Intro: [00:00:00] Welcome to Energetic Advantage, the podcast where energy isn't. Woo, it's your edge. I'm your host, Jessica Cerato, intuitive strategist, lifelong pattern decoder, lover of numbers, and energetic guide for visionary leaders around. Here we go, energy first, strategy second. Every episode will give you a perspective, a tool, or a timeline shift that helps you lead from your power.
Because the truth is your energy is your most undervalued asset. Until you learn how to use it, get ready. You're about to have the advantage. Let's begin.
Welcome back to Energetic Advantage. Okay, first of all, happy January 37th. Happy January 42nd. However, you're counting. I guarantee you, if you haven't yet seen them, you're gonna start to see these memes in your feed on socials. Not gonna lie, January was long, for those of you who, joined in on my [00:01:00] January Energy forecast, this was one of the main energetic themes that were coming through.
I let you know that January wouldn't feel like the new year. Like it would be more like my kids would say a soft launch of like a waiting room where it's like, don't push yet, but also don't check out kind of month. And so. Before we jump into the meat of the episode today, which is the February energy forecast.
I just wanted to point out the difference between knowing the energy ahead of time and not since I knew January would feel like it would have 38 days. I am not annoyed, right? I am in the energy and I am using that knowledge to my advantage. I am taking advantage of this long energy feeling because.
I also know that spoiler, February is going to fly by like a horse galloping, literally when the new year shifts on February 17th. [00:02:00] So, the last episode here of every month is going to be an energetic forecast, and this has been something that I've been doing for the past five years. Time and time again, I get messages like, how did you know, this
turned out exactly as you said it would. Here's why energy has a pattern, and I am an expert at decoding those patterns. Just like a meteorologist can predict whether a numerologist, an energy strategist can predict energy. And so what I'm gonna share with you in these forecasts is universal energy.
Like the energetic weather that we all feel. But of course, this doesn't mean like we're gonna all have the same experience and we're all gonna live the same lives. Why? Because just think about weather. Weather, like actual weather. When it rains. Everyone reacts differently.
Some people don't go outside at all. Some people, , put a rain [00:03:00] jacket and go hiking. Some people, go outside, naked, whatever you choose to do, the fact that you know it's gonna rain gives you the confidence to choose knowing what the environment is. And that is why what I'm sharing with you is not a fortune telling, right?
I'm not in the fortune telling business. I am in the forecasting business because my work really instills confidence in you. And the fact that you have free will, you have a choice and. You just have more choices when you know what the weather is going to be. And this is all based on the fact that numbers are energy.
way back when with Pythagoras, the A squared plus B squared plus C squared guy, he hypothesized. Well, he was studying music and that music has a vibration, which we all know to be true. And during that time, he also hypothesized and [00:04:00] proved that numbers also have a vibration, right?
They oscillate at a different rate per second. So you can imagine seeing and feeling a number with like a different energetic wave. And that's what I am tapping into. That's what I'm feeling into and that's what I am predicting. And so I hope these forecasts will really serve as this, the weather of the month ahead and allow you to feel more confident, allow you to plan ahead and really give you the advantage so that it feels like you're hitting all the green lights.
That is my goal here. So let's dive in. Okay, so February is efficient this year. It starts on a Sunday and it ends on a Saturday. It's a clean, contained, perfect 28 day cycle. There's no extra days, there's no weird ble bleed over. You know those months that have like five, six weeks, whatever. [00:05:00] It's just precision.
And that alone tells you something about the energy. In February, there's no fluff, there's no wiggle room. So it is important to take the 57 days that we have in January to prep. Now, I don't mean do everything, food prep here I think is a really great example. I'm not saying cook all of your meals ahead of time because the meals get cold.
They're hard to store, like all these things, right? But, , get the groceries. Cut the veggies, and if you're listening to this we have three more days of the month. They might feel like seven or eight, but what can you prep? What can you do ahead of time so that when February energy comes and it starts to move faster, you feel like you are prepared?
