Weekly Energy: Clean Sweep Beginnings
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Below, you’ll find the cliff notes version of this week’s energy update: Clean Sweep Beginnings. Thanks for reading or listening!
In gratitude,
Dr.BethAnne
A new year tempts us to sprint, yet the deeper wisdom of this season invites a clean sweep and a slower breath.
The Akashic energy coming through points to fresh space rather than frantic motion: a brand new page, dusted corners, air that feels clear and bright. That image matters because it reframes progress as release. Before we stack goals, we unstack what weighs us down: unresolved conversations, lingering resentments, and the subtle film of emotional clutter that dulls our inner light. This is not drama or force; it is sincere tidying of the heart. When we create clean space, we can finally hear what we truly want to invite next.
Letting go rarely happens in one decisive toss. Most of us release in layers, revisiting themes as life turns the light a little differently each time. That’s not failure; it is how integration works.
The message for early 2026 is to honor completion while expecting echoes. If an old pattern taps you on the shoulder in March after you “released” it in January, it does not mean you slipped; it means you are clearing the next shade of it. This layered release dovetails with the year’s broader tempo: momentum that builds slowly and sustainably. Rather than charging into goals, we are invited to steep in the energy, allow it to infuse us, and move in a measured rhythm that can last.
This patient approach pairs well with micro goals. Think of them as match-sized sparks rather than raging bonfires.
Small, achievable actions reduce friction and build trust with ourselves. Easy wins compound into meaningful change, and the brain loves that sense of progress. Identify ten qualities you want to embody this year—presence, courage, steadiness, play, or clarity—and then design tiny actions that anchor those qualities in daily life. One minute of breath before email. A three-line journal note after lunch. A single text to repair a relationship. Each micro act is a stitch; over weeks, a strong fabric forms.
Supporting this cadence is the Ace of Fire, a tarot archetype for beginnings lit by creativity and purpose.
Fire asks what brings warmth to your chest and sparkle to your eyes. It also warns against burnout. Aces are seeds, not fully grown trees; they need a protected flame and steady tending. When we combine the Ace’s spark with micro goals, we give our passion a container. Choose one creative thread to follow this week. Draft a verse, sketch a thumbnail, map a simple experiment. Protect the ember instead of demanding a blaze. As the card’s affirmation reminds us, the co-creative field is open when we feel our spiritual connection. Dream big, act small, repeat often.
There’s another layer to this clearing: how we hold memory. A poem offered in the episode names the pull of yesterday, the sweetness and ache that can blur the edges of the present. Nostalgia can be a refuge, but it can also stall our steps.
Letting go is not erasing; it is right-sizing the past so we can move with both reverence and freedom.
We can bless what was and still choose what is. Practice a gentle ritual: say hello to an old chapter, thank it, and let it pass through. Then return to the now, where life is being made. This is the quiet engine of the year—tidy the heart, light the match, keep the flame, walk on.