The Shedding Is Complete: A New Cycle Begins

For nearly a decade, many of us have been shedding.

Some consciously.

Some quietly.

Some through loss.

Some through awakening.

The final days of the Snake remind us:

Transformation is not glamorous.

It is slow.

It is intimate.

It is cellular.

And now?

The shedding is complete.

2016–2025: The Decade of Descent

For some of us, the dark night didn’t begin last year.

It began years ago.

For me, it began in 2016 the year my mother passed. What followed was not just grief. It was identity unraveling. It was survival. It was the slow stripping away of who I thought I was supposed to be.

The last decade asked me to release:

• Roles that no longer fit

• Attachments that were built on fear

• Versions of myself that were rooted in proving

2025 carried 9 energy carried completion, closure, karmic clearing.

And I felt it.

I let that shiz go.

Not dramatically.

Intentionally.

Not because I failed.Because I evolved.

And somewhere along the way, something shifted.

I stopped trying to outrun my journey.

I began loving it.

That is when I knew the cycle was closing.

Enter the Year of the Horse: Momentum Returns

The Horse does not crawl.

It runs.

Horse energy is:

• Forward moving

• Independent

• Vision-driven

• Fire activated

But this is not chaotic fire.

This is directed movement.

After a decade of internal excavation, we are not reacting anymore.

We are steering.

Aquarius New Moon + Fire Eclipse: Activation Through Vision

Aquarius governs:

• Innovation

• Future architecture

• Authentic leadership

• Community impact

A New Moon plants seeds.

A Fire eclipse accelerates ignition.

When these align, something internal becomes visible.

What we have been integrating becomes active.

This is not about becoming someone new.

It is about leading as the woman who walked through it.

2026: A 1 Year of Initiation

After 9 comes 1.

Completion gives way to initiation.

1 energy says:

“I begin.”

Not from desperation.

From integration.

You are not underprepared.

You are already equipped.

Tarot Mirrors the Moment

The Magician reminds you:

You have the tools mind, heart, resources, vision.

The Chariot reminds you:

Direct your momentum. Choose your lane.

The Emperor reminds you:

Build structures that protect your peace.

This is not survival energy.

This is sovereignty energy.

The Real Shift: Peace as Architecture

The greatest realization of this cycle?

I do not want chaos anymore.

I want:

Flow.

Joy.

Calm.

Peace.

And not in a passive way.

In an intentional way.

Peace is built.

Through boundaries.

Through systems.

Through saying no early.

Through protecting your nervous system.

That is the leadership energy being ushered in now.

Journal Prompts: Step Into the New Cycle

If you are feeling this shift too, sit with these:

1. What did the last decade teach me about my own resilience?
2. What version of myself did I finally release in 2
3. Where am I being invited to lead instead of wait?What structures would create more peace in my daily life?
4. If this next 10-year cycle prioritized flow, joy, and calm what would I build differently?

Write honestly.

This is not manifestation fluff.

This is integration work.

Final Transmission

The shedding is complete.

Momentum is returning.

You are not starting over.

You are starting higher.

And this time? You are building intentionally.

Ready to Step Into Your 2026 Initiation?

 If you are feeling the shift… trust it.

This is not random energy.

This is the closing of a cycle and the beginning of something intentional.

If you would like clarity on what this new chapter is activating in your life, your leadership, your calling, your next aligned move. I invite you to book a reading.

We will explore:

• What you have completed

• What is igniting now

•Where your momentum is meant to go

•And how to build structures that protect your peace

You are not behind.

You are beginning.

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