January 2026 Horoscopes With the Spellsisters

There is no soft fade into the new year. Last year initiated a metamorphosis with several once-in-a-lifetime, unprecedented transits. As always, the hits just keep coming in 2026, but the changes that come with them are necessary, and we welcome them. Expect to be amazed as the personal evolution continues, the global and geopolitical landscape shifts further, and even more shocking truths are exposed.

It’s no wonder things have felt dramatic; they are. Our collective beliefs and ways of life are being restructured. It doesn’t seem like an end to the drama is in the cards this year, or ever, really, but at the very least, we can finally look forward to incredible shifts in our collective dynamic. The call is coming from inside the house, only the house is made of cards, and it’s starting to collapse.

In 2025, we experienced massive shifts with several outer planets – these shifts already occurred last year, but they’re super-rare, and in 2026, we really see them integrated. Outer planets are slow-moving. Their transits are long, so they don’t always directly impact daily life, like our moods or dreams. Instead, these planets (Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto) shape us on a collective, societal, and generational level. They are known for shaping cultural evolution on a broader scale.

Saturn, which rules structure and responsibility, shifted between Pisces and Aries, where it’ll stay until 2028. Here, the desire to have a personal impact and make bold moves meets patience and temperance. This year is about building a strong foundation and developing the maturity to act on ambitious personal goals. We all want to be recognized for our own unique specialness, and imo, the lesson here is that you don’t have to lose your edge to recognize your role in the universe.

Uranus, the planet of revolution and rebellion, moved into Gemini, where it hasn’t been since WWII and will stay until 2033. While Uranus is a slow mover, Gemini is not – we’re likely to see disruption and quick, radical changes. It makes me think of rapid prototyping in design work, where you basically throw spaghetti at the wall to see if it sticks, then kill the darling, destroying it, and rebuilding it so it works better.

The last time Uranus was in Gemini, between 1941-1948, we invented things like radar, computers, and super-fast aircraft, massively transforming how we communicate and travel. Expect a collective demand for authenticity and independence. Expect to see the advancements and shifts of past cycles of Uranus in Gemini reflected now, minus any backtracking. This transit can be overwhelming and unpredictable, bringing unexpected shifts to your daily life, but I suspect it will be more broadly about breakthroughs, personally and collectively. We are cutting ties with old, limiting beliefs and crusty systems that don’t work for us anymore in 2026. Just because it’s the way we’ve done it before doesn’t mean it’s the way it needs to be done now.

For the majority of last year, Neptune, which spends about 14 years in each sign, hovered at the threshold between Pisces and Aries. This kept us suspended between two extremes: 29º Pisces – the crucial point where we feel an urgent need to resolve unfinished business – and 0º Aries, which ushers in true new beginnings and resets, identity shifts. In other words, last year was full of endings that demanded resolution, and beginnings that begged you to have the audacity.

So last year, we had these massive transformations surrounding what we do and why we do it, and all these shifts have initiated the dissolution of an era. This isn’t just a shock to the system; it’s a system ceasing to exist at all. Now, we dismantle.

For the past year, we’ve teetered between massive endings and major new beginnings. The era has already ended, but those narratives didn’t automatically dissolve. We’re still picking apart the tired systems, actively trying to release our grip on old illusions/delusions, and maybe even grieving what’s passed. This year requires us to integrate, take action, and work to embody these shifts.

It feels like a new identity is trying to force its way through without having clearly defined itself. You’re ready, though. You don’t fit inside the box anymore, whether it was created for you or you assembled it yourself. You are bigger and more powerful than before– you’ve changed, and the world is changing, too. It may not be changing as fast as you are, though, in which case, you’ve gotta change it for yourself and push yourself.  This isn’t personal; it’s not just you. We’re all going through this shift in our own ways, but together nonetheless.

2026: it’s giving liberty and agency, individual impact, and authority. We’re making moves this year, and taking ideas and ambitions from daydreams to plans and reality. The threshold has already been crossed, and a bunch of new cycles started last year. We suffered through 2025 so that now, in 2026, we have it in us to step into the new paradigm. This is the only time that we’ll have this kind of opportunity for a fresh start. This will never happen again.

Let’s step back and forget about the collective for a second, though. This January, face yourself first. Set new intentions with courage, intention, and honesty. Face yourself first. Capricorn’s steady, grounded energy is determined to help us clarify goals and solidify the structures we want to commit to. Don’t ask for permission. We don’t care what we’re supposed to commit to. We just care about what we want. Set your intentions for the new year accordingly.