Aries Aries
December 31 ~ January 14
Aries enters 2026 with uncommon poise. Your ruler, Mars, is in Capricorn — its exalted sign — bringing focus, discipline, and a rare sense of strategic authority. Here, Mars is not reactive or raw; it is masterful. This is not impulsive fire; it is directed force. Mars traveling closely with Venus and the Sun forms a refined trinity of will, desire, and vitality, aligning what you want with who you are and how you move in the world. Power flows more easily now because it is grounded, intentional, and hard-won.
That forward drive meets its counterbalance with the Full Moon in Cancer on Saturday, January 3, standing opposite Mars and Venus. Here, emotional truth rises to meet external ambition. Cancer asks what Capricorn cannot bypass: Who — or what — is all this effort for? A personal matter, a need for security, or a longing for deeper connection may surface — not to derail your progress, but to humanize it. This lunation invites you to let feeling inform leadership, reminding you that strength rooted in care is sustainable strength.
What once felt balsamic — an ending phase, a period of closure or quiet gestation — now turns a corner. By Wednesday, January 7, a fresh cycle begins. Mars in Capricorn doesn’t rush the start; it executes it. New beginnings abound, forward motion resumes with purpose, and the path ahead opens with clarity. You’re not just initiating something new—you’re moving forward wiser and steadier, now intimately aware that your choices set the pace of your evolution.
This is the harvest you’ve been building toward, Aries—long sought after—and what you want is no longer out of reach, but ready to take form in a big way.
What is coming is far better than what is gone.
~ The Source
Photo by Keenan Constance
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Personal Message from Kristin
If the energy within my words feels different — more urgent, more direct, more on fire — it is because I am in the midst of completing a long-awaited project on the female warrior, the Amazon. In these pages I trace her fierce energy as she moves through every sign of the zodiac, revealing how she lives and breathes in each of us, with an intention to awaken the wild feminine within you. The aim is for you to harness the courage necessary to fearlessly go after what you came here to be and do. This work has been years in the making, and I look forward to sharing it with you in 2026.