What’s your luck like for May 2025, the Snake month? Chinese horoscopes for wealth, health, love and work in a generally positive month
Most of the signs are in for a pretty good month, but Tigers, Dogs and Pigs should stay vigilant – famous Snakes include Oprah, Taylor Swift, Brad Pitt and Bob Dylan
Chinese astrology is based on the three theories: the contrasting yin and yang; the five elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood; and the 12 animals of the zodiac.
Snake month: May 5 – June 4
Elements: Yin metal and fire
This is a Snake month and these slippery creatures are concerned with truth. This is a very profound month of 2025 – the Snake month within the Snake year – especially for those who are born with a Snake, Pig, Tiger or Monkey in their birth chart. It’s a month of change and turmoil, but also progress. Power struggles may easily arise – the month getting off to a bumpy start – but improvements are expected in the latter half of 2025.
In mythology, the Snake is often associated with the healing of the physical body and shifting to a more spiritual outlook. A great deal of progress can be made this month with the right mindset and motivation – try to start each day with positive thoughts.
Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means your family will not starve. This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake person need not fear in of providing for their family, or it could indicate that a Snake parent would be willing to sacrifice their possessions to pay for their family’s food. The Snake personality places great value on their material wealth to be able to provide well.
The energy of this Snake month is the most entertaining of the elemental Snake energies and holds the potential to make positive changes. The combination of the wood and metal Snake of the month and year of 2025 increases our power to reflect and decide truly what we wish to achieve going into the second quarter of 2025.
How Snake-like are you?
Those born in the Year of the Snake are often wise, intelligent, intuitive, creative and introspective. Those born under this sign are usually refined and attractive, and don’t become flustered easily. Snakes are also contemplative and private, and rarely show outward emotion; they can be reticent in the business environment. While they’re not great communicators, they can become expressive when they set their minds on achieving their goals.
However, as real snakes are feared for their venomous bites, those born in the Year of the Snake can be cunning, deceptive, and jealous. This can lead to them being misunderstood or missing opportunities due to indecision.