I think we could call 2024 ‘The Year of Trial by Transformation’! As the confetti from New Year’s Eve settled and the cheers faded, many of us charged into 2024 with fiery determination. It was supposed to be the year—the year of empowerment, authenticity, and breakthrough. But instead, it became something unexpected. Forget smooth sailing, it plunged us into choppy inner waters and challenges. A year of steep learning curves, and moments that felt more like hitting a brick wall than smashing through ceilings. Yet, as we stand at the dawn of 2025, a deeper truth emerges: 2024 needed to be this way.

This wasn’t the year of easy wins and effortless authenticity. No, 2024 was a crucible, a forge where old patterns were confronted but not shed, and with good reason. It was a year that tested our resilience, stretched our limits, and demanded growth. The journey felt endless at times, leaving many frustrated and strained.

“2024 wasn’t the year of empowerment and authenticity; it was the year of change and attunement“

Here’s the twist: every frustration, every near miss, every setback was a tool in disguise. These experiences weren’t failures; they were fine-tuning your clarity, developing needed resilience and focused determination. 2024 may not have been about smooth success, but it was about profoundly deep, signaling in necessary change and attunement, preparing us for something far greater. This wasn’t failure. It was preparation. Like a sculptor chiseling away at marble, 2024 was carving us into something more aligned, more capable, more ready.

Now, as we officially welcome 2025, let’s honour the lessons of 2024. What if every challenge was aligning you with the authentic, abundant self you’ve been working towards? Were they all presenting an opportunity to discover the redefining questions? Transformation rarely feels easy in the moment, but looking back, you might see it was exactly what you needed.

The Gift Hidden in the Struggle

2024 was not the year of authenticity like many people claimed, and with good intentions that it was going to be the ‘year of me, of authenticity and of getting things done’. Now that we have said goodbye to it, I think many will agree that didn’t go quite to plan – but it did get us closer, even if that doesn’t feel like the case, read on. What I saw play out in the collective was a high at the start of the year, like the ‘new year, new me’ motivation we are used to that quickly fizzled – this time leaving a lingering longing for something more sustainable. People thought they could do everything, but reality had other plans.

A lot of us started the year with grand ideas, thinking, “There has been enough crap in the last few years, stuff it I’m making changes & putting myself first.” But that didn’t quite materialise as expected. What a gift though, there is a very specific reason. Before I continue, it’s worth noting you may not feel like you personally resonated with this – this post is still for you. I don’t personally connect with the struggles either, it actually reads more like my 2023 but I was presented with opportunities for deepened self-discovery and I also did see this play out in people around me, and collectively on a large scale. That’s what I’m talking to, but it’s important for us all to understand because if you didn’t feel it I bet you saw it play out. Let’s look at why.

2024 wasn’t the year of empowerment and authenticity; it was the year of change and attunement. It was about realising and developing the tools needed to attune ourselves to our most authentic selves. This past year was not intended to instantly connect with our higher self, it was figuring out what that would look at feel like, and taking the steps to get there. We were given glimpses into what this felt like, little wins to drive us forward, to what’s actually coming in 2025 for most people. While these terms and concepts are often used interchangeably, there’s a distinction. The authentic self is the closest version to what feels real as a character in this life game, but it still contains a huge chunk of ego. The higher self is another player field (we’ll look at that another time).

Understanding Ego and Inner Cycles

The word ‘Ego’ is often misunderstood. It isn’t bad; it’s necessary for functioning in society, even after a spiritual awakening. The key is to consciously choose your ego or character without identifying with it. This requires stripping away self-definitions to uncover conditioning and misalignments, figuring out what you truly want.

In line with this, 2024 has been a year of uncovering personal inner cycles—the karmic and behavioral loops that have hindered progress. Recognising these patterns is the first step, but change doesn’t happen overnight. It requires repeated experiences of frustration and asking the right questions to create the necessary tension for sustainable change.

