There are two Chinese calendars, one yin and one yang. The yin or lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon. This is the one that determines the Chinese Lunar New Year and your Chinese zodiac animal sign. The yang or solar calendar is based on the solar longitudes that determine the cycles of the seasons. This is the one that determines the Feng Shui Solar New Year and what feng shui consultants use to determine your personal element.

On February 8th, the Year of the Red Yang Fire Monkey officially begins. The flying monkeys have swooped in, shrieking and hollering, capturing us all in their arms and carrying us away for a year of fun, games and adventure in the jungles of space and time. They are hanging from the school yard’s monkey bars, scampering through the tree tops of the haunted forest and swinging from branch to branch to be the monkey on your back in 2016.

In this part of the 2016 Annual Energy Report, you’ll learn about three of the aspects of the Mother Earth element:  her Physical Human Energy, her West House Group and her Young Adult Human Stage of Life.

Mother Earth years vibrate with the spacious and palpable energy of unconditional love. The affinity that you can enjoy within an intimate relationship with your equal, your opposite, your complementary partner. As the archetype of The Lover, they bring the potential for romantic relationships and marriage, conscious coupling and conscious conception. They honor the sacred feminine energy of women. They remind us of the value of femininity. Recognize the importance of the roles females play in our lives. Appreciate the responsibilities mothers and wives, sisters and daughters take on. See the beauty in feminine qualities and the strength in feminine forms of power.

Mother Earth is one of four yin energy personal elements. Yin energy has feminine qualities. It’s receptive and creative, intuitive and sensitive, compassionate and caring. It waits to be invited to participate and responds to initiated action. It is gently yielding in nature, opening, allowing and surrendering.