by Kathryn Weber
The Year of the Snake is ahead of us in 2025, and this brings with it a renewed sense of hope and excitement. Someone once said that “enthusiasm is underrated.” Whoever it was said that because they were a mope.
From my perspective, there is only life when there is enthusiasm – the spark of joy.
Life without it is a bland, beige, world and who wants to live there?
The spark of life will re-enter the year ahead and it’s a refreshing change.
The yin wood snake is a softer wood energy but bursting with anticipation, like the small child balling up their fists in excitement over an ice cream cone. It’s excitement wrapped in a cashmere sweater of sweetness.
The yin wood brings the kind of energy that belongs to the tender sweet pea vines with their delicate tendrils, and green, fragrant grass versus the giant sequoia and tall trees that the yang wood dragon of 2024 represented.
This yin wood energy will help soothe the strength and boldness of yang wood (and the anger that goes with it) to an energy that is smoother, holds more temperance and is more diplomatic.
Ah, and then there is the little flame that comes with the snake’s inherent fire energy.
This is not like the giant fires that scorch the earth, but the sweet candle in the window on a fall evening that fills the room with a golden glow and cozy warmth.
The snake year brings contentment and pleasure and tempered excitement that bursts with quiet joy.
The mountain comes into view
There is another energy that also comes with this year. It is the energy of support, companionship, and of source.
This is the energy of the mountain.
The mountain is venerated by the Chinese as it has a connection to both heaven and earth. It is often a home to dragons and is a source of support.
The mountain is represented by the number 2, the number associated with the southwest and the woman, matriarch, and mother. This is the reigning star of 2025.
Who hasn’t heard a woman being called “a rock”, meaning that she is a pillar of strength and support? This kind of support will be here for all in the household.
This year, the reigning star is the 2 star as it flies to the center, a place where it, and the other earth stars are at home in their respective earth locations.
Before we look at the 2 star energy, let’s talk about the mountain.
The mountain paradox.
The mountain is the beautiful earth that rises from the flatland and lifts your gaze. It brings the waters that flow from its melting snow caps and refreshes you in its sparkling rivers.
The mountain stores wealth and abundance, gems and precious metals. The year will be comprised of two types of mountains.
You must choose which mountain you wish to have in the year ahead. And yes, you can select the experience you want and choose consciously and move your personal energy and the energy in your home to the abundant mountain.
Or, the mountain can be what you resist. It can become your greatest obstacle or your biggest fear.
Let’s talk about all the corners now….
The best luck corners of the house in 2025
This year the corners with the best luck and energies include the southeast, south, southwest, east, and west. They have the most auspicious energies so if your bedroom or front door are located here, you are favored with good fortune.
The difficult luck corners in 2025
In 2025, the corners with the most difficult luck are the north corners of northeast, north, northwest, and center sectors. If you have a bedroom or front door located here, pay close attention and be sure to place your remedies.
AREAS OF CONCERN & AFFLICTION STARS
The 2 illness Star
The 2 is a star long associated with Illness and it falls in the center sector this year. In fact, the 2 is the reigning star — the star of women. I expect to see more women and women’s issues take on more importance as the year goes on.
Illness, such as e-coli and other food-borne illnesses may be more prevalent in the year ahead. There will also be more prevalence on gut-health and medicines that target the gut like weight loss medications Wegovy and Mounjaro. Do watch your family’s health this year as all could be more prone to problems with respiratory illnesses and disease.
The pandemic and the rise of new viruses have shown us that our health and the risk of infection continue to climb.
Recently, there is more news about monkeypox. We are only three years away from the Year of the Monkey. I wonder if we will see a growth in its fellow virus now referred to as Mpox.
Like every year it’s wise to be cautious and to pay close attention to the corners where there is potential for infection, but this year brings us up another DEFCON level, so to speak.
In 2025, infection potential rests in the center (2 Black), northeast (5 Yellow), and north (7 Red).
After illness, comes the argument star….
The 3 Jade Argument Star flies to the Northwest helpful people corner
This moves to the northwest this year. If this is your front door, be sure to keep the porch and foyer lights lit as often as possible to help lift the anger energy of the 3 Jade.
Because the element associated with the northwest is big metal, and the element of the 3 Jade star is big wood, it’s possible that when quarrels ensue, they could become insurmountable. Watch that you don’t directly confront superiors or become embroiled in power struggles.
The northwest is also the “international” sector, and with the 3 star moving here, tensions could rise internationally. At home, keep this corner quiet and well-lit. Dog and pig zodiac signs should be the most watchful for legal problems and a tendency toward anger, and even, depression.
The 5 Yellow Calamity Star flies to the Northeast sector
Of all the stars, it’s the 5 Yellow that creates the most worry and upset. The 5 Yellow is an earth element star that’s most at home in the center of your home or business, an earth sector. This year the 5 flies into another small earth sector: the northeast.
Its nickname, the bone breaker, gives you a clue to how difficult it can be.
This year, the 5 Yellow star is strengthened by its placement in the northeast corner, the home of a fellow small earth star, the 8 star.
The placement in the northeast means it can affect sons the most this year, and the signs of ox and tiger.
The 5 Yellow is ruled by the planet Mars, planet of war and action.
