Guns, Astrology and Aries Cycles 2026-2027
Aries, ruled by Mars (the god of war) is the sign to look for in mass shootings and bombings. Some of the nicest people I know are Aries. Yet, in a difficult chart, at the wrong time and in the wrong place – Aries patterns show up.
This is useful in astrology because we can give advance warning of high-risk periods.
2026, 2027, 2028 and Gun Control
At the same time that we will see more mass shootings and bombings, there will be a worldwide push for gun control. Why? Saturn in Aries.
Saturn occupied the sign of Aries from May 24th, 2025, to September 1st, 2025 and will be there again, from February 13th, 2026, to April 12th, 2028.
This cycle is well-known for coinciding with shootings, but also for bringing in gun control.
This is Personal
This is personal, as I host astrology and Tarot events at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, with Alicia Fulton (The Astrology and Tarot Show) who lives locally. The bridge (below) is one we often cross for our Sunday meetings. On Sunday 14th December 2026 it was where a father and son killed and injured innocent Australians. (Creative Commons).
Bondi Pavilion – a December Memorial
This video (ABC-TV) shows the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laying flowers at Bondi Pavilion. Our events are held upstairs. On Sundays. We could have been there.
Bondi Pavilion, as I write this on Monday 15th December, is now a temporary memorial, covered in tributes and bouquets.
Aries Cycles and Old Astrology
William Lilly described Aries as a sign both “Intemperate and violent” centuries ago. What we are seeing in 2026, 2027 and 2028 is the historic cycle of not just Saturn in Aries (which takes 28 years to occur) but also Neptune in Aries (even more rare) alongside Chiron in Aries, for some of the time.
Gun Control is Coming
Gun Control is ComingPatrick Watson has written an excellent feature on Saturn in Aries and gun control. Saturn is, of course, the symbol of heavy restriction and tests of patience. When in Aries, that is true for anyone who owns a gun. Control is coming in.
In Australia, on the psychic level (I am publishing this on 15th December 2025) I would fully expect an amnesty (hand in your guns) similar to that which we saw after the Port Arthur massacre.
I would also expect former Liberal PM John Howard to join current PM Anthony Albanese and other political opponents like Malcolm Turnbull in a huge show of cross-party people power.
At time of writing, Howard is pushing against PM Albanese but from April 2026, peaking in May and June, he may end up doing the last thing anybody expected, in terms of his own party. He’ll u-turn.
January and February 2026 would be the time for a show of people power. Australia Day is symbolic. Pluto in Aquarius and Aquarius transits in general, suggest that any minority group trying to take over will be ousted.
Rumbles in the Australian Political Jungle
So that’s the minority of gun owners. It’s also minority protest groups. Aquarius is about ‘we the people, all the people’ and it’s about peaceful and tolerant co-existence. In early 2026 this will be writ large in Australia. Nobody will forget that the little girl who died was called Matilda.
If Australia is ever going to melt the guns, that’s strong astrological timing, with Pluto (power) in Aquarius (the diverse group).
You would also be watching Pauline Hanson and One Nation, with Barnaby Joyce – in January and February, when there may be a party split over the same issue.
Dunblane, Port Arthur, the Second Amendment
As Patrick Watson notes, following the Dunblane school massacre in Scotland, the UK effectively banned private ownership of guns, on February 27th 1997 and November 27th 1997. Same Saturn cycle.
Within 12 days of the April 28th 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia (where I live for half the time) we enacted the National Firearms Agreement. Again – same cycle.
America’s Second Amendment arrived on Saturn in Aries, too. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms” which has resulted in so many tragedies in the USA.
My 2022 Prediction about Guns and America
This was published on 28th May 2022.
“Born on Wednesday 12th October 1853, the GOP horoscope has a direct connection to the Second Amendment horoscope, which was passed on Thursday 15th December 1791. Astrology shows guns and America are intertwined.”
Aries Patterns, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Texas
The New Moon and Aries accompanied Virginia Tech on April 16th 2007. Sandy Hook took place on December 14th 2012 with Uranus in Aries. Texas happened with Jupiter, Chiron and Venus in Aries.
Aries is fight, aggression, impulse and speed.
You can channel it into football and win the World Cup; you can be a hero like Ahmed and take down a shooter with your bare hands – or you can live out the worst aspects of a difficult birth chart, in difficult cycles – and kill and injure the innocent. We can never forget that Mars, god of war, rules Aries.
Aries Defined in 1951 and 1971
This is old astrology. Margaret E. Hone D.F. Astrol.S. defined Aries as “Anger. Active soldier.” She wrote (in the 1951 edition of The Modern Texbook of Astrology), “Firebrand or battering-ram.”