And because of this energy, it's the perfect month to talk about cycles because this container that I talked about, Sunday to Saturday, these clean four weeks of seven days giving us 28 days, [00:06:00] it gives us a really clear container to observe them, right? The universe trains us to think like this.
Calendars, planners, they're all running Sunday, to Saturday, but. Obviously we are all unique and every single one of us was born on a different day of the week, which means that we all run on different energetic rhythms and cycles. This is why, if you think just about your family and friends, right?
This is why, some people peak midweek, some people crash on Sundays. Some people feel motivated to do different things on different days. And for me, I'll give you an example. My week starts on a Thursday. And each day is governed by a different planetary cycle. So Thursday for me is always a great day to think and plan and write.
It's a great communication day. And Friday is all about relationships and connection. And so of course I'm gonna plan [00:07:00] things differently, but here's really what I want you to hear. Saturday is my Mars, which means that on Saturday I feel a natural urge or an inclination to work to get things done, to move forward on my mission, to be committed.
Right? I have two kids and. I don't know, like no one obviously told the school district about my personal energy cycle because they don't have school on Saturday. So this is an example of, I'll tell you what I do in a second. This is an example of like, even when we know our energy, it does not mean that we can.
Align with it perfectly or even use it as an excuse to do or not do something. But it did explain to me why sometimes I would end up feeling frustrated or I had a lot of pent up energy on Saturday when I didn't do things for myself. And so what I do now is I give myself. Few extra hours in the morning.
I wake up for [00:08:00] TaeKwonDo before soccer, before swim lessons. Oh my gosh. Before, guitar and piano and all of these things, and I. Like get her done. And because of that, I do not feel any of that pent up energy later on in the day. And if this is something that interests you, let me know and I'll talk about it on a future podcast.
But knowing which day best suits your unique energy is a game changer. And it's funny because you get to know this about other people too. Like I knew, I won't say his name, but there was one guy when I worked. In, uh, my former company and I just knew like not to schedule a meeting with him. On a Tuesday, and it feels like Tuesday would be the perfect day to schedule a meeting.
Nope, not with this guy, because that was his Saturn day and he was just are you sure? Well, what about this? Like, it wasn't a [00:09:00] great day to brainstorm and get things done, and so I chose to make it easier for myself and I schedule it on a different day. Okay, so what you can do this month is just observe yourself, observe your natural cycles, where during the week you tend to have more energy.
And like I said, this is inspiring me to maybe share on a future episode about how you can really work with your weekly cycle. Okay. We talked a little bit about what is present this month and what isn't is February 29th. So February 29th only happens once every four years. Right?
And if we were to have a February 29th this year, it would hold the energy of the five and the nine of clubs, which for me gives me a hint or a breadcrumb that this month we might be missing a little bit of a flexibility of. Thought we might be wanting to have certainty, rather curiosity. And so knowing that, I wanna remind you that the goal is [00:10:00] not certainty this month.
You aren't gonna be sure before you do the thing. I would invite you to bring in more curiosity. Now for those of you who love math, I think you're gonna love this next little antidote here, which translates into the energy. February is also the only month ever where the energy starts. Exactly as it ends.
Every other month we start off with uh, energy cycle and we end on a different note, but February always is the same. Why? Because the first one. Is the same as 28. Two plus eight equals ten one plus zero equals one. And in this year, in, in February of 2026, that energy equals a four. So this also reminds us that we are invited to create structure.
We cannot run from [00:11:00] structure this month. And for those of you, I know that's hard, you're probably turning off the podcast right now, but I'm telling you. Freedom comes from discipline. The fun comes from the structure. You cannot run from it. You have to build it. If we look at this energy of February, I want you to envision this number, so I'm gonna give you a little bit of math here.
February carries the three energy. You get this by taking the second month, so two, and then add it to the year two plus zero, plus two plus six, so that's 12 one plus two equals three. And it's all about communication, expression, and creativity. But it's not like the brainstorm on a whiteboard or fluff or energy.
