Due to overwhelming of other commitments that require my time, space and effort, I have to trim down the content of the Almanac Forecast. Only the most practical and useful will be provided from henceforth.
We are entering into Water Snake Month 壬辰月 from evening of 5 May 2026..This day is known as Li Xia 立夏.
It will be the begining of Summer season.
⚠️Days to Take Note from 5 May to 5 Apr 2026 (☀️solar calendar)
Clashing 月破– avoid making hasty decisions May – 13 (Wed) and 25 (Mon)
Punishing 月刑 – avoid getting into conflict May – 10 (Sun) and 22 (Fri) Jun – 3 (Jun)
Piercing 月害– avoid getting sabotaged or subject of gossips May – 16 (Sat) and 28 (Thu)
Troubling 五鬼– avoid getting into the drama of others May – 11 (Mon) and 23 (Sat) Jun – 4 (Thu)
Virtuous 德日 – to deal with difficult people or situation May – 6 (Wed), 7 (Thu), 11 (Mon), 12 (Tue), 16 (Sat), 17 (Sun), 21 (Thu), 22 (Fri), 26 (Tue), 27 (Wed) and 31 (Sun) Jun – 1 (Mon) and 5 (Fri)
Clemency 天赦日 – aid in making prayers to manage long drawn problems May – 20 (Wed)
The above days were flagged based solely on Almanac considerations. Those who had your Natal Chart read by me might have been given other dates to consider. Feel free to reach out if you are unsure.
When virtuous days overlap with any of the clashing, punishing, piercing days or troubling days, the virtuous is meant to weaken their negative effects.
Do note that difficult people or situation does notautomatically resolved on virtuous days. It is just that the difficult people is likely to be less difficult as usual; or some resources or person with influence come forward to offer help or insight to the difficult people or situation.
🧭Feng Shui Caution
I am using the traffic light colour logic – green background is good sector, amber background is in-between and red background is caution sector. Ideally, is not to be in the red sector consecutively over 3 hours daily.
Need to be mindful of your own hesitation if your personal annual procastination sector overlaps with the green sector.
🎇Folk Commemoration Days (🌙lunar calendar)
20 May (Wed) 四月初四 Manjusri Bodhisattva CommemorationDay 文殊菩薩誕 Embodiment of Wisdom in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism.
24 May (Wed) 四月初八 Buddha CommemorationDay 教主釋迦牟尼佛誕 Chinese Mahayana Buddhism commemorates the birth of the Buddha differently from the standard Vesak Day.
🥳Announcement!!!
No other announcement.
Till then!
Best regards, Shifu SiMing 思明師傅 abodeoflight.com IG@abode.of.light
We are entering into Water Dragon Month 壬辰月 from early morning of 5 Apr 2026..This day is known as Qing Ming 清明.
It will be the end of Spring season.
📅Month Overview – 5 Apr to 5 May 2026 (☀️solar calendar)
Year and Month Pillars Interaction 太歲流月作用 Dragon is a Water Vault hence the Yang Water sitting on it gets amplified. It directly clashes also a powerful Yang Fire of the Tai Sui.
If Fire is your helpful element, you may face strong opposition and control.
If Fire is not your helpful element, good opportunites can come with short window to response.
Twelve Traversing Palace Deities 串宮十二神
This is understood as describing what is likely to occur externally. “External” refers to events happening to people around you; you may still be affected positively or negatively depending on whether you engage with or avoid them.
Spender over Mourner 小耗坐吊客.
You may experience the following:
Informed of someone or witness a serious conflict.
Informed of someone who losses a big sum of money.
⚠️Days to Take Note
Clashing 月破– avoid making hasty decisions Apr – 6 (Mon), 18 (Sat) and 30 (Thu)
Punishing 月刑 – avoid getting into conflict Apr – 12 (Sun) and 24 (Fri)
Piercing 月害– avoid getting sabotaged or subject of gossips Apr – 11 (Sat) and 23 (Thu) May – 5 (Tue)
Troubling 五鬼– avoid getting into the drama of others Apr – 16 (Thu) and 28 (Tue)
Virtuous 德日 – to deal with difficult people or situation Apr – 8 (Wed), 13 (Mon), 18 (Sat), 23 (Thu) and 28 (Tue) May – 3 (Sun)
The above days were flagged based solely on Almanac considerations. Those who had your Natal Chart read by me might have been given other dates to consider. Feel free to reach out if you are unsure.
