Month: January 2025

The Dog in 2025 ~ Wood Snake Year

Posted on by Stephanie Stewart

Trained Not Restrained

Dogs have made it through the shakeup of another Dragon year. You made it through the clash of 2024 and perhaps now, you’re feeling a little loose and uncertain. Your life has been rearranged. Nobody likes feeling that way, but after a year of learning, and maybe unlearning, you’re in the right place to start again. If your old training is no longer applicable to who you want to be, drop it. Are you persisting just because you can?

Of all the 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac, maybe the Dog is the toughest. The Dragon may win more arguments, but the Dog is tougher. Things that would kill most people seem to roll off the Dog’s back and somehow, they maintain a kind of weirdly grim optimism. Dogs may be worn down from the year of the Dragon, and being less stable might be very thing that is your ticket to ride the wheel up. What I mean is, Dogs may find it hard to change or learn without some adversity. Sometimes their loyalty and dependability might keep them stuck in place.

It takes a long time to change a mountain. That’s yang Earth. Both the Dragon and the Dog have 戊 yang Earth as their main element. They are the only two signs included in the Fiu Gong gang of pillars. These pillars that Master Lily Chung calls Bossy Pillars are Metal Dog, Metal Dragon, Earth Dog, Earth Dragon, Water Dog and Water Dragon. I will go with her translation!

If you have one of these pillars, you have the capacity to go through intense physical and mental challenges and still be able to function. Hunter Biden was born in a Metal Dog year (1970). Mike Tyson’s birth time is unknown, but if I had to guess his hour pillar, I might guess that it’s Metal Dragon because there is no other Fiu Gong in his Ba Zi. You’re getting the picture now, right?

In his hour pillar, Elon Musk has the Earth Dragon. Remember, in addition to being a Fiu Gong, the Dragon is a self clash sign too. In a Dragon year, a person with the Dragon in their hour pillar could be having some thoughts about how they can decide what risks are okay because they know better than everyone else.

You might be interested to know that the Wood Dragon (Kamala Harris) is not one of the Fiu Gong group, neither is the Wood Dog. Can you think why that might be? Compared to the others, the Wood Dog and the Wood Dragon might be slightly flimsy. This is relative, so don’t think they are not formidable in their own right.

Sometimes when I think of Dog and Dragon (okay maybe always), I think of Trump and Putin. Trump is born in the Fire Dog year, Putin is born in the Water Dragon year. I’ll give you one guess to know who is zooming who. If you know your elements this is easy but that’s not required in this case.

When I think of those two, for some reason I remember that scene in Boys from Brazil where the old Nazi hunter and the current old Nazi boss fight each other in a slow grapple. The whole time you’re thinking one of these guys has to die, right? Spoiler alert: in the end, it’s the Dobermans who settle everything. I realize this is an extreme example, I mean obviously most Dragon and Dog people aren’t Nazis, however, the clash of Dragon and Dog might be portrayed as a battle of good against evil due to the magnitude of the conflict. Neither sign is purely good or evil.

Like the Sheep, the Dog has the power to tame negative influences the Year of the Wood Snake. The key is to respond rather than react, which requires some preparation, however, when most Dogs hear this, their ears prick up with excitement because Dogs are strong defenders. Dogs want a job. They want to know the mission and execute, but like everyone else, Dogs can be trained to ignore certain pertinent facts.

For Dogs and all of us, the antidote for our bad training is to understand when you are supporting or defending the wrong people. You may have been learning from them, maybe being trained by them. When Dogs and Dragons support and protect the people with the most influence in our current times (i.e. super rich dudes), you might end up with a bad guy in charge of a whole country. Go figure. Not all Dogs or Dragons are rich, but these signs are often associated with wealth.

The Year of the Wood Snake means the Dog’s financial situation is improving. Being in the position of Great Consumer in 2024, many Dogs ended up having less money coming in than they did going out. Dogs are in the position of Lesser Consumer in 2025. The spending isn’t over but for most Dogs it will be less. In 2025 Dogs will likely be able to begin storing up money again.

