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Chinese New Year 2016: What does the Year of the Monkey mean?
With the advent of 2016, the Chinese New Year is almost beginning and in tandem with the Chinese zodiac, it is the Monkey’s Year. It is set to start on Monday, 8th February. If this year is to be the Year of the Monkey what does that mean? The Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is […]
The meaning of some ancient Chinese superstitions
A simple but effective video that helps explain the meaning of some ancient Chinese superstitions and their relevance today. In Pure Spirit Are there any superstitions of Chinese origin that you pay attention to today?
Chinese boy with glowing eyes can see in the dark
This news footage for the UK but from China appears to show a young boy with very strange eyes. It’s not just that they are blue (like a Westerner, says the reporter) but that they seem to reflect light back like cat eyes. The boy has amazed the medical community because it appears as if […]
Tiger dancers and a surprising New Year twist
It’s the Chinese New Year today. May the Year of the Dragon be a good one for you. Although these two dancing puppets aren’t dragons – they’re Chinese tigers – it’s still a good time to share the video. The two dancing tigers start of dancing to some traditional Chinese music but that doens’t last […]
5 Chinese Dragons to celebrate New Year
When is the Chinese New Year in 2012? The Chinese New Year is Monday, 23 January. That’s right. Chinese New Year is today. There are five different time zones in China. They range from UTC+5 to UTC+8. That means the first parts of China celebrate New Year at about 4pm GMT on Sunday the 22nd. […]
The Chinese zodiac in crayon
These ordinary crayons have been gracefully carved into the 12 symbols of the Chinese zodiac. The artist behind this clever feat is Diem Chau. She normally works in other materials but I’m glad she made a colourful exception with these crayons. In Pure Spirit What do you think? Aren’t they as beautiful as they are […]
The Year of the Ox – the earth Ox
The Ox is yin in polarity and associated with the element of water. People born in this year will have Oynx as a birthstone.
Ox is a hallmark of quite hardwork and stalwart determination. People born in the Year of the Ox are often born to lead. Although they can be quite they are dependable and naturally achieve what they need to achieve. Despite success, the Ox often remains modest, calm and tireless. However, those born to the Year of the Ox sometimes need quiet and time to reach their goals and once set on a target they can be tenacious in reaching it.
Ox tend to be grounded in common sense and logical. Although security is important them so is kindness and care. The Ox enjoys helping other people and dislikes being in debt or flying by wire.
An introduction to five Feng Shui schools
Research suggests that Feng Shui is around 6,000 years old, it started in China, then became popular in surrounding countries and latterly the world. It is perhaps not surprising that there are different schools and techniques within Feng Shui. This post looks at five of the most popular Feng Shui schools still used today. The […]
Mu and Wu – the question is wrong
Wu is the Chinese word which equates to Mu in Japanese or Korean. It means ‘none’, ‘not-being’ or ‘without’. The Mu koan In Zen Buddhism Mu is used to imply that the question being asked is wrong. The most studied Mu koan has a monk ask Zhaozhou, the Chinese Zen master, “Has a dog Buddha-nature […]