It will pay to watch the health of all the members of the family, especially young boys. Because the 5 Yellow strikes the northeast, there could be concerns around children or family members becoming sick or from injuries like a broken wrist, arm, or other limb.
If you are an older female, do watch your step as a sudden fall could make you put a handout and end up with a painful wrist sprain or a broken wrist.
The 7 Red Violence Star flies to the North sector of income and career
If this is your front door, be careful with any electronics, take care while driving, and do your best to hold your tongue (especially around touchy family situations).
If this is a prominent sector in your home, make sure you keep safety up around your home and in your online accounts.
Identify theft and bank fraud can occur with this devilish star. Stay vigilant.
The 7 star relates to the lungs, the north sector to the ears, and both of these areas could be affected with things like sinus infections, earaches, flu, COVID, or other respiratory infections. If this is your bedroom or front door, be extra cautious with your health and your finances.
Let’s move now to the good fortune sectors….
GOOD FORTUNE SECTORS & GOOD FORTUNE STARS
The stars the represent the best of feng shui and the white and purple stars. These include the 1, 4, 6, 8, and now the 9 star. The stars bring all benefits and good fortune to our homes and lives.
The 1 White Victory Star moves to the Southeast sector of wealth
If this corner is in an important room in your house, like a bedroom or home office, be sure to compete, enter drawings and buy a lottery ticket or two.
The 1 star is also the winning star.
Its positives include opportunity and generating wealth, as well as rising in prominence. The 1 star is seen as a fortune star that’s welcomed wherever it flies.
The 1 star is associated with the planet Jupiter, the great benefic. Anything the 1 star, like Jupiter, touches, it expands. The 1 star will benefit the dragon and snake zodiac signs in 2025.
In the Year of the Snake, the southeast sector of the oldest daughter will have this important Victory Star in their corner.
This is the year when transformation — or triumph — are yours.
The 1 star brings you the kind of energy that will allow you to make a change and make it permanent.
When this star comes to visit your bedroom or front door, life will change for you, and it will come with benefits like more money, a new opportunity, or a fresh start.
The 4 Education Star of Romance and Travel brightens the West sector of children
As the 4 star flies into the west sector in the Year of the Snake, there will be a big relief to the children of the house and anyone with a front door that faces west or a bedroom in this corner.
This is a star that can create a rosy-tinged lightness in this sector and be a help to the children of the house, particularly with educational luck, rather than the drain of the 5 Yellow they had to deal with in 2024.
The 4 star, representing small wood will benefit the west with romantic energy this year. It’s good for education, for writers and authors, and for anyone taking tests.
It’s equally helpful to students, marketing specialists, salespeople and anyone looking to boost their love life.
Interestingly, the 4 star is ruled by the planet Mercury, the planet of communications, travel, and learning.
The 4 star will bring romance and educational benefits to the whole family, but particularly to the children of the house, and the rooster zodiac sign.
Spend time in this location as it can add a feeling of love that will spread throughout your house, especially if you have an open floorplan.
The 6 White Star of Good Fortune moves to the South sector of romance
The 6 star is one of the most favored and highly regarded of all the stars. This is a beautiful energy star that bestows favor and brings achievements, power, influence, authority — and perhaps the best of all its benefits — windfalls, favors and opportunities spilling out at your feet.
In the Year of the Snake, the 6 star lands in the south sector of fame, social standing, and material assets.
Because this is a fire sector, the metal of the 6 star will have a hard time reaching its full capacity. To help this star along, add a Kwan Kung to this corner to signify important people helping you.
Think of the 6 star as this kind of assistance…the kind that comes from heaven. It’s the star that brings windfalls and good fortune in speculation and brings networking benefits.
It’s the star that represents the horse zodiac sign this year, so this sign will get a leg up, receive an unexpected inheritance, or do well in the stock market as an example.
The 8 Star of Wealth comes to the Southwest sector of women
Being positioned in the southwest sector in the Year of the Snake, the 8 will be at home, like a baby in the arms of his or her mother.
The 8 star will be strengthened by the southwest’s big earth energies and that makes the 8 star more potent in the year ahead.
The 8 star will most benefit the sheep and monkey zodiac sign with new opportunities and income in the Year of the Snake.
Wherever the 8 star flies is the best location for a front door so those with a southwest-facing house or bedroom will be in for some wonderful energies in 2025 and enhanced prosperity.
This is the star of success and wealth and is also enormously auspicious when it flies to the front door, bedroom, home office, or living room.
This star benefits the sheep and monkey zodiac signs the most in 2025.
The 9 Purple Star of Prosperity
The 9 Purple Prosperity Star comes to the east, the sector of the son and family. Good fortune and happy times follow this star wherever it flies from year to year.
This year the 9 star moves from the sector of women to the family and into the son’s sector. It’s an important move that will benefit anyone who spends time here. For rabbits, there could be a nice financial gain in the year ahead as the 9 star magnifies and multiplies.
The 9 star is ruled by Mercury and the Moon.
Hailing from the south social sector, this year those with a east-facing house or bedroom location will have an active social calendar, be offered opportunities that puts them out in front of others that will bring them prestige and praise – and a tidy financial gain whether that’s on the job or investments – or both!
If your front door is located here, you may find that opportunities you take this year will blossom into bigger financial gains and money making becomes easier.
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