Wattle the snake bring you this year? What won’t it bring? It’ll not be a question of putting all your eggs in one basket, but rather one of putting them in all baskets as you prepare for the opening night of the hottest film in town this year: Lord of the Wings! All the pheasant stars are surrounding you, and nothing should p-egg you down for long.

Fire Rooster:
03 Feb 2017 – 03 Feb 2018
04 Feb 1957 – 03 Feb 1958
Wood Rooster:
04 Feb 2005 – 03 Feb 2006
04 Feb 1945 – 03 Feb 1946
Water Rooster:
04 Feb 1993 – 03 Feb 1994
04 Feb 1933 – 03 Feb 1934
Metal Rooster:
04 Feb 1981 – 03 Feb 1982
04 Feb 1921 – 03 Feb 1922
Earth Rooster:
04 Feb 1969 – 03 Feb 1970
04 Feb 1909 – 04 Feb 1910

Fortune direction:

South-East

Augmenting your fortune:

Vases with the Eight Trigrams

Lucky number:

Lucky colour:

  Black

  Health

A peck on the cheek from those you love and the possibility of a slip from the perch, both early and in the middle of the year, will recede. The worst you’ll face are minor accidents, touch feathers! Keep in mind you’re neither left-wing, nor right-wing, keep your habits moderate – in eating, in drinking, and in taking some relaxation and exercise; that is your flight path to good health.

  Wealth

An eggs-ceptional year beckons all roosters. Money is likely to fall into your feed basket from all directions this year, expected and unexpected. While you’re fluffing up your feathers and being tempted to scratch all itches, one small detail. The Official Tally Star is in the neighbourhood and he likes nothing more than a little stir-fryed chicken and fowl play. How to head him off? Check all official documents and contracts, and only then sign on.

  Love

Last year should have seen matters of the heart leave the scratching round on the ground and begin to take wing, more of the same this year, though a little more promising, and you shouldn’t need to be working around the cluck to have who you want in your nest. Seemingly unsolvable questions of w-hen-ce and t-hen-ce might pale into insignificance, but only if you take the lead.

  Career

Another sector where the chicken-coop may not be the limit of your flight this year. That’s right, the chicken-fence ceiling that may have been preventing you having the peck-nic in the park that you’ve been longing for may finally give way. The Triple Terrace Star is there egging you on for a promotion, the position you’ve been after, or even just a rise in the reputation of the rooster. Use it well, there’s nothing to fear, it’s not a poultry-geist!

Guiding hexagram from the Yi-Jing (Book of Changes)

Judgement:
After Completion. Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. At the beginning good fortune, at the end disorder.
Image:
Water over fire: the image of the condition in After Completion. Thus the superior man takes thought of misfortune and arms himself against it in advance.
The Forest of Changes:
Without a foundation, one’s methods gradually attenuate. Yet an ox’s strength can scatter the goats. One does not lose the leadership.
Verdict:
One advantage of being the rooster is that earth-bound beings may indulge their shenanigans without troubling you. It all comes back to little drops of rain, philosophy, and having a redoubtable perch. This year let the winds of the City of Light blow across your magnificent expression. They’re all relying on you for direction.

Feng Shui Index 2025 report

Year of the Wood Snake

Sorcerer: Dr James Greenbaum
Sorcerer's apprentice: Susan Zhang
Wand bearer: Forest Chan
Director/Editor: Yukti Vidyarthi
Translation editor: Melanie Ng
Design/Art: Lizzie Lau; Anna Lai; Elva Lau; Patrina Leung; Jon Berkeley
Web development: Paul Ngan; Timothy Wang
Video production: Alexandra Lee; Luna Deng
Thanks to: Sandy Chen Dowling; Ellen Lo
Producer: Liz Patterson

Launched in 1992 as a Chinese New Year card, the CLSA Feng Shui Index is a light-hearted outlook for the Hong Kong market and a well-loved firm tradition. Please note that this guide is not a research report.