The 15 day long Chinese Lunar New Year festivities will draw to a close, with the Annual Lantern Festival - Yuanxiao Festival - heralding the first Full Moon of the Chinese New Year, in the Year of the Snake.
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What does a dog, a mouse, a red mouth, a wedding and staying in have to do with the third lunar day of the new year? Perplexed? I’ve always been intrigued with the symbolism of the colour Red, so in 2021, I pontificated what happens when Valentine’s Day and the 3rd lunar day of the month coincided, also known as Red Scarlet day!
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If January’s New Year resolutions have fizzled out, tune into the Chinese New Year’s as the Year of the Wood Snake amps up on 29 Jan. 2025. Lunar New Year follows Moon (Luna) cycles therefore commencing with a New Moon. The upcoming lunation is the first New Moon AFTER the Winter Solstice which dictates the beginning of a Chinese New Year. It also kick starts the more widely known and celebrated of the Lunar New Year festivities - beginning a two week long Spring Festival. Li Chun is a Solar Festival marker and technically occurs on 4 Feb 2025, when the Chinese Solar New Year begins.
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I’ve remained tight lipped about the Kondō convos for a while now. But I’ve been prompted to chime in from a Feng Shui perspective.
Disclaimer, I’ve not read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up book by Marie Kondō but I’ve watched her Netflix series and encountered the KonMari social media frenzy. Admittedly, I tend to rebel against mainstream crazes, but when conducting my own personal annual preparations for the Solar New Year on Feb. 4th (not to be confused with Chinese Lunar New Year) I decided to check out the best selling author.
Read more12th Solar Term : Major Heat - Dà Shú
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☼ 12th Solar Term : Greater Heat (Dà Shú)
23 July ⎯ We’re now in the final increment of Summer, known as ‘Greater Heat ‘ (Dà Shú). This Solar term falls on 23 July in the Georgian calendar and correlates with the Sun’s ingress into the western Zodiacal sign of Leo. However Solar terms reign for an approximately a fortnight and ends 7 August, when we welcome Monkey month.
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This article was originally published by Wellbeing Astrology 2024– Universal Media, Australia
The opening act of a New Age takes the stage. This year promises a ride on the ‘Go big or go home’ rollercoaster. Dragon is the catalyst that propels a new 20-year elemental shift, toward Re-enlightenment.
Beyond the annual changing of guardians — from Rabbit to Celestial Reptilian — there’s also a bigger cosmic state of change afoot. Yang Wood Dragons’ always signal a New Age; which in turn end sexagenary eras. The third and final era of a wider 180-year Great Cycle needs unpacking, as we enter a new elemental interface.
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