On the heels of a new year, the Wood Snake 2025 is introspective and wood is a Yin(Yang) element. It is meant to be adaptable and flexible. As my research continues I read something profound. Snakes have “no limbs, voice, external ears or eyelids”. I had a pet snake, a coastal rosy boa whose body colour was muted grays and browns. During the summer I would take the snake out and put her on my shoulders and neck, the coolness of this cold blooded animal was a relief.

I too am looking for relief from the past few years which have been a mix of loss and restlessness. I move differently than before. Each step I look peripherally and see all that is good. I continue my quest for that perfect cup of coffee having been told I do not make it right. I continue to be overwhelmed with simple beauty that is now the geese that roam the neighborhood. Amusing is the idea that I’ll stop the car and introduce myself thinking the voice will resonate with them on some kind of cosmic level but really to ask them to move aside so I can keep driving. I still miss my cousin Cathy who I accept left this dimension on her own accord. It was still hard to see. It is not for me to “do something” to prevent a desire so strong disguise as something else.

I would like a snake like the one that is coming in 2025.