It, it needs the structure. Here's why you feel into the number three. If you try to envision it in your mind, it's open on one side, but closed on the other, which means there is [00:12:00] a strong polarity in this month. Some people are gonna feel wide open. The ideas are flowing, the conversations are clicking, expression is coming so easily, and others are gonna feel compressed, like cornered.
Like the walls are coming in and they're putting their tur, like their turtle shell. They're back to people because they are uncertain. And so the question that February is gonna ask you is how do you respond when you feel that pressure? How do you respond when you start to feel a little bit constricted?
It, and this ties into one of the biggest themes of the year, which is do not tell me who or what you are against. Tell me what you are for. February is really gonna make that obvious. So if your language is reactive, if your communication is defensive, if you are defining yourself by the opposition. This month is gonna feel super tight, but if your language is directional, intentional, clear [00:13:00] about what you are moving towards, the energy will open.
Clarity will create space in February. Okay? Now I wanna talk about what I'm calling the month and the reason why I am subtitling February as beyond logic. Okay? Because when I say February is beyond logic, I am not saying abandon your brain. I am saying that logic is the doorway. It's not the destination.
So yes, get the facts, do the math, use your mind. But if you stop there, you are going to miss the entire point of the month. Because three, yes is about communication, but that includes unspoken communication. And this is honestly what I see in leaders all the time. So leaders that are smart, high IQs, great credentials, really strong strategic minds, but your advantage doesn't come from being smart.
It comes from being able to go beyond smart, if you think about [00:14:00] those people who can ace the tests, crush the numbers, nail the plan, and they still cannot read the room, they can't feel what isn't being said, they miss the undercurrent. They don't sense the moment that the energy shifts. February is that month to really tap into that.
So yes, I want you to ask yourself, what am I seeing? And I also want you to go further. And ask yourself, what am I not seeing? What is in the room that no one is naming? What is the energy beyond the words? What is the energy behind your words? What is trying to communicate without language that is beyond logic?
And know, over the past seven days, I've been doing this challenge and we've been talking about everyone's unique, energetic advantage. And I'm gonna say something that might annoy some of you, but I'm gonna say it anyway. Being intuitive in and of itself is not your energetic advantage. Let me say it again.
Being intuitive is not your energetic advantage [00:15:00] because number one, everyone is intuitive. And number two, if you do nothing with your intuition, it is wasted. So here. Is what I want you to hear. Being intuitive isn't an advantage if you don't listen to it and listening is not an advantage if you don't track it and start to notice the patterns and tracking is not an advantage if you keep outsourcing the meaning.
So February will really reward the people who first notice second record. Three, stay curious and let the patterns reveal themselves over time. Because this is self-trust in action, so you're like, okay, Jess, how do I do this? Okay, so let's talk about intuition as energy. This is the key for this month.
Your intuition will be loud this month, but your intuition doesn't speak in paragraphs. Intuition tends to use shorthand [00:16:00] It uses shortcuts, right? It's like very efficient. Again, the month of February is efficient. It's symbolic. It's not gonna explain itself. It's going to assume that you are going to learn the pattern over time, and this is where most people miss their energetic advantage.
Although we have universal energy, signs and symbols are not universal. A red bird does not mean one thing. Right When you get a smell or a sound or a sensation, it does not mean one thing. Because meaning is personal and it's also cumulative, and it's also situational. So for one person, when they see a red bird, that's their grandma coming through, another person might see a red bird and know that's like as a warning or like maybe stop for someone else it's confirmation or it's urgency, or it's freedom.
Whatever it is, it's the same symbol, but it is a different language. [00:17:00] So when you see a sign this month. When you have a synchronicity come into your field, I want you to say this first. I see you. Thank you more, please. This will strengthen the signal. And also on the flip side, if you've already gotten the message, you are allowed to say that too.
Like, thank you, I've got it. Or if you keep on getting the same sign or symbol. I dunno if this happens to everyone. It happens to me a lot. And you might not be sure yet of its meaning. You can say, okay, thank you. I get that. I'm trying to receive a message here, but can you show it to me in a different way?
