Mars Goes into Aquarius, The Sun and Mars Meet Up with Pluto in Aquarius and Neptune Enters Aries

 

The Aquarius energy is intensified this week as Mars joins the Sun, Venus, Mercury and Pluto  on January 23.  Mars is the planet that drives us and is the planet of action.  Mars will be in Aquarius until March 2, 2026.  Mars in Aquarius is very future-focused energy and is motivated towards humanitarian goals.  Technological advancements are also possible when Mars is in Aquarius.  Detachment and a desire for independence are also associated with Mars in Aquarius.  Aquarius is the fixed air sign, so it can be quite stubborn and determined.  There will be a strong drive to take action to benefit humanity when Mars is in Aquarius.  We will be stepping outside of our comfort zone, taking more risks and pursuing more unconventional paths.  That's my natal Mars and I will be experiencing my Mars Return in mid-February.  Mars has a two-year cycle and it is not retrograde this year, for which we can be very grateful.

The Sun and Pluto are conjunct in 3 degrees of Aquarius on January 23 as well.  Be prepared for a day of intensity and potential power struggles.  Feelings of paranoia could surface.  The  perk of this aspect is the ability to obtain insight into deeply destructive behaviors like obsessions and addictions.  It's a time to address relationship issues and make repairs, especially if there are plumbing problems.  Don't be afraid to reevaluate your life path.  This aspect packs quite a punch.

Save the date of January 26, 2026 because Neptune enters Aries until March 29, 2039.  We got a taste of Neptune in Aries from March 30, 2025 through October 22, 2025.  Neptune has a cycle of approximately 165 years and the last time Neptune transited the sign of Aries was from 1861 through 1875. The American Civil War was part of the last major Neptune in Aries transit.  Neptune had been in Pisces, the sign it rules, off and on, from April 2011.  The final months of Neptune in Pisces have been providing us with the opportunity to dissolve illusions and release any feelings of Pisces since late October 2025, and I know that many people, myself included, feel like we are drowning and stuck in a quagmire.  It is time for a change.  We want to take action and Neptune in Aries isn't all that particular about what that action entails.

I encourage all of you to think back to last year when Neptune was in Aries.  Did you you feel like you had more courage to pursue your dreams back then?  Neptune will be in the first sign of the zodiac, Aries, which is ruled by Mars.  This gives us spiritual courage to blend action with our dreams.  Yes, there will be heightened idealism and impulsiveness can accompany this transit.  We are entering a whole new world where we can take direct action to make our dreams a reality.  And on February 20, Saturn and Neptune will be conjunct in 0 degrees of Aries.  This is a really big deal.  Saturn and Neptune are only conjunct every 36 years and it always coincides with significant cultural, political and spiritual shifts by blending the structure of Saturn with Neptune's dissolution of ideals.  In 1989 with the conjunction in Capricorn, we had the fall of the Berlin Wall, in 1952-53, the conjunction in Libra signaled the Cold War and the death of Stalin and in 1917 the conjunction in Cancer featured the Russian Revolution.  I wouldn't be surprised if there was a major change in Russia's government during the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries.

On January 27, 2026, Mars and Pluto will be conjunct in 3 degrees of Aquarius. Mars, representing action and energy is meeting up with Pluto, synonymous with power and transformation.  Get ready to switch gears as determination is amplified in the fixed air sign of Aquarius.  There can also be some obsessive, controlling and ruthless tendencies on display.  Transformation can be a key theme of the day because Pluto is the ruler of Scorpio and before Pluto was discovered in 1930 Mars was considered to be the ruling planet of Scorpio.  Mark my words, this will not be a day for lightweights with these two heavy hitters hooking up.

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