The Snake

Years: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989

Famous Snakes: Liz Hurley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Van Der Beek, Kevin Williamson, Daniel Radcliffe, JK Rowling, Tom Welling, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Krause, Ronan Keeting, Samantha Morton, Ruby Wax, Brittany Murphy, Piper Perabo, Stacey Dash, Famke Jansen, Kanye West, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Downey Jr, Tony Blair, Charles Darwin, Bob Dylan, Ghandi, Greta Garbot, John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Jacqueline Onassis, Pablo Picasso, Shania Twain, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan (actor)

In Harmony with: Ox, Rooster
In Conflict with: Boar

Wise and mysterious, you are a master of self-control and image creation. With your enigmatic charm and philosophical banter, you inspire respect and are looked up to by many. You can be thorough and pedantic when things are not to your taste. Although you wouldn’t like it to be known, you can be a perfectionist and work hard to have everything the way you like it, though it seems you do nothing at all. The Chinese see snakes as supreme strategists. You are deep, intellectual and well read. Into art and culture, you have impeccable taste and can make money with your ability to spot talent, or bargains in any form.

Suitable careers include: graphic arts, crafts, design, politics, psychology, education, agents, brokers, financial management, real estate businesses, science research, technology.

Your fortunes in 2010
Whatever struggle you were engaged in last year has left you stronger, with more confidence and with greater clarity than before. If your judgement was questioned, events yet to unfold will prove you right but the chances are you will be removed from the environment within which the friction occurred. Career-wise, if you are already in an established position, you may be in line for a promotion or raise as your steady growth will be rewarded. If you are in more unconventional employment, you may have to work slightly harder for your breaks but they are available. Although you may feel more like a spectator rather than an active participant, much activity is brewing within you and it is an optimistic year of healing.