August Energy Update

Hey guys, welcome to learn Feng Shui podcast where ancient tradition meets modern living. And each week we cover different aspect of Feng Shui or Chinese metaphysics. I am Candice Berlanga, a certified Feng Shui practitioner and your host for the podcast. This week as usual energy update for August. Can you believe we're already heading into the autumn months?

I can't believe it. It's actually going pretty fast. Uh what does this first month of autumn have for us? Guess we'll find out on today's episode. We're going to take a look at how to stay healthy, the energy tones for the month, as long as the monthly hexagram, what that may mean for us for the month, as well as zodiac and Feng Shui flying star forecast.

Let's get into it. All right, what does this month have for us energetically? Let's take a look here. That first solar cycle of energy starts with the month of the fire monkey, August 7th through the 23rd, called coming of autumn, coincides with the pagan wheel of the year and the observance of Lammas or Lughnasadh, recognizing the first harvest of grain. August 23rd or so through September 7th is called heat ends, which signals the end of extreme hot, although we all know, especially if you live here in the south, the cooler weather takes its time, but we will start seeing little bit cooler mornings around that time.

I always look forward to that. Uh take walks and stuff in early in the morning, uh which is one of the ways to stay healthy this month. Uh also, things you can eat to hydrate your body, protect your lungs is going to be pears, steamed eggplant, not the fried eggplant parmesan, which is what I think of, but yeah, like a steamed or a air-fried eggplant. Eggplant's a good one. It's supposed to help clear your body of the heat in the summer or the hot weather.

Peaches is supposed to be good during transitional periods. The end of heat, we're supposed to eat tomatoes and potatoes. Vitamin-rich foods help with digestive system and nourish you as temperature start to cool down a little bit. And white mushrooms is also a good one to put in your soups and honey for your tea. Both are supposed to nourish the respiratory system, which brings me to my newsletter.

In there, I'm going to have a staying healthy in the fall, supporting your lungs and skin. So, just reading here, fall's the season of the metal element in Chinese medicine. It's a time when nature begins to contract, cool, and prepare for the stillness of winter. Each season carries its own energy and is connected to different organs in your body. Fall's associated with the lungs and large intestines as well as the skin and respiratory system and the nose.

So, how can we support that? A little bit lengthy page here, but I talk about things that can help you stay healthy as far as that respiratory system and whatnot. Your nose, lungs, large intestines, and your skin. And that again will be linked in the monthly newsletter. I figure it's easier to send you guys there than to try to read everything if it at all into one episode.

So, what does the month have for us energetically? Fire Monkey hexagram 44 is called relief. Represented by the image of a thunderstorm. A release from the heavens finally bring rain after the clouds have built to a point of breaking. It brings to mind the process of childbirth.

There's pain and discomfort, a period of waiting until the doctor finally says it's time. Once a child's born, there's a tremendous feeling of relief and the pain begins to fade, uh leaving you in awe of a new creation. The month carries the same energy, so situations that have felt heavy or hopeless may finally begin to shift, bringing solutions, breakthroughs, and a renewed sense of hope. Relief doesn't always mean every problem disappears overnight, but it marks a turning point. The pressure begins to lift, the path becomes more clear, and what once felt impossible suddenly feels manageable.

Trust that the storm has a purpose. It nourishes the seed that has been waiting under the dirt. The relief that this month brings may reveal growth that's been developing. The significance of this hexagrams, a couple things to note about this. Everything in Feng Shui tied together.

These 64 hexagrams can actually be found within your home, also. So, you can find them in your natal chart, you can find them in your home. So, there's a very specific point in your home, and I kind of call it house acupuncture, that you can activate your home that's tied to this relief hexagram. But, when you've been going through a difficult time, when things have been real hard for you, there are certain times where you can actually activate this hexagram within your home by, again, like nailing some nails in there, doing some slight construction, moving things around. There's there's ways you can activate that hexagram for your home.

