“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
— Lao Tzu
Hello, Lovelies!
This Quarter I am using the The Witches’ Wisdom Tarot by Phyllis Curott, illustrated by Danielle Barlow, for my weekly oracle readings.
Our card to guide us for the week ahead is 10 OF WATER.
2026 is a profoundly intuitive and creative year, encouraging adaptability and flexibility, and new beginnings that are practical and sustainable.
January brings a sacred pause – a time for deep reflection, rest, healing, planning, and an invitation to commit to doing life differently in the year ahead. It’s also a time for gathering your tools, for taking small consistent actions, and for organising your home and workspace.
🌺Monday Oracle – Let What You Love Flourish
Creative Abundance & Inner Magic
This week carries a soft but powerful magic. Our guiding card, The 10 of Water, invites you to step back into your own creative flow and remember that inspiration, nourishment, and joy are not luxuries… they are essential.
There is something in you right now that wants to be expressed.
An idea.
A feeling.
A project.
A longing that has been waiting patiently for your attention.
This is a week where your inner magic is especially close to the surface. Clarity may arrive gently rather than dramatically — a sudden knowing about a goal, a new way forward with a project, or a reminder of what truly matters to your heart. You may even find yourself surprised by what wants to come through you.
Creative Waters Are Stirring
The 10 of Water speaks of creative abundance – the kind that grows when you give yourself time for play, reflection, and steady, loving effort.
You are encouraged this week to:
-
dream and plan without pressure
-
take small, meaningful steps toward what you love
-
work slowly and consistently rather than pushing for instant results
Ask yourself gently:
What do I want to flourish in my life right now?
Once you name it, the next question becomes:
What would help this grow?
Often the answer isn’t “more effort,” but more care.
Magic, Miracles & Divine Timing
There is a strong sense this week that you are not doing this alone. The 10 of Water carries an energy of Divine timing and support — moments lining up just when you need them, the right conversation at the right time, a nudge or opportunity that feels almost too perfect to be coincidence.
Let yourself believe in magic again.
Not the dramatic kind, but the everyday miracles that appear when you’re aligned with what you love.
Sometimes all that’s required is to dip your toes into the creative waters instead of waiting until you feel completely ready.
🌊 A Simple Ritual: Let What You Love Flourish
When:
Any time this week — ideally in the morning or early evening.
You’ll need:
-
A glass of fresh water
-
Your journal (or a piece of paper)
-
A quiet moment
The Ritual:
-
Pour yourself a glass of water and hold it in both hands for a moment.
Take a slow breath and imagine the water carrying calm, clarity, and creative flow. -
Ask yourself softly:
“What do I want to flourish in my life right now?” -
Write down whatever comes — an idea, a project, a feeling, a relationship, a way of being. Don’t censor or overthink.
-
Now ask:
“What would help this grow?”
Write one small, realistic action — something kind and doable. -
Drink the water slowly, imagining that intention settling into you.
That’s it. No pressure. No forcing. Just nourishment and listening.
🌿Care for the Vessel
This card also brings a gentle but important reminder: your creativity flows best when your body is supported.
This week highlights wellbeing, vitality, and nourishment.
Fresh food.
Good hydration.
Rest when you need it.
Movement that feels kind rather than punishing.
Fresh really is best — for your body, your mind, and your spirit.
When you care for yourself at this level, you create the conditions for inspiration to arrive naturally.
The Week Ahead
This is a week to trust what wants to come through you.
To honour your creativity as sacred.
To let joy, play, and gentle planning coexist.
You don’t need to force anything.
You simply need to listen — and respond with care.
Let what you love begin to flourish.
You are supported more than you realise.
🌟 Top Tip of the Week:
Nourish one creative spark.
Choose one idea, habit, project, or joy that matters to you and give it a little care each day — ten minutes of planning, a small step forward, or simply time to play without outcome. Creativity grows when it’s tended gently and consistently, not when it’s forced.