When virtuous days overlap with any of the clashing, punishing, piercing days or troubling days, the virtuous is meant to weaken their negative effects.
Do note that difficult people or situation does notautomatically resolved on virtuous days. It is just that the difficult people is likely to be less difficult as usual; or some resources or person with influence come forward to offer help or insight to the difficult people or situation.
🧭Feng Shui Caution
As I needed to send this out before 26 Apr, I was unable to complete this as I got caught with a viral infection for the last few days and not in a good head space to do the translation from my materials.
🎇Folk Commemoration Days (🌙lunar calendar)
26 Mar (Thu) 二月初八 Buddha Pravrajya Day 佛陀出家紀念日 Chinese Mahayana uses this day to commemorate Buddha’s commitment to the pursuit of enlightement and liberation.
5 Apr (Sun) 二月十八 Qing Ming Festival 清明節 The day that Chinese diaspora used to pay respect to their departed loved ones and ancestors. In Singapore and Malaysia context, the prayers can commence from 10 days before Qing Ming Festival to 10 days after, hence – 26 Mar to 15 Apr.
6 Apr (Mon) 二月十九 Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Commemoration Day 觀音菩薩誕 An important Mahayana Bodhisattva that was absorbed in Chinese folklore known as Guanyin and made wide and deep influence.
8 Apr (Wed) 二月廿一 Samantabhadra Bodhisattva CommemorationDay 普賢菩薩誕 A very well-known Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and represents Virtuous Acts.
19 Apr (Sun) 三月初三 Xuan Tian Shang Di CommemorationDay 玄天上帝誕 A very well-known Taoist deity known for banishing evil and overcoming calamities.
1 May (Fri) 三月十五 Xuan Tan Yuan Shuai CommemorationDay 玄壇元帥誕 A very well-known Taoist deity known for bestowing wealth and overcoming plagues and illnesses.
2 May (Sat) 三月十六 Cundi Bodhisattva CommemorationDay 準提菩薩誕 A very well-known Buddhist bodhisattva often mistaken as the Thousand-Armed Guanyin known for protection and wish-fulfillment.
🥳Announcement!!!
No other announcement.
Till then!
Best regards, Shifu SiMing 思明師傅 abodeoflight.com IG@abode.of.light
We are entering into Metal Rabbit Month 辛卯月 from night of 5 Mar 2026..This day is known as Jing Zhe 驚蜇.
It will be the middle of Spring season.
📅Month Overview – 5 Mar to 5 Apr (☀️solar calendar)
Year and Month Pillars Interaction 太歲流月作用 Rabbit’s Wood supports Horse’s Fire and damages it at the same time; with Yang Fire positioning at the Heavenly Stem bands and controls the Yin Metal belonging to the March.
If Fire is your helpful element, be mindful of self-sabotaging thoughts and decisions.
If Fire is not your helpful element, also pretty much depends which Ten God does it means in your Natal Chart, be mindful of getting caught in reckless situations.
Twelve Traversing Palace Deities 串宮十二神
This is understood as describing what is likely to occur externally. “External” refers to events happening to people around you; you may still be affected positively or negatively depending on whether you engage with or avoid them.
Unifier over Patron 六合坐貴人.
You may experience the following:
Informed of a someone gaining wealth or success.
Made known of someone receiving help or forming partnership.
