DECEMBER 2025: FLOWING THROUGH RELEASE, RISING THROUGH CLARITY

“We do not grow by holding on. We grow by daring to loosen our grip.”
— Audre Lorde, Writer, Poet & Civil Rights Activist

December enters with the Earth Rat (Wu Zi) month from December 7 to January 4 — a powerful follow-through from the Fire Boar (Ding Hai) month that came before it. Because November was the clash month to the Wood Snake year, its energies were magnified to their highest point; delivering the last and most major shake-up of the Wood Snake year. Where November initiated the release, December asks for the follow-through. This is where the inner work becomes real: the release, the letting go, the dissolving of old behaviours, patterns and identities so that the path into 2026 can be walked with clarity and strength.

The month carries the imagery of disintegration. As you let go, detach, and allow truth to surface, what is no longer aligned naturally falls away. And as the old dissolves, the ability to flow, receive and build a new future becomes more fully supported. The Wood Snake’s lessons reach their final activation here: what is shed now creates the exact space that is needed for the Fire Horse year ahead.

This is the period before winter’s deepest point, and the invitation is clear: finish the work that began last month. Release what was revealed, let go of what has completed its cycle, and transform where transformation is overdue. The timing around the Winter Solstice on December 21 carries exceptionally strong energy; though it falls within the holiday season, this moment is a powerful celestial hinge. Use this period leading into the close of the Earth Rat month to implement practical, grounded steps for 2026 (and beyond).

“In essence, you can’t make a new map with old coordinates.”
— Anne Lamott, Author & Writing Teacher

While the Fire Horse sits strongly in the background, December suppresses this fiery surge because the Rat clashes with the Horse. What this means in practice is that instead of forward bursts, the month leans toward adjustment, reconsideration, recalibration and careful planning. This is not just a slowdown — it is preparation. A fire bubbling under...

Mindset for this month calls for honesty and simplicity: let what is ending, end. Let what is changing, change. Do not grasp for what is dissolving. Instead, give yourself permission to be bold in detaching from what no longer supports you — because detachment now is not emptiness; it is “space clearing”. Direct action this month looks like clearing structures that no longer hold, closing loops, finishing tasks, sorting commitments, and making decisions that set the foundation for Februarys rapid combustion. December is your final active month of change before the January pulls back the Wood Snake.

“What you let go of determines what can rise.”
— Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Jungian Psychoanalyst, Author & Poet

November continued the theme of release activation of the Wood Snake year. Thread of Release on November 21 guided participants into the final push of transmuting the Five Poisons of the Wood Snake, while Winter Wellness on November 26 offered TCM-based insights, remedies and practical care for the coming colder season.

As we enter the final month of 2025, we move toward the heart of winter — and into one of the most spiritually potent moments of the year. On December 19 at 8 PM (GMT+8), join us live from Glastonbury for HEAVEN’S GATEWAY: Manifesting Through Time, Energy & the Winter Solstice Portal. This Winter Solstice is uniquely powerful, marked as a Heavenly Pardon Day, and Glastonbury — the legendary Heart Chakra of the Earth — amplifies its energies profoundly. Connect with us as we open this gateway together.

January will naturally be a packed month with new-year programs and updates. If you’ve not secured your (online) tickets for Jessie Lee’s Astrology Talk 2026, do so soon — this is the most essential annual guidance for the year ahead. And for deep, strategic alignment, join our full workshop Power Up 2026 from January 24–26, where the YiJing, Bazi, and Feng Shui strategies converge with power dates to unlock the highest leverage for the year.

Stay close to our pages as we bring you continuous teachings, insights, and energy-focused preparations — both ongoing and annual — to support your journey into the magnificent Fire Horse year.

Your beacon of Soleil Trinity,
Kong Eu