wealth Star: Year Star: 4 gip sat, Month Star: 2.
Much better than 2016 especially if yours is a West Group kua (8,6,7,2). But this month may bring blockage as well as growth of all sorts, positive and negative. It may still not be before March that occupants of the North East, those who face that way or live in NE-facing buildings will experience much advantage. But it will come; those qualities of invention, curiosity and academic success that attach to the young female are here for a while. Er..and scandal. But right now mostly blockage or growth.
Month Solution: Add Metal – Metal stuff plus 6-Pipe Metal Windchime, clockwork music box or mechanical clock, wu lou or Red 6.
Annual Enhancement: Fire, (eg bright light). 4 Plants (eg 4 bamboos in Water).

South, Bright Future: Year Star: 5 wu huang, Month Star: 3.
The 5 is not much fun for anybody and it’s hard to neutralize, though Metal objects and wu lous are reckoned to help. Continue to treat the South with delicacy Don’t over-activate, especially do not dig or drill; even if yours is an East Group kua: 1, 3, 4 & 9. South door much the same effect. Overuse could lead to embarrassment and/or bad publicity; this month for the younger man who is represented by the confrontational 3.
Month Solution: The Fire of bright light will draw out the 3’s aggression but is equally likely to bring on the delay and sickness of the 5. Best to stay out and keep it quiet.
Annual Solution: Metallic objects may soften the 5. I use a chue cure: the t’ang lung, a charm which I have made up for me in very precise dimensions. Worth considering as the South – fame, publicity, promotion – is going to be risky all year.

North, Distant Future: Year Star 6, Moon. Month Star: 4.
The North is better this year with a year-long 6 and the Moon maintaining order. The arriving 4 brings curiosity, invention and as the sex-mad Chinese guys have it, scandal. The 4 and the 6 make a “perfect” 10, so facing or locating North will support anyone. Especially East Group kuas (1, 3, 4 & 9) in imaginative and creative pursuits.
Annual Solution: A large (6kg+) rose quartz, a little Metal, occasional Water.
Monthly Solution: Four plants (eg bamboos in Water). Follow the 4.

South West, Accumulation: Year Star: 7, Month Star: 5.
The 7 which augurs interference, fire and robbery in the worst cases, promises interference all year even for the favoured West Group kuas 2, 6, 7 and 8 And the 5 makes it worse. Poor as a location or facing direction – above all for the older woman.
Annual Solution: Water (not fountain – eg fresh Water changed daily).
Monthly Solution: Metal stuff, a mechanical clock, musical box.

East, Ambition: Year Star: 8 san sha, sui po, Month Star: 6.
Good location favours East Group kuas: 1, 3, 4 & 9 as well as certain Pigs, Dogs and Sheep all year. But because of the baddies above – san sha, sui po – continue to treat gently. The Eldest Son, creativity,learning, training and associated aspirations are favoured here all year. Good direction to face also.
Annual and Monthly Solution: Water (a fountain is good all year).

South East, Determination: Year Star: 9 Dragon Virtue, Month Star: 7.
Best front door and generally the best direction to face all year, especially if you want to be known. Dragon Virtue supports the good reputation of all, kuas 1 3 4 and 9 in particular as well as certain Monkeys, Rats, Snakes, Roosters and Oxen (Dragons may find it competitive – not that that’s necessarily bad). All year the place to be noticed in a positive way. Not at its best this month as there may be frustration due to the 7.
Month Solution: Clockwork (eg a music box).
Annual Enhancement: 4 Plants (eg bamboo stems) or a Water fountain.

Distracted by Shiny Things:
2017, the Fire Rooster: the Year of the Turkey.
What to do next?
 
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A South-Eastern door looks helpful in 2017 – but how do you enhance it? Dragons and Snakes look set but what about Rabbits and the Roosters themselves? How do we capitlaise on the fresh energy? In answer to such questions, here are some ways we might work together this year:

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