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Navigating July: Chinese Astrology, Feng Shui, and Building Deeper Connections

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Ready to transform your July with the wisdom of Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui? Discover how the energies of Xin Wei (Yin Metal Goat) can inspire thoughtful actions and deeper connections, especially if you have Ox, Rat, Dog, or Horse in your Chinese birth chart. We delve into how evaluating our strengths can help us navigate the unpredictable, from fluctuating job markets to rising prices, and guide us towards a collective brighter future. 

This episode underscores the critical importance of human connections in our ever-changing world. Hear a heartwarming personal story about the unexpected magic of striking up a conversation with strangers. We discuss community activities like potluck dinners that foster engagement and remind us to trust our instincts during transitions. As we move from summer to winter, learn how to focus your energies positively, embracing both light and darkness to empower yourself and your community.

In our digital age, managing screen time is vital for well-being. Reflect on how social media might be detracting from your life's more meaningful pursuits. We offer a fresh perspective on using Feng Shui to enhance your living spaces, focusing on key areas such as the Northwest for academic energy and the Southwest for financial planning. Avoid problematic zones and understand how your Chinese zodiac sign interacts with July's energies. With personalized insights and practical advice, this episode is your guide to navigating July with wisdom and confidence.

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QiPro Sam:

In this July month. Did you know that if you have an ox in your birth chart now, that's anywhere in your birth chart year, month, day or hour this is a clash month for you, which means there is big change. Now I'm also going to say what if you have a rat in your birth chart, or a dog or a horse? Those are the four animals in Chinese astrology that are on the hot seat this July month, and we haven't begun to talk about Feng Shui yet. So if you want to know the deets things you got to do, the things you got to avoid this July month, stay tuned, because it's all coming right at you. I just want to give people a place to go to get information. I want them to enjoy learning about Chi and how it's easy to learn about it and effect change in your own life. So Qi Pro is here for the curious seekers and for the professionals looking to get ahead. It's the bottom line. I want to empower people with information, because the one thing that can't be taken from you is your knowledge. Okay, that never fails to give me chills, and I'm the one that said that the one thing that can't be taken away from you is your knowledge, and that is why we're here today together, because I want to give me chills, and I'm the one that said that the one thing that can't be taken away from you is your knowledge, and that is why we're here today together, because I want to give you information that you may not know but you can put to use immediately. Okay, I'm going to dive right in.

QiPro Sam:

So this is July month, and July is something called Xin Wei. Xin is yin metal, wei is the goat. Now, what I like about is we. It moves us away from the impulsive actions into more thoughtful ideas, and it's going to remind us that our future is connected with each other and that our future is in our hands and it's ours to create now. The reason that's important is because I know a lot of us have been going through the through life, through this year, recovering from last year with things, and it's just, you feel like we don't have control. We can't control rising prices, we can't control real estate, we can't control careers, job market, but you know what? That's going to start to shift, and some of it is mindset, some of it is in the hands of other people, but only if you let it be so what's going to occur in July is, I want to encourage you to kind of go inward a little bit, not retreat, but just go inward and evaluate things and use your god-given talents, your brain, to understand that together we are strong, together we can be more and do more, and it's really important. So I know that sometimes I might share things with you and you think, oh, she's being a little bit prophetic there and a little bit, you know, hokey pokey or you know making some cryptic statement. But sometimes that's how it is, and this month it is a bit of an interesting opening about how we're going to go forward together. But we are going to do this together and when the cat fits, when the idea fits, you put it firmly on your head. Now, if we go back to the actual month, this shin way shin will bring a brilliance to our minds, a glimmer, if you will, of what can be, and, together with the goat, will build more meaningful connections. We need to do this. So I'm going to give you an example.

QiPro Sam:

I was out the other day with a family member, an elder family member, and I struck up a conversation with some people and these people came over to talk to my elderly member that was with me and afterwards she said oh, did you know them? Are they people that you know? And I said, no, I just met them in the lineup while I was grabbing you a coffee and a muffin, and she kind of looked at me and she goes. But you were talking and you know, and getting along so well and I'm like, yes, because we have to try harder to do these things. Those were strangers to me, I was a stranger to them, but for god's sake, we've got to talk to each other and from that interaction came a wonderful connection. I may never see them again, but I know I made them smile with some things I said and they made my family member smile with things that they said.

