Any form of astrology is not just a fun heeheehaha thing IF you are offering readings or advice based on it. You have to understand the responsibility you carry. #chineseastrology #chinesemetaphysics #westernastrology #chineseculture

It is not easy to unpack our biases, which is why whenever I see someone who is not Chinese talk about Chinese astrology, there's always a sense of trepidation. Because Chinese astrology is not just a system that was created out of nothingness in a vacuum. It is based on Chinese philosophy, the way that we see the world, we see ourselves, our role in the world, how we interact, how we are a part of the natural world. I spent my entire childhood reading the Chinese classics every single morning and I hated it at the time because I did not understand why I had to do this, but it truly has given me an invaluable foundation for learning and practicing Chinese astrology now, because that philosophy and cosmology and way of thinking has been ingrained in me. And when you haven't grown up with that or you haven't done your research into the philosophy that informs a system, there are so many things that you can miss out on or even just simply misinterpret completely.