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Conclave (2024). I really liked this film and highly recommend watching it.

Any updates on the new logo? The Year of the Snake 2025 starts on 29/01/25. Thank you

I forgot to include Raymond Lo's general overview of the "Year of the Green Snake." You can read it here.

The Snake is ruled by Fire but it is Yin in nature. It is associated with transformation (moulting in the animal kingdom), wisdom (Fire) and growth (Wood, 2025). You can read a detailed analysis here.

Edit: fixed by taking a screenshot of the web image and then uploading it to the online image hosting site.

Unable to post the image as this forum still has the ongoing problem of not enabling inserting images in posts. Sorry not my fault.

Is anyone working on the new logo? Here is one I like: Source: https://seelenkompass.medium.com/the-year-of-the-wood-snake-2025-prophecies-and-transformative-energies-18eb2c633633

Hello, When you are ready to open up you'll understand the whole thing. If you are not you'll only see BGZ as either a nice form to perform or another martial art. I learnt BGZ in park, learnt the Ding Shi Ba Zhang (8 Mother Palms) which is the foundation of the art and two other forms which are really irrelevant except for the Millstone Pushing Palm and Lower Piercing Palm part of the Double Change Palm routine. But really rotating, change, stepping, practising in the natural environment and mindfulness + Foundation work is what delivers the goods. Also Taurus, Scorpio, Leo & Aquarius are fixed signs. They are stuck in their ideas (egos) and won't change much Cardinal and Mutable signs are willing and will experience change. Your location makes a difference as well, East and South West directions will experience the most change due to being associated with the Wood element (movement). China and Australia are very good locations in that regard.

The Fortune Teller (Enrique Simonet, 1899). Realism & Impressionism movements.

Indeed. He was and is actually wrong. "Health and illness are caused by an imbalance of the two basic forces, yin and yang, and by the influence of the five elements (water, fire, metal, wood, and earth) on the organs of the body." (Huangdi Neijing, 250+ BCE)

1. What exactly would you like to know? Some stuff, I won't discuss online...how deep does the rabbit hole go? Unless you have gone deep enough, one won't be able to understand it. 2. How long have you been practising for?

This type of circle walking will heal you completely: 1. Hold only one Palm 2. Do as many rotations as you like on one side and then switch over and repeat the same amount. I used to use a timer to prevent counting circles as it's too easy to miss the count. 3. Practice preferably in a park amongst the trees and if possible next to a water source (creek, lake, pond, etc.).

You also created this other thread recently: You come from a very abusive family environment, and expect to heal yourself after 1.5 years of BGZ practice? BGZ is currently doing its good job at slowing resetting your ENTIRE ENERGETIC SYSTEM. Let's be realistic here, you must understand that what you are going through is all part of a realignment and healing process and this takes time. Expect pain while you heal yourself. It happened to me many times and one was near life-threatening (sudden release of heat in the gallbladder meridian running along the head). You need to find a teacher that is more focused on the internal aspect of the art and a Taoist practitioner themselves. A practice that is GENTLE, RELAXED, PEACEFUL and WARM in nature. Be easy with yourself because healing from childhood trauma requires a lot of work. I hope this helps

I didn't realise it was you who recently opened this other thread: I missed the part where you stated the following: There are no Eight Mother Palms the the BGZ system I'm learning, which is Yin style. My teacher is very focused on form and MA training. On the other hand, you are saying in this thread: I do a physical labour for a living. You are very Yin, Metal Snake, even when this animal is ruled by Fire but you were born in a negative and descending year (2001, Yin Metal). Because you are experiencing conflict this year triggered by Wood controlling Earth (Wood Dragon), follow the dietary advice I gave you, ZERO SWEETS, and also the TCM practitioner advised you to stop focusing on static work and more moving one. HE IS CORRECT HERE and I also advice you doing the same plus; Go find another BGZ teacher. Any BGZ system without true core of the art being the 8MP is no true BGZ since you will be inheriting a half-baked system. HJH's foundation work would be very beneficial to you as stated already severely times. It is ver demanding bit worth a tone of gold. Find a BGZ teacher that is focused around the 8MP. As Maddie stated as well you may have triggered a lot of HEAT due to: 1. Anxiety 2. Lifestyle ---> physical labour 3. Focus on static postures & zi fa gong 4. Too many expectations Relax and enjoy learning BGZ from scratch in the park amongst the trees. This is how I learnt it myself got several years under my teacher's guidance. So for now, take a break and put your effort in finding a better BGZ teacher that teaches the 8MP.