Hi, I'm Lisa.

And I'm Emily.

And together we are some hot and goofy gals.

And we are also the Conscious Collaboration podcast.

What's up, Lisa?

Yeah, we.

Yes, this is take two for us.

Right.

We don't know what the hell is going on today.

It's officially what we've been hyping up for.

For some time now, which is so excited.

As we record.

It is Tuesday, February 17, the initiation of the Year of the Fire Horse.

This will, of course, come out to y' all a little bit later, but.

But we're in it, and it's.

It's kind of a rocky start, if I must say.

It is a major rocky start.

It's like false start Tuesday.

Well, I guess, like, you know, false starts a thing in.

In horse races.

But everybody I've talked to today so far in text messages is having some bit of a stall and a little bit of, like, disheartening washing over them because we've been gearing up for this Fire Horse.

Like, we're going to be running forward all this momentum, and then it's, like, hyped it up a lot.

So I'm not losing hope for Fire Horse.

But, yes, let's celebrate this being our 199th episode.

And we're up over a thousand percent in listening readings.

I know, I know.

Yeah.

I. I think it's the whole algorithm thing.

Like they say, if you can make it to 100, you get a boost.

And then I think 200, because, you know, getting towards 200.

We just started getting so many more.

I don't know if you've seen.

I know you probably haven't taken a look yet, but we've gotten so many emails from people wanting to be a guest or to get involved with us in the business.

And I'm like, okay, so in that.

In that vein, that's Fire Horse energy, I would say.

Yeah.

You know, that came in pretty hot, and we didn't really plan for that.

It just kind of swept in.

So try to look at the positive for us, the positivity, it just didn't manifest in the way that we wanted.

So we do have a little contest that we're promoting, and in joining our Facebook group, the Conscious Collaboration Collective, it's closed, it's private, so therefore, it's hard to find unless you listen to us and you follow the link in the description.

Once inside, we're encouraging you to find others like us and invite them inside the group.

So I think it's like our job, find the others.

Right.

And whoever invites the most people into the group that are the perfect fit to join us in the conscious collaboration.

We'll announce a winner on our 200th episode.

And I think that's March 3rd, but I could be wrong because I'm terrible at math.

And we'll announce the winner there, and you can be a guest with us.

So you'll win a spot and you can ask us all the questions and join in the absurdities.

Yeah.

200.

We did it.

But, yeah, I mean, I guess that's evidence of Fire Horse energy.

It just wasn't, you know, this is just something that we do as fun and therapy.

It's fun and therapy.

And we've been doing this for many years.

Yeah, almost four.

It'll be four this year before we have to have a party, if we can find the time.

Something like a party or a trip or a vacation.

But it's kind of a big deal.

And, you know, all of these little impressions just add up.

So there's like, the testament to everybody that if you are wondering how we did it and how we got to this place, it was because we just showed up a little bit and had fun with it, and look what happened.

So.

And it's also, you know, being in that growth mindset in our journeys, and.

And I think just sharing the space and energy with our listeners, our guests, and together sharing our insights and experiences, I think it's making us stronger.

So, you know, it's purposeful is what I'm trying to say.

So if you're feeling a little bit of downness in this early part of Fire Horse Energy, I think, like we always say, like, hearken to our own words from the I Ching.

Like, if we have that oversight view, we remove ourselves like a mile high from where we are right now, because we're in it right now.

And it's.

There's like a little bit of frustrations and setbacks or.

Or perceived setbacks.

But if we have that mile high view of ourselves, what is taking off?

It might just be the thing that you're not even.

That you're just doing out of joy and fun.

That's not bad, right?

Find your idiot.

Find your genius.

Yes.

Emily just gave you a little.

A little nugget there.

But you can go back to one of our earlier episodes.

I think Michelle was in that with.

I think Michelle was still with us at that time.

No, no, that was a little.

She was gone.

But a throwback.

Classic throwback.

Yeah, that was a classic episode.

And.

And we.

We live by that I guess so.

I don't know.

What, what is your experience?

Should we do a quick little Iing and.

And tie it all together?

Yeah.

Let's find out what's up with the stop, stop, stall, false start kind of start energy, if anybody else is feeling that as well.

And we'll, we'll see.

We'll just kind of see how to refine that a little bit.

That's good.

Okay.

That they always land in the right team flying.

That's so crazy and awesome.

So, okay, we're in the energy of keeping still.

That's why we hate it.

Like you have a fire horse.

We're keeping still.

And not only that, it looks like, you know, this image of the mountains being formed by something pushing up under the earth.

It kind of reminds me of like zits in a way.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And icebergs.