Maybe the most challenging part of the Snake year is that there’s an uncomfortable detaching or letting go in store for Dogs. With the Dog being so loyal, I know even the suggestion of that will create some worry, but in life things we would not choose do happen. Sometimes they happen for reasons that don’t make sense to us. All of this is to say, cherish your people.

If there are elders in your life that you’ve been meaning to visit, do that. Male ancestors may especially need your brand of protective support. Don’t miss the opportunity to spend time with anyone you love. Let these times be a reminder of the urgency of connecting with your roots. This is what the Snake brings for you.

In 2025, it may be time to let formerly tight relationships loosen, or to let go of certain ones altogether. While this might feel like a tragedy, consider that maybe you’re attached to something that is already over. I know this doesn’t make it easier, but for Dogs with health issues, this may be key to your recovery. If you’re trying to avoid an ending by way of beginning, that is by bargaining, or trying to renovate a relationship, it’s hard to say whether it will work, because that takes two. It could be time for something new.

One of the best ways for the Dog to improve their fortune in the year of the Wood Snake is to venture out of familiar territory. That might mean travel, including to foreign countries, or moving away from your current location. If you’re finding yourself moving around more and you don’t like it, look for what you might get out of it. The Universe is offering you something that’s going to advance whatever you’re working on. If travel and moving sound like too much, find other ways to get out of your comfort zone. Expose yourself to some new experiences and people. I know you can do that.

Some Dogs will find love and/or marriage type relationships in the Year of the Snake, which is kind of convenient if they want to pick a good marriage year – that could be 2026. Given the current state of the world, you might choose not to wait that long if being married fulfills urgent practical needs. If you can wait until then, why not? If you are in love, be in love! Be together and celebrate your love with friends and family too. If love changes your outlook, let it be so. Don’t try to be certain all the time about the outcome – that’s just the Metal in you. Can you make your trust as strong as your devotion?

New relationships will tend to bring fresh perspectives for the Dog in 2025, so you might listen to the helpful advice that accompanies them. That doesn’t mean you have to enact it, but in the Year of the Snake, I recommend you try to find ways to do new tricks. There are so many opportunities available to make yourself over if you want that.

In the year of the Snake, Dogs may find a mentor or at the least someone who is a fellow traveler in your lane and wants to help you. They will probably be further along in their path than you are which will be a persuasive argument as to why you would follow their advice – not blindly of course. You wouldn’t want to substitute bad training for habits you already have and want to change. Don’t forget where we started with this forecast: Dogs may still have to go against their original training to get back to their true nature.

Close your eyes, sniff the wind and trust.

The Rooster in 2025 ~ Wood Snake Year

Posted on by Stephanie Stewart

Power Tools

I am curious to see what Roosters have to say this year when I meet up with them for their annual readings. Roosters know I listen, and that I can and will keep their secrets, which makes me a person they feel comfortable sharing with. Roosters don’t trust just anyone so it’s kind of a big deal.

When a Rooster trusts you they usually offer lots of details about their experiences which always reminds me that Roosters do better with people in their lives who are really listening to them. Roosters naturally want to talk. You don’t necessarily have to say anything back, Roosters are usually not looking for solutions. They are usually trying to work something out for themselves and it helps if you listen. They need to get the Water out of their heads or they get anxious.

A feature of the self clash of the Rooster is that they don’t want to keep trying to get your attention but it makes them anxious when they feel like others are refusing to hear them, so they keep trying. If you love a Rooster, help them get their daily dose of being heard. If you think they talk too much, guess what? The more you listen, it might be the less they have to say!

Power is waiting for the Rooster to claim it in 2025. Roosters who stretch themselves a bit this year can reap bigger rewards due to the presence of the Snake. Roosters are going to be passing tests and finding new career paths are open. Big achievements are possible. A Wood Snake brings money and recognition too. In 2025 you still have connections to authority due to your affiliation with the Snake. Oxen will get some benefit from this too. The Snake, Rooster and Ox make up the Metal Trio. Metal is finally in a growth stage again starting in 2025.

