Achieve enlightenment in 5 key areas during the Year of the Snake 2013-14, enhancing your understanding of these 5 themes, linked together by 5 common elements. Use these logical and helpful Chinese beliefs, customs, and organizational principles to guide your life and progress.
1. The 12 animals
Explore the qualities of the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac and consider the fortunes of those born under its 12 signs during the period and the influences of the 5 elements upon them. Note that Snake and Water (Animal Year and Element respectively) are considered strikingly different in China from Western views.
2. The 5 Elements
Familiarize yourself with Chinese 5 Element Theory/ ‘Wuxing’ by enhancing your understanding of Chinese Astrology, Feng Shui, Qigong and much more. Read all signal forecasts for the period and link them to ‘Wuxing’ to get an overview.
3. 5 Feng Shui Elements
Learn the 5 elements of interior and exterior Feng Shui through comprehensive and balanced guidelines that help those interested in this fascinating field get started. Explore the ‘art of placement’ wealth links with water, the year element of the year of the snake (2013-14), and Feng Shui ‘wealth enhancers’ or ‘money magnets’ such as Chan Chu and discover topical Feng Shui tips for the period.
4. Qigong of the 5 elements
Investigate the popular Chinese Art Qigong that brings health, youth and longevity, a powerful anti-aging tool that uses the energies of the 5 elements. Seek practical guidance and insights from experts who encourage you to seek the many internal and external benefits of Qigong during a particularly auspicious period for this.
5. YuanTan
Understand how Chinese New Year dates are determined and learn about the customs and traditions that celebrate this global event. Observe, participate and discover how Chinese elements and animals influence the events of this time in surprising ways.
general
The 5 Elements/ ‘Wuxing’: Fire, Earth, Water, Metal and Wood provide the underlying logic that always unites these areas. Its influences continually change in a predictable 10-year repeating sequence of Yin/Yang modes that modulate the essential nature of the prevailing Animal Year.
The Year of the Yang Water Serpent (2013-14) that follows the Yin Water Dragon (2012-13) subtly shifts the Water Element’s influences on circumstances and events in ways that require reconciliation with the specific attributes of the Serpent. Both the Dragon and the Serpent are viewed very differently from Western biblical stereotypes of the ‘evil serpent’ in China and the East, and fundamental changes in ‘mindset’ may follow serious attempts to explore the above 5 key areas.
Practical help and guidance for such purposes is readily available online and in person. Taking these tips to heart is often a vital precursor to improving fortune, health, and happiness.