2025: The Year of the Wood Snake from a Feng Shui Perspective and Top Feng Shui Tips
Symbolism and Characteristics
The Snake, the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle, represents wisdom, intuition, and mystery. In 2025, it combines with the Wood element, which adds qualities of growth, creativity, and adaptability / flexibility. The Snake (蛇) is the sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Wood Snake (yin) is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳. In Chinese astrological symbology, snakes are also believed to be intelligent, with tendencies that are a bit unscrupulous, reserved, and contemplative.
Timing and Significance
The Year of the Wood Snake begins on 29 January 2025 and ends on 16 February 2026. This combination of Snake and Wood occurs once every 60 years in the Chinese astrological cycle.
Key Themes for 2025
- Wisdom and Intuition: The Snake’s natural traits of analytical thinking and insightfulness are emphasised.
- Growth, Transformation and Renewal: The Wood element encourages personal and professional development, learning, much like a snake shedding its skin.
- Creativity and Innovation: 2025 is expected to be a year of fresh perspectives and innovative problem-solving.
- Adaptability: The Wood Snake’s energy promotes flexibility in facing life’s challenges. Overall, snakes are highly specialised creatures with remarkable adaptations for survival in diverse environments. For this year and the next few years, adaptability will probably be the most important skill so continues accelerated learning is key! and action. One of the steps you can take now is to get our new book SPEED READING FASTER (coming out on 11 March – preorder now!)
- Introspection: This year encourages deep reflection and self-discovery and letting go of the old. Don’t get drawn into political theatre and dramas of 2025.
- Feng shui: Clutter clearing, letting go… (get rid of old clothes, things… donate to charities, etc). Focus on new, add new plants and rejuvenate your home and workplace.