The Snake (蛇) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac and related to the Chinese calendar, as well as in related East Asian zodiacal or calendar systems. The Year of the Snake is associated with the earthly branch symbol 巳. Water (Chinese: 水; pinyin: shuǐ), is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing. Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and … [Read more...]