In this episode of Smashing Secrets Feng Shui, Chloe dials in from Dahab, Egypt (with a rogue mosquito and roaming camels for company) while Jo unpacks one of the most powerful astrological shifts on the horizon: the Yang Fire Horse year of 2026. 🔥🐎   Together, we explore what the Fire Horse energy really means, why it’s so intense compared to the last Fire Horse year in 1966, and how it will personally show up in your BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) chart and feng shui.   If you’ve been feeling change building, this episode explains why now, what’s coming next, and how to work with it instead of against it. In this episode, we cover: 🔥 What is the Yang Fire Horse year (2026)? How fire-on-fire energy works, why it’s different to 1966, and what happens when we enter Period 9 with no “metal bubble” to contain the flames. 🐍 From Snake to Horse: Why 2025–2027 is a peak transformation window How the Snake energy, the Pig month, and the incoming Horse year stir up endings, beginnings, and big life pivots. 🌟 How 2026 will affect your self element (even if you don’t only have one!) Jo breaks down the Fire Horse year for: Yang & Yin Fire – taking things very personally, relationship intensity, spiritual downloads, and when fire becomes obsession or burnout. Yang & Yin Earth – new resources, moves, jobs, teachers, skills and apprenticeships; becoming the calm, grounding presence in chaos. Yang & Yin Metal – power, status, leadership, promotions and visibility… plus how to stop fire from “melting” your confidence. Yang & Yin Water – money, prosperity and clashes: why water types need wood as a buffer and how to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Yang & Yin Wood – becoming the teacher, healer and creative in demand, with a much bigger audience and spotlight. 🧭 Feng Shui for the Fire Horse year (2026) Practical tips on: Which directions to lean into in 2026 (hello East and South-East wealth & happiness). Why Jo is moving heavy metal cures into the South to manage the star of misfortune and double fire. How to support metal and water charts using earth and metal in key sectors. Using feng shui to balance extreme charts (like Jo’s super-strong water) so you can benefit from opportunity without burning out. 🌱 Planting seeds now for your 2026 breakthroughs Why winter is the perfect time to go inward, visualise your dreams, and charge them with emotion so they can blossom in the Fire Horse years ahead. 🏜 Chloe’s reflections from Dahab, Egypt Creative rest vs mental rest – and why this trip turned into deep healing rather than a “content mission”. Slowing down, being off your phone, and landing in a community that feels spiritually cleansing, transformative and safe. How honest, vulnerable conversations with friends mirror the snake–pig–horse cycle of letting go, integrating and stepping into a new chapter. Perfect for you if… You’re curious how 2026 will personally affect you based on your BaZi self element. You want feng shui strategies to handle intense fire energy (instead of feeling fried by it). You’re feeling change building in your life and want to know how to work with the next few years, not fear them. You love a mix of Chinese astrology, feng shui, real-life chat and spiritual reflection. Work with Jo & stay connected   🔮 Want a personalised 2026 BaZi & Feng Shui reading? If you’d like Jo to look at your chart and home in detail and show you how the Yang Fire Horse year will affect you specifically, you can book a reading via our links on social media. If you’ve ever been to Dahab or you’re feeling big changes rumbling ahead of 2026, we’d love to hear from you – send us a message and share your story. 💛   ______   Smashing Secrets Feng Shui has been brought to you by Mother-Daughter Duo Jo and Chloe Russell. For in-depth monthly horoscopes and other Feng Shui and Chinese astrology updates, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/smashingsecrets F