Buckle your seatbelts because the Monkey has frenetic and fast-paced energy, ingenious ideas, and a lot of cheek, which puts everything into flux. Just about anything can happen – for better or for worse. Collective action may devolve into chaos but individual efforts are rewarded this year. For the individual, the Year of the Monkey is about breaking free of stale patterns and overthrowing old conventions and accepted wisdoms about yourself. Replace “I can’t” with “I just might” and you will find that Monkey’s energies are supporting these changes.
As such, Year of the Monkey is a good time to take calculated risks, follow a heart’s desire, and dare to think outside the box you have put around yourself. The most agile, inventive minds will carry the day. Grit and audacity will win out. Now is the time to start new endeavors – personal, business, or otherwise (Start a small business! Get going on that new health and fitness goal! Shed toxic people from your life and invite new relationships in) – for they are destined to succeed under Monkey’s influence. The monkey embodies creativity, innovation, and developing one’s unique gifts. Embrace your wildest schemes and ideas, have the courage to be inventive, and therein lie the seeds of a success you hadn’t even planned for. In short, the Monkey tells us to “Run with it! Don’t look back and don’t second guess!”
Born Year of the Monkey, or just looking to infuse your space and a new venture with Monkey's undeniable charm and energy? Check out the Monkey Series in my gallery, and shop for Monkey in the Zodiac Shop. Buy a scroll of Monkey for a larger statement piece. He will always make you smile and encourage you to shake things up.