Many Roosters, like Beyoncé for example, got what they wanted in 2024, but that’s not every Rooster’s story. The past caught up with Roosters in 2024, one was her husband Jay Z. His troubles are partly due to another Rooster’s self clash regarding words. If you’re committing crimes and you’re compelled to talk about it… that’s a Rooster problem in a Dragon year.

Sometimes the signs of Dragon and Dog together mean imprisonment and I think that’s what we saw with Sean Combs, a Rooster gone wrong. Like Jay Z, Sean was born in 1969, an Earth Rooster year. His Ba Zi also holds the potential for the Bullying Punishment, and he exerted control over his victims by way of threats (words) of exposing them to further humiliation and career devastation.

In 2024 Sean Combs’ year pillar combined from top to bottom with the Wood Dragon pillar, ultimately bringing his usual life to a halt. As it happens, Sean Combs was born in the month of the Wood Dog, meaning he was both combined and clashed in the Dragon year. The energy leading to his imprisonment started in late 2023, Water Rabbit year, with the tension increasing until he was finally arrested and imprisoned in a Rooster month, September 2024.

For Roosters who did get what they wanted in 2024, did it come at a higher price than you expected? I mean that literally. After being the Great Consumer of 2023, the Rooster was in the position of Lesser Consumer in 2024. Rabbit and Dragon years usually mean money going out for the Rooster so hopefully you were able to make some good investments. You may find it possible to balance your income and spending more easily in 2025.

The Year of the Wood Snake may provide more financial stability and Roosters are still riding the wheel up, but the Rooster’s tendency to worry could get in the way of enjoying the ride. Maybe this is why Roosters may have more money coming in in 2025, but you may also be tempted to take unnecessary risk for a bigger reward. It seems that could backfire this year, even though in 2025 Roosters are once again in a favored position.

Roosters are not clashed by the year or singled out for penalties, rather the year is defined by relationships. There can be advantages in that if you can fit into some kind of group, which is usually not the Rooster’s strong suit. Still, in a Snake year, the Rooster will find new ways of being, creating or perhaps even expanding their own tribe.

Great successes are possible if you are ready to test yourself a little and I think you can handle that. Roosters are usually stronger than they think, stronger than others think too. Take on just a little more than you think you can handle and see how it goes. If it goes well, push a little more. You have a lot of growth potential this year.

What Roosters may want to avoid in 2025 is using their power or leverage to get involved with litigation. Rules are often what a Rooster lives by and when they are broken the Rooster will let you know. Roosters are a good check and balance for the unruliness and expansion of the Wood element, however, taking that too far would be a common Rooster mistake – made out of revenge fantasies perhaps. You’d be better off setting examples of good behavior than trying to regulate too much.

I understand that sometimes the Rooster cuts people off to avoid their own potential violence. I didn’t used to believe this, but ending relationships due to moral injuries makes sense to me now. Taking that energy into the court system usually does not. Why increase the magnitude of the problem or extend it into the future? It’s not a given that you will win. Give yourself time to lose interest in vengeance. Your body will be forever grateful.

In the Year of the Snake, both Rooster and Horse have the power to make introductions between mutually hostile groups, which is probably best done as a hit and run kind of exercise. What I mean is, expect a little drama to come with that but you might choose to do it as a good deed. In terms of their own relationships, Roosters may long for and rediscover connections to the past and old friends in 2025. Whether or not you believe it Rooster, you do have impact on people. They tend to remember you.

In the first half of the year, there will be someone nearby that can help Roosters with health and health care. They may be working with herbs or some other non-western medicine. Find out if they have the knowledge and experience to help you, rather than taking their claims at face value. If you want to change your health, remember that is a process best supported by consistent routines and some of them are not fun. Go back to your logic for support on that.

It might be that the year doesn’t really take off for the Rooster until the beginning of summer. Until we get to May, work on those things that will support your energy so you have plenty to spend. Use up the Wood season (February-April) wisely.

