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For those just joining us, this newsletter offers monthly insights into the energetic currents shaping our lives through the lens of Chinese metaphysics.
This Month's Energy:
We have now moved into the Yin Earth Pig month, and the energy is shifting with it. Winter season begins now, governed by the Water element, and after many months of intense Fire this season invites us to become more reflective. Water is known as the deep ocean and its connection with the unconscious mind, engaging us to look at what lies beneath the surface.
Although the Fire Horse year has the capacity to shine a brilliant light into the inner recesses of the heart and mind. With winter season upon us it is asking us to go deeper still, to question beliefs we once took for granted and to recognize what we have learned about ourselves.
What do we believe? Where do we belong? What are we here to do?
Globally the energy is shifting as well, with many governmental changes and uprisings ensuing. We now find ourselves at the threshold of a new horizon.
The Yin Earth Pig
Let’s take a look at the elemental energies this month. The Yin Earth refers to the fertile ground that supports our crops and nurtures growth. The Pig is strong water, with the capacity to flood the land. When the ground absorbs a reasonable amount, it turns fertile and productive. But once the soil is fully saturated, the ground becomes unstable. The very thing that offered stability begins to lose its structure, indicating movement takes more effort, and progress slows down.
A problem on its own may look small, but soil rarely gives way from a single drop of rain. It gives way after absorbing more and more water until it reaches its limit. If you find yourself in a similar situation, experiencing something in your life that has been quietly sinking, this could be the month to stop pretending the ground is solid. Face what has been accumulating, then choose your move:
- Strengthen what can still be strengthened
- Release what no longer needs to be carried
- Allow the people who depend on you to carry their own weight
- Find a healthier balance between being and doing
Six Retrogrades at Once
From the Western astrology perspective, six planets have gone retrograde together since October 27th, further activating a period of karmic awakening and deep healing. This powerful alignment invites us to loosen old patterns and reclaim forgotten aspect that we have lost along the way.
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Mercury: reflect, realign, and welcome clarity
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Venus: rediscover your worth and redefine love
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Saturn: strengthen your foundations and inner wisdom
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Uranus: dissolve old patterns and embrace authenticity
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Neptune: release illusions and trust your intuition
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Chiron: transform past wounds into deeper wisdom
It is no wonder we may feel like we are processing a lot, both mentally and emotionally it can feel like an overwhelming tidal wave. Many of us find ourselves challenged as we move through uncharted waters, questioning everything while a new path takes shape. The old version of you no longer thinks and feels the same, and the new version has not found its footing yet. That in-between can be deeply unsettling. However the more we understand what is happening cosmically may help us lean in and trust that what we are processing is part of our evolution, our journey waking up to the truth of who we are.
Even when we are in our deepest despair, the light is still there. I know facing our fears is frightening. The sooner we turn toward them, the sooner they stop defining us. Each pattern we integrate lightens the load, and the more brightly the light shines through us.
The Journey Ahead
This is the journey toward enlightenment, and 2026 and 2027 are exceptional years for setting the stage. The Fire Horse and the Fire Goat years are known as the sun and the moon, yang and yin working together they suggest that portals of consciousness are open and ready to transmute what no longer serves us and align us with our crown chakras. Even though this inner work can be painful we are being moved to step into our authentic selves, to stand in sovereign awareness as people with the authority to shape their own experience.
I have walked this road for a long time, diving deep into understanding my own truth. In my experience, transformation rarely arrive quietly, and we are in a period governed by Fire, and Fire transforms everything it touches. The energies of 2027 are already being drawn towards as we begin preparing for a year that cultivates our wisdom and compassion to be more thoughtful about what we create.
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