If you’re like me, you don’t watch the news. But if there was ever a year worth paying attention to, it’s this one. On January 1, we officially step into Act II of a two-part cosmic story known as 2025–2026. For the next 12 months, we’re in a 1 Universal Year (2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 10 → 1), bringing fresh starts, bold choices, and a clean slate.

The keyword for 2026? Potential.

This year marks the launch of a brand-new nine-year cycle that sets the tone not just for 2026, but all the way through 2034. We’re entering a time when anything is possible, and I do mean anything. But this year’s possibilities require participation from all of us.

The Breakdown of 2026

Composed mostly of even numbers, this year is about taking action and birthing something new. Here’s what’s influencing us behind the scenes:

• Double 2s: Collaboration and diplomacy. Partnerships and peacekeeping remain essential, with the twin 2s reminding us that no one succeeds in isolation.
• 0: Infinite potential. The zero amplifies whatever it touches, making intentions even more powerful this year.
• 6: Responsibility, ethics, and values. The harmonious 6 insists that innovation be grounded in humanity and morality.

Together, these vibrations make 2026 a year of conscious creation, where new beginnings require courage, clarity, and heart.

The “Two-Act Play”

Now, of all numbered years in numerology, no two are more intertwined than the 9 and the 1. 9 dismantles, dissolves, and exposes; whereas 1 rebuilds, initiates, and pioneers. So, to understand what 2026 may bring, we must first understand what 2025 cleared away.

Looking Back at 2025

A 9 Universal Year’s purpose is to release. And release it did. Collectively, we said goodbye to:

• Environmental Illusions
  The belief that nature will always bend to our will collapsed. Record-breaking climate events, such as fires and floods, exposed our habits of denying reality, taking more from the Earth than we give back, and our modern lifestyle of unsustainable convenience.
• Outdated Power Structures
  People challenged political authority like never before. Remember Bulgaria’s protests? Public pressure actually brought down an entire government.
• Fragile Economic Models
  Systems built on scarcity, inequity, or exploitation showed their cracks. Household and credit card debt hit record highs, revealing just how stretched and ill-founded these models truly are.
• Old Narratives and Identities
  Spiritual complacency, fear-based beliefs, and illusions of safety fell by the wayside. More and more people publicly acknowledged burnout, emotional exhaustion, and the impact of long-term stress. The old story of “push through, keep performing, silence your feelings” stopped working.

These societal cracks revealed what could no longer be ignored and made it impossible to cling to outdated cycles. As old structures fell away, so did our ability to pretend they still worked. In clearing out what had run its course, 2025 created the opening for something new to take root.

The Predictable Pattern: The 84-Year Cycle

Here’s where the plot thickens!

Allow me to get astrological for a minute. Every 84 years, during a Uranus return, the collective experiences three major events that forever change our future:

1. A clash of ideologies
2. A defining governing document
3. A communication breakthrough that changes how humans connect

This is a significant mash-up that has aligned with some of history’s most notable events.

In the most recent cycle, 1939–1945, the world was reshaped by World War II, the early framework of the United Nations, and the birth of the first true computer (ENIAC), which set the technological age in motion.

The cycle before that, 1858–1866, carried the United States through the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the invention of the telephone, a breakthrough that allowed human voices to circle the globe in seconds.

And going back one more cycle to 1774–1782, we find the American Revolution, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the emergence of the steam engine, the innovation that ignited the Industrial Revolution.

Each cycle resets humanity’s trajectory, each one birthing a new way forward. And now? We’re standing at the threshold of another “new way.”

What to Expect

So, if history is a guide, the clash we’re heading toward involves what it means to be sovereign and self-directed. The governing document will redefine what it means to be human in the digital age. And the communication breakthrough may very well alter language, learning, and connection as we know them.

While the 1 (universal year) brings innovation and the double 2s (breakdown of 2026) stir tension and diplomacy, it’s the 6 that determines what we end up fighting over, building, or reinventing. And when you filter that through the anticipated 84-year cycle, the three life-changing aspects are likely to revolve around questions of care, justice, and accountability.

And if we’re being honest? My gut points toward AI as the epicenter. Love it, hate it, or fear it… Everyone interacts with it and is influenced by it. And because human nature rarely changes, the world will absolutely need some framework that defines what’s responsible, what’s risky, and what crosses the line.

This is why I think a global “AI code of ethics” or some “digital dignity charter” is not just possible, but probable. We’re at the point where we are no longer asking what AI can do. We’re about to decide what it should do.

To-Do List for 2026

Now that we know the global and cosmic forces at play, the real question becomes: What can each of us do with this maverick, self-starting energy? Here are a few ideas:

• Create on Purpose — Creation energy is high, but it must be directed. Whether you’re starting a business, reinventing yourself, or chasing the dream that’s been calling your name, 2026 says: go for it! Expect a surge in startups, daring innovations, and new leaders stepping forward. No more time for self-doubt.
  
• Be Your Own Authority — External leaders may falter or face accountability, pushing people to rely on their own judgment. This is your cue to tune into your own wisdom and become your own guiding light. Expect more conversations around intuitive insights and “doing it your way.”

• Redefine Leadership — Ethics and empathy win here. Watch for a rise in transparent, heart-centered leaders and the fall of performative ones.

• Start Where You Stand — A 1 Year rewards doing things, not doing them perfectly. Begin now and adjust as you go. “Fail fast, learn faster” becomes the universal motto. Creative and spiritual projects thrive under those willing to experiment.

• Collaborate Consciously — Expect unexpected alliances between awakened individuals. Imagine spiritual teachers teaming up with scientists, or artists working with techies.

Taken together, these choices aren’t just personal; they’re how the future gets built.

The Bottom Line

2026 is not just a new year. It’s a new era. With old systems dissolving in real time and a historic 84-year cycle resetting beneath our feet, we’re stepping into a moment that asks each of us to participate, create, and lead with intention. This is a year of choosing who we want to become, personally and collectively. Because what we build now will shape the next decade — and quite possibly the next century.

Thanks for reading! 😊