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And here we are with April month full

0:02

swing . We've got so much

0:04

happening because we've got dragons in

0:07

play , and if you're curious of what that

0:09

means and if it means anything to you , well , spoiler

0:11

alert , yes it does . Dragons

0:14

are special and this April month

0:16

is no exception , so let's dive

0:18

in and get right to the facts on

0:21

what you can expect this April month

0:23

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0:42

people with information , because

0:45

the one thing that can't be taken from you is

0:47

your knowledge . Well , let me tell

0:49

you , game of Thrones has nothing

0:51

on this month , because we're in

0:53

for quite the ride . So

0:55

actually tell me something . Did you watch Game of Thrones

0:57

? I know I did and I had a favorite

1:00

in there and , yes , it was the dragon

1:02

pot . I love that whole scenario . But

1:04

anyway , let's stay on track with feng

1:06

shui and astrology for this april

1:08

month . So april

1:10

4th began a month of something called

1:12

wu chen wu is yang . Earth

1:15

chen is dragon . It's a very

1:17

intense and determined , energetic

1:19

dragon that's going to lead this month . The

1:22

challenge is it directly challenges

1:24

the 2024 dragon leading

1:26

the year . So we've got two dragons in

1:28

play and , I've got to be honest , challenge

1:30

isn't quite the right word . I'd

1:33

be okay if it was , because challenge really signifies

1:36

change . The problem is , april

1:38

isn't about change , it's

1:40

about penalties . We want change

1:43

but we're not going to get it . It's

1:46

about penalties . We want change but we're not going to get it . So what does

1:48

a penalty look like ? Why do I bring this word into your vocabulary ? Well , when

1:51

two dragons eye each other up , like they're doing

1:53

this april month with the 2024

1:55

year , they activate something

1:57

called a self-penalty . Now , technically

1:59

speaking , a self-penalty is when we

2:02

cause our own issues , and it's most

2:04

often refers to an interaction

2:06

in your astrological chart

2:08

. Okay , when we're doing an astrology reading and

2:10

it's to do with your actions causing your own issue

2:12

. Here's the thing . Unfortunately

2:15

, in 2024 it applies

2:17

to April month , with the feng shui

2:19

, with our actions , with pretty

2:21

much everything Okay

2:24

. So how this self-penalty will play

2:26

out is we will see the aftermath

2:28

of stupid , and I've got to use that word

2:30

. I rarely use that word but stupid

2:32

decisions made by warring world

2:34

leaders , as the people they've affected

2:37

are punished literally through

2:39

their leadership decisions . Right , people

2:41

are going to be penalized . It's not their fault

2:44

, but the problem has arisen by other people to be penalized . It's not their fault , but the problem has arisen

