
You
Who are the source of all power,
Whose rays illuminate the world,
Illuminate also my heart
So that it too can do Your work.
Gayatri
Daily Horoscope
February 17, 2026
Tuesday- Mars Day
* All times are Atlantic Standard Time
*I flipped around the horoscopes. It goes daily, weekly, then monthly. Scroll down for the others!
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Happy Lunar New Year!
It's the year of the Yang Fire Horse!
It's Eclispe Day!
Happy Aquarius Solar(New Moon) Eclipse!
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The Yang Fire Horse is red hot, fast-moving, and harkens change! This is a HUGE vibe shift from the gentle Year of the Snake! We are officially in the Lunar New Year! This is an opportunity for a fresh start and powerful new beginnings! Change is in the air, so go with it!
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Eclispes open energy portals! The Universe/Divine is in the driver's seat. This is a time when we need to sit back and observe what the Universe wants to take away or bring into our lives! Eclispes open portals of energy and can bring permanent changes into our lives. This is a time when souls come in, are born, or pass away. Relationships can begin or end. Trust that whatever is coming in or leaving our lives is for our Highest Good. DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT THESE CHANGES! Whatever is leaving our lives is a permanent ending.
Eclispes are not the time for manifestations, rituals, or trying to make our influence felt. Eclispes ask us to surrender and trust the Divine. Eclispes are times to turn inward, pray, and trust. This is not the time to initiate big changes; wait to see what the Universe delivers.
Ancient people avoided being out in the Sun/Moon during Eclispes; the luminaries' baleful light on this day was thought to bring illness or misfortune. Lie low and wait for the path to open again.
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It's a HUGE day! Everything is in flux; we can trust that fate is active in our lives right now. The Moon wraps up in Aquarius with the Solar Eclipse, goes void of course, then enters Pisces late this morning. ​
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​The Moon is in Aquarius; the Moon in Aquarius is detached, humanitarian, individualistic, non-conforming, independent, aloof, and impersonal.
The Moon is answering to Saturn in Aries.
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​Moon in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus at 5:40 am; the Moon and Uranus are giving us an emotional shake-up! Uranus wants us to see something that was hidden before. Pay attention to your dreams! This aspect, as well as the Sun-Uranus square, is active within the Eclipse!
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Moon in Aquarius conjuncts the Sun in Aquarius at 8:01 am; Happy Aquarius Solar Eclipse! Solar Eclispes are always New Moons. Solar Eclispes are 10 times more powerful than a normal New Moon! This is an out-of-sign Eclispe, meaning that the Node of Fate(usually in the same sign as the Eclispe) is in a different sign than the New Moon. We have Eclipses when the New/Full Moon is within 12* of the Nodes of Fate. This is the first Eclipse along the Leo-Aquarius axis. The Nodes of Fate will enter the Leo-Aquarius axis in July. We have Eclipses about every 6 months, so they are not unusual. They are course correction times when the Universe/Divine steps in to redirect us to keep us on the path of our Highest Good. Eclipses are times of radical change. This is a time when we hear of pregnancies, births, deaths, hirings, job losses, and relationships can begin or end. We have to trust that anything entering our lives is fated and anything leaving is permanent! This is a North Node New Moon Solar Eclipse, so this harkens a powerful, destined new beginning in our lives and the world. This is not a time when we can make our influence felt, so it's best to buckle up and pray.
Ancients were fearful of Eclispes, and often noted that Solar Eclispes marked "the death of the King." Body doubles were used historically to hide the ''real King" from the harmful effects of the Eclipse! Ancient people stayed indoors to avoid the baleful light of the Eclipse. Modern Astrologers differ in their approach. Some believe in the ancient lore and try to avoid the Sun/Moon's light on Eclipse days. Others bathe in this portal light, charging their tools and doing manifestation work. The Sun and Moon are our most steady lights, our luminaries that we depend on for life. Eclispes tend to "short out" the protection between Earth and the luminaries. When we are in this energetic blackout, we have no idea what is coming in! Earth's magnetic protection dips during Eclipses. This is why I heavily discourage opening portals, because we have no control over what comes through, ala Stranger Things! This is a perfect description of what happens when we mess around with energies greater than our own without humility! This is not the New Moon for rituals and manifestations. Rather, it's a time of prayer, remember what the Divine has in store for us is likely greater than anything we could've imagined!