⚠️Days to Take Note
Clashing 月破– avoid making hasty decisions Mar – 12 (Thu) and 24 (Tue) Apr – 5 (Sun)
Punishing 月刑 – avoid getting into conflict Mar – 15 (Sun) and 27 (Fri)
Piercing 月害– avoid getting sabotaged or subject of gossips Mar – 7 (Sat), 19 (Thu) and 31 (Tue)
Troubling 五鬼– avoid getting into the drama of others Mar – 10 (Tue) and 22 (Sun) Apr – 3 (Fri)
Virtuous 德日 – to deal with difficult people or situation Mar – 9 (Mon), 14 (Sat), 19 (Thu), 24 (Tue) and 29 (Sun) Apr – 3 (Fri)
The above days were flagged based solely on Almanac considerations. Those who had your Natal Chart read by me might have been given other dates to consider. Feel free to reach out if you are unsure.
When virtuous days overlap with any of the clashing, punishing, piercing days or troubling days, the virtuous is meant to weaken their negative effects.
Do note that difficult people or situation does notautomatically resolved on virtuous days. It is just that the difficult people is likely to be less difficult as usual; or some resources or person with influence come forward to offer help or insight to the difficult people or situation.
🧭Feng Shui Caution
Context As mentoned in the CNY Tips, the full Annual Flying Stars is to be read in pair to one’s House Flying Stars or Monthly Flying Stars for full comprehension of the influence that can have for people active at relevant sector. House Flying Stars is calculated based on the main entrance facing. Clients who had their Fengshui auditted by me would know based on the report I have for them.
Hence, the Monthly Flying Star in this context is to understand whether it strengthens or weakens the effect of the Annual Flying Star.
How It Works The Flying Stars combination effects are likely to happen if that sector has window or an entrance to the space. It is also likely to happen if your Natal Chart annual trend has signs similar to what the Flying Stars combination describes.
If the description is not helpful and you wish to avoid, do not be active in that sector for over 2 hours consecutively by move to another sector to take a break for at least 10 minutes.
North – Conflict meets Wealth Not exactly a challenging sector but not helpful if you already have existing neuro issues; and be mindful when handling blades and trip-and-fall.
Northeast – Officer meets Academic Aids academic or career pursuit.
East – Misfortune meets Fortune Challenging sector Can lead to procastination and not helpful if you already have existing issues with hands, back, chest, nose/nasal, head, spleen and gastric.
Southeast – Wealth meets Happiness Aids in celebratory event, however, do beware of fire.
South – Sickness meets Misfortune Challenging sector. More prone to falling ill and not helpful if you already have existing issues with spleen, liver, cancer, blood and pregnant women beware. Unless you are in the medical, pharmaceutical or funeral industries.
Southwest – Academic meets Thievery Can lead to conflict in romance and marriage.
West – Happiness meets Conflict Can bring unexpected wealth, also lead to conflict in romance or accidetal foot injury.
Northwest – Fortune meets Sickness General auspicious if can avoid commencing floor works in this sector.
🎇Folk Commemoration Days (🌙lunar calendar)
5 Mar (Thu) 正月十七 Jing Zhe Day 驚蜇日 – Hitting Petty People 打小人& Divine Clemency Day 天赦日 The day is based on solar calendar, however, the hitting petty people is a folklore practice. I do not provide such service by the way.
Divine Clemency Day is famous for making prayers especially for challenging situation that has been with you for awhile. Traditionally is to offer prayers to Jade Emperor. This can be done in temples with Jade Emperor as the principal deity. Or, making prayers towards the sky literally, similar to how households do prayers on 9th day of the 1st lunar month.
7 Mar (Sat) 正月十九 Entrance Earth Deity Commemoration Day 門官土地誕 Entrance Earth Deity differs from the Earth Deity within residential and commercial space.. Entrance Earth Deity is the Earth Deity guarding at the main entrance of a space. This commemoration day is more apparent to business owner, especially retail space, to attract business.
8 Mar (Sun) 正月二十 Fortune-Attracting Page Commemoration Day 招財童子誕 Probably a lesser known Deity in Singapore. A good day to make wealth related prayers.
20 Mar (Fri) 二月初二 Earth Deity Commemoration Day 土地神誕 The Earth Deity that guards your space. A good day to make offerings and pay gratitude to Him/Her.
