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Welcome to Frequencies and Spirituality Decoded podcast
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with me, your host, Philippa.
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On this show, I hope to bring a bit of clarity,
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a bit of depth, and new perspectives on energies and spiritual
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topics. Today I will be diving into
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the Chinese Zodiac New Year, sharing with you a
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very, very tiny bit of the wisdom of Chinese
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astrology and the ancient Chinese wisdom.
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To understand the energies for this year,
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I think we need to first understand what
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is the first day of the new lunar
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year, and what is the first day of the Chinese
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New Year, or if you want to speak astrologically,
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the new zodiac year. They are different and
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often used interchangeably. And to
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be fair, the dates are very close to each other,
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but I don't see often people explaining
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this. But since this is
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just about the year of the Yin Wood Snake,
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I find it is important to let you know if you
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don't know what is a Chinese
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calendar year, which is one of the calendars that is
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very intertwined with natural energetic patterns
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of the Earth and of the cosmos.
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Okay, so the first day of the lunar
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New Year, what is commonly called
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here in the west on the news and social media,
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the Chinese New Year or Chinese Lunar
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New Year, is in fact the same date
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of the new lunar calendar for any of
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those countries in the Southeast Asia, such as Japan
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and Malaysia, that also celebrate
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this lunar New Year. And this lunar New
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Year begins on the second New Moon after the
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winter solstice, which in the Gregorian calendar
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This year was the 29th 30th of January.
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Depending where you are in the globe now,
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the Chinese New Year is indeed very close
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to the new moon of the new lunar year.
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And Chinese people do celebrate their new
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year for days and not just one day.
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From the accounts of the different Chinese people I
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have met throughout my years, and they
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begin celebrating on the new moon of the new
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lunar year. Thus, it is very easy to
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confuse and assume it is all the same if
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the right information is not provided.
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Right after this new moon, we have the
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beginning of the Spring, which overlaps with the Chinese
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astrological New Year. And by the way,
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if you are into Celtic traditions, then this
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is kind of the equivalent to the imbolg.
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If you check the Gregorian dates of the
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Chinese Zodiac for the year of birth,
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you'll see that the dates fall in
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February because it is in our Gregorian
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calendar when the astrological year,
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the Spring festival, begins.
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In Chinese astrology, the first
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day of the year is when the sun
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has a celestial longitude of
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315 degrees, and it also marks
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the beginning of the spring. So this year
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for me, where I am on earth,
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it is the 3rd of February and lasts until the
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18th of February. And it is on the 3rd
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of February that technically the year of the Snake
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begins. Now that
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we've got that sorted, let's learn what
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energies, according to the Chinese wisdom,
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are in store for us that add to the vibration
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of the global Gregorian calendar of 2020.
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By the way, if you are interested to hear about the
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numerological energies for 2025,
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then check out episode two if you haven't done
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so yet. Okay, let's begin.
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In Chinese astrology, each year
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has a polarity, an element and
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a zodiac sign. Hence why we
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say that the complete name of this astrological
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year is the Yin Wood Snake or
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the Ye Snake, because Yi spelled
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Y I means yin wood.
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A very important thing to know and note is
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that whilst each zodiac animal
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has its own fixed polarity and
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fixed element, these are not to
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be confused with the polarity and element
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of the years, which have their own.
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In ancient Chinese wisdom, there's two poles,
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the Yin and the Yang, that compose all existence.
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Regarding the polarity of the years,
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remember this is specifically for the
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astrology of the years. The Yin is
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represented by the odd numbers and the Yang
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by the even numbers. So since we
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are in the year 4723,
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then it is a Yin energy.
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Then there are five elements
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and each one will be present in the two polarities
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in consecutive years.
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So we are leaving the Yang Wood Dragon and
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we are going into the Yin Wood year with
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the next zodiac animal, the Snake.
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And let's understand what it means when
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people say the Green Dragon, which you've heard last year,
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and the Green Snake, which you've heard this year.
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By now, each element
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is predominantly associated with a color.
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The wood element color is a blue green color,
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which the proper translation is Gru,
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spelled G R U E.