QiPro Sam:

It's not rocket science, it's easy. We've got to connect and this month we're going to be reminded of that. But you can sit back and do nothing. You can say, oh, that's great, sam, I love, I love the sound of that, that's going to be cool. No, do something about it. Reach out to your neighbors. Have a potluck dinner, do something. Go to your neighborhood, talk to people you've never met before, engage.

QiPro Sam:

Okay, we've become so unengaged in things and we've got to actually make a difference. And I think sometimes we forget and we sort of want someone else to fix things for us and we're waiting for someone else to fix things for us and we're waiting for someone else to fix things for us. Well, guess what? It's not going to happen. We have to fix things. We are now creating the building blocks to our future because, remember, I said the beginning of this year February 2024, was not just the beginning of the year, it's the beginning of the next 20, and I am going to keep repeating this until it really runs through your veins. And you know it. I know you know things are changing. I know you feel things are different. What kind of different will depend on decisions you made before we got here. So this is why sometimes you'll hear me pushing you to do something and saying please do this, please do that, because I know what's coming. Okay, I don't know every minute detail, but I can see the agenda that's coming forward. So if you've done some preparation, now you start building.

QiPro Sam:

So if you made changes, if you dove in and trusted your inner self, that gut instinct that has nudged you forward, you'll now start to elevate your game. You'll start to thrive and excel in ways you've not imagined. However, if you fought the changes, if you kept digging your heels in and just saying I'm just going to wait, not changing. I want change, but I'm not changing, and you dismissed those inner callings and resisted those instinctive ideas that were bubbling up inside of you, you, my friend, are in a pickle. Now, as always, all is not lost. All is never lost. You are here listening to me. You know you want to make a change. You will make a change.

QiPro Sam:

So, technically, july 6th was the first day of the month of July. Now you'll hear people say July 6th, july 7th. It all depends on the time of day and where you are in the world. But basically, remember that the first date of the month is never the first date of the solar month in Chinese metaphysics. So this month is a very important moment in time because it is we've just passed the summer solstice, okay, and the energy is technically waning because we're now it's it's kind of going towards winter. So I know you're not going to like this, but the days are going to start getting shorter, the daylight, right, it's going to start getting shorter, but and some may see this as depressing, but it's not. It's empowering. Sometimes, when something's full on, when we've got full brightness, it can be too much. It's not. It's empowering. Sometimes, when something's full on, when we've got full brightness, it can be too much, it's too yang. So we're in this interesting time now where things are changing and they're going towards the winter time, the darker time, and that is more yin. But before we get to the full yin, which is in December, we've got this wonderful time where everything's blending and merging. So it's a great time to refocus and I'm going to ask you to refocus in a positive way. It's very easy to look at something and just see the negative.

QiPro Sam:

I had an interesting experience the other day and it's all on me. I completely mucked up with something and I turned up to get a helicopter and I had lost my ID so I couldn't get on it. It was the most infuriating moment, but I actually laughed it off because A it was all on me. I'm the one who lost my ID. They were totally fine not allowing me on and I didn't get angry at them, I just said you know what? Thank you for trying to get me on this flight. I understand I cannot get in it. I will head off to the ferry and make my way home, and I laughed it off because it was a lesson there.

QiPro Sam:

So I had a choice. I could have lost my shit, basically, and done all sorts of things and said, look, I have an account with you, I fly with you all the time, blah, blah, blah. But I didn't, because I realized it was a lesson from the universe. I had been going too fast and I actually the the corny thing is here. When I got home, I had my ID in a different part of my backpack. Yeah, so five hours traveling through ferries and buses and I could have got on that flight because my ID was in a different part, but I did not take a moment to slow down. I was allowing the yang energy to push me forward.

QiPro Sam:

So this is an example of what I'm trying to say. You could see a situation like that and get angry you've lost money, you've lost time, all the things that happen. But I didn't and I thought right, I guess I'm supposed to sit on a bus and sit on a ferry and read my book for book club. So that's exactly what I did. You've got to find the positive and this is your reminder. So, if I can do. If I can do that after making a very stupid move there, you can do it because this is our new way of being okay. We need to be a bit more accountable for our actions and understand what those actions are in the big picture, because they're not as bad as they could be right. I mean, there's way worse things happening in the world than missing a connection or missing a meeting. So I've said it before and I'll say it again 2024 is the year you'll look back on and you'll say would you look at that?

