The Final Shedding

1 - 7 FEBRUARY 2026

Hi beautiful soul, 

As February opens, the energy shifts decisively. You can feel it almost immediately, not as a rush, but as a quiet knowing in the body that something has changed. A full moon in leo on the first of this month is no joke, its like BANG, February is here and it's on fire. 

January was the liminal space, the corridor, the recalibration, the pause between breaths. It asked us to slow down, to listen, to sit in the in-between without forcing clarity. February, though, carries a different tone. This is the moment you realise you’ve already stepped into something new, even if you don’t yet have words for it.

This first week of the month has a very particular feeling to it, like the final skin slipping off. Not dramatically. Not painfully. Just unmistakably. There’s a sense that something is complete, that an old chapter has quietly closed, even if the next one hasn’t fully revealed itself yet. You may feel lighter without knowing exactly why, or notice that certain emotional patterns, stories, or reactions simply don’t hook you the way they used to.

This is the last full week of shedding before the energy accelerates  and that matters, because what we are preparing for now is not small. 

One of the biggest shifts of our lifetime is already underway, and it’s shaping everything we’re feeling. Neptune has moved out of Pisces, where it has been since 2011, and into Aries, beginning an entirely new spiritual era. This is not a subtle transition. Even if you can’t logically explain it, your nervous system and intuition already know.

Neptune in Pisces was a long cycle of dissolution. Boundaries blurred. Identities softened. Illusions fell apart. Many of us felt emotionally porous, spiritually open, sometimes inspired, sometimes lost, sometimes exhausted or unanchored. It was a time of deep compassion and deep confusion, of spiritual searching and emotional overwhelm.

Neptune in Aries is something else entirely. This is spiritual sovereignty. Awakening through action. Embodied truth. The courage to live what you believe, not just dream about it. We are no longer being asked to dissolve into the collective or lose ourselves in ideals we are being asked to stand up inside our own soul and take responsibility for our path.

That’s why this week feels like a clearing of residue. Why old emotional patterns feel tired. Why excuses, avoidance, and self-betrayal no longer land. The fog is lifting, and with that clarity comes a quiet but undeniable call to integrity. Not harshly. Just honestly.

At the same time, this week carries the feeling of a calm before acceleration. On the surface, life may feel spacious, even gentle. But underneath, there’s an unmistakable hum,  like energy gathering itself, coiling, preparing to move.

That’s because we are entering a three-month corridor of massive activation. February, March, and April are not business as usual. They are the runway. The lead-up. The ignition point.

We are preparing for Aquarius Eclipse season, which will peak later in February and again in March, eclipses that don’t just change personal stories, but repattern collective timelines. Aquarius eclipses are about freedom and truth, future pathways, technology and consciousness, community, and the breaking down of outdated systems. They don’t whisper. They wake us up.

This week is the final exhale before that activation.

A moment to let the old skin fall away without forcing the new one on too quickly. A chance to arrive clean, clear, and aligned before momentum returns. Let’s set fire to the old with the full moon in leo energy and roar if we need to one more time.

If this week feels quieter than you expected, trust it. If it feels reactive, trust that too. 

Everything is gathering itself now. And very soon, the movement will fast. 

The core themes of the week

Emotionally, you may feel clearer but quieter.Less dramatic or more dramatic.Less attached.More grounded in your own centre.

You might notice:

— a sense of completion without closure rituals

— a desire to simplify

— a growing intolerance for nonsense

— a subtle excitement about the future, without details yet

— fatigue lifting in waves

— intuition sharpening

This is not the week to force answers.

It is the week to notice what’s falling away without effort.

How to work with this energy

Let this be a soft integration week.

• Rest more than usual,  your system is recalibrating.

• Pay attention to what feels heavy versus light.

• Don’t rush decisions, but don’t ignore clarity either.

• Move your body gently,  walking, stretching, grounding.

• Journal what you are done with. Not what you want yet, what you are finished carrying.

  
  

Most importantly this week: Don’t put old skins back on just because they’re familiar.

What's happening in the Astro:

This week opens under a bold, heart-led Leo Full Moon, setting the emotional tone for the days ahead. Leo Full Moons illuminate themes of self-expression, confidence, visibility, creativity, and courage.

Something wants to be felt, seen, or acknowledged, not quietly processed anymore. With the Sun now firmly in Aquarius, and Pluto newly settled there too, the energy lifts us out of emotional processing and into a wider, future-facing perspective.

We’re no longer being asked to feel everything, we’re being asked to see clearly.

To recognise what systems, roles, and patterns have reached their expiration point.

Mercury is direct again, helping our thoughts organise themselves, while Mars in Capricorn continues to strengthen our foundations quietly.

Nothing here is rushed,  but everything is intentional and powerful. 

✨ Affirmation of the Week

“I release what no longer fits. I stand ready for what’s next.”

As we move through this first week of February, I want you to remember this. You don’t need to rush. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to force clarity before it’s ready.

You have already done the hard part. You’ve released. You’ve shed.

 You’ve sat in the unknown longer than most people ever allow themselves to.

What you’re feeling now,  that quiet, slightly strange, in-between sensation, isn’t emptiness. It’s space. And space is where new life forms.

This week is about trusting that your body, your nervous system, and your soul already know what’s next even if your mind hasn’t caught up yet. Let yourself land here. Let yourself breathe. Let yourself feel proud of how far you’ve come, even if no one else can see the inner work you’ve done.

The energy is about to move fast. The coming weeks will bring momentum, awakenings, decisions, and shifts that feel unmistakable. But right now, you are being given a pause,  a moment to stand at the threshold and choose not from fear, but from truth. We must start to appreciate these pauses; they are a gift. 

And whatever you’re stepping into next, you’re ready for it. I see you, I love you and remember there are many of us in this together. 

I love you,

Sarah

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