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That Snake looks good too. Thanks to whoever designed it.

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

Thanks Jenn. I love the Snake logo. Fire (sign) and Wood (year) nicely combined. My vote is YES.

Thanks for your effort Jenn. You are a gold medal winner Same here "gateway time-out" error too. More than happy to chip in for web hosting fee services and make sure the site stays up and running. Sean or whoever is in charge should make an announcement before they decide to shut down the forum if they decide to let it go. There are others like myself and Jenn so far that are keen to keep the forum alive. Thank you all

Hi stirling, Who else other than the site creator Sean, has control over the site? Thanks Jenn, could you please contact a mod (stirling would be great) and let them know you can update the image so they can pass it on to the powers that be. Let's all hope this all gets sorted out including software issues. I'm using iOS and no troubles as reported earlier, only when unloading images from external image hosting sites like imageBB or postimage.

The image is not showing on my screen. I'm using a mobile device.

I'm happy to volunteer too and when I do I quickly reply to any queries. If I knew how to design a "snake" using software, I'd update the logo asap to reflect the massive energy shift the new elemental energy brings.

There is a lot more going on than software glitches. I'm still waiting for a reply to the thread about updating the logo as the Year of the Wood Snake started today 29 January 2025. Very poor sport.

Here's a list: (My favourite movie ever! Especially the rooftop scene) 2001: A Space Odyssey Wings of Desire Jeremiah Johnson

It's called "damp", and if there's "heat" involved "damp-heat" which causes a lot of inflammation. Ba Gua Zhang fixes that alongside lifestyle and dietary changes. TCM herbs will be part of the treatment to drain the heat. This is a difficult condition to treat and it takes a long time to remove it, depending on how long it has been sitting in the system, but it will be done. Bear in mind that bad habits are hard to get rid of.

Certainly not the Earth ones but try to go close to a black hole and see what would happen to you if you happen to be absorbed by its tidal force. Such is the massive power of FULL YIN energy with a supernova bring the FULL YANG counterpart. It would be paranormal to experience what's within a black hole.

It's called the power of Yin energy. Like the "potholes of Maloja" in Switzerland. https://www.sils.ch/en/guide/sils-in-the-engadin/sights/nature/the-potholes-at-maloja# There are many of them and host perfectly round-shape and polished rocks sitting at the bottom. A marvel of nature. Same goes with those abandoned mine shafts were Yin accumulates for a very long time and as result it causes anomalies when one happens to enter them.

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.

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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.

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.

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