From Shedding to Sacred Momentum: Closing 2025 & Entering 2026 with Intention
As 2025 comes to a close, many of us are feeling a sense of completion.
In Chinese astrology, 2025 carried the energy of the Snake: a year of shedding old skin, releasing outdated layers, and confronting patterns that could no longer come with us. For some, this showed up as obvious endings. For others, it appeared as deep awareness, where they began to notice what feels heavy, misaligned, or simply no longer true.
And that awareness is key.
Not everything we shed is dramatic. Sometimes the most profound release is realizing what no longer fits.
What 2025 Asked of Us
The Snake sheds old skin when it’s ready.
This year wasn’t necessarily about immediate or significant change - it was about consciousness.
Becoming aware of:
Patterns we keep repeating
Emotional loops that drain us
Identities we’ve outgrown
Ways we disconnect from our own energy
Awareness is the beginning of transformation. You don’t need to “fix” everything at once. You only need to see clearly.
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Entering 2026: The Year of the Horse
As we move into 2026 — the Year of the Horse — representing momentum, movement, vitality, and forward motion. It carries strong life force energy and invites us to move ahead with confidence.
But momentum alone isn’t enough.
Here’s are my two cents:
Momentum without clarity can feel scattered.
Movement without purpose can lead to burnout.
Energy without direction often lacks consistency.
True momentum isn’t about rushing forward - it’s about moving intentionally.
When your energy is consciously directed, your actions become more sustainable, grounded, and aligned with what your soul is actually asking for.
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Why Clarity Matters Before You Move
The momentum we’re feeling at the beginning of the year - wants and needs direction.
Going into a new year with clarity, focus, and intention allows your energy to move with purpose, rather than being pulled into old, negative thought patterns, beliefs, habits and old ways of being - overall.
Gentle Practices to Support This Transition
Small, conscious practices can create powerful shifts.
1. Energy Check-In
Sit quietly and ask yourself:
Where is my energy going lately?
Notice what feels nourishing and what feels draining - without judgment.
2. Release Ritual
Write down anything that feels complete, heavy, or outdated.
Tear it up or burn it as a symbol of closure and release.
3. Intentional Redirection
Choose one quality you want to cultivate this year: clarity, steadiness, trust, courage, presence.
Let that guide your choices.
4. Body Awareness
Notice where you hold tension.
The body often carries what the mind has normalized.
These practices create space; and space allows energy to move intentionally.
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How Reiki Can Support This Process
Reiki works directly with your life force energy. It helps clear stagnation, bring awareness to energetic blockages, and reconnect you with your inner guidance. Rather than forcing change, Reiki creates the conditions for alignment.
If you’re feeling called to enter this new cycle with greater clarity and grounded momentum, Reiki can be a powerful support.
As a thank-you for being part of this community, I’m offering a $25 certificate toward any Reiki session, valid through the Spring Equinox - March 20th, 2026.
ps. You don’t need to have everything figured out.
Clarity often comes after you slow down enough to listen.
WIth Intention,
dD - Reiki Practitioner - JourneyWithDaljit