As is true for the Monkey, clear communication is what will make the best year for the Rooster. Prevention is easier than cure, so guard your reputation with transparency. That will mean that if accusations should fly, they are easily extinguished. Leave no way for your honesty to be questioned if you want to mitigate the influence of the petty people who might show up in 2025.

Now let’s get to the best stuff!

In the Year of the Wood Snake the Rooster’s authority and potential for being included in governing bodies is higher than usual. If you want to be a leader, the year is supportive of that. To take advantage, you might have to leave behind your disdain of groups and work with those who are willing to show up consistently. You don’t have to like them for them (or you) to be a good teammate. If you get to know them, you may like them better.

This new year will give Roosters a chance to increase their social status through leadership. Work within the group you want to impress. Take care with being diverted onto detours out of annoyance or feeling attacked. Being “fake” is not required for you to be accepted, so don’t back out of opportunities for that reason. The energy that opens this leadership door for you doesn’t come around like this every year, but it’s here in this year of the Wood Snake. Maybe you would like a taste? It’s safe. You can always change your mind.

Overall, the Rooster’s good luck in 2025 will override the bad. When problems pop up they will end up being less difficult than you anticipate, that is, if you let them. In the Year of the Wood Snake, Roosters have the ability to turn bad to good. That applies to all aspects of your life. Doesn’t that sound like a good deal? You’ll have the best results if you give yourself time to think before you act but do act. Stay focused on your communication.

The Monkey in 2025 ~ Wood Snake Year

Posted on by Stephanie Stewart

Make Love, Not War

For the Monkey, all relationships involve Water. This could be a saving grace for Monkeys who experience the Fire penalty in 2025. Only a thorough analysis of your Ba Zi will tell you what the heck this might mean. What I can say without a full analysis is that because the Dragon is followed by the Snake in the Cycle of 60, Monkeys are potentially still in a Water cycle in 2025.

I think the Monkey both loves Water and fears it. The challenge for all Monkeys is to learn to surf, maybe not literally, but metaphorically. Emotions are the ocean, you ride them to get to a new place. Try to avoid the waves and they will knock you around. Ignore your emotions and you might flounder.

To share how the Fire penalty might play out in real life, maybe you remember the Water Tiger year of 2022 when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock? Obviously that wasn’t a good year for Will, being clashed and experiencing the Fire Penalty too. Will Smith was born in 1968, an Earth Monkey year. Chris Rock, the slapee, was born in a Wood Snake year. So all three of the “players”, Tiger, Snake and Monkey, were there at that moment, but one player was unknown. In addition to Chris Rock making a joke that Will Smith thought was wrong, maybe Will was already raw due to the presence of a third party in his marriage.

In 2025, Jada Pinkett-Smith, born in a Metal Pig year, will be clashed. Is Will going to come to her rescue once again? I guess we will see.

When the Monkey is with their friends and associates, meaning the Dragon or Rat, Water, or wisdom, is being produced. Think about this for a moment. How do we gain wisdom? Often, we come to wisdom due to hardship pushing us to look for meaning. What I see is there is usually work involved. To learn is not a comfortable choice.

In the year of the Wood Snake I encourage you to pursue learning anyway Monkey. Pursue the changes you want, knowing that things are going to change regardless. The friends you choose, or no longer choose are a big theme for you this year. The flavor of your Water is dependent on the flavor of people you run with. If you don’t like the taste, make new friends. If you feel like no one understands you, become more articulate.

In more intimate relationships, the pairing of Snake and Monkey can produce Water too. This relationship has two distinct names in a Ba Zi: Secret Friends and Six Destructions. As it sounds, the relationship of Monkey and Snake goes deep and perhaps that’s what makes it feel threatening: the vulnerability that comes with intimacy. 2025 is the year to learn how you might want to change your rules about that – or not.

One possible outcome of the Fire Penalty is that both Snakes and Monkeys may be prone to breakups this year. Fire Monkey Jerry Hall learned this when she experienced the clash of Tiger along with the Fire penalty in 2022, but I don’t think that breakups are inevitable. Communication is the way to keep everyone safe regardless of outcome. Honesty will go a long way in any relationship when it comes to avoiding feelings of betrayal. Be kind too.

