by Terah Kathryn Collins According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Water Dragon arrives on January 23rd bringing the Feng Shui principle “Everything is always changing” into full play. Although the Dragon’s natural element is Wood, 2012 is associated with the Water element, making this the Year of the Water Dragon. In the Chinese Five [...]

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By Linda Kay Marchena, WSFS Alumna 2012 is a year that adds up to 5. The 5 with the 2′s and 1 in 2012 tell a story of what type of energy we need to work with this coming year. It will be important for all of us to be flexible, for this will be [...]

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Contributed by Karen Carrasco, Instructor at the Western School of Feng Shui      Beginning on February 3rd, 2011, we enter the Chinese year of the Metal Hare or Rabbit.   We can all feel the new energies upon us, so let's take a look.  This will be a year to regain our footing after the [...]

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  Cultivating The Heart in the Year of the Tiger     You may already be sensing the approach of the Year of the Tiger due to arrive on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2010. Such an auspicious entrance speaks of the Tiger’s fierce allegiance to the heart.  Like the heart, the essence of the Tiger is ever-optimistic, passionate, and generous.  This year, while the [...]

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"I hope to say a word in time to my companions–a password–like conspirators: Let us make for the earth a heart and a brain." – Nikos Kazantzakis "Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing." – Arundhati Roy In this complex new year [...]

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Depending on whether we track the Moon or the Sun, the year of the Earth Ox begins either January 26th or February 4th, 2009. As the Ox heads our way, we may be feeling certain inclinations that seem – well – different than what we’re used to. This Ox comes bearing the sweet elixir of [...]

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