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Fast and Furious: June's Energy Forecast

• Sam Plovie

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Ready or not, June arrives with the intensity of a galloping horse trailing fireworks behind it. This month brings us "Run Woo" energy - a potent combination of yang water (dynamic and determined to push through blocks) and horse energy (bold, explosive, and refreshingly unfiltered). If you've been feeling the intensity already, there's a cosmic reason for it.

The energy this month connects to Hexagram 57, which asks us to speak up and stand firmly in our message while ensuring we follow through on our commitments. June isn't merely about declaring intentions, it's about crafting influence with sincerity and focused impact. Think of it as developing soft power in a month that feels anything but soft. While everyone around you might be charging full-tilt, your greatest strength lies in being the calm amidst the storm, penetrating gently but persistently like bamboo rather than a battering ram.

What makes this month particularly challenging is the distinction between reacting and responding. When we react, we operate from instinct, often without thinking, especially when tired or stressed. But responding comes from a place of wisdom, clarity, and stability. This month demands we create space for the latter - whether through brief walks, stepping away from our desks, or any small action that allows clarity to emerge from stillness. The fire energy of June carries tremendous passion that needs direction, not suppression. Channel this heat into focused projects rather than letting it burn aimlessly or, worse, burn you from the inside out.

For those curious about how their personal Chinese astrology interacts with June's energy: rats face clashes bringing fast-paced change, oxen experience restriction, horses need to watch for burnout and impulsivity, while goats benefit from creative flow and manifestation opportunities. Regardless of your sign, remember this month's mantra: lead with clarity, not chaos. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Let your influence ripple outward like waves meeting the shore - persistent, intentional, and undeniable.

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Oh, my goodness, here we are entering the June month. Well, actually, we've already been in it for a while, but I've been so bloomin' busy I haven't got to do this podcast. So what is this podcast about today? Well, let me tell you, the title of the June blog is Fast and Furious, and you know what it is. So I suggest we just, bloody well, get on with it.

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I just want to give people a place to go to get information. I want them to enjoy learning about Qi and how it's easy to learn about it and affect change in your own life. So Qi Pro is here for the curious seekers and for the professionals looking to get ahead. It's the bottom line. I want to empower people with information, because the one thing that can't be taken from you is your knowledge. And there we go, we have it. My usual saying the one thing that can't be taken from you is your knowledge. So how about I share some of mine? So you've got everything you need to know for June, even though it's partway through. I am sorry, I am sorry, I am sorry. I just couldn't get to you any sooner, but I'm here now, Okay. So if you're envisioning a quiet June, you know those evenings, with the sun setting and you know, it's just beautiful and the birds are singing. Think again.

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On June 5th, we began something called Run Woo. Run is yang water. It's actually R-E-N. Woo is horse and for any of you smart ones out there, yes, there's also a woo. That is yang earth. But don't confuse the issue here. We're dealing about horse this moment. So run is this yang water? Now, that brings a level of dynamic, driven, fast-moving energy that's determined to push through blocks. Our horse is not only powerful in his own right, but full of yang energy, which makes him bold, explosive, direct and unfiltered. Oh my, that word unfiltered. I kind of like it, it excites me.

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And then I'm like oh, what am I going to say this month? That could be a problem. Well, I've already said a few things, because we're a week in, but let's continue. So what I want to share with you here is that this Runwoo month is internally fueled by a double yang energy, making it very bold and bursting with momentum. And because the horse June and the snake 2025, are part of the fire season trio, we're not easing into this, nope, we're diving in to the deep with a flamethrower strapped on. Yeah, it's not for the faint of heart. So you may feel like you're galloping towards something. The question I want to ask you is it the right thing that you're galloping toward? Hmm, we've got a hexagram, number 57 shun, and these hexagrams have many names, so you're going to hear different things if you go searching the internet.

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But the word I'm going to use here is penetrating. This month asks us to speak up, stand firm in our message and actually follow through. There's the bugger right. Follow through through. There's the bugger right, follow through. It's all well and dandy to stand up and say, oh, I'm going to do this and I'm going to start that and I'm going to spearhead this or whatever it is you're involved in. It's the follow through that matters this month Big time. It's not just shouting it into the void, but crafting influence with sincerity, finesse and focused impact. Sincerity, finesse and focused impact. So let's unpack all that, because I've said quite a bit.