I know I’m kind of hammering away on this, but I want to say again that every relationship for Monkeys depends on Water, obviously suggesting that communication is always a live issue for the Monkey. The extreme yin and yang of this would be not talking enough or talking too much; nondisclosure vs info dumping. The challenge is to stay somewhere in the middle.

I’ve mentioned some general meanings of Water…what is Water to the Monkey?

With Monkey having 庚 yang Metal as their main element, Water is what they produce: words, actions, offspring, any creations. Water is a healthy outlet as well as a potential source of fear. This is true for the Rooster too. Since the Water element is very much related to words and emotions, when there is an excess of Water it can be overwhelming for the Metal.

When there is too much Water a Monkey could get lost or drained. A Monkey can be overwhelmingly productive and overwhelmingly emotional, anxious, ill, or depressed all due to the same element. All of these things can happen at the same time. When it does, it’s kind of dramatic. It’s hard to decide what to do to change things.

The Year of the Wood Snake will ask you to make some choices and make relationships a high priority. Healthy and supportive relationships will make the second half of the year smoother. You may have the opportunity to form an alliance with someone in a position to help you with your career in the first half of the year, possibly a mentor or advisor.

Getting more money in this Year of the Wood Snake might seem like the way to fix everything. I think many of us will feel that way in 2025, and I’m not saying you’re wrong, however you (and others) may feel driven to go further than you would normally to make that happen. Be assertive about pursuing wealth but avoid being too aggressive. That usually doesn’t work and I don’t think it’s your style. Don’t let fear drive you.

While it’s true that the Fire Penalty falls on the Monkey this year, know that you are not singled out, there’s enough Fire to go around to affect the Tiger too. Without knowing the role of Fire in your Ba Zi, there’s not much more to say about that except Monkeys may be stressed and/or distracted, so take care with driving and other travel. You could be more accident prone in 2025. If you can commute less, that will be a bonus.

The Fire Penalty may also make it prudent for Monkeys, Tigers and Snakes to watch for situations where, unbeknownst to you, a third party is involved. If this happens, don’t rush to judgement, but do make firm decisions and stick with them. This is the way. If you think the Fire Penalty might apply to a love relationship in your life, you could change the game by improving your communication with your partner now. The same could be said about the Monkey’s family relationships.

The coming energy of the Wood Snake suggests Monkeys might choose loneliness instead of participating in all these absurdities of life. Withdrawal probably won’t change anything other than whether or not you have company. I think Monkeys were lonely in 2024 despite the Dragon’s presence. The Dragon isn’t always the best supporter of the Monkey even though you would think they would be. This could be due partly to the remoteness of the Dragon, and excessive Water again.

In 2025 there’s also good news for Monkeys – of course! You are a Nobleman this year so improve your flexibility. Limber up. Find ways to do your good deeds without overstretching yourself. Remember this advice if financial or other circumstances are making you feel like you are flying by the seat of your pants. Venturing into further risk is not a good solution for your situation. Minimize potential losses. It’s okay not to give out loans.

I’ll say again – much if not all of the potential bad luck a Monkey might have in 2025 can be neutralized by clear communication. Avoid clouding it with sarcasm or too much humor. Make it constant, you will need to do it more than once. Make sure you are understood.

And finally, here’s the best news about 2025 for Monkeys. You are under the influence of the 太陰 Tai Yin or Moon, and the Moon can help you get your life organized, re-organized or even help you to set up a new business. The yin energy of the Moon will help Monkeys get things done that are very useful and practical, but maybe not things you would think of as fun or social media worthy. You might be doing things like filling out an applications, possibly for a business license or opening a bank account. You might not have things to show off yet but you will.

The Sheep go went through this very process last year, step by step. They can tell you there will be lots of things to do that are tedious, and yet they are very important. Remind yourself of this when you might tire of working with so many details. Get help with that if you need it.

