Aries (March 20-April 19) — In some perfect world where I was a guest on Joe Rogan and he asked me to explain the astrology of why the world seems to be going off the hook, I would without hesitation say: it’s the twin conjunctions in Aries. This is the thing that is unprecedented and which also describes the meeting of personal and collective influences. Any good interviewer would follow up: What are the twin conjunctions? The first is Chiron aligning with Eris. These are two relatively new discoveries, though few people know about them and few astrologers use them. The legacy they left us after their last conjunction in 1972 was identity politics. Neither planet had been discovered yet; the activism of that time ended in a fiesta of self-interest that has yet to end. And though Chiron was discovered nearly 50 years ago, it is still the edge of astrological progress. It’s about an individual awakening to his or her reality. Eris represents the way that our psyches, individual and collective, have been electrified, digitized and purged of any sense of individuality. So Chiron is here to focus you on your true sense of existence. Then there’s the other conjunction — the meeting of Saturn and Neptune. Though this happens every 35 years or so, it’s never happened in quite this way. It represents something entirely new, unpredictable, and impossible to foresee. Yet for you personally, you will find your new self-orientation in a much wider context. You will have the option to step out of the false isolation we live with now, and into the meaningful territory of shared purpose.
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Taurus (April 19-May 20) — The most amazing news of 2026 is that Chiron will be entering your sign. Taurus is the sign where Chiron was discovered in 1977, so we are beginning the Chiron return of Chiron. The crisis of our times is likely something you find troubling as one of the most embodied and physical of the signs. And that crisis is people being driven out of their bodies by digital technology. This must make you extremely restless. The influences most responsible for this crisis are coming from Aries, which is like a hidden corner of your chart — hidden, that is, on the astral level, just beyond normal consciousness. So it’s like you’re dreaming this dream of the human form seeming to unravel, and yet there would seem to be no resolution. Then one day Chiron is going to enter Taurus. That day is June 19, which seems like a long time from now — but it’s not, and it’s already getting an advance result. Chiron already represents the mind-body nexus. In Aries, Chiron is obsessed with “identity” and “identity politics,” and this has become the most ridiculous deluge of bullshit we’ve seen in a long time. Chiron in Taurus will awaken the world to something already obvious to you, and clearly link consciousness to physical presence. The point, though, is not spiritual materialism. The point is that your body is your vehicle through time. Your body is your antenna. Your body is where you experience physicality and also your full emotional spectrum. And the result will be a form of waking up from a weird dream you didn’t know you were dreaming.
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Gemini (May 20-June 21) — Among the rare and strange events of 2026, Uranus, the Awakener, lands in your sign to stay for the next seven years. For the past seven, this electrical and shocking planet has been keeping you up nights, burning its way through the dense territory of Taurus. So things that have gone slowly for you, and which could materialize, will seem to accelerate rapidly. The best way you can be ready for this is to relax and increase your situational awareness: to bring your mind into the here-now. There is no way to plan for Uranus in your sign, though one thing you can do is to know what you want. Imagine your highest vision and make it tangible in some way. Uranus in Gemini has extraordinary power to manifest ideas into physical form. Another thing you can do is to know what you don’t want and move it near the door. The third thing you can do is to learn how to mitigate fear and stay in a state of trust. I know that this is difficult right now. There seems to be so little to trust and so much that is unstable. And there are so many bad actors taking advantage of the situation. Yet fear does not help, and under the force of the quickening energy that we have right now, fear attracts more of itself and lowers your vibration level. Two other points. Please suspend any idea you may have that technology will save us. Sadly, technology is the problem, and we’re not going to solve it by going in deeper. We will get through this extended, wholly original crisis by remaining awake and alert. Maybe you know what I’m talking about.
