10/02/2026
2026 is the Year Of The Fire Horse. Cosmic & Solar Influences Will Supercharge this Fiery Year! Are you ready?
On 17 February 2026, incredibly intense energies converge with the Chinese Lunar New Year opening the Year of the Fire Horse under an annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse – this coinciding with our Sun being close to solar maximum and 2026 initiating a new nine‑year numerology cycle as a Universal Year 1.
This promises to be a year where inner and outer conflict and upheaval leads to revolution, personal, cultural and planetary change and new ways of being and showing up in the world. As the doors of the past 9 year cycle draw to a close and doors to this new cycle begin to open they invite all of us to step through in a new way: Personally, Collectively, Cosmically.
Meeting the Fire Horse Within
In Chinese astrology, Horse carries the medicine of movement, freedom, courage and the refusal to be tamed by what is false or too small. When the Horse meets Fire, everything becomes brighter, faster, more alive: passion wakes up, visibility increases, and the soul’s desire for authenticity becomes harder to ignore.
You might imagine the Fire Horse as that part of you that:
• Will no longer squeeze itself into roles that exhaust your spirit.
• Knows, quietly but clearly, that you are here to live more truthfully, even if you’re not yet sure how.
• Is willing, at last, to move - out of a job, a pattern, a way of relating, an identity - that has already completed its purpose.
Historically, Fire Horse years have coincided with intense change - wars ending or escalating, disasters forcing communities to rebuild, social movements rising and old structures being challenged. The influence of the various astrological alignments in 2026 coincide with the energies of the Fire Horse archetype energising the currents of wild change and fierce freedom that will move through all humanity, all nations and our mother earth herself.
As you feel into your own life, you may notice where this Fire Horse energy is already showing up: the conversations you can no longer avoid, the truths you can no longer un know, the quiet rebellions already under way in your heart.
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The “Ring of Fire” Eclipse: When the Light Changes:
On the very day the New Year begins, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, creating an annular solar eclipse - a luminous ring of fire in the sky along a narrow path over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, with a partial eclipse visible in parts of southern Africa.
Eclipses are threshold moments: the light changes, and with it, our perspective.
Astrologically, many see this eclipse as resonating with Aquarian themes - community, humanity, the future, technology and how we live together on this planet. In your own life, this may translate as:
• Sudden clarity about which people, communities or groups truly nourish you - and which you’ve outgrown.
• Strong nudges to change how you relate to online spaces, information and technology.
• A deeper recognition that your unique energy and voice are needed in the collective field inviting you to become more visible in ways you would have previously shunned.
You might notice that certain of your identities or roles feel like they are being gently eclipsed - phased out - not as punishment, but to make room for a more honest version of you to emerge. Just as the Sun is not extinguished during an eclipse, nothing true in you is being taken away; it is simply being reframed.
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A New Nine Year Story Begins:
In numerology, 2026 is a Universal Year 1, the first chapter of a new nine year cycle. Year 1 energy is about seeding new beginnings, reclaiming self leadership and opening to fresh directions. If the last cycle has felt like a long chapter of learning, unravelling and completion, you may sense that this year is asking a different question:
“If I weren’t defined by who I’ve been and the responsibilities I’ve assumed, what would I begin now?”
This doesn’t require dramatic outer change overnight. In psychological terms, the unconscious mind responds beautifully to small, symbolic steps. It might be as simple as:
• Setting a small boundary so you have more space and feel more at ease and supported.
• Saying no where you once automatically said yes.
• Allowing yourself to imagine a future where your nervous system is calmer, your work is more aligned and your relationships feel more mutual - and letting that image quietly begin to teach your body what is possible.
As you picture yourself closing of the old nine year cycle, you might notice how your shoulders soften, or how your breath changes, when you imagine having chosen a more kind, courageous path, by taking one small step at a time. That noticing is the beginning of the path.
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Solar Maximum and Your Sensitive System
Above us, the Sun is busy. We are nearing the peak of Solar Cycle 25, with more frequent and powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. These events can disrupt satellites, communications and power grids, and they also create magnificent auroras in our skies.
During these periods of heightened solar activity, many of us experience their own inner “weather” more intensely. Common experiences include:
• Sleep changes, vivid dreams or feeling wired and exhausted at the same time.
• Heightened stress and anxiety along with unusual physiological symptoms.
• Emotional waves moving more frequently and quickly, old triggers rising to be felt and released.
• Moments of sudden insight and intuition - like puzzle pieces of your life clicking into place when you weren’t consciously trying to figure them out.
All these are simply the reactions to a highly charged environment - solar, societal and emotional - and your system is trying to adapt to these fluctuating vibrations. This is where the simplest practices become the most powerful: grounding, breath, Reiki, gentle movement, being in nature, letting your body have the time it needs to integrate these cosmic invitations to change.
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The World in Truth Telling Mode
If you look around, you may sense that it’s not only individuals who are changing. Systems are creaking; stories are cracking; truths are surfacing.
As we exit the shedding of the Snake year, 2026 has already brought huge pivotal societal events. Releasing of previously sealed and hidden documents, investigations into historic abuses, revelations of decades-long deception and corruption which have now entered public view and conscious awareness. This can be confronting and disillusioning. It can also be clarifying. As more of what has been hidden comes into the light, our collective field gains the information it needs to say, “No more,” and to protect ourselves and the vulnerable with clearer eyes.
