living eye to eye with ancient wisdom
Image Stamps_of_Ukraine,_2013. Public domain.
Last year’s rollercoaster ride eases as Wood Snake’s tenure commences on 29 January. Snake continues to do Dragon’s bidding donning the Little Dragon moniker, partnering with yin wood brings insights and adaptability. Serpent sits at the midpoint of Earthly Branches — the pendulum oscillates — destiny hangs in the balance. Will 2025 restore equilibrium, equate, renew, unify or play with fire?
Read moreThis article was originally published by Wellbeing Astrology 2025– Universal Media, Australia
This article Part 1 of 2 was originally published by Wellbeing Astrology 2025– Universal Media, Australia
Serpent shadows the dethroned Dragon, the instigator of a 20 year fire cycle. One year in and one year off a peak fire point, snakes tenure builds on Dragon’s scaffolding. Albeit recoiling from yang excesses, the house of mysteries seeks securities. Snake’s measure of success hinges on its appetite to restore equilibrium.
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Brioschi54, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
If January’s New Year resolutions have fizzled out, tune into the Chinese New Year’s as the Year of the Wood Snake amps up on 29 Jan. 2025. Lunar New Year follows Moon (Luna) cycles therefore commencing with a New Moon. The upcoming lunation is the first New Moon AFTER the Winter Solstice which dictates the beginning of a Chinese New Year. It also kick starts the more widely known and celebrated of the Lunar New Year festivities - beginning a two week long Spring Festival. Li Chun is a Solar Festival marker and technically occurs on 4 Feb 2025, when the Chinese Solar New Year begins.
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Image credit Mistletoe by Loriental Photography
I’ve been musing…. and it’s led me to Mistletoe’s door. Are we entering the Age of Mistletoe or The Return of the Druids? Mistletoe, the little freeloading plant that has remarkably synchronicities and on point themes that weaves a symbolic narrative of the prevailing astro weather. Even main stream media covering the cosmic skies with chatter of the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn; exact back on the December Solstice in 2020. My mistletoe musings unearthed some fascinating lore, far more interesting than stolen kisses, dare I say. And if we were living in bygone times the Xmas staple would be the Ancient’s secret weapon to this current health situation.
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A few years ago, I received this message. “Aiming to get rid of all the Red Christmas decorations this year; any wise advice?” Well, as it so happened I did, hence the genesis of this post. In 2020 we had covid cancel culture overshadow Xmas, while Yuletide 2021 just about slipped through with Insta worthy bedecked trees the benchmark for success. Chrimbo 2022 danced with a credit crunch, as a global energy crisis forces light shows aficionados who overload the grid, to thankfully reconsider the visual assault on everyone’s senses, and owner’s hip pockets. Xmas 2023 — tested inflation. Xmas 2024, same same! Shopping malls may well be dripping with ubiquitous tinsel tinged displays . . . but has the “magic” that surrounds true Yuletide faded?
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