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Cancer (June 21-July 22) — The incoming energies and “the cycles that be” are guiding a gradual but total rearrangement of your existence. This primarily involves what you are called to do in the world and moreover, how you respond to your callings. In the field of vocation or what some call “profession,” there are multiple revolutions happening that are serving to awaken your sense of purpose. This will, if you let it, replace your previous sense of duty. Your inner drive to serve the world in the ways that the world needs to be served is much more fun than any box or blanket of responsibility encasing your vital force. Yet to truly experience this evolutionary stage, you must look — and look honestly — at both yourself and the world around you. You must know when you are called, and where your inner compass aligns with a seemingly outer beacon. That alignment, plus deep intuitive confirmation, is your prompt to take action. You may not believe it today but the decisions you make will be obvious rather than cryptic. There are too many moving parts to predict outcomes or timing, though expect a rapid acceleration starting in early February. In your relationship environment, a different story is unfolding; you are trying to figure out if Faulkner was right when he said that the past is neither over, nor past. Family configurations — that is, repeating patterns — seem to show up all around you. This is your most important opportunity to see your early environment for what it was, to sort out samskaras (latent past impressions) and to step through the maze of history into the dawn of a bold new era in your life.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — Though the process has been underway for more than a year, the top story for Leo is Pluto in your opposite sign, Aquarius. That is to say, your relationship house is under the influence of a planet often described as the unstoppable force. While it will describe certain elements of existence outside of your direct control, you will benefit greatly from situational awareness. In particular, you must study your social reality with genuine care. We live in a time when all the rules keep changing. Any person who was moving about the world in 1995 would not recognize the world we live in today. It would feel like nearly all the people had gone away and the remaining few had little of any interest to say. I am describing the influence of antisocial media and how it has turned people into robots and publicists. The only reason we can tolerate what has happened is because it came upon us so gradually, or rather, incrementally. People gave up not just their ability but their willingness to feel a little at a time, not knowing what we were doing. Your most intimate relationships are conditioned by these digital forces. If you are being called to do just one thing now, it’s to make sure that your life is populated by humans and not by robots. I don’t mean to sound cynical; I am being practical. Just because you project your warmth and humanity onto someone does not make them humane or caring. You are a warm person and you need warmth reflected back to you.
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — The question of the spiritual path is which voice you listen to; which you feed and encourage. You have many inner and outer options of where to focus your attention, and what you want to feed. You only have so many places in life where there are actual options, and this is one of them. So therefore, listen to your options, and look around, choose what you want to grow. Then there is the matter of your preexisting intimate relationships. There is a revolution going on the corner of your chart where you make and keep commitments. This is the same place where you are called to do much of your self-actualizing. There is an inherent conflict here. Self-actualization does not pair well with committed relationships. Why is that? Because most relationships are made of agreements not to change or grow. So when one partner grows and the other seems not to, there can be some serious tension. The most significant point of maturity is what you do with it. Many people casually leave relationships “because they are unhappy.” But that is based on the notion that their lack of fulfillment is coming from the relationship and not from somewhere in themselves. So the movements you are experiencing (described up in the Aries reading) are calling on you to take responsibility for your experience. And they are calling you to do something that you might not like to do, especially if you think your life is about your “personal power,” and that is: tell the truth and say what you mean. That does not mean lay an ultimatum. It does not mean throw down. I am saying that the first thing on your agenda must be sincerity.
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Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — There really must be days when you look out at the world and wonder what the ever loving fuck is going on. You’ve probably heard me say a lot of times that all of society is experiencing an extreme case of digititis. Could all of the rapidly accelerating instability, deception, meanness and madness come from one source? Yep. Inventions like the typewriter and the telephone did a number on society, diverting its trajectory and rearranging the social order in a few years. We have not experienced anything like a technology that infiltrates every corner of existence, every fact and facet of life, every relationship, every monetary transaction, every everything. You did not grow up in this world and you did not see it coming. You are sick of the instability and the distortions. You want to live in a world of elegance, balance and beauty. You want people to be more sincere and easier to understand. The only thing you can do is be these things yourself. It may not be easy. The problem is that you will have so few examples of how to hold your integrity. To make love and beauty you cannot have a hard heart or a hard ego, and yet hardness seems to be the dominant feature of the human environment. This challenge is a testament to how important teaching by example is. That you may lack exemplars means you have to be one. Conduct yourself in what you know are the right ways. Sincerity is essential, as is maintaining your commitment to beauty for its own sake. That means be who you are, and create in your image. And please, be available to others when they need you.