Today is the 18th of march 2011. It is a yang water monkey day. The monkey is yang metal. Metal feeds water. Earth supports heaven - all is in accord with the will of heaven.

As the monthly and yearly energies are both yin then it is only the daily energies that get examined in this phase. The metal feeds the water and makes the emperor strong but not dominant.

The yin cycle is one of conflict and this is why the energies of the world are rolling out conflict. Interestingly the means of communication (social media) could be regarded as 'gossip' and the yin metal in the monthly and yearly stem is to do with the mouth and the teeth. This can be seen as consistent with the force of yin metal. This gossip sadly has resulted in loss of life so far and, it would seem, that the Sunni Muslims of Ben Ghazi may not hold out until the no-fly zone is established under the auspices of the United Nations. It also seems that the movement for freedom is extending through the 'middle east and northern Africa'. It is kind of like a large gong being sounded and the resonance is extending far beyond the place where the gong was struck.

I believe we are being asked to see everyone as human beings and not belonging to this or that country or tribe, or religious sect. We must mourn the loss of lives of all human beings who perish before their 3 score and ten is up.

There is a world prayer movement asking people to join together to pray for those who have and are suffering in Japan - I ask that you extend that to all human beings who are suffering at the moment on the globe.