I remember that.

Icebergs.

And then.

But moving forward is great vigor, so we love that one.

Yeah.

So it's hexagram 52, if you're playing home at home with us with your I ching.

Hexagram52, keeping still, shifting into great bigger, which is 34.

And I feel like this is going to give us like a big sigh of relief because, yes, we feel like we're keeping still and we thought we were going to be running and gallivanting around like horses playing.

And it was a lot of stop and go and electronics monkeying around.

So regular periods of rest are important aspect of personal development and evolution.

Oh, my gosh.

Do you remember this?

Okay, this is literally going to say what I just said.

The most relaxed person may not be the one who sleeps 12 hours a day, but the one who knows how to grab a nap while cruising at 600 miles per hour at 35,000ft.

Wow.

I was just talking about this.

I suck at naps and I wish that that weren't the case, but maybe that's another little message.

And like, it is just.

I just said, like, the mile high view of ourselves, isn't that 35,000ft, is it?

I think so, but no.

3, 500 is like a mile.

35,000.

That's very specific.

Okay.

Learning to act when it is time to act and to be still when it is wise to be still is the key to obtaining the peace of mind that helps you to stay alert when clear focus is needed.

Okay, so this tells me this, like false star energy is trying to tell us to still rest, take a nap so we could be ready for that.

A lot of activity.

It's talking about alignment Consider the spine, which serves as a switchboard for all the nerves of the body that mediate movement.

When the spine is kept flexible and healthy through proper rest and relaxation, active movement can be undertaken without strain.

And when the spine is held erect in a balanced sitting posture, the inner balancing of meditation can take place.

Did that make you sit up a little straighter?

I think it did, yes.

So call timeout, relax, take your shoes off and sit a spell.

Let go of thinking and meditate on just being.

That's so hard to do when we've got all that, all these expectations of us and meetings and you know.

Yeah, I'm like, I'm mediating between which meetings I'm able to attend today still, like, it's just a moving.

Like no matter how much we keep talking about you need to take a nap or calm down or take care of yourself or nurture yourself, it's everything.

Everything else is so fast paced.

It is.

And it's, you know, personal experience right this moment.

It's like, it's really tough in that energy because it is so much easier for something that's really important to slip through the cracks, dude.

So, yes.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

That's so true.

So this line, it is a divine lesson.

It says, it points to the ability to maintain stillness and composure in the midst of the chaotic world, which is a noble achievement.

When positive acceptance of all life has been achieved, what harm can follow?

Peace and good fortune will await you.

It's like, how do we exist in this chaotic world of expectations and fast paced notifications and this over indulgence of information?

How that maybe perhaps the lesson is holding fast to, or just, I don't know, reacting minimally or, you know, just hold your peace.

And that's really hard to do.

Yeah.

Especially as a change maker, thought leader, entrepreneur mindset.

It's, you know, real really tough.

Yeah, yeah, that's been a point of, I want to say a point of contention, but a point that I've cognizantly

been cognizant of working on, I would

say over the last few years is, well and really something even my dad's been trying to teach me since I was a little kid, you know, because I would have the tendency to like, want to resolve something right then and there.

Right.

And it's just gonna go much better for you and all involved if you find a place of peace first.

And like, at least, you know, keep your reactions.

I'm not saying to suppress them, but, but, you know, don't be Reactive about things, keep that more internal and you know, have your respond instead of reacting.

Yes, yeah.

And you know, that applies to me too.

Like that I. I can really resonate with that right now because it's like when this type of chaotic energy is in play and I'm having to wait, put something on hold.

Whether it's a project or a conversation or a decision, I start to.

I think it's human nature, but like pre, like determined that it's not going to work out the way that I want, or I'm like already fearing something when I might actually just exist in it.

And it's not even that big of a deal, you know, that delay.

And so.

So this line 4 talks about letting go of the ego's agenda facilitates a deeper kind of rest.

Though sometimes the easiest way to let go is to satisfy the ego's desire first.

If they are harmless, they who are able to move through the world with indifference to the ego's agendas are most free.

Letting your heart rest in calmness is a part of the process and will help you achieve your desired outcomes.

A deeper, more satisfying level of consciousness awaits those who will let themselves be still as needed.

Oh, this is talking directly to us.

And then headed down to the bottom.

If you find yourself being led by someone going down a misguided path, leave them to their feet or you may well become lost along with them.

When the road leads nowhere, slow down to a standstill.

In a case like this, stopping to sit by the side of the road brings good fortune.

Okay.

And then lastly, like inner line 1, at the beginning of a major undertaking, reserve energy by pausing for rest and reflection at the start.