When you have the Moon on your side and you’re feeling it, it’s time to break away from the establishment, man. Set up something of your own. Of course, when to do that is your decision. If you want to know how soon you could make money, how a potential new business fits you elementally, or when to open we could address those questions in a reading.

Note to Monkeys: For further revelations, read the 2025 Fortune for the Snake and Tiger too.

The Sheep in 2025 ~ Wood Snake Year

Posted on by Stephanie Stewart

The Caretaker

What the Sheep has going for them in 2025 is much like any other year – the Sheep creates a hospitable beauty out of whatever is available. Having a party but you can’t afford any flowers? Just get creative. The Sheep will go and gather wild flowers from the neighborhood and before you know it you’ve got a bouquet on the table. The Sheep seems to always have a talent for making less look and feel like more because of their ideas about hospitality and beauty. Sheep are often counselors in their work and caring is a big part of what they do.

The main element of the Sheep is yin Earth, fertile and capable of producing 10,000 things. The Sheep month comes at the end of summer, a time of ripening that comes before autumn’s harvest. This is when Earth becomes strong enough to give birth. In the year of the Wood Snake, the Sheep’s already creative nature is about to be enhanced.

Sheep, you might have realized by now that I am conjuring these images because I want you to remember what you are good at. The special talents that you have are what will carry you through 2025.

For Sheep involved with the arts in any way, lean into that this year. If you’re not involved with the arts, get involved! By arts I mean those of all kinds: writing, gardening, sewing, cooking, knitting, crochet, painting, sculpting…the list goes on. Spend time around art or visit museums and craft fairs at the very least. Arts and crafts time isn’t only for children or those who are raising them. Creativity might be your cure for 2025. Incorporate art into your work wherever you can.

To make 2025 more satisfying, you could also lean into this metaphor and apply it to your work which is making people feel warm and welcomed with the so called “little things”. Little things are what life is made of; expressions of affection and joy. The Sheep is meant to call others to join the parade of life, not lead a death march. Realistic optimism is welcome! It’s time to move on from grimness. This advice may be specific to 1955 Wood Sheep Kris Jenner, Kelsey Grammer and Bill Gates.

Being alone is never a happy place for a Sheep, and I mention this because in 2025 you might feel that way. Is it that your work (family?) gets in the way of other relationships that you enjoy more? Remember that you are not alone, you do have a choice about these things, and you can’t be everything for anyone all the time. You are allowed to have needs too. The way to work with this unsettling energy of the Wood Snake year is to be a part of a support network. You may need the support, or you may be called to support others depending on your Ba Zi. Either way, there’s strength in numbers. Don’t neglect your kinships. Not all of them depend on blood.

I know some Sheep who took my 2024 recommendation to work with Snake energy last year and I have to say, they had some good results, especially with job hunting. If you started cultivating your relationship in 2024 with a person you want to be your new boss in 2025, I think you might reap rewards from that. People who began working with AI last year may also find that helpful for finding employment in 2025. I’m not a huge fan of AI – I’m just calling it like I see it.

The Wood Snake year is going to be challenging for the Sheep. The same yin Wood that is on the top of the year pillar has the potential to crack the Sheep open so to speak. When it comes to your own power and agency, you may need to guard against self harm, conscious or unconscious. Before you get too worried, remember that all of these outcomes are potential, which means they are susceptible to being changed by your choices. What did you learn or not learn in 2015? If this is a similar opportunity for you to learn how and when to say no, take it. That will make it easier for all the next times. These patterns keep repeating you know. I know you know how to say no.

The process that Sheep are beginning in 2025 has a completion in 2027. You may not understand 2025 that way until you’re looking back from the perspective of 2028. Since I’m talking to you Sheep, I want to emphasize that I’m not saying this is the beginning of a hell ride. I’m saying this year is the start of many major changes in your life.

It might help to remember that we all have a destiny and what happens is what was meant to be all along. Connect and reconnect to people and places that are important to you. Do the small things. Remind people that you love them. In short, do what you always do – intentionally. If this sounds negative to you, I hope you know that of course life is always a mix of what we want and what we don’t want. It’s our preferences that shape our perspective, therefore if you can let go of them or be more flexible, you will find an easier path. This is how we can work with timing.