QiPro Sam:

That's when it all changed. You need to trust me on this. You need to hear me now, believe me later. This is occurring for you, okay. So whatever you're going through right now, please go with it. It's occurring for you Now. What changed is entirely up to you. All I can say is that nothing changes. Nothing changes Now. What changes our world this July?

QiPro Sam:

Well, 2024 is the first of that 20 year period in time I've been speaking about and we're all going to become a little bit more spiritual. Now, before you think, oh my God, here she goes with the spiritual. Spiritual is whatever you want it to be. It's believing. In some religions, possibly, it's spiritual. For me it's just understanding there's more out there than me. Spiritual for me is giving kindness to other people, loving people unconditionally and just walking through the world trying to bringing a ray of light to other people. Right, I can affect other people's day by my actions, by my energy can affect other people. So that is me spiritual. So whatever spiritual means for you, dive into it, enjoy it, embrace it, because it's going to get bigger in the next 20 years.

QiPro Sam:

We're going to see businesses embrace a more spiritual way of being. That doesn't mean they're suddenly going to become, you know, some weird thing, because people do get. They don't understand what the word spiritual means. It just means they're going to. Companies are going to understand the more well-being of their employees, the understanding, the way the work week works, the way the work day is, you know is completed. Things are going to shift and it's good.

QiPro Sam:

Ai is going to catapult us and I really mean catapult us into new realms and we'll finally realize the value of true connection. So we could look at things and say, right, well, we're going to go forward with all this technology and AI which could divide us Technically. It can, because we can sit at home and do everything we can order our food in. We can order everything we need in. We don't need to leave our house anymore. That's a choice. That is a choice. Don't do that. Utilize AI in all the different functions it has to make your life easier, to make your life better, but start connecting with people again, because that's the important underlying factor in the next 20 years, and I'd like to share something about true connection. So this is my personal story, but I want to share it because I want to show you what it, because yours will be your story. But here we go.

QiPro Sam:

So I recently shut down all my social media channels okay, business and personal. Only YouTube remains. So I've got my website, youtube and here my podcast. Why did I do that? Well, because I don't think it's connecting me to the people I want to be connected with. Now, that's my personal choice. I'm not slamming meta, but that's my choice. And I also have some concerns with the mental well-being of how much social media use we use. Now, what was interesting is, as I sent messages out about the closure, because I sort of gave a warning hey, I'm pulling off in one week, so make sure you're on my newsletter, make sure you're on my YouTube channel. Make sure you're there because you're not going to find me in the other places. You once did.

QiPro Sam:

A response theme emerged, and it was one that made me smile, and it was things like If you're closing out all your social media, how will you know what's going on, sam? You'll miss all your friends' important moments. You won't see their pictures anymore, sam. How will your business survive without social media? Oh my God, are you crazy? Now I love it and I listen to everything and I always take it to heart. I always think about it, but I started to smile because these things were repeating. Now, my inner circle know me really well. They didn't say any of this because they know, but I know a lot of people.

QiPro Sam:

Now what I find is it's funny how something designed to bring us together social media is cleverly designed to keep us apart. We just haven't realized it till now. Now I know what's going on and I stay informed with trusted news sources and tune out the negative ones. So I don't need social media to bring me up to date because, quite frankly, it's not always right anyway. So all the apps came off my phone. Better news channels went on. Now I know that social media does not keep us up to date with our friends. Okay, does not keep us up to date with our friends. Real-time phone calls do, facetimes, notes, text messages, checking in those are the valuable in-person moments. Those are the things that count. Yes, I know social media is handy to send a quick message to someone.

QiPro Sam:

Absolutely I'm not saying you have to ditch it, but I am asking you to rethink how you use it Now. I know from personal experience too that businesses rarely benefit from social media. It grows from relevant content that people can find easily and take action on. Now people will argue this and say, oh no, no, a business has to be on social media because that's how they sell their product. You know, da, da, da, da, da, possibly, and sometimes, and if you're a big company and you've got a lot of money to throw at social media, absolutely. But I'm going to say the regular people here like you and me you need to know it inside out, because it's constantly changing and it's changing to work away from you, not for you. So your money, your, your ad spends on those things are not generally performing as well as some other things will. So I just want you to have a little reality check on things.

