It’s A New Year and A New Cycle… Ready to move forward again?
On your mark, get set, pause.
WTF? Pause? Really? Yeah. I know. You’re probably chomping at the bit to race into this new year and leave 2025 in your dust. Me too, lol.
You can sense the energy of a fresh start and potential. And you’re right.
We have moved into the Universal 1 Year of 2026.
The 9-Year of 2025 kicked many a butt. Mine included. And you’d like to slam the book shut on that and leap forward into a new year and the promise it may hold for you.
Yet the energy is a mixed bag.
Yes, there is the promise of a new beginning beckoning you forward.
At the same time, January entered with a full moon (on the 2nd & 3rd), which is completion energy.
Plus, the Lunar Year of the Snake is in its final stages of shedding the old skin, so you can more fully embrace the future you’d like to create (it ends on February 16). You can read about the Snake here.
It is like the Cosmos is asking you to do a final house check and release anything else you are still holding onto that you do not wish to drag into your future.
When I say “house check,” I also mean a full mind, body, and spirit check for yourself. And that includes thoughts, beliefs, judgments, and past and present situations that require reassessing or releasing. Clearing space for something greater to come into your life.
This is important because 2026 is the start of a new 9-year cycle, as well as a 1-year of possibilities. It is impractical (and dare I say, unwise) to attempt to build a brighter future for yourself on a shaky foundation of bits and pieces that have reached their expiration date and no longer contribute to your well-being.
When you are ready to move forward again, the 1 vibration is here to support you
The new moon on January 17th locks in the uplifting energy of the 1-vibration year.
The Wood Snake energy is sliding away to make room for the Lunar Year of the Fire Horse, which begins on February 17. You may already feel that wild horse energy prancing about this month. The urge to run and get shit done. Or maybe just run…
It’s A New Year and A New Cycle… an invitation from the 1 vibe of 2026
So, 2026 is a 1-year, what does that mean?
For starters, a new 9-year cycle began on January 1st, 2026, and will complete on December 31, 2034.
According to numerology, we live in a spiral of 9-year cycles. The last 9-year cycle began on January 1, 2017, and just completed at the end of 2025. You might think back to where you were, what you were doing, and what you hoped to create in 2017.
How are things the same as then?
How are things different?
Does it really matter? No. Yet it is useful to have the awareness. And you have the capacity to create something new and supportive for yourself now.
What exactly is the 1-Year about?
The number 1 is the “I AM” vibration in numerology… the declaration of Self.
The evolved number 1 is about Self-Mastery. The integration of Spirit and Ego, of light and shadow, of masculine and feminine (Yin and Yang). All inclusive, without judgment. A deeper expression of “I AM.”
The major themes associated with the Number 1 vibration are:
Individuality, Independence, Self-focus,
Leadership, Self-Confidence, Organization,
Creativity, Ideas, Inventions,
New Beginnings, Possibilities, and Initiation
A 1-vibration year offers a new beginning or fresh start… it asks you to decide on what you want now and in the next few years.
“Decide the person you want to be and prove it to yourself with small wins.”
~ James Clear
The 1 vibration is a great time to start, create, or explore something new….
It doesn’t have to be a full life overhaul, although that is possible. Sometimes it is simple changes or additions you wish to make.
For instance, you might be inspired to write or create some art or craft items. Or you may want to change the services you offer or how you deliver them.
Maybe you’re ready to change jobs or careers. Maybe you’d like to launch a book or a business.
The possibilities are endless. The important thing is: What Do You Want?
"Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows."
~ Michael Landon
The 1-Vibration also supports reigniting the desire for something from your past that got shoved on a back burner called someday maybe.
If this bubbled up to your awareness last year, during the 9-vibration, now is the time to take action on it.
If it just started showing up as you think about what you’d like to do and who you are evolving into, well, that is just as valid.
This is a great time to engage with anything that lights you up inside and helps you reconnect to your unique gifts and true self.
2026 is inviting you to choose yourself and honor yourself in positive ways, filling your well first so you can give freely to others without depleting yourself. The number 1 reminds you to acknowledge your uniqueness and embrace your gifts.
Now is the time to stand up and shine as you. And not allow outside judgment to cramp your style.
One way you can do this is stop comparing yourself and your accomplishments with those of others. You do you. Let them do them.
“Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
And unselfishness is letting other people's lives alone, not interfering with them.”
