Do you feel like life is shifting under your feet?

If you have felt like the rug has been pulled out from under you, things that used to work, no longer do or watched people or relationships falling away -  it is not you.  

Numerology gives us nine-year cycles.  

This year we are all in a 9-year…

… think endings. Completion. Shedding old identities, release and karmic clearing. 

It is a global purge, a collective sigh out.  

This energy, however, isn’t just about endings; it's about the space that opens when something falls away.

To become better versions of ourselves.

To listen to our inner wisdom and make decisions from that place of alignment gives us greater flexibility to move forward.

To add more spice, in Chinese Astrology, we are in the Year of the Snake.  

The Year of the Snake teaches us profound self-improvement.

To feel our environment, use our senses and respond accordingly, to encourage growth from within.

The Year of the Snake will have us shed our old skins. Dissolve past fears and limitations and transform.

Personally:

• I’ve watched what once worked come to a complete standstill.  

• I’ve farewelled friendships I thought I’d have for life. 

• I watched my health deteriorate and regenerate, and I’ve learnt how to pivot. 

When this kind of energy rises, I always come back to two questions:

What is important to me?

What is no longer mine to hold?

This is the invitation right now.

As we close out this year, this is what I’ve been supporting my clients through: 

1. Protect your inner space; your energy is sacred. Choose where your attention goes. Anything that drains your vitality or distorts your truth needs a boundary - social commitments, someone else’s expectations or your own.  

Honour your no, it is what will make your yes show up.

2. Rest into one small daily ritual that feels like a whole-hearted yes, it doesn’t need to be complicated. It could be a walk.  Lighting a candle.  Feeling the sun on your skin. Take 5 mins to sit in silence and drink your cup of tea.   Initiate a ritual that is a whole-hearted yes for you.   

3. Let the truth sort what stays and what leaves relationships. Obligations. Roles. Habits.  Clearing out what is no longer serving you frees up your energy.  What do you want to carry in the next season of your life? This is your time to end it with love.

Why this matters

We are stepping into a new cycle.   

2026 marks the beginning of a brand new 9 year cycle - a universal Year 1 representing fresh starts, independence and bold action.  

In Chinese Astrology, we are moving from Snake (yin energy) to the Year of the Fire Horse (yang energy).  

As we move from a 9 to 1 Year and transform from Snake to Horse, my invitation is simple - listen.

• Listen to the part of you that is tired of repeating the same conversations.

• Listen to the part of you that seeks more honesty, congruent choices and love. 

• Listen to the part of you that wants more room to breathe.  

Know what needs to end and follow it; you are one step away from your next cycle unfolding.  

If you’ve felt the toughness of this year of endings and completion, you are not alone. 

Move at your own pace and as much as you can muster, do it with love.