In TCM, Yin and Yang are stated outright—symbolized in the black-and-white circle, always in motion, each containing the seed of the other. In Torah, the same truth is encoded in stories, people ...

Chinese zodiac signs that share an element (see above) also share a Yin Yang polarity. We are naturally compatible with those who share our same Yin Yang energy.

We have officially left the Year of the Yang Wood Dragon behind to embrace the Yin Wood Snake. In Chinese astrology, the Snake is synonymous with wisdom, elegance, and more than a touch of mysticism.

In Chinese astrology, there are Yin and Yang years. A Yang year (ending in an even number) will always be followed by a Yin year (ending in an odd number) and visa versa.

A Yang year will always be followed by a Yin year. The order of the elements — which follows the cycle of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water in the Chinese Five Elements theory — starts with ...

Simply put, the Wood Snake year contains Yin Wood and Yin Fire — so 2025 as a whole is a Yin year, Iskandar makes clear. "A Yang year will highlight more masculine, upright, rigid and linear qualities ...

Every year, a heavenly stem (one of five elements, which fall into the yin or yang category) is paired with an earthly branch (one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals).

Every year, a heavenly stem (one of five elements, which fall into the yin or yang category) is paired with an earthly branch (one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals).

Years in the Chinese zodiac also correspond with one of five elements, which switch every two years. It is a wood year, making 2025’s snake a “wood snake.” Wood, too, is a symbol of growth.