Writing in The Rulership Book (1971), Rex Bills went further and referenced “Gangsters, militarism, military gear.”
Mass Shooting and Bombing Risks
The periods of greatest risk are also, ironically, the periods in which we have the best chance of seeing politicians and lawmakers enforce new gun control.
Logic says that if these dates coincide with national, religious or other landmarks (even Saint Valentine’s Day) then for a certain kind of mind, that is a trigger for violence.
2026 and Aries Transits
January 26th, 2026 – Neptune enters Aries. Australia Day.
February 14th 2026 – Saturn enters Aries. Saint Valentine’s Day.
There is a solar eclipse on February 17th 2026, soon afterwards, in Aquarius. There will be a cover-up involving a group organisation. (For all these dates allow 24 hours either side for world time zone differences).
Watching the Saturn-Neptune Conjunction
On February 20th 2026, Saturn and Neptune are in a rare, historic conjunction at 0 Aries. The shooters are ring-fenced and restricted (Saturn) at the same time that they are offered an alternative reality (Neptune).
One possible outcome is gun control, at the same time that violent online ‘digital twin’ role playing starts to boom. No shooters, but fantasy online shooting. We already have those kinds of games but Neptune in Aries suggests the virtual reality or digital twin violence goes to another level, online. Meanwhile, Saturn in Aries restricts ID (identity) as well as the guns.
The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction and Natural Disasters
Setting gun violence and control aside, the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries is also about firemen, the emergency services and first responders.
We see wild fires, bush fires and earthquakes all the time – all over the world.
As this is a rare, historic pattern, however, we would expect one event that affects everybody, worldwide, or a chain of events over a period of a few days.
There is a lesson there, on February 19th, 20th, 21st. It’s about accepting new rules, discipline and regulation – for firefighters, police, the military, first responders, the emergency services.
The issue is likely to be about the team, versus the individual. The man who is front-and-centre, upfront and on the front line (by himself) and the crew or unit.
We don’t get that, without a trigger. So the trigger is likely to be (as above) – just one event which affects us all, or a chain of them, in that three-day period.
Hero syndrome. Gladiator syndrome. Big lesson there about ‘Me’ versus ‘All of us’ unfortunately. Aries is headstrong, goes in head first, is very self-involved. And this is a learning experience.
Watching March 2026 – Astrology and Guns
I would include bombing in this astrological take on Aries patterns. At the end of this feature I will run the charts for Oklahoma and other tragedies so you can see how the aspects show up.
We also have to remember the Lee Harvey Oswald syndrome here. The lone gunman and the assassination target.
Watching March 2026
March 7th 2026 – Venus 1 Aries in conjunction with Neptune at 1 Aries.
March 8th 2026 – Venus 2 Aries in conjunction with Saturn at 2 Aries.
March 20th 2026 – Sun enters 0 Aries
March 22nd 2026 – Sun 1 Aries in conjunction with Neptune 1 Aries
March 25th 2026 – Sun 4 Aries in conjunction with Saturn 4 Aries
March 28th 2026 – Saturn 5 Aries sextile Pluto 5 Aries
The Dunblane Massacre cart, below, shows the South Node at 17 Aries. (AstroGold software).
Watching April 2026
Another likely outcome of this is government crackdown on mandatory digital ID, as I’ve mentioned. Aries also rules the face. And of course it rules Facebook. This is about visas. Passports. Citizenship. It’s about social media. Politicians worldwide are going to act – dramatically so.
Again, these developments run in tandem with what are high risk periods for public violence. This is Easter.
April 2nd 2026 – Full Moon at 12 Libra in opposition to Sun at 12 Aries
April 9th – Mars enters Aries
April 13th – Mars in conjunction with Neptune at 2 Aries
April 15th – Mercury enters Aries
April 17th – Mercury 2 Aries in conjunction with Neptune 2 Aries
April 19th – Mars in conjunction with Saturn at 7 Aries
April 20th – Mercury in conjunction with Saturn at 7 Aries
April 20th – Mercury in conjunction with Mars at 8 Aries
The Bondi Beach shooting on Hanukkah on Sunday 14th December, 2025. Ceres, Salacia and Chiron in Aries. Sun at 22 Sagittarius trine Chiron at 22 Aries.
June 2026 Aries Patterns
June 8th – Neptune 4 Aries sextile Ceres 4 Gemini
July 3rd – Saturn 14 Aries sextile Ceres 14 Gemini
(Close to July 4th, US Independence Day)
July 15th – Neptune 4 Aries sextile Uranus 4 Gemini
(Close to Bastille Day).
