Goodbye 2025: Reflecting on Universal 9 Energy. Hello 2026: Embracing the Universal 1 Energy.

As the year draws to a close, we say goodbye to the Universal 9 energy of 2025. This "completion" year has called us to embody compassion, love, and humanitarian spirit—the trademark of the 9. It has brought emotional rollercoasters and necessary endings.

We have all witnessed clear expressions of this energy globally. War has caused suffering. Families have been torn apart by domestic struggles. The high cost of living—impacting food, rent, and health insurance—has caused widespread worry and struggle among our communities and families. Yet amid these challenges, individuals throughout the world have been stepping up to answer the call. They are demonstrating the very best of the 9 energy through acts of compassion and service.

I wish more leaders had fully embraced a humanitarian approach. Still, these individual efforts give us reason for hope as we move forward.

Looking Ahead to 2026: A Universal 1 Year

With 2026 bringing the Universal 1 energy, we enter a time of new beginnings. This is a fresh start, a time for planting seeds for the future. This is a powerful time to act. Stand up for our neighbors. Advocate for change in our communities. Support initiatives that serve the greater good. Collaborate on solutions to shared challenges. Know that the positive results of these actions may take time to fully manifest.

A deeper look at the components of the 2026 Universal Energy reveals a dynamic landscape:

• 2 (The Millennium Energy): We are still navigating a new millennium. It emphasizes partnership, sensitivity to others' needs, and the pursuit of balance and peace. We must consciously guard against the imbalance of the 2. Watch for pettiness, vindictiveness, over-sensitivity, or losing sight of the bigger picture.

• 0 (100 years of the Cypher): This powerful, century-long energy signifies that the potential of all numbers is available to us. This is incredibly empowering, as we choose which energies to utilize. But it can also feel overwhelming when we feel there's so much to accomplish and don't know where to start. Or doubt we can make a difference.

• 2 (The Decade Energy): We are nearly halfway through a decade strongly influenced by the 2 again. This is a powerful, amplified opportunity for collaboration, partnership, and finding balance. Let's lean into its highest potential.

• 6 (The Year Energy): This single-year energy calls for responsibility. It asks us to place service, family, and community first. The Universe is urging us to focus on healing, harmony, and recognizing the beauty in our world. We must avoid rigid, black-and-white thinking ("us vs. them"). Avoid destructive conflict. And avoid either shouldering too many burdens or completely neglecting our responsibilities as members of a neighborhood, city, country and one world.

While Universal energy impacts us collectively, remember that each of us is also guided by personal energies. Our personal year changes each January, while our essence energy may shift around our birthdays. These energies offer unique guidance for individual growth and navigating the challenges on our path. If you're interested in exploring your personal numbers, numerology resources can help you discover this individual blueprint.

It's clear we are managing a lot, both globally and personally. Take heart: we have the inner strength and the courage to build the just and caring world we deserve. As you step forward, remember to pause and notice the beauty around you. Look for it in a child's smile, a loved one's hug, a caring friend's text, moving music, a shared favorite meal, or even wildflowers putting on a show.

Onward with hope and compassion.