Enjoy this radical, awakening, sweeping energy of the old, outmoded, leaving our lives, and making room for something much better suited to come in!
This conjunction also marks the official beginning of the Yang Fire Horse Year!
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The Moon goes void of course with the Solar Eclipse. The Moon remains void for a few hours, making this a wild, untethered, radical few hours. Things can look/feel very strange. Stay grounded, protect your energy, and lie low if possible. Pray.
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The Moon enters Pisces at 10:09 am; the Moon in Pisces is imaginative, self-sacrificing, impressionable, sympathetic, compassionate, illusionary, secretive, victimizing, or victimized.
The Moon is now answering to Jupiter Rx in Cancer.
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We are still on the Eclispe axis, because the Nodes of Fate are in Virgo-Pisces.
This is the first time that the Moon is in Pisces without meeting Saturn or Neptune! The Moon has been meeting Saturn monthly in Pisces since 2023 and has been meeting Neptune in Pisces monthly since 2011! This is a VERY different Pisces Moon than we had in more than a decade! Pay attention to the difference in this vibe! The Moon will gladly meet Venus and Mercury while transiting Pisces, yay!
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It's the biggest week of the year!
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The week starts with a bang! We have the Sun square Uranus very early Monday morning! We've been feeling this aspect building all weekend. This is the final Sun in a Fixed sign square to Uranus in Taurus for the next 85 years! This aspect signifies disruptions, shocks, surprises, unexpected events, accidents, and the revelation of information. Hang loose if possible and expect the unexpected. Change is in the air; it's big and permanent! Whatever is coming to light is for our Highest Good! This Sun-Uranus square is part of the Aquarius Solar Eclipse energy, so this amplifies this already significant time of shifts, changes, and permanent endings. New beginnings will follow over the next 6 months.
This square signifies earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, solar flares, power outages, and powerful, sudden storms.
Mercury trines Jupiter late Monday afternoon. This is the 1st of 3 trines between these planets. We are in the creative flow. This is a great time to make art, music, dance, and all manner of creative expression! This is a fertile time. Conversations and ideas are also flowing.
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We celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Yang Fire Horse on Tuesday!
​Happy Lunar New Year!
This is a beautiful, energetic reset to the year! The Year of the Fire Horse promises to be action-packed, fast-moving, and radical! It's a time of passion!
We also have the Aquarius Solar Eclipse this morning! This Solar Eclipse is at 28*50' of Aquarius. It's an out-of-sign Eclipse, as the Nodes of Fate are still in Virgo-Pisces, but this is the 1st Eclipse coming in along the Leo-Aquarius axis! The last time we saw this exact Eclispe cycle was from12/2007-8/2009! When the North Node was in Aquarius and the South Node in Leo! We had the reversal of this cycle from 5/2017-11/2018.
This is a powerful Eclipse, with both the Sun and Moon in a hard square to Uranus, the Great Awakener, the planet of change and disruption! Eclispes already have a Uranian vibe to them, so having Uranus active during an Eclipses amps things up significantly! Buckle up!
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The Sun enters Pisces late Wednesday morning!
Happy Pisces Season!
This Pisces Season has a VERY different flavor than the past several years, now that the Pisces part of our charts is free from Neptune and Saturn! Since 2011, Pisces and this part of our charts have been through a once-in-a-lifetime test! This is a beautiful reset. We currently have Venus exalted in Pisces, and Mercury for a prolonged stay in Pisces due to its upcoming retrograde next week! The Sun is also copresent with the North Node in Pisces, so our destined paths are unfolding for us over the next month.
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On Friday afternoon, we have the Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 0* of Aries! Saturn and Neptune are now securely in Aries for the next 2 years for Saturn and 14 years for Neptune. The Aries part of our lives is up for some spiritual tests and fine-tuning. Saturn and Neptune were co-present in Pisces for the last 2.5 years, but they never met in Pisces. They both briefly entered Aries last year but were saving their exact conjunction for this moment! Neptune is asking what our vision is for the future, and Saturn is busy getting to work gathering the supplies to build it! This is a seeding point, so don't stress if you don't have it all worked out quite yet, but this is the time to focus on the future, dream big, and go after what you're most passionate about! Saturn and Neptune meet every 36 years, but it's extremely rare to have them in the same sign, not meet, then move on to meet at 0* of a new sign that they both briefly transited! Usually, outer planets, because they move slowly, will meet three times because of their retrogrades. This time, they only meet once, and it's at the beginning of the zodiac! Having this huge conjunction active during the Solar(New Moon) Eclipse window is astonishing! A new world is being birthed! The Universe/Divine is in the driver's seat now.
