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5 ways to understand how you can work with the element of fire to transform your life and manage time better. Tools, insights and simple ways to have a blast in 2026.
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Welcome to the Making of You. I'm Alexandria, founder of the Mastery Project and your Transformation Hub. And this podcast is dedicated to the whys and ways to transform the mundane into the magical, the doable into enjoyable, successful and purposeful, all while having fun becoming the architect of your own life.
Well, today's episode is five ways. This Fire year is life transforming.
So my number one, what do I mean by fire year? Well, the element of fire is in both the eastern and Western ancient wisdom traditions, it's very important.
And this year we've got in the Lunar New Year, the Chinese New Year, we've got Yang, Fire Horse and in the Western system we have Neptune in Aries, we have Saturn in Aries and we also have later on the year Neptune, Jupiter is going to be moving into Leo.
So wow, that is heating the zodiac pretty substantially. So what can we expect? Well, my number one is about the qualities of fire and I always believe if we can generate some self awareness about how this year is shaping up, then it's always going to give us the opportunity to be more insightful in the choices that we make.
So the qualities of fire are passion, enthusiasm, the need for clarity or the truth seeking sense of wanting relentlessly to get to the bottom of things.
It's also associated with anger, protest, frustration and can be very much the element of leaps of faith because fire is about having the courage and having the faith to make this the changes. So it doesn't have to necessarily be an extreme change, but it can also be literally that we find ourselves like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
So the qualities of fire mean that all of us are going to see a lot of world events which we're already seeing sort of heating up and potentially conflicts which again have already started to some degree. And this kind of on, off with the power switch in our global events. Now that will cause of course a lot of uncertainty. But the whole point of fire is also to clarify and to purify and give us the opportunity to make choices that mean we are not going to repeat what has happened in the past. So on a personal level, it is definitely a year to look at your courage coefficient and also to look at how you are using your energy and what happens when we get into a space where we're really considering our passions, considering what we love to do, considering how much of our heart is actually in our daily life. We also get to look at literally how we're spending our energy or how we're letting other people spend our energy.
So my number one energy Efficiency is really, really important now. Why? Because the Yang fire horse and the Chinese can be very proud, very potent, very, very focused. But it can also on the downside be a little bit sort of throwing all of the energy into the now accelerating come hell or high water, or going a little bit extreme or being a little bit overzealous or as I said, just moving too fast and not having much patience.
So definitely with Neptune in Aries and Saturn in Aries in the Western system, you're going to see a lot of people combusting, literally. They're going to get really angry about perhaps the state of the world or the state of their circumstances.
And it's definitely a year to dig deep for compassion rather than to reach for anger immediately. Now on the high side, what we can do with Saturn in Aries is we can look for energy efficiency. So be efficient with how we're using our energy, be balanced and basically avoid burning the candle at both ends, avoid burning bridges, look at the welfare of our environment. Our nearest and dearests be really aware that it can be a time where people get very self absorbed or get very dramatic or literally lose themselves in a whole heap of drama that actually is just a load of hot air and isn't particularly important or significant.
But the problem with fire is it can drive people, as I said, to bigger extremes and they get on a drama roll and then they find it quite hard to get off.
So in my number one, with all these amazing qualities of fire, please be really patient and wise about how you use your energy. Don't get caught up in huge passion roles in the sense of sort of feeling driven by other people or by the external drama and honestly highlight your humanity and your heart centered connection. You know me, yes, I do talk extensively about the heart mind alignment because balance is so important.
And in fire years, balance can be a real make or break situation. If you can find balance in the midst of difficulties, dramas or even crises, you're in a much better position to make wise choices and to spend your energy wisely.
So yes, my number one, everything is going to speed up. There's going to be demands on energy, on time, on resources, on expertise. And it's very important to find a degree of centeredness and degree of balance inside ourselves in order to make the best of the year.
And so when we do that, my number two is that we're going to be in a situation where we can first bestly support ourselves by looking at clarity and purification. Now why do I talk about that? Because purity is really important when we're concentrating our options, when we're concentrating what we have to offer and the quality of our lives.
