Over the previous yr, I’ve been a little bit of a damaged document. Large vibe shift, incoming! We’re constructing towards one thing large! We’ve coated quite a lot of astrological floor: Neptune moved into Aries for the primary time because the Civil Warfare. Saturn adopted. Uranus shook issues up in Gemini. Pluto settled into Aquarius. The nice conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn shifted into air indicators for the primary time because the Center Ages. 5 main planets all modified indicators inside a yr of one another, one thing so unprecedented that our grandchildren will not see it occur of their lifetimes.
We’ve been constructing in the direction of a climax, and, this month, we’ve lastly arrived.
On Feb. 20, the planets Saturn and Neptune fashioned a conjunction at 0º Aries. That is probably the most vital astrological occasion of the yr, and for many people, it’ll be one of the vital impactful transits we’ll expertise in our lifetime (particularly for sure Aries).
What’s the Saturn-Neptune conjunction?
A conjunction occurs when two planets line up from our perspective right here on Earth. And when it occurs, it’s just like the planets merge collectively into one superforce. And since Saturn and Neptune are additional away from the solar within the photo voltaic system, they take longer to maneuver round, which implies they solely type a conjunction each 36 years. Due to this fact, this conjunction marks a generational turning level.
Saturn is the planet of construction, boundaries, self-discipline, and exhausting truths—I’ve known as it the planet of “adulting.” It represents our means to commit, to construct, and to cope with actuality even when actuality is not enjoyable. Neptune is the other in nearly each manner. Neptune is the planet of goals, creativeness, transcendence, and dissolution. The place Saturn builds partitions, Neptune dissolves them. The place Saturn calls for proof, Neptune asks us to have religion.
Neptune is the planet of goals, creativeness, transcendence, and dissolution. The place Saturn builds partitions, Neptune dissolves them. The place Saturn calls for proof, Neptune asks us to have religion.
And when these two very completely different planets come collectively, it’s just like the builder meets the dreamer. Their energies fuse, and the visionary meets the architect. The result’s a uncommon window in time once we’re requested to take our deepest goals and commit to creating them actual. It additionally implies that goals that may’t face up to Saturn’s scrutiny will crumble, which is definitely a present, even when it would not really feel like one at first.
This vitality can really feel complicated and irritating, as a result of we’re dissatisfied with what we’ve now, however we don’t but know the best way to result in our imaginative and prescient. (Heck, a few of us—myself included—are nonetheless engaged on the imaginative and prescient!) We all know we don’t need what we’ve, however we don’t but know what we truly need.
Nevertheless, within the midst of the confusion, what we actually have is a chance to alter the course of our lives.
Why this conjunction feels completely different
Saturn-Neptune conjunctions occur each 36 years. The final three conjunctions occurred in 1989, 1953, and 1917. In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed. 1953 was the yr Stalin died and the Korean Warfare ended. And the 1917 conjunction coincided with the Bolshevik Revolution that not solely modified Russia, however reshaped all the geopolitical panorama of the twentieth century. Every of those conjunctions coincided with a collective rewriting and rewiring of what’s actual and what’s potential. (And, sure, these conjunctions have tended to coincide with main occasions in Russian historical past, so I’m undoubtedly being attentive to Russia this yr!)
However this conjunction is much more extraordinary due to the place within the zodiac it is taking place. Saturn and Neptune are assembly at 0° Aries, a level identified to astrologers because the Vernal Level, or the World Level. That is the very first diploma of all the zodiac. If the zodiac had been a clock, then 0° Aries is midnight on January 1st. It is the place every part begins.
The final time Saturn and Neptune conjoined particularly at 0° Aries is believed to have been roughly 9,000 years in the past, round 7,000 B.C., a interval that coincided with the beginning of agriculture and the daybreak of settled human civilization. Let that sink in for a second. We’re dwelling by way of an alignment that hasn’t occurred since people had been actually studying the best way to cease wandering and begin constructing.
So hopefully this solutions why we’re speaking about this conjunction though it already occurred close to the tip of the month. The results of it’ll proceed to be felt over the subsequent yr, if not decade.
What this conjunction brings
Each Saturn-Neptune conjunction closes out the earlier 36-year cycle and opens a brand new one, so we’re closing out the cycle that started in 1989. We’re principally ending a chapter whereas beginning a brand new one. Consider it like the primary breath a child takes, which can also be the tip of the being pregnant. You’ll be able to’t have a brand new starting with out the completion of what got here earlier than.
Do not forget that the dying of an outdated imaginative and prescient is not a failure. Consider it like a launchpad being cleared.