July 20th – Jupiter at 4 Leo trine Neptune at 4 Aries
July 25th – Neptune at 4 Aries sextile Pluto at 4 Aquarius
Oklahoma City on 19th April 1995. Psyche and the Sun in Aries. Pluto at 0 Sagittarius sextile Uranus at 0 Aquarius.
Children and Teenagers, Astrology and Guns
At this point it becomes clear that children and teenagers, the innocent victims of so many American school and college shootings, are the focus in 2026, 2027. Why? Jupiter in Leo and the South Node in Leo (ruling young people) start their cycles.
If the US is ever to make progress, it will be from July 27th, 2026 onwards. Hopefully without a tragic motivator.
Summer and Fall 2026 in America
August 23rd – Neptune 3 Aries square Ceres at 3 Cancer
August 31st – Saturn at 13 Aries trine Jupiter 13 Leo
September 16th – Neptune 3 Aries sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius
September 18th – Saturn 12 Aries square Ceres 12 Cancer
September 26th – Full Moon 3 Aries in opposition to the Sun at 3 Libra
The Port Arthur Massacre. South Node at 17 Aries, Saturn at 2 Aries, Hygiea at 2 Aries. Mars in Aries.
2027 and Aries Patterns in Astrology
This is a long cycle. It will take at least two years for people worldwide to see effective change on guns. The periods below are likely to see more public violence risk but also a movement against firearms too.
January 3rd – Chiron 26 Aries trine Jupiter 26 Leo
January 6th – Chiron goes direct at 26 Aries
January 15th – Uranus 1 Gemini sextile Neptune 1 Aries
March 16th – Juno enters Aries
March 20th – Sun enters Aries
March 22nd – Full Moon at 1 Libra in opposition to the Sun at 1 Aries
April 3rd – Jupiter 17 Leo trine Saturn 17 Aries
April 6th – New Moon 16 Aries
April 8th – Mercury enters Aries
April 12th. – Saturn 18 Aries sextile North Node 18 Aquarius trine South Node 18 Leo
June 6th – Uranus 6 Gemini sextile Neptune 6 Aries
June 28th – Neptune 6 Aries sextile Pluto 6 Aquarius
July 9th – Neptune Retrograde 6 Aries
July 11th – Jupiter 27 Leo trine Saturn 27 Aries
August 9th – Saturn Retrograde at 27 Aries
August 24th. – Jupiter 6 Virgo quincunx Neptune 6 Aries
October 15th – Full Moon 21 Aries in opposition to the Sun 21 Libra
(On the same day, Mars enters Sagittarius, the sign of foreigners and foreign countries).
October 16th – Neptune 4 Aries sextile Pluto 4 Aquarius
November 13th – Jupiter 22 Virgo quincunx Saturn 22 Aries
November 28th – Neptune 3 Aries sextile North Node 3 Aquarius trine South Node 3 Leo
November 29th – Mercury enters Sagittarius (see above, the sign ruling foreigners and foreign countries).
December 15th – Neptune direct at 3 Aries (anniversary of Bondi Beach shooting).
December 23rd – Saturn direct at 21 Aries
Important Takeaways – Aries Transits
*We have Aries transits all the time, but the rare Aries transits of slow-moving planets or other factors, suggest (fortunately) rare attacks. It’s on the record that Saturn in Aries times these, at the same time that it brings in new gun control. That’s a 29 year cycle.
*What is unusual about 2026, 2027 is the rare Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries, but also the 248-year cycle of Pluto, lining up with the Aries cycles too.
*It takes more than just Aries transits to show a tragedy like Oklahoma or Bondi Beach. Other cycles will tell the details. Was this about a foreign religious war, for example? Is there an abortion clinic risk? Is this about a controversial newspaper?
*The old advice, ‘If you see something, say something’ is extremely useful on the above dates. Allow 24 hours either side.
*People don’t kill people; guns do. The stars are aligned for a massive push back, next. A hell of a fight.
All software AstroGold.
64 Responses
Im so sorry Jessica, this must have been a big shock, and such a tragedy. I was present at a shooting in the UK which occurred after the gun laws came in, it happened in 2010.A friend warned me to stay indoors, I was just about to take my baby for a walk down the street that the shooter took. I looked at the chart for that morning and found Uranus had just moved into Aries at 00 degrees.
Thanks for the information. I just renewed my subscription, I wondered if you have any advice on starting an online art business, which dates would work best. Im thinking of opening the online shop mid january but could do it earlier in sag season if thats better.
