ROSEMARY, REMEMBRANCE & MARTINMAS DAY

November 9, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Remembrance Day is a Memorial day that falls on 11 November to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Originally evolving out of Armistice Day. On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, in the 11th month, folk stop for a minute silence to remember those no longer with us. In Australia, Anzac Day is reserved for veneration of fallen service men and women during World War One - it falls on April 25th annually - Lest we forget. Rosemary and Remembrance, features heavy on both days. With a swag of benefits, Rosemary’s uses got way beyond it’s culinary uses.

FEAST OF APPLES - SAMHAIN

October 31, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

I’ve no doubt candy filled bags of loot and masks of the ghoulish variety are all that’s on the minds of kids. If Halloween fancy dress isn’t your jam, then here’s the download on the true meaning of Samhain. With some very on point cross cultural synergies with Humble apple.

SO WHAT IS SAMHAIN?

Halloween or 'Samhain' (pronounced SOW-win) as Celts called it, was first and foremost a celebration of the end of harvest time and the beginning of a dark half of the calendar year. Naive Irish speakers will know that the calendar months of May and November are called Beltaine and Samhain respectively (oh and August is called Lunasa). These are three of the four Cross Quarter days on the Wheel of the Year, Imbolc in spring completes the quartet. Witches know these markers as Great Sabbats. These power points are Midpoints or Culminating points of a given season - Samhain occurs between the Fall Equinox and Yule (Winter Solstice).

Halloween + APPLE + Samhain Symbol

October 31, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

How many times have you pressed the Apple command key today?

Well if you're sitting in your office and thought you'd escaped Halloween then think again. Because apart from the humble fruits ties to the festival, so too unbeknownst to most Mac users has Apple's ⌘ Command symbol.

Double NINTH Festival

October 29, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Happy Seniors’ Day! Since 1966 the Double Ninth Festival has celebrated Senior members of the community. The ‘Double Ninth Festival’ is also known as Chong Yang Festival; which burrows its name from the calendar date meaning the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar. In Chinese ‘Chong’ means ‘double’ and ‘Yang’ is a nod to the number nine (9) which is the highest Yang number. and its also known as as the Chrysanthemum Festival. This year the festival falls on Sun 22 Oct 2023, in the Universal calendar.

2025 GLOBAL PREDICTIONS

September 18, 2025 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Kitagawa Utamaro | Rat Snake with Dayflower Plant | January 1788 | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Last year’s rollercoaster ride eases as Wood Snake’s tenure commences on 29 January. Snake continues to do Dragon’s bidding donning the Little Dragon moniker, partnering with yin wood brings insights and adaptability. Serpent sits at the midpoint of Earthly Branches — the pendulum oscillates — destiny hangs in the balance. Will 2025 restore equilibrium, equate, renew, unify or play with fire?