Capricorn New Moon 2026: Ground, Release & Prepare for Fire Horse Energy

✨ New Moon Crystal Guidance January 18, 2026 in Capricorn

This New Moon marks the final lunar cycle of the Year of the Snake - a closing chapter in a long season of shedding, unraveling, and deep internal transformation.

This isn’t a quiet ending.

As we move closer to the Ring of Fire eclipse and prepare to charge into the Year of the Fire Horse, the energy begins to intensify. Momentum builds. Truth surfaces faster. What no longer fits starts to feel impossible to carry and keeps coming up and slapping you in the face - kinda like it’s Mercury in Retrograde but that doesn’t start for over a month from now!

You may already feel it - heightened emotions, restlessness, pressure to move forward paired with the need to stay grounded. That’s not random. It’s the sensation of standing at the edge of a leap.

This New Moon isn’t asking for dramatic reinvention.
It’s asking for stability, intention, and energy you can sustain as things accelerate.

Grounding is no longer optional. It’s the foundation that determines how smoothly you move through what’s coming next.

For this New Moon, and for the intensity that unfolds as we approach eclipse season, I’m working with specific crystals chosen to carry your energy through this entire cycle, anchoring you as the final layers of the Snake year shed and Fire Horse momentum begins to rise.

Black Moonstone & Labradorite: protection, connection, transformation

These are my New Moon constants, especially during transitions.
Black Moonstone connects you with heaven and earth - and the space where new timelines begin forming before they fully reveal themselves. Labradorite protects your energetic field and sharpens intuition, helping you navigate heightened energies without scattering or second-guessing yourself.

This pairing keeps you connected to your inner knowing as external intensity increases while protecting you and allowing elevated transformation to occur - these are my new moon go tos!

Smoky Quartz: transmutation and nervous-system grounding

Smoky Quartz supports the release of old survival patterns - the ones that helped you get through any traumas leading up to this point but can’t move forward into the Fire Horse pace. It anchors intention into the body and nervous system, bridging spiritual insight with grounded action.

This stone is essential when transformation needs to integrate, not overwhelm and when you need to transmute heavy and negative energy around you.

Red Jasper: steady momentum as energy accelerates

Red Jasper brings stability, stamina, and follow-through. As Fire Horse energy approaches, it helps you stay rooted so speed doesn’t turn into burnout. This isn’t about forcing movement - it’s about moving forward with strength and consistency. Red Jasper is absolutely my favourite grounding stone and these energies definitely warrant a little extra grounding assistance!

Jade: grounded abundance and safe expansion

Jade supports long-term growth, prosperity, and new beginnings that don’t cost your peace. It helps you receive what’s opening next in a way that feels stable, deserved, and embodied which is especially important as eclipse energy amplifies everything it touches. Jade also supports new beginnings and with this being a one year and the last moon cycle of the Snake, it’s especially helpful.

Together, this crystal set supports:

• grounded intuition during heightened energetic intensity
• stabilization and peace as the Ring of Fire eclipse approaches
• nervous-system-safe shedding of the final Snake-year layers
• steady momentum as Fire Horse energy prepares to charge in

• sustainable growth you can actually carry forward

The energy you carry now determines how effortlessly you move into what’s next. Ground now, choose what moves with you, and step into the Fire Horse with clarity, momentum, and your power intact.

I’ve shared a short video showing these New Moon crystals and explaining why I’m working with them during this powerful transition.
Watch here: https://youtube.com/shorts/BNHKk9VVvCU?si=WKPOKrilqL-vANgn

If you’re feeling like something is ending - and something bigger is lining up - you’re not imagining it. This cycle is a bridge. And how you move through it matters.

For those who feel called to deeper support, clearer direction, or grounded guidance through this shift, that pull is intentional. Some transitions aren’t meant to be navigated alone.