It depends on a lot of factors. Again, kind of hard to explain here, or even try to try to tell you how to do it. It's very specific, case by case. But, it helps resolve problems is my point. I just kind of want to highlight the importance of the fire monkey.

It seems kind of contradictory because it is fire over metal, but when you look down at what is called the energetic signature, and the energy for this hexagram, it is one that helps to provide solutions. And, honestly, I've been told by my Feng Shui master, um, that this second half of the year will be better than the first half. So, we will start to see a shift, and I think this nicely reflects that sentiment. So, I I do believe that's significant on our part. So, yeah, think about what's been holding you back, what's felt impossible, and see if you feel some relief from it this month.

Um I'm also called to mind in the Tarot, there is a card called the Wheel of Fortune. And the Wheel of Fortune's it's good, right? Because it means that fortune's on your side, but when it comes up reversed, that means your fortunes can reverse, too. And I really just think that's symbolic of life, right? We all go through seasons of hardship, difficulties, um definitely feel like even just this past month of July, I've been able to see just some breakthroughs.

And I can I It's like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And I really think that is going to be kind of that energy tone for the month for you guys. I just kind of globally, maybe we'll see some better economics this the second half of the year, or see some different things like that. Uh it is God that makes the way, I believe, and gives us everything we need. Does that make sense?

And so, I do believe that anything is possible. I encourage you to do the same. Just look at what you can do, pray for new ideas, pray for inspiration to help you along. Anyway, again, that can be found in the newsletter, which will be linked in the show notes. Let's go ahead and get to that zodiac forecast for the month.

All right, guys, going into the zodiac forecast for the month. Remember, the energy can impact you in a lot of different ways. It's not just about the zodiac forecast. So, regardless of if you have one of these zodiac animals that I read, that just means you don't have a combination for the month. I only focus on combinations.

Remember, there is still many aspects of the zodiac chart to read, um just looking at the Earth branches, which is the the uh zodiac signs, okay? So, the energy will impact you depending on where it falls in your natal chart. Remember, you have four zodiac signs, one for the year, month, day, and even hour you're born. They all represent different aspects of your life, okay? The year is your social circle, friends, community, the month career or personal relationships.

The day is health and relationships, what you feel about yourself. The hour is thoughts, feelings, emotions, and your relationship with your children, subordinates, or your downline, okay? That's how we're all impacted yet. So, let's start with the Grand Duke of the month, the monkey. You have some exciting opportunities this month.

Sky Horse travel, especially for work or business. Remember, when you're traveling, also it's a month for higher accident rates because of that metal energy. So, be cautious of traveling if you're driving or something like that. Just be cautious, be careful. The intelligence star represents enhanced creativity, problem-solving, and fresh ideas.

So, there's some good energy for you for the month. Negative stars, too. Again, the wheel of fortune up and down. It might just be the way you feel, but the stars separating edge, solitary, funeral door, and earth funeral encourage you to let go of what's no longer serving you. So, be mindful of disagreements or legal issues.

Reflect and reflection and quiet time can be helpful. The funeral ones, funeral door, and earth funeral that kind of does indicate there might be a chance for you to attend a funeral, but it could also be metaphorical. Everyone has different circumstances, okay? Seasonal combination, monkey, dog, and rooster. So, as we move into this autumn month, this metal energy, the seasonal combination of metal represents clarity, organization, and completing what you've started.

It's a great time to refine and make future plans, create routines, do a little organization. It can be extremely favorable if metal is your wealth element. Again, that could be that heavenly stem, you know how it's like a metal metal rooster or how we have the fire monkey. It's that top element there that'll be impacted from the day master. So, if you need more more clarity on that, just message me.

All right. [snorts] Uh good time to complete projects, clear away clutter, make room for new opportunity, organize your finances, home or workspace, create systems that support long-term goals. Metal's precision and action. Use energy, take action, launch your business or ideas. Strategically though, make sure it's planned, okay?

