Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Pictorial Image of Ding Chou 丁丑 and Ding Wei 丁未


Hi Bella,

This is what I think.

Ding Chou makes me think of the Aurora Borealis or popularly known as the Northern Lights. Chou belongs to the winter season where it is cold and damp, with solitude and loneliness nature, very similar to the Northern Hemisphere of the earth. The Ding Fire is not able to bring warm in this cold weather nor can it act as guidance at night like the Northern Star. However, it lends a mysterious look to Chou. According to the legend of the Eskimos and Indians, it was believed that Northern Lights were the souls of animals dancing in the sky or the souls of fallen enemies trying to rise again. In the Roman mythology, aurora is the goddess of dawn flying across the sky announcing the arrival of the sun. In Chinese Metaphysics, Ding Fire and the four graveyards are always relates to matter of religion, gods and goddess, and spirituality.


Ding Wei reminds me of the Northern Star or Polaris in the desert at night. It served as a directional guidance for traveller especially sailor and nomad to find their way around at the night. Learn to see the Northern Star in sky, and you will not get loss at night again.

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Josephine

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Josephine, really artistic your postings! I´d really appreciate if you could provide a pictorial image for Gui Si pillar :)

Josephine said...

Will be dong Ding Mao and Ding You soon. Then will look into your request. :-)

Anonymous said...

Thanks dear Josephine, :)

Anonymous said...

Can you also do a pictorial image for Wu Zi pillar? Thanks!

Josephine said...

The image of Wu Zi can be seen here http://bazichic.blogspot.com/2008/12/years-of-turbulence-part-vii.html

Anonymous said...

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Hi Josephine, would you be able to provide a pictorial image for Wu Wu pillar? Thanks!

redsecret said...

hi josephine. i have ding chou as my luck pillar. i am a weak daymaster ren that is why i am afraid of what wealth luck pillar will do to me in the next ten years. pleas shed some light. thank you.

Josephine said...

Focus on what you can do. Do not worry too much of the Weak Day Master as help is present.