So definitely important to look at emotional priorities. Yes, a lot of this year's activities will go by in a flash. So it's really important to be in the center of that rather than feeling that you're like an the end of a pendulum swinging from one extreme to the other.
So it's really also a time of relentless recycling, which you can often get with Fire Horse when people talk about, oh, it's just one thing after another.
And so it's again important not to be dragged along by an external pace, but definitely to establish your internal pace and your sense of balance, because that is going to help you be able to distinguish whether you need to speed up, whether you do need to move with the flow, or whether you're just chasing your tail or chasing options that are basically hype and are going to disappear as soon as they've arrived.
So my number two is, yes, we will be on a relentless recycling and purification cycle, but that doesn't mean that we've got to forget about creating Now. A lot of people go, oh, I can't create until I've sorted out my mess or I've clutter cleared or I've looked extensively at what I don't want anymore.
That is fair enough, but we don't want to clutter our communication with the greater universe with too much of what we don't want. So it's not to verbalize, it's just to identify and say, yes, I haven't used that for six months, so I might consider giving it away. I might consider selling it or recycling it.
So it's much more about being very positive about or being very self loving about how we communicate what we're letting go of and kind of back away from being judgmental or oh God, look at that, I wasted years on that and I never finished it. So there is a tendency with fire on the downside, to get on a little bit of a role of beating ourselves up. And then that fire becomes earth. And so it can be an earth that's either productive or a burden. So it's up to us to have an intention behind that fire that is uplifting, that is supportive. As I said, it could be recycling, but that we really address that it was an experience and we learned from it. And maybe we did struggle or maybe we sit there and go, not so much, don't want to do that all over again.
But the simple thing is it's the opportunity to quickly arrive upon the deciding factor of its wisdom. It's experience.
It goes into my wisdom experience portfolio. And that's all I'm going to say on the subject. Not go into very lengthy post mortems, blame games, or generally get sort of angry about what may be perceived as wasted time.
So my number two is put energy into creativity as much as recycling, all right? Look at the opportunities that surround you. And also you might go, well, I don't have the money or I don't have the fuel to do it, or, you know, I can't endlessly look at everything. No, it isn't about that. It is definitely about deciding what are your priorities.
But also, sometimes with fire years, we do get a lot of spontaneous events occurring.
And so it's up to us to sort of take that opportunity by the scruff of the neck, really align and really be aware that it's here and then it's gone. So it's up to us to take advantage of what is represented. Now, my big thing about purification and also putting that energy into creation is yes, definitely. For number two, phone a friend. If you don't know whether what you're choosing goes into the purification and the recycling bucket or whether it's actually to risk and have the courage to move forward spontaneously, then phone a friend, ask someone's advice, all right? Because we can get very whipped up inside ourselves, very energized about moving forward, but sometimes it's really great to step back and ask someone else's opinion.
Okay, so that's my number two. Yes. Embrace the recycling as much as the creative priorities, all right? And get your messaging correct with the universe. And don't stress and don't scatter, all right? Work to concentrate your energy.
Okay, Number three. Well, fire years are brilliant for adventure. All right? Now you might say, well, that's kind of like leaps of faith or spontaneity. Well, it's about risk management, okay? So for me, I prefer to say risk alignment because really all our creativity is a risk or none of it's a risk, depending on your viewpoint.
So the key for me, if you're going to adventure is you need to be investing in authenticity. So you need to go, yeah, that looks great.
But also recognize, is that great in the sense of hype? Is that great in the sense of flattery? Is that great in the sense of a charmathon that's going nowhere?
So it's really important to check in with yourself about how you feel. We've got, as I said, Neptune in Aries and Saturn in Aries. So both of those that are going to help us with how we feel, but also with the self discipline to understand the emotional fulfillment that's going to come from our choices.
So yes, responsibility and leadership are high on the list for any adventure. And you know, the basic elements in the universe are you can't con an honest man or woman and you can't fake authenticity.
So the key in Fire years is, is if someone's kind of talking you into a corner or talking you up to get what they want, or attempting to manipulate you, then it's really important to step back. Not because you need to go into a, like a safety zone, but more a case of finding your inner balance and truly recognizing what is authentic in both mental, emotional and physical fulfillment and then being peaceful and sticking to your guns. Because authentic progress and process in our lives this year is not going to come through being rushed, being forced, being pushed, or feeling a victim of our circumstances.
