"The Final Shedding"

Lately, I’ve noticed a powerful collective shift which feels both necessary and inevitable. Many of us, myself included, are shedding layers and layers of the past, sometimes with grace other times with discomfort. There seems to be a letting go of everything and everyone that no longer aligns with who we are becoming, as if there is a serpentine energy in its final stretch this year of the Snake, guiding us through one last transformational molt!

The Snake which signifies renewal, rebirth, and deep inner knowing and reminds us that evolution requires release. Growth isn’t only about gaining wisdom from information or experience, but also about surrendering what weighs us down. Many are feeling the call to step away from old identities, outdated roles, and connections that no longer vibrate at the frequency of their soul’s truth.This shedding is not an act of rejection or judgment of the person, place, or situation, but an act of alignment. It is part of our journey to authenticity, and clearing of the inner soul path so one can walk forward with clarity and purpose.

Part of this process is waking up and making the realization that some people were never truly aligned with us. As humans we often feel  the shock, sadness or anger when we discover who was wearing a mask, who only resonated with the older version of us, or who are scroungers. Letting go of anything or anyone “fake” is about the deep emotional unraveling that comes with seeing clearly. It hurts because we loved, trusted, or believed in them,and yet, this pain becomes part of the purification and makes space for higher truth.

I also see people releasing commitments that once felt comforting but now feel restrictive and also  clearing emotional debris from letting go of relationships that were familiar but not nurturing. 

And I notice this within myself too, sometimes gentle, other times a painful unraveling, to honor who I am now, rather than who I once was.

As the Year of the Snake draws to an end, its final lesson emerges: Are we ready and able to trust the wisdom of our own becoming? 

The shedding what no longer serves paves the way to new beginnings.