I am not Chinese: why should I celebrate the Chinese New Year?

[Tientai ✝️]

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" The simple answer is that astrologically and astronomically, it makes much more sense. The Western year and its start on the 1st of January is a convention. Not to say that customs have no effects on our lives, far from it. They connect to the human part in the concept of the cosmic trinity: the taoist 3 lucks. But they change over time and reflect cultural rather than cosmic forces. For a long time the start of the Western year was on the 1st of April – and I am not joking! The start of the year on the 1st of January is based more on the logic of people who wants to control natural cycle and impose a human vision on it. And at a time when we discover how much manipulation there is in our world by the elites, including with magical ritual, a date that is not aligned with the cosmic order is not helping us to live in synch with the Universe. A start of the year based on the movement of the planets is a different logic; one where we, humans, acknowledge that there are greater forces than our will influencing our lives, and that we want to be in harmony with them.

So to summarise the Western start of the year is more a control freak logic, with possible vested interests, while the Chinese start of the year is more attuned to natural laws.

The further proof that the date of the 1st of January is a civil one rather than astronomical, you can look at the history of civilisations. Depending of whom you consider – Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Celts – the date for such celebration was based on the different equinox and solstices, which make more sense. The vernal equinox around the 20th of March, the autumnal equinox around the 20th of September, or the Winter solstice around the 20th of December. The Romans at some point celebrated their year on the 1st of April, close to the Vernal equinox. And for a long time it was the date chosen to start the year in Western calendars. The custom of celebration on that day was somehow kept with the April’s fool, but the move to the 1st of January is something else. It was introduced in 1582 by the Gregorian calendar, a decision made by Pope Gregory XIII. And so as you can see it is a papal decision that reshaped Western civilisations, but as nothing to do with the greater movements of nature and the Universe.

And so which dates should we logically consider to start a new year? Solstice and equinox were indeed a good logic. The boreal Winter solstice is now around the 22nd of December. In the Northern hemisphere it is the shortest day of the year; after that, the days get longer. Which means that the Yang energy grows again from this point onward, until it reaches its peak in summer. So astrologically, a date around the 20th or 22nd of December could be the start of a year.

The Yin-Yang movement as seen through the year.

However this is not what Chinese people use, however. That would be too easy!

Based on lunar and solar movement now, the two dates that start a Chinese year are aligned with a new orbit for the moon around the earth, or for the Earth around the Sun. Those two dates chosen for the Chinese year therefore also make sense as they represent a real shift in energy.

You will notice that this year, like last year, both dates are quite apart: there is actually 9 days separating the lunar and solar start. It is therefore ideal to already by in the shift of energies from the 3rd of February but also mark with a celebration on the 12th of February. I will soon publish my annual article to be lucky and prepare for the shift.

To summarise, the movements that represents change of Chi between September and February are:

    The autumn equinox, around the 20th of September
    Samhain/Halloween, half way through the autumn equinox and winter solstice (31st of October)
    The December solstice. On the next day, the Yang energy grows again and the Yin decline in the Northern hemisphere. A good case could be made for this date to be the “real” beginning of the year.
    The lunar start of the year in either January or February. To be technical: it must start on the 11th lunar month and is based on a new moon during this period. This is the time of the year when the moon starts a whole new cycle.
    The solar start of the year in February, when the Sun is at 315 degree exactly. It usually falls on the 4th of February, but can be on the 3rd or 5th. This is the beginning of the new solar cycle for a year and for Chinese the beginning of the Spring season.

Culturally of course the 1st of January has a weight, but it has more to do with cultural customs. In term of real shift of the Chi and start of new energies, those astronomical events which are the lunar and solar start of a cycle are more logical. This is also the reason why the influences of the Chinese New Year can already start after the December solstice (Yang energy rising) but this is foreplay; the real shift is with the lunar and then solar starts. The Western date can still be used for numerology however, another metaphysical practice based on human’s influence.

