SOLAR + LUNAR ECLIPSES IN CHINESE COSMOLOGY

August 26, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Embroidered Court Robe Qing dynasty via Robert E.Tod. Public domain

Sol and and Luna’s allure have captivated nations and cultures since the dawn of time. And the mystical obscuring of either celestial body’s illumination continues to beguile us today. In times past, the phenomenon of eclipses must have been scary when playing out in our skies. We’ve unpacked the cosmology and folklore behind the ominous occurrences. And the upcoming New Moon marking the Fire Horse’s entrance is solar ring of Fire Eclipse on 17 Feb 2026!

Full Moon + Hungry Ghost Festival

August 24, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Spooky Moon Gates by Andreea C via Frozen stock Deviantart.

August’s Full moon lunation goes by many names*, depending on your domicile and cultural preference. Named the Red Wyrt, Corn/Barley Moon by Indigenous communities while Chinese folk refer to this lunation as Harvest moon. The calendar month is Osmanthus or Skills (flowers associated with Autumn). You’ll also hear lots of Lunar Eclipse chatter, not visible in Australia but on 28 Aug Luna is technically fullest at 2.18pm in Sydney*(more Full moon times below). Eclipse aside, it’s no ordinary Full Moon.

QiXi Festival - Chinese Valentine's Day

August 19, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Vega and the milky way bridge via Volume 1 of Book of the Milky Way (Ginga zōshi) chester beatty CC4.0.

Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day!

Unlike International lover’s day - aka Valentine’s Day - which follows a set annual date, the Chinese version fluctuates according to the 7th day of the 7th lunar Month, known as the Qixi — Double Seventh Festival. This year (2026) in the Gregorian calendar it falls on 19 August.

2026 CHINESE ZODIAC HOROSCOPES

July 23, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

This article was written in May 2025 and originally published Oct 2025 for Wellbeing Predictions Almanac 2026.

2026 GLOBAL PREDICTIONS

June 4, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

Snake of 2025 slithers off the podium, with a manifesto hanging in the balance. Yang Fire Horse 丙午 is crowned torchbearer, primed to trailblaze a path to the summit. With an unapologetic entrance on 17 February, a spirited tenure begins. Horse promises powerplays from a playbook written for Black Swans⓵.

WORLD CUP PREDICTIONS 2026

May 16, 2026 FENG・SHUI ・ISM

FIFA World Cup fever is cranking up. All 12 groups are finalized and 48 countries are in fine tuning mode for the holy grail of titles. Argentina are the reigning champions and a 2026 favourite, but who has the edge astrologically speaking?

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‘Happy Calendar Adjustment Day’

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2026 Half Yearly Review

As any astro forecaster will tell you, we’re time travellers. Time lines blur, so patterns and themes can emerge. Despite owning a 10,000 year calendar; the struggle to recall the current year is real! But one constant is August 7/8; the Solar midpoint of the Chinese year. June’s Solstice is another halfway point, falling under Horse’s purview. Hence a timely midterm review of Fire Horse predictions. Noting forecasts were written in Mar 2025, eleven months before Fire Horse began. Many prediction themes have accurately transpired. So what did the trailblazer deliver to date and what might we expect in the second half of the year?