Everything You Need To Know About 2025’s Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! Read on to uncover what the year of the Green Wood Snake means for you.
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What The Chinese New Year Means For Every Zodiac In 2025
By Stephanie Dempsey via Collective World
The New Moon on January 29 marks the Chinese Year of the Green Wood Snake. According to Chinese culture, times ruled by the Green Wood element are famous for their growth, flexibility, and vitality. This allows every zodiac the chance to improve their health, enhancing muscle, increasing flexibility, and building stamina.
The Chinese view snakes as wise, agile, and transformative. Therefore, 2025 is a good time to take calculated risks. Doing research before embarking on a new path is strongly advised. It also helps to work with a seasoned teacher, mentor, or coach. Careful financial investment and thoughtful planning are critical to every zodiac’s economic success; this is not the time for over-the-top deals or whimsical purchases.
Work
Work that involves problem-solving will be very successful. The Year of the Green Wood Snake should bring terrific success for scientists, analysts, data crunchers, investigators, and detectives. Professionals who devise strategies like party planners, personal coaches, dieticians, astrologers, and sociologists should also fare very well. Additionally, skilled artisans who manipulate materials can find tremendous inspiration this year, making 2025 an uplifting time for potters, painters, jewelers, glassblowers, and metal workers.
Health
When it comes to attaining vibrant health in 2025, balance is key. Instead of plunging into an ultra-demanding exercise routine, focus on getting brisk physical activity each day. Supplement walks, swims, or yoga sessions with a meditation or mindful breathing practice. Last but not least, spending time in a natural setting at least 3 times a week is critical for every zodiac to bolster their physical well-being this year.
Love
Sexual temptation is always a challenge during Snake Years. Anyone in a committed relationship should work to keep things exciting and stimulating with their partner, or boredom can set in, resulting in a breakup. Singletons may embrace their freedom and enjoy the dating game throughout 2025 until they meet someone who is intelligent and mysterious enough to keep them guessing. The Year of the Green Wood Snake is poised to bring gifts to every member of the zodiac. Read your zodiac’s forecast to discover what 2025 has in store for you!
Tarot Reading For Each Chinese Zodiac During The Year Of The Snake
By Jamie Toth via Collective World
Mind, body, spirit tarot reading for the Chinese New Year of the Snake.
Rat
Mind - Seven of Pentacles. You are focused and understand that getting where you want to be will take careful, planned effort and frequent evaluation of progress. Steady, consistent progress is better than inconsistent application of energy.
Body - Eight of Wands. You’ll find the workout routine that will click for you, and your progress will be faster than you initially thought as you’re able to tap into deeper reserves of energy than you thought possible.
Spirit - Nine of Wands (Reversed). You’re about to break free spiritually in a big way. That could be interpreted in many ways, including freedom from prior systems or structures that held you in, or freedom from your own limiting beliefs.
Ox
Mind - Six of Pentacles, Reversed. You have always been generous with your time, but this year it’s important that you’re careful in how you invest this precious resource of yours. Remember that true charity comes with no strings.
Body - Seven of Cups. Set a big goal for yourself, and keep the vision and dream in your mind as you work towards it. Visualizing your success will not only make it easier for you to understand what it will take to achieve it, it will inspire you.
Spirit - Seven of Swords, Reversed. You’ll grow away from the feelings that you were just going through the motions. It was a spiritual version of imposter syndrome. You’ll find yourself curating your image less and embracing your authentic self more.
Tiger
Mind - Seven of Swords. You’re going to need to be cunning in order to see your way through all the deception and opposition you’ll be facing. Keeping yourself mentally sharp is paramount, be sure to give yourself time in your schedule to truly rest.
Body - Three of Wands, Reversed. You’ll face a lot of challenges physically this year. Setting milestones can help make your goals more manageable. Don’t let your challenges and obstacles force you to lose sight of big dreams.
Spirit - Ace of Cups, Reversed. You’ll experience a lot of spiritual upheaval that will open your heart to more possibilities. Your willingness to be vulnerable, and the changes you’ve made in your emotional approach, will allow you to give yourself the affirmation and love you’ve been needing.
Rabbit
Mind - The Fool, Reversed. You’re very worried about risk, and you might find yourself becoming hypervigilant. Instead of analyzing yourself into mental paralysis, or doomscrolling, pay attention to the moments where you make an impact. Focus your mind, and ultimately your efforts, there.
Body - Three of Wands, Reversed. There are a lot of physical challenges you’re going to face, and it’s best if you approach everything in an organized fashion. Break your big ideas into actionable goals, and it will become much more manageable.
Spirit - Ace of Wands. Spiritually, you’ll be feeling passionate and inspired. You’ll find it easy to align your actions with your values and authentic self. Your enthusiasm will not only carry you, it will inspire others on their own journeys.
Dragon
Mind - Three of Wands. Exploration will expand your mind. As your thoughts grow, so will your ambitions, and you may find the resourcefulness your situation requires will also guide you towards big opportunities. Don’t get overwhelmed, focus on the single steps forward that will build something larger. Breathe. Focus. Everything will come together.
Body - King of Swords. Your year will be about growing stronger, but it’s not just in the ability to move weights or in the form of fitness goals. It’s more about growing in awareness of your mind-spirit-body connection and using this harmony to help motivate you.
Spirit - Queen of Pentacles. You’ve carefully cultivated a year that will help you to flourish spiritually. It’s your ability to understand the connection between the mind, body, and spirit that will help you to have a meaningful year, and your insight will help you progress your spiritual practices.