2:46

by other people . They've caused this . It's

2:48

horrendous . I'm not going to use another word , I'm not

2:50

going to sugarcoat it . It's not good

2:52

. It's not the people's fault . They are

2:54

simply caught in the crosshairs of

2:57

it all . Now , I've warned about this , I've

2:59

been talking about it a couple of times , so you've heard

3:01

me say this , this , and I said we'd get to this horrible

3:03

place . We're here . The

3:05

famine issue will reach a catastrophic point

3:08

and there's no quick fix to this . There

3:10

just isn't . Logically , even

3:12

if we could end the wars literally tomorrow

3:14

, it will take weeks to sort

3:17

the food supplies , and those effective don't

3:19

have weeks . A self-penalty

3:21

is one of the worst situations we can encounter

3:24

and April is , in my opinion

3:26

, the worst month of the year . Now

3:28

, october will follow behind that as a second

3:30

bad month , but it's going to be different because that's

3:33

going to evoke some change and

3:35

destroy some things and move them out of the way . This

3:37

one is our tricky one . Add

3:39

in the fact that this month is something called Fu

3:41

Yin in Feng Shui . What that

3:43

means is there's no change . Okay , when

3:45

something's Fu Yin , it means there's no interaction

3:48

of Yin and Yang . We need the interaction

3:50

of Yin and Yang to affect change

3:52

, because that is the blend , that is the harmonizing

3:55

of energies to create something new . When

3:57

we don't create something new , we're stuck in the status

4:00

quo , and that's where we are , because

4:02

for we need that interaction to

4:04

occur . Now . We have a few months before

4:07

this dynamically charged energy

4:09

will actually occur . So we're

4:11

here for a bit , but remember this

4:13

this is only a month , so we have to keep it in perspective

4:16

. It's not all bad . I'm actually laying

4:18

out some of the tough stuff right now because

4:20

I know people have a lot vying

4:22

on this month . They want it to be different , and

4:25

there is this thought oh , it's

4:27

a dragon coming in , which is , which is like the year

4:29

. So surely that's a good thing . It

4:32

can be , but not for these two dragons . Okay

4:34

, it is tricky , it's

4:36

going to be emotional . Okay , you're going

4:38

to feel that this April you're going to feel

4:41

a bit helpless . You want to end the

4:43

suffering and stop the warring idiots

4:45

in their tracks . But you can't

4:47

. Only the powers that be can

4:49

end this , and they foolishly

4:51

think that they are in control . Neither

4:55

is in control . Not one country is in control

4:57

. The dragons have the lead this month , and

4:59

their personal battle is what's on

5:01

their agenda first . So

5:03

what I want you to do is slow

5:05

your world down and minimize your commitments

5:08

, or you will create your

5:10

own issues and actions that

5:12

aren't planned correctly . Simplify

5:15

everything and protect

5:17

yourself from negative influences

5:19

by monitoring your news exposure

5:21

and choosing when to engage

5:24

in the media . Okay , one

5:26

of my favorite sayings is say

5:28

no and you will grow . Do

5:31

not overextend yourself . If you're asked to help , smile and

5:33

say no , thank you , not right now

5:36

. You can help them another time , but I need you

5:38

to protect you right now . We've got

5:40

another thing to layer in here , just because why

5:42

not right ? Let's put it all on the table . Mercury

5:45

retrograde is in full swing . It began april

5:47

1st . Technically , it began

5:50

a week before . That . Retrograde

5:53

is not some terrible , terrible thing

5:55

, but it does cause issues

5:57

, and one of the biggest ones that is why

5:59

we're going to have some problems is communication

6:01

. Communication goes sideways . It's

6:03

misunderstandings . It isn't that everyone's

6:05

bad . It's just people misunderstand what

6:08

was said . It

6:10

also takes a person backwards

6:12

. We have this longing . We want things

6:14

to be what they were . We

6:17

can't do that . Okay , we're right here in the present

6:19

. So know that you're going to sink down

6:21

a little . You're going to revisit past transgressions

6:24

and potentially blame yourself for whatever

6:26

decisions you've made . You're going to question

6:28

decisions you've made . You're going to say , oh , if I'd made

6:30

a different decision , I wouldn't be in this position

6:33

right now . Um , you

6:35

probably would . And the bottom line

6:37

is two things . You can't change the

6:39

decision you made . You already did it and

6:42

the decision you made actually got you here

6:44

. And that's not all bad . Even if you're struggling

6:46

a bit , there are positives around

6:48

you . You just may not be seeing them quite yet

6:50

, but they're there . So we cannot

6:53

go backwards . Can't be done . Stay

6:55

present and be exactly where

6:58

you are right now , and this

7:00

is a very good time to practice gratefulness

7:02

. I actually pulled my gratitude journal

7:04

out because I was having a bit of a few

7:06

days as retrograde landed and it was like oh

7:08

my God , can any more things go wrong

7:10

? I had video editing

7:12

issues , I had technical issues

7:14

, I had a backup issue with

7:16

my software and I was like , are you kidding me

7:18

? But you know what I kept saying . You know what ? Just

7:21

take a chill pill . This is fine . But

7:23

I realized that how I handle this is

7:25

to pull out that gratitude journal I have

7:27

and remind myself of all the wonderful

7:30

things in my life , and I'm going to encourage

7:32

you to do the same . Stay

7:34

present and be exactly where

7:36

you are right now . Now

7:38

, don't look at the future either , as that is an undetermined

7:41

outcome right now , and pinning hopes

7:43

on something that we don't know what it is will

7:45

be your undoing . It doesn't matter how hard

7:48

we think about it . We don't know what

7:50

the future is right now . Use

7:52

Mercury retrograde to reminisce

7:54

, to heal and to grow

7:56

from the past . Retrograde

8:00

to reminisce , to heal and to grow from the past . Learn from your mistakes and you

8:02

will do better next time and you actually . And which doesn't mean you did wrong to get here

