September 7th takes us into the month of the Wood Rooster, the second month of autumn in the Chinese solar calendar. We’re now in the middle of fall, the peak of Metal season. Monthly star 1, associated with the Water trigram, is the ruler of September’s Feng Shui Flying Stars Bagua chart.
Approaching life with an open mind is key this month with Yin Wood as the heavenly frequency. Associated with flowers, leaves, and grass, Yin Wood fosters diplomacy, creativity, and flexibility. It is our willingness and ability to adapt that will help us thrive in these times of great shifts. Like a tree shedding its leaves in autumn, what are we willing to let go in order to reach our greatest potentials? The more we release our attachments, the clearer the path ahead.
The Rooster is a Yin Metal sign, associated with the planet Venus, beauty, gold, and all that glitters. With Metal element, associated with the lungs, now at peak, strengthen the body with heartier foods that are cooked slowly to bring energy up to the surface. Pungent, spicy foods help clear up nasal passages. Nourish the lungs with a regular Qigong practice or breathing exercises such as pranayama.
One of the four Peach Blossom stars in Chinese Astrology, the Rooster brings social and romantic opportunities to those born in year or day of the Monkey, Rat, and Dragon. The Rooster is also a “nobleman” to those born on a Fire day or Fire years (which are years that end with 6 and 7, such as 1976 or 1987). If the Rooster is your nobleman, September is a good month for personal, medical, or professional consultation as the advice and help you receive will contribute to your healing and growth.
Other signs that have affinities with the Rooster are allies the Snake and the Ox. Those with these signs in their chart can expect a collaborative month ahead with support from their personal and professional networks.
If you have a Rooster in your chart, this is a month to be conscious of self-sabotaging behaviors. Practice self-reflection and self-forgiveness. September may be the most challenging month of the year for those with a Rabbit in their chart as the Rabbit is the sign opposite the Rooster. Rise up to the challenge with grace and humility.
September 2020 Feng Shui
In the Flying Star chart for September 2020 above, the numbers in green are the annual stars for the current year (good until February 3, 2021), while the numbers in blue refer to September’s monthly stars. The flying star in the center of the Bagua chart, whether it’s an annual or monthly number, and its corresponding trigram are especially informative in highlighting potential issues and themes of that period. Check out the May update to learn more about the year’s ruling trigram, the Lake, which may help illuminate the challenges we’ve had to deal with since February 2020.
The flying stars are not imaginary energies – they’re based on the movement of the Big Dipper and their energetic imprints influence our world and our immediate environment. When we understand the nature of the stars, we can work with the elements associated with the stars to bring positive change into our life. The space we live in affects the state of our mind, and vice versa: the state of our mind is reflected into our living space. When we live in harmony with the environment, we are in harmony with our self and our mind. The transformation of the self is usually effortless when the change to our living space has been made. This is how and why Feng Shui works – it is easier to make adjustments to our space than to master the mind.
September’s trigram, Kan, is associated with Water element, the middle son, the kidneys, the ears, the reproductive system, the emotion fear, and the direction North in the Bagua chart. These associations carry messages and meanings that speak to those looking for guidance. For example, since the Water trigram relates to the ears, this is a month to listen more. Truth is usually quiet and low-key, and only when we truly listen and pay attention to the quiet voices we can separate the truth from the loud noises that have kept us distracted.
The trigram’s one solid Yang line between two broken Yin lines represents the mystery of heaven / the unknown, while the broken Yin lines above and below the solid Yang line suggest we look into our fears – the ones we acknowledge and the ones we repress. A healthy dose of fear is natural and serves as a powerful motivator and survival tool. When we honor our fears, we show reverence to the sacred and the unknown. On the other hand, fear can also be used as a weapon to control and oppress.
As it is the nature of water to flow downward into wherever there’s space, fear can seep into every aspect of our life if we allow it to. Since Earth controls Water in the Five Element Cycle, manage your fears by going within to acknowledge and address the roots of your fears, including the hidden ones. Are those fears real? Stay grounded in your center so that fear can’t force you to panic and lose your center. Stopping the flow of fears by simply saying “stop” whenever you find yourself triggered can be the first step toward containing it.
This month, there are fewer productive areas compared to the past few months due to the interaction of the monthly stars with the annual stars. The Southeast sector benefits from the monthly star 9 of future prosperity, while the monthly 4 and annual 1 combination in the Northeast makes it an ideal space for academic studies, creative projects, or a home office.
The South sector is especially afflicted with the monthly star 5 of misfortune combining with the annual star 2 of illness. If you can’t avoid the South sector, use it mindfully. Take extra safety precautions if you reside in the South region of a geographical area or if your front door is located in the sector. Reinforce all doors and windows located in the Southwest sector, visited by monthly 7.
You can use the East and Northwest sectors for work-related matters, with monthly star 8 of prosperity in the East, and annual star 8 in the Northwest forming a positive “sum of 10” combination with the monthly star 2, however use the sectors sparingly and quietly as noises act as an activator in Feng Shui. Keep in mind that the annual star 5 of misfortune in the East sector has the strongest effect in the environment all year.
*Although there may be remedies to lessen a sector’s negative energy, the best solution is to simply avoid using the sector, or keep the area as quiet as possible and respect whatever energy is visiting there, especially if you’re not familiar with your home’s natal energies as you may accidentally activate a negative natal star. If you do have to spend time in the area, keep your activities there minimal. Common sense also applies: for example, it’s a good idea to have doors and windows reinforced if they’re located in a sector affected by star 7 of robbery.
Contact me here if you’d like to identify and activate the auspicious sectors in your living or office space and subdue the influences of inauspicious stars to help optimize your family’s well-being. I also recommend getting a strategic life reading, which provides you with a blueprint for manifesting your highest potentials.
**If you have had a Feng Shui assessment done, consider getting an annual update as annual stars are strong in influence and can highly affect the well-being of the home’s occupants. A proper Feng Shui analysis always takes into account the floor plan of a home, its location, direction, external and internal environment, and the year the home was built, as well as its affinity with the residents’ natal charts.
Just like we spend time on self-care as part of our life’s self-work, there is major “home” work involved once you’ve had your home professionally Feng Shui’d. Knowing your home’s natal energies brings full awareness of how your immediate environment can positively influence your life.
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