What Goes Up
I was studying the Fire Horse year chart again the other day in preparation for the CLASH! Course and I was reminded how the clash of Fire and Water relates to democracy.* That conflict defines the USA. We’ve seen this theme become more obvious since 2016 at least. It’s time to level the playing field.
Taking this idea further, I saw that there’s a time period where “we the people” of the United States can have maximum impact on our destiny this year. It’s not here yet, but it’s close. It’s giving summer 2020 (as the kids say) with a better chance for lasting results. That’s a real possibility. Let it be so.
If you want to create real change with our government, demonstrate, boycott, picket, march, protest, support the resistance or make alliances, the best time of the year to do it is yet to come! Join the elemental flow to support the outcome you want with the vote on November 3rd.
Five Agents and Agency
Based on Wu Xing, when we talk about the “elements” we are actually talking about movements or processes rather than static entities. Sometimes the Five Elements are called the Five Agents. The takeaway here is that each one of us represents an element, therefore, we have agency. Each of us does a process that is part of a bigger process. This cycle doesn’t work, or even exist, without all Five Elements.
To interpret Wu Xing in the context of the Fire Horse year bazi, start with the birthday of course, then use your Hsia calendar to lay out the Four Pillars and identify the day stem. The Hidden Heavenly Stems for each of the branches are at the bottom of the chart. They are key to understanding clash and all other relationships, timing and forecasting.
The model I chose for this divination uses Hidden Heavenly Stems and the relationship of the year pillar and month pillars. That’s all I have to say about that. If the nuts and bolts of divination with Bazi are of interest to you, study with me! What I will be sharing here is that the right time, meaning the time for maximum action, is near.
The Power of Yin
What are the Four Pillars of the Fire Horse year? Let’s take a look.
Ba Zi of Fire Horse Year
b. February 4 2026 04:02 am
The day stem of the year chart represents all of us and in this solar year of the horse it’s 己 yin Earth. 己 is capable of generating ten thousand things. Yin Earth is made up of particles that accumulate, like topsoil maybe. Together the particles become more than their sum. The strength of 己 is in the numbers. The process of Earth is piling up to support us with every step.
Since it’s the day stem, that means we read everything in the chart from the perspective of 己. One reason I’ve included the Hidden Heavenly Stems is so that you can see what element is missing from the chart. Can you see which one? It’s 水 Water. It’s missing but not Void.
From the perspective of 己 yin Earth (humans) this is a problem because right now Water is our success element and it’s missing. Water also represents our money element this year – need I say more? We will have to wait for Water to arrive through timing. Water season starts in the Pig month (early November), but remember, it’s just not that strong this year. Luckily there are other agents available for us to lean on!
Go With The Flow
Meanwhile, knowing this, we can harness the element that is strong and ask for its help, accelerating change. We can saddle up this most yang time of year and ride it until it turns into yin. I know when I start sounding like this, it’s time to say less. This isn’t something I can explain with logic, you know, the T’ao that can be spoken of is not the T’ao. 🙃 The less I try to explain, the better. We could discuss it in person though.
What I’m saying is that we can work with the Fire of the year to move us forward, creating momentum, solidifying new alliances and relationships. Fire makes it risky, but without the assistance of the Fire, this proposition could be too risky. The potential for burnout is high, but if enough of us agree to work together, for a brief time this year it could be possible to significantly remove the influence of Water on the Fire. When?
The bazi of the Fire Horse can tell us when the brakes are off, that is, the time when Water will not be able to control Fire. It will be a point where Fire can bring us to a level ground, and afterward to a point of starting over again with Metal (governing bodies). Remember this is a process. Every agent counts.
The Window
As I said, this is a process, so it’s helpful to know when to focus our actions. It’s not possible to sustain the kind of attention that is needed indefinitely. Resting comes after the window closes – or a little earlier for some. Know your limits.
The 酉 Rooster month this year (September 7th – October 8th) is a month of recuperation. Take some time for that if you need it.
Concentrate your resistance actions with special attention to making alliances within this timing:
June 5th – September 24th 2026
This is the time where our actions can have the most impact. It’s a big window within which to act, so fit in where you can. To narrow it down to shorter periods within the big window, these are the pockets of the most supportive energy for teaming up:
June 17th – June 24th
July 20th – August 18th
August 22nd – September 18th
After August 17th there’s a fresh start for those who can push past the burnout. Try to keep intense focus on working together until September 18th.
Caution: September 19th-September 24th carries a less stable energy. It’s more chaotic; something like big gains or big losses and not much in between.
*The USA is founded on Water/Fire conflict in the form of people with lighter skin oppressing or enslaving indigenous people and people with darker skin. The pattern expanded to include other countries, then any other vulnerable group, eventually – all of us.
