Showing up in the Year of the Snake
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September 2025
How are you guys showing up in the world right now? And showing up within yourself? In this year of the yin wood Snake, the focus is on creativity, inner work, adaptability, and patience.
Some new view points to develop this year: how can that world event that's bothering you be helped in a creative and adaptive way? How can that inner trouble you've been spinning over in your mind be listened to and healed within yourself (even if it's an "outer" problem!). Think outside of the box. Brainstorm on a run, while journaling, and with friends (yes-moving your body this year is key too!). The big ask for this 2025’s Yin Wood Snake energy: how can we be more flexible, patient and aligned with our self-cultivation? And how can we creatively and softly share that in mindful action, balance and wisdom? There-in lies the transformative power! This year's energy relates to earthly life, and how we can show up for ourselves and others in these human bodies on this human planet. Day dreaming is always welcomed, but the juice for this year is bringing it down to earth- making it first aligned with your own inner balance, and then sharing from a creative and gentle place within yourself. “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” This year is all about wood and fire: the year 2025 is ruled by Yin Wood (乙) sitting atop the Snake (巳), which belongs to the Fire element. This combination creates a dynamic interplay of growth (Wood) and transformation (Fire). It is the 42nd year of the 60 year cycle.
Ancient Chinese texts often associate such years with intellectual refinement, hidden wisdom, transformation, and slow but inevitable progress. |
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