Snake
Mind - Knight of Swords. It’s your year, and you feel mentally ready to charge at it full speed ahead. You have so many plans and so much energy to try and take on the world. What you’re thinking about is nothing less than revolutionary to your life.
Body - Three of Cups, Reversed. Physically you’ll face a lot of challenges this year, and it’s important that you give yourself space to heal if you’re feeling burned out. Take the challenges you face as an opportunity to learn new ways to engage with your physical self.
Spirit - Five of Cups, Reversed. You’ve been in a time of spiritual challenge. You’ve allowed yourself the time to grieve past beliefs that no longer serve you, and it’s time for you to forge your path ahead before you stagnate.
Horse
Mind - Justice, Reversed. You’ll find it hard to mentally move away from the injustice that you see around you, and it might force you to reconcile some of the choices in your life. Be honest with yourself.
Body - Ace of Pentacles, Reversed. You may find it hard to stay committed and may have already had a rough time with your New Year’s Resolutions. Easy does it. Instead of focusing on what you think you need, focus on what you can do with what you have.
Spirit - Four of Pentacles. You’ll find yourself with an abundance of spiritual energy, and instead of keeping it to yourself, use it to help infuse your relationships with depth.
Goat
Mind - Three of Pentacles. You’ll find collaboration and collective action far easier to plan for this year. You’ll have a lot of opportunities to more fully understand how to coordinate tasks and communication across a community in order to achieve a common goal.
Body - Page of Pentacles, Reversed. You might find yourself so focused on a task that you neglect your health. Try to avoid this, and lean into your physical connection. Check-in with yourself every day, and give yourself the physical breaks and rest that you need.
Spirit - Strength, Reversed. There is more power to be found in a gentle approach than in brute force. Instead of expecting yourself to be the paragon of spiritual strength in the face of adversity, be kind and careful to yourself.
Monkey
Mind - Three of Pentacles, Reversed. You might be placed in a lot of group situations this year, and you’re going to face a lot of challenges because of it and will find your thoughts troubleshooting what’s happening. Give yourself some rest and space as you introduce collaboration into your work habits.
Body - Four of Pentacles. You’ll be feeling an abundance of energy, but because of prior challenges, you may find yourself opting to hold some physical energy back in reserve instead of ‘leaving it all on the field.’
Spirit - Page of Cups, Reversed. If you keep an open mind and an open heart, you’ll discover that there are signs all around you.
Rooster
Mind - Eight of Swords. Your mind will be extremely active - so active that it might make up scenarios in which you catastrophize and think that you are trapped by circumstance. Make sure that when you are feeling that way, you take a step back and reconsider your perspective.
Body - Five of Pentacles. You’re facing a lot of physical challenges this year, and they are the sort that can deplete you mentally and spiritually. Don’t forget that there are opportunities for help all around you, but it might require you to look in unconventional places.
Spirit - Three of Cups, Reversed. You may find yourself spending some time alone this year in order to process thoughts and emotions.
Dog
Mind - Two of Swords. There are many times when we find ourselves challenged with situations where we have to make a decision that we know will be uninformed. You’ll need to find an appropriate balance, or you’ll overthink.
Body - Knight of Pentacles. It might feel to you like you’re taking hundreds of tiny steps, but what you’re actually doing is setting up powerful habits that will help your overall health. Focusing on building habits instead of on outcomes will ultimately be a more effective approach.
Spirit - The Magician. You have the skill and the resources to create the world and the life that you want - right here and right now. The spiritual wisdom you need is within you and has been all along.
Pig
Mind - The Lovers. You’ll find yourself challenged by a lot of choices that will bring your values and your sense of authentic self into focus. It’s important that you think clearly and choose wisely, especially in matters of companionship and love.
Body - Four of Pentacles. You’ll find yourself keeping a lot of physical energy in reserve, as you’ve had a lot of challenging times recently. Invest your energy wisely and you’ll experience steady improvement.
Spirit - Seven of Wands, Reversed. Feeling overwhelmed is natural. Instead of pushing your boundaries, spend some time recovering and grounding yourself. When you feel overwhelmed, refocus by reacquainting yourself with the person you’d like to be.
Upcoming Astrological Transits 🌙
New Moon in Aquarius ♒︎ & Chinese New Year on January 29th 🎇🐍
Focus on leaving behind the practices that no longer serve you and tapping into newfound projects that stimulate your mind, body, and surroundings. This moon coalesces with the start of the Chinese New Year of the Green Wood Snake, meaning a season of transformation and radical growth is upon us. Follow changes that excite you.
Uranus Direct in Taurus on January 30th ♉︎
At this time, Uranus, the planet of rebellion, is urging us to break out of the molds that are limiting our stability and inducing mental chaos. Reinvestigate your careers + finances, friendships + communities, habits + routines, this week.
Venus Enters Aries ♈ & Jupiter Direct in Gemini ♊ on February 4th
With Venus, the planet of love, in the fiery sign of Aries, lean into passion and spontaneity, and definitely don’t be afraid to make the first move! In accordance with this lively energy, Jupiter being in Gemini is expanding the limits of our social bandwidth. Reach out to friends and loved ones, attend that happy hour, try a new club, and feel confident in breaking out of your shell.
Your Daily Affirmation: Courage
From “I Affirm: Tender Affirmation Cards For Your Soft Girl Era”
I allow others to misunderstand me.
Every transit on our radar this week reassures us that it’s okay to take risks, change up who we are and what we’re doing, and let go of what’s keeping us stuck. Who cares what anyone else thinks– now is the time to make lasting changes that improve your life and livelihood.
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