The Dream That Wouldn’t Die

What is the dream you’ve been carrying in your heart over the past 14 years? The dream you took action toward, learned new skill sets for, used to challenge the belief systems that had you stuck, and that opened you up to new ideas that pulled you from your comfort zone? You may have expanded your mind and developed healing practices, such as through meditation, entheogens, astrology, shamanism, traditional healing practices, or learning through trusted guides and mentors, but still nothing seemed to help the dream come alive. Nothing was clear. You may have met other people on the journey, who shared a similar vision, but a lack of commitment and unclear steps forward kept staggering progress. There was magic and synchronicity, and events that lined up effortlessly during your journey. Yet, things always seemed to fall through your hands like sand. Even if things were not completely clear and it seemed as though the path was always disappearing underneath your feet, the spark was still deep within you–and still is.

Things may have seemed impossible to achieve throughout this time, but you still had unwavering optimism that your dream would come to life. Despite doubts–whether from you or from others–you continued to bring this vision and uncharted path before you.

14 Years in the Fog: Neptune’s Journey Through Pisces

There’s a reason why your dream stayed alive, and that is what will help bridge you to your next life destination while helping humanity and the planet–even if you don’t know what or where it is yet. This is the story of Neptune in Pisces, a transit that began on April 4, 2011, and has now moved into Aries as of January 25, 2026.

Saturn’s Question: What Are You Ready to Release?

For the last 2 ½ years, however, Saturn has asked you what part of that dream you could commit to realistically, and what you needed to let go of so that you could be focused. Now, Saturn’s move into Aries on February 12, 2026, asks: what action steps are you ready to take on these specific dreams? 

The Great Reset: Saturn and Neptune at 0 Aries

This move is not without massive change, as Saturn and Neptune will come together in Aries at 0 degrees on February 20, 2026. This marks a cycle of new beginnings, and, as with all new beginnings, it comes with significant endings.

Themes we will experience, especially over the next 2 ½ years, include the dissolution of rituals and traditions we counted on for safety, security, leadership, and mentorship. We’ve already been witnessing this in the collective throughout this past year – the illusion of democracy in the US (and beyond), constitutional and equal rights laws, healthcare, voting rights, political leaders, spiritual guides, and teachers and mentors in the creative and wellness arts – many of whom were not working in their own highest integrity, and have been exposed for the harm they’ve inflicted on others. It’s difficult to know who to trust, what to believe, and what we should do about it. Dark, hidden truths will continue to be uncovered, and now it’s up to all of us collectively to reimagine and take action on a new way forward. The eclipse series in Aquarius (the people, liberation, innovation) and Leo (leadership, visibility, creativity) that begins with the Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, 2026 and continues through January 26, 2028, is also heavily influencing the redistribution of power from the leadership of the past to the people, uncovering new ways to lead, and inspiring new pathways to redistribute wealth and power throughout the collective.

Walking Through the Threshold: Dream Seeds, Aries Fire

It is also important to note that the threshold between Pisces and Aries is one of great potency. Pisces – the sign at the end of the zodiac – is where we dream. It is where much care needs to be taken, for our dream seeds must be nurtured before they can sprout in the realm of Aries. Aries – the sign at the beginning of the zodiac, marking the start of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere – is where we take action on those dreams. As you can imagine, not everything makes it to the other side. 

With Neptune first moving to 0 degrees Aries (the very first degree of the Zodiac), and Saturn following suit, we are facing a great reset. Neptune is the planet of creativity, intuition, dissolution, spirit, and sensitivity. It represents the psyche, fantasy, dreams, imagination, and emotion, often wearing rose-colored glasses, and it has no form. It is everything and nothing all at once and brings a hazy quality and great lack of clarity to whatever space it inhabits. Saturn, on the other hand, is a planet of structure and boundaries – a planet aiming for mastery through consistent, slow-moving actions that build over time. Saturnian energetics are often those we can count on and from which we garner a sense of safety and reliability through consistent actions. 

When these two come together in Aries – a sign ruled by Mars, a warrior archetype that leads with great assertion, action, and forward momentum – our imagination comes alive. Whether that manifests as our greater visions or our deepest fears, the choice is ours. Here, we are being asked to fully engage with our lives. So, if you checked out in the last 14 years or so when Neptune was in Pisces, Neptune in Aries is now asking you to dream more actively and fully participate in your dream. At the same time, Saturn is asking you to identify what, in reality, you need to do in order to build that dream, brick by brick.

The Bridge on Fire: Why We Can’t Go Back

When I envision what this looks like, I see us walking across a foggy bridge that’s on fire behind us, with every step forward, the planks behind us falling one by one. 

In order to move forward, we must do so using our intuition with each step, guided by divine action and the dreams we hold close to our hearts – dreams we are willing to fight for, knowing that when we get to the other side, we will have to do the work to build them into reality. The sobering truth, however, is that we can never go back to the way things once were. 

This means we are in a time where old systems must fall in order for new systems to fully emerge. The conjunction of Saturn and Neptune at 0 Aries on February 20th is a huge turning point for us collectively and personally. To give some context, the last time it happened was 36 years ago in Capricorn (1989) when the Berlin wall literally fell. It will help illuminate and clarify the things that haven’t been working, and the illusions that have been lifted will help us see which structures must fall so that we can rebuild. 

