Weekly Tibetan Astrology: August 30 - September 5, 2010

NOTE: Know those scenes in the old movies where the clock spins around, and pages of the calendar fall off the wall? Blink your eyes, and this year will be done. Next week, we'll slip into the eighth lunar month. Meanwhile, the finishing touches on the seventh lunar month are painted in muddy shades of gray -- well, all except for that army of coal black cats crossing every road for miles around.

Oh, yeah... and that red smoke on the landing zone. Only way to handle that is to take all anger out of your heart, and take your time in a hurry. Of course, that is assuming you aren't smart enough to avoid the whole mess in the first place.

I cannot say, from a pure astrological perspective, that this week will be without disturbance. There are some extremely negative energies struggling to jump up (maybe explode is a better word) and cause misery. There is fatigue, and money is pouring out like water. Upstarts and usurpers are planning to launch their own brand of mischief.  The elements are not cooperating: natural disaster is fomenting geopolitical instability. Thugs and terror go hand in hand. Enemies are at the gates. Here, unfortunately, is where the Tiger year begins to show its stripes.

Scary, huh?

Well, I am reminded of that old joke about the Buddhist. His wife left him, but he worked with it, and everything turned out fine. His parents passed away, and crooked lawyers stole his entire inheritance, but he managed it beautifully. Laid low with disease, he transformed the poisons and came back better than ever before. Transcending all adverse appearances, his practice was as strong as strong can be.

Then, in a stroke of misfortune, he won a hundred million in the national lottery, and his life went straight to hell.

Time to cowboy up. Anybody can ride the tame ones.

August 30, 2010 - Chinese 21st, M-T-K 21st. Dog, Li, Blue 3. Today is zin phung. This is a classic "blue Monday." Negative energies today portend discord and difficulty of every stripe and variety. Save it for tomorrow. Make naga offerings. Bad day for travel.

August 31, 2010 - Chinese 22nd, M-T-K 22nd. Pig, Khon, Green 4. There will be a tendency to worry, and micro-manage, but actually, if you leave all that aside, you might be able to achieve something today. Make naga offerings. Good day for travel.

September 1, 2010 - Chinese 23rd, M-T-K 23rd. Mouse, Dwa, Yellow 5. Bye bye, August. Hello, September. You can start the month on a successful note, but not without cost. That cost may be high. Exercise caution in all things today. Beware of thieves.

September 2, 2010 - Chinese 24th, M-T-K 24th. Ox, Khen, White 6. Negative energies abound today. The best lion tamer knows when it is time to head back to the jungle, and leave the circus to the clowns. Avoid speaking ill of others on this day. Bad day for litigation.

September 3, 2010 - Chinese 25th, M-T-K  25th. Tiger, Kham, Red 7. Dakini Day. Surprises possible. Avoid belligerence. Some earth-fire to earth-water action today.

September 4, 2010 -  Chinese 26th, M-T-K 26th. Rabbit, Gin, White 8. This could turn out to be an extremely stressful day in some parts of the world. Vajrakilaya helps. Avoid conflict.

September 5, 2010 - Chinese 27th, M-T-K 27th. Dragon, Zin, Red 9. Today is nyi nak. Despite this gloomy news, there is an undercurrent of positive energy. Nevertheless, don't discount what is happening. Today is zin phung and yan kwong, with a clear fire-fire.

Naga observations for the seventh  month: Good days are lunar 1, 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 29. Bad days are 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16.

Consult our extended discussion of 2010 astrology by clicking here.

Published every Monday at 00:01 香港時間 but written in advance and auto-posted. See our Introduction to Daily Tibetan Astrology for background information. If you know the symbolic animal of your birth year, you can get information about your positive and negative days by clicking here. If you don't know the symbolic animal of your birth year, you can obtain that information by clicking here. For specific information about the astrology of 2010, inclusive of elements, earth spirits, and so forth, please consult our extended discussion by clicking here.  Click here for Hong Kong Observatory conversion tables. Weekly Tibetan Astrology copyright (c) 2010. All rights reserved.