January The Inbetween Space

11 - 17 JANUARY 2026

Hello beautiful soul,

Before we rush headfirst into “New Year Energy,” I want to gently pause us here for a moment  because January is not quite what we think it is.

Energetically, this month lives in an in-between space. While our calendars tell us the year has already begun, many ancient systems, including the Mayan calendar and Chinese astrology, don’t recognise January as the true start at all. In those traditions, this is a threshold month. A liminal corridor. A space between endings and beginnings.

So if you’re feeling reflective rather than fired up, tired instead of motivated, uncertain instead of crystal clear,you are not alone. You are not missing anything. You are exactly where you’re meant to be.

This week, January 11–18, carries that same energy. It’s not asking us to push forward or reinvent ourselves overnight. It’s asking us to arrive gently. To listen. To orient ourselves to the profound shift that is already underway.

Because my beautiful friends, 2026 is not a small year.

Numerologically, it’s a Number 1 year,  a year of beginnings, courage, leadership, and identity change. A year that quietly but persistently asks: Who are you becoming now? Not who you’ve been. Not who you’ve had to be. But who is emerging!

Old habits, old routines, old ways of living will slowly lose their grip this year. Not because you’re doing anything wrong, but because you’re outgrowing them. 2026 supports growth, experimentation, and change. It rewards curiosity and honesty more than certainty or control.

And yet, January doesn’t rush us into that future.

There’s a reason for this pause. The true energetic new year hasn’t quite landed yet. The Chinese New Year is still approaching, and with it comes an animal energy shift that subtly changes the pace of life. We’re moving out of a slower, consolidating cycle and into one that carries more movement, visibility, courage, and momentum. You may already feel it underneath everything, a restlessness, a sense that something is coming, an impatience with what feels heavy or stagnant.

That feeling is real. And it’s pointing you forward.

But for now, we are walking toward the first new moon of the year, the Capricorn New Moon on January 18/19, and this lunar cycle is less about planting shiny new intentions and more about clearing the ground they’ll grow from.

Saturn and Neptune are sitting in the very final degrees of Pisces, completing a long evolutionary chapter that has shaped our emotional and spiritual lives for years. Because of this, this New Moon may feel more like a closing than a beginning. You might notice a desire to simplify, to be honest with yourself, to release something you’ve been carrying far longer than you realised.

This week invites reflection rather than planning. It asks different questions, not “What do I want?” but “What am I ready to let go of so something new can be built?” 

Capricorn energy is steady and truthful. It doesn’t sugarcoat, but it doesn’t punish either. It helps us see clearly. You may feel the urge to tidy something up, emotionally, practically, energetically. Conversations you’ve avoided may want to happen. Inner clarity may arrive quietly, without drama.

Capricorn is symbolised by the Sea Goat, a creature that moves between deep water and high mountains. It reminds us that we don’t have to choose between sensitivity and strength. We can honour our emotional depth and our capacity to build something real in the world.

As w move further into 2026, things will speed up. Decisions will come faster. Timelines will compress. Identities, roles, and relationships will evolve. This year doesn’t reward staying small to feel safe,  but it also doesn’t require rushing. It asks for responsiveness, not reactivity. Presence, not pressure.

So this week, let yourself begin slowly.

Rest if you need to. Journal what you’ve done carrying. Listen to your body more than your mind. Simplify one thing. Tell one truth. Trust that momentum is coming  and that resting now is part of how you’ll meet it well.

If there's one message I want you to carry into this first week, it's this:

You don’t need to know the destination yet.

You only need to notice the direction your soul is pointing.

This is the beginning, even if it doesn’t look like one yet.

And that is precisely the work of this week.

Think of this week as strengthening your legs before the run.

What you integrate now will determine how grounded you feel when life speeds up later in the year.

NOTES FOR THIS WEEK

Astro Focus - Capricorn New Moon (Jan 18/19)

This is not a loud or flashy new moon. It carries closing energy before opening energy. 

So instead of asking,

“What do I want to manifest?”

This New Moon asks:

“What am I ready to release?”

“What foundation do I want to build on?”

“What no longer fits the person I am becoming?”

Capricorn doesn’t ask for perfection. It asks for integrity.

This is a New Moon for honest self-assessment, not pressure.

For quiet intention, not grand declarations.

For clearing space, not filling it yet.

You don’t need the full plan.

You just need to know what you’re no longer willing to carry forward.

How This Week May Feel

This week may feel like:

• restlessness mixed with reflection

• excitement without clarity yet

• emotional honesty surfacing

• a desire to simplify

• a sense that “something big is coming”

• sensitivity, vivid dreams, intuitive nudges

• readiness for change, but not rushing

  
  

You may feel yourself loosening old identities.

You may realise you can’t live the same way anymore.

You may feel done with overthinking  and ready to live more boldly.

Trust that.

How To Work With This Energy

This is a listening week, not a pushing one.

Let curiosity lead instead of pressure.

Journal what you’re ready to release.

Notice what drains you  and what quietly lights you up.

Strengthen your body and nervous system.

Simplify schedules where you can.

Speak honestly, gently, and with integrity.

Think of this week as strengthening your legs before the run.

What you integrate now will determine how grounded you feel when life speeds up later in the year.

Soul Message for the Week

You are not stuck. You are standing at the doorway of a new life.Release gently. Build wisely.Soon, the path will open and when it does, you will be ready to move.

✨ Affirmation of the Week

"I release what no longer fits.I trust the timing of my life.I step into 2026 grounded, open, and ready."

A Gentle Heads-up for 2026

A few things to keep in mind as the year unfolds:

• Life will move faster from mid-year onward

• Alignment will matter more than effort

• What’s outdated will fall away quickly

• Leadership will rise organically

• Freedom themes replace fear themes

• Heart-led choices will outperform logic alone

  
  

Simplify early.

Rest intentionally.

Choose alignment over obligation.

2026 - Number 1 Year

Numerologically, 2026 is a Number 1 year,  the beginning of a brand-new nine-year cycle.

Number 1 year is about:

• new identities

• new paths

• new leadership

• new courage

• new chapters

Capricorn doesn’t ask for perfection. It asks for integrity.

This is a New Moon for honest self-assessment, not pressure.

For quiet intention, not grand declarations.

For clearing space, not filling it yet.

You don’t need the full plan.

You just need to know what you’re no longer willing to carry forward.

The Snake to Horse Shift — Why 2026 Will Speed Up

We are still completing the Year of the Snake.

Snake energy is:

• internal

• strategic

• quiet

• deeply transformational

• focused on shedding skins

  
  

Snake years ask us to go inward, feel everything, release old identities, and transform privately. Much of the last year and especially the closing months,  has been about emotional truth, inner recalibration, and letting go beneath the surface.

But soon, we enter the Year of the Horse (Feb 17th)

And Horse energy is the opposite.

The Horse is:

• fast

• expressive

• outward

• freedom-seeking

• movement-driven

• visible

  
  

Where the Snake waits, the Horse runs.

Where the Snake reflects, the Horse acts.

Where the Snake sheds quietly, the Horse moves boldly into the open.

This Snake → Horse transition is one of the biggest energetic gear shifts.

That’s why January feels odd.

You are recalibrating from stillness to motion.

Once Horse energy fully arrives, life will move quickly.

Opportunities will come faster.

Decisions will matter more.

Change will accelerate.

This is why 2026 becomes a fast-moving year of massive transformation,  but only after this slower threshold phase completes.

I love you,

Sarah

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