8:05

. It just means that if you want to do different next

8:07

time , you will . If you've learned from that and

8:09

, for the love of god , we hope the warring

8:11

idiot leaders start

8:14

to think about how they

8:16

can begin to change things . They won't necessarily

8:18

want to change it yet , but if we can just get

8:20

them to go back and think oh shoot , look

8:22

at this , we have made

8:25

these mistakes and we have an opportunity to

8:27

clear some of them up now . Now , that's wishful

8:29

thinking on my part . I don't think they're

8:31

ready for that yet , but

8:33

they will get there in time . So

8:36

if we think about that's what I want you to do , what do I want

8:38

you to avoid in April ? Well , grand

8:41

gestures and over-promising more than you can

8:43

deliver . I already touched on it a little bit right

8:45

, streamline your schedule and

8:47

over-deliver on what you under-promised

8:50

. Effectively turn April

8:52

into a positive . Don't step

8:54

on a soapbox to save the world . Remember

8:57

those dragons in Game of Thrones ? Put

8:59

yourself on a soapbox . That

9:01

dragon's going to see you pretty darn quick and

9:03

they can zone in on you very quickly

9:06

and take you down . So just lower

9:08

everything and I know I'm being a little bit

9:10

cheeky with the Game of Dragons , but I felt it was the

9:12

best visual to put in your mind

9:15

. Think about the dragons

9:17

that took out the town that time when she

9:19

was pissed off . Right , that's what I want you

9:21

to think of . Just step back

9:23

, otherwise you will create

9:26

an issue . Now , something

9:28

that's on everyone's mind is the solar eclipse on

9:30

April 8th . Now , of course , it depends where you

9:32

are in the world whether you will see it . I'm

9:34

quite grateful that where I am , it's not really a full

9:37

eclipse , it's a partial . And no , I won't

9:39

be watching . I don't want you to

9:41

either . Why ? Well

9:43

, because I said so . Do you really need to ask

9:45

me why ? All right , okay , you want

9:47

more ? I get it . I get it . Something scientific

9:49

and tangible . Well , solar

9:52

eclipses are harmful to the eye , so

9:55

even if you have have protection , so that's your first

9:57

logical one , right ? That's why I don't

9:59

want to do it more than that

10:01

. In chinese metaphysics , we always

10:03

avoid a solar eclipse , as they

10:05

are famous for causing long-term issues

10:07

. If you look into the energetic

10:10

interaction , right , when it happens , you're

10:12

going to have to hear me now and trust me later on this one

10:14

. Now , there's some great links online

10:17

. I'm not going to try and put them here . You go find

10:19

them . Nasa's , one that I like , and

10:21

they talk all about what the solar eclipse is

10:23

, where it will be , what time . My

10:26

advice , though please don't

10:30

watch it while it's occurring . Stay

10:33

inside . You don't have to hide , but just stay

10:35

inside and be busy and do other things . Avoid

10:37

this , please , it's not like a lunar eclipse

10:39

. A lunar eclipse is something quite different

10:41

and something quite positive . Solar

10:44

eclipses aren't , especially

10:46

one that's in a dragon month , in a dragon

10:49

year , so please stay away

10:51

from the eclipse . All right , let's

10:53

move into some feng shui , because you know I love

10:55

to give you some advice on how to maximize

10:57

your environment so you can achieve your

10:59

results . So we've got some beneficial

11:02

areas in April and we've got two

11:04

not so good ones . So the first one

11:06

that's great is the Southwest . This

11:08

has an energy that's very fast moving

11:10

and about career opportunities . So

11:12

if you're looking for that new job you're trying to get

11:15

, you trying to upskill , you're trying to get promoted , you're looking for that new job You're trying

11:17

to upskill , you're trying to get promoted , use the Southwest for

11:19

your thinking , your planning , your note-taking

11:21

, your journaling , maybe even your phone calls

11:23

, but be ready to take action , though this

11:25

is not for the timid who are thinking

11:28

about it . This is an energy

11:30

that says let's go Now

11:35

. The second area that's good is the East . So if you can look where that is in your home

11:37

, this is an incredibly wise

11:39

influence at this month

11:41

of April . So

11:46

if you need some spiritual guidance , this is your location to spend some time and ask some

