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The 12th Lunar month and Hexagram 19 : read Brandon Brown’s fantastic article!

6 January 2009 Classical Texts (general)

Hey everyone,
Just a quick announcement.  Brandon Brown, colleague at NCNM and all-around fantastic guy, has written a fascinating article that dips into the cosmology of this time of year.  Here’s an excerpt:
“Here is my translation of the text from the YiJing for Hexagram 19.
《臨》元亨，利貞。至于八月有凶。
Successful, Benefitial. As for the 8th month (august) it is ominous.
《彖》 曰：《臨》，剛浸而長，說而順，剛中而應。大「亨」以正、天之道也。「至于八月有凶」、消不久也。
Gradually [...]

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Chinese medicine and professional development

31 January 2008 Personal Development

I have been thinking quite a bit about my February Year of Sagely Living goal. Before I reveal what I’d like to do this month, I want to look at the symbolism of this month in a little more detail. Let’s revisit the original explanation in the inagural post of this project.
February – [...]

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Living in harmony with the seasons: Introduction – Part I

23 August 2007 Food and drink

This is the first part in a ten part series about living in harmony with the seasons. I do not have a solid timetable for the release of the other nine parts, only promising that the two parts on Fall/Autumn will be released shortly. I recognize that for some folks, the release of [...]

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See how easily you can use 5 element theory to eat optimally

31 July 2007 Food and drink

I’ve been seeing quite a few articles about balancing color in one’s diet as a way to eat well. These articles are always so beautiful – illustrated with plenty of photos of gorgeous blueberries, tantalizing tomatoes and the like. Further, the concept of choosing your food by color is an attractive one, simple [...]

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