Crystals to support you this week – Moonstone, Carnelian, Septarian Nodules, Citrine, Fluorite, Tiger Eye
🌿Update from the Treehouse
This past week marked the end of my holiday time before returning to work tomorrow. And yes — I did still work, because that’s the nature of a small business — but it was work done at a gentler, more spacious pace. Less pushing. More listening. More letting things unfold.
What’s become clear to me is that this is the rhythm I want to honour in 2026. A quieter year. A more spiritual, creative, soul-led year. I feel deeply ready for that, in a way that feels both hopeful and necessary. I’m so done with hustle.
I’ve spent time easing back into final edits on How To Survive Dying (my magical realism novel), enjoying long swims in the pool, and allowing myself the luxury of afternoon naps. In early morning bouts of clarity and solitude I’ve been gently sketching out plans for the year ahead too, without locking myself into anything rigid. Just listening for what wants to be made.
At the same time, I’m aware of how depleted I still am as this new year begins. Living with chronic illness means it’s rarely about a clean slate — it’s about ongoing care, adjustment, and honest listening. I have several medical appointments this month, and once those pieces are clearer, I’ll have a better sense of how 2026 might unfold. For now, I’m meeting myself where I am, with as much kindness as I can muster.
And woven through all of this, there have been small moments of quiet magic.
A Tawny Frogmouth has been visiting at night, landing on the roof outside my bedroom window — a soft, watchful presence in the dark. During the day, we’ve been surrounded by butterflies and dragonflies in every colour and size. And each afternoon this week, black cockatoos have flown over the house and settled into the tall pines along my fence, stirring memories of my Aboriginal Aunties and my time in the Kimberley. Each visit feels like a reminder — of connection, of ancestry, of something ancient and steady moving alongside me.
I have the strong sense that something gentle and meaningful is forming — something that can’t be rushed. If I can stay patient, if I can keep tending the small daily rituals of care and creativity, I trust it will arrive in its own time.
And if you’re beginning this year feeling tired rather than energised, uncertain rather than driven, I want you to know you’re not alone. Perhaps this is your invitation too — to soften, to listen, to notice the quiet signs that life is still speaking to you. May you find moments of beauty this week, signs of support you didn’t expect, and the reassurance that you don’t have to force what is already finding its way to you.
With love,
Nicole 🙏🏻💖😊
🌙 Where To Get Your 2026 Planner
Start the year with great support!
🧡 Hard Copy Planner – Amazon USA
🧡 Hard Copy Planner – Amazon Australia
🧡 Digital Planner, Hard Copy Planner, crystals, malas and other goodies – Etsy Store
💎 New for 2026 – Magical Companions in the Etsy Store
This year’s collection is truly special — created to support your spiritual growth and wellbeing throughout the year.
🌕 Illumination Mala – Hand-knotted Rainbow Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli & Clear Quartz for intuition, clarity, and divine connection.
🌸 Harmonic Alignment Bracelet Trio – Ethically sourced Australian Sandalwood, Lapis Lazuli, and Moonstone for balance, grounding, and spiritual expansion.
🌙 Moonstone Palmstones – Blessed under the moon and charged within my crystal grid for two months to support intuition, reflection, and calm emotional balance.
Each piece has been lovingly cleansed, blessed, and infused with lunar energy here at the Treehouse — ready to accompany you on your 2026 journey.
🌟 2026: The Year of New Beginnings
The energy of 2026 calls us to plant strong roots, follow our intuition, and rise with gentle purpose.
Your Planner – and the tools that go with it – are here to help you do exactly that.
However you choose to work with it, hard copy, digital copy or a hybrid you create for yourself, may it remind you daily of your strength, your dreams, and your connection to something greater.
Every Planner comes with fabulous bonuses including:
- Access to a free 90 minute webinar and masterclass replay on the energies of 2026 and how to work with them
- A free downloadable guided meditation
- Downloadable Rituals and Journaling workbooks
- A quick guide to the moon phases and astrology for 2026
And, if you buy from my Etsy store your order will come giftwrapped and with a handwritten note from me, as well as a few little extra sprinkles of love and magic. Many people have told me it’s the best gift they get all year! 😍💖🎁