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And if you speak more than one language, you may
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have noticed that colors and how we speak of
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colors don't always have a real equivalent
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name or expression in another language.
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But I think that for simplicity sake,
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for English translation, it is being referred
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as Green Dragon and Green Snake.
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So now you understand why when someone
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says that you need to balance the wood element, they tell
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you to go for blue and green colors.
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And now you also know that when someone says
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it is the year of the Green Wood Snake,
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it's a pleonasm. Because if it's wood,
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we immediately know which colors are. And if
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only the color is referenced, you know which
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element is right.
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Now let's see what the yin wood
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energies are bringing to the table this year.
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One of the main Yin principles I'd like to talk
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about for the energy of this year is the feminine principle.
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And one of the aspects of the feminine energy
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is the material realm, the physical
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manifestation. We should expect material
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and physical expressions and manifestations
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of the underlying energies that will be present
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during this year. The Yin principle is
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also associated with the energy of water.
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So hidden parts of ourselves, the buried
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feelings and memories, the mysterious side of
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things, and also anything that is
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hidden or precluded.
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Thus, I think it is important to
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acknowledge that in a yin polarity,
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we should realize that there is likely to
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be great depth and emotions running
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a little bit wild and intensely during this
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year. In the context of the other energies
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playing out this year, I think these Yin energies
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will be seen as truth coming out,
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secrets being revealed, people showing their
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true colors,
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including making peace with
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parts of themselves, with parts of
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the past, and all
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with something that is very deep underneath.
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And I know that this type of language is often associated
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with negative things. For example,
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the expression secrets being revealed,
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we tend to default to negative, but it doesn't
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really mean that a secret is bad or
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negative by default. There are many reasons
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that people and things have secrets.
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Not all are are dark.
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Just putting it out there, this reminder.
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Let's look at the wood element. Now,
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one of the aspects of the wood is
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that it is associated with change.
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And actually ye, the word I refer
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to as an alternative for yin wood,
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is translated as change in English.
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So I think that the Yin wood year is definitely a
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year of change.
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And the wood element is associated
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with the number eight, which is the number of change.
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The change in the eight happens because
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of separation, but there's also
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cooperation and creation in the number.
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According to the Chinese wisdom,
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an example of what this separation
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and yet creation and cooperation means
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is, for example, how in a Chinese wisdom
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view, there is the separation into four seasons
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that bear eight.
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Winter, winter, solstice,
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spring, spring, equinox,
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summer, summer, solstice, autumn,
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autumn, equinox.
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There are many other examples in ancient Chinese
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wisdom of this dynamic and meaning of the eight,
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but I hope this one is
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simple but clear enough to let you
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understand a bit of what may seem as
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a contradiction in the energies of change that are
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inherent to the number eight.
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Now, putting the energies of the Yin I mentioned
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and the energies of the wood together,
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I think the change is going to be running on deep levels
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of our consciousness, of our emotions, of our
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psyche, of our lives.
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But unlike in a young year, element which
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is a masculine principle. So it is the spirit.
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This is a yin year, so mother is matter.
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Thus, all of these changes will have physical
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expressions. We'll have separation
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on one hand and cooperation on the other.
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And cooperation implies unity.
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So the other pole of separation running alongside.
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I think we will continue to see
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the polarization that has been happening and
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we've been observing. But I think this
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year has space for the
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unity and for people
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starting to be pulled to each other and start
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building the new together. And all of these
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changes will be manifested
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particularly as to how in
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the end, we will live our lives
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both collectively and individually.
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It might be more of a
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year where there are changes and
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beginnings embedded, but this
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year, what happens this year will definitely impact
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our lives and how we live our lives in the
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future, even if it doesn't have an immediate
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visible effect.
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This unity and cooperation that are
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embedded in the changes of the wood elements of this year
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are also in line with the fact that the
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wood element is also associated with the
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Hun spirit, spelled H U H.
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The Hun brings meaning to life.
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It is responsible for our awareness
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to suffering on us and around us,
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for bringing us empathy, compassion,
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and tolerance. Definitely things that
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we we need. And this year is
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bringing up a very strong need for the type of qualities
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that the Hun spirit offers us.
