What the transformative numerology of 2025 reveals about the New Year
As we look ahead to 2025, numerology offers us some fascinating perspectives on what changes and chances for personal growth lay in store — and in scale as we enter The Year of the Snake.
According to Hong Kong-based certified counselor and award-winning astrologist Letao Wang, 2025 vibrates with the auspicious energy of the number 9.
“The universal vibration of the number 9 defines this year, which we find by adding the digits of the year (2+0+2+5),” Wang tells The Post. “This number hints at themes of completion, transformation, and readiness for fresh starts.”
In numerology, the number 9 represents transformation and transition, the end of a cycle, and the onset of another: closure and conclusion. As the last single digit, it is a threshold number that allows us to look back at what has been and forward toward what lies ahead. Nine is a sage digit, absorbing answers from spiritual sources and transmuting them into practical application.
Experience has wisened the number 9 but not hardened it.
Wang, founder of The Healing Kingdom and creator of the intuitive oracle card decks Mythic Heroes and Celestial Deities, explains, “Number 9 nudges us to let go of the past and seize new opportunities for personal evolution and enlightenment.”
This year will likely be rife with endings, but those closing ceremonies and potentially painful releases will set the stage for a fresh start. We’re wrapping it up and shedding it clean so we can slink, bellies on the Earth and tongues to the sky, into new ways of being.
Coincidentally, in the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake, and the serpentine figure that represents shedding the old and invoking knowledge amplifies this transformative energy.
“The snake embodies wisdom, intuition, and careful strategy, helping guide us toward a deeper self-understanding. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of a snake shedding its old skin perfectly symbolizes the theme of transformation suggested by the numerological vibration number 9.”
As a threshold number, 9 is more interested in nuance than absolutes. Open to the unconventional and accepting of the various shades that live between extremes, 9 is not steeped in judgment or contrast but in understanding, releasing, and evolving
Wang shares, “Just as a snake outgrows its skin and sheds it to accommodate new growth, individuals are encouraged to let go of former limitations and outdated aspects of their lives to make room for personal evolution. Combined, the insights from numerology and astrology suggest that 2025 could be a pivotal time for shedding old patterns, engaging in meaningful self-reflection, and opening ourselves to new paths. This blend of influences encourages genuine transformation and profound personal growth.”
Here’s to slithering towards the light, folks; Happy New Year.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
