We Are in the Tunnel

22 - 28 FEBRUARY 2026

Hi beautiful souls,

If you’ve felt stretched… emotional… restless… reflective… slightly on edge… excited, refreshingly amazing? Are you quietly aware that something big is shifting… Well, you’re not imagining it or alone.

This is the first full week of:

Saturn in Aries

The beginning of a new Saturn–Neptune cycle at 0° Aries

The Year of the Yang Fire Horse

Eclipse season

Pisces season

That is not light energy. That is initiation energy. My friends, we are in what I’m calling a cosmic tunnel.

And tunnels feel strange because you can’t go back… but you also can’t fully see the exit yet.

Let's break this down. We have just walked into Pisces season. Pisces is the final sign of the zodiac. It dissolves identity before rebirth.

You may feel:

More emotional than usual

Waves of tiredness

A desire to withdraw

Less tolerance for noise or superficial conversations

Old memories surfacing

Questioning who you’ve been

This can feel confusing. Even disorienting. You may think, “Why am I feeling so sensitive again?” Or “Why does everything feel a bit blurry?” Please understand Pisces is washing away what cannot come with you. The new astro year is just weeks away.

Eclipse Season is like the compression; eclipses speed things up.T

They can feel like:

• Sudden clarity

• Sudden endings

• Emotional spikes

• Feeling exposed

• A sense that something is rearranging your life behind the scenes

  
  

You may feel both exhausted and wired. Like something is happening, but you can’t quite name it. That’s eclipse energy. It compresses timelines. It closes doors faster than your comfort level.

Saturn is in Aries. This is all about growing up. This is  the deeper layer. Saturn entering Aries is not gentle. It asks:

• Where are you avoiding responsibility?

• Where are you still reacting instead of responding?

• Where are you waiting for someone else to lead your life?

This may feel like:

• Irritation with your own excuses

• Less patience for weakness (yours or others’)

• A pressure to “get it together.”

• Wanting to initiate something but also feeling fear

This is mature fire. Not chaotic fire. You may notice your anger differently. Your ambition is different. Your instinct is different.Saturn says: Channel it. Don’t explode it.

Then we have a whole identity shift happening to top it all off. We are at  the beginning of a new 36-year cycle. This is legacy energy. Neptune dissolves illusion. Saturn demands reality.

So this may feel like:

• Realizing a dream you’ve been fantasizing about actually requires work

• Seeing where you’ve spiritually bypassed practical steps

• Or realizing you’ve been all work and no soul

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You may feel a quiet internal reckoning:

This transit exposes self-deception gently but firmly.

• Who am I really?

• What do I actually want?

• Am I brave enough to build it properly?

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That question may not feel comfortable.

But it is powerful.

And now let's add the new year of horse energy. Finally, we shed the snake year and are days into the ride of a lifetime on the yang fire horse! This is Fast, bold energy; it wants us to be seen. Visible.

So we find ourselves swimming through another ending in the emotional waters of Pisces while the universe is also whispering its new beginnings: a new cycle, move, lead, step up, be seen.

This can cause  tension this week. Watch out for restlessness, impatience, a desire to burn things down, a desire to run, a desire to finally say what you’ve been holding in.

Pause. Pause. Pause.

This is not about impulsive rebellion; we must stay grounded in our own conscious direction.

Balanced fire looks like speaking truth calmly, taking action steadily, standing tall without aggression, and choosing courage over comfort.

It's a huge week. We are under a huge amount of energy that is unfamiliar. We haven't been here before, so navigation must be slow, and we must only listen to our internal alignment now. We are all outgrowing something, growing into something, being asked to mature, being asked to trust, being asked to initiate differently. We are in transition.

✨ Affirmation of the Week ✨

“I move forward with courage, clarity, and trust.”

How to move through the tunnel this week

1. Slow down before initiating.

2. Regulate your nervous system daily.

3. Take one small disciplined step toward what matters.

4. Don’t make irreversible decisions in emotional spikes.

5. Listen to your body more than outside noise.

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You do not need to blow up your life. You need to build it consciously. One grounded act of courage at a time. This is not an ordinary week. We are at a once in a lifetime alignment.You are not lost. You are in the tunnel. It may be dark at times, but please remember, tunnels are meant to transform you before they reveal the light.We are also all in this together xxx 

Love you,Sarah ✨

If you would like to receive some more guidance about this week's energy, watch my Weekly Cosmic Forecast below.

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