🌟 Theme for August 2025 – Star #1
Key Focus Points:
- Take care of your health
- Practice moderation in all things
- Sharing meals and joyful conversations brings luck
- A time of preparation for a new stage
📍 Compass Direction & Energy Flow:
In August, Star #1 is located in the north, its original compass direction. This phase, known as the Kannyu-term, is symbolically linked to winter and associated with:
- Human relationships
- Hardship and illness
- Emptiness and flowing water
- New beginnings
It also overlaps with Star #7 (joy, hobbies, parties, money, retirement—but also defects and shortages), and faces Star #9(expectations from others, brilliance, spirit, knowledge, and opportunity).
🧧 Message from the Yi-Ching:
- Your Self: Hexagram 29
“One trouble after another.”
If you try to run from hardship, it will follow you. This is a low point, but also a critical turning point. Hold fast to sincerity—your values and aspirations are being tested now. - Your Environment: Hexagram 60
“You are over the limit.”
Don’t overdo things.- Don’t be greedy—recognize what you already have.
- Change careless habits.
- Real growth knows no shortcuts—avoid self-deception.
💡 Points & Advice:
🧠 Health Management:
- Don’t push yourself—mental fatigue may show on your skin.
- You’re more vulnerable to colds and slower recovery.
- Sharing meals and lighthearted talk with others brings luck.
- Avoid excessive drinking; women should limit cold food and drinks.
- Parties and social gatherings are also lucky.
- Moderation is key—not too much, not too little in spending, behavior, or fun.
📆 Preparation for a New 9-Month Cycle:
This month is not for big action, but for planning, reflecting, and gathering information. Like a small drop becoming a river, small intentions now will grow into something major.
Set your sights on long-term goals toward year-end. Accept obstacles—they are shaping your future.
💼 Work & Career Luck:
- A great time for planning a new project or business.
- Actual movement may begin end of August or by July.
- Example: Someone started under Star #1, endured 10 years of hardship, and then one call changed their fortune.
- This is the start of something big—take it seriously.
- Value relationships at work—join colleagues for lunch or tea to boost your mood.
- Say yes to presentation opportunities—good chances will follow.
💰 Money Luck:
- Income is limited while expenses may increase.
- Financial struggles could help prevent worse outcomes (like illness).
- Avoid impulsive purchases or risky investments.
- Your intuition may be slightly off—proceed cautiously.
🧍♀️ Interpersonal Relationships:
- Harmony is key—go at the relaxed pace of those around you.
- Stay close to your partner.
- Interactions with hobby friends bring luck.
- People may seek your ideas—share freely, it leads to new chances.
- Lucky people: Specialists such as artists, scholars, and experts.
❤️ Love & Romance:
- A chance to meet someone with long-term potential—start slow as friends.
- A good time to get closer to someone you already like—don’t hesitate.
- This isn’t a whirlwind romance—think steady and lasting.
- For women, fertility is high—favorable time for conception.
🍀 Lucky Elements:
- Colors: Black, white, gray, pink, orange
- Foods: Seafood, squid, octopus, water, alcohol, milk (white drinks), chicken, eggs, spicy foods
- Items: Bodies of water (sea, river, lake), stationery, restaurants, parties, books, art museums
- Actions: Bathing, meditation, fishing, visiting the dentist, cooking
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