Thank you. Goodness, you came close to a shooting. Uranus in Aries – the shock of a gunman. Fortunately that transit has gone. We now have to deal with Saturn, Neptune and Chiron in Aries. You want to sell your art online. You are a Sun Libra woman as you know, with stelliums in Libra, Capricorn and Scorpio. You may want to wait until Uranus is out of Taurus, which is April. The unpredictable cash flow, the erratic processing of money and so on – means extra energy and time. This is in your natal and solar chart at the same time. Get April out of the way. Work-wise, the confusion stops in late January and the heavy restrictions stop in late February. Your career luck is in until June 30th. Think about joining a group, collective or community to exhibit online and in the real world; the people who show up in July and August are very good news and the luck holds to mid 2027.
Oh Jessica, I am just an anon on the internet – but when I first read about the Bondi Beach tragedy I thought of you. It’s so senseless and sad. If there is only one saving grace it’s that the laws in Australia prohibit the type of weapon of war used here frequently. I am so glad you are safe and ache for all those impacted. Directly or indirectly.
And I really hope the transits can help the push to change the trajectory of the gun worship cult. All my best, take care.
Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you to say. This did feel too close to home. Bondi Pavilion is where we gather for our astrology and Tarot events. Alicia, who runs them, lives locally with her family. The bridge where the killers were – is the bridge we cross to go for our lunch breaks on such days. I have huge optimism for the future as two positives are already here, two days later. One is that the Muslim hero Ahmed (he will probably become known by one name!) has been funded over $1.5 million by people all over the world. His self-sacrifice was filmed from many phones and cameras and he has single-handedly shown the world that a Muslim can give his life, potentially, for Jews. And all Australians. The other positive is that 2026 is Australia’s turn to lead the world on gun control and millions of Americans will be able to use that. Pluto in Aquarius just landed properly.
Dear Jessica
I would like to offer my sincere condolences for what occurred in your beautiful nation. I hope your country continues to stand strong on gun control without allowing it to divide you. In my state here in the U.S. there is a gun culture with tradition and history of hunting that goes back to colonial days. As no doubt in your nation, also. I don’t worry about those people. I worry about politicians, and the hate they can sow. And now, as I sit in my living room typing, literally right now, I just have heard that Rob Reiner and his wife have been found murdered in their home. Literally two minutes ago. Immediately I suspect it’s related to his politics. Please don’t wind up like us! Please stay well, all who read this and show your loved ones lots of love this holiday season. Thank you Jessica, for the way you help people who write in to you. Always best wishes for the holidays and beyond.
Thank you. It helps to have the world look in on Australia. Normally, we are the people who are passing on our help and sympathy for other countries, but this time everybody else is returning the favour. I know gun culture is rife in America. It’s better here and we have a committed Prime Minister who means business on this. He will bring all politicians and all religions together to (once and for all) bring guns under control for the majority, by the majority. No tiny elite of people with firearms should make the rest of us feel so vulnerable and powerless. Pluto in Aquarius will deliver. Rob Reiner signed my book. I will read it in his honour. Are you a Spinal Tap fan? You must read it. I hope the tribute concert for Rob and Michele Reiner is global and as massive as Live Aid. Maybe bigger. Let’s see.
I was disgusted by the appalling way that Channel 7 tried to push a political narrative with the Bondi shooting, promoting Liberal party politicians and talking points, and effectively blaming Albanese and his government for what happened. Pauline Hanson never failed to miss an opportunity to use her brand of performative racism to further divide the nation at such a sensitive time. From a political view point, what will happen? For sure their will be gun control but what is the ripple effects for those in power?
I’ve not watched the Channel 7 coverage in length. I’ll do that now on YouTube as I am catching up on all the Bondi Beach coverage. All the political parties are going to reshuffle in January and February in Australia. Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce notably so, but of course one change in power, triggers other changes in power, across parliament. If PM Albanese makes his focus little Matilda who died, but also young Australians – our children, their children and so on – he will succeed by June 30th. He has already made his legacy with the social media ban on Australian students (a huge hit) and gun control in the name of our youth will be the next one. There is now one gun for every 7 Australians. That will disgust the vast majority and I think we’re going to see Australia lead the world on ‘how to get every single person to give up all the guns’ as well as hard new laws in every state. My concern is that the reason this will happen is another tragedy. I am very concerned about the Aries transits. I would ban Australia Day if it were me. Neptune goes into Aries that day. No.
Hi Jessica,
This horrible act at Bondi is personal isn’t it and to so many Australians. I am living in Sydney at have spent the past 36 hours just stunned that this has happened. I read updates on the events unfolding yesterday just shaking my head in bewilderment of how and why. I agree guns kill, and why on earth would any one person need 6 guns living in a suburb of Sydney. People that apply for a gun license really should have to explain why and provide evidence for the use of these weapons. I can’t comprehend even needing one. I am anti guns and always will be and look forward to drastic changes from the government now.