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — There is a condition that I describe as “false lack of confidence.” Having been afflicted by it many times, I understand something about it — though I’ve discovered that many people are perplexed by the concept. It’s not so difficult to understand. I mean that your confidence level is lower than it should be, based on your accomplishments and your knowledge. This becomes a significant issue around the time of your next birthday, into late 2026 and most of 2027 — but I want to get the discussion going now. It may be the one thing standing between you and the best life you can live. I will say this, however: it’s good to be a little insecure. I don’t mean quivering and quaking at addressing a meeting of five people. I mean just certain enough that you’re never cocky and you’re always prepared to put in extra effort to get an excellent result. That said, if you make a list of all you’ve done and everything you’ve accomplished, it would be impressive. If you think back through the times you were uncertain of yourself and delivered the goods fresh and on time, you would be impressed. False lack of confidence would mean that your proven talents and ability are worth far less than they ought to be. You can remind yourself that you have what it takes. But there is no substitute for aiming a little higher than what you think you can do, and knowing you have what it takes to get the job done.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — You may feel like you alone have a sense of the plight humanity is in. That doesn’t mean you understand it; but it means you have some perspective. And it does not mean you know what to do about it. However, for you, the most significant response will be personal. But please don’t take what I’m about to say the wrong way: I don’t mean hole up and forget the world. I mean to participate in your life as a means of contributing to the wider life we all share. What I’m suggesting here is that true creativity is a form of leadership, and you are being taken to some deep places as something — whatever you think of yourself as — artist, self-actualizer, adventurer, risk-taker. However, in all of these modes of existence, it’s easy to just go on climbing mountains or snowboarding or making paintings, the world be damned. People who live this way are a dime a dozen — the millionaires who “love how well capitalism works” and forget about their nephew who needs help or a friend in crisis. My sense is that they believe that to stop and care about others will break the spell of their self-serving existence. But now is not the time to be self-serving or to work for yourself. All of our problems are collective, even if you don’t think they affect you. Wait long enough and they surely will. Here is my point: you have tremendous talent and truly creative ability. Your job is to make these gifts work for you, and for everyone else. Your magic will not evaporate if you stand up and help people in need.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — Events in Capricorn are among the most unusual of all the signs, and that is saying a lot. In a way similar to what is happening in Aries, planetary alignments in one sign cast a distinct theme that is spreading out into all of society. And this is describing something you must not let get to you — which is a mentality of hunker-down desperation. I’m calling this the Family Hunger Game alignment. That means, do not participate in or in any way facilitate the world of desperation. In our moment it includes the original four points and now includes Vesta, the sign of the home fires, of devotion and of doing what you are called to do. You have been through very nearly everything, and you have many reasons to be confident in yourself. However, there are a few things that could easily erode the quality of your character. One of them is alcohol. Society is finally catching up with the medical as well as the social issues here. They are exponentially more necessary for you to recognize. One bad decision influenced by a little C2H5OH (ethanol) could cost you a lot; it would be like slipping on a wet floor. Think things through from many viewpoints and be cautious of what you consider when your defenses are down. Another is deciding the world is past any notion of right or wrong. That concept can grant you a lot of power. It can get you in the door in many places. There are always jobs for people who have suspended ethics and morality. And remember it’s not about what they do, it’s about what you do. The thing you want to be is a point of gathering. You want to be the open home, the open mind, the tribal elder, the ancient shaman. That requires humility and a spirit of service. You do not work for yourself. You are an agent of the cosmos.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Pluto in your birth sign, which lasts until 2043, will give you powers that you have not yet realized you have. You may have had a little taste of them over the summer, but it was a weird time and many people were feeling disoriented. (Why was this? A torrent of A.I. propaganda, doomsaying, and the sense of a bottomless pit opening up shook everyone.) However, you will start to get a sense of your nascent power once Saturn, Uranus and Neptune change signs, plus Jupiter a little later in the year. All of these planets will pick up on and amplify the power of Pluto, giving it many modes of expression. These will influence your mental process, your creativity and risk-taking, and your concrete sense of who you are. You may wake up one day and it feels like everything has engaged. And the way the planets align, the one thing missing is a sense of responsibility. The houses where these transits take place can only be governed by oneself; there is no sense of an external conscience. But then all of a sudden Chiron will enter Taurus. That represents conscience, accountability and a deep sense of responsibility. That represents the obligations that come with having power — any power. Right now having any sense of commitment to the world is held as little more than a joke. We live in the days of fuck ‘em who cares. But you can and you will be held to higher standards, and I suggest you impose them on yourself immediately. Then, you can have quite a lot of fun with such blazing creativity that comes your way. And you will know what to do with it.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Saturn and Neptune are still in your sign, though soon to move on to Aries in a few months. This is a very important time that is about endings, resolution of longstanding issues, and making peace with who you are. These placements — which have gone on for a long time, as Neptune arrived in Pisces in 2011 — are easy to take for granted now, but you will miss them when they are gone. True, they will provide other assets when they are in Aries. But you have direct access now. Meanwhile, the top of your chart, fire sign Sagittarius, is thundering at the moment. It is urging you to make some bold professional moves and to proceed with confidence and commitment in everything that you do. Now is the time to push your luck. You are aided and abetted by Jupiter in your house of risk and gambling, which also happens to be about having fun. No matter how much you want to work toward tangible goals, you will bring your aspirations closer with free-swim type of creative play. This is a state of mind; and that state of mind is more restful than sleep. You are a water sign and you must flow in order to live. And please be cautious of people with a narrow and self-defeating approach. They come a dime a dozen and they bring down the vibration of many people around them. Therefore affirm your own intentions and desires, and be truly positive with the people around you. See the good idea hiding in everything.
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