The Fire Snake
In Chinese mythology this animal symbolizes concentration and inconspicuousness, but nevertheless it may strike purposefully and very suddenly. Others should never underestimate you, although your manners may speak of a passive and calm person. You analyze the situation for a long time, and you act in the appropriate moment. Nothing escapes your sight, and you have a good potential, because you plan in the long run and gather your powers carefully. You never waste energies in projects that are too large to get a clear overview. Intelligence and wisdom are qualities of the snake, and your actions are always paired with affectivity. You avoid disappointments by trusting only a chosen few people. Others may even consider you as mistrustful.
You are a sensible person, and you can definitely rely on your intuition. You rather work with intelligence than with muscles, and you prefer to plan and organize than to work with getting your hands dirty. All jobs that demand your analytical mind, your inner balance and your ability to decide quickly for long-term goals are attractive for you. You don’t like to be on stage so much, you rather hold the puppet’s strings from behind the scenes. No other animal can be as patient as the snake.
On the outside you may seem to be cool and distanced, but inside you are a passionate person with deep emotions. You are not the entertainer, but you are sociable, and you need other people around you. Your moods torture you sometimes. A stressful life full of events and actions is nothing for you. You strongly dislike extravagant looks, small talk or the newest fashion; you prefer the classic style and unobtrusive elegance. You may think rather conservative and choose your clothes and looks accordingly, and you can live with less money. Even when you have enough resources you will not become spendy and rather give your money to reasonable projects.
In your free time you love to read and learn. You dislike gossip, and you choose your words always carefully, you never ramble along. Your humor can be very deep, but cynical, ironical or simply black. You should try not to bear grudges or take life too seriously; a more spontaneous behavior can sometimes help you to move forward. Others may feel you tend to manipulate people. You also use nearly every method to reach your goals.
Nobody wants to have you as his or her enemy, because you never forget who hurt you, even though this may have happened a long time ago. You patiently wait for the appropriate moment to strike back, and then you are merciless.
As a child you have been serious, tight-lipped and reserved. You cared for realistic goals and did not change your opinion as often as other kids did. In school you were a quick learner and got good grades. You may not have been with a group of kids, rather with some real friends you could surely rely on.
As a Fire Snake, you are not as passive as other snakes and you have a lot more temperament. The fire inside you makes you act ambitiously and sometimes it makes it difficult to handle you, because you are convinced of your talents and don't let others talk you into things. You know about your vibes and use them mercilessly if it brings you closer to your goals.
Maybe you are very sure that nobody can really compete with you and that you should fulfill your tasks and goals alone. You have a hard time to really trust someone else or to delegate a task, and here is a tendency for you to become lonely if you don't pay attention. Open your heart now and then and don't always expect the most; that would help you to make friends and build up partnerships.
You love to play risky games, and you have a lot of passion. Towards yourself you can be rather compassionless, you push yourself forward and force yourself to success, and you may become rather wealthy this way. But if you will be happy with this as well is a different question... Hopefully jealousy, mistrust and envy of others will not make life problematic for you.
