Rebirth Year

Hello! I hope your planetary alignment went well. 

Welcome to the year of the Phoenix. 

This is my definition for this year. Let me explain…

As the Lunar New Year arrives on January 29th - at the Aquarius New Moon - we change in the Chinese Zodiac to the year of the Snake. This upcoming year of the snake represents stealthiness and wisdom. It can be a bit slower of a growth year, but because the snake brings caution it allows for time to observe and internally organize the self. You may find that you have less close friends this year as you become weary to trust things and people. But, that close circle of trust will provide healing and growth where needed. This may allow you to be open about yourself and your past in a safe space that will then correlate to becoming more confident in your foundation to show up more fully in the world as who you truly are. You will be able to shed old skin and step into new skin and the world may not see it until the transformation takes place, but you will feel it deeply and those close to you will know. That is all that matters. This year is less about posting the details of your movement on social media and more about allowing yourself to go inward when you need to go inward and feeling confident to speak out when it is time to speak out.

We are leaving the year of the Dragon which is a power year for many. You may have really honed in on vision in 2024 or found your role as a leader. You may have begun discovering ways you can harness your energy. This can be frustrating right now as in the transition some of this energy is leaving to allow us to go inward. Mars in Retrograde until February 23rd also doesn’t help that sluggish feeling taking over. Do not forget what you learned in 2024. Take some time to write it down so you can reference back when this zig zag year of movement leaves you a bit flustered or forgetting your direction. Write your goals, visions and skills down and then release yourself to experience 2025 for all the intensity and shifting it will bring.

See yourself as the snake slithering along this wild earth and dodging obstacles with creative routes and a willingness to be flexible.

Remember that the view of the snake is much different than the dragon. As the snake we can only see what is right in front of us and deal with each thing as it comes. Trying to consume world news at high amounts or understanding everything as a whole may leave you spinning if you don’t ground yourself and take care of one thing at a time. Dragon energy allows us to see a bigger picture, but you may have to release this attachment to the big picture to do the work on the ground this year. I repeat: one thing at a time. It may feel dramatic for many as we have to reroute how we existed last year to cater to the needs and daily obstacles of this year. Once again, the more present you can be the more you will handle this year ahead. 

I am calling this the year of the Phoenix because we leave the fire dragon energy, let the old skin shed and come into our new path. Let the old burn away. There may be grief in what you are releasing right now. The last four years have been preparing you to learn to detach from things: comfort, people, old belief systems, and old dreams. Your ability to not be attached to things will be tested this year. This is also the road to enlightenment to be able to detach and trust the universe in every aspect of your life. If you have energies of friends, lovers or family members that are constantly triggering or pulling you down it may be time to finally release them or put up some serious boundaries so you can ride this year the way you need to. The snake has no arms or legs so it cannot carry anything on it’s journey. If you read this and feel sad about the idea of letting anyone go sit with that awhile. What are you afraid of losing? What insecurity in you doesn’t allow you to trust releasing and receiving from the universe? It will stand forever true that if you are holding something not meant for you then something meant for you can not come in. We have to release to receive it. There is no way around it. Use this emotion from releasing to heal whatever fears are arising from the past. You can let go and trust. Do you not believe you are meant to receive blessings? We all are, but we have to be ready to accept them or they never come. If you are carrying someone’s energy in your orbit who does not want to do their own work to move forward you will be literally carrying them. This will slow you down, hold you back, make you miss things meant for you and possibly hurt you. 

This is the time to take care of yourself. 

I am not saying don’t love people. I am just saying that if you are an empath, healer or caretaker you need to ground yourself this year so you can become stabilized in your new energy so you then can help others better. They can’t go through the eye of the needle with you, but you may have the opportunity to help them on the other side when you are stronger and stabilized in your new version of self. If you are so used to carrying others it may help to visualize letting go. Literally close your eyes and sit down, picture the person, comfort or desire you are having a hard time letting go, cup your hands and imagine the energy of that person or thing in your hands. Tell the energy you love it and will always love it, but for your own growth you must let go for right now. Then uncup your hands and let the energy fall through like water, sweep your hands out to the side to truly let the energy go. If you are worried about their well being ask angels, loved ones in spirit, or divine energy to be with them during this transition then ask the universe to take the weight off your heart and shoulders. You may need to do this several times or for several days until you feel lighter. 

