JANUARY 2026 ASTROLOGY REPORT

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WHAT WE ARE BECOMING.

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By Rebecca Conran CHHC

January 2026 arrives with a concentrated gravity, as the Sun, Mercury, Mars, and Venus travel together through Capricorn, compressing our attention around responsibility, consequence, and conscious choice.

January asks us to grow up! Not because we are in trouble and being punished, but because this is the time to mature to the next level. Integrity is a practice, revealed through what we consistently build, commit to, and protect. Spiritually, the invitation this month is to take ourselves seriously. We need to recognize that devotion to our path requires discipline, patience, and a willingness to stand by our values even when it’s uncomfortable and even when we stand alone. 

This month the Sun, Venus, Mercury and Mars all conjunct one another in Capricorn. This concentration of Capricorn energy does not operate in isolation, however, as it will be squaring newly direct Chiron in Aries. These planets will expose tender places around identity, autonomy, and the right to self-authority. Old wounds around self-trust and initiative may surface, along with a deep anger—both personally and collectively. The shadow here will be an external focus on control, like overworking ourselves trying to prove worth through achievement. The healing lies in allowing vulnerability and care for ourselves to coexist with authority. True leadership this month comes from courage, choosing to act on our deep knowing without needing perfection or permission.

All of these personal planets in Capricorn will be opposite Jupiter in Cancer this month;

The Capricorn stellium stretches us across the axis and intersection of ambition and belonging. Jupiter amplifies emotional needs and brings forward ancestral memories for fine-tuning and healing and amplifies a longing for safety, while Capricorn insists on pragmatism and forward movement. We may feel pulled between duty and tenderness, between building a future and honoring what we need to feel held. Globally, this polarity may show up as debates around housing, food security, family systems, and the emotional cost of productivity-driven cultures. The higher expression asks for policies, structures, and leadership that understand nourishment—emotional and material—as foundational, not as luxuries. 

Adding depth and transformation, towards the end of the month the Capricorn planets form conjunctions to Pluto in early Aquarius, marking a threshold moment in collective evolution. Pluto does not negotiate; it reveals where power is outdated and where systems must transform, and then that's it! Transform they must. January may bring decisive conversations around technology, governance, social responsibility, and the ethics of progress. Individually, this is a reckoning with how we participate in the future—what we’re willing to dismantle and what we’re ready to commit to rebuilding with greater consciousness.

Finally, on January 26th, Neptune enters Aries—after years in Pisces—signaling a subtle but monumental spiritual shift.

This is the beginning of a whole new era for humanity. The fog of collective grief, disillusionment, and boundarylessness begins to lift, replaced by a new, raw relationship with faith expressed through action. Inspiration wants embodiment now. The shadow will be impulsive idealism or crusading without discernment or for selfish truths; the gift is a rekindling of spiritual courage, where belief becomes something we live, not just feel. 

January 2026 is realistic and honest. There is incredible groundedness available to us if we allow for it and choose it. This month asks us to align our willpower with mature wisdom, our tenderness and self-care with more structure, and our goals and vision with responsibility and commitment—so that what we build next is not only strong but truly aligned. 

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With Love, Rebecca