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So what exactly will June reveal? Well, june is a firecracker. Literally, it really is a firecracker. It comes in, blazing, demands movement, stirs emotions and lights up all the places where clarity has been lacking. So you've got to hear that sentence because, yes, I'm going to, you know, drum through this whole thing that June is very fast moving. It's fast and furious. It is Fire is at the base of everything it's doing. Fire is something that can move, so it's not just real fire, so move away from that. I know there are real fires in Canada, which is where I live right now, but I'm not actually referring to just real fire. Fire is impulsive, fast moving, explosive, small spark one minute, big forest fire, the next. It's just volatile, and that's what we're dealing with. So you might find yourself compelled to act fast, but not all action is wise action. Compelled to act fast, but not all action is wise action.

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The month is actually about soft power. I know it doesn't really sound like it, right You're thinking well, no, sam, you just said run is yang water. You said woo is a horse and they're big, powerful. Right, I did so. If everybody else is going off full tilt, you know fully. Just going out there. Be the calm amidst the storm, be the power house. All right, that's where you want to be.

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Hexagram 57 tells us to penetrate gently but persistently. Think bamboo over a battering ram. Your voice matters. It's how you use it that makes or breaks the moment. This is a time of influence and my cue for you is will you sway hearts or scorch bridges? Oh, that one burnt, didn't it? Yes, I know. Will you sway hearts or will you scorch bridges? Please approach this month carefully.

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Now, if I give you a list of the best actions, because I like to give you go to things. I like to give you stuff you can run out the door with. Here we go, craft your message. Don't just speak Influence, whether it's business relationship or decisions. Think of how your words land. It's very important this month.

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Follow through. I've already just said this. Right, if you say you're going to do something, bloody well, do it. Your reputation hinges on congruence this month. So don't muck about. Slow down to strategize. There's speed air okay, but clarity in stillness. Take time to think through decisions, especially big ones.

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I know you're possibly feeling overwhelmed. I've already, in the first week of June, I've had to really take time out. I've had to take a quick walk. I've had to step away from my desk and walk out on my deck and literally deadhead my geraniums. They haven't even needed it, the poor buggers, but they got it because I had to step away. I was frustrated with something. Something wasn't going my way All sorts of things, and I know you're feeling the same way. So give yourself a moment. Get up, put the laundry in the washing machine or whatever you know. Just just go do something.

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If you're in a place of work, get up from your desk and walk around the hallways for a second. Give yourself a break, because clarity will come in stillness. And when you're overwhelmed and everything's coming at you fast, clarity gets lost and I need you to find your clarity. Redirect the heat of June. I know it's got passion. This is great because heat can be fun, right. Channel this heat into projects, maybe into workouts, or maybe even a campaign of some kind. Like put some focus to this. Okay, let it move you, let it move through you, not burn you.

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Now, I'm actually a big lover of letting everything move through you, and what I mean is whenever I'm hearing someone's story about challenges they're having, every time and I mean every time what I see is the situation came to them, hit them, and they held it, and they're still holding it, and I'm like oh, for God's sake, let it go. It was meant to pass through you. You were meant to have a small piece of pain. You were meant to feel that because it's a growth area. You know, when we feel pain, this is an opportunity to grow. This isn't terrible. We need to feel all the emotions, and pain is one of them. So I want you to really look at your world and take a moment. When something does happen that's not so great and, trust me, it happens to everyone no one's got it. No one's walking on air all the time, let it pass through you. You're not meant to hold on to it. When you hold on to stuff, especially this June, you will burn. Okay, it will burn from the inside out. So don't do that.

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Now, if I've given you your go-to list, what is your not go-to list? I don't have a great word for this. What do I want you to avoid, okay? What do I want you to avoid, okay? I would say the biggest thing is reacting without thinking. Don't let the fire energy lead you into unnecessary conflict. Now you might be sitting there thinking, well, no, I won't do that, sam, I'm not going to do that. We don't realize it's happening when we do it fast, when we how can I put it? I want you to respond, not react. Did you hear that? I want you to respond, not react.

