A New Chapter Begins

12 - 18 JULY, 2026

Hi beautiful souls,

I wonder…

How many of us spend our lives trying to build a beautiful future without ever stopping to ask ourselves whether the life we're living right now actually feels aligned with who we truly are and what we really want?

We chase the career, the relationship, the house, the dream. We work harder, heal deeper and keep believing that once we get to the next milestone everything will finally make sense. Yet somewhere along the way, many of us forget that success isn't something you can see.

It's something you feel.

I think that's exactly what this week is asking us to remember.

I've been listening to a number of astrologers over the past few weeks and, although they all have their own unique way of interpreting the skies, one message keeps coming through loud and clear. It's the very same message that's been coming through in my own channelings.

July feels like a turning point.

Not because one single day changes everything, but because so many of the larger planetary shifts that have been quietly building over the past few months are now beginning to work together. It feels as though humanity is standing at a threshold... almost on the edge of a cliff. The old way is behind us, but the new path hasn't fully revealed itself yet.

That can feel exciting. It can also feel terrifying.

The old ways of living are no longer satisfying us. The beliefs we've carried about success, relationships, purpose and even who we thought we had to be are beginning to crack. We're questioning more deeply. We're searching for more meaning, more authenticity and more connection. More than ever, we're being invited to live in greater alignment and coherence with who we truly are.

To me, these are extraordinary times.

Not because the world is ending, but because so much of the old world within us is.

It feels as though many of us have been given an opportunity to upgrade our inner operating system. To release beliefs that once kept us safe but now keep us small. To question the stories we've inherited. To stop living on autopilot and begin creating a life that genuinely reflects who we are becoming.

As you read this, just notice what happens inside you.

Does your heart expand with excitement?

Or does fear begin to whisper?

Neither response is wrong.

Both are simply showing you where your next layer of growth lives.

This week isn't asking you to become someone else.

It's inviting you to gently peel back the layers of who you thought you had to be, so the person you've always been underneath can finally breathe.

Astrology This Week

For me, this is one of the most beautiful New Moons of the year.

It doesn't arrive demanding action or asking us to hustle harder. It arrives quietly, gently placing a hand on our hearts and asking a question that many of us have been too busy to answer.

Does your life actually feel like home?

Not your house. Not your postcode. Not the life everyone else sees.

Your real life, the one you wake up to every morning. Does it nourish you? Do your relationships feel safe? Do you laugh enough? Do you feel seen? Do you have space to rest, breathe and simply be?

Or have you become so busy creating a good life that you've forgotten to enjoy the one you're already living?

Cancer reminds us that before we build anything meaningful in the outside world, we first need to create emotional safety within ourselves. Home is no longer just a place we live. Home becomes the feeling we carry inside us wherever we go.

This New Moon is a beautiful time to plant intentions, but perhaps not the intentions we're used to making. Rather than asking for more success, more money or more achievements, maybe we ask for more peace. More presence. More courage to live in alignment with what truly matters.

Because when our inner world feels safe, the outer world begins to change naturally.

Mercury continues its retrograde journey through Cancer this week, and I know retrogrades often get blamed for everything from delayed flights to confusing conversations, but I honestly see this one differently.

Mercury Retrograde is giving us an opportunity to rewrite old emotional stories. Childhood memories, family dynamics or conversations we thought we'd finished with may gently return. Not because life wants us to stay stuck in the past, but because we now have enough awareness to see it through different eyes.

Sometimes healing isn't about changing the past. It's about changing the meaning we've given it.

At the same time, Jupiter is beginning to settle into Leo, opening a completely new twelve-month chapter centred around courage, creativity and living more wholeheartedly. After spending so much time healing and looking inward, there is now a quiet invitation to begin expressing who we really are.

Not louder. Not bigger. Just more honestly.

I think over the coming months we're going to see more people stepping into their gifts, speaking their truth and choosing lives that feel more aligned than impressive.

What a beautiful thing that would be.

How This Week May Feel

This week may feel quieter on the outside, but incredibly alive on the inside.

You may find yourself questioning what really matters. You may notice you're craving slower mornings, meaningful conversations, nourishing food, time in nature or simply being around people who make you feel like yourself.

Old emotions may rise unexpectedly, not to overwhelm you but to be acknowledged and released.

You may also begin to notice that some of the beliefs you've held for years simply don't fit anymore. The belief that you have to prove yourself. The belief that you have to keep everyone happy. The belief that you're somehow behind. The belief that you're not enough.

As these old stories begin to loosen their grip, something else quietly takes their place.

Trust. Not certainty. Trust.

Trust that your life is unfolding exactly as it needs to.

Trust that what is leaving is creating space for what is coming.

Trust that you don't have to force what's meant for you.

How to Work With This Energy

Rather than asking yourself what you should do next, ask yourself what feels true.

Spend time somewhere that feels like home.

Journal without trying to find the right answers.

Cook beautiful food.

Walk barefoot.

Call someone you love.

Watch the sunrise.

Turn your phone off for an hour.

Sit quietly and listen to your own thoughts before listening to everyone else's opinions.

If something no longer feels aligned, have the courage to acknowledge it.

And if something lights your heart up, don't dismiss it.

The seeds you plant under this Cancer New Moon aren't just for the next month.

They have the potential to shape the next chapter of your life.

Choose them with intention.

✨ Affirmation of the Week ✨

"I choose to create a life that feels as beautiful on the inside as it looks on the outside. I trust my heart, honour my truth and welcome this next chapter with courage, peace and love".

Before You Go...

Can I Leave You With One Thought?

I don't think this month is changing us.

I think it's revealing us.

Perhaps everything you've experienced over the past year, the challenges, the endings, the healing, the uncertainty, the lessons, hasn't been happening to make your life harder.

Perhaps it has been gently preparing you for the life you're now ready to live.

We often think transformation happens in one extraordinary moment.

But I don't think it does. I think it happens quietly.

One brave conversation.

One new boundary.

One decision to choose yourself.

One old belief released.

One morning you wake up and realise you no longer think the way you used to.

And that's when you know you've changed.

So as we stand on the edge of this beautiful New Moon in this epic month, don't ask yourself how quickly you can get to the next chapter. Instead, ask yourself…

Who do I want to be as I walk into it?

I have a feeling this isn't just another week.

It's the beginning of something much bigger, and if your heart has been telling you that life is changing...

Trust it.

Love you,

Sarah ✨

If you would like to receive some more guidance about this week's energy, watch my Weekly Cosmic Forecast below.

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