Wow, Chinese New Year is early this year! 22nd January. We have moved from the Year of the Water Tiger into the Year of the Water Rabbit. Speaking as a Water Tiger myself, I have just experienced the most incredible year. Two amazing things have happened. The first is that our Jing Fang school (School of Classical Chinese Herbalism) has enter the EHTPA accreditation process. It is very welcome news that an apprenticeship programme for Chinese herbal medicine (the Jing Fang Apprenticeship) is being considered for accreditation, and we look forward to future developments. The second has been the beginning of working with sound healing in a big way. This is a huge step forwards for me, and I will talk about that soon.
So now I am very interested to understand where we are going next. The Year of the Water Tiger was a hectic and energetic year – as I can certainly attest to personally – and the predictions say the Year of the Water Rabbit should be somewhat calmer, which I would welcome – although I have such a tendency to keep busy, we shall see… It is a year to take stock and see where we are going next, and should be characterised by gentleness and serenity – Rabbit years are, apparently, often characterised by observation and introspection.
The water aspect is also interesting to me. Speaking as someone who is definitely very watery in the Chinese medicine sense, and who also has a grand trine in water in the Western astrology sense, I relate to water in a big way. This is the time of yin water, which is to do with sensitivity and deep intuition, and also of spiritual awakening. During this time of yin water it is auspicious to allow the work of spirit to arise.
However, the predictions tell me that the Tiger should beware of procrastination in this coming year, and should, to that end, create rhythms and cycles that keep things flowing. Doing these blogs is just what I’m doing to that end! I love what I do, and to keep it flowing in a sustainable way is my goal.
We wish you all a very happy Chinese New Year!
Xīnnián kuàilè” (新年快乐)