By now you understand that the dates of the Chinese New Year represents a change of Chi, a new energy; the Western date is a human decision less based on natural movements. And so back to the question: why should you celebrate the Chinese New Year?

Simply put, to have a good life, your intents and actions must be in synch with the flow of the Universe. We all have the power to create part of our lives, but we are also part of something much greater. By following the movements of nature the Universe and aiming at being in synch with it, you will then be in the flow of the New Year and its energy. It comes to: swimming with the river or trying to swim upstream. Which one is effortless and will save your energy? Why one takes you somewhere else faster? Going with the flow of the river of course. You then have much better chances to bring prosperity, abundance and even love within your life by aligning your intent with the “music of the spheres”, the movement of the planets influencing us all.

So it doesn’t matter if you are Chinese or not: celebrating the Chinese New Year properly will give you higher chances to be lucky and manifest the life you want in 2021, year of the Yin Metal Ox. Celebrate it both on the 3rd of February 2021 (solar calendar) and on the 12th of February 2021 (lunar start). "
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[DiegoFS]

Hello Tientai

That is why the Western Calendar (Year 2.021) is called the Gregorian Calendar, because it was imposed by force by said Pope Gregory XIII of the Catholic Church. And whether humanity wants to accept it or not, it is a False Calendar, therefore, January 1 has no incidence in our lives, except that it is a normal day. The Gregorian Calendar is only important for routine activities and is the reference or generic point of the current civilization, we due to political, economic and religious impositions of the world gear have to adjust to those protocols. It is sad that in the XXI century, a large part of humanity does not understand all the damage that the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages did to all the Western Empires, incorporating dogmas by blood and fire, including this sad Calendar.

And as for the Chinese Year, its harmony does not depend on the fact that it is only Chinese, simply that it is based on some Energetic Tools consistent with the Energy of Planet Earth and does not operate like that, for a simple whim.

As within Chinese Philosophy the Yin and Yang Balance has always prevailed, then we can accept that there are two commonly accepted dates. The Lunar New Year (Yin) and the Solar New Year (Yang). From my point of view, the Solar New Year is a bit more important, if we take into account the Energetic loops that are established, however, both print their own channel of Qi.

The Chinese Lunar Year is pendular and obeys the fact that the second new moon after the winter solstice is taken as a reference point, this time it will fall on February 12 (for Asia) and February 11 (for my country and the continent in where I live: America). According to the Meridian, the entry time of said year will be shifted.

The Chinese Solar Year, which this time will fall on February 3 at 10:42 in the morning (Time of each country, regardless of the Continent), has a very Deep Planetary Cosmic reason since it occupies the equidistant point between the Solstice of Winter and the Spring Equinox.

Here it would be worth considering that at the Winter Solstice, by itself a greater negative angular distance from the sun is configured in reference to the celestial equator. It has a double representation, on the one hand it is the Dong Zhi, the archetype of the Central Sun Energy and on the other hand, it has a connection with the Analemma, that is, with it connects with the Infinite Universe.

And as for the Spring Equinox, it is formed when the Sun forms a Vertical Line with the Equator (Tropic of Cancer) and the Qi is distributed in a proportionate way on the Planet. It is for this reason that within the Mayan Civilization (Guatemala, Mexico), it is extrapolated with Quetzalcóatl, the Feathered Serpent that descends on the steps of the Temple of Chichen Itzá and a connection is established between the Energy of the Sun and Nature. But since we human beings are an electromagnetic battery, there is also a similar spiritual correlation between the 7 Chackras of the Human Being and the Sun.

If we were to take it in order of importance, with the Entry of the Solar Year (some prefer to relate it to Tai Yang, the Supreme Clarity or Antijupiter), 60% of the Energy of the New Year would enter (in this case, it would be the Buffalo Chou of Yin Metal Xin) and with the Opening of the Lunar Year (in some cases it is usually related to Tai Yin the Supreme Darkness, 40% of the remaining Qi would enter. These percentages are only an approximation.