So if you happen to’ve been feeling like one thing in your life is ending, one thing that possibly you invested years in constructing or believing in, know that the conjunction is working appropriately. (Congrats.) Do not forget that the dying of an outdated imaginative and prescient is not a failure. Consider it like a launchpad being cleared.
And as soon as it is clear? 0° Aries (the place this conjunction is going on) is pure ignition vitality. All of the stuff I’ve been speaking about during the last yr has been gearing up for this launch. And when (spoiler alert) Jupiter strikes into Leo later this yr, we’ll have much more hearth within the combine. The vitality of this period is quick, daring, and ahead shifting. The period of sitting in our emotions and ready for readability? That is over.
So let go of no matter you’re clinging onto that you realize isn’t serving to you to take the leap.
What we’re invited to step into
Crucial takeaway that I need you to recollect is that this:
Aries vitality doesn’t look forward to the universe to inform it what to do.
This conjunction brings initiatory vitality that responds to braveness, not compliance. The temptation after years of Pisces fog is to maintain ready for an indication, maintain asking for readability, maintain trying exterior of your self for permission to maneuver. And Aries says: readability comes from shifting, not from ready.
The conjunction of Saturn and Neptune this time is just like the cosmos handing you a pen and a clean web page. Saturn supplies the self-discipline to commit. Neptune supplies the imaginative and prescient that makes the dedication significant. Aries supplies the spark to really begin. However the content material is all as much as you to determine.
The individuals who will thrive below this conjunction are those who present up with their very own imaginative and prescient and use this vitality to construct one thing that is genuinely aligned with who they’re. The individuals who will wrestle are those nonetheless ready for exterior path and are nonetheless performing an outdated model of themselves.
For those who suppose again to January, you may do not forget that I framed final yr because the yr of the Hermit, a yr of inside work, of determining who you really are beneath the noise. After which I framed 2026 because the yr of the Wheel of Fortune, when the wheel lastly begins to show and the seeds you have sown begin to sprout. The Saturn-Neptune conjunction is the hinge between these two energies. The inside work is completed (or no less than, it is carried out sufficient). The wheel is popping. And the path it takes you’ll rely upon the imaginative and prescient you deliver to this second.
So do not wait. Get clear on what you wish to construct. Get trustworthy about what wants to finish. After which transfer, even when the complete image hasn’t come into focus but. Aries would not want the complete image. It simply wants the spark.
The fireplace is lit. Now it is your flip.
How this conjunction impacts your signal
The Saturn-Neptune conjunction will have an effect on everybody, however it’ll hit in another way relying on the place Aries falls in your beginning chart. Learn on your solar signal and rising signal for a fuller image. (If you do not know your rising signal, you should utilize this free rising signal calculator.)
Taurus
The conjunction is activating your home of the unconscious, spirituality, and what’s hidden. Goals could also be vivid. Buried feelings might floor. That is deep, non-public, inner work. Honor it by giving your self area and relaxation. The breakthroughs taking place now are beneath the floor, however they’re no much less actual. Out of all of the indicators, your transformation is probably the most Neptune-coded, as a result of Neptune is a non secular planet and it’s touchdown in your home of spirituality. Your mantra over the subsequent chapter of life might be “let that sh*t go.”
Leo
The conjunction prompts your home of perception techniques, journey, and better studying. Your worldview is being restructured. What you as soon as believed to be true might not maintain. That is an invite to develop your philosophy of life and search new sources of knowledge. Journey, schooling, and new views might be particularly transformative. It might even be time so that you can step into the function of a trainer, otherwise you may publish your knowledge and tales for the plenty to learn from.
Capricorn
The conjunction is in your home of dwelling, household, and roots. The foundations of your non-public life are shifting. Household dynamics, dwelling conditions, or your sense of belonging might all be in flux. Construct your own home life round what’s actual, not what’s anticipated. And have a tendency to your inside life, which has most likely been uncared for by way of years of hustle and self-denial. This conjunction desires to show you that you just need to prioritize your self.
Aquarius
Your home of communication, studying, and day by day interactions is the place this conjunction hits. The best way you suppose, talk, and course of data is altering. Outdated psychological patterns are dissolving. New concepts are taking form. Write, converse, train, and study. Your thoughts is being rewired for a brand new period. Your perspective is up-leveling, and when your world view shifts, so will you and your life. Your job is to align your atmosphere to who you really are, and vice versa.
Pisces
This conjunction prompts your home of cash, self-worth, and values. Your relationship with what you earn, what you personal, and what you think about useful is being rebuilt from the bottom up. Outdated beliefs about your value are dissolving, and Saturn is demanding that you just worth your self primarily based on who you truly are, not who you had been informed to be. Is it time for a profession change? Do you truly really feel valued?
