Meeting Mercury
What’s the fastest way to meet the silver tongued, charming and eloquent god Mercury? How can one track down the god sporting winged sandals on his feet, and donning a helmet that also features wings? Getting on his wavelength, by…
Venus Dances to the Tune of a Five-Petaled Rose
Venus sparkles, dazzles and lifts our spirits through her desires, and her aspirations to incarnate beauty itself. As if authenticating these claims, she boldly performs an intricate, sublime dance through the Heavens. If we trace her movements from our perspective…
What is Life like on Venus and Neptune?
Venus and Neptune really know how to distinguish themselves from the other celestial bodies in the heavens. They are easily the most glamorous, exotic, and slinkiest of all the planets. Being graceful and feminine, they beckon us, seduce us through…
Mars and The Liver Mirror Each Other
Looks can be deceiving. Although the planet Mars appears red from our perspective here on Earth, it is not a burning hot planet. Far from it, the average temperature is a daunting minus 80℉ Nonetheless, astrologically speaking, Mars embodies Yang…
Season of the Water Element
The season associated with the Water Element is winter. The quietest, darkest, coldest time of the year. This season invites us to take an inward journey, to contemplate ourselves, the cosmos and death. Water is the Philosopher of the Five…
The Yin South Node and the Yang North Node
The North and South nodes are not actual celestial bodies that you can point to definitively in the night sky. They are two abstract points, delineating where the path of the sun’s orbit, called the ecliptic, and the path of…
Season of the Metal Element
The Metal Element season begins when autumn is in full swing. The calendar may show that fall began at the end of September, but the weather is often warm and balmy then, as it hosts the fruitful Harvest Time. In…
The Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the General (Liver) and the Emperor (Heart)
There is a diagnostic pattern in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), that perfectly describes the cycle of alcohol abuse and frequent indulgence. The pattern alway kicks off with a desire to satisfy a craving for an alcoholic beverage. A few sips…
The Earth Element according to the Five Elements Theory
Five Elements Theory is the genius of Chinese masters from the early Han Dynasty. The intellects of the time looked near-to their immediate environment and looked far-into the cosmos to find out the best, healthiest way to live. They wanted…
How to Schedule your Day according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Circadian Clock
The Traditional Chinese Medicine circadian clock is an organic operating system, mapping the course of our vital life force, called Qi, as it pulsates throughout our bodies. Qi courses along in a natural, predictable rhythm. Time is essential in establishing…
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