Don't just do it willy-nilly. Network and connect with others in your field. It's a good time. Metal is a good connection indicator. So, it does mean networking, having fun with people.

If you're the person that brings in clients, taking them out to dinner, doing a little karaoke, have a little glass of wine with them or something like that. That's what that represents. Go out and just woo somebody, okay? The three harmony combination of rat, dragon, and monkey form a water frame. So, with that monkey coming in, if you got the rat or the dragon, you could have a little combination of water there.

Supports movement, communication, wisdom, and adaptability. But, the combination makes it a good time also to apply knowledge, gather information, explore new ideas, or opportunities that need clear thinking. It's a lot about thinking. Think of a vast ocean of information. It's a great time to gather information, do research before taking action.

So, water before metal, right? Think about it and research first, then execute. Uh be flexible and adjust to changes. Go with the flow. Strengthen communication connections, share ideas with others.

Think maybe a mastermind or study group, okay? Combo of six, the secret friend to the monkey is the snake. The combination forms water, represents knowledge, solutions, and opportunity. The idea supports connection, especially through similar ideas. Again, like a mastermind group, same concepts.

Um it's also time to be cautious and mindful of those who you choose to support. Remember, the snake and monkey, even though it forms a combination, it forms what's called a harm. And really, it's just about being like trusting the wrong person, giving too much time, energy, support to people who don't have their best interest in mind. So, instead use it for strategy or creative solutions. Find solutions, take advantage of new opportunities, collaboration.

But again, be careful of who you collaborate with. Don't trust the wrong person. A lot of times this energy it comes across in the way we feel or our choices we make and not really external circumstances because it's inside of us if that makes sense. So, a lot of these harms they can can be avoided by being more mindful and not having expectations of somebody. I hear this a lot when people say that they give me way more than they receive.

Maybe they're the first ones to cook for you when you're sick or they're the first ones to throw your birthday party or something like that. But it seems like nobody reciprocates. Well, that's not necessarily the other person's fault either. That can definitely be your fault for having those expectations of a person. So, if you give to somebody, make sure you do so without expectation of somebody doing the same for you and that's something I learned a long time ago.

Okay, give because you want to not because you expect it back. And that creates the self-punishment uh that self-harm because we're expecting something unspoken expectations. Okay? We don't do something because we want somebody else to do it for us. We do it because we want to out of the kindness of our own heart.

Just little life lessons today, okay? All right, clash zodiac sign the tiger clashes with the monkey. Uh tiger combines with the horse for a year. So, the clash I don't really think there's going to be much of a clash with the tiger this month. You can't really use a tiger sector tiger area as well as you can't activate that relief hexagram that I talked about inside your home.

Let's look at the feng shui and the flying stars to understand why. All right, flying stars for the month. How do we use the feng shui in our home to support us? Flying stars give us a monthly view. It's an energy that will impact you over the course of a month or so.

It's a more dynamic energy. So, it kind of helps give you a little boost. We use the areas that have the good stars for the boost and kind of avoid or cure the areas that has not so good energy for the month or even the year. Starting with flying star number one, what we call the authority star, goes to the southeast. Combines with the nine-year star.

So, it brings wisdom, opportunities, communication, movement, future prosperity, recognition, expansion. The 19 creates a combo of 10, which symbolizes completion and fulfillment. Good combo. We like this the combos of 10. Okay, use this area to support creativity, learning, networking, career growth, and opportunity for recognition in your career this month.

If you're a gua four, the energy that can help you see more support, personal growth, communication, creativity, and influence. Very favorable for career. Can help you get some recognition. How do you enhance it? You can activate it with movement, light, sound, working in the sector.

Use the area for creative work, planning, studying, or networking. And that includes using a light, fan, little radio for sound. That's how you activate the area. If it's an area you you caught off, make sure you can move furniture around, clean it. That's how you do an activation.

All right. Uh flying star number eight, wealth star, goes to the gua two in the southwest. It's a 87 combination. Brings together earth and metal energy. Eight star represents wealth, stability, prosperity, while the seven's associated with collaboration and networking.

