Today is the 21st day of 11th month of the lunar calendar
And the second day of the 4.5-day period called Circling
Submitted to the power of the Ladle constellation (dou),
The lucky sign, Wood, Thursday, Jupiter, and Griffon

The First Half of the Day under the Fire Element

Essence-qi of vivid Yang, on behalf of Fire,
In the Yin house of which it stays now,
Try to win back the lost position
Of the fallen heavenly spirit and resume
Its normal course upward.
Putting a gnomon in the center of sundial
When the sun is precisely at a zenith,
We thus circumscribe a perfect round
Without any obliquity and angularity.

Occupying the central position in the stage
Of conception, we make the strategic plan.
Although the gnomon is straight, the circle
Which its shadow describes roundly
Has no straight lines and angles.
This is the key notion of this juncture.

Making a point at the very center,
We bring ourselves to what is known
As a perfect conduct in a daily cycle;
We thus maintains quite a good control
Of our many entangled ideas and thoughts.

The Second Half of the Day under the Wood Element

He who was born with his flammable temper
(Fire correlates with the first half of today),
What comes out from him will soon
Come back to him as a multifold flame,
As long as his relations with others
Are formed on the energy burning.

Thus, his upgrowth is fully depended
On the natures of other men. At the same time,
Since Fire's overgrowth can burns all
And everyone down, it is the best to keep in store
Some Water for times to come.

Once there is a chance to get good fortune,
How can we be free from scare
Of getting what is known as "misfortune"
Saying nothing of repentance,
Which is worse among other strains?!