On the geopolitical stage, observers describe a fragile security landscape, with rising tensions and critical tests for peace and diplomacy in the coming years. Many people can feel a background hum of concern about conflict, even as there are also strong movements - seen and unseen - focusing on de escalation, dialogue and more creative ways of resolving tension. In Horse language, we might say: the herd is restless, and we are being asked to choose between rearing, fighting, stampeding and learning to move and live together more peacefully, coherently and consciously.
Another thread in this truth telling tapestry is the global conversation around digital IDs, central bank digital currencies, AI & digital surveillance and increasingly data driven governance. These technologies are being developed and, in some places, already implemented, with promises of convenience and efficiency and anti-corruption. At the same time, many individuals, groups and scholars are raising important concerns about privacy, consent, and the possibility of such systems concentrating too much power in too few hands.
At heart, this is a sovereignty question:
“How can we embrace innovation and societal progress while staying deeply rooted in our own inner authority, self-determination and values?”
On a more spiritual plane:
We incarnated on this wondrous yet challenging-to-navigate planet for the advancement of our Soul by learning to make good quality choices and decisions from a place of free will. Our learning comes from experiencing the consequences of these decisions good or bad. If the sovereign right for us to freely choose our own actions from a multitude of choices is stripped away by upper echelons of control – where does that leave us spiritually? What is the higher purpose of such an existence?
Across politics, media, finance, health and spirituality, cracks are appearing in narratives that once felt unquestionable. Conflicts of interest are being exposed; people once viewed as ‘trustworthy’ and ‘leaders’ are facing exposure for duplicitous and corrupt past actions; previously marginalised viewpoints are entering mainstream dialogue; more of us are remembering the importance of discernment and what it feels like to trust our own felt sense of truth.
One of the quiet miracles of this time is how many “ordinary” people are finding their voice – community groups, independent journalists, healers, whistle blowers, neighbours at kitchen tables – willing to say, “Something in this doesn’t sit right,” and to stand gently but firmly for what they believe in.
This, too, is Fire Horse energy: not rage for its own sake, but a fierce love of freedom, fairness and integrity.
If you zoom out, it feels as though the planet herself is in truth telling mode. Distortions in how we treat the Earth, each other and our own bodies are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, whether through environmental signals, social movements or health and relationship wake up calls.
Rather than resisting or seeing this as punishment, you might choose to see it as a wise, if uncomfortable, invitation to live in deeper alignment – with your own heart, with others and with life itself.
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Walking (and Riding) Gently Through 2026:
You don’t have to “fix” the world this year. You are not required to have a grand plan. It may be enough for now, to simply walk more gently, speak more honestly, openly, kindly with yourself, and with others and to let that ripple outward.
Here are some ways you might support yourself as you move through this Fire Horse, eclipse blessed, solar charged Year 1:
• Tend your nervous system first. When the outer world feels loud, come back to the simplest things: your breath, your body, the Earth beneath your feet, a hand on your heart.
• Let endings be endings. If something is clearly complete, honour the grief and the gratitude, and allow the space that opens to be a blessing, even if you can’t yet see what will fill it.
• Move at the pace of truth. The Fire Horse can gallop, but you get to choose when to walk, when to canter and when to rest. Respect your inner guidance because our timing matters.
• Choose your focus. Notice where your attention grazes: doom scrolling, or soul nourishing? You are allowed to set boundaries with information, people and spaces that dysregulate you.
• Ask better questions. Rather than “What’s going to happen?”, you might ask, “Who am I becoming?” and “How can I bring a little more love, clarity and courage to this day?”
And as you imagine yourself some months from now – perhaps looking back on this threshold moment – notice what it would be like to feel a little more at home in your body, more trusting of your intuition and more aligned with the life you are creating. That image is a gentle, invitation to the deeper parts of you to begin moving in that direction now.
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A Simple Fire Horse Ritual for the New Year:
On or around 17 February, you may like to mark this turning with a small ceremony – nothing elaborate, just a conversation between you, your soul and the field of life that loves you.
1. Sit comfortably, feet on the floor, and imagine roots growing from the soles of your feet deep into the Earth.
2. While you focus inwards, place one hand on your heart and one on your lower belly. Allow your breathing to gently slow and deepen.
3. Picture a soft ring of golden white light starting in and then emanating from your abdomen to encircle your body – your own “ring of fire”. Imagine that fire lovingly burning away everything you’re ready to release. (hint: you do not even have to be aware of what that is – your intention to do so is sufficient).
4. As you breathe in, invite in the courage, clarity and freedom of the Fire Horse. As you breathe out, let go – bit by bit – of an old story, obligation or identity that no longer fits.
5. From this beautiful state of cleansed energy, you can ask more expansive questions and simply wait for the answers to arrive. Examples might be:
• Where in my life am I most aware that “I can’t keep doing it this way”?
• If my body could speak clearly today, what would it ask me to stop, start or change?
• What one thing are you releasing from the last nine year cycle? and
• What one new beginning you are calling in for this new chapter?
• What tiny, do able action would show the universe that I am willing to ride in a new direction?
6. When you have completed journal to record your insights.
You might close with a prayer: “May I ride this year with an open heart, a clear mind and a grounded body. May my life be an expression of authenticity and love in action.”
If your system is feeling the intensity of these times, having trouble jettisoning the baggage you know you need to let go of difficulty finding that new direction and you would like support - through Reiki, energy healing, hypnotherapy or gentle, intuitive coaching - I’m here to help your nervous system soften, your energy clear and your inner guidance become easier to hear.
Together, we can help you find your rhythm with this powerful Fire Horse year, so that rather than being dragged by the reins, you are riding through life with the clarity and support you need and deserve.
May your saddle be tight and your seat firm as we gallop into this Fire Horse Year! Susie
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