• Snake (MC)
  • wise and intense with a tendency toward physical beauty, vain and high tempered
  • 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001...
• Monkey (Wilson MW 155-157)
  • very intelligent, able to influence people; an enthusiastic achiever
  • easily discouraged and confused (1944, 1956, 1968, 1980)
• Rat (Hulse)
  • ambitious, yet honest, prone to spend freely, seldom making lasting friendships
  • 1900, 1912, 1924, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008...

• 4.6.3.1.1

  • Snake is aligned with Deer in the Medicine Wheel

  
  

• 4.6.3.1.2 Roy Wilson's vision (Wilson MW)

  • Monkey is aligned with Deer in the Medicine Wheel

4.6.3.2 Feng Shui: Snake (Living Color 165-169)

• Fourth month in Chinese lunar calendar (S-SE); 10th hour of 24-hour clock
• Snake is often called a "little dragon" and is considered a lucky year
  • they are wise, thoughtful, and calm
  • tend to be physically attractive, but often fickle
  • easily glide into the world of fame and success
    • but if confronted the wrong way can be selfish and venomous
  • the ease of success can make them lazy and self-centered
  • and their elegance can border on pretension
• colors - blue, green (East, Wood); red, pink, purple (South, Fire)
• compatible with Monkey, Ox, Cock or Rooster
• incompatible with Tiger, Pig, Monkey
• ironically, Snake is 180° from it Amerindian position of the wheel
  • a compatible balance of natures

4.6.3.3 Chinese Astrology: Snake ID Card (White 212-213)

• best color is ice blue; birthstone, opal; fragrance, musk; flavor, bittersweet
  • flower is camellia; tree, palm; lucky number is three
  • favorite food is caviar; drink, champagne; spice, curry; herb, fennel
  • favorite animal is turtle dove; metal, platinum; musical instrument, violin
• the Snake is Yang, motto "I Feel"
• when a Snake is at his most appealing, he can be amiable, compromising, fun-loving
  • altruistic, honorable, sympathetic, philosophical, charitable, a paragon of fashion
  • intuitive, discreet, diplomatic, amusing and sexy
• but when a snake decides to be a pill, he becomes self-righteous, impervious
  • judgmental, conniving, mendacious, grabby, clinging, pessimistic
  • fickle, haughty, ostentations and a very sore loser
• 4 Feb 1905-24 Jan 1906; 23 Jan 1917-10 Feb 1918; 10 Feb 1929-29 Feb 1930
  • 27 Jan 1941-14 Feb 1942; 14 Feb 1953-2 Feb 1954; 32 Feb 1965-20 Jan 1966
  • 18 Feb 1977-6 Feb 1978; 6 Feb 1989-26 Jan 1990; 24 Jan 2001-11 Feb 2002
  • 10 Feb 2013-30 Jan 2014; 29 Jan 2025-16 Feb 2026

• 4.6.3.3.1 Snake (Burns 40-43)

  • The Sixth animal to arrive at Buddha's celebration
    • Motto is: "I have sense"
    • 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
    • Natural Energy is Yin; Natural Element is Fire
  • Snake's position at Buddha's side denotes centrality and wisdom
    • This is a position of quiet but distinct influence
    • Snakes are able to draw strength and power effortlessly from others
    • Snake women believed to be the most beautiful and alluring of all the signs
    • True intellectuals, prefer world of thought to world of action
    • Demonstrate much self-control and appropriate emotional detachment
    • Snakes probably wrote the rules of political correctness
    • Cultured and sophisticated; conservative yet tasteful
    • Able to aquire material wealth easily
  • Character Traits
    • Alert, intelligent, wise, calculating, cautious
    • Mysterious, alluring, elegant, shrewd, sophisticated
    • Sensual, reflective, organized, conservative
  • Life Challenge
    • To become more physically involved in their world
    • Become more emotionally accessible
  • Ox Lover
    • Alluring, gifted lovers; once committed, capable of deep, enduring love
    • Able to entrance all around them with hypnotic gaze and sensual conversation
    • Smart in the love arena; choose partners according to their perceived benefits
    • Often appear cold, aloof
      • Demonstration of emotional detachment part of intricate plan of entrapment
    • Snake Family Member
      • Stability, constancy of family and home provide structured, reliable environment
      • Make good homemakers; gifted with money-management skills
      • Ensure their families will want for nothing
      • Deeply attached to partners and children
      • Can be a little oversensitive and protective toward loved ones
      • Snake childrens also very sensitive to family quarrels
        • Protective of their siblings
        • But don't like them getting too much attention from parents
        • Brings out their jealous streak
    • Snake Friend
      • Very sociable; are addicted party-goers; prefer controlled indoor activities
      • Fascinated by cultural pursuits; spend time arranging, attending trips
        • To theaters, galleries, museums; invite their friends
    • Appreciate finer things; enjoy lucuriating in opulence
    • Fine dining, vintage wines always popular with Snakes
    • They will hold many understated, though exquisite dinner parties
  • Snake At Work
    • Often find success later in life; spend younth cultivating social, artistic interests
    • Once career oriented, demonstrate keen business acumen, political savvy
    • Won't necessary seek obvious positions of power
    • Prefer roles where can influence and counsel figureheads on strategic directions
    • The best networkers of the zodiac; excellent organizers
    • Extremely efficient at everything they do
    • Appear to achieve much with very little effort
    • Fenerally liked in workplace; sometimes accused of having hidden agenda
  • Ideal Occupations
    • Scientist, academic, art or food critic, writer, poet
    • Philosopher, human resource manager, interior designer
  • The Five Snake Types
    • Wood Snake ~ 1965
      • Wood makes Snakes quite laid back, happy to indulge in leisure, cultural pursuits
        • Rather than focusing on career
      • Occupations of choice will be sedate and independent; i.e. writing
      • Enables them to blen their work perfectly with social, cultural activities
    • Fire Snake ~ 1917, 1977
      • Fire is natural element; it serves to accentuate already impressive list of traits
      • Will have more energy, dynamic presence than other Snakes
      • Likely to set many professional goals; achieve goals with little effort
    • Earth Snake ~ 1929, 1989
      • Earth balances Snake's sometimes fragile inner peace
      • A more relaxed and openly communicative Snake emerges
      • Calm, quiet people who are genuinely concerned about others
      • Not as manipulative as or secretive as other Snakes
    • Metal Snake ~ 1941, 2001
      • Metal brings unwavering strength, seriousness to Snake's character
      • Have a very healthy ego; extremely confident of abilities
      • Perfectionists in everything they do
      • Ambitious, capable of working long and hard to achieve goals
    • Water Snake ~ 1953, 2013
      • Highly intuitive combinatin means they will be revered for accurate perceptions and feelings
      • Naturally gifted with clairvoyance
      • Highly valued counselors and advisors to business, political leaders