26 Mar (Thu) 二月初八 Buddha Pravrajya Day 佛陀出家紀念日 Chinese Mahayana uses this day to commemorate Buddha’s commitment to the pursuit of enlightement and liberation.
6 Apr (Mon) 二月十九 Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Commemoration Day 觀音菩薩誕 An important Mahayana Bodhisattva that was absorbed in Chinese folklore known as Guanyin and made wide and deep influence.
8 Apr (Wed) 二月廿一 Samantabhadra Bodhisattva CommemorationDay 普賢菩薩誕 A very well-known Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and represents Virtuous Acts.
🥳Announcement!!!
I have plan to do a general puja to improve odds regarding to wealth on 8 Mar (Sun) 正月二十 Fortune-Attracting Page Commemoration Day 招財童子誕. As this is a group ritual, I require, in exchange, not a fee paid to me, but a donation make to a worthy cause that I determine. I also need your name in Chinese characters, unless you are not Chinese, for me to write down on 2 specific joss paper to be burnt. I reckon this is more suitable for people who works in sales. Non-sales related would likely converted into more notable tasks be given to you that can push you to better bonus.
If you are keen, WhatsApp me directly for details. The deadline will be on 6 March 4pm, Singapore time.
Till then!
Best regards, Shifu SiMing 思明師傅 abodeoflight.com IG@abode.of.light
We will enter into the Fire Horse Year 丙午年 by entering into its first month Metal Tiger Month 庚寅月 from early morning of 4 Feb 2026..This day is known as Li Chun 立春, the Beginning of Spring.
It will be the beginning of Spring season.
📅Month Overview – 4 Feb to 5 Mar (☀️solar calendar)
Year and Month Pillars Interaction 太歲流月作用
Horse and Tiger bands together to generate strong Fire though the Yang Fire positioning at the Heavenly Stem which strongly overwhelms the Yang Metal belonging to the Feburary.
If Fire is your helpful element, good, as it turns stronger.
If Fire is not your helpful element, not good, as it overwhelms the Yang Metal. And the Ten Gods that associate to the Yang Metal is the subject you have to manage and take care properly.
Twelve Traversing Palace Deities 串宮十二神
This is understood as describing what is likely to occur externally. “External” refers to events happening to people around you; you may still be affected positively or negatively depending on whether you engage with or avoid them.
Bereaver over Warlord 喪門坐白虎.
You may experience the following:
Informed of a funeral wake or someone’s passing.
Made known of an accident, usually related to traffic or due to handling heavy machinery including cutting equipments.
Told about someone else’s incarceration or legal trouble.
⚠️Days to Take Note
Clashing 月破– avoid making hasty decisions Feb – 15 (Sun) and 27 (Fri)
Punishing 月刑 – avoid getting into conflict Feb – 12 (Thu) and 24 (Wed)
Piercing 月害– avoid getting sabotaged or subject of gossips Feb – 12 (Thu) and 24 (Wed)
Virtuous 天德(合)/月德(合) – to deal with difficult people or situation Feb – 6 (Fri), 7 (Sat), 11 (Wed), 12 (Thu), 16 (Mon), 17 (Tue), 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 26 (Thu) and 27 (Fri) Mar – 3 (Tue)
The above days were flagged based solely on Almanac considerations. Those who had your Natal Chart read by me might have been given other dates to consider. Feel free to reach out if you are unsure.
When virtuous days overlap with any of the clashing, punishing or piercing days, the virtuous is meant to weaken the negative effects of clashing, punishing or piercing days.
Do note that difficult people or situation does notautomatically resolved on virtuous days. It is just that the difficult people is likely to be less difficult as usual; or some resources or person with influence come forward to offer help or insight to the difficult people or situation.
🧭Feng Shui Caution
Context As mentoned in the CNY Tips, the full Annual Flying Stars is to be read in pair to one’s House Flying Stars or Monthly Flying Stars for full comprehension of the influence that can have for people active at relevant sector. House Flying Stars is calculated based on the main entrance facing. Clients who had their Fengshui auditted by me would know based on the report I have for them.
Hence, the Monthly Flying Star in this context is to understand whether it strengthens or weakens the effect of the Annual Flying Star.
