Fortunes of the Snake in Dragon Year 2012-13

Your birth year, the Chinese Zodiac's sixth Sign the subtle, 'cool' Snake 'She' (pronounced 'Sher')? Are you 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 (and so-on in 12-year increments) between 10th February 2013 and 30th January 2014 (Snake Year's end)? Do partners, friends, relatives, parents, children or colleagues fall into this category? If the answer is 'Yes!' then this article is for you!

Water Snakes 

Babies born during this period will be officially 'Water Babies' like those Snakes born 1953-54 due to the Year Element being Water, as the Table below makes clear. Water-related Feng Shui, in particular, might prove auspicious for their environments at this time (1).

Fortunes of the Snake in Dragon Year 2012-13

The Snake

Years of the SNAKE:

1905 Wood; 1917 Fire; 1929 Earth; 1941 Metal; 1953 Water; 1965 Wood; 1977 Fire; 1989 Earth; 2001 Metal; 2013 Water

Famous Snakes Include:

Anne Frank, Mahatma Gandhi, Carole King, Muhammad Ali, Kim Basinger, Charles Darwin, Elizabeth I, Picasso, Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Conti, Randy Crawford, Bob Dylan and Edgar Allen Poe

Personality

Snakes are ambitious, intelligent, quick-witted, cool-customers who can adapt readily to a variety of changing situations. They tend to be witty and popular, with good inter-personal skills. Snake are also generous, kind, enchanting and appealing.

Snakes, however can be vain, quick-tempered and headstrong and therefore susceptible to unnecessary troubles. They can also be mean and possessive.

Ideal Snake Careers and Occupations Include:

Science, Jewellery, Analysis, Management, Sales, Self-Employment, Business, Education, Writing 

Relationships

In relationship terms, Ox, Rooster and Monkey are the Birth Signs of those they are most compatible with as partners. They are least compatible with Tigers and Pigs.

The Snake in Dragon Year 2012-13

You may find obstacles in your path this year that thwart your chances of success and hold you back in certain fields, particularly on the work front.

In terms of love and romance, however, this could prove a fortunate year indeed. Sickness or injury could occur in Spring or early Summer.

How The Snake can Turn Into a Dragon

The Shaolin Kung Fu Maxim: 'Do not despise the humble Snake, one-day he may become a strong and mighty Dragon!' deserves further explanation.

In Shaolin Kung Fu, beginners may be considered 'Snakes' and required to undertake Snake-related training to learn key skills. Lacking limbs, Snakes depend entirely in Internal Energies for motion and are thus potent symbols of Qi and Qi-training, which begins at this stage. After many years dedicated practice, rising through the ranks, one-day the same individual might hold one of the top 'Dragon' Grades, as some Shaolin styles term their Advanced Black Sashes-an evolutionary journey in itself. And always remember 11 years later a Dragon will appear!

Overall

The interaction of Yin/Yang and 5 Elements/Animals Theories is a useful area of study for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of this subject. Dragon Year (2012-13) represents an ideal opportunity to get under-way and remember Snake Year (2013-14) comes next!

Notes

(1) See 'Internal and External Feng Shui: Direction and Location!', EzineArticles, by the same author, for more details.

Fortunes of the Snake in Dragon Year 2012-13
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Water-Related Feng Shui for Dragon and Snake Years 2012-14

Yang Water Dragon Year 2012-13 is followed by Yin Water Snake 2013-14. Thus, this advice, when referring to Water, their Year Element, applies to each of the two years in question. Feng Shui means 'Wind and Water' and the Element has played a vital role in Human existence, evolution and civilisation.

Locations of Key Sectors

Astrology

Water is associated with the North and the Northern sectors of rooms and dwellings. This is the key sectors of the Year Element.

Water-Related Feng Shui for Dragon and Snake Years 2012-14

Dragon affinities are with the East and South-East (via Wood Element links). These are the key sectors of the Year Animal (2012-13). The Snake has Earth associations via the North-East and South West of rooms and dwellings. These are the key sectors of the Year animal (2013-14).