You are in conversation with your intuition. You are meant to Communicate with it this month. give you a real life example from me. When I first started, I did a lot of meditation and visualization with the numbers because I wanted to connect with them more and of course, connect with my intuition.
And, when I was meditating on the number five, I got this strange sensation like I was tasting [00:18:00] ketchup. And I was like, man, like what does that mean? Now if I had stopped and Googled, what does tasting ketchup mean spiritually? I don't even know what I would've found. Like it probably would've talked me out of what I was actually feeling.
What I was actually feeling is ketchup for me symbolizes like freedom. And like movement breaking routine. I can maybe, I don't know if it would help for me to tell you like why I got there. But when I notice it over time, I was like, aha. Right? And so that is the difference between like intuition and interpretation.
Intuition is instant. Interpretation sometimes is delayed. And February, it wants you to shorten that time. Right. Another example, a lot of times when energy comes through in terms of like people, for me if you, if I were to smell smoke, it doesn't literally mean that the person coming [00:19:00] through smoked for me.
It represents. Age, like an old person, like someone who has lived history, elder energy, right? So you just see here how like intuition uses a shortcut. It's not literal, it is efficient. And again, it's trusting you to learn your language through repetition and so. Your intuition right now is building a pattern library and you can really help yourself do this.
So this might start with like a sensation in your body, right? Maybe it's a ringing in your ear or like a cool breeze on your neck when you're not outside, you're not in the wind like a tingling in your foot. Uh, for me, itchiness or scratchiness sometimes comes. It can also be a repeated image. Maybe it's the feather, maybe it's the dime, right?
Whatever that is. It could be a word that you keep hearing. [00:20:00] It could be a number that shows up, and at first it might feel random, but I promise you it is not. It just is shorthand, right? And so this month for everybody. I invite you to do this simple thing. It might not be easy, but it is simple to start an intuition log, so you have to promise, no Googling, no interpretations in the moment.
I want you just to write what you noticed, like what was the sensation, what was the number, what was the feeling, what was the sound, whatever, when it showed up, what was happening around you and how you felt. And let the meaning emerge. Don't force it. Your dictionary will write itself through use and no matter how long you have done it, how long some of you have been in the energetic space whether you're a beginner or you've done this for years.[00:21:00]
Your dictionary, just like your dictionary, always updates. So you can use the example of like, Miriam Webster. Every year they add words because society changes, culture changes. Right. I'm laughing at some of the words, uh, they added last year. Right. And so it's not like you can do this one time and know that it's for sure complete your dictionary updates.
Every day, every month, every year. So if you've done this type of exercise before, I invite you to go deeper and do it again and see what new, uh, language your intuition is wanting to speak into this month. Okay. So we have a few other themes here that I wanna chat about for February. We gotta talk about sabotage because three energy is the queen of sabotage.
Three, if I were to put it on its home base, in the energetic field, it is a mental energy and it's [00:22:00] feminine, right? And so sometimes if we think about that mental, feminine energy, it's sometimes it's easy to identify sabotage. Like sometimes it's like, ugh, I know I'm sabotaging myself here. Right? But at high levels, what I actually see most in leaders.
Is that sabotage doesn't look messy and it's not obvious. It really looks brilliant and it's super smart. So it's not the typical, I'm not doing the thing right. That's sabotage. I'm avoiding the thing. No, leaders typically don't avoid the thing, but it does look like I'm doing something very smart that keeps me from doing the thing.
That I know I should do. Right? This is what smart sabotage looks like. So I can give you some other examples. Smart sabotage is like building the strategy instead of just like getting into the offer refining the message instead of just having the conversation, researching just one more [00:23:00] angle before deciding or creating a new plan.
Right? and so how do you know, I guess here's the question. How do you know it's sabotage in disguise? Because I know you all are smart listening to me and the obvious signs of sabotage, right? Here are the tells. So the first tell is it's clean, but it has no pulse. It's like not alive, it sounds right.
It reads really well. It makes sense. Like if you were to explain this to someone, they'd be like, oh, like she is so smart. But your body is saying no. Okay? Your brain cannot outsmart your body. Number two, it is buying you time, meaning it is giving you the illusion of progress without requiring exposure or vulnerability.