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The Hun is associated with the liver system in
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the body. A strong hoon enables
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us to navigate and to process the
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changes that happen in life and helps us
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to be flexible with all of these changes
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and transformations happening during this year.
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Now, you know that if you take care and promote your
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own, you will be better equipped to handle the
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changes on
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the spiritual, psychological and emotional
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levels. Part of taking care of the
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Hun involves dissolving and transmuting anger.
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An imbalanced Hun this year can be a real problem
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on the collective and create lots of
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anger and conflict and quick escalation
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of what we initially perceived as a minor thing
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or situation.
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Okay, lastly, let's talk about the zodiac
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animal. Chinese astrology and
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12 animal symbols are based on ancient Chinese
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cosmology and the five elements theory.
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Various legends tell about the origin of
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the zodiac animals. And because I want to
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tell you a fun fact or however you might see it,
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I have to tell that one of the legends says
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that Buddha himself determined the 12 earthly branches,
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hence the 12 Chinese animal zodiacs.
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And in line with this legend, in Buddhism, there's a patron
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or guardian for each zodiac here animal.
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To understand better the energy of the snake,
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let's dive a little bit into the I Ching
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or yi ching. The 12 tidal
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hexagrams in I Ching represent the
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energetic patterns of their related zodiac
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animal. And the hexagram
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Xian, spelled Q I,
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A N, symbolizes the
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snake. This hexagram comes
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from two same trigrams that also
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have the same name as the hexagram Xian.
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The trigram Xian's original meaning is
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the rising of qi, or energy,
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which I find interesting that the Hindu and
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others representations of the rising Shi
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is often interpreted and described as
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the Kundalini. And the Kundalini is the
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coiled snake at the base of the spine.
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Also in the Celtic tradition,
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the snake is the totem animal of the earth goddess
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and the sky, sky father, sun God. And one of the things it
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represents is the sexual energy.
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The character Xian can mean strong
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uprising, strengthen,
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among other meanings. So overall,
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just the meaning of the trigram and the character
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alone tells you that
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we are dealing with a very intense and strong
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creative energy. That it can
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either bring much enlightenment and creativity
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and new, sustainable and great creations if
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properly harnessed, or it
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can be the opposite and even be quite self
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destructive. And the more it tries
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to control and to force that energy into
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something that is
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not the right way,
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let's say, the more damage it can cause around
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itself. But ultimately
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it's really the cause of one's own downfall
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or destruction. I didn't want
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to be to sound very fatalist, but I think
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you are understanding, I hope
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you are understanding the message that I'm trying to bring
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with the other side of the polarity that can be equally
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intense. Now, as I
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said, the hexagram that represents the snake
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has the same name as the trigrams that birthed
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Xiang. And in essence, it is the combination
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of six Yang lines. And this indicates
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a completing or peak of a
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state of Yang. And accordingly,
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the snake is the sixth zodiac animal.
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And it represents the peak of the Yang energy in
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the zodiac, invoking a sense of completion
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of something ending and another beginning
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with the next cycle of the rising Yin.
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This tells us that we should expect
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this year to be a year of endings,
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and in my opinion, of beginnings as well,
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much like the energy of the nine for 2025.
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So check out episode two if
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you want to learn more.
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But it can also represent something
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or someone being at their top,
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at their maximum.
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A way of interpreting this meaning is here.
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It could be telling that top figures, top systems,
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top companies might see their end,
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or might start seeing events that hugely
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shake the way that they exist and operate today,
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forcing them into a Change with a subsequent rise
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of the Yin energy in the next Zodiac year.
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Another meaning of Xian is that it
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can be a symbol for circulating and
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strengthening new life energy of
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power. A reading for this could be that if
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you or something in the collective
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are aligned with the Light energies,
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then this may be a great year to initiate
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new project and ventures and
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a new lifestyle, a way of living your
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life. So if you want to have
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a huge life change, this year is a
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good year for that to happen.
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Even if the year is more about
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eliminating what is no longer serving you and setting
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the foundations to
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navigate this year with the energies of the Snake.
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The wisdom of the Hexagram is that we must be
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and we have to cultivate practices
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to be strong and healthy mentally,
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physically, spiritually and emotionally.