Except Earth, Elements have Animal associations from Exterior Feng Shui. Earth in this represents the Centre, the Feng Shui practitioner's vacant living-space and therefore has none. 5 Animals Wuxing, however, links the limbless Snake to Earth, due to their immediate juxtaposition (lacking legs Snakes couldn't get closer to Earth if they tried).

Water Links

Colours: Black (Water at night); Blue (Water in daylight).

Materials: Glass (plain and coloured), mirrors, plastics, natural crystals, silk.

Objects, Images and Motifs: Fish, Taiji Symbols, Snakes, water-features, Aquaria, Dragons (Eastern not Western) Seascapes (especially Water-Colours), Rivers and Lakes, waves and wavy patterns, especially in pastel colours, serpentine, coiling, undulating meandering designs, sea-shells, Willow-pattern and of course the 'Chan Chu' or 3-Legged Toad or Money-Frog, crystal-boats, ships.

Roads and Streets are Water in Feng Shui terms, due to their traffic-flow and use for communication and travel. Statues and representations of the Bodhisattva Kuan Shi Yin, Daoist Immortal and Shaolin Temple Patron Deity, particularly in her Aquarian water-bearing mode might appeal to Martial Artists (in particular) and others at this time.

Remember, a picture, drawing, photo or replica can be as useful as an original for Feng Shui purposes.

Water Associations

Water has strong Wealth connexions (e.g. current accounts, currency, flotations, cash-flow and income-streams). Communications (see above) both physical and verbal are linked similarly (e.g. word-flow, gushing compliments, stream-of-consciousness accounts)

Crystals and Minerals:

Gem and Crystal Feng Shui has growing popularity. Care is needed to determine the Element these represent, to ensure effective placement. In Feng Shui, Black and 'Snowflake' Obsidian (water-cooled fragments of volcanic lava outflows) correspond to Water (even having the appropriate Elemental colour-black) not Fire or Earth as you might suppose. Displays off-set with Quartz (which intensifies the influence of minerals/crystals displayed alongside it) and reflected by Mirrors, both Yin Metal for Feng Shui purposes, may be particularly effective during the period.

Objects with water associations like crystal/mineral boats, fish, bowls and crystal water-features are also appropriate. Beach-stones and pebbles from the river bed can also be used for this purpose.

Backgrounds:

Metal supports/produces/encourages Water in Feng Shui (tanks, taps, pipes and pans confirm this, it even melts and flows when heated). Backgrounds utilising this Element's features (colours, materials etc) can encourage healthy Qi-flows within dwellings during this period.

Overall

This information may help you to prepare for, participate in and enjoy Chinese New Year Celebrations of Dragon Year 2012-13 in your area--23rd January 2012 is New Years Day. Hopefully, it will also help you 'harmonise' with Dragon Year Energies, in advance, and improve your health, fortune and prosperity throughout the Year. It may also sensitize you to the similarly watery nature of following Snake Year 2013-14 (4) and facilitate your longer-term Feng Shui planning thereby.

Notes

(1) 'Daoist Immortal and Buddhist Bodhisattva - Kuan Yin!', at Ezine Articles, by the same Author, has more about this remarkable female figure.

Water-Related Feng Shui for Dragon and Snake Years 2012-14

Feng Shui Consultant Peter Allsop M.Ed. also publishes 'Red Dragon Martial Arts Ezine'. Longevity Training, Iron Shirt, 5 Elements Qigong, Daoism, Chinese metaphysics and Astrology feature among his interests alongside gem and crystal Feng Shui.
Explore the free resources at http://www.sheffieldkungfu.com

Senior Student of GrandmasterYap Leong, Peter also teaches Shaolin Kung Fu and Qigong in Yorkshire and Derbyshire U. K. as Shaolin Fists International Area Instructor for the region.

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