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New Year of the Wood Snake

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So, we’ve had a year full of fire, power, and big dreams with the Year of the Dragon, but now it’s time for a shift. The Year of the Snake starts on January 29 2025, we’re going to leave behind the Dragon’s intense energy and step into something a bit more subtle, a little quieter, but just as powerful. The Snake is sixth animal in the zodiac cycle, symbolizing wisdom and transformation, offers opportunities for personal growth and change.

Wood Snakes are known in the zodiac for their wisdom, intuition, and mystery. Naturally strategic, they are excellent problem-solvers and skilled communicators. In the Year of the Snake, you’re not going to feel like you need to be everywhere at once. Instead, it’s time to pause, reflect, and focus on what matters. No more rushing into things; this year is all about being strategic, building things with care, and trusting that slow, steady progress will bring you exactly where you want to go.

Years of the Snake are: 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.

sources: chinesenewyear.net / thechinesezodiac.org 


All of us here at Longwater Tai Chi would like to wish you a fresh and optimistic start for 2025
- move forward with an open heart!

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