My thoughts are with the families , the local Jewish community and all Australians . I know like I, that they will be in a state of shock for some time. Take care everyone
Yes, I was also shaking my head when I read the news. People all over the plane from Melbourne to Hobart were doing the same. The only two positives from Bondi Beach are – Ahmed al-Ahmed has single-handedly shown the world what a Muslim migrant can do for Jews and for his new country. He was going to die to save other people. By doing what he did; he slowed down one killer enough to save God knows how many more lives, or awful injuries. The other positive is, PM Albanese with cross-party support will now lead the world in gun control. Australians want it. There is now one gun for every 7 Australians. No.
Thank you, Jessica. I pray restrictions come in. That the Brown university shooting happened in the same weekend felt very chilling. So much destruction.
Keep safe and well, HT
When so many billions of us want guns out of our lives, the power is with the people. I think Jupiter in Leo and the South Node in Leo, together (working for children and teenagers) will be the catalyst. That and young voters. They have had enough violence.
Thankyou for this Jessica – For some reason I thinking of you yesterday. Maybe it was because of your connection to Australia and Sydney.
Take Care
Thank you. Yes, the Bondi Beach tragedy was close to Bondi Pavilion, where Alicia and I regularly host events.
Dear Jessica
This senseless attack was horrific to watch unfold As a kiwi, we stand arm in arm with our fellow Aussies, and our hearts break alongside every Australian, everywhere.
I am so glad that you didn’t have any events there on Sunday, and that you didn’t get caught up in it.
I have to say it did bring back unwanted memories of NZ’s dark day of 15th March 2019 when the Christchurch mosque was attacked. Another senseless tragedy. And once again, religion based. I will never understand the minds of some people.
But, Ahmed! What a hero – the world needs more Ahmeds. I was overjoyed to hear how much the crowdfunding has raised for him.
Take care
Vicki
Thank you Vicki. I remember Christchurch and in fact, became a little involved, when I was still working for The Sunday-Star Times in New Zealand, and campaigned to get Facebook to remove its anti-Islamic hate groups. It’s the same thing, isn’t it. Violent men with firearms and ‘minds that hate’ as The Beatles sang. Ahmed is the light that got in through the cracks. They hadn’t reckoned on Ahmed. Merry Christmas – waving over the pond.
As a former Sydney sider, this was hard to hear, and I’m so sorry it also hit very close to home for you. My thoughts and prayers are with all of those who were affected. Sincere condolences to those completely innocent lives taken far too soon. May they rest in peace.
This whole thing honestly makes me so angry to think innocent people were taken from their loved ones amongst a world filled with hatred and useless racial/cultural division. Complete and utter tragedy. As Ram Dass famously said ‘we are all just walking each other home.’
It’s heartbreaking. Especially the three heroes who lost their lives trying to stop one of the killers. (The fourth obviously survived). Australia Day would be an appropriate time to bring in new gun controls and another gun amnesty. That fits with Saturn in Aries, which will only be three weeks away by then. Australia Day would also work, in terms of the vast majority rejecting the total control of their way of life, values and safety by the tiny minority who think Happiness Is A Warm Gun, to quote Lennon. Same with hate speech on the streets, by a minority. Pluto in Aquarius is writ large in early 2026 and it’s about co-existence.
Hi Jessica Thanks for putting up this blog. When I can focus it will help me to make some sense of the this horrible violence. But I am also wondering about the Hatred that is out there. Why do people spend some much energy in that sphere of hate ? Not sure if that is relatable to Astrology ? Stay safe and wishing everyone a peaceful Xmas and a fresh start to 2026.
Thank you. Merry Christmas. As for the hatred (religious/national extremism) we are coming out of the Saturn in Pisces cycle, slowly but surely and it stops on February 14th. I remember looking at this years ago and writing about Moslems and Jews alike. The prediction is here.
I was thinking of you Jessica knowing you do your events there. Such a shocking tragedy. Ahmed is a true hero and mensch. I pray that we will all experience the light of the Aries intensity versus the darkness. Take good care xx
Thank you. I will go to Bondi Pavilion next Sunday, a week after the tragedy, to lay flowers – there is a sea of flowers there, where we usually meet.
Hi Jessica,
Its pretty wild to comprehend. And I’m sure hits close to home for you and so many people.
I’ve only been to Bondi Pavillion once – and that was for an event with you and Alicia.
With the movement of big planets into Aries, I feel like we’re going to see the unvarnished truth about what people think about tough topics. No more gift-wrapping. Perhaps the band-aid needs to come off a few things.
