February is here and in Talking Smack 415’s Energetic Forecast: Maia’s Take it’s a continuation.
We’re still moving through the energy of 2025 and carrying January with us… until things begin to shift mid-month, right in alignment with the Lunar New Year.

The energy of Feb is all about:
Presence

• Paying attention.
  Returning—again and again—to now.
• February asks us to deepen (or begin) a meditation or centering practice, because staying grounded isn’t automatic—it’s a practice. And it’s on us to keep coming back to center.

The tarot card pulled for the month is Adjustment—which symoblizes balance, equilibrium, and recalibration.

This is the first time that there were three animals:

• The Peacock — a Buddhist symbol of transforming poison into medicine, reminding us to alchemize the bad into good.
• The Bluebird
• The Blue Butterfly

And since they’re all blue—the color of the month is blue. Blue symbolizes spiritual and intellectual powers and it’s the color of the throat chakra. We need to be present his month and think before we speak.

We also share our words for the year, which we didn’t have in January.

• Jamie’s is Presence
• Debbie’s is Power
• Maia’s is Creativity

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Happy New Year and welcome to Talking Smack 415’s 2026 Energetic Forecast: Maia’s Take.

We love that 2026 arrives with a very low tolerance for BS, and Jamie the Great, Maia, and I are already feeling it.

This year is all about shedding, cleansing, and letting go—of people, patterns, places, and habits that drain you instead of replenish you. Think of it as an energetic detox for your life.

Important timing note:
January 2026 acts as an extended transition month—a continuation of 2025. You’re being given a final window to release what no longer serves you. The true energetic new year doesn’t fully kick in until February 2026, and when it does? It’s clean. It’s fresh. It’s different.

Spirit Animal of the Year: The Frog
Frog energy represents cleansing, renewal, and rebirth. Water is medicine this year—whether that’s swimming, cold plunging, baths, or simply being near water. Anything that helps you wash it off matters.

Tarot Energy: The Fool
The first card up signals new beginnings, fresh starts, and bold leaps of faith. The Fool asks you to trust the jump—even before you can see the landing.

Color of the Year: Green
Green shows up everywhere—frog energy, spring energy, heart-chakra energy. And yes, even being green with envy holds wisdom this year. Envy can act as a compass, pointing you toward what your heart truly wants. Let it guide you—not consume you or bring you down.

Numerology Check-In
We’ve just completed a 9-year cycle. 2026 is a 1 year—the energy of initiation, leadership, and starting over. This year is going to feel totally different, which is kind of the point. We’re beginning again.

If you’re ready to release what’s not aligned, trust your heart as a GPS, and step into what’s next with clarity and courage—this forecast is your roadmap.

Tune in, scrub it off, and let 2026 be the year you meet the real you.

PS: Ten years ago, in 2016, I created an art installation called The Shedding. Apparently, the universe loves a long callback.

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In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I sit down with someone very special: Jamie’s nephew… but also kind of her son… brother… all rolled into one — Shai Gilmore.

Shai’s story blends resilience, humor, and the fierce love that only family can provide.

He takes us back to when he was about 4 years old in Florida, where his Pop-Pop stepped in when life got complicated. Shai opens up about:

• Growing up with a mother in recovery
• Losing his father to a car accident
• Realizing, at just 4 years old, that “something wasn’t right”
• Becoming everyone’s favorite Green (sorry, Jamie)
• Navigating identity with a different last name
• High school chaos, college radio, and pranks
• What it felt like when he supported Jamie while she battled cancer

It’s sweet. It’s funny. It’s a little messy.
And above all — it’s a reminder that family is family is family.

We’re launching this episode for the holidays because Shai’s name literally means “gift.” So here it is: the gift of Shai — his laughter, love, and light — for your holiday season.

Whether you’re in the Bay Area, Florida, New Jersey, or navigating your own family story, this episode is for you.

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