The area can support financial opportunities, business connections, and communication. But, it is important to manage the star's seven's tendency towards verbal conflict, misunderstandings, or overly performative energy. Just maybe talking out of turn, okay? The gua two, the influence may bring opportunity related to building assets, increasing income, expanding work opportunity through networking and connection. Can be good for deepening work relationships, mentorships, and strengthening long-term friendships.

Use the area for business planning, networking, financial activities, or take phone calls here. I don't I say not to activate it because it has that Grand Duke in the Southwest of the monkey resides there, so just use the area is quite fine. You don't have to do any extra activation of it. Flying Star number nine, prosperity star, goes to the East of Gua three. Okay, it's a eight-nine combo.

Eight for nine for the month, eight for the year. Represents prosperity, recognition, celebration, and growth. Well, the eight represents wealth, stability, and long-term success. The combo is associated with progress, achievement, and building long-lasting success. The combination supports career advancement, financial opportunity, recognition, and success in career or work.

So, if that's what you want this month, you can enhance it and use the sector. Gua three, the influence can bring opportunity to advance in your career, grow business, increase your income, or receive recognition for your efforts. It's a favorable favorable time to take initiative, work towards long-term goals, and build on momentum you've already created. It's also a good time just in general. You can use the sector if you're looking to find work.

You know, it has the eight star, represents work. You can keep the area active. You can do the radio, fan, the light, work in the sector. Spend time here when planning. Activate light, sound, movement, like I just said.

All right. These next two you can use with some caution this month. It's a mix of good energy with challenging energy, as happens sometimes, okay? Flying Star number seven, legal disputes star. We don't usually put this in with the good energies, but not necessarily bad.

It has the six for the year, but seven for the month. So, our number seven can represent communication, persuasion, and networking. While star six represents authority, leadership, helpful people, and support for mentors or influential individuals. So, six, seven stars are both metal, can indicate two swords fighting. So, choose not to argue and keep the peace.

Flying star number four, the academy star, goes to the west. Star number seven energy is a four, three combination. So, again, four academy star with the three uh conflict star. Although, it can represent creativity, learning, and relationships, literary success, the three represents competition, conflict, you know? Together, they can act kind of like that six, seven combo I just talked about, two wooden sticks clashing against each other.

The combination means conflict that can turn physical, but also increase in patience, arguments, but also can bring strong ideas, creativity, and motivations. Good for writing, studying, brainstorming, and creativity. Just be mindful of communication and avoid unnecessary conflicts. The gua seven may bring opportunity for creative learning, sharing ideas, but just remember to choose your words and conversations carefully, approach with an open mind. Not everything has to be an argument or to be questions, okay?

Sometimes just listening. That's one thing I've had to learn, okay? You can use the sector for creative work, writing, or learning. Practice mindfulness in communication to reduce misunderstandings. All right.

This can be a neutral or negative star. The center, the illness star two, goes to it. So, it creates a two month, one year combination. [snorts] Earth and water tells us to slow down and pay attention to health, stability, and daily routine. So, I put in the newsletter here, what happens when earth mixes with water?

It creates mud. So, that can create things like clouded thinking, worsening health conditions, or issues arising. Since the energy in the center sets the tone for the month globally, this can also mean we see a surge of some kind of illness, like flu or something similar. I kind of put the example here that in the US we've been experiencing produce tainted with parasites that can cause intestinal upset or what they described as explosive diarrhea. Makes you not want to eat salad.

So, at home, this can just call for the need to be more mindful of your food sources, washing your hands frequently, and doing the usual to prevent from getting sick. If you are sick already, please visit a doctor if you have health concerns. Remember, the center of the home is called the heavenly heart or the Tai Chi and it connects to your health. Keep it clean and uncluttered. Flying star three, the quarrelsome star goes to the northwest.