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Sunday is a healing, restorative day. Mars sextiles Chiron on Sunday. This is a wonderful healing opportunity that gives us an energetic reprieve from the hectic pace of this week!
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Also on Sunday afternoon, Venus trines Jupiter. The benefic planets, both in their signs of exaltation, are flowing together in harmony! This is a sweet cosmic kiss from the Universe! Enjoy this loving, nurturing energy!
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​Monthly Energetic Overview ​​​​​​
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February 2026!
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This month is absolutely wild! It's a world-changing month, so buckle up and hold on! If you thought January was intense, you ain't seen nuthin' yet!
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We are in Eclipse Season!​ ​Eclipses signify times of massive changes, course corrections, births, deaths, and life-altering events. This is not the time to initiate any big moves or decisions. Let the Universe direct us. Eclipses open energy portals, and we never know what will come through these portals. It is advised against doing New Moon rituals during Eclipse Season. It's a time to pray, protect, and allow the Universe to do its thing! Trust that whatever is leaving or coming into our lives at this time is FATED! This is an out-of-sign Eclispe, and the first Eclispe along the Aquarius-Leo axis! This is another change we have to look forward to in 2026! We had mixed Eclispes this year. We are wrapping up the Virgo-Pisces Eclipses and welcoming in the Leo-Aquarius Eclipses! This is a South Node Eclipse, so we are releasing in the Aquarius part of our charts.
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We begin the month with an intense Leo Full Moon on the 1st. It's the last Leo-Aquarius lination that's not an eclipse for the next 18 months! This year, we have mixed eclispes! We are wrapping up the Virgo-Pisces axis and moving onto the Leo/Aquarius axis.
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We celebrate Imbolc on the 2nd. This is a Cross Quarter day. We are halfway through the Winter Season now. This is also celebrated as St. Brigid Day. It's a Fire Festival, a time when our ancestors recalled and celebrated the warmth and light of the Sun. They danced around fires so as to call the Sun back toward the North. This is a wonderful time for stringing warm white lights, lighting candles, using fireplaces, and having bonfires. This is a sacred, powerful day. Remember your inner light and shine brightly!
Mercury sextiles Chiron in the evening, reminding us of the healing power of fire! Enjoy herbal tea with fire herbs like ginger, cinnamon, or basil. Have healing conversations with friends and loved ones.
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On the 3rd, Uranus Stations Direct in Taurus! We have been feeling Uranus's Station through the end of January. Uranus Stations can bring sudden shocks, surprises, disruptions, and unexpected events. This can be a time of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, sudden, powerful storms, solar flares, and power outages. Please be careful around this time. Uranus can make us anxious and accident-prone. Uranus has been in Taurus since 2019, shaking up the Taurus part of our charts. This is Uranus's final Station Direct in Taurus for the next 85 years! Uranus will move into Gemini for the next 8 years in April! Uranus has been challenging in Taurus. Uranus is called The Great Awakener, Taurus is the most Fixed Earth sign of all Earth signs, and does not like change. Uranus has demanded that Taurus and our Taurus planets grow, think outside the box, and make important changes. Now Uranus sets its sights on Gemini. Uranus likes being in Gemini much better! It is said that Uranus is the Higher Octave of Mercury, the ruler of Gemini and Virgo. Uranus is doing a final shake-up from now through April in our Taurus house in our charts. Buck up, and address things that come up head-on, with an open mind, and a willingness to change and, more importantly, grow! Uranus transits are only painful when WE fight the changes it brings. Uranus loves humans and wants us to grow, be free, and reach for our true potential!
Be gentle with yourself and others. This energy can feel erratic and stressful.
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Venus sextiles Chiron on the 4th. Venus and Chiron are bringing in some healing and reassurance as we recover from Uranus's Station Direct.