What you highlighted about the 0 Degree conjunction between Neptune and Saturn in Aries really stuck out for me. Digital Twin. Eclipse. I think we are going to see one of the first instances of an event that is deliberately using AI to disguise people or trick people. Or perhaps to corral peoples’ perceptions in one direction. If that hasn’t already been happening, perhaps it will be on a bigger scale.
I will definitely be spending Australia Day at home, with family and keeping things local.
As much as restricting access to guns is important, it seems hatred will find a way if it is given the conditions to flourish – machete and knife attacks also abound – and the polarising nature of social media and its callous disregard for reality seem to be strengthening divides. To me, people generally, are changing. Narcissism has been so normalised that people don’t even recognise it in themselves, or notice it in others. I’d just like to be in a forest, with the animals and trees. People are not even close to the most interesting creatures on the planet.
I don’t think introducing more laws to stop ‘hate’ speech seem to be working. They simply drive discourse underground. And then hatred quietly bubbles away, unchecked. Maybe more of what we are doing now isn’t what we need, but something else that will become apparent. Here’s hoping…
Blessing to you, Jessica
DinP xx
Bondi Pavilion won’t be the same, but we will go back in 2026, 2027, DinP. Yes, the transit of Saturn, Neptune and Chiron in Aries will result in people being upfront – far more challenging – much more combative. I am also spending Australia Day away from crowds and events; the ingress of Neptune in Aries is a case of wrong time, wrong place, wrong occasion for that kind of transit. Stepping back from the cycles, Uranus in Gemini has long been coming to block Sagittarius (foreigners and foreign countries; visas; emigration) so that starts in April 2026 and runs until 2033 as you probably know. The gun issue is of course the Aries transits. And the bigger movement (Pluto in Aquarius) is about people power. The momentum is big by the majority against the minority who enjoy shooting with weapons. That’s going to be really evident in January, February.
Dear Jessica,
I, too, thought of you when I heard of this terrible tragedy, an event that is sadly so common here, in America, but thankfully rare in Australia–and now, I pray, will become even rarer. Condolences to you and all Australians, and a special blessing for Ahmed and the other heroes who intervened to prevent more loss of life–such courage gives us all hope, and reminds us that there is more good than bad in the world, despite how it may sometimes appear. The light shines in the darkness. Big hugs and best wishes for a safe and peaceful holiday; I’m looking forward to better days for all of us in 2026.
Thank you. It was and is heartbreaking. The three people who gave their lives trying to stop the killer, with their bare hands. The little girl called Matilda. It goes on. Your kind words are really welcome, from across the miles. Ahmed is the positive. One man challenged the myth that Islam is the enemy. He was prepared to die for Jews he’d never met. Anyway! We should try to lighten up, even so, remember it’s Christmas and enjoy the holiday as it comes towards us. Happy New Year.
I am just shocked. So awful what happened at Bondi, and I am so sorry that it hit so close to home for you. As I am sure you know, we had our own tragedies here in the US recently. Sadly, this is not out of the ordinary for us. The world has become so hateful and it’s hard to watch. I keep hoping for calm. I know it will come eventually, but how many more will suffer until it does? I’m afraid it is far too many. My thoughts are with you, and everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence. Stay safe.
Thank you. I know that gun violence is common in America. What was different about Bondi Beach was the footage. A professional television camera operator just happened to be there. Various people used their phones to film what happened from multiple angles. Rather like Vietnam, this was the first fully televised mass shooting in Australia. From that, comes the transformation. And that’s scheduled for down under, commencing in January 2026. It will take about three years. (Saturn in Aries cycle). It might feel as if nothing could change in the U.S. but actually, it will be Generation Z and today’s children who bring the massive shift, with people power on a scale not seen for 248 years. Slow but steady. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for this in depth analysis, Jessica. I live right near Brown University and was under lock down this past weekend for our mass shooting with coincided with Sydney as well. I am so sorry to hear about your countries mutual pain. I ran the chart for the Brown event and it looks as though Mars was in the 7th at the end of Sag doing a hard aspect to neptune and saturn in the 10th on the midheaven in pisces. We need change like yesterday, so I do hope you are right, though it does sound as though you don’t think the US is capable of distancing ourselves from guns since it is intertwined with our chart.