This process of ‘recognising and changing’ is a cycle own it’s own, it isn’t normally complete in just one round anyway. It’s time to acknowledge that, and forgive yourself because you aren’t alone here. Generally, we only learn to recognise these things, after a few rounds, at least – and that’s being generous and also coming from a place of experience, I’m not picking on anyone here, but rather shedding light on some topics that I know have collectively weighed heavy on our hearts. I felt this overwhelming waves of sadness in the closing days of 2024, but not generated from within. Rather this happened when I tapped into the collective energy, or was around masses of people, swarming to the shops in waves of anxiety for their last minute spending and I knew it was time to set a few things straight.

Moving Forward: Embracing the “How”

Those loops and patterns are necessary to be repeated, to an extent of course. That repeating, which we all experienced on some level serve a specific purpose. It doesn’t matter if that’s within our selves or face-palming obvious realisations in the people around us, this was needed. Repeated feelings the frustrations caused by stuffing up on the same things, over and over and getting to the point of wracking your brains and having heart wrenching moments of “Why the hell do I keep doing this to myself? Why does this keep happening? Why do I keep on attracting this type of person in my life? Why? Why? Why?” created the necessary tension for sustainable change.

Those changes however, can only start to become a real possibility, instead of wishing thing, once we start replacing our “why’s?” with “how”. Don’t ask why something is happening, find out how to start aligning the to version of you that you want to see, and magnetizing the things into your reality to create that. Ask yourself what that even feels like, what does an embodied version of that look like? Are these real life examples that can be guiding inspirations? These are all important methods of fine tuning our inner programming to optimise the system to reach it’s potential.

The real shift begins when we replace our “Why?” questions with “How?”:

  • How is this not working anymore?
  • How do I change this if I don’t like it?
  • What do I want instead?
  • How do I want to be?
  • How will I align with the life I envision?
  • How can I shift old patterns into new possibilities?
  • How do I embody my authentic self, not just dream about it?
  • If I could break this loop now, what would I fill that space with?

2025 is about figuring out how to follow through, changing loops and patterns, and discovering what to fill that space with. It’s a year of authenticity, built on the backstory of 2024. With change comes discomfort, and this year won’t be easy. But remember, our internal experiences mirror our outer realities. Those on spiritual paths, especially those who have navigated the dark night of the soul, have likely already joined team #CosmicAlchemy – the emergency response team for the Great Awakening.

This year is poised to be the most intense in terms of spiritual development. The groundwork has been laid, and those who have been actively engaged are in a better position to align with their true selves. 2025 is going to be a BIG year!

The Critical Mass and The Great Awakening

This year is going to be the most full on, crazy year in terms of spiritual development that we will experience within our lifetimes. The more people who embark on this journey, the closer we come to the critical mass point for the ‘old earth, new earth’ timeline intersection. Despite not reaching it collectively last year, the potential was there. A successful energy diversion program caused a delay, but it didn’t override our trajectory. This year is when the real countdown begins.

We were given both collective and personal choice points, opportunities to turn within and face essential questions. Those who embraced this had intense spiritual growth. 2024 was a year of discovery and acknowledgment of habits, even if change didn’t fully materialise.

I’ll be spending time soon, looking at the milestone dates (the first HUGE one being less than a week away), cautions and action steps you can take to help yourself and the people around you to navigate through this year in the most proactive, productive and sustainably transformational ways. In the meantime, keep that new year’s resolution list, but reword it to become an action plan of not what but “how” you are going make the changes you want in your life. Discover how you are going to honour your gifts and inspire others.

A New Chapter of Authenticity

2025 is here to remind us that true transformation is never easy, but it is always worth it. It’s a year of authenticity and aligned action, built on 2024’s backstory. The groundwork has been laid, the tools are in your hands, and the choice is yours: will you lean into the discomfort and create lasting change, or stay in the cycle of wishing and waiting?

While it won’t be easy, let’s embrace 2025 with the wisdom gained, the resilience built, and the clarity honed over the past year. This is your year to follow through. To honor your gifts. To rewrite the patterns. And to step into the power of your potential with intention and purpose.

Here’s to 2025: the year of aligned action and profound authenticity. Let’s make it count.

Blessed Be xo