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So in my reading, a big theme for this year is to
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invest on your well being, whatever that
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is and makes sense to you so that you feel
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good and re energized.
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Lastly, what else to expect from the Snake?
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According to the Chinese Zodiac, people with a
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Snake personality are cautious,
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intuitive, wise, sympathetic,
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attractive. The Snake is also
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associated with wisdom, intelligence and mysticism.
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And I remember that in a channeled message
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for this new year. The main message was
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that this year was about the wisdom and
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how it fits in the transition from the Dragon
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and what this wisdom is about.
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So I'll leave the link of this transmission on
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the show notes if you want to listen. So I
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think that this year calls us to cultivate
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and embrace these beautiful qualities of
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the snake, which will be much
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needed to have the strength to move
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forward and whether all the changes
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that are and will be happening.
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The Snake is also much about transformation,
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letting go of the old and shedding
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anything that is stopping us from growing.
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The energy of the snake means that if
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we don't go along and allow the shedding of the old skin
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to happen, we might be under much
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more disarray and pain
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than if we surrender and let go,
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no matter how difficult it may be.
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In summary, the year of the Snake is about
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growth of personal wisdom and opportunities to
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apply wisdom, to learn and to improve,
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even if they are not very pleasant experiences.
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It is about being intelligent in decisions
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and strategic, which involves not only
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the mental aspect, but also putting into use
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the intuition, seeing under
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the rocks beneath the water, what is the truth,
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what are the hidden aspects or factors of
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all situations, and to remember,
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to try to always have great mental and intuitive
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acuity. I surely
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could have said much more and I could continue.
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I think that the ancient Chinese wisdom is fascinating.
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There's so many cross talks between the ancient civilizations
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and knowledge that I could
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make an episode that would be endless
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if I would just continue talking about all of it.
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So I will stop here and I hope that this was useful
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and you enjoyed it and you got to learn something that can
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benefit you. If it makes sense
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Welcome to Frequencies and Spirituality Decoded podcast
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with me, your host, Philippa.
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On this show, I hope to bring a bit of clarity,
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a bit of depth, and new perspectives on energies and spiritual
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topics. Today I will be diving into
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the Chinese Zodiac New Year, sharing with you a
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very, very tiny bit of the wisdom of Chinese
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astrology and the ancient Chinese wisdom.
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To understand the energies for this year,
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I think we need to first understand what
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is the first day of the new lunar
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year, and what is the first day of the Chinese
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New Year, or if you want to speak astrologically,
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the new zodiac year. They are different and
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often used interchangeably. And to
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be fair, the dates are very close to each other,
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but I don't see often people explaining
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this. But since this is
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just about the year of the Yin Wood Snake,
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I find it is important to let you know if you
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don't know what is a Chinese
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calendar year, which is one of the calendars that is
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very intertwined with natural energetic patterns
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of the Earth and of the cosmos.
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Okay, so the first day of the lunar
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New Year, what is commonly called
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here in the west on the news and social media,
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the Chinese New Year or Chinese Lunar
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New Year, is in fact the same date
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of the new lunar calendar for any of
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those countries in the Southeast Asia, such as Japan
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and Malaysia, that also celebrate
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this lunar New Year. And this lunar New
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Year begins on the second New Moon after the
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winter solstice, which in the Gregorian calendar
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This year was the 29th 30th of January.
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Depending where you are in the globe now,
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the Chinese New Year is indeed very close
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to the new moon of the new lunar year.
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And Chinese people do celebrate their new
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year for days and not just one day.
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From the accounts of the different Chinese people I
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have met throughout my years, and they
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begin celebrating on the new moon of the new
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lunar year. Thus, it is very easy to
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confuse and assume it is all the same if
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the right information is not provided.
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Right after this new moon, we have the
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beginning of the Spring, which overlaps with the Chinese
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astrological New Year. And by the way,
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if you are into Celtic traditions, then this
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is kind of the equivalent to the imbolg.
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If you check the Gregorian dates of the
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Chinese Zodiac for the year of birth,
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you'll see that the dates fall in
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February because it is in our Gregorian
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calendar when the astrological year,
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the Spring festival, begins.
