In celebration of the Lunar New Year and the sneak peak of my fall collection, “The 12 Signs” I have written predictions for each sign during the year of the Snake. After decades of practicing metaphysics, a double Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology with a minor in History as well as studying dusty old books from libraries near and far, I am excited to offer my thoughts on this subject matter.

While I am not of Asian decent, I write these predictions with the upmost respect for all cultures and belief systems. My goal is to share my personal passion for this subject matter. In no way is this meant to be a form of racial appropriation or misrepresentation. This also does not replace the advice of a medical professional. Notably, I wouldn’t be where I am without Suzanne White and the profound works of the I Ching. Now without further ado, let’s talk about the year of the Snake.

Snake year’s are traditionally riddled with riots, wars, culture, art, and a seductive quality only Snakes can produce. No matter what year you were born, you will see these flourish in 2025. With that said, let’s breakdown the individual implications of the year of the Serpent for each sign.

Rat

Rat’s do well in the year of the Snake. At their core, these two signs get along. The Wood Snake loves to win and you are a winner. Winning at all costs isn’t something you are foreign to and the Wood Snake is here for it. The Snake appreciates your cunning intellect and the fact that you use it to get ahead in the world. However, this year starts slow and that will annoy you. Rats like to see progress and see it fast. You prize efficiency. If you are familiar with the Enneagram, you will know that as a Rat you are a Enneagram 3. For those of you unfamiliar, the Enneagram 3 is the Achiever. What this means is that the Rat cares more about getting things done than they do about being absolutely perfect. In other words, with Rats its production over perfection. Again, this is fine with the Snake. But the Snake moves at a much more languid pace. Be patient this year, especially in the beginning.

While Snakes are known for their beauty, I advise against getting any cosmetic procedures done in the spring of 2025. Venus is retrograding and you will hate the results. This also goes for large purchases, so plan to meditate and take care of your relationship March 1-April 12. Venus also rules love and if your relationship needs more attention then the year of the Snake will demand it. Not to be crude, but all Snakes are sensual and if your relationship lacks a good sex life this will feel omnipresent in the spring of 2025. If you are not romantically involved, do not start a new relationship during this time.

In conclusion, Snakes lounge in the sun and strategize before they strike. This will mean that the always busy Rat will need to practice patience. Dear Rat, take this opportunity to enjoy the fruits of your labors. You work hard and now in the first half of the Snake year, accept that your hard work will not pay off as quickly as you would like. Nevertheless, you will still come out on top. While everything is slithering along in the first half of 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the chaotic pace of the previous Wood Dragon year. What needs to change? What worked? How can this year be better? You are a smart little rodent and I have no doubt that you will find these answers and apply them to the year to come. Enjoy, this is a great year for you.

Ox

This is a fantastic year for you! Snakes love a stable, reliable, hardworking Ox. The year of the Snake seeks security and revels in your punctual, trustworthy nature. This year will reward you with romance, culture and travels beyond your wildest dreams. The year of the Snake is full of art and culture. The Ox is known for dedicating years and even decades to a venture. Long, hardworking hours always pay off for the Ox people because they stick with things through good and bad. The Snake loves this about you.

As an Ox, gifts are your love language. You would rather give someone something then write them a love song. This is your way. Snakes are here to give it right back to you. It’s time to plan that trip to the Amalfi Coast. Don’t fret, dear Ox, you can still work from your romantic hideaway nestled along the southern edge of the Sorrentine Peninsula in Campania. In the mornings you will fire off emails to your team. Your lunches will require that you take a breath of the sea air while driving along the narrow cliff roads leading to Positano. After lunch, you will take your laptop with you to the picturesque town of Praiano and finish your workday in serenity.

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The thing is, you are a workaholic. But this year the Snake demands that you up your swagger. So work away, dear Ox, but do it somewhere fantastic. This is a great year to push for a raise, better love life, and luxurious experience. You have earned it. My advice is that you take that trip or ask for that raise in the first half of the year. The second is going to be a bit of a shit show, even for the dear ol’Ox.

Tiger

Dear Tiger, you are honest and brave. A revolutionary —with an all or nothing approach to life. I think you are fantastic. But the Snake doesn’t agree. You see, Snake years are everything you are not. Snake years are mysterious and calculating. You are upfront and unapologetically decisive.

As a Tiger, you are use to taking what you want when you want it. The Snake will not allow this. The year of the Snake starts with a slow tempo, slithering along and making you feel as if it is mocking your goals, hopes and dreams. This will frustrate you to no end.

Furthermore, as a Tiger, you love to play with fire. You tend to be reckless and do it out in the open. Daring fate to challenge you. And while you are toying with the flames, the year of the Snake is plotting your demise from the darkest corners of the Universe.