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When we react, we're quite often not thinking, because we're doing something instinctive. And if we happen to have had some bad things recently, or maybe we're not on our we're a little bit tired, we're not our usual selves we're going to react from a negative place, which means our reaction is going to be negative. If we're grounded, if we're still, if we're calm. We're responding from a place of wisdom and clarity and stability. Very big difference.

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Now, the other thing is I want you to be careful of over-promising. Right, I want you to under-promise and if you want, you can over-deliver, but you don't even have to over deliver right now. Just deliver, okay. So be careful of over promising, because hexagram 57 warns us words have weight. So don't speak what you can't back up. Don't offer what you cannot deliver. Just take it down a notch and then you can deliver and look really good. It's not even actually about looking good. You can feel good about what you've done.

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I would say two more things. Actually, Ghosting or avoidance, communication breakdowns will backfire. Now we're not in Mercury retrograde, just in case you're thinking we are. We're not, but you might feel like we are this month because we're going to have some communication breakdowns. So this is where your responding will come in, not reacting.

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Address the hard conversations. Don't ghost the person. Don't do it whatever it is. Step up, sort it, whether it's an apology, just a clarification or a reconnect. Just get it, please.

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And I've talked about being authentic and backing up what you can do. So really, one of the things I want you to avoid, of course, is being inauthentic. People can sniff out phoniness anytime, but they can particularly do it this month. Be genuine, even if it's messy. Be yourself. You know it's's funny. I've got an example of this.

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Um wasn't actually, it's not quite this, but I was given notice of something. Um, it was just someone said hey, I want to. You know, I want to set you up for success, I want to share something with you, and I'm like great, I'm all is. And they, they shared it and I thought, okay, okay, okay, I get it. They want me to be seen a certain way, and and then, when the opportunity came forward, I absolutely had their words in the back of my mind because I value this person immensely, but I didn't actually change myself because I thought I actually can't do that. I need to be me. So I was mindful. I was aware of how I was mindful, I was aware of who, of how I was coming across in this particular meeting, but I was me, because I was like this is who I am. So this is what you're gonna get and I'm not gonna try and be something. I'm not. So I encourage you to do the same thing, but just be aware. So, don't you know? You've got to find that all happy, happy, balance there.

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All right, let's move into some feng shui, because I actually want to get to the astrology. You know, that's my favourite part, but we need to do the feng shui as well, because I always pay attention to things. So, yes, there are eight directions in feng shui, but I give you two good ones and two that I kind of like you to avoid. If you don't know the feng shui chart, it's called a natal chart of your home. That's okay, that's all right, because your feng shui chart is very detailed and tells me everything that's going on. But because we don't have that as we're chatting today, you can just work out. You know where your north is, where your south is, where your east, your west, your basics. Right, just work those out and you'll be good.

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So the two areas that I like this month. The southeast I want you to use this for clarity and wise decision making. It's great for planning, problem solving or negotiations, so it has an energy that's just going to help with that. So you can make phone calls here. You could work on your laptop here. If you can't move your computer because it's a desktop, maybe take a notepad and just write some ideas down right. Open your iPhone, start a notepad and just write some ideas down right. Open your iphone, start a notepad. The other area that's quite good is the west. It sparks new ideas, so it's excellent for creatives or for those developing new ventures. So those are the good ones there.

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Now I don't like to say the bad feng shui areas, because you know what it all is, what it is, but the problematic how about we go with that word? The problematic feng shui areas for june. The two I'm going to choose for you here will be the east, because it brings confusion and mental strain. So avoid this area if you're trying to get clarity or launch a new path. It's going to kind of put not blockages, it's just going to make it look difficult and you'll be like, oh, I don't think I can do this now. It's a bad idea? Not necessarily. It's going to make it look difficult and you'll be like I don't think I can do this now. It's a bad idea Not necessarily. It's going to mess with your mind and confuse you. So just avoid the east for your thinking about things and your note taking. The other area I'm not a fan of is the north. So this is all about communication breakdowns, team drama, which is not fun. Could even be some legal mishaps that could simmer here.