For Sheep who are feeling distracted, forgetful or foggy in 2025, you’re in good company. Let’s remove the stigma from that and get practical. Many of us now have different abilities than we had prior to 2020, but we can also take measures ahead of time to help ourselves find misplaced or lost items. You might put an airtag in your wallet or purse, or note where you parked before you leave your car. Establish a place where you keep important items and try to always return them there. Label things. Set reminders for yourself. No solution is one hundred percent effective but try to find one that works most of the time for you if brain fog is a problem.

For those who were born in a Sheep year, it may be one of your elders who needs help with memory and guarding valuables. Make a point to check in with older generations of family and help to support their well being. Visit them when they need help, but also when there is no emergency so that you can simply enjoy each other. Be careful of your health and theirs – avoid opportunistic infections and take precautions.

Check your environment and theirs for trip hazards or things that might fall from a high place. If there are heavy things hanging over the bed, or the head of the bed you might want to change that. Sleeping with your headboard on a wall under a window is another Feng Shui no no. In the case of someone who is spending lots of time in bed due to illness, they may benefit from putting the bed in a different position. Sometimes you might even consider relocating them to a different bedroom temporarily. If you’d like to know more about that, get in touch. I can help.

To make the year go more smoothly, respond rather than react when you can. Your responses (or lack of reaction?) in 2025 can calm difficult situations. In case of conflict, let the energy be spent, rather than trying to block it or counter it. Let the truth settle things. This will put you in a stronger position and you will be able to bring matters to a more satisfying conclusion. This is one of the best assets you have this year so use it unsparingly!

It’s likely the Sheep will be called to travel this year, and it might feel unavoidable. If you don’t want to travel, there are ways to dissipate that energy. In this year especially, I want Sheep to remember that so much of our luck can be changed by our focus.

As for money and investments, the Sheep will do well to avoid financial risks this year. Again, this may apply to other people in your family as well as you. You probably already know who might need your loving supervision with organizing, paperwork and other mundane yet important things. Helping them will make a big difference in their perception of any possible outcome. It will for you too. Remember that time will change everything. I mean, you’re riding the wheel up. This Year of the Wood Snake is part of the ride.

The Horse in 2025 ~ Wood Snake Year

Posted on by Stephanie Stewart

Hephaestus for the Rest of Us

Put your head up Horse. You may get lost at times, but you don’t stay that way do you? A Horse is good at running away, which is probably how they become good at finding their way home when they want to. If you have disappeared, maybe it’s time for you to come back. Back to what is the question!

I’m going to be blunt: envying the dead isn’t going to get you anywhere, but grieving will. That kind of jealousy may beckon again now, but it’s not yours, it belongs to the year. In 2025 you finally have the strength to transform Metal again.

What would you like to make out of your grief? An anchor? A shield? An axe? A sword? A dagger? Or would you like more beauty? Maybe you just want to be able to breathe clean air deeply again. In nature a horse’s sense of smell is crucial for guidance, survival, and emotional wellness. I think this is true for Horses too. Focus on breathing.

What’s new in the wind? Celebrations are still important. Joy is too. A Horse is Fire and the Horse’s work is to perform a joyous rescue. A Horse’s job is to create Earth, meaning a safe place for you to be. The way the Horse goes about this is often by starting over from the ashes as their way to make it back to peak. Yes, the process can be dramatic.

For example, sometimes the sign of Horse can indicate an athlete. Not always – you have to be able to recognize it. One pattern you may see for professional athletes is that when it’s retirement time they reinvent themselves as entrepreneurs, salespeople and/or recommit to partner and family. For better or worse, they start over with things in a big way. Some professional athletes may not make it through this transition, falling into addiction or living a life troubled by injuries. If you need help with your next iteration, get in touch.