Thank you. I am so sorry about Brown University and your ordeal. I am not surprised you ran a chart for that weekend. We use different house systems; I would have put Mars in the Ninth House which rules universities, colleges and of course, foreign religions. In fact Mars in Sagittarius was part of a whole stellium, wasn’t it. America and the Republican party are tied, in terms of Aries patterns and guns. However, there is great hope with the Democrats and other parties (they will rise over the next 20 years with Pluto in Aquarius) and cross-party and independent candidate support for a gun buyback and amnesty. It sounds impossible, but nothing is impossible with Pluto in Aquarius. It’s some cycle!
Thank you, you’ve talked previously about the Aries/Mars weather. It’s a terrifying and divisive world. I want to cocoon myself and my family away from so much of what is around us, and yet I simply cannot. I love my healing job and I look after myself mentally and physically, but I certainly worry about the practical and financial security of my young adult sons, and fear of war. I am lucky in so many ways and yet life feels like a slog too. Are you able to see anything particular in my chart please? Thank you so much.
General risks (shootings, bombings, natural disasters) only become personal if you ask the question, about a particular place and time, and bring in the chart. Nobody to my knowledge ever asked about being in the Twin Towers on 9/11. So it’s difficult! Does your chart show risks on those Aries transits? You have factors at 1, 4, 16, 17 Aries. So yes, they are picked up by transits. (The dates are all here). Astrology is about common sense avoidance. You wouldn’t go into a dense, crowded place which is an obvious target for extremists, for example. Protest rallies, political gatherings, religious gatherings are pretty clear risks at the best of times. You are a Sun Pisces woman with a Virgo stellium who has a lot to look forward to in 2026. Lifestyle improvement, workload gains, a more fulfilling daily routine, big opportunities to find rewards from your paid job, unpaid role or study, better health options, much larger choices with your mental health and wellbeing…it goes on. The reason for this is Jupiter going into Leo and your solar Sixth House from 30th June. He stays until mid 2027. In your natal chart, we also find excellent patterns picking up Virgo (again, the Sixth House). You are healer so understand mind, body and spirit. 2026, 2027, 2028 hold some fantastic options for you.
I am so sorry Jessica for the tragedy at Bondi Beach and Pavillion. It must be devastatingly sad that your sacred meeting space has seen such violence. I have been thinking of you and my friends in Australia. I have been praying for so many friends. I have been sitting with my thoughts and want to make this world a better place. You post has given me a lot to think about. I want to say this was an enlightening blog post. Thank you.
Thank you so much, that’s very kind. Bondi Beach has become a target. I’m going there on Sunday to place some flowers at Bondi Pavilion. There are candles and notes – and bouquets – in a carpet, now.
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for another good article. I was watching Steve Judd the other night and he noted that the full moon will be at 28 degrees in various signs for 7 full moons in a row. He remarked that this is odd, because usually the full moons degree moves a few degrees each month. You have been an astrologer for many years, so I was just wondering if you have ever seen this before and what do you think it means.
Steve thinks 2026 will be historic in more ways than one.
Lastly merry Christmas to you and your family
Thank you. Merry Christmas. That’s interesting; I’d not clocked that. Steve Judd is a hugely experienced astrologer and widely admired and respected right around the world. He is right, we do have a chain of new moons at 28 degrees, or 27 (close). It mean a chain of new beginnings for any person who has 28 degree placements; countries too. January-April is dominated by them. For something really big to change, you also need the slow-moving outer planets or nodes at 28. Around this time as 2025 turns into 2026, we have Saturn and Neptune going to 28 Pisces. And Uranus at 28 Taurus.The signs tell you the ‘what’ of the prediction. Pisces is religion. Jews, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus and Muslims. Right now, we’d be watching Jews and Muslims, though of course the Church of England is in the headlines again. Taurus is the sharemarkets. The New Moon timing will produce results; the end of religious confusion (Neptune in Pisces) and crucially, the end of heavy lessons about religion (Saturn in Pisces). So that’s by February. The world karma as a whole, with the Jews, stops in July. The sharemarket is a different kettle of fish, but the most unpredictable cycle of our lives, with Bitcoin, cryptocurrency but also Donald’s tariffs, stops in April. What the New Moons will do, is time specific events which pull those changes in.
Dear Jessica,
I want to express my heartfelt condolences to you and your community, the victims and their families. It broke my heart to learn a ten-year-old child had died. Every time I hear about another shooting, domestic or abroad, I wonder if there is any hope in this out-of-control world.
When I saw the title, “Guns and Aries”, I immediately thought of a relative I never met and who was killed in a US mass shooting. This was one of many mass shootings that happened during a strong Aries cycle in the late 1960s. At the time of the shooting, Saturn and Chiron were in Aries. The Sun, Mercury and Venus were also transiting through Aries. The North and South Nodes were in Aries/Libra. Neptune was in Libra, opposing all of that Aries energy. Relative had natal Moon, Mercury and Uranus in Aries and was shot in the head. It’s a tragic story that has left deep, emotional wounds in the family for decades.