Taking a moment to chart your course before setting out on an adventure supports good timing and brings good fortune.

This is a point in your undertaking when few mistakes have been made and innocence is untouchable, tainted by ulterior motives.

Persevere in staying balanced and you will be able to establish a firm, lasting foundation.

Oh, crazy.

That notification sound that you just heard was my AI on my phone just picked up a conversation and started retorting so weird symbols of luck and rings that I don't know if that's a mistake or if we should make a note of that.

Maybe I need it by myself.

A ring.

That's interesting.

Yeah.

Isn't that weird?

Like how, like sometimes your phone just picks up on a conversation.

I didn't say anything, but I think I said rings, good fortune.

And it started giving me a list of what I can wear to attract good fortune.

Which would be four leaf clovers.

Faith, hope, love and luck.

Horseshoes for protection and fortune.

Evil eye wards off negativity.

Elephant strength and wisdom.

And jade, which is traditional Chinese stone for prosperity.

So I don't know.

Related.

Unrelated.

I just felt like that was kind of neat.

So as we move into great vigor, which I think we're kind of ready for, but if it goes in the way, I mean, it's like I'm ready for it, but only if it's the Great Bigger that I'm asking for, that I'm, that I'm wanting.

Okay, so Great bigger says congratulations.

There is strength and vigor in this situation.

Like that of a ram that knocks down a fence to free himself from captivity.

This points to a time when strong forces come into their own and assert power.

Woohoo.

Okay, so I mean it's like this fast paced energy is right around the corner.

If you find yourself in an influential position, it's important to act responsible, responsibly and react with care.

A strong sense of responsibility for the collective good is the key to the successful exercise of power.

By following what we intuitively know to be for the greater good, we avoid reckless abuses which in the end only undermine the source of our strength.

Arrogance contains the seeds of its own undoing.

Well, congratulations everybody and Emily and me.

Yes, congrats to all of us.

So the false star energy and the keeping still is probably, well as we just read, a divine intervention or motivation.

It's just not what we had planned because we thought Fire Horses were going to be so fun and playful and fast and manifesty.

So what do you think?

Yeah, I, I, I get it.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Well, cheers to Fire Horse 2026.

I think next year by the way, is like the goat or something.

I have to go back to my international Feng Shui guild friends, but I'm loving, I'm loving the Fire Horse vibes as a, as a wood snake.

Am I a woods?

Yeah, I'm a wood snake.

But it was fires.

No, it was wood snake and I'm a fire snake.

Horses don't like me by the way.

I guess is is what the belief is.

Do you know what you are, Rat?

I think we get along.

We get along though.

Yeah.

But anyway, great start to the season and more to come in celebrations for us as I guess Fire Horse is ushering in bigger, bigger news and bigger attraction for the podcast.

Yeah, just don't get swept away.

Don't get swept away.

Take a step back, take a pause.

You know Take a pause.

I'm with it.

I mean, I guess it's like the universe is just forcing me to take a pause today.

Here's the nugget.

Here's the nugget I'll leave you with.

Because it reminds me of when I was being taught in my early nursing years, you know, we would have to get certified in acls, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, which is the algorithms you enter into when you.

When someone has a cardiac arrest.

A code, we would call it in the hospital, code blue.

And this always stuck with me.

You know, one of my teachers, she's like, the energy is obviously really fast paced because someone is, you know, you're trying to bring someone back to life.

It is the most urgent emergent, you know, situation that you'll encounter.

But because of that, you have to slow down.

Otherwise you're going to be all thumbs, was the.

The phrase she used.

Like, you're just gonna start dropping shit and be.

You know what I mean?

Like, and.

And it'll actually end up taking more time because you were trying to rush, because the energy was very fast paced.

But that's actually a reminder to slow down so that you are effective.

Yeah, that's a good nugget.

I agree.

Maybe that is.

I mean, that feels like.

Feels like the lesson of the moment.

So.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You don't want to accidentally, like, kill someone who's in a cardiac.

Cardiac arrest by, like, dropping something on their head because you're rushing around trying to save them.

Yeah.

Don't do that.

Not recommended.

Yeah.

All right, well, this has been good.

I needed to hear it.

I'm glad we got to check in.

May the rest of your day gallop away and be fun and everything goes smoothly and all the conversations, everybody, thank you for joining us and thanks for celebrating with us our 200 episode coming.

Follow the link inside the description to join us inside of the Conscious Collaboration Collective, our close and private Facebook group, and you can enter our contest to be a guest with us.

Yes, do that.

Do it.

All right, talk to you in five.

Talk to you in five.

Bye, guys.

Bye, guys.