The way of starting over that Horses practice is pretty extreme. Starting at over at zero is hard work, not to mention it is not sustainable in the long term. Young Horses will have seemingly endless capacity to start over. It’s only when they get older they may realize that it’s not a strategy you want to use for every instance. Luckily the Horse is capable of learning and redefining success. Finding ways to get things done and still avoid the limits of your endurance is usually a better plan than burning out and starting over. If you use fights as a way of ending things, this year you have a chance to change that.

Horses like to shine wherever they roam. They like to stand out and often that energy is fun for others to experience. Being embarrassed is a natural part of the Horse’s life because they attempt the jumps where others balk. A Horse that is in hiding or doesn’t want to be seen might be unwell, or they might simply be at a low point.

I know a Horse who, due to physical illness, has been making jokes about being dead since 2020. Horses are very much embodied. Maybe this is why they like to play with unconsciousness. They think it’s their only respite. While Rabbits are health conscious and often do the work when it comes to maintaining health, a Horse’s motives around health are mostly about not dying. You know the expression, it’s not a threat, it’s a promise?

If the current climate of burnout is any indication, we have generations of Horses now who have to decide whether or not they are going to make a comeback, one more time. Horses who come to mind immediately include 1942 Water Horses Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell, 1954 Wood Horses Angela Merkel, Sonia Sotomayor and Carly Fiorina as well as 1966 Fire Horse Kirsten Gillibrand.

In the last five years, Horses have experienced a series of jolts in the form of reality checks and disappointments and death, as have we all. Now is the time for Horses to relearn how to put Fire to work. The same Fire of the Horse that can lead to burnout is the Fire that creates Earth, which includes food and safety. A Horses natural energy creates stability through Earth. It moves fast but it is inconstant. It’s at its best in short bursts.

In contrast to the last five years, Horses have no major opposition in 2025. You’re not clashed, you’re not in the San Sha, you’re not particularly on anyone’s radar. Good news! This gives you an advantage and on the dial plate this year the Horse is in the position of Great Advantage. You’re sitting next to power – that’s what gives you the advantage. Consider making friends with power in a way that will fuel your endeavors.

People probably are not expecting what you’re about to come up with in 2025 because maybe you’ve been unusually quiet or they know you’ve been struggling. You will probably surprise yourself too if you commit to fueling your independence. Being a Horse, sometimes opposition and resource are interchangeable. When you don’t have either, you might be wondering where everyone has gone but now is the time for friendship – the thing Horses are not as good at. Time to learn. There is no underlying let down for the Horse in 2025. Push your luck further by making good choices. This is the way.

In 2025 Horses can stand out in the academic environment more easily. This same energy could be applied to any learning situation. If you’re looking to change jobs or offer new products or services, do your homework. It will pay off. It’s likely you’ll be more persuasive than you’ve been in some time so craft your pitch and be clear.

For the Horse, this year of the Snake is made for falling in love again. Start with your current partner if you have one – see how it goes. Get back to sharing your feelings regularly like you used to. Horses have a special charisma this year that will get you more attention but may distract others from what you want them to notice. Be aware that you may be perceived as flirtatious or as someone looking for relationship drama. Are you? Take care with laughing off serious situations that you may have instigated. That’s not cool.

The Horse is granted the blessing of the 太陽 Sun this year, so shine a light on any problems or disease you find and it’s likely you can make great progress. Play with Fire. Bring things to attention. Enact solutions. Move on to the next project! As a Horse, having the Sun might mean being your true self: wild and gentle at the same time. Learn how to be generous as you like to do, without the self-sacrifice. Change the rules to fit each rescue. If you are lonely, seek true connection instead of passing distractions.

A special power for Horses in the Wood Snake year is the ability to create something seemingly out of smoke. Since you do have resources in 2025, this means you might create something quite special. Decide by February what you want to do with that gift and stick to it. Only indecision can get in your way. For Horses who are also cooks or participate in the culinary world, you might find your star rising; leveling up your skills at the least. If Fire isn’t a favorable element for you, this may not apply.

Your luck is still changing Horse, all in all for the better. Your good luck is good enough to outweigh any challenges in 2025 as long as it’s backed by solid choices. Perhaps don’t expect too much financial gain. There are other more sustainable joys for you this year.

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