2026 has a theme and it’s ‘The Year of the Unbridled Spirit.’ The AstroTwins explore this theme in their 2026 astrology book, The AstroTwins’ 2026 Horoscope, your go-to guide to the stars all year long.

You are a spiritual being having a human experience.

This could be the universal truth that restores us all to our senses in 2026. Spirit, the animating force within, comes alive under this year’s cosmic influences. It transcends our human foibles and our glaringly divergent political ideologies. Spirit is the base note of our essence. It’s the core of who we are, the spark of light that follows us in—and out—of our human form. And in the year ahead, it’s the part of ourselves that must fly free.

Welcome to the Year of the Unbridled Spirit

When we say “spirit” we’re not talking about religion. We’re not even talking about spirituality, at least in the sense of a ritual practice. By all means, enjoy your sabbath services, your sage wands and your samsaras. But don’t confuse these connective actions with the concept of spirit itself.

To remember that we are spirit is to go beyond the tactile, material plane. To acknowledge spirit is to embrace universality. You are spirit. I am spirit. We are all spirit. This is a oneness that connects us all. And it’s stupefyingly simple.

So why does it feel like divisiveness has become an Olympian sport? Politicians, news outlets, podcasters, corporations, religious leaders and autocrats all seem to be vying for the gold in tearing people apart. For communities living on the margins, this isn’t exactly new material. Yet, the level of cruel aggression toward the “other” seems to have no bottom.

As astrologers, one of the most common questions we heard in 2025 was:
‘When is it going to get better?’
– The AstroTwins

‘The Aries Point’ offers infinite possibilities in 2026

Through 2025, there was an overriding despair among conscientious people as inhumane behavior seems to be roundly celebrated among the powers that be. Looking at the forces shaping 2026, our answer to ‘when is it going to get better?” is: When humanity starts to focus on what unites us instead of what divides us. Fortunately, there are plenty of cosmic forces converging to support that mission!

What, you thought we’d leave you with no hope? Never that! In fact, the answer may be as simple as a lyrics from the Spice Girl’s song, “2 Become 1.”

Set your spirit free
It’s the only way to be

This saccharine pop single was released on December 16, 1998, one of the last times that karmic Saturn was at 0° Aries, the very first degree of the zodiac. (And yes, that has a lot to do with 2026, thankyouverymuch, Cynical Spice.)

On February 20, 2026, earthbound Saturn greets spiritual Neptune at 0° Aries, AKA “the Aries point,” an event that hasn’t taken place in thousands of years! Saturn and Neptune HAVE synced up in Aries a few times in the CE era, making exact conjunctions in the Ram’s realm in 1703, 1380 and 1051—but never at 0°, the very beginning of the zodiac.

This is quite the odd-couple mashup! Saturn is the boundary hound. Neptune is the boundary dissolver. (What’s real, anyway? Who wants to microdose?) For much of 2025, Saturn and Neptune traveled together in close proximity through the very last degree of the zodiac, 29° Pisces, and the very first, 0° Aries.

As they make an exact conjunction at 0° Aries on February 20, humanity has the opportunity for an incredible reset. Zero is the number of infinite possibilities; nothing and everything all at once. Here come lessons in embracing duality: Saturn is the body. Neptune is the spirit. Can we be both embodied and transcendent at once? Is it possible to celebrate our differences while also remaining vigilantly aware that we are spiritual beings having a human experience?

Continue reading about The Year of the Unbridled Spirit, the Year of the Fire Horse, plus a complete astrology forecast all the zodiac signs, in The AstroTwins’ 2026 Horoscope book!