2026: New Year, New Moon and New Beginning
“We are already complete. All we need is the clarity to recognize the wholeness that is us.” ~Rod Stryker
Sometime near the last week of December 2025 there was a distinct moment of feeling that we had ‘turned a page’. There was no visible evidence for this. No details. Just a realization that we, human beings, had completed a long cycle of experience; of repetitive action based on prior conditioning.
That page turning closed a chapter, maybe ended a book. The subsequent feeling of completion was a relief and a cause for celebration as it is not just an individual feeling. It is a collective feeling and is being experienced globally by so many.
That feeling is an energetic wave that, due to rising frequency, allows us to be more receptive to the many seismic changes we experience now and moving forward into 2026. We exit the static and align with the fluid. The river of life that ushers us hither and yon becomes the refreshing source of everything possible.
“Said the river: imagine everything you can imagine, then keep on going.” ~Mary Oliver
Do not be bogged down by details or by thoughts that bind us to the past. The only truth we find there is the great need for change. Change by which we find our selves moved forward ‘over night’. Every field of human experience is seeing great leaps in positive discovery. More to come naturally.
The book we complete may be accessed through memory only but those memories will become distant quickly as we step from one experience, a rather negative one based on fear, confusion and mistrust to the higher frequency that we come to access, as Pamela Gregory says ‘living from the inside out, not the outside in’.
There, deep within, we find the still point that really defies definition. It is ‘beyond’ what our mind may imagine. The emptiness there can feel like deep peace. In this calm there is a sense of stability knowing that I am not this body/mind; that life is not so much about doing but being open to that which shows up. This relieves one of the constant thought, “I must do something”.
Our answer does not lie in all the human activity and conditioned thoughts but in the silence that weaves its way through the chaos. When we listen our questions are answered. The day to day is simplified. Yes, “without my interference the world gets along just fine” (Robert Wolfe) and without my desire to control or make something happen the universe delivers to my doorstep everything ‘in a timely manner’.
Where does the ocean meet the sky? The grey of distant waters meet the pale sky? There is a line there, the horizon. It separates heaven from earth. Some days the contrast is pronounced and that line is accentuated. Other days, the waters are less dark and the sky more. The horizon line almost disappears. The beyond that is not visible but is easier to reach. There is no separation. ‘I’ am not separate from that. That being the eternal, infinite source. It is a meditation that takes us inward, to the still point.
Why do we want to see beyond and find the still point? We will see in 2026 that the frequency and the speed of change can be unsettling for those who are adapting to fluidity. A tethered boat struggles in the storm. When set free it is carried a loft.
This first New Moon of the New Year in Capricorn sets the stage for what is portended to be a highly energetic year. Capricorn is strength, determination, perseverance, resourceful. It is a cardinal earth sign that makes decisions for the collective. As the third to last sign of the Zodiac Capricorn is aware of the need for structure that supports growth and climbing to the mountaintop.
With Sun, Moon, Mercury and Mars all in Capricorn we have an opportunity during this New Moon to set an intention of reaching the mountaintop, the higher frequency that serves all of us as a wiser expression of human nature. It is a firm platform to stand upon as we journey through the storm.
This is the year of the Fire Horse. Those two words need little description. Suffice it to say action that happens quickly, perhaps erratically, highly creative and unpredictable. The element itself, fire, purifying.
Though we are winding down from the peak of solar activity of 2024-25 we can still expect solar flares to be more frequent than in the interim years. This activity typically can be destabilizing to Earth infrastructure.
April 26 Uranus moves into Gemini, the mutable air sign. The last time Uranus was in Gemini, was 1941-48. According to the Farmer’s Almanac Uranus in Gemini “indicates a period of unexpected changes and radical ideas that will reshape communication and society for years to come.”
In the sign of the twins, there will be advances in communication, technology, education, and transportation. We are seeing these changes occurring rapidly now. Self-driving cars, flying cars, AI, advancements in medicine based on new technology.
Uranus stands for revolution for evolution so we are prepared for shifts to occur in collective perspection toward a community that serves everyone.
Uranus is electric energy. As such the nervous system, ruled by Gemini may need extra care as electrical overload can contribute to mental instability (Mercury, Gemini’s ruler relates to the mind). If we get caught up in disinformation and information excess the nervous system may suffer.
It is valuable during these few days around the Capricorn New Moon to access one’s ability to stand firm in the storm and continue to rise above the chatter and chaos. Ask your self what is it you focus on during moments of challenge? If you find your self connecting to external stimuli become adept at sinking into the still point of peace and calm. With patience and focus it is as easy as the opposite, being swept up in world events.
We begin to notice that the still point is ever there, unchanging and welcoming to us. While what goes on around us is unstable, always in flux and certainly not peaceful. It seems like an easy choice. Suffering and drama can be addictive however. To overcome any addiction we must change our mind. Uranus in Gemini is all about change of mind.
Random Quotes:
“People don’t realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.”~ Eckhart Tolle
“There is no memory or retentive faculty based on lasting impression. What we designate as memory is but increased responsiveness to repeated stimuli.” ~ Nikola Tesla
“Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.” ~ Tennessee Williams
“Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.” ~Sodo Yokoyama
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them-–that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~ Lao Tzu
Be Still 