Scheat and Surrender: Faith, Mental Health, and the Light Beyond the Eclipse
The Light Beyond the Eclipse
Saturn is currently at the final degree of the entire Zodiac! Saturn takes approximately 28.5 to 30 years to orbit. Saturn cycles help us to face issues that come up with the sign in which it transits, and it is time to take accountability and responsibility. Saturn has been transiting in the Mutable water sign of Pisces since 3/7/23 and will leave the sign altogether on 2/13/26. Saturn is preparing to meet up with Neptune to form a a new chapter; a new story; a new dream.
Saturn in Pisces focuses on victims, victimhood, addiction, depression, deception, and self undoing. It is a time to fight the Saturnian restrictions to construct your dream and connect to your inner muse. It is a time to be selfless and help others.
AA was founded when Saturn was in Pisces in 1935. Think of the tenets of AA. There are 12 steps, and Pisces is the 12th sign. One of the key concepts of both Pisces and AA is to surrender. Having a spiritual awakening is also connected with AA and with the higher vibration of Neptune, which is the planet that rules the sign of Pisces in Modern Astrology.
Saturn transits at 29 degrees of Pisces until 2/13/26, and it is transiting at a Fixed Star known as Scheat, which is connected with misfortune, accident, and self undoing. This is very heavy emotional karmic energy. No fluffy hallmark movies in the cosmos right now! Lacy Chabert will have to make room for Naomi Watts because the Universe is focusing on heavy themes and dialogues.
Neptune is just a degree away and is now right at the world point and impacting each and every one of us. Even though Neptune is now in Aries, its transit is still very much in its infancy. None of us any idea yet as to how this will play out within our lives and on the collective scale.
With so many planets buzzing away in Aquarius, the sign of truth and freedom, a lot of disruption is taking place. All of these planets have met up with Pluto in the past week or so, and major revelations have occurred. Major endings have occurred. There is not turning back.
When it is Eclipse season, hidden matters are brought to light. Eclipses make us see things in a way that we never have before. I have so much to write about and discuss in the ensuing weeks that I feel it is best to try to break it down in bits and different pieces as much as I can.
With all of this chaotic and frenzied emphasis in Aquarius, insights can come to you like lightening bolts, but it can really knock you off your feet and off your routine. It is hard to sit still, and too much can come too fast! Fast fixed change with this lineup of planets!
Mercury, the messenger of the Zodiac, just ingressed into the Mutable water sign of Pisces, where it will remain through 4/14/26. It retrogrades on 2/26/26 at 22 degrees and 34 minutes of Pisces, and it stations direct on 3/20/26 at 8 degrees and 30 minutes of Pisces.
Mercury will leave the sign altogether on 4/14/26. Mercury in Pisces is in its detriment and is anything but logical. It learns by listening to its inner voice, intuition, and dreams. Mercury in Pisces sees and learns through dreams, music, feelings, and a sixth sense. Mercury enters its shadow on 2/11/26 when it gets to 8 degrees and 30 minutes of Pisces, which is where it stations direct on 3/20/26.
You will start to even more psychic messages that come to you. Pay attention to the stories that occur during this time. Mercury will clear its shadow altogether on 4/8/26 when it clears 22 degrees of Pisces. A deep plunge into the subconscious!
This brings a lot of sensitive processing during a very heightened and hectic time as Eclipses are wont to be! Uranus, the modern ruler of the Fixed air sign of Aquarius, has just stationed direct at 27 degrees and 27 minutes of the Fixed earth sign of Taurus. It stationed direct on 2/3/26. We felt the buildup five days before, and we feel it five days afterwards.
Uranus is the dispositor of all of the planets currently transiting in Aquarius and of the upcoming Solar Eclipse in Aquarius that takes place on 2/17/26 at 28 degrees and 50 minutes of the Fixed air sign of Aquarius. This Eclipse will not disappoint and aims to enlighten even further and throw some more curve balls when it forms a tight square to Uranus, planet of surprise. Expect your mind to be blown with all sorts of unexpected tales, changes, and news that you could not have foreseen.
Saturn is also the ancient ruler of the sign of Aquarius, which rules this Solar Eclipse. Saturn in Pisces invites you to learn how to connect to your faith, spiritual tools, creativity, and self care in a VERY unpredictable world. Take this time to honor all that you have experienced the past few years with Saturn and Neptune together in Pisces since March of 2023. Saturn will leave Pisces on 2/13/26 and will not return to this sign for approximately 26 years.
Saturn has transited on and off on the Fixed Star of Scheat since May of 2025. Neptune was there on and off since May of 2024. Much emphasis on the mental health epidemic, depression, and suicide. We need to glean the lessons from these experiences and find ways to come together in an increasingly alienated world, which does not help mental health one bit.
Neptune has already jumped ship and jumped on the Aries cruise line; but, the two planets that could not be more different are still very entangled in a confusing tale. Neptune is imagination, dreams, confusion, and the subconscious mind. Saturn is reality, limitations, and responsibility.
We are all still navigating this together in the dark Neptunian fog! You do not need to know where you are going yet, or how you can it done. You do need to be open to learning and trying new things in this new era. You also need to hold on to dreams even if you are not sure what they are yet! :)
