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The Chinese Year of the Yin Wood Snake
From January 29, 2025– February 16, 2026
The Chinese New Year ushers in a almost all indigenous cultures are
new cycle each year on the day powerful symbols of mysticism,
following the New Moon of Aquarius. mystery, healing, and untapped
This year, on January 29, 2025 the potential. By virtue of its ability to shed
Year of the Wood Snake begins. For its outgrown skin, Snake is a powerful
the sake of comparison, previous symbol of evolution, rebirth and
Snake years occurred in 2013, 2001, renewal. Sacred to the Goddess
1989, 1977, 1965 (the last Wood principle, Snake is strongly aligned with
Snake), 1953, 1941, 1929, and 1917. healing, especially those healing
The Snake is the sixth sign of the modalities that involve the resourceful
Chinese Zodiac, aligned with the use and adaptation of natural
astrological sign of Virgo and Snake elements, like herbs, roots, food, and
years do tend to mirror qualities in environments, to promote cures for
keeping with the nature of that sign, disease and balance body, mind and
like the need to apply careful soul. Its ability to move seamlessly both
analysis, organization, adaptability, above and below the ground endows
and resourcefulness to our everyday Snake with access to the hidden secrets
lives. (mysteries) and buried treasure
(untapped potential) of the
Underworld.
Unlike Western mythology, where
Snake is often feared and associated Snake years often coincide with
with evil and treachery (i.e. the circumstances that require us to act
Serpent in the Garden of Eden or the strategically, plan carefully, get
proverbial “snake in the grass”), organized, proceed with caution,
mythic representations of snake in
exercise patience, and be
flexible/resilient. Sometimes we
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