On January 29, 2025, the Chinese New Year of the transformational green Wood Snake slithers into action. (In the Chinese zodiac, each of 12 animals represents one of the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM): Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water.) 1965 marked the last Wood Snake New Year.
The first day of every Chinese lunar New Year begins on the new moon occurring in the time period January 21 to February 20. The Chinese also call the lunar New Year celebration, Spring Festival.
2025 is a yin Wood year because it ends in the numeral ‘5.’ Yin energy is mysterious and discreet while yang is out front and dynamic.
The Chinese New Year 2025 animal, snake, is a very yin energy stealth kind of animal. So the 2025 yin Wood Snake year will see many breakthroughs achieved in secrecy or silence.
Snake represents having a profound inner world. So we’ll experience yin themes of inward contemplation and intuition as we feel moved to reevaluate our goals and more elegantly navigate our personal growth.
The graceful skin shedding Snake will support us to discard antiquated beliefs and freshen our attitudes and perspectives.
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Don’t assume Snake’s an animal of darkness or evil.
Snake is the Chinese zodiac’s most enigmatic archetype. The Chinese very much respect Snake although as far as zodiacal signs go:
“[The Chinese NewYear 2025 animal Snake is the] most negative force of all the signs.”
This Chinese New Year may see pressures of inflated prices continue and other lingering effects of the pandemic.
Geopolitical tensions will persist. According to China President Xi Jinping:
“We are at a cusp of a change not seen in a hundred years.”
Does your personality align with the Chinese Near Year 2025 animal, Snake?
If you were born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, or 2001, you were born in a Snake year. Your personality aligns with the Chinese New Year 2025 animal Snake.
Snake personalities are wise and innovative. They’re flexible, super creative, patient, philosophical, diplomatic and wisely compromising. Snakes are seductive and charming, protective and sheltering, generous and shining bright lights.
Add to Snake the element of Wood and green Wood Snake is all about harmony, beauty, organization, and luxurious environments. This Snake personality holds deep admiration for expertise with a penchant for things high quality and exquisite.
If you were born in 1965, you’re the same as the Chinese Near Year 2025 animal–green Wood Snake. Chances are good you enjoy a high degree of self-confidence and iron will. Green Wood Snake is always perfect and ready to fight for a just cause.
This Chinese New Year 2025 should be a year of enormous transformation.
Snake years are always transformational years. But they don’t happen by accident.
Most of the change and transformation that occurs is quietly backed by people exercising yin qualities and approaches:
intelligence
advance preparation
strategic planning
cautiousness
calculated action
contemplation and
reflection on what works and what doesn’t work.
Going through this transformation, the Chinese Near Year 2025 animal Snake will drive us to realize our ambitions and bring massive opportunities to evolve. The best part is green Wood Snake will also help us stay calm and serene through it all.
Green Wood Snake might be the most creative and sociable of all the Snakes so this New Year should see lots of new deep meaningful connections.
The lunar New Year should will host innovation and an even more rapid pace of emerging new technologies, especially AI, biotech, green technologies and renewable energy.
Green Wood Snake energy will encourage the birth and growth of imaginative enterprises and new healing technologies around the world in 2025. It may be a year that emphasizes green environmental sustainability.
The high likelihood exists that governmental policy changes will move industries out of China to other parts of the world according to Evelyn Tan and P. C. Wong in 2025 Wood Snake Year Astrology and Global Trend Forecast.
On the spiritual level, the yin aspect of the Chinese Near Year 2025 animal Snake will buoy increased interest in magic and mysteries. As Snake pushes us to go inward we’ll expand our spiritual nature as long as we follow its guidance.
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Image of the Chinese New Year 2025 Animal Green Wood Snake generated at Midjourney by the author