For once, I implore you to watch what you say and how you treat the people you are involved with this year. You love your autonomy and the Wood Snake is possessive. Be grateful for what you have and stop looking for the next challenge at the expense of those that care for you. This year demands that you pay attention to your significant other because if you don’t, someone else will. Heed my advice and perhaps when the year of the Snake strikes in the 2nd half of 2025 you’ll get bit (along with the rest of us) but the venom won’t kill you.

Rabbit/Cat

This year the Wood Snake will take one look at the stylish home you have built for yourself and do a standing ovation. In the first half of 2025 you will experience ease as you glide through the department stores flashing your Black American Express and buying one-of-a-kind gallery art work from the South of France. The Snake adores luxury and so do you. You and the Snake are both fans of culture and relaxation. The slow tempo of the first half of 2025 will not bother you like it will some of the other zodiac signs.

While Snakes are known for their beauty, I advise against getting any cosmetic procedures done in the spring of 2025. Venus is retrograding and you will hate the results. This also goes for large purchases, so plan to meditate and take care of your relationship March 1-April 12. Venus also rules love and if your relationship needs more attention then the year of the Snake will demand it. Not to be crude, but all Snakes are sensual and if your relationship lacks a good sex life this will feel omnipresent in the spring of 2025. If you are not romantically involved, do not start a new relationship during this time.

Notably, the Wood Snake will put a spotlight on your romantic life. All Snake lovers need to feel secure. However, the Wood Snake is jealous, monopolistic and exclusive when it comes to love. This Snake will not let you put your romantic life in the backseat for the sake of your career or children anymore. This year will insist that you put more energy into your partnership. And if you are flying solo, I suggest putting more emphasis on your love for yourself.

If you ignore your relationship with yourself this year or with others expect a degree of emotional turmoil like nothing you have experience before. In conclusion, this is a fabulous year for the Rabbit (with caveats).

Dragon

Oh my does the Serpent love you, dear Dragon. Dragons coming off of their Ben Ming Nian will appreciate the fortune this year brings. After all, last year was a bit of a grind for you. It felt like a ton of work for you both your personal life as well as your professional endeavors. You worked really hard to keep your sh** together and now you can enjoy the luxurious pace that this year brings in its first half. This year gives stability and chemistry in all areas of your life—especially your love life. Dragons will find their partner tantalizing and the opportunities for expansion in this area endless.

While Snakes are known for their beauty, I advise against getting any cosmetic procedures done in the spring of 2025. Venus is retrograding and you will hate the results. This also goes for large purchases, so plan to meditate and take care of your relationship March 1-April 12. Venus also rules love and if your relationship needs more attention then the year of the Snake will demand it. Not to be crude, but all Snakes are sensual and if your relationship lacks a good sex life this will feel omnipresent in the spring of 2025. If you are not romantically involved, do not start a new relationship during this time.

If you are a Dragon man you will likely find “the one” or solidify your relationship via marriage, buying a home, or having a child. If you are Dragon woman you will enjoy a renewed sense of control over your work-life balance. All Dragon women work and exude power. This year will embrace that part of you. Others will see you for the powerful and magnificent creature that you are.

In other words, this is a safe year for you. Any criticism that comes your way will be carried out in such a way it doesn’t affect you. The world will embrace your power and style. You will run the show this year. Enjoy this year, dear Dragon. After your Ben Ming Nian, I’m sure you could use it.

Snake

If you are new to metaphysics, I’m sure you are thinking—”Yes! This is my year.” But this is not your year, my serpent friend. This is you Ben Ming Nian. More about that here. Now let’s discuss how you can slither through this year unscathed.

The hallmarks of this year: Dissimulation. Promiscuity. Passion. Ruin. There will be more temptation than usual for you to stray from what matters most in your life: your family. Snakes will protect their children and family at all costs. However, this year will present obstacles by way of either finances, relationship drama, addiction, etc that will demand your attention.

The intricate complexities of your tantalizing life may come to the surface in a way you are uncomfortable with. This is likely to happen throughout the year but especially this spring between March 1-April 12 when Venus is retrograde. Do not get any cosmetic surgery or buy anything too expensive during this time. If you do, you will regret it.

That said, I would watch your spending this year. Many of the frivolous purchases you made during the year of the Wood Dragon are coming back to bite you in the arse. On the bright side, the slow pace of the first half of this year will appeal to you. And the art and culture will lift your spirits. But the security you hold dear will wobble. And when it does, this is a chance for ecdysis. In other words, shedding and renewal. If you pay attention this year you will come out stronger and more gorgeous than ever. Snakes always do.