Number three. It protects your identity, right? So if you do it smart, you don't have to be wrong. You don't have to risk the no, right? [00:24:00] And number four, like when you commit, you feel the energy contract. So it's not nerves that's different. Because a strategy can be smart. And it can still be sabotaged if it goes against what wants to move, and February makes that super obvious.
let's talk about another big theme of February, which is confident expression versus true expression. And I promise you, as soon as you listen to this episode. And then you maybe have a with someone or you go back on your socials, you're gonna see this so clearly and you're not gonna be able to unsee it.
And I'm so happy for you because you're gonna be ahead of the curve for February three is the confident communicator in its empowered form, right? But I want you to hear this. Confidence is not the same thing as truth. Some people speak with so much certainty and confidence that [00:25:00] it bypasses discernment and listen.
I know a lot of threes or people who have a lot of three in their chart love them, and they say things with such conviction and confidence that sometimes I find myself believing them. Not because they're right, but because they're confident, uh, this happens a lot in business. Maybe when they've done a few different things or they're even still learning the thing.
But because they speak so confidently, you take everything they say as truth and it's not always the case. I'm laughing, I'm, Choosing a story in my head of what to share. And I'm not gonna call anyone out here on the podcast, but I will share with you a really impactful example actually from my life.
When my kids were little, this perfectly illustrates what I'm talking about. Cause right now I hear someone energetically saying, uh, I'm not fooled by that. No matter how confident someone else is, I can always. Tell if they're lying or I can always see through the truth or I can always know if they know.
No you can't. You can have a good BS [00:26:00] meter. I mean I do, but there is still sometimes where because they are so confident, you might second guess yourself. Here's a perfect example. So this is when I have two kids Justine and Charlie, and they're like two and a half years apart. So this is back when, Charlie was maybe one, one and a half and Justine was three, turning four and.
We were doing the daycare drop off, and so they went to different, uh, daycares of course. If you're a parent out there, if you know, you know, of course your kids can't possibly have the same drop off and pick up. That would make life so easy. I'm just kidding. But luckily, uh, Charlie, my youngest, her daycare is right across the street from my house, and so we were dropping her off first, and Justine decided to stay in the backyard and play while I brought Charlie in.
And I remember coming out into the backyard and Justine was not there like. I called her name. She wasn't there. As you can imagine, as a parent, I am panicking. I run back to the house, she's not there. [00:27:00] I look up and down our street, we live on a small cul-de-sac, not there. And in my head I'm like, I bet you anything.
She freaking walked to school. And for context, her preschool is walkable, right? It's just across from the park. We can walk there in about five minutes. So I'm like, okay. So I start walking towards daycare, but maybe not walking if I'm honest. I was probably running, I was sweating. And our community is small.
it's close knit. And so right away I run into one of the dads of the kids at preschool. He was walking back home, after dropping his son off. And I was like, oh my gosh, like, have you seen Justine? And he looked at me and he's like, yeah. She told me that you said she could walk to preschool by herself.
Okay, so imagine this three, almost 4-year-old walking down the street by herself. She sees someone she knows. The dad stopped and he said, Hey, Justine, like, what are you doing walking by herself [00:28:00] so confidently? She said, oh, my mom told me to walk to school by myself this morning. And he believed her because she was so confident in her expression.
And I'm gonna tell you something, he wasn't the only person fooled. She also did it to a second parent. And by the time I got to preschool, she had put all the stuff away in her cubby. She was like, in there. And the teachers looked at me and were like, wow. Like. That's like really independent, like we can't believe you let her walk to school by herself.
And I was like, are you kidding me? Right. And so, I just have to laugh about that because even in that situation where you're just like, no one, uh, like, or if you, if you put yourself in the situation, imagine you were one of the parents or you were the teachers at school, like you probably [00:29:00] are smart enough to be like, oh, I don't think, that would happen.
