SNAKE
Snake keywords: Wisdom, mystery, sensuality.
Snake correlates to the Western sign Taurus.
Snake Lunar Calendar
1905 – February 4 to January 24, 1906 Blue Wood Snake
1917 – January 23 to February 10, 1918 Purple Fire Snake
1929 – February 10 to January 29, 1930 Gold Earth Snake
1941 – January 27 to February 14, 1942 Silver Metal Snake
1953 – February 14 to February 2, 1954 Gray Water Snake
1965 – February 2 to January 20, 1966 Blue Wood Snake
1977 – February 18 to February 6, 1978 Purple Fire Snake
1989 – February 16 to January 26, 1990 Gold Earth Snake
2001 – January 24 to February 11, 2002 Silver Metal Snake
2013 – February 10 to January 30, 2014 Gray Water Snake
2025 – January 29 to February 16, 2026 Blue Wood Snake
Hours of the Snake: 9 am – 11 am.
Snake in Love
In relationships, Snake is most compatible with another Snake, Ox, or Phoenix (Rooster). Monkey is also compatible. Questions? Schedule your personal horoscope with Susan Levitt for your Chinese Four Pillars chart plus your complete Western chart.
Snake in 2026 Fire Horse Year
Your Snake year 2025 is over, but your good fortune can continue throughout Horse year. The strength and speed of Fire Horse help push you forward. After much contemplation in Snake year, now you can put your ideas and new awareness into action. You are rewarded for past efforts while your natural sense of caution keeps you balanced and not caught up in the Horse race. No one can stop you so think big and succeed! Everyone’s listening to what you wise Snake have to say. Snake’s earthly branch is Fire, as is Horse’s, so this double dose of Fire in 2026 brings you strength.
The element Fire empowers the 1977 Fire Snake to create a brighter blaze. Fire strengthens the 1989 Earth Snake because Fire is the “mother” of Earth; after Fire burns it creates ash that is more Earth. Fire melts Metal so stay steady and take care of yourself for the 2001 or 1941 Metal Snake. The 2013 or 1953 Water Snake has an advantage this year because Water can control and extinguish Fire. The 2025 or 1965 Wood Snake could be in the role of the nurturer or caregiver this year because Wood is the “mother” of Fire. Wood is fuel for Fire, so the Wood Snake benefits by keeping boundaries and not overgiving.
Snake Personality
Enticing Snake is creative, attractive, and talented. Snakes can be very sociable when they want to be. When they are in the mood for it, they enjoy making friends and creating contacts and networks.
Snake is known for thinking and intellectualizing. Therefore, Snake can appear cool and aloof at times. Snake possesses both charm and a mysterious quality; she won’t reveal her thoughts to just anyone. If she allows you to get close, you will discover that Snake is caring, sensitive, compassionate, and a humorous person.
Snake is extremely determined, strives for success, and follows desires regardless of circumstances. Unlike Dragon who accomplishes goals through intense outward actions and activities, Snake accomplishes goals through careful plans and calculations. Snake is not afraid to take risks and has immense mental capacity to turn the outcome in her favor.
Snake Year
Snake year is a time of introspection, planning, and seeking answers. People will ponder and think before they act. Good taste and elegance will prevail in fashion, theater, film, and all the arts. Snake wisdom influences contributions in the sciences through new technological inventions and discoveries. But this is not an auspicious year for gambling, investing, or taking any financial risks because the calamities of the previous Dragon year can continue into Snake year. Expect political extremes, scandals, and the exposing of secrets.
Tao Te Ching verse for Snake
Look and it can’t be seen.
Listen and it can’t be heard.
Reach and it can’t be grasped.
Above it isn’t brighter.
Below it isn’t dark.
Seamless and without name it returns to the realm of nothing.
Form that includes all forms.
Image without an image.
Subtle beyond all conception.
Approach it and there is no beginning.
Follow it and there is no end.
You can’t know it but you can be it, at ease in your own life.
Just realize where you come from.
This is the essence of wisdom.
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