The combination brings together wood and earth energy. Star three represents competition, arguments, movement, and rapid growth. Combined with the star two, can represent arguments, financial issues, or illness concerning the stomach. Be mindful of your health if you're sleeping here or spending too much time in the sector. The influence may encourage slowing down, being mindful of stress levels, and just taking time just avoid taking on more than necessary.

Again, watch health and visit a doctor if you have any lingering health issues cuz you just want to be safe, okay? So, to cure the area, keep it quiet, avoid major renovations, avoid adding a strong wood element like large plants here. You're just supposed to avoid that anyway in the sector. Prioritize rest and organization, keep a calm environment. Traditional cure is a wulu gourd or a little flag.

A little desk flag, maybe. It can help combat what is called the bull fighting star or the two-three combination. All right, flying star number five, star goes to the northeast, to the gua eight. Five-four combination. Unexpected changes, obstacles, need for careful planning.

While star four represents creativity and learning and communication and relationships, the combination can create challenges, especially with academics or issues with creativity. Dabble creativity a little bit. Star four creative and learning energy can help you find solutions, but the influence of the five star mean issues can arise rather than helping you. You will most likely be solved by working or trying to study or brainstorm in the area. So, I mean just don't use that for the month, you know, it's kind of how it goes.

Gua eight, the influence may bring a need to carefully evaluate opportunities and avoid rushing into major changes. You may find a bit of trouble concentrating or being distracted. Be sure to thoroughly research before making decisions this month. And again, just avoid working or studying here. Keep the space calm, organized, peaceful.

Avoid major renovations or excessive activity. Okay, this is another good energy. It's always hard to fit some of these on here sometimes. It's a good energy mixed with a negative energy. So, we're not using the south at all.

So, south automatically going to the crap stars, okay? Uh flying star number six, luck star, gua nine in the south. Six-five combo represents metal and earth energy together. As star six can represent authority and the head of the household. So, the five-six can bring negative energy creating issues concerning mental health.

Try to avoid excessive time here. Place your preferred cure for the entire year, really. It's not supposed to be un-cured at all. With extra caution this month, try to avoid activating the area too much, especially if it's your kitchen, bedroom, or if it's where your front door is located. Gua number nine, the influence may encourage you to look at your mental health and take extra care about your thoughts and feelings.

Many times the energy is just seen as the way we perceive life. The energy doesn't affect you magically, but rather manifest in the way we feel or our perspective, uh even our social conditioning, you know, the way we grew up. Remember counseling and getting to the root of underlying habits and issues, feelings the key to overcome negative patterns. So, it's my advice to gua nine. If you have some mental health issues, please seek professional help.

We don't want you to feel alone. I am very much familiar with mental health struggles. I myself have not had this struggle, but I love someone who does. Okay, uh cure the area, keep the area calm, clean, free from excessive activity. Avoid major renovations, loud noise, and activity.

Use metal elements to help manage the earth energy of the five star. Focus on mindfulness, planning, and maintaining balance. That's it for the flying stars and feng shui. Monthly no renovation sectors, of course, south always for the whole month. Not going to renovate there cuz the grand duke five star.

The southwest is the a grand duke for the month the monkey. So, can't dig can't dig can't do renovations there. Northwest, north, and northeast all have the three killings. So, we're going to avoid renovations, especially for the northeast this month, which also has the five star. Uh remember renovations can be done in some sectors of your home using date and time selection that's specific to your home.

Message me if you need some help or have any questions, okay? Remember no renovation sectors or areas you want to avoid digging a major renovation in for a certain amount of time. This applies to ground floor of a home or ground level apartments that affect the earth energy. If it's anything above, you're going to look at those flying stars, okay? So, avoid like I said, the northeast.

Always avoid the five flying star and the two star when you're doing renovations. All right, guys. Well, hope you enjoyed today's energy update talking about the energy tone for the month, how to stay healthy, as well as those zodiac and flying star forecast. Next episode, we're going to be talking about feng shui for education. Kick off the school year.

It's that time of year already. All right, guys. I'll catch you then.