February 17 2026 kicks off the lunar new year - the year of the FIRE HORSE.

The Chinese zodiac runs on a 12 year cycle, and each of 12 years is assigned an animal, and every repetition of each animal is assigned one of four elements - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

Additionally, each animal has a “fixed” element, and the horse’s fixed element is fire.

So this year is the year of the Fire-Fire Horse, meaning it is doubly powerful in its symbolism. Those born in the year of the horse are known for their enthusiasm, loyalty, and ability to embrace change with optimism.

2026 in numerology is also the beginning of a new cycle. 2026 adds up to 10, which reduces to 1. The year of the snake in 2025 was the year of shedding the old skin, and the year of 9, ending old cycles.

This year, instead of kicking off our season with a January 1st new year, we are kicking off Season 7 at the auspicious Lunar new year, this year of new beginnings, the year of the fire horse, filled with forward momentum, new awakenings, and abundant opportunity.

With that in mind, we will also share our words for 2026 and why we chose them, and then reflect a bit on our words for 2025.

So to all our wonderful Confessionistas - welcome to the new year! It’s time to embrace what’s next, and we are so glad to be with you as we look ahead and manifest great things to come!

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