Horse

You are a sign that demands action. But unlike the Rat, you don’t care what others think about you. You care more about what you want for your future. However, this isn’t true for your love life. When it comes to love, horses will usually go all in if they perceive the person to be worth it. The year of the Snake is full of romantic illusions. The emphasis on the dream rather than the reality will confuse you. Putting so much effort into something that may never materialize is not something a horse does. Horses aren’t stupid.

However, this year you may have a hard time identifying what’s real. And you will feel seduced by romanized possibilities. Think the white picket fence and baby carriage. This is something you may have always wanted but never wanted to admit to yourself and when it’s dangled in your face—-you’re willing to travel great distances for the object of your desire. Even uproot your life for it. You’re putting up with things you never thought you would—-you’re actions are unrecognizable to those that know you as “voici la femme la plus puissante de la terre.”

Dear horse, I know pausing to think about what you are doing isn’t in your nature. However, this year you will need to slow down and take off the rose colored glasses if you are going to come out of it without too many cuts and bruises. Let’s dial down the horse power and turn up the intuition. The intuitive, cunning Snake is watching. Take a minute to objectively evaluated everything you are tempted by this year. Whether it be romance or a lucrative business deal, the Universe is tempting you with more. Such temptations need a second look. Dare I say, pull on the reins my horse friends. You got this :)

Goat

The year of the Wood Snake is everything you love. Sex. Drama. Amazing food. Entertainment (good and bad). You will find the indulgence of this year irresistible. Snakes are security junkies with a taste for art and fashion. This mixes well with your values. Unfortunately, Snake year’s tend to be anything but secure. As a Goat, you need security to thrive. You will find the volatility this year brings to be unnerving. Since this unpredictability is mostly in world affairs, your personal life will be another story.

The possessive Snake will guide you toward relationships that offer you a type of security that is evaded by the world around you. You can take solace in knowing that your personal life will thrive this year. The Wood Snake is possessive and wants you in a committed relationship. You will find someone that you can see a future with. But take heed, dear Goat, the Wood Snake is all about delusions of grandeur. And the beauty you see in this person in the beginning will turn to poison. Try to refrain from making any serious commitments this year. There will be an intense cosmic desire to commit to someone that seems to check all the boxes.

Question that temptation. Especially March 1-April 12 when Venus goes retrograde. Because this person is a waterfall mirage in a dessert without water. Just pause to make the big decisions (moving in together, getting engaged, etc). Then thank me later.

This goes for other temptations. The year of the Snake will be one for the record books. Let’s make sure in your case, that’s a good thing.

Monkey

I love this year for you, Monkey. In Chinese Astrology, the Snake is known as your secret friend. While many signs will be mystified by the seductive Snake, you will see behind the curtain. You are so clever. You see right through the temptations this year presents and in turn, you can make a killing off the stupidity suffered by the rest of us. You, dear Monkey, will profit this year.

The Snake is slow thinker and cunning strategist. However, you entertain the Serpent to no ends. This is why other signs should carry you around this year. I already have you on my key chain. You offer them protection in the year of the Snake. You see through the Snake’s beautiful illusions and offer a clever way around the mirages. Pulling the curtain back to reveal the real Wizard of Oz, per se. Monkey’s love to entertain and will be more inclined this year to sit back and relax while the Wood Snake shows off. However, the Monkey while appearing idle will be making a profit. Monkey’s are fantastic at getting others to do all the work for them and in the year of the Wood Snake, this is no exception. This year it wouldn’t surprise me if we found you enjoying a Gurkha Royal Courtesan Cigar at the Carnegie Club one weekend while flying off to have crumpets and tea with the Dalai Lama the next.

It’s just that kind of year for you, Monkey. Enjoy.

Rooster

This is a great year for you, Rooster. You and the Wood Snake get along like peanut butter and jelly. Peas and carrots. Caviar and Oysters. You are both ruthlessly cunning. Strategic and all about the numbers. This is your year. You don’t care much for the metaphysical and I would be shocked if you are even reading this. Roosters care so little for astrology I could skip this sign. But the people involved with them would have a fit. So here we are. Let’s talk Rooster.

Oh to be a Rooster in the year of the Snake. The money and profits will abound. The dreams you will dangle in the faces of those less scrupulous and the money you will make off of their foolishness. You are fantastic at taking what you want from people. As a grade-A perfectionist, nothing gets past you. Therefore, the illusions that will hamper the judgement of many in the year of Snake will not phase the Rooster.

