A Cosmic Shakedown
A Solar Eclipse, the Chinese New Year & a mammoth astro event!
Solar Eclipse New Moon Aquarius 28° / Tuesday, February 17, 2026 @ 5:01 am MST
A COSMIC SHAKEDOWN
Welcome to a week of activation and sizzle! Buckle up, folks. This is the week.
Eclipses are a time of heightened energy and BIG soul nudges. As you move through this human existence, events occur that activate the part of yourself that speaks the language of the soul. You get a glimpse of why you are here and a reminder to move in that direction. Eclipses offer nudges. And when they are connected to Uranus, it can be an electric jolt, a sudden shock, or a surprise. Imagine lightning bolts that flash before your eyes in an instant. It is that kind of energy.
The New Moon Solar Eclipse is square Uranus, so we can expect the unexpected. It is passing over the Antarctic. The influence of an eclipse lasts for six months. I wonder if all is well in the Antarctic. One translation of Uranus in Taurus, very simply, is earth disruptions - unexpected disruptions. Since Uranus is in the last degrees of Taurus, it is especially unsteady energy.
IMPORTANT DATES - just this week!
2/17 - Solar Eclipse square Uranus
2/17 - Chinese New Year - Year of the Fire Horse
2/20 - Saturn / Neptune conjunction in Aries
On a Personal Level…
If you have planets near 28 degrees of Aquarius, Leo, Cancer, or Capricorn, you may feel this more significantly.
During this time, you may feel it is difficult to focus and that your nervous system is on overload. For me, this feels like internal zoomies. Yes, kind of like what happens when your dog needs to release its pent-up energy! Dogs get the ‘zoomies’ to release and regulate their nervous system.
NERVOUS SYSTEM RELEASE (Uranus in Taurus)
Recently, I’ve been researching somatic (body) practices. Currently, Uranus is at the tail end of an earth sign, and it’s important to pay attention to your body. Take cues from nature and your pets. Take a big stretch like your dog or cat. Not surprisingly, research shows that all animals shake, tremble, or shiver to release high energy, such as adrenaline or cortisol. This often occurs for animals after a traumatic event such as an interaction with a predator.
For humans, we have learned to suppress this instinct that all mammals have! Recently, during a guided meditation, I revisited a painful memory. When I was really in it, I noticed my urge to shake, so I did! Clearly, old memories can be stored in the body and need to be released as well.
NEW MOON - FRESH STARTS
My takeaway for this solar eclipse time period is to awaken to the needs of nature and your body. Today, we are praised for our intellect. Work and school are centered around the left-brain activities, which are logical and analytical. We are out of balance with the body. We spend too much time in our heads. So, with this in mind, what nourishes your body? What physical needs are not being met? Is it time to give your body a little extra attention and make some shifts in your routines?
This vessel, that is your body, is the connection between your mind, spirit, and the emotional body. Be present. Be in the body. Connect more deeply with yourself.
IN THE BEGINNING ~ Saturn and Neptune meet at 00° Aries
The potential for change is enormous. Take the long view on this. We keep track of minutes and seconds, yet the Cosmos tracks time with a broader lens. Just because the “event” happens at 5:01 am does not mean that something will happen at that moment. Eclipse influences hang around for up to six months!
While Saturn moved into Aries last week, it is traveling with Neptune. These two will come into an exact conjunction at zero degrees of Aries on Friday. Holy smokes, this is a super rare configuration! This has not happened for six thousand years.
There is positive potential when these two planets come together. When the boundaries and structure of Saturn meet the visionary energy of Neptune, both come into the playground of Aries. Aries is the sign of initiative, action, and getting sh*t done! In other words, bring your dreams into fruition by taking action.
TAKE BOLD ACTION: This is an absolutely magical time to envision your dream life and step forward into reality.
Replay like a video, what you want.
See it. Visualize it. If you want, create a vision board. Get your senses involved.
Feel it with all of your heart and soul.
Then, move forward in that direction.
**For example, over the next few weeks, I will be writing daily, as my book(s) will be published soon.
We must take the steps to bring this into our lives in a real way. This is how we move our dreams and visions into reality - baby steps count!
Underneath it all is a big shift, and the signature of a massive fresh new start, even a paradigm shift. The potential for change is enormous.
For more in-depth information, please view my 2026 Astrology Forecast on YouTube or my posts on Instagram.
Ah, there is so much more I could ramble on about! This is what is flowing out of me during this pre-eclipse time period.
Wishing you the very best during this exciting time of new beginnings!
As Always~
Sara xx
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