Normally, life during Capricorn season is an exercise in the restoration of order. Normally.
During Sagittarius season, we are shown Truth. During Capricorn season, we are asked to reconcile it, to make peace with it, to do something with it. In the cold and stillness of the shorter days and longer nights, we find the spirituality of midwinter. It is a time of calm, clear assessment; of acknowledgement and acceptance of what is and what has been. Capricorn season is a multidimensional reality check. We are stepping into our overarching Truths—the whys of our being here and our unique and righteous karmic paths. Then, from this more lucid place, we can begin visioning ways to make things better—internally and externally.
This dynamic can make the transition from Sagittarius to Capricorn at the Winter Solstice quite the defining moment.
Normally.
This year, rare and significant planetary influences have made life more complicated and more consequential. One influence, as discussed in the December 2025 [JESSICA: pls link] newsletter, has been the ongoing influence of Mars. On a good day, Mars is quite the resolute individual. His archetypes are the trailblazing pioneer, the hero, the conqueror, the emperor. On a bad day, he is predictably unpredictable, angry, and erratic. He is the brute, the blunt instrument, the violent destroyer. Mars has been behind way too many of our bad days. Especially lately.
Further complicating matters is the conjunction of two other planets and their completely different energies: Saturn and Neptune. This transit occurs about every 36 years, and it is famous for radical changes—often ones we had been afraid of or avoiding for years, until the pressure becomes just too much to bear. Usually, this transit lasts between one and three years, depending on a number of variables. This current iteration has been building for the better part of the last year and will culminate in February. Tracking these transits through history teaches us volumes on the science of change.
The last time we saw this conjunction was in late 1988 to early/mid 1990. It coincided with challenges to Communist and Authoritarian governments, as well as to the concepts of deregulation and supply-side or trickle-down economics. Prior to that were the Saturn-Neptune transits of 1951–53, 1916–1918, 1881–1883, 1845–1847, 1808–1810, 1772–1774, and so forth. In each instance, the Saturn-Neptune conjunction coincided with an outright new beginning or heralded one, bringing major political, economic, and societal shifts.
Between Mars and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction, the 2026 Capricorn season is far from normal. Saturn-Neptune conjunctions can make things very slippery. It can be hard to figure out what is really true and what to do about it. The added pressure from Mars brings a sense of urgency and intensity, especially to any internal, interpersonal, and societal frameworks that are overdue for change. Normally, Capricorn season offers us a portal. This one, however, is an exercise in how to create positive, forward motion and best move through it.
As Saturn is the Lord of Karma and Neptune rules the Infinite Oneness, there is a part of this year’s process that is far more crucial than normal. In order to figure out our individual roles, rights, and responsibilities, let’s use the spirituality of the season. Winter is a time to honor the soul’s need for quiet, for deep reflection and introspection; to bask in the presence of the Divine. The coming spring brings the return of the light, and, with it, a sense of renewal and emergence.
Artist: Sarah Jane Lambert
Ask your Gods, guides, guardians, angels, archangels, and ancestors for clarity, truth, growth, and hope. Listen to what they say, listen to the answers you receive, and trust them. Take the actions you need to take, and if you get stuck, call me.
We’ll figure it out.
Calendar
Below are some of the dates when your opportunities for spiritual connection, healing, clarity, and truth will be the greatest.
January 18
New Moon in Capricorn
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sun moves into Aquarius
January 20
Mercury moves into Aquarius
January 23
Mars moves into Aquarius
January 26
Neptune moves into Aries
January 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 1
Full Moon in Leo (also known as the Budding Moon, Hunger Moon, Ice Moon, and Snow Moon)
Mercury Retrograde Prelude Period begins
Rosh Hashanah La'Ilanot/Tu B’Shevat/New Year of the Trees
February 2
Candlemas, Groundhog Day
Imbolc
February 3
Eclipse Prelude Period begins
Uranus goes Direct at 27° Taurus
February 6
Mercury moves into Pisces
February 10
Venus moves into Pisces
February 13
Saturn moves into Aries
February 14
Saint Valentines Day
February 16
Lundi Gras
President’s Day
February 17
Annular Solar Eclipse at the New Moon: The Sun and the New Moon are conjunct at 28° Aquarius. They are part of a large, rolling Stellium involving Mars at 19° Aquarius, Venus at 08° Pisces, the North Node at 09° Pisces, and Mercury at 16° Pisces.
Chinese New Year: The Year of the Fire Horse (rapid, major life changes; passion; and independence)
Lunar Imbolc
New Moon in Aquarius
Ramadan begins at sunset (ends on March 18)
Year-at-a-Glance
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