2012 – Year of the Yang Water Dragon
What kind of year will 2012 be? Many expect 2012 to bring about the end of the world, perhaps because they mistakenly think of Mayan or Hindu cosmologies as linear rather than cyclical. From a Feng Shui standpoint 2012, the year of the Yang Water Dragon, brings many possibilities for good fortune.
Most people know that water covers 2/3 of our planet & comprises 95% of our bodies; we simply cannot live without it. In Chinese element theory, water produces wood, which signifies growth and is the natural element of the dragon. The dragon governs east/southeast, wealth accumulation & the hours of 7am-9am. Associated with thunder, lightning and arousal, the Water Dragon personifies creativity at its best.
Water Dragons occur every 60 years, so we have had Yang Water Dragons in 1952, 1892, 1832, 1772, 1712, 1652, 1592, etc. Too, the future holds more Water Dragons in the years beyond 2012, in 2072, 2132, 2192, 2252, etc.
In 2012 the Yang Water Dragon Year starts January 23, 2012 and ends February 9, 2013. The energetic high point of the year is the dragon moon, which is from May 20 to June 18 (new moon is May 20, full moon is June 4 and dragon moon is over June 18. June 19 begins the snake moon, which will set up the energy for the following year, 2013, year of the yin water snake.)
Embrace the upcoming 2012 Year of the Water Dragon! Also makes great gifts for people who are Water Dragons (born either between 1/27/1952 – 2/23/1953 OR between 1/23/2012 – 2/9/2013.) There’s even something for the Water Dragon babies of 2012/2013.
2011 – Year of the Yin Metal Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit Tapestry – by Karyn Caldwell
Rabbits are prolific, so no wonder they are associated with creativity and beginnings~~~
Colors & Shapes this year: vertical green cylinders, gray, white or silver circles & spheres and to a lesser extent, triangles and red.
Things to watch for: Roots, Unseen things hidden from immediate view (down the rabbit hole!) and Generations. Get the full details (pdf)
Feng Shui Art, Consulting & Gardens
Mater is Latin for mother and so a preferred moniker to master. Kathleen Kimball, Ph.D., has been a Feng Shui geomancer for over three decades. She has a Ph.D. in World Art, M.A. in Communications, B.F.A. with Honors in Ceramics and a B.A. magna cum laude in Speech and Drama.
She is a feng shui consultant for health care, architecture, real estate, businesses and individuals. Her publications include books, articles and podcasts and among the many places she has taught are the Maine College of Art and the University of New Hampshire. Kathleen is president of Water Dragon, Inc. of Barrington, NH
To the right is a photo of Kathleen in the Gobi desert near the caves of Dun Huang in the summer of 2001 after more than 3 decades as a student of the I Ching and practicing feng shui geomancy.
If you are interested in what it means to be human, particularly through world aesthetics, creating personal space and time, or the evolution of consciousness, please read Kathleen’s Four Quarters of the Earth dissertation.
