Chinese astrological I Ching reading: 8/15/16

8/15 is the day do Earth Snake in the month of Fire Monkey. This is a harmonious combination, but contains a Knife Blade combination that can stir up anger. It also points to danger connected to water. It favors creative work, however.
This day is designated as inauspicious and initiate. Don't start something you will come to regret. Avoid major activities to avoid future legal problems or injuries. Major activities include breaking ground, beginning construction, moving house, getting married, and burials.
The initiate day is good for starting small scale projects, accepting work, and signing agreements. It is bad for traveling.
The lunar mansion this day is Wei, Danger. It brings danger of injury, also danger related to voplent water such as floods and storms, and possible health problems from bad water. It is also bad for personal and commercial activities, but good for debt collection.
Snake, the sign for this day, is the Traveling Star for Pig, Rabbit, and Sheep. If you were born in a year or day of one of these three signs, this is a good day for rearranging your home, making progress at work, but not traveling.
Snake favors Snake, Rooster, Ox, Horse, and Sheep; is neutral toward Dog, Rat, Rabbit, and Dragon; and clashes with Monkey, Pig, and Tiger.
The I Ching hexagram for this day, using the King Wen method is number 25, line 4.

Hexagram 25 is Wuwang, Innocence. Success. It is good to persevere. If you are not as you should be, bad luck, and it does not help to do anything.

Line 4 If you can persevere you remain blameless. The zodiac signs of line 4, Horse and Sheep, are in harmony with one another, and are weak by the season element. By the element of the hexagram, they signify creative, or business interests. Horse and Sheep are in harmony with the sign of the day, and are neutral toward the sign of the month. It shows profit. The Earth of Earth Snake day puts a dragon in line 4. This is auspicious. It encourages taking positive action.

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