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Mercury squares Uranus Stationary Direct, on the 5th. This is an accident-prone aspect! Slow down, avoid rushing! Be mindful of your words and thoughts, we are likely feeling garbled! Things are changing faster than we anticipated!
The Sun inconjuncts Jupiter Rx, ugh, another tough aspect. The Sun and Jupiter aren't seeing eye to eye. Compromise is key. We are having a battle between our minds and emotions.
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On the 6th, Mercury enters Pisces! Mercury is in its Detriment and Fall in Pisces, and if that wasn't enough, it's also going to retrograde here! We will be navigating Mercury in Pisces until April 14th! This is the wonkiest Mercury Rx of the year and all during Eclipse Season. UGH! This is the 1st time since 2011 that Mercury is in Pisces, without Neptune being here! Also interestingly, Mercury will not meet Saturn in Pisces for the first time since 2023! Saturn leaves Pisces, just days after Mercury enters Pisces! Mercury will be doing a deep clean of the Pisces part of our charts to clear out the last bits of debris from Neptune and Saturn! Pay attention to what comes up these first few days of Mercury in Pisces. These are the themes we will be working with until April!
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On the 8th, we have a Venus-Uranus square! This aspect shakes things up in relationships and partnerships! This is a breakup aspect; we can expect to hear about many breakups. Uranus is in Venus's home sign of Taurus, where it's been since 2018, changing our value systems and pleasure house in our charts. Uranus is wrapping up his time here, and Venus is checking him, making sure that he's staying on task! This is NOT the time to make permanent ot significant changes to your look or appearance! You likely will NOT like what you get! Save the impulse tattoo or new hairstyle/color for another day, when Venus is making happy aspects! We can expect to hear shocking news about women and the feminine energies. Unpleasant and unexpected news can come out now! Remember, we're in Eclipse Season, so breakups that happen now are permanent! Release or be dragged! Either way, it's over. Something more suited is on the way; be patient.
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We enter the 4th Quarter phase of the Moon on the 9th. The Moon is Waning, decreasing in light. Use this time to reflect, turn inward, and practice extra self-care.
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Venus enters Pisces on the 10th! Venus is exalted in Pisces, so she LOVES being here! Venus is here to support Mercury as it clears out and beautifies the Pisces part of our charts, now that we are cleared of Neptune and almost cleared of Saturn in Pisces! Our Pisces friends, part of our charts, and planets are about to get a huge and well-earned reprieve! Venus is the Goddess of Love and Beauty. She is becoming visible as the Evening Star while in her exalted sign this month! Love is in the air! Venus in Pisces is highly sexual, sensual, loves music, art, poetry, and dancing. This is a very romantic Venus, so enjoy her to the fullest! She's a very fertile Venus, so be responsible! Having Venus in her exaltation during a very intense month is certainly a blessing!
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The Sun sextiles Chiron on the 11th, supporting us along our healing path. Seek new healers, doctors, or information on home remedies, astrology, etc.
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On the 12th, Mars inconjuncts Jupiter. This can manifest as a health issue. If we've been ignoring pain or an illness, things can come to a head now. Mars is hardened, cold, and detached, but Jupiter wants to bring him comfort and healing. Compromise is necessary to get this energy flowing! Mars wants us to think outside the box.
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Saturn re-enters Aries on the 13th! HERE WO GO! Both Saturn and Neptune are answering to the ruler of Aries, Mars! Mars is the God of War, planet of action, drive, risk, initiative, aggressiveness, courage, desire, energy, passion, will, impulsiveness, force, competitiveness, and the masculine. Saturn is in its Fall in Aries, so it's not a big fan of being in this sign. Saturn is slow, calculated, rules limitations, boundaries, control, old age, and fathers. Aries is the youthful, bragadocious, brave warrior; Saturn is the old, wise general. These energies can clash quite easily. Aries says, " Let's go quickly, Saturn says, " Slow down, take your time. This will feel like a stop, go, stop, go energy for the next 2.5 years! Saturn in Aries represents the young, cool old guy. Old when he's young and young when he's older. Saturn wants to teach Aries and the Aries part of our charts, or planets that we have in Aries, how to be more disciplined, mature, and to learn self-control. If we use this energy effectively, we can accomplish an impressive level of self-mastery! Saturn wants to teach us how to build, whether it's our bodies, patients, or a building. Saturn was last in Aries from 1996-1999. We may see themes from this time coming around again. This time, however, we have a Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries building! Saturn and Neptune have been traveling together in Pisces for the last 2.5 years, but they never met in Pisces! They will meet at 0* of Aries on 2/20! Saturn's time in Aries will be heavily flavored by Neptune. Saturn is building structures and solid foundations; Neptune is the planet of dissolution, escapism, and fantasy.
