January 23 – 29, 2026

The really big news now is Neptune re-entering Aries on January 26, 2026. Due to the experiential, perceptual, and phenomenal event of planets turning retrograde, Neptune is re-entering Aries. Having entered Pisces in 2011, Neptune officially first entered Aries on March 30, 2025. It advanced to 2 Aries 10 by July 4 (U.S. National Birthday…) when it again turned retrograde which continued until December 11, and it had already re-entered Pisces, its ruling sign, by October 22. Since Neptune re-entered Pisces, it effectively ‘hovered’ at the critical 29^th degree of Pisces which is the very last degree of the Zodiac. Where Aries can be regarded as the ‘Alpha Sign’ Pisces is therefore the ‘Omega Sign’. In this regard, 0 Aries can be understood to be the ‘Alpha Degree’ of the Zodiac, and 29 Pisces can therefore be referred as the ‘Omega Degree’.

Of course, any planet in any sign is so in context to the positions of all the other planets. Understanding this whole reality at any given moment is a core feature of the accurate assessment of any planetary position by sign and/or aspect at any given moment. While interpretations of a planet in any given sign at any given moment can render some relevant insights, in terms of the principle of wholeness, which is a core feature itself of holism, a more accurate interpretation would have to include the entire portrait of inter-relationships between every planet, again at any given moment in time. This aspiration can be deemed to be the ‘Holy Grail’ of interpretation and is an expression of the highest levels of mastery of Astrology.

The fact that such an interpretation in its fullest, which would include many levels of insightful interpretations revealing the realities of synchronicity associated with the human condition at any given moment, would invariably be extensive, as in voluminous and well beyond the scope of the average person. Anyway, the main point is that the position of any planet in terms of its influence occurs in context to every other planet, and to larger cycles like that of the Astrological Ages, such as the Age of Aquarius, which we are now in, with the Sun symbolically climbing over the horizon at this very moment.

Due to its 164.8-year cycle, Neptune’s prior entry into Pisces occurred back on April 26, 1847, until April 13, 1861, when it entered Aries.

Syncronistically, ‘​Spiritualism​’ became popular in the United States during that time period. Although this movement in itself is not considered to represent an expression of true spirituality by some, and is sometimes referred to as ‘Spiritism’, it did serve to break the yoke of dogmatic, religious orthodoxy and authority and it also contributed to the rise of new branches of psychology and specifically what is regarded as ‘Depth Psychology’, including Hypnotism and eventually to Transpersonal Psychology.

When Neptune last entered Aries on April 13, 1861, until April 7, 1875, the Unitarian Church was founded, as was the Evangelical Alliance, the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church, the first Congress of Old Catholics, and the Theosophical Society. Also, the first meeting of the Vatican Council took place, which defined papal infallibility and clarified Catholic doctrine in response to modern philosophical trends. At the beginning of this period, Rudolph Steiner, who founded the Waldorf School model which continues strongly to this day, was born. And at the closing year of the 14-year cycle in 1875, Carl G. Jung, the renowned psychologist who bridged occultism and psychology, contributed greatly to Depth Psychology and to the psychospiritual process of Individuation based on ‘shadow work’, which is a modern version of the age-old Eastern religious philosophy of Witnessing.

Thus, the previous cycle of Neptune in Aries did give rise to many new and significant religious, spiritual, psychological and philosophical movements and saw the birth of numerous related iconic historical figures whose works continue to shape human thought to this day.

Yet…, it must also be acknowledged that 1861 was also the year that the Civil War in the United States began, which lasted for over 4 years!

So, get ready for a whole new cycle of the Zodiac for Neptune beginning with Aries, which begins on Monday, January 26, 2026, and continues until May 21, 2038.

Saturn also re-entering Aries on February 13 will add significantly to this ignition, as will the Solar Eclipse in the late degrees of Aquarius on February 17, which also launches the Chinese Lunar Year of the Fire Horse and the first and only conjunction of Saturn and Neptune still at the Anaretic, Alpha degree of the Zodiac, 0 Aries.

Stay tuned because 2026 is destined to be epic and there is much more to come. Yet, as insightful, inspiring and practically guiding as this free sharing may be, what I traditionally referred to as the “Tip of the Week”, and which I now call Weekly Astro Insights, Inspirations and Forecast, getting more personal support from my Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Horoscopes and visual presentations ​as a Member​, and especially from live, personal ​Readings​, is the best way your own conscious, co-creative participation can be significantly and more precisely affirmed, activated and empowered.

Have a great week!

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