11:48

of those deep , thought-provoking questions . Now

11:50

, if you layer that in with the fact that it's Mercury

11:52

retrograde , you're going to be doing some self-work

11:54

here , which is really , really good . Now

11:57

, two problematic energies . Where

11:59

would they be ? Or areas I should say well

12:02

, the west um , avoid

12:04

this like the plague . There's

12:06

nothing good to use in the west this

12:09

month . So avoid it , please

12:11

. And if you can't avoid it , play

12:14

some um , metallic music

12:16

, which is like piano music , classical music

12:18

. Just keep the area soothed with

12:20

a metallic sound , because the

12:22

energy there is fraught , it's not a happy

12:25

energy and it's going to prevent you from

12:27

achieving what you want . Now

12:30

, the south it's totally different . This one's

12:32

all about it's a bit risky for robbery . It's actually very hot in a real sense . So

12:34

it's a bit risky for robbery . It's actually very hot

12:36

in a real sense . So it's a bit of a fire hazard

12:38

. So check that area and make sure

12:41

everything's safe and secure no

12:43

combustibles , locks working , everything's

12:45

secure , okay . So it's a problematic area

12:47

this month . Now you may not be able to

12:49

use or not use areas I've mentioned

12:52

, but it's good that you are aware . All

12:54

right , that's what we're doing here Awareness

12:56

. Now let's have a look at your horoscope , because

12:58

I know that's always a big one and I know I

13:00

love to do this as well . So , if you

13:02

have got your a picture of your

13:04

astrology chart , pull it up on your phone now

13:06

. Or , if you haven't , pop over to

13:08

cheaprosamcom . You'll see calculators

13:11

. Click on the Barca calculator

13:13

and get a screen grab of your

13:15

birth date . Okay , and let's dive in . So

13:18

, looking at your birth chart , do

13:20

you have a dog in your chart

13:22

? If you do , this

13:25

is the big one . This is the big one that everyone's

13:27

so scared about . It's a clash . Now

13:30

, I'm one of these people that really feels

13:32

that clashes can be used . They're about

13:34

changing direction . They are evoking

13:37

change . It means you're going to pivot , usually

13:39

on a bit of a large scale , and

13:41

it's okay . So it could be

13:43

unexpected . You have to think of it like a clash

13:46

. It's not a soft word , right ? It's like clash

13:48

, it's like a . It makes me think of thunder

13:50

and lightning , so sudden . So that's

13:52

okay , though you might not be prepared for this

13:54

, but I want you to look at it and consider

13:56

it , because it might be the exact change

13:59

that you need now . Can

14:01

you have a look at your chart . Do you have a rabbit

14:03

in there ? Well , if you have a rabbit

14:05

, this one's

14:08

not so great because

14:10

, I've got to be honest , this is something called the

14:12

harm , and when a harm pops forward , it

14:14

will depend on where the rabbit is in your

14:16

chart year , month , day or hour as

14:19

to what it's going to be , and it's often

14:21

emotional . It's an emotional harm

14:23

, so it can be sadness , but it can also be

14:25

sometimes physical harm because , like

14:27

I said , it does depend on where it is in your chart

14:29

, and if you are a strong astrological

14:32

chart or a weak one doesn't mean you're

14:34

strong and weak . It's the elements in your chart , but

14:36

it there is a harm afoot . So just be aware

14:38

of your surroundings and be aware of your emotions

14:41

, please . Now do you have

14:43

a dragon in your chart ? And this is where my

14:45

hand goes , shooting up because I

14:47

do this ? Is that self

14:49

penalty that I was already talking about

14:51

earlier , right , and

14:54

I'm not a lover of this one . I mean , I , I have to deal

14:56

with it because it's in my chart , so it circles around

14:58

with months , days and years , and I've

15:00

got to admit it's not pretty and

15:03

it is self explanatory , right ? It's something

15:05

you do to yourself . So how

15:07

do I handle that ? Well , I've had

15:09

a lot of experience because I'm

15:12

not 29 anymore , so I've dealt with this for

15:14

quite a while I get help . So

15:17

when I approach a month like this like , for example

15:19

, I'm today going off

15:21

on a retreat for a weekend where I'm going to be doing

15:23

some self-work I'm also presenting I'm presenting

15:25

a New Year talk , I'm presenting a

15:28

workshop on astrology and I'm leading Tai

15:30

Chi and Qigong in the morning . So I'm actually quite

15:32

busy , but overall the

15:34

retreat is a getaway , because I know

15:36

the best way to start this April month is to actually

15:38

get away , is to set myself up

15:41

calmly , because otherwise

15:43

my own actions will undermine

15:45

me . So that's what you

15:47

need to think about as well , and

15:50

again , it will depend on where it is in your chart , but

15:52

it's your own actions . So just run things

15:54

by friends . If you've got this grand idea

15:56