As it is the year of the phoenix we have to be okay to set fire to the old life to fly freely in the new life. Also, I love that the phoenix is a mythical character because this year is going to test what you know to be true. With the advancements of AI and global communication we may be tested to decide what we think is real and not real on a regular basis and in very big ways. This is another reason it is necessary to ground into your own energy so you can move through this wild new information connected to self. If you do not know how to ground yourself you can try this visualization: sit with your spine straight up on the ground or in a chair, and imagine your spine being solid and strong. Go over each chakra and if it feels weak ask it why, then bring in love and pure healing energy into that place. Once you feel more connected to your spine then imagine the base of your spine going through the earth and rooting you here. This visualization can be done quickly just noticing each chakra and bringing in healing or it can be done slowly spending time at any one individual chakra. If you want to go slow, you can also let this visualization take a few days to go deeper into individual places. You can begin with the crown chakra or the root chakra - trust yourself for what feels right. 

You are here for a reason.
Yes, this year is another wild one, but if you can let go of the old ways of being, trust detachment and deal with one thing at a time on the ground, you will make it through to find the best path for your existence. Let this year take you on a ride. And if all this makes you feel anxious just rest. This season right now is slow for a reason too, rest before movement, connect with self before connecting more with the world. Go within this season to stabilize for all this year will bring. 

Amma in New Zealand

I will share one quick personal story of all these lessons I am learning - mostly centered around detachment.

Last year was a wild year of travel for me. I had the opportunity to go to Puerto Rico, multiple Hawaiian Islands, Costa Rica, California, Oregon, Guam, and New Zealand. It was a year of adventure that showed me very big visions of where I am going in the future. Then it all ended abruptly, and the universe told me to stay on the ground for the next six months and maybe even longer. My final trip was to New Zealand in December 2024 and it was amazing as I visited Cape Reinga where in Maori tradition they believe it is where the spirits leave the earth. As a Medium that was a wild experience and expanded my mind and spirit in many ways. Upon my return from New Zealand my energy was very elated, but then I quickly found out I brought back bed bugs. At first it was awful, frustrating and exhausting. But, now that I have been fighting these little bugs for over a month I am learning the wisdom the universe wanted to show me through this difficult situation. These bugs are extremely hard to get rid of and they are 99% gone, but they hide in floor boards and bite my dog to survive so I spend most of my free time spraying my home and cleaning now. I quickly learned detachment as I threw away half of my clothes, all my luggage and many items in my home so I had less to check, steam and bag. At first, I was shocked it wasn’t so hard to release, but then I began to realize it was lightening my mind to let go of material items. I then remembered a few months back I had asked the universe to simplify my life, and this ended up being a crash course in showing me what I no longer need - especially when it comes to material items. Be careful what you ask for. Last weekend as I found another bite on my dog, I once again bagged everything and sprayed the home. As my exhausted body was cleaning the chemicals the next day on my hands and knees I had a vision of monks doing the same sort of cleaning. It became clear to me that I have gone a month without feeling comfortable. It becomes hard to rest when you are fighting small bugs in your home and nothing feels “safe”. I then realized I am mentally okay without comfort. It became clear that I have everything I need and even if I had less I would be okay. As I think of people on the other side of the world losing everything to war, I am humbled by what I have. I am reminded that life is breath. Existing is all that matters. Every single item will come and go, but our breath joins us on this earth journey and leaves with us when we depart. Everything else is just a gift, a passing blessing. As these thoughts pass through, I see my mind releasing worry, detaching from all material possessions and trusting that I have all that I need. Perhaps the universe needs me to release a lot to make space for bigger blessings coming my way. Humbled and patient I enter 2025 ready for all the obstacles on the ground to be enlightening lessons guiding me toward purpose and life. 

Cape Reinga, New Zealand

Where the spirits leave the Earth.

Hope you feel more connected to the energy of these shifts and find your own personalized way back to yourself so you can find your foundation to grow on this year. Happy Rebirth.