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In Chinese astrology, the first
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day of the year is when the sun
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has a celestial longitude of
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315 degrees, and it also marks
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the beginning of the spring. So this year
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for me, where I am on earth,
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it is the 3rd of February and lasts until the
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18th of February. And it is on the 3rd
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of February that technically the year of the Snake
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begins. Now that
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we've got that sorted, let's learn what
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energies, according to the Chinese wisdom,
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are in store for us that add to the vibration
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of the global Gregorian calendar of 2020.
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By the way, if you are interested to hear about the
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numerological energies for 2025,
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then check out episode two if you haven't done
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so yet. Okay, let's begin.
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In Chinese astrology, each year
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has a polarity, an element and
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a zodiac sign. Hence why we
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say that the complete name of this astrological
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year is the Yin Wood Snake or
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the Ye Snake, because Yi spelled
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Y I means yin wood.
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A very important thing to know and note is
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that whilst each zodiac animal
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has its own fixed polarity and
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fixed element, these are not to
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be confused with the polarity and element
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of the years, which have their own.
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In ancient Chinese wisdom, there's two poles,
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the Yin and the Yang, that compose all existence.
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Regarding the polarity of the years,
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remember this is specifically for the
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astrology of the years. The Yin is
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represented by the odd numbers and the Yang
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by the even numbers. So since we
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are in the year 4723,
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then it is a Yin energy.
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Then there are five elements
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and each one will be present in the two polarities
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in consecutive years.
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So we are leaving the Yang Wood Dragon and
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we are going into the Yin Wood year with
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the next zodiac animal, the Snake.
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And let's understand what it means when
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people say the Green Dragon, which you've heard last year,
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and the Green Snake, which you've heard this year.
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By now, each element
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is predominantly associated with a color.
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The wood element color is a blue green color,
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which the proper translation is Gru,
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spelled G R U E.
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And if you speak more than one language, you may
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have noticed that colors and how we speak of
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colors don't always have a real equivalent
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name or expression in another language.
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But I think that for simplicity sake,
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for English translation, it is being referred
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as Green Dragon and Green Snake.
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So now you understand why when someone
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says that you need to balance the wood element, they tell
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you to go for blue and green colors.
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And now you also know that when someone says
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it is the year of the Green Wood Snake,
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it's a pleonasm. Because if it's wood,
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we immediately know which colors are. And if
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only the color is referenced, you know which
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element is right.
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Now let's see what the yin wood
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energies are bringing to the table this year.
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One of the main Yin principles I'd like to talk
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about for the energy of this year is the feminine principle.
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And one of the aspects of the feminine energy
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is the material realm, the physical
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manifestation. We should expect material
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and physical expressions and manifestations
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of the underlying energies that will be present
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during this year. The Yin principle is
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also associated with the energy of water.
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So hidden parts of ourselves, the buried
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feelings and memories, the mysterious side of
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things, and also anything that is
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hidden or precluded.
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Thus, I think it is important to
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acknowledge that in a yin polarity,
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we should realize that there is likely to
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be great depth and emotions running
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a little bit wild and intensely during this
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year. In the context of the other energies
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playing out this year, I think these Yin energies
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will be seen as truth coming out,
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secrets being revealed, people showing their
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true colors,
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including making peace with
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parts of themselves, with parts of
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the past, and all
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with something that is very deep underneath.
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And I know that this type of language is often associated
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with negative things. For example,
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the expression secrets being revealed,
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we tend to default to negative, but it doesn't
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really mean that a secret is bad or
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negative by default. There are many reasons
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that people and things have secrets.
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Not all are are dark.
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Just putting it out there, this reminder.
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Let's look at the wood element. Now,
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one of the aspects of the wood is
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that it is associated with change.
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And actually ye, the word I refer
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to as an alternative for yin wood,
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is translated as change in English.
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So I think that the Yin wood year is definitely a
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year of change.
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And the wood element is associated
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with the number eight, which is the number of change.
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The change in the eight happens because
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of separation, but there's also
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cooperation and creation in the number.