~ Oscar Wilde
The shadow side of the 1-vibration can fall prey to ego, driven to accomplish things for self-aggrandizement and willfully overpower others in pursuit of their goals. Just be aware of your intentions before taking action.
What Seeds Do You Wish to Plant for Your Future?
For this exercise, take a piece of paper to write down your "seeds." (These "seeds" are the intentions and experiences you'd like to invite into your life.) When you are done, I’ll walk you through a little ritual to activate that energy in your life.
Some things to consider before you write down your seeds:
- What do you want this year to be like for you?
- How do you want to feel?
- What would you like your relationships to be like?
- What would you like to do to improve your health and fitness?
- What would you like your home environment to be like?
- What do you want your job/career/work to be like?
- What would you like to experience?
- What do you want more of?
- What would you like less of?
- What do you want to do or accomplish this year? (Get clear on the why)
- What unique aspect of yourself would you like to bring to the forefront?
- What ideas have you been toying with that you’d like to create?
- If money or other practical-sounding excuses were taken out of the equation, what would you really like to do?
- What new possibilities would you like to explore?
- How can you bring more of YOU into your work, your life, your creations?
- It might help if you think of your special gifts, abilities, and unique qualities as if they were a color or spice to add to every area of your life. How can you sprinkle more of that into your day?
- How can you show up more for yourself and honor yourself?
- What do you want this next 9-year cycle to be like and feel like? Create a simple sentence or find a word that defines the theme for you. (Example: Centered & balanced; Thriving and prospering; Enjoying life; Peaceful & calm; Restorative and Fun)
In addition to the seed-planting ritual, you can journal on these topics in more depth. Perhaps create a vision board to help you focus on the things, feelings, and experiences you wish to bring into your life.
Seed Planting Ritual
Once you’ve jotted down the main themes for these 5 questions, it’s time to plant your seeds.
Step 1. Light a candle if you feel called to do so; it isn’t necessary. Sit quietly holding the paper with your written “seeds.” Take 3 deep centering breaths.
Step 2: Read over each item on your seed page. Imagine you are breathing in their energy as you inhale. The imagine you are infusing them with your energy as you exhale. Do this 5 times or until you feel it is complete.
Step 3: Choose and Declare that you will have these things or something better.
You can make up your own words or use this (or something like it): “I (state your name) now choose to have this in my life. I declare that this or something better is now mine. I am happy, grateful, and blessed to have this in my life. Thank you.”
Step 4: Plant your seeds.
If you have access to a yard or garden, you can simply tear up the paper into smaller “seeds” and bury them in the ground.
Ask the Earth and the Universe to provide a fertile environment and resources for them to activate and grow in your life. Thank the Earth and Universe.
(Note: You can also ask God, Goddess, Creator, Elementals, and Angels for assistance if you resonate more with them.)
If you do not have access to a yard or garden or nature in which to plant your seeds in the ground, you can put them in a fire-safe container (pot, firepit, ceramic bowl) and burn them – be sure there is nothing flammable nearby! Be safe.
As the smoke rises, imagine that the energy of your seeds is carried in the air and up to the heavens. You can ask the Earth, God, Angels, etc. to provide a fertile environment and resources for them to activate and grow in your life. Thank whoever you asked for help.
Be open and willing to receive these things into your life.
And know they may show up differently than you expected, and that is fine!
If it is an energy match, follow it!
“Trust yourself.
Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.
Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”
~ Golda Meir
Bottom Line
It is time to decide what you want and take aligned actions toward it.
The 1-vibration will nudge you to align with the truer version of you.
Become your best you and create a life that you wish to live.
The 1-vibration opens the doors of possibility and potential, and supports individuality, creating, and new beginnings.
Play with the energy and have fun!
Remember to get clear on what you want to create, be, do, and have this year and going forward in your life. And plant your seeds!
"Act as though it were impossible to fail."
~ Anonymous
Would you like help figuring out what you really want or knowing where to focus your energy in 2026? I am available to assist you with an intuitive consultation (either a 30-minute or 60-minute session).
If you would like to know what next year may have in store for you, I invite you to schedule a 2026 Annual Numerology Forecast (available as either a 30-minute or 60-minute session).
Happy New Year! Happy New Cyscle!
May it delight you and bless you with magic and miracles.
With love and appreciation for you,
PS. If you'd like a reminder on what 2025 was about, here is the blog post I wrote about it.