But because her speech and the way she said it was so confident. They believed her. And so this proves my point that confidence is a frequency and truth is a frequency, but they are not the same. And so we are seeing this everywhere right now, not only on social media, but AI is a perfect example. So for those of you who use chat, GPT or any other version of ai, I want you to tell me.
The last time it responded to one of your questions with, oh, I'm not sure. Uh, never. It speaks like it knows, right? And so if you are not sure, do not ask AI because it will be sure and it will sound confident. And I'm not saying don't use ai, [00:30:00] right? I'm not saying don't make your life easier.
Sure. Use ai, but use it intentionally. Tell it what it is, and then ask it to bring it together, right? There's a million ways to use it, but going to AI because you are not confident asking it a question, and then taking that frequency of confidence that it writes in and you turning it into truth.
Before you put it through, your guidance system is a recipe for failure. Here's what I want you to hear. February requires discernment between strong delivery and actual accuracy between influence and integrity and between a compelling narrative and what is real. So I want you to ask yourself this question this month.
Is this true? Or is this just confidently said? You can also ask yourself, do I feel clearer after I hear this or do I feel hijacked? Because true communication leaves you more, [00:31:00] you not less. And this is exactly why writing your own intuitive dictionary matters. Because when you are fluent in your signals, you are harder to manipulate.
By people or narratives, by fear, by the room, you'll still listen, right? You'll still consider, but you won't outsource the truth. this is one of my energetic advantages. It's not like I close myself off to the world and don't take anyone's opinions, right? I love hearing how other people maybe are feeling the energy.
I love listening to other forecasts and sometimes I listen and I consider, and I say, oh yeah, I don't feel that way. Right, because I know what I saw, what I felt, and because I know what that means, I know that it is my truth and my job is to be confident in my truth. as the year [00:32:00] of the horse starts, as he gallops in, February 17th, depth is really going to beat breath.
Right. We've got to go deeper, not wider. I want you to think symbolically, not linearly, and remember that certainty is not the goal. Curiosity is the way through here, right? If you're wanting some support, I have a day by day calendar which shares with you the specific energetic forecast for each day.
Both the empowered side, the disempowered side, some questions to consider, some activations to take into consideration. Because when you understand this universal energy, it's not just you sometimes, like it is the energy, right? And the calendar doesn't tell you what to do.
It tells you what's in the air, it tells you what the weather is, right, and it allows you to make decisions. Uh, you get your first month for free. We'll put the link in the show notes and I [00:33:00] really encourage you to play with it this month and let me know how it feels. As we end here, I'll share with you just a few other challenges that are just coming in actually right now. Scattered energy, saying yes to everything and feeling spread too thin and comparison. Okay. And to really combat all of those challenges, you have to say what you're for, build what you can, stand inside and trust. What keeps showing up for you.
Let meaning lead not logic. And I'm super curious. I would love to know how this energy forecast lands for you. How are you feeling? I did a year ahead forecast for a group a few weeks ago, and the feedback I got was, wow. Like I was already feeling that, but this confirmed my knowing and I love that, right?
Because we're all intuitive. Uh, it's your job to use that intuitiveness. As an advantage. [00:34:00] So let me know. Message me on Instagram, join my community. Let me know how February is feeling for you, what you are most excited about. And I'm super, uh, excited for everyone to experience this new energy. I am also so excited to finally get outta January next month.
We also. Start to see here on the podcast, we welcome some guests. I've already had some amazing conversations and you're gonna hear from leaders who use their energy as their advantage in their everyday life, in their everyday work. In different ways. So I'm so excited for you to get to meet them.
And in the meantime, if this podcast is something you wanna hear on a regular basis, if something that I shared today sparked something in you, please, I invite you to leave a review, leave a rating, share with your friends, and tell me what you want to hear. Energetic advantage for you to really [00:35:00] create the energy and the frequency that you want to live in for 2026, I'm doubling down.
2026 is the year of the visionary leader and I am here to support. You in really embodying that and landing into this identity. So anything I could share, any topics, any questions you have, please reach out. Let me know and we'll see you next time.
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