How It Works The Flying Stars combination effects are likely to happen if that sector has window or an entrance to the space. It is also likely to happen if your Natal Chart annual trend has signs similar to what the Flying Stars combination describes.
If the description is not helpful and you wish to avoid, do not be active in that sector for over 2 hours consecutively.
Try to take a break of 10 minutes at other sectors.
North – Academic meets Wealth Not exactly a challenging sector but not helpful if you already have existing liver or gallbladder issues; and tends to drive fast.
Northeast – Sickness meets Academic Not exactly a challenging sector but not helpful if you already have existing digestive or cranial nerves issues.
East – Wealth meets Fortune Can be helpful sector to aid promotion or opening up new opportunities. However, these Stars are losing influences hence the aforesaid helpful outcome can be limited. The Yin and Yang Noblemen in this sector may act as supplement.
Southeast – Thievery meets Happiness Challenging sector. Can lead to poisoning or fire.
South – Conflict meets Misfortune Challenging sector. With Tai Sui also sitting in this sector, can lead to conflict, traffic accident and not helpful if you already have existing liver or foot issues.
Southwest – Misfortune meets Thievery Challenging sector. Can lead to conflict and legal troubles and not helpful if you already have existing gastric, oral, abdomen or respiratory issues,
West – Officer meets Conflict Can be helpful sector to aid in showcasing talent. However, Conflict is losing influence hence the aforesaid helpful outcome can be limited.
Northwest – Happiness meets Sickness As the Stars are gaining influnces, can be helpful in attracting wealth and improvement in studies.
🎇Folk Commemoration Days (🌙lunar calendar)
11 Feb 十二月廿四 (Wed) Ascent of the Kitchen God 灶君上朝玉帝日 This is a folk belief that the Kitchen God ascends to the Heavens to submit his annual report of the one’s household’s deeds to the Jade Emperor. This gave rise to the practice of making offering with sweet rice cake in hope of Kitchen God being more lenient.
There is also a folk belief that along with the Kitchen God, all the deities that you worship at home also ascend to the Heavens except for the Door Deities.
17 Feb (Tue) 正月初一 Spring Festival 春節 What is known to us more commonly as the First Day of Chinese New Year.
23 Feb (Mon) 正月初七 Human Day 人日 Supposedly mankind’s creation day. It is common to eat Yu Sheng 魚生 on this day in Singapore and Malaysia.
25 Feb (Wed) 正月初九 Jade Emperor 玉皇/天公誕 Prayers to Jade Emperor Tee Gong as always been a cultural more than a religious activity. Some practice would make prayers in the midnight and it will start in the late night on 24 Jan (Tue).
3 Mar (Tue) 正月十五 Yuanxiao Festival 元宵節 / Heaven Official Commemoration Day 天官大帝誕 Yuanxiao Festival marks the last day of CNY celebration. It is celebrated by eating glutinous rice balls. Some places celebrate by releasing lanterns 天燈 into the skies. Heaven Official is a senior tier Deity in the Taoist Pantheon and is the source for the greeting 天官賜福 literally Heaven Official bestows blessings.
7 Mar (Sat) 正月十九 Entrance Earth Deity Commemoration Day 門官土地誕 Entrance Earth Deity differs from the Earth Deity within residential and commercial space.. Entrance Earth Deity is the Earth Deity guarding at the main entrance of a space. This commemoration day is more apparent to business owner, especially retail space, to attract business.
8 Mar (Sun) 正月二十 Fortune-Attracting Page Commemoration Day 招財童子誕 Probably a lesser known Deity in Singapore. A good day to make wealth related prayers.
🥳Announcement!!!
I will appear at Singapore Really Really Free Market 88 on 7 Feb 26 (Sat) 3pm to 7pm if I am not engaged by other commitment. If I do turn up, I will be offering free short readings for up to 2 questions per person using either Chinese Chess Oracle and Qimen Dunjia.
See you if I see you!
Till then!
Best regards, Shifu SiMing 思明師傅 abodeoflight.com IG@abode.of.light
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