Know Your Future

As the year comes to an end, we make resolutions, buy new calendars, and get ready to step into the unknown. The division of time into work days and weekends, minutes and years is often too ingrained to notice. But if we look beyond our own time and place, we can see that some people have organized temporal reality very differently. In a 2008 paper, anthropologist Prudence M. Rice considers time as people understood it in the Classic and Postclassic Maya civilization (periods that, by the calendars most of us use today, spanned from around 200 to 900 C.E. and 900 to 1500 C.E., respectively). Rice writes that even linguistics points to how the Maya civilization conceptualized time differently than we do. Maya verbs focus less on tenses referring to the past, present and future than English and Spanish do. Instead, they emphasize "aspects" that convey information like whether an action is complete, ongoing, or repeated—comparable to the habitual "be" in African Am...

What does your Chinese horoscope hold in 2023? (Photo: Getty Images) With Chinese New Year happening in less than a months' time — on 22 January, to be exact — are you wondering how the new year will be for your zodiac? As 2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit, the four zodiacs known to fan tai sui (be in conflict with the deity Tai Sui, or Grand Duke) are the Rat, Rabbit, Horse and Rooster. But it's not all doom and gloom if you're born under those signs, as there are still things to look forward to. Read on for some predictions by MZX Fengshui Mastery's Master Alvin Sai, a Singaporean Feng Shui Master with more than 17 years of experience. RABBIT (born in 1951 , 1963 , 1975 , 1987 , 1999 ) As the titular zodiac sign of the year 2023, Rabbits need to be a bit more careful as inauspicious stars are surrounding them. Although there are many hardships and obstacles in their career, Rabbits can still be in control. Master Sai urged that proper financial planning is a must ...

The daily horoscope is determined by the position of the moon and sun. A person's personality is determined by the traits and characteristics given in his horoscope. How would you feel if you come to know what's going to happen throughout the whole day before starting your day in the morning? Horoscopes give us a hint about all the things that we are going to face for the entire day. Read the daily predictions given below for each horoscope to find out what is in store for you today in your luck. Aries daily horoscope Jan 1: Today, you may feel dull, your focus may be lost towards your targets, you may hypothetically take some decision, which may be seen beyond reality. Your expectation may be very high and because of impatience you not able to full fill your expectation, you may be upset. You are advised to be careful in adventure tour and rush driving. Taurus daily horoscope Jan 1: Today, your past investments may give you good profits. You may get good results after an easy ...

Since turning the page to the new decade, no one would deny that life hasn't been easy. Astrologically speaking, 2020 was expected to bring a collective thunder like no other, while 2021 and 2022 brought useful, but nonetheless shocking alignments that helped everyone adjust to all the changes that took place in 2020. In some ways, the astrology of 2023 is different. Collectively, we will continue to experience major shifts as two heavy hitters—Pluto and Saturn—each wrap up long cycles. Themes of freedom will continue through the collective as people begin to collaborate more towards shared goals. Individuality and authenticity will gain even more traction, as the cosmos instigates us to show ourselves exactly as we are. On a personal level, life is expected to become easier when the tough barriers imposed by the intense astrology of 2022 begin to dissolve slowly but surely with the arrival of March. The two social planets—Jupiter and Saturn—have a rare and long alignment this year...

New year, new luck! There are many ways to attract luck into our homes this coming new year and in Wednesday's episode of "Unang Hirit," Feng Shui expert Jean Chua shared five things we can do to ensure we welcome 2023 in a positive note. 1. Keep your home clean While it's advisable to keep your homes clean all year round, Chua said it's more than necessary to deep clean the house before welcoming the new year.  "Declutter all the mess so new energy will come up," the Feng Shui expert advised. 2. Use blue, green, or yellow curtains When it comes to home curtains, Chua said that the simpler, the better. For 2023, green, blue, and yellow are the lucky colors. "Iwasan natin [yung] maraming designs, masyado kasing magulo. It will attract negative [vibes]," she said. [Avoid curtains with complicated designs as they will attract negative vibes.] In Feng Shui, blue stands for wisdom, knowledge, and intelligence and is particularly l...

Since turning the page to the new decade, no one would deny that life hasn't been easy. Astrologically speaking, 2020 was expected to bring a collective thunder like no other, while 2021 and 2022 brought useful, but nonetheless shocking alignments that helped everyone adjust to all the changes that took place in 2020. In some ways, the astrology of 2023 is different. Collectively, we will continue to experience major shifts as two heavy hitters—Pluto and Saturn—each wrap up long cycles. Themes of freedom will continue through the collective as people begin to collaborate more towards shared goals. Individuality and authenticity will gain even more traction, as the cosmos instigates us to show ourselves exactly as we are. On a personal level, life is expected to become easier when the tough barriers imposed by the intense astrology of 2022 begin to dissolve slowly but surely with the arrival of March. The two social planets—Jupiter and Saturn—have a rare and long alignment this year...