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Best to steer clear, if you can now remember feng shui, is all about understanding how the environment affects you. That's all it really is. It's about it's wi-fi, it's energy wi-fi that you tap into and it there's a permanent energy in your home, but the one I speak to here is the transient energy moving through each month, and it moves every month. So it's about observing how your space will influence you and influence influence your state of mind and your decision making, your actions, everything. So use strong areas more and weak areas less. Okay, simple, powerful, done all right.

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Moving on astrology, because you know I like astrology, and if you don't have your Barts of Chart, which is your Chinese astrology chart, also known as Four Pillars, destiny Charts, all sorts of things. Just pop over to chiprosamcom. You're going to see the Calculator tab Drop down, put your birthday in, figure it out, take a picture, whatever you like, and then come back here. What we're talking about here are the animals. So there's a couple of things I do. There is a thing called the Chi cast, which is about the day you were born. It's called a day master, but here we're talking about the animals in your chart. They're called branches, actually, and they're kind of like the real you, the meat and potatoes, the things that make you up.

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And because you're born year, month, day, hour, you could have up to four animals in your chart. Where they are in your chart will depend what the action is. The year is more about you know. It can be grandparents, it can be social media, it can be corporate standing, it can be social media, it can be corporate standing. It's the further away situation. So that's why the grandparents are kind of there and this is I'm just giving you a brief overview here.

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Month is all about your actual career, your life focus. It can be your parents as well. It can also be you know your actual career environment, like your actual office where you are the day that you were born. If there's the animal there, that's more about you, your significant other. We call it the house of spouse. It has a bit of everything in there. It can be a bit of health. Health shows up in a few different places, but it can be health. It can be you, your modus operandi. You're just all about you and your direct actions.

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Your hour is quite interesting because it's about investments. It's about your children, if you have them. It's your intimacy. It can be your thoughts. Now, thoughts can be in the day as well. They meld together a bit and the hour is very private, so it's quite interesting.

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Anyway, let's dive in. So what's the first one? Have a look at your chart. Do you have a rat somewhere in your birth chart? Year, month, day or hour? Okay, so this is a clash. Okay, this is not that the it's month of the horse, which means it's a direct opposite of the rat. That's all. A clash is now. People get bent out of shape and they panic over a clash. No, this is not the one to panic over. It's not as bad as you think. So what you need to do is understand that there's fast paced change coming your way. Could be emotional upheavals could be some external disruptions, but don't dig in. Move with the current, move with the change. Travel is a great way to offset clash energy. Stay adaptable and use logic to temper the firestorm. All right. So it's just put it this way All the stuff is happening.

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If I name these animals here and you've got one of everyone I'm going to talk about, you might think, oh, bloody hell, I'll just go back to bed now. No, because now you know, and you actually know how to. You can't avoid it, but you can handle it, you can let it flow through you, whereas when you don't know and something comes and hits you hard, you tense and you actually hang on to it. Now that you know this is the whole point here when I share this stuff with you, now that you know, you can let it pass through you and the effect, if it's a negative effect, won't be as big a deal. So next one do you have an ox? Okay, if you have an ox, this is something called a harm. Now, again, these words are Chinese words. Well, I mean, okay, harm isn't a Chinese word, but what I meant was it's from the old way of doing things, but it's technically a harm.

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What you're going to feel here is you probably will feel boxed in. You see, the ox and the horse create restrictive energy. So you've got to watch for tension in work and relationships, balance discipline with freedom and avoid controlling the dynamics. Let go a little. Okay, this is going to come up and find you. Oh yeah, you're not going to avoid this one. But now you know, okay, I'm not going to try to avoid, I'm not going to try to control this, I'm not going to control the outcome. I'm not going to get you know waylaid in all of this. Control the outcome. I'm not going to get you know waylaid in all of this. I'm going to let it go Now.

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Do you have a horse in your chart? Okay, I like to share things with you. I have a horse in my chart and I have a colleague and she messaged me the other day. She's like Sam, sam, I just, you know, read something you wrote and I've got three of the animals in there and I'm panicking, and we were laughing about it together and I kind of talked her off the ledge and I said look, don't worry. Don't worry, because the horse has.

