The Numerology of 9: Why This Year Is About Endings (and Why That Matters)
What’s your favorite magical number combination? What numbers are showing up for you?
Since you and I are connected and I bet you know that the universe has seasons, and that life itself moves in cycles. We are, every one of us, part of an elegant numeric rhythm that plays out not just in personal milestones, but in the energetic current of each calendar year.
2025 is a 9-year, which in numerology marks the end of a cycle. You get to this number by adding up the digits of the year (2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9), and while that might seem simple, the energetic implications are anything but.
A 9-year is a sacred time. It asks us not to begin, but to end. It calls for closure, for reflection, for surrender. And it requires a level of courage that isn’t always celebrated in the personal development world: the courage to let things die.
The Power of Endings
We’re culturally wired to rush toward newness. New goals, new plans, new versions of ourselves. Especially if you’re someone who’s already gone through big transformations, the impulse might be: I’ve already done my dying. Let’s move on to what’s next.
But that’s not how it works.
A 9-year is not about creating something new. It’s about taking an honest inventory of what is finished—even if you’re not ready to admit it. It’s about looking at the parts of your life, identity, and attachments that have served their purpose and asking: Is this something I need to carry forward?
Endings bring grief. Even when we’re letting go of something toxic—an unhealthy habit, a dead-end job, an abusive relationship—there’s often sadness. Not because we want to keep the pain, but because we’re losing a part of ourselves that was familiar. And that familiarity can feel safer than the unknown.
Fear, anxiety, resistance, and even anger are common emotional companions in a 9-year. But they’re not enemies. They’re signposts. They tell you where you’re still holding on. They show you the parts of your life that you’re afraid to surrender. They reveal where your ego is trying to preserve the status quo.
And if you let yourself slow down and actually be with those emotions—if you resist the urge to rush into what’s next—you’ll start to understand the true alchemy of this year.
Nine as the Gateway
Numerologically, each 9-year is the completion of a 9-year cycle. And that means 2026 will bring a new beginning—a 1-year. But there’s no shortcut. You can’t skip the death process and still reap the full potential of what’s to come.
Here’s what the coming years look like in this next cycle, and why the integrity of this ending year matters so much:
2026 = 1-Year
A masculine, outward-focused year of personal power and initiation. The year to say yes, to step forward boldly. This is where new identities take root, new projects begin, and new personal authority emerges.2027 = 2-Year
A feminine year of inner listening and emotional refinement. Think intuition, feeling, heart-centered decision making, inner authority, and a rebalancing of the energy you launched outward the year before.2028 = 3-Year
The sacred union of masculine and feminine. A year of creativity, celebration, self-expression, and integration. This is where ideas come to life in art, community, joy, and love.2029 = 4-Year
A year of foundations. What you’ve created now needs structure. It’s not always easy—it can feel stagnant or constrained—but it’s essential for stability and long-term growth.2030 = 5-Year
A year of challenge and freedom. The five year rattles the cage. It challenges your mind, your emotions, your body, your spirit. It disrupts. And that disruption is sacred—because it reveals what still needs strengthening.2031 = 6-Year
A year of integration and harmony. This is when you start to feel the alignment between your inner and outer worlds. There’s love here. There’s beauty. But also a responsibility to bring that love into your home, your relationships, your work, and your way of being.2032 = 7-Year
A year of chaos and discernment. Seven years can feel unstable—but they’re also deeply spiritual. If you’re prepared (and that’s what the six year is for), you can bring higher strategy and order to the seeming disorder. This is when you refine the fine details and align with cosmic intelligence.2033 = 8-Year
The year of abundance and power. You’ll be tested in your relationship with success. Are you a sovereign creator, or are you still enslaved to your patterns and addictions? This is a time of material manifestation—and of confronting where you still leak your power.2034 = 9-Year
The cycle begins again. And you’ll face everything you’ve learned—your gains, your losses, your choices—and you’ll get to decide what is complete, and what needs to evolve.
Why This Year Matters
When you understand the rhythm of the numerology cycle, you begin to see that the end is never just an end. It’s the soil for your next beginning. If you rush through the death, you plant seeds on shallow ground.
So this year, let yourself grieve. Let yourself feel the weight of what’s leaving.
Let yourself release—not just the obvious things, but the subtle layers of identity and desire that are no longer aligned. Don’t just declutter your closet—declutter your mindset, your habits, your business, and above all, your sense of self.
And when the 1-year arrives, you’ll be ready– clear and empty… Powerful.
I want to see you end this year prepared to begin again—not from what’s decrepit, but from what’s reborn and wise.
It’s ON, BABY!
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