Feng Shui concerns itself with time and space. When and where we make changes. Additionally, Feng Shui adjustments borrow from Chinese astrology and this has become a regular part of my own professional practice, such as looking into the best timing for a remodel and landscape project.
Each person has their own bio-rhythms and their own time table of when momentous activities can be auspicious or not. The saying “right place/right time” applies to the person as much as the place.
Over the years I have handed out home-made Feng Shui calendars to clients, with the advice to utilize good personal Lucky Money Days and to avoid risky activities on personal Opposition Days.
Beyond that, the calendar also reveals that in any given year, the day which matches the Year “Branch” can be an unstable day for such things as remodeling or building. For example, in an Ox year, the Ox Days can be risky. In a Tiger Year, the Tiger Days can be risky. This day, which matches the yearly Animal sign is called the Tai Sui or the Grand Duke. Directly opposite or opposing the Year Branch is the Sui Po or Chong Day. For example, the Rat opposes the Horse. So in a Rat Year, the Horse Days could be problematic for many. This is a general truth for everyone, regardless of their own birth data.
Of course we see contradictions or layers of meaning. What might be a bad day in general, could be auspicious for some individuals based on their own birth year.
Another set of general principles which can guide you (just short of getting a highly personalized astrology reading that takes into account your own full birth date), is the concept of the Day energy clashing with the Month energy. This is similar to the Tai Sui/Sui Po energy, just a shorter duration of one month. Each month is associated with a Chinese Animal Zodiac Sign and within any given month, there will be two to three days which oppose the monthly branch. This is because the zodiac signs repeat every twelve days within a monthly cycle.
February4- March 4 Tiger Month Opposition Day=Monkey Days
March 5-April 4 Rabbit Month Opposition Day=Rooster Days
April 5-May 4 Dragon Month Opposition Day= Dog Days
May 5-June 5 Snake Month Opposition Day= Pig Days
June 5-July 6 Horse Month Opposition Day= Rat Days
July 7-Aug 6 Sheep Month Opposition Day= Ox Days
Aug 7-Sept 7 Monkey Month Opposition Day= Tiger Days
Sept78-Oct 7 Rooster Month Opposition Day=Rabbit Days
Oct 8-Nov 7 Dog Month Opposition Day= Dragon Days
Nov 7-Dec 6 Pig Month Opposition Day= Snake Days
Dec 7-Jan 5 Rat Month Opposition Day=Horse Days
Jan 5- Feb 3 Ox Month Opposition Day=Sheep Days
With the Table Chart, you should notice that each month begins days after our Western Calendar starts. The Solar Feng Shui calendar is not in sync with the Western Calendar.
These cycles repeat every twelve days. If our western calendar was 360 days, then there would be 30 complete cycles each year and the zodiac sign for each day would be the same year after year. But because we have 364 ¼ days per year, the calendar is different each year. You need to get hold of a new calendar each year in order to know what zodiac sign is attached to the right day. With that, you can plan some of your activities and commitments and avoid the Day Clash for each month.
Author: Kartar Diamond
Company Name: Feng Shui Solutions ®
From the Feng Shui Theory Blog Series