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According to the Chinese wisdom,
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an example of what this separation
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and yet creation and cooperation means
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is, for example, how in a Chinese wisdom
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view, there is the separation into four seasons
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that bear eight.
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Winter, winter, solstice,
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spring, spring, equinox,
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summer, summer, solstice, autumn,
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autumn, equinox.
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There are many other examples in ancient Chinese
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wisdom of this dynamic and meaning of the eight,
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but I hope this one is
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simple but clear enough to let you
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understand a bit of what may seem as
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a contradiction in the energies of change that are
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inherent to the number eight.
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Now, putting the energies of the Yin I mentioned
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and the energies of the wood together,
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I think the change is going to be running on deep levels
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of our consciousness, of our emotions, of our
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psyche, of our lives.
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But unlike in a young year, element which
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is a masculine principle. So it is the spirit.
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This is a yin year, so mother is matter.
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Thus, all of these changes will have physical
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expressions. We'll have separation
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on one hand and cooperation on the other.
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And cooperation implies unity.
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So the other pole of separation running alongside.
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I think we will continue to see
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the polarization that has been happening and
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we've been observing. But I think this
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year has space for the
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unity and for people
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starting to be pulled to each other and start
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building the new together. And all of these
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changes will be manifested
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particularly as to how in
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the end, we will live our lives
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both collectively and individually.
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It might be more of a
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year where there are changes and
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beginnings embedded, but this
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year, what happens this year will definitely impact
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our lives and how we live our lives in the
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future, even if it doesn't have an immediate
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visible effect.
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This unity and cooperation that are
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embedded in the changes of the wood elements of this year
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are also in line with the fact that the
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wood element is also associated with the
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Hun spirit, spelled H U H.
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The Hun brings meaning to life.
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It is responsible for our awareness
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to suffering on us and around us,
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for bringing us empathy, compassion,
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and tolerance. Definitely things that
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we we need. And this year is
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bringing up a very strong need for the type of qualities
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that the Hun spirit offers us.
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The Hun is associated with the liver system in
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the body. A strong hoon enables
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us to navigate and to process the
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changes that happen in life and helps us
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to be flexible with all of these changes
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and transformations happening during this year.
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Now, you know that if you take care and promote your
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own, you will be better equipped to handle the
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changes on
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the spiritual, psychological and emotional
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levels. Part of taking care of the
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Hun involves dissolving and transmuting anger.
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An imbalanced Hun this year can be a real problem
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on the collective and create lots of
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anger and conflict and quick escalation
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of what we initially perceived as a minor thing
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or situation.
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Okay, lastly, let's talk about the zodiac
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animal. Chinese astrology and
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12 animal symbols are based on ancient Chinese
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cosmology and the five elements theory.
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Various legends tell about the origin of
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the zodiac animals. And because I want to
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tell you a fun fact or however you might see it,
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I have to tell that one of the legends says
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that Buddha himself determined the 12 earthly branches,
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hence the 12 Chinese animal zodiacs.
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And in line with this legend, in Buddhism, there's a patron
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or guardian for each zodiac here animal.
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To understand better the energy of the snake,
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let's dive a little bit into the I Ching
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or yi ching. The 12 tidal
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hexagrams in I Ching represent the
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energetic patterns of their related zodiac
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animal. And the hexagram
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Xian, spelled Q I,
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A N, symbolizes the
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snake. This hexagram comes
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from two same trigrams that also
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have the same name as the hexagram Xian.
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The trigram Xian's original meaning is
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the rising of qi, or energy,
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which I find interesting that the Hindu and
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others representations of the rising Shi
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is often interpreted and described as
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the Kundalini. And the Kundalini is the
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coiled snake at the base of the spine.
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Also in the Celtic tradition,
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the snake is the totem animal of the earth goddess
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and the sky, sky father, sun God. And one of the things it
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represents is the sexual energy.
