Whelp, the bad news is that there is NO FIRE in the chart of this 2009 year of the Ox, which starts tomorrow. That means, no oomph! Nothing to stop the crashing economy and nothing to restart it. In short, it's going to be a down year. Again. So tighten belts and get ready for more Ugly America.
On the Plus side this year of the Ox which starts tomorrow will be a Double Earth year. That hasn't happened since 1946, the end of WWII. It was a healing year, as all nations recovered from the war.
So what might this year be in terms of its Double Earthness. See below for my take.
Pretty clearly we are going to be healing from the worst presidency in American history.
I think as time goes on more and more of us will see ourselves move through several stages of recovery on spiritual, physical, and emotional levels.
I know it's been rough for me, and I don't expect much from politicians.
But the uncovering of this wound which is G.W.Bush is going to be a lengthy process.
The correlation to recovery from abuse is apt. Anyway, that's one aspect of this year. Major healing.
Getting back to the economy, we should not underestimate the "traditional" nature of the Chinese. If they see NO FIRE in the Year of the Ox, it will also become a self fulfilling prophecy. And don't give me any bullshit about how Modern China has become. It's all about the wisdom of the ancients in China. Still.
Anyway. Year of the Ox starts tomorrow.