I guess the only thing I would suggest for you this year is that you embrace the greatness the universe has bestowed upon you. Stop right now and take a minute to appreciate what you have. Roosters are hard workers that don’t accept anything but perfection. As a result, they build kingdoms most only dream of. However, if you don’t take a minute to really appreciate what you have, what’s the point? Stop looking at what you don’t have or what you would change. Your work in the year of the Wood Snake: Gratitude.

One more thing, this is a year of romance. Whether you are with someone or not, you need to embrace the romance of this year. You could meet the love of your life if you haven’t already.

Dog

Meh, this year can go one of two ways. You’ll either love it or hate it. The political unrest of this year will be fine with you if it supports your humanitarian beliefs. Dogs tend to be political and always thinking about ..well, the underdog. If there are riots, this won’t bother you. To a Dog, the ends justify the means. However, this year you could get so wrapped up in your projects and changing the world that you forget about your partner. And this disconnect could encourage infidelity. Either by you or them—or both parties.

While Snakes are known for their beauty, I advise against getting any cosmetic procedures done in the spring of 2025. Venus is retrograding and you will hate the results. This also goes for large purchases, so plan to meditate and take care of your relationship March 1-April 12. Venus also rules love and if your relationship needs more attention then the year of the Snake will demand it. Not to be crude, but all Snakes are sensual and if your relationship lacks a good sex life this will feel omnipresent in the spring of 2025. If you are not romantically involved, do not start a new relationship during this time.

Therefore, in the year of the Wood Snake you will need to remain wary of your relationships with friends, family and lovers. Try not to get so caught up in your many projects and causes that you forget about whats going on at home. Your dedication is admirable. However, by dedicating all of your time to your career or causes, you could be neglecting the lover at home.

Pig

This is a rough year with long-term consequences. The Snake is the Pig’s enemy sign. You are drawn to luxury and this year will tempt you with it in a way that could have repercussions for years to come. People will enter your life and present you with a way out. A way out of whatever you don’t like about your life. Name the problem, this year will have the solution. However, the solution will not be what it seems.

This could be in the form of a new job, relationship, or business endeavor. I implore you to not make any big moves this year. You need to take it slow.

This is the Pig in 2025:

The sun beat down relentlessly, a blazing furnace that turned the desert into an endless sea of sand. The Pig had been walking for hours, her lips cracked and throat dry, when she saw it—a shimmer on the horizon, soft and inviting. At first, she thought it was a trick of the heat, but as she drew closer, the shape became clearer: an oasis, with palm trees swaying gently in a breeze that didn’t exist. Water sparkled at its edge, the surface reflecting the sky in a perfect, impossible mirror. Her heart raced as she stumbled forward, nearly falling in her desperate haste. But with each step, the oasis seemed to drift farther away, as if mocking her. She stopped, sweat beading on her forehead, realizing too late that it was just another cruel mirage—one more illusion created by the Serpent.

Think of our previous Snake years, Dear Boar. In 2013, what sort of mistakes were made? Did you marry the wrong person? Or lose a large sum of money? I would find it shocking if 2013 wasn’t riddled with temptations for you. Snake years start slow then strike. And the number one sign to get bit is the Pig.

I’ll say it again for the people in the back, don’t make any major move this year. That means, postpone the wedding, divorce, or business deal. DON’T SIGN ANYTHING. You will regret it. If you are thinking about getting litigious about anything, don’t.

Now nothing in life is all bad. While this year will haunt you more than most, it will offer the art and seduction you so love about the Snake. This is the time to get creative. The Snake makes everything more beautiful. That said, there is an exception. Please do not have any major plastic surgery this year. Especially not when Venus is retrograde March 1-April 12. That goes for starting a new relationship too. I would avoid it throughout the year, but if you do. Just don’t do it in the spring.

If you have a monkey in your life, run everything by them. They will know what’s real and what’s not this year. Remember, everything is a mirage. If I were you, and well, I am your sign, I would carry around a monkey charm and consider hanging this piece in your house.

The monkey will protect you from the seduction this year will tempt you with and that could save you $$$$. While it will be impossible not to lose money this year (it’s simply your destiny) it will be less destructive if you are aware of this energy. Now, go enjoy the year. Remember—-The darker the shadow, the brighter the light :)

Disclaimer

This content and work is created with the intention of fostering understanding, inclusivity, and cultural appreciation. I encourage thoughtful engagement with all cultures and respect for their unique histories and traditions. If you feel that any content here may contribute to appropriation or misrepresentation, I welcome feedback and constructive dialogue. My goal is to support cultural exchange that honors and respects the metaphysics I have studied as well as the arts.

Chinese Zodiac Predictions for the Year of the Wood Snake

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