QiPro Sam:

I'm not asking you to follow me and leave social media. If you like it, go for it, but I personally found I was doing that famous doom scroll. Instead of reading books at my book club, instead of going out for a walk with a friend, checking in with a friend by phone, facetime, because some of my friends don't live near me. I wasn't doing some of that. I was doing that good old doom scroll, and the doom scroll was making me sad and I suddenly thought what the hell am I doing? So that's me now.

QiPro Sam:

My point in sharing is to remind you that technology has given us amazing gifts, but please don't forget the simplicity behind the greatest gift of all you and me in real time. Now, that's enough of my sharing for today. That was my big thing. I wanted to get that to you and I want you to think about it and look at what's occurring in your life. Okay, this is a good moment for that. What do you need to maybe turn away from? What do you need to turn off? What do you need to shut down? And if it's nothing, that's fine. If everything in your life is working, great, you keep going. But I want you to be honest, I want you to look in the mirror. I want you to be clear about what you're getting from some of the things you're spending your time on.

QiPro Sam:

All right, let's move into some feng shui, because we know that's important. So I like to share a couple of beneficial areas in feng shui and a couple of areas that aren't so great. So if you're new to listening to this, feng shui is like an energy Wi-Fi map in your home. Now there's just like having your router that's already been put in by your provider. You've got a permanent Feng Shui Wi-Fi that is created when your home was built or finished its renovation, when the energy was encapsulated with roof, windows, doors, those kind of things, and it created an energy map, an energy Wi-Fi system. And this Wi-Fi system, you tap into it and it guides your every move, sometimes positively, sometimes not. So that energy map is permanent and it's very unique to the home, to where it's built, to when it was built, to all the things.

QiPro Sam:

So I don't know that energy map for your home unless I actually evaluate your home, but the one I do know that we're going to talk about here is the monthly one, where the energy wi-fi that's coming in just for the month. There's an annual wi-fi and there's a monthly wi-fi, so we're going to talk about that one. So the concept here is look at your home, use your smartphone, use an old compass, just figure out where the basic north east, south west are right, and also north east, south east all those things. Just figure out basically, is your kitchen in the north, maybe Is your master bedroom in the west, just to have an idea of what your home is. So the two good areas that I want you to use to tap into the Wi-Fi this July the first one is the Northwest. This is a great area to study. So you can study that course or maybe just revisit something you're trying to figure out and make your business plans there, your action plans, even action your ideas, as the academic energy in the Northwest is heightened this month of July. So whatever you're trying to learn, you're trying to figure out, just tap into the Northwest to study there. Okay.

QiPro Sam:

Now the next one that's good is the Southwest. This one's all about money coming into focus, so it can relate to real estate matters If maybe you're selling your home or something. So if you're trying to put a real estate plan together you're trying to work out. You know, what am I doing with money? Where am I? Where do I want to be? How do I want to make some more? The Southeast is going to help you figure that out. It's not necessarily where the money is, it's to move ahead financially OK. So it's a very useful area to think about money and to make plans around money. And, let's face it, we all need that, we can all tap into that. So those were two good areas.

QiPro Sam:

Which ones could be two problematic areas this month of July? Well, the first one is the West. I'd like you to avoid this area as best you can. The energy here is powerfully in command, with an eye for ending things Okay. It wants to create mishaps, it to create trouble, wants to create miscommunication. So a good example here is if you know, you've got to have a difficult conversation with and I'm going to take this into relationships bit with a, with an important family member, with a loved one. Don't use the west, because the communication is going to go for a shit, quite quite frankly. So don't do that. And also, there'll be a bit of a power struggle and the wrong person may come out on top. So you're just not going to achieve the outcome, so just avoid that. So, for example, if the West is your living room and maybe that's normally where you sit and talk, well, not this month of July. This is temporary Wi-Fi that I'm talking about. It will be different next month. Now your home's Wi-Fi is another layer, but this month Wi-Fi is more fast moving. It's more immediate. That's why you can use this information I'm giving you Now.