Okay, so number four. Well, Fire has a fantastic quality, which is Rebirth. And I've touched on that at the beginning with the Phoenix Foundation.
Yes, this year can be a time where people literally walk out of one career and move into a new one. Or it does give you the opportunity to truly stop fighting if you've been fighting with decision making or opportunities, and to give it the courage and the insight to step forward and make that choice, make that decision.
So Rebirth can be across the board. Like I'm saying that people choose a very different direction, even a 180, a complete U turn, and find that it is incredibly fulfilling. So the one thing with Fire is it puts under pressure within ourselves the truth serum. All right? And it's there sort of throughout the year. And so it's up to us to really come to an all stop if we feel that is necessary.
And sometimes when we're carrying the burden of coulda, woulda, shoulda, or we're doing what other people want us to do rather than being who we choose to be, or we just generally have been sort of walking around in a daze and then all of a sudden we've wok up to the wisdoms or the opportunities around us, then all of those types of events are possible this year to contribute to a lasting and very comprehensive rebirth.
So if you've been thinking, oh, I'd really like to change a lot in a very comprehensive way and quite a far reaching way, then this could be your year most certainly, as long as you don't feel you're being rushed into it forced, or that you're sort of getting so extreme that you're out of harmony or out of alignment with a purposeful fulfillment.
So remember, fire is neutral. Like all elements, it doesn't want to burn you, harm you, force you.
But equally, fire is a consuming element, all right? It's going to consume wood in the Chinese system. And in some respects, it puts water under pressure, too. So our will to succeed can be water warmed up and we can really feel inspired.
But equally, we can feel a little bit drained if we don't make decisions and shilly shally and are indecisive.
So the key to rebirth is that surrender point when we say to ourselves, come on, what do I really believe? What do I truly want? And sometimes you need to be in nature, do meditation, be in your quiet place, just let other things fall by the wayside until you can put all those pieces back in your personal jigsaw and you can hear your intuition and your inner voice clearly.
Okay, so number four, rebirth. Definitely very supported in a fire year. But equally, do it from balance, do it from wisdom, and do it from that purposeful inner voice and callings of your personal inspiration.
Okay, my last point today, number five, is, well, what does fire do? Well, if you imagine that you're not going to swing from one extreme to the other, all right, and that you are sort of moving through and mounting up a spiral within yourself, and that is your conscious loop or your conscious spiral, and you're moving upward and onward, then a fire year can really help you expand your consciousness, really help you expand your view of what you perceive you're capable of, help you expand your worthiness, and really give a lot of people the opportunity to create and stabilize inner peace, greater joy, and a sense of greater fulfillment. Now, that can mean literally, in a practical sense, that you go, I've reached a certain level in my life where I don't actually want to have a bucket list all at the end of my life. I think I'd actually like to do some of my bucket list now.
So in this year, people may have the courage to take some time off or to go on some more expensive holidays or adventures simply because. Because it's a time where you feel inside yourself, this is kind of a little bit now or never. Or the opportunity opens up so flowfully that you really do feel it would be a shame not to take that choice.
So generally for me, fire does help people clarify about their choices, most certainly, but it also brings that opportunity to learn and to raise our consciousness through everyday life and through literally shifting our perspective just a tiny tinsy wincy bit. But it is life transforming as a result. So shifting that perspective could mean that we just become more heart centric, we get out of our heads. It can be that we become more practical, more hands on in what we're doing in our lives, or it could be that we dump pride and ask for help, or that we focus on what truly matters and we are much more aware of the collective fulfillment and that sense, sense of joy and the giving and receiving ratio.
So it's been my pleasure today to talk about fire and I hope that you've been able to have a little look because we're sort of already a month or two into the fire year, so we can definitely feel that energy and also that you have a lot of fun when Jupiter moves into Leo later on in the year. And hopefully we'll have a lot of lot of calls for celebration. We'll have a calming with conflicts globally and there will be a beautiful sunny dawning of what's truly precious in our world and people valuing it accordingly.
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