The Year of the Wood Snake
The kindest
The Lunar new year, new moon is on the 29th of January. Celebrations take place to mark the arrival of the 2025 Snake energy.
The Solar calendar used for Feng shui and 4 Pillars of Destiny purposes begins on the 3rd of February.
The Chinese calendar processes in 60 year cycles the previous Wood Snake year was in 1965 prior to that it was in 1905. Every 12 years is a Snake year, before 2025 it was in 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953 and the 12 year cycle goes on. Astrologers look to the past for forecasting.
1965 was the beginning of the Vietnam war surely we won’t go back to those times but todays period reveals the military to be active. Many musical artists started to appear and were exploring their creativity and people were feeling liberated. 1905 philosopher George Santayana writes those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Wisdom gained from the past could be should be on the table.
Snake adores the home, the sanctuary and is family focused.
The elements this year are: Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal with no Water in the Snake. It is not an arid dry sign. Snake is the first fire sign out of two more to come following 2025.
The relationships between the elements
Yin Wood element is the first notable element as it sits on top of the snake character. It is depicted in Chinese Metaphysics as bamboo in the wind with strong foundations. It is a mutable and flexible sign and can be kind and on the other hand confrontational. The industries it represents is floriesty, plantations, greenery, publishing and teaching. This element has no support so it can become depleted in the middle of the year November and December it will pick up again.
Wood supports fire and fire is optimistic and charismatic and on the other hand exhaustion can become apparent. Industries it represents is the entertainment, fireworks, robots, cosmetics, lighting and energy companies. The Fire element has lots of support with Wood.
Fire supports Earth and Earth is caring, kindness nursing, communities, municipalities, real estate and landfill. Earth has backing with fire element.
Earth supports Metal. Metal is methodical and integrity. Industries represented by metal are banks, finances, car industry and jewelry. Metal has support.
Yin wood and Yang Metal have a close relationship. Agreeance and cooperation can be the outcome. The boss likes the employee, the employee’s wishes is met.
Metal supports water and water is doormat this year however the water element months are August, November and December. Industries that are represented by water are: communication, mobile business and shipping. Not in the limelight this year but mentioned months could be timely for marketing or bring attention to it
Yin or Yang
Snake is a Yin year and is on the reserved side. Yin feminine/ yang masculine. Add to the reservedness the behaviours of creativity openness and nurturing can be displayed in 2025 and this is welcoming keeping the balance between the two.
Snakes helpfulness
Snake is renowned for its intellect and has similar temperaments to the Ox and the Rooster.
A travel sign and locally is fine. It can trigger travel for the signs that belong to the Pig, Rabbit and Goat.
Those who are born on a yang wood day will experience their scholar star.
Those who are born on a yang metal day will experience a desire to study and learn new things.
Yang and Yin water day master signs will experience nobleman luck.
Go to link to find your daymaster or animal sign. Plot your chart
Snakes awkwardness with other animals.
The animal the Pig will have their clash year, travel is favourable even if its short. 6th of May to 6th of June is the Snake month. Have a few plans instead of one.
Tiger, Snake and Monkey = Fire penalty.
Tiger and Snake = half Fire penalty.
Months to note.
Snake month is between 6th of May to the 6th of June. Monkey month is between 8th of August to 7th of September.
Remedies can be donate blood, go to dentist to suppress it. A penalty is something you weren’t expecting. The Snake and Tiger are travel signs travel related. The element it relates to is Fire which in the body relates to heart and blood.
Snake -Tiger month – 3rd of February to 4th of March
For everybody the Tiger month – 3rd of Feb to 4th of March the fire element will increase some people may really like the energy as it is active and others may like to retreat.
Feng shui
The school of thought referred to as the Flying Annual Stars this year the number 2 flies in the Centre.
2 represents the matriarch, health matters specifically the digestive stomach area – food cooking methods right temperatures to avoid food poisoning. Metal remedies can be helpful reduce the earth element and remove the fire colours in the sector if you can.
3 is located in the North West sector can be argumentative, a little fire element can help, it’s the sector of the patriarch. It’s the opposite direction of the “Grand Duke” the location of the Snake. Good to have quiet activities in this sector.
5 is located in the North East sector for 2025. Gardening outside of the house or disturbance of the soil is not recommended. If the premises is having a build and whole block is being used this is not applicable. In the house metal coins with tassel and ornaments and white colours are helpful.
7 is located in the North sector. Gossip and robbery is a irritant with this energy. Cures is a small vessel with water, black could be ideal, and a small plant or three bamboo in a water vase.
8 is located in the South West a untimely number in this period of Age of 9 placing metal ornaments/white in the decor is helpful reduce the colour fire colour of red. It could contribute to children having accidents.
The South East is the direction of the Snake all renovations and digging soil is not recommended in this sector best to keep quiet. Put up Do Not Disturb sign.
The East has excellent energy in 2025 if this is your main door that is very good for luck.
The South East has also good energy but with the Grand Duke residing there not to startle him can be peaceful.
On closing
Snake heavenly influences of intuition, wisdom and seeking renewal where it sees fit is the Qi flow.
Best wishes for 2025
