The Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) in 2025 will take place on Wednesday, January 29.  

It is the year of the Yin Wood Snake. Despite their reputation, snakes symbolize wisdom, intuition, and transformation. They are calm, strategic, and excellent communicators.  

The year 2025 will provide opportunities for personal growth, like a snake shedding its skin—a necessary step for evolution. The Snake represents the Fire Element. With the Wood element fueling the Fire element, new opportunities will arise. The Wood element signifies growth and stability, with Yin Wood representing expansion in all directions, like ivy, vines, flowers, and grass. 

The last time we experienced a Yin Wood Snake year was in 1965.  It was a year of deep transformation for the United States.  Lyndon Johnson became President just after John Kennedy’s assassination.  The Vietnam War escalated.  There were many civil and human rights protests regarding inequality of income, health care, education, and immigration.  Many new laws were passed, creating a major change for the better for the US.  There was success in advancing technology, communications, and travel was booming. 

For 2025, the Snake's symbolism and the dynamic energy of Yin Wood could encourage a renewed focus on adaptability and resilience. This year may inspire individuals and communities to reconsider their priorities, aligning their efforts toward sustainable development and thoughtful innovation. The Snake's innate wisdom invites us to look beneath the surface, exploring the subtleties of our decisions and their potential ripple effects. As the energies of 2025 unfold, the balance between introspection and action will guide us toward meaningful and transformative advancements. 

As we step into 2025, the Yin Wood Snake year promises to usher in a wave of innovation, reflection, and transformation on both personal and global scales. This year could see an emphasis on cultivating deeper connections, whether with nature, in our relationships, our communities, and ourselves. It invites us to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth, much like the Snake’s shedding process. With Wood fueling the Fire of the Snake, creativity, passion, and stability may converge, inspiring breakthroughs across various fields such as technology, environmental initiatives, and cultural advancements.

Echoing the transformative spirit of 1965, 2025 could be a year in which societal movements rise to address inequality, pushing for progress and creating lasting change that reverberates through generations. Drawing inspiration from the Snake's adaptability, the year 2025 might also encourage a reevaluation of how we engage with the world around us, inviting us to uncover talents and embrace change with a sense of purpose.

As Yin Wood supports growth with grace and resilience, this year may offer opportunities to plant seeds of long-term goals, enhancing collaboration and shared vision. The balance of the elements suggests a time of harmonizing ambition with mindfulness, enabling breakthroughs that honor both tradition and innovation. With the Snake’s wisdom at its core, 2025 could become a year of intentional progress, marked by bold decisions that resonate with the interconnected nature of our lives, urging humanity to build foundations for a more inclusive and sustainable future. 

I hope you embrace all of the wonderful opportunities of transformation and growth that the Yin Wood Snake has to offer you!

Much love and blessings!!