QiPro Sam:

Another one I'd like you to avoid is the Southwest. This is definitely a power struggle area, so be mindful of a rebellious nature unfolding which can be. If you're a business owner, you might see that your employees are suddenly challenging you and you're thinking what the hell I didn't do anything. This could be actually in the home. This could be. It's a family and you have some children and all of a sudden, they're pushing back on the guidelines you're laying down for them and they're rebelling against your guidance. Just take a step back and just think okay, hang on, hang on, this is temporary, so focus on the action. Don't overreact. And if you're having a conversation, right, do not do it in the West or the Southwest. Find somewhere else to have that family discussion and you can reach an amicable outcome for this. All right, so that's your feng shui.

QiPro Sam:

Let's have a look at your horoscopes for July. So I did talk at the beginning about if you had an ox in your chart. So if you're thinking, well, I don't know what I have in my chart, sam, no worries, I've got that all figured out for you. Go to qiprosamcom and you will see astrology calculators in the menu. There's a barter calculator there. That's the easiest one to use for this. Pop there, enter your birth date and it's going to show you all the animals the Chinese animals you have in your chart. Just take a picture, screen grab whatever works for you and then you've got it. So if you've got that, let's go. So the first one is do you have an ox in your birth chart? If you do, the ox and the goat, they directly clash. So it's the one I always start with this one, because people, it's always the one that has the worst rep. It's not a big deal.

QiPro Sam:

Clash means change and I'm so excited for you to have change Because this means it's going to help you, the energy is going to help you make that final push, make that change. So maybe you've been hesitant to do something you know needs to be done. July is going to help you push through it. It's good. So you do need to be ready to pivot, though you. You cannot fight this. It's when you fight what's naturally occurring that it's a problem. Then the clash will come in hard and fast and say you're not listening to me. This energy wants you to change and you're not, so I'm actually going to take you down. That's when problems arise. Always go with the flow, don't go against it. So a clash month is not a bad thing. I like it. Make change now when this occurs.

QiPro Sam:

If it's in your, your birthday, it has many different aspects, but, to give you an example, the year refers to your global standing, your grandparents, people in authority. If you have an ox, if you have any of the animals I'm going to talk about today, if the animals in the month, this is to do with your career, your life, focus, what you're thinking about doing with your life, your parents and your immediate work environment. If you have the animal that's in your day pillar is all about which is the day of birth. It's all about your significant other. If you have one, it's about you, your thoughts yourself, your inner being. And if the animal that I'm speaking to is in the hour. This is more private. This can be children, this can be investments, it can be retirement, it can be sexual. It's a very private side to you. So it's not just a case of what year you were born. It's what year you were born, what month you were born, what day you were born, what hour you were born. So Chinese astrology is incredibly accurate and that's why I absolutely love it. It actually tells you everything you need to know. But on this basics, we're just going over some basics here.

QiPro Sam:

Okay, now let's move on. Do you have a rat in your birth chart? Okay, have a look. Okay, if you do have a rat somewhere in your birth chart, metaphysically this is known as a harm, which is, let's face it, it's a word. You're like what I'm going to get harmed Not always, but it often is an emotional thing.

QiPro Sam:

It's often a time that can be emotionally driven. So something is going to change and you may not like it, but it's not a clash. Okay, this is not the same thing. A clash is like a clap of thunder or lightning and you change and the whole thing is wonderful, but it's a bit shocking. A harm is different, so you need to take time to center yourself and focus on your needs, because if you, if you focus on the other person's needs, if you focus on what works for them in this situation that could occur, you're the one that will get hurt in the end. In the long run, the other person won't, they'll be fine, but you will hit a wall.

QiPro Sam:

This is also a good month to not overextend yourself. Don't overpromise what you can deliver. Don't run yourself ragged. Remember there's 24 hours in a day. You don't have to work 22 of them, for Christ's sake, or be busy. 22 of them, slow down. That's what this month's about.

