Setting the Intention and Energy for 2026

Welcome to Episode One of the second season of Conversations With A Couple Of Crones.

It’s so exciting to be embarking on our second season, and today’s Podcast also marks the first time we’ve ever made it public on YouTube. So, we’d like to say welcome to any new viewers who have found their way to us here in A Cauldron of Crones via YouTube. You can find all 15 episodes from Season One of Conversations With A Couple Of Crones here. And if you care to venture around our website, you’ll also find lots and lots of articles about the inner work, Gene Keys, art journaling, the Dream Arc, and so much more!

We started, as we always do, with our question to ourselves …

“Where am I now?”.

You’ll hear me (Lizzie) talk about my shift in energy from the fiery feeling at the end of Devoted, through the deep rest of the Christmas and New Year holiday, to the gentle preparation to starting the whole Golden Path again … only slower! I am full of the joys of new beginnings.

You’ll hear Meghan talk about coming to the end of Devoted and to the end of her 40-day spiritual journey (which is not really an ending, because this work doesn’t end!!). She’s still feeling a bit like a squishy caterpillar in her cocoon!

You can choose to listen to this episode as a Podcast while you go about your day, or you can grab a cuppa and join us in our video as we chat – just click the film icon on the player below 🎞️

Setting the Energy for 2026

We then went on to have the most delicious conversation about the words we’ve chosen for 2026, the intention behind them, and how we will be grounding into that energy.

There is power in words, and for years now, as I’ve approached the end of each year, I’ve cast my mind forward to the new year, and I’ve asked myself, usually in a journaling session, what words are going to be my compass, my lodestars, for the coming year. What is it that I want to bring into my life in the coming year?

For me, choosing the word or words for the year is all about energy … What is the energy that I want to bring into my life? What are the intentions I want to hold in my heart?

Choosing words for me, is about how I want to feel, not what I want to do, or achieve, or get!

Now, I’m not going to tell you our words just yet … you’ll have to watch the video (or listen!) to hear which words we both chose and why!

We also had a great conversation about the Dream Arc animals we are calling in as allies for the year ahead (all of mine, a few of Meghan’s … watch/listen … you’ll find out what I mean by that!).

Time For Some Whimsy … And Where to Go Next!

And we ended the way we always do, with our whimsical questions for each other!

Oh, it was so good to be back talking with my BFF! Even though we Voxer each other every single day, it’s been three whole weeks (which, with the Christmas break, felt way longer) since we chatted face to face.

Watch out for January’s Bite-Sized Bravery offering on Monday 5th January, where we will be giving you some hints and tips and inspiration for choosing your own words, or setting intentions for the year to come.

Keep an eye out too for article from me (Lizzie) later this weekend, where I go into more detail about how I chose my words and Dream Arc companions for the year.

We really hope you’ll enjoy watching or listening to our conversation, and if you have chosen a word or words or Dream Arc animals for 2026, we would absolutely love it if you would like to share them in the comments!