The New Year of the Fire Horse is off to the races, and after a karmically challenging Snake Year, many of us have already hit the ground running. In Chinese astrology, each year embodies a different kind of energy and consciousness, which always has a purpose: Nature's purpose, to which all beings connect, furthering their unique growth and creativity. In ancient China, the famous fable of the 12 animals racing to a finish line was created to explain the consciousness and en