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This is one of four animals that have something called a self-penalty, and what it means is when one of these four animals and we're talking about the horse right now when there's another one, it's like they don't they. It causes an issue. There shouldn't be two of them side by side. Basically, it causes an issue. There shouldn't be two of them side by side, basically. So it causes an issue Now.

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So you've got to be wary of pushing yourself too hard or rushing into decisions. Emotional burnout or impulsive moves are the traps here. So slow your roll. Ask yourself is this driven by clarity or chaos? So you see, there's a way through this. Now I've also noticed with self-penalty I mean, I've been in the business a while now, quite a few years and I've also noticed that sometimes when this comes up, it's not as bad as you think. Now some of my colleagues might be shaking their heads right now, but I'm gonna say I'm gonna tell you what I think and what I've observed. And it's partly because I have this horse, so I see this come up every June and on horse days and horse years and all this stuff. So I've lived through a few here. Sometimes it's actually a confidence because there's two of you. So, if you think about it, if you're in a weak moment of your life and then there's another version of you that steps forward. Isn't that confidence? Isn't that Right? It is Right.

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So I always want you to look at everything in two ways. It's very easy to see a harm as a bad thing. It's very easy to see a penalty as a bad thing, and sometimes they are not great, but A it's only a month, you will get through it. It's not the end of the world, right? But don't get hung up on the words. I'm sharing everything here with you to help you and I'm living and breathing this beside you.

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I have a chart, just like you, and I have to deal with this stuff every month, just like you. So I've already looked at this and and it was interesting because I had a very good friend phone and he was like okay, you and I have to get off our computers, we're working too hard, we've got to, we've got to put some boundaries in. It was a good thing. Both of us, we were saying we've got to stop working too many hours, we've got to put some balance back into our lives. And I looked at the chart and I know his chart. He has something in his chart that's occurring and I have this and I'm like, yes, we're going to help each other get through June a little differently, because we can't keep it going the way it's going. It's not good for us. So it's all about awareness. Okay, it's all about awareness and it's easy once you allow yourself to absorb this information and live with it.

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Now one more to go. Have a peek in your chart. Do you have a goat? I'm going to put my hand up. I have a goat. So I was like, oh, thank God, so the goat is actually combining with the horse, so it's like they're besties. Okay, and it's always nice when a combination comes along, because it means you've got help. So this is a creative, passionate pairing. And if you've got the goat, like me, use this combination to bring ideas to life with flair.

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Okay, and I love this. I'm like, oh, this is me all over. I can't wait. There's so many things I want to do this month. I'm just so excited about so many things. Just keep your expectations realistic. This is the pot calling the kettle black and boundaries clear Again, pot calling the kettle black. I don't always have clear boundaries and I shoot for the moon, and I'm glad I shoot for the moon, but I can smile when I don't always have clear boundaries and I shoot for the moon, and I'm glad I shoot for the moon, but I can smile when I don't always reach it, and I want you to do the same thing as well. Okay, because this month will get intense. So, even though you've got secret help, if you've got a goat in your chart somewhere, it's going to get intense, okay. So just just be aware of that.

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All right, we're closing in here on the end, so I want to give you a few little more tips. How do you actually be successful this June? We've got all this heat. We've got this fire. It's fast and furious. I've laid out a bunch of negative feng shui. I've laid out negative astrology. Well, quite frankly, that's what you heard from my talk today. I want you to listen again, because I've given you so many positives, but let's give a few more to close out, right? Remember? Say what you mean, mean what you say.

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Influence through integrity, not intensity. Harness fire for passion, not destruction. Make space for clear thought before bold moves. Keep your promises and your presence consistent. And you know what? This month doesn't come in quietly. I already knew that. When I sent out the newsletter, I was inundated with messages back when it first went out, when I had some information on this podcast that went out and people were like, oh my God, sam, and I'm like I know, I know, I know, sorry, trying to give you a heads up. June gallops in with fireworks strapped to its tail, okay, but if you use the fire and water combination wisely, you've got the power to create massive momentum. Lead with clarity, not chaos. Let your influence ripple outward like waves meeting the shore Persistent, intentional and undeniable. There you go. I have said everything I want to say. My friends and I wish you all the best, enjoy the month and when it, when it picks up momentum and it gets a little bit fast, take a breath and slow it down. And there you have it. Until next time, thank you.