ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS
Spring 2026: Engagement — Understanding Yourself and Others BY MISTY KUCERIS
During the Spring 2026 quarter there are two important events you’ll experience: the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3, which will be visible, weather permitting, in the DMV ; and Uranus entering the sign of Gemini on April 25. This ingress into a new sign indicates a shift of energies over the next seven years that focuses on your relationships with individuals in your community as well as continued technological advances that change how you communicate both locally and globally. But before that all happens, this quarter begins with both Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter in Cancer in retrograde motion. You may find it a bit difficult to communicate with others in matters of importance. You want to share your feelings and goals with others, but you worry they won’t give you the support you need. So, for this reason, you may find yourself holding back and not sharing too much. That’s all right though, because what you’ll find is that people who care for you will listen to you with compassion and engage in your desire to be success- ful. As the total lunar eclipse, a Blood Moon, occurs on March 3, you continue retreating from emotional engagements that cause you pain and only embrace those relationships that give you a sense of peace and security. This eclipse occurs at the time of a full Moon with the Sun in Pisces and the Moon in Virgo, and when Mars, Mercury ret - rograde, and Venus are also in the sign of Pisces. As a matter of fact, you’ll be able to view this eclipse and see the Moon turning bright red starting at 3:44 am EST with the most intense red at 6:33 am EST. And, unlike the Sun’s total eclipse, you don’t need to wear any protec - tive eye gear to view this one. The other reason this total lunar eclipse feels so intense is that Nep- tune and Saturn only recently entered their new signs of Aries and you’re still getting used to the realization that it’s all right to consider your needs in relationships. You can find that balance between em - bracing positive relationships and embracing your own true nature so you feel increased serenity in your life. When Jupiter turns direct on March 10, you realize it’s a lot easier to express your goals to others. With Jupiter in the sign of Cancer, your focus is on creating a safe harbor; you want to know where you can go when things in the world just seem out of control. You also continue to experience more clarity on finding your spiritual way in this material world. When the new Moon occurs on March 18, with both Sun and Moon in Pisces, you still may want to retreat, but that won’t be very possible. This new Moon forms a very close sextile, just 13 minutes from being exact, to Uranus; and Mercury retrograde forms a very close conjunc - tion to the Moon’s North Node. Unexpected events are going to bring you out into the world, which actually force you to re-evaluate circum- stances and your approach to life. The spring quarter officially starts on March 20 at 10:47 am EST when the Sun enters the sign of Aries and the vernal equinox occurs. At this point the energy has shifted from Pisces and introspection to Aries and spontaneity with six energy points in the sign of Aries: The Sun, Neptune, Saturn, Venus, the Moon, and Chiron. Instead of re - flecting on situations, you are taking action. Instead of fearing emo - tional involvements, you are embracing your actions and your identi- ty, as you are willing to embrace others. The vernal equinox represents the start of the astrological year and the foundation for what you learn in life and how you live your life during the next twelve months. So the prime theme is “Believing in Yourself.” You’ll see structures dissolve and change as you also real - ize you need to build new structures that enable you to change. Most importantly, with the Moon and Chiron both in Aries and forming a conjunction in this chart, you would rather not cause any harm; but, if you need to fight to protect yourself, you will. In many ways, it’s actually spiritually appropriate that Mercury in Pisces turns direct later in the day. When Mercury turned retro - grade on February 26, 2026, you spent some time retreating into your
thoughts and reflecting on what was important. Now you’ll be able to take any information gained during that time period and find ways to implement what you determined was important to you. As the full Moon occurs on April 1, you find it easier to reflect on your needs, but from a slightly different perspective on this day. During full Moon time periods you reflect on what’s important and determine what to release from your life. With the Sun in Aries you realize it is important for you to continue taking care of your needs. With the Moon in Libra you find yourself realizing it’s important to be involved in relationships where you both consider the needs of each other. You want relationships built on mutual trust, ethical agreements, and sim- ilar goals. The need to take care of yourself increases when the new Moon oc - curs on April 17. With both the Sun and Moon in Aries, as well as Nep - tune, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Chiron, there is this intense drive to make certain you are heard. You don’t want to be in the shadow of another individual. Even if by nature you are an extrovert, you still would rather be alone than involved in situations where you are not heard. And if you’re an introvert, you will find your voice. April 25 is the date when Uranus finally re-enters the sign of Gemini and stays there until August 3, 2032. It had originally entered the sign of Gemini for a short time period between July 5, 2025, and November 7, 2025. Uranus represents the need to break away from situations you be - lieve no longer work or feel restrictive. You want to find a new way of doing things whether that’s developing new structures or new rules. In some cases you may even believe you have the solution — in the ex- treme, you believe you are the only one with the solution. But Uranus also represents a lack of patience. You want those changes now, before you’ve developed a new structure or system. This can lead to taking action without considering the consequences. Gemini represents your relationships with neighbors and your means of communicating with others as well as your method for re- ceiving and processing information. On a broader level, Gemini rep- resents the media and other methods of transmitting information as well as technological transfer of information. It also represents in- creased use of technology in all fields, from health to education. Changes are already occurring in how information is being dissemi- nated: social media, streaming services, AI, and quantum computing. But what you’ll see changing is your relationship with these platforms. In some cases you’ll decide enough is enough; you’ll start believing continued on page 16
PATHWAYS—Spring 26—15
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