, or if you're annoyed because you think someone did , did you

15:58

wrong or something , maybe ask a friend

16:00

what they think , because the chances are you're blowing

16:02

it out of proportion . Okay , now

16:05

do you have an ox in your birth chart ? Okay

16:08

, if you do , this is something called the destruction

16:10

, and again , it sounds really

16:12

bad , the words they have in Chinese astrology

16:14

do sound a bit negative , but

16:16

this one can be used to change your habits

16:19

. This one is all about destroying

16:21

something that's possibly blocking you . So

16:24

, yes , occasionally something

16:26

comes in and something of yours is destroyed

16:29

, but generally , if you know this is

16:31

coming , you can use it to

16:33

change something . But it's , it's more

16:35

than a change . It's not the clash . This is a . You really

16:37

are going to say that's it , I'm not doing this anymore . I'm

16:40

going to change this because this is not productive

16:42

for me . This is not helping me . I'm going

16:44

to reset my rhythm here . I'm going to reset

16:46

my habits , so use this month to do exactly

16:49

that . Now . The last one we've got is do

16:51

you have a rooster in your birth chart ? I

16:53

don't . I wish I had one this month , because

16:55

the rooster combines with the dragon

16:57

. So this is really great

16:59

because it softens things . These

17:01

two are friends , okay . They're kind of like

17:03

hey , bud , let's go for a beer . So

17:05

when you have a rooster in your chart and we're

17:08

in a dragon month and a dragon year , you're

17:10

not going to be hit as hard as some of the rest of

17:12

us , because there's a secret buddy

17:15

system there . That's good . So use this

17:17

to connect with people , to network

17:19

, to possibly collaborate , because it's a great

17:21

connection for you . Now

17:24

, as we close up this podcast , what I want to

17:26

say is safeguard you

17:28

. I want to safeguard you amidst the turmoil

17:31

of the world . Okay , so simplify your actions

17:33

, be kind to yourself and

17:35

if you slip and know it's just a moment

17:37

in time , okay , it's just a moment in time

17:40

. But really remember , say no

17:42

when you grow . Stop doing too

17:44

much . Do not try to save everybody

17:46

else and I don't mean the word save . I don't

17:49

try to do too many things for other people . Put

17:51

yourself first . I know

17:53

this year is tough . I'm having to

17:55

work just as hard as you to stay positive

17:58

, motivated and mobilized

18:00

. It is not easy . I

18:02

do a lot of journaling right now . I do a lot of

18:04

walking . I am constantly

18:06

resetting my mind and saying and

18:09

making sure that I focus on the positive right . I'm

18:11

telling . I actually talk to myself and say , no

18:13

, sam , you could look at that as a mistake

18:15

. Or you look at it and say look what you've learned from

18:17

it and look how it got you to this next

18:19

step . So know

18:21

that . Okay , dive into a good book

18:24

that touches your soul and

18:26

teaches your mind and take a break

18:28

from those online streaming stuff , because

18:30

they just mesmerize but they don't give us what

18:32

we need long term . Yes , I'm

18:35

just like you . I will go and turn netflix

18:37

on at the end of the day sometimes , but I'm really

18:39

going to turn

18:42

that back this month . I'm going to slow it down and make

18:44

sure I'm reading , maybe listening

18:46

to podcasts that are more educational

18:49

and help me on a different level . I'm going

18:51

to push the entertainment aside , because

18:53

it's not what we need this month

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. Focus on making a difference in

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your life and implement steps

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that empower you with options

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and opportunities . Remember

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, you didn't get this far to only

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get this far , and the dragons

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will calm down , just

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not quite yet . All

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right now , if you haven't done so already , head over

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to CheaproSam and get your personal

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video forecast for April , because they

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are up and they are freaking amazing

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and you can try them for free . So just go and

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try one . You will love them

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and I will chat to you on

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our next podcast . Have a

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brilliant day , see ya . Thank you

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.