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The character Xian can mean strong
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uprising, strengthen,
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among other meanings. So overall,
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just the meaning of the trigram and the character
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alone tells you that
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we are dealing with a very intense and strong
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creative energy. That it can
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either bring much enlightenment and creativity
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and new, sustainable and great creations if
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properly harnessed, or it
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can be the opposite and even be quite self
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destructive. And the more it tries
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to control and to force that energy into
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something that is
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not the right way,
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let's say, the more damage it can cause around
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itself. But ultimately
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it's really the cause of one's own downfall
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or destruction. I didn't want
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to be to sound very fatalist, but I think
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you are understanding, I hope
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you are understanding the message that I'm trying to bring
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with the other side of the polarity that can be equally
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intense. Now, as I
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said, the hexagram that represents the snake
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has the same name as the trigrams that birthed
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Xiang. And in essence, it is the combination
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of six Yang lines. And this indicates
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a completing or peak of a
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state of Yang. And accordingly,
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the snake is the sixth zodiac animal.
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And it represents the peak of the Yang energy in
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the zodiac, invoking a sense of completion
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of something ending and another beginning
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with the next cycle of the rising Yin.
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This tells us that we should expect
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this year to be a year of endings,
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and in my opinion, of beginnings as well,
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much like the energy of the nine for 2025.
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So check out episode two if
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you want to learn more.
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But it can also represent something
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or someone being at their top,
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at their maximum.
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A way of interpreting this meaning is here.
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It could be telling that top figures, top systems,
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top companies might see their end,
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or might start seeing events that hugely
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shake the way that they exist and operate today,
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forcing them into a Change with a subsequent rise
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of the Yin energy in the next Zodiac year.
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Another meaning of Xian is that it
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can be a symbol for circulating and
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strengthening new life energy of
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power. A reading for this could be that if
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you or something in the collective
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are aligned with the Light energies,
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then this may be a great year to initiate
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new project and ventures and
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a new lifestyle, a way of living your
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life. So if you want to have
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a huge life change, this year is a
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good year for that to happen.
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Even if the year is more about
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eliminating what is no longer serving you and setting
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the foundations to
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navigate this year with the energies of the Snake.
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The wisdom of the Hexagram is that we must be
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and we have to cultivate practices
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to be strong and healthy mentally,
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physically, spiritually and emotionally.
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So in my reading, a big theme for this year is to
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invest on your well being, whatever that
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is and makes sense to you so that you feel
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good and re energized.
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Lastly, what else to expect from the Snake?
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According to the Chinese Zodiac, people with a
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Snake personality are cautious,
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intuitive, wise, sympathetic,
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attractive. The Snake is also
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associated with wisdom, intelligence and mysticism.
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And I remember that in a channeled message
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for this new year. The main message was
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that this year was about the wisdom and
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how it fits in the transition from the Dragon
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and what this wisdom is about.
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So I'll leave the link of this transmission on
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the show notes if you want to listen. So I
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think that this year calls us to cultivate
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and embrace these beautiful qualities of
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the snake, which will be much
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needed to have the strength to move
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forward and whether all the changes
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that are and will be happening.
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The Snake is also much about transformation,
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letting go of the old and shedding
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anything that is stopping us from growing.
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The energy of the snake means that if
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we don't go along and allow the shedding of the old skin
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to happen, we might be under much
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more disarray and pain
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than if we surrender and let go,
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no matter how difficult it may be.
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In summary, the year of the Snake is about
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growth of personal wisdom and opportunities to
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apply wisdom, to learn and to improve,
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even if they are not very pleasant experiences.
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It is about being intelligent in decisions
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and strategic, which involves not only
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the mental aspect, but also putting into use
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the intuition, seeing under
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the rocks beneath the water, what is the truth,
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what are the hidden aspects or factors of
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all situations, and to remember,
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to try to always have great mental and intuitive
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acuity. I surely
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could have said much more and I could continue.
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I think that the ancient Chinese wisdom is fascinating.
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There's so many cross talks between the ancient civilizations
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and knowledge that I could
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make an episode that would be endless
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if I would just continue talking about all of it.
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So I will stop here and I hope that this was useful
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and you enjoyed it and you got to learn something that can
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benefit you. If it makes sense
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to you. Please share with someone you think would benefit
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from this episode. If you'd like to know more
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about any topics here addressed then let me know.
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You have ways of contacting me. They're listed in the
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comment is always very welcome. If you'd
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