One of the realizations we may face as a society now—if we haven’t already faced it within ourselves—is that the systems of oppression we’ve been living within were sold to us as “security.” Yet these same systems sold us out through the myth of rugged individualism, handing us the illusion that we must do everything on our own. They created a false “divide” among us, taught us to depend on large corporations for our health and in the name of convenience, and they’ve exploited our labor through underpaying us, forcing us to work hard just to live. They’ve tied us into eternal debt — mortgages, credit cards, student loans — keeping us bound to a system that profits from our exhaustion. They’ve provided the most marginalized among us with housing that makes people sick, and developed a police force that protects property instead of people. Ultimately, they have stripped us of our humanity, hearts, and spirit — all in the name of making themselves richer and stealing power.

The truth is, however, that we are tribal beings. We used to get our needs met within the context of community—shelter, food, childcare, medicines, gatherings where we co-regulated our nervous systems, celebrations that were inclusive to all, and so much more. We were never meant to do it all alone.

If we can see through this illusion now and truly come together as a people—centering the Earth, prioritizing women’s and children’s safety and sacredness, and honoring the relationships we have with ourselves, the Earth, and each other—perhaps we can evolve out of this “false Matrix” reality and into a true system of abundance and security for us all. Will we begin to see how we’ve all been woven into a system that holds every one of us down — and that not one of us is truly free until we all are? Perhaps this is part of the dream worth fighting for.

In truth, these systems have been holding us back from achieving our dreams because they know that if we came together as a people, put our differences aside, and worked toward our dreams collectively, we would be more powerful than them.

Therefore, the way I understand it, this Saturn and Neptune conjunction is marking an age of the in-between, the liminal. And for the next 2 ½ years, while Saturn is in Aries, we will witness more destruction of old systems and the fall of things that weren’t working in the first place. It may look like destruction or chaos, but like a caterpillar in a cocoon, it holds great potential. Aries simply asks us to tap into our will and create the lives we want to live.

Dream a New Dream: The Choice Before Us

It is imperative in these times that we channel the magic of Neptune and collectively dream a new dream – rather than focusing on what we don’t want, ask: what DO we want to see, and what are the ways we can create it? This is where our imagination is key – imagining new ways of existing and taking our power back as a collective, rather than allowing those in perceived “power” to dream our dream for us. Because we are in the realm of Aries, which can be perceived as a “battlefield”, we must “fight” (in our own way) for our right to thrive instead of survive. We must take the reins of our own lives, and take ownership and responsibility for what manifests moving forward.

Where This Is Changing You: Aries in Your Chart

Another important note is that because Saturn is involved, this dissolution is also happening personally, in the area of your life where Aries resides in your chart. Perhaps your public role, family life, values, identity, community, or personal relationships are completely transforming. Huge changes like this can evoke deep fears within us when the known dissolves, so it’s very important right now to tap into trust and faith – in yourself, in spirit, and especially in your dream seed. Keeping your channels clear through consistent spiritual practices like meditation or earth-based healing (hiking, gardening, journeying), and staying grounded in your physical body (weight lifting, martial arts, gentle stretching) will keep you rooted in who you are and your connection to this earth. These practices are very important during these times of mass transformation, and will help to bring yourself back to your center when overwhelmed. 

The War for Your Attention, and Why Joy Is Resistance

Regardless of what your spiritual beliefs are (or lack thereof), there is a spiritual “war” happening – a continuous grasping for our attention, sovereignty, and inner-wisdom – while nefarious forces seem to be competing for our energy, vitality, and freedoms. It’s imperative that you not give up your personal power or those things you know to be true in your heart. Start sharing your gifts with your communities. Stay connected to your humanity, spirit, and soul. Keep imagining a new way of life, developing creative solutions on how to move forward as a society – because if YOU don’t, that space will be reimagined by others who aren’t necessarily in alignment with your highest good. Perhaps this is the time to dream into existence societies built on indigenous matriarchal wisdom where we have enough abundance to house and feed everyone through gifting, cooperation, and care.

With this transit and the years that follow, especially with the eclipse season in February 2026, we are going to feel the spark of taking action and making everything happen NOW. While work needs to be done, we have to remember that patience is needed – we’re not going to build everything overnight. Pacing ourselves and taking time for deep breaths in between the work is extremely important. Taking time to laugh and enjoy being with your people and doing things that light up your spirit is also very important during this time. Remember, joy is resistance, but it’s also a source of inspiration, and it must be present while doing the work of building a new society and rebuilding the area of your life that this transit is affecting.

What the Eclipses Are Illuminating

I do find it auspicious that this conjunction is happening within the eclipse portal (the space between two eclipses). That space always brings unexpected change that reroutes the trajectory of our lives in some way. 

And while astrologers are often asked to predict situations that will happen, especially during times of big astrology like this – it’s really the quality of conditions that can be discussed, combined with understanding relevant historical moments. So while yes, transits like this, Uranus in Gemini, and Pluto in Aquarius (all long term transits of which will be happening in unison in 2026) can bring great revolution (or re-evolution as I like to call it), it happens through time – not overnight and not just from one transit. Eclipses always change storylines however – the luminaries (sun and moon) get blocked for short periods of time to illuminate for us what we haven’t seen before. Therefore, it is possible to see swift, grander changes happen during these time periods.

Building Our Dreams And the Choices Before Us

So I’ll leave you with this – what kinds of innovative or outside-the-“norm” insights or solutions are you receiving that you haven’t thought of before? The answer may not be clear now – but sit with this question in your heart and see what surfaces over the upcoming weeks. 

Ultimately, this time period in history is a reset button with unlimited potential for a new way of life to emerge, and for shifting the power back to the people. The question is – what will you choose to do during this time to claim your power? What dreams of yours will you bring to life? Do you see now how your long term personal dreams/vision ties into the collective dream?

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