NEPTUNE IN ARIES: THE NEXT PHASE OF FIGHTING FOR OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY

Neptune officially entered Aries today on January 26th, 2026 for about fourteen years! We got a preview of Neptune in Aries in 2025 from March 30th to October before Neptune moved back into Pisces closing out that cycle. Neptune had been in Pisces since 2012. A fourteen-year cycle in our lives has ended, and a completely new Neptune cycle has begun.

Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea and is associated with water, dreams, intuition, spirituality, imagination, creativity, fantasy, the subconscious, illusion, confusion, what’s real, what’s not real, what is ideal, moving beyond, and transcending time and space.

Neptune in Aries changes the game, going from dreamy, watery, sensitive Pisces ruled by big picture, Jupiter, to fiery, spontaneous, energizing Aries ruled by Mars, the maverick.

Mars is conflict, war, violence, action, energy, sex, the warrior, passion, heat, fire, inflammation, toughness, strength, speed, cutting, separating, tension, irritation, fighting, the survivor, protestor, marcher.

Mars/Aries is a fireball, passionate, honest, ready to take action, go its own way, do its own thing. Pisces is in its feelings imagining whole other worlds. We can take the imaginations and fantasies we created during Neptune in Pisces and use the driven, Aries energy to act on them to create a better society and world for each other.

Keywords and themes that Neptune in Mars’ sign, Aries, could encompass:

a dreamy warrior. a delusional war. intuition is a strength. creative, rebellious action. surviving through creative imaginations. water and fire. boundless and tough. punk rock art. a western vibe with sci-fi themes (Westworld anyone? 😂). blurring the lines of what’s real and what’s not real. toxic masculinity surfacing more, but also dissolving masculinity. dissolving gender and gender roles. transcending sex. embracing our agency and power. authoritarian leaders’ illusion of their agency and power. leaders crumbling. leaders’ hypocrisy being exposed more and more. leaders rebelling and resisting authoritarianism. having grand ideals about your ambitions. feeling driven by your creative imagination. spiritual warrior. be your own leader mentality. a rise in athleticism. breaking free from religion. separation from the church. separation between the church and state. military action (unfortunately).

The last time Neptune was in Aries was during the U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1875. In fact, Neptune moved into Aries A DAY after the Civil War broke out. Are we in another civil war in the U.S. now with Neptune back into Aries. Unfortunately, it seems that we are. This has been brewing for years, and it will heat up this year in 2026.

We’re not only in a civil war, but multiple wars and crisis intersecting. The astrology reveals this as multiple planetary cycles (Neptune in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Pluto in Aquarius, Saturn-Neptune conjunction, etc.) have been occurring, or will occur this year prompting us to fight for our democracy and civil rights.

Neptune, throughout history, has been associated with culture shifts, war, religion, and the rise of spiritualism. Neptune is great for art and creativity, but it can be challenging for stable governments and institutions.

The first few years of Neptune in Aries is present with Saturn in Aries. Saturn-Neptune in Aries can have a tendency to dissolve structures and boundaries, which is what this violent administration has been trying to do, but Neptune in Aries can also indicate We the People dissolving the authoritarian form of government. We must remember that it works both ways.

Neptune in Aries coincides with Uranus in Gemini as Uranus moves into Gemini for seven years starting April 2026. Uranus was in Gemini during the U.S. Civil War period as well, further indicating a return to themes from that time.

Neptune in Aries indicates a continued fight between groups with opposite beliefs, and not just in the U.S., but every country will be working with Neptune in Aries, and what this means for them and the people that live there.