In the height of summer I usually feel drawn to watch campy horror movies. The more ridiculous they are, the better. If they take place in the woods, at a lake, I’m hooked. In this particular one, I also got a lesson in Gu Syndrome.

We are now moving from spring, the beginning of yang, into summer, the fullest expression of yang. If we are looking at the Taiji Symbol, this is represented in the growing white aspect that sits opposite the black (yin) side.

In this movement, things naturally begin to expand and come into fruition. Qi moves outward in the body, and this is evident in the desire to be outdoors more, connecting with nature and people. The element of summer is fire, and the nature of fire is to spread. So, if you’re feeling generally more energized and . . .