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More coming later!
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Neptune is back in Aries for the next 14 years! Neptune previously visited Aries from 3/31/25-10/22/25. Neptune has been moving over the beginning of the zodiac 0* of Aries on and off for a while now! We have been prepping for this powerful full initiation of Neptune restarting at the beginning of the zodiac! This is a birthing point. The entire zodiac begins at 0* of Aries! Neptune is the planet of sensitivity, sacrifice, spirituality, escapism, illusion, deception, unification, vagueness, imagination, idealism, confusion, dreams, drugs, art/music, dancing, acting, and film. Aries is the God of War, ruled by Mars. Aries energy is active, direct, spontaneous, initiating, self-assertive, energetic, naive, "me first," ardent, and a leader. Neptune will certainly debilitate, diminish, wash out, and spiritualize the Aries part of our charts. The Pisces have been dealing with Neptune in their sign since 2011. They get a much-deserved and permanent(as far as our lifetimes go) from Neptune! The Aries are now on a spiritual journey. This will significantly test the Aries part of our charts. Neptune does not love being in Aries. Neptune much prefers the watery depths of Scorpio and Pisces. Now Neptune learns the art and skill of forgery. Neptune in Aries is liquid fire, liquid mental, glass blowing, fire dancing, candle making, fiery oil spills, and bombs. The last time that Neptune was in Aries was from 1861-1875. This was when we had the Civil War in America, the Emancipation Proclamation, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the abolition of slavery in the US, Alaska was purchased by the US, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, the Women's Suffrage, the Sand Creek Massacre, and, most unfortunately, the rise of the KKK! Spiritual discernment will be imperative! This time is often correlated with a rise in cults! Spiritual/Religious delusions running rampant! This will be a highly creative time; we may feel called to go on spiritual journeys or to initiate new habits and routines. Keep this energy on the higher side, make time for imagination and daydreaming, then take action on your ideas!
Since Neptune is now answering to Mars, we need to keep an eye on what Mars is doing, because Neptune is using Mars's lens to communicate with us. Neptune is learning the Art of Spiritual War in Aries.
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Daily Oracle
02/17/26
Tuesday

Prairie Dog- Retreat
Prairie Dog is warning you that your fuel gauge is running low. You might need a day of silence or retreat from regular activities before you become too exhausted to carry on. Have you put your basic needs at the bottom of the "To Do" list? Burning the candle at both ends may weaken the punch you can normally pack when tackling the tasks at hand. Take a much-needed break before you burn out. Prairie Dog teaches you that in order to access your gifts of inspiration and renewal, you must be at peace with yourself and rested enough to recognize the blessings being offered.
If you have been battling a situation without gaining ground, Prairie Dog reminds you that pushing too hard can create resistance that does not allow for interaction. Take a break! Give it a rest! After a comfortable and relaxed time, you can return with a fresh perspective. In the meantime, the situation may have changed, as the retreat allows the current challenge to work itself out. There is ample strength available if you quit pushing and go with the flow. Prairie Dog says its tunnels run both ways; now it is time to choose the backdoor exit for some rest and relaxation.
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Year of the Yang Fire Horse!
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Fire Horse years are extremely fast-moving, so buckle up! The last time that we had a Fire Horse year was 1966! The Fire Horse is bold, independent, passionate, strong-willed, and rebellious! Live with passion! Let your light shine!
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 Bedroom Feng Shui
I love the look of plants in the bedroom, but did you know that it is said that plants in the bedroom drain your energy? Humans are considered to be an Earth element. Plants are the Wood element. In the 5 Element theory, Wood drains Earth energy. As always, do what is best for you! Take a look at your energy levels; if you have plants, pictures of flowers, or even plant patterns on your bedsheets, maybe begin trading them out.
Bedrooms do best with neutral colors, earthy colors.