QiPro Sam:

Now the next one is do you have a dog in your chart? So again, this is I don't't always use the terms, but I'm starting to use the terms. I think it's helpful. In chinese metaphysics, when we have the goat and the dog, it's called a destruction. Okay, now, all the 12 animals each month. They interact in different ways, but this one's called the destruction. And again, that's like a oh shit, that's a negative word. Yes and no. Sometimes we have to destroy something to make it better. We have to clear the decks. It's like we're going to knock the wall down, because we actually need to knock it down because we need to put up a new wall, or maybe there shouldn't be a wall there in the first place, but we've got to knock it down. So I want you to always be mindful when you hear these words, whether it's from me or whether you're googling something, just surfing the net and finding things just don't get stuck on the word.

QiPro Sam:

This one can also be about habits. It could be about something that you've just been doing. It's become habitual, but is it good? Just because it's a habit, does it mean you should keep doing it? So this is a time where you're possibly going to evaluate. Well, you know what I've always done, that, like Saturday morning, I've always walked into town and bought the newspaper and had a cup of coffee. Well, I mean, okay, maybe that's not a great example, because that sounds lovely. Let's just say I always get up, you know, at five o'clock, and I go for a run first thing before I go to work. Have a look at that. Maybe your ankles are sore. Maybe you're then rushing to get to work. So you thought you were doing a good thing because, hey, everyone says, get up early and exercise, but maybe that's not working for you. Maybe it makes your feet sore, maybe you're then late for work and you keep rushing and your whole day is different. But heck, you can tick off that exercise thing that they said you got to do, right? So it's that kind of thing. Look at your day, your week and think about is there something you're doing that isn't actually moving the needle on what you want in life? So that's what a distraction can be.

QiPro Sam:

Now, the last one is a horse. Do you have a horse in your birth chart? I can put my hand up here, because I do. What I like about this is this is called a combination. So there's always the 12 animals have friends, they have enemies, they have all sorts. It's quite a lovely plethora of interactions and information. But the horse and the goat are friends. Okay, they're just friends, they're really good friends. So when you have a combination, come forward, it means you're going to align with other people easily. Now, you could fight that. Okay, because any of these interactions, you can fight them. But I'm telling you, please don't so this month, if you have a horse in your birth chart, have a look at who you could align with.

QiPro Sam:

Maybe you're trying to do a renovation at home. Maybe there's a friend that can help you or a particular company that you know. If you reach out and out to them, they're going to say you know what? We've actually got time to come help you. We were booked solid for six months, but guess what? We had an opening. We're going to come help you. We were booked solid for six months, but guess what? We had an opening. We're going to come help you. Maybe you want to repair something with a friendship. Reach out to that person, because this is the month where those things can be strengthened. So a combination is really good for collaborating, getting assistance, connecting with people. It's really cool. So I love that one and I'm quite happy that that's in my chart this month, okay.

QiPro Sam:

So I want to start winding down here and what I'm going to say is you know, people say to me that the question I'm asked all the time is well, how do I be successful this month, sam, tell me, tell me, tell me. Well, there's a couple of ways. The first part I'm going to touch on is reach out to your friends, make the phone call, send the video message, buy that funny card and mail it, and, in fact, buy the card and mail it. Who? Who gets good stuff in the mail anymore. I mean, I get no mail because everything's digital. And if I do get something in the mail, it's like oh, that's not good. So send something good in the mail. Make someone smile with a funny card that you saw in the shop. You knew they'd like it. Mail it, send. Send it. Make their day.

QiPro Sam:

Okay, be the positive ray of sunshine in somebody else's life and I guarantee you it will come back to you twofold, which is not why you do it. It's just what's going to happen. Right, just give to others and it will be great. Your actions this month will have an incredible impact on everyone around you. All you got to do is reach out in real time, tune out the unnecessary noise and tune in to the real world right in front of your eyes.

QiPro Sam:

Now, the other way of how you be successful this month, this month of July, is you know what's coming for you personally. So everything I've shared right now is really good, but it's covering a broad base. If you want to know what your July is, I've set up a forecast reading for you. It's on CheaproSam Okay, cheaprosamcom. Just go check out the monthly forecast and I've put a free one up so you can see what it is and you can try it. You can then subscribe and try for free, but you ask the question how can you be successful? Well, you need information. Remember knowledge is the one thing that can never be taken away from you. So, for goodness sake, gain knowledge, gain information, and on that note I'm going to go. You know what you've got to do. It's your turn to empower yourself, and I will talk to you again soon. See ya, thank you.