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Hey! Hey! Hey! On February 10, the Chinese New Year 2024 begins. The Year of the YANG Wood Dragon. A lively year of intense growth, some fieriness and a tad bit of luck. The Dragons are on their way to meet in the mysterious cave under the Kunlun mountains. They convene every 12 years to discuss matters of cosmic concern.They travel from all corners of the globe, leaving their secret habitats, flying only at night. It is the year 2024, a significant one. The planets have shifted and we are entering a new age. The dragons have much to discuss and loads of strategizing to accomplish in just one evening. It is the duo- decennial gathering of the dragons. We have a fierce year ahead, one that follows the YIN year of the Water Rabbit. 2023, was a year of fear and burrowing. No more hiding allowed in the year…

As we have gone deeper into the Wood season, all the signs are here, trees in bloom, flowers, rain, pollen, wonky weather patterns, birds, new growth, sun, worms, and revived energy. Yay. We can get started on projects, expand on our creative ideas, problem solve, clean out the closets and the garage. It feels pretty good to most of us. We waited in incubated stillness through the six cold months of Winter for this moment to strike and expand. Exhale, a relief. The thing to remember right now is flexibility and flow. Letting the energy move with out holding it back or controlling it too much. It has an inherent knowledge and knows what to do. Trust.

The scent of Spring: smells like wet dirt, birds are loud and chirpy, the sun is stronger and there are signs of green life brewing at our feet. There is also this feeling, one of movement and an impending push forward. The season of Wood, growth and generated energy that transforms into Form. Some people rejoice here, “Ahh, I have been waiting for this and now I can breath and expand.” For others, “I want to stay in the quiet Winter stillness and hide there, do not push me.“ How do you respond to the beginning of Wood time?