Needless to say, I am against gun ownership and wish the US would take gun control more seriously. Gun violence has reached a crisis point and the issue always seems to be on the back burner. Instead of just talk, we need action. Hopefully, this Aries cycle is the push politicians and lawmakers around the world need to bring real change to gun control.
Thank you. The death of Matilda was so dreadful. They will remember her name a century from now; Waltzing Matilda, named for Australia. By then I am sure the idea of ‘recreational’ gun use will be seen as backward – even shocking. So how do we get there? Pluto in Aquarius will do it. Your relative was killed in a mass shooting in the Sixties. You had major Aries transits then and tragically, your family member was an innocent victim. I am sure it has stayed with you all for years. Pluto in Aquarius is about the community majority ostracising any minority who tries to take over. It takes 20 years to complete, but it is always about total global transformation. If there is a small elite dominating everybody and everything (like gun owners) then they’re over. Basically shooters hold the whole country to ransom. Pluto in Aquarius, but also Saturn in Aries (literally ‘restricted gunmen’) is the turnback. We don’t know why yet; that will be revealed in 2026, 2027, but it’s a solid start. So, there is hope. And people power is so potent now.
Hello Jessica. I want to say how upset I was about the Bondi Beach shootings and my heart goes out to Australia. The footage circulating on social media is truly horrific and nobody should have to experience this. I hope your prediction comes true about gun control. The baddies always have means to get their hands on them nefariously of course, but in the UK we do seem to have more or less neutered a lot of gun crime. I am wondering two things. First, do these cycles mean we will see lots of other types of conflict too? I am particularly thinking about the UK and our extremely unpopular government and tin eared prime minister. Every day they seem to come up with another vote loser or another way to ruin the country! I do sense the anger building against them. And second, for me personally as i have an oingoing legal dispute, I guess it’s a good idea to try and resolve that so it doesn’t turn nasty?! Thank you so much for all you do and for helping give us hope in dark times.
Thank you. Australia did not have mobile phone cameras at Port Arthur; at Bondi Beach we had them, and also professional camera work (one man who just happened to be there, who also worked in television). So this is the first televised, mass social media tragedy. Hideous though it is, it will transform the country faster than any amount of campaigning or petitions. The United Kingdom strictly controls guns for farming or hunting. You are much better off than Sydney, at present. Yes, unfortunately Aries cycles like this also correspond with bombing. So those dates I’ve given are also risk periods, astrologically, for lone bomber syndrome. And knives, of course. Mars the Roman god of war had a sword. Your own chart has a legal dispute showing, which you know about. Pluto at 1 Libra will do that for you, with transiting Pluto at 1 Aquarius recently and transiting Uranus going to 1 Gemini in April. Pluto in Libra is the control of the dispute. The domination in the duel. The need to take over the feud. If you buy into that, then you will inevitably be pushed back quite hard. The forthcoming oppositions by Saturn and Neptune in Aries to your Seventh House Libra stellium are really hard work, take a long time to sort out and – if you can lower the stakes or even get out of it now – it might be a good idea. Have a look at the Tarot and Oracles on my website to personalise this for yourself. It is your life not mine, but I don’t think you really want to wade into some battle with Saturn in slow opposition to your Libra factors for the next couple of years.
Dear Jessica, when I first heard the news of the horrific shooting, I thought of you and all the lovely events that you have held at Bondi Beach, and how others have long enjoyed that special place. Knowing how strict the gun laws are in Australia, I felt hopeless at first, but after reading your post, I want to be optimistic that change is on the horizon in the coming years, and that we can get sensible gun laws here in the US and around the world. The fact that two students at Brown had been through a school shooting in their younger years is unfathomable. I find myself praying and visualizing an end to all this terrible, senseless violence.
I wish you and Alicia all good things. Take care.
Sharon
Thank you so much. I will pass that onto Alicia, Sharon. We don’t actually have strict gun laws in Australia any more. We did, after the Port Arthur massacre, but that’s lapsed. Looking at the astrology, January and February seem likely months for a buy-back gun amnesty as well as a national registry of gun owners. The terrible shock of Bondi Beach and the heartbreaking deaths of the heroes and innocents, has shaken Sydney. America is in a completely different situation, but Australia can and will prove that the firearm scourge can be overcome. Our experiment with that will help Americans. And we have time.
I have been to both Brown University and Bondi Beach and my heart goes out to these communities during this tragedy . When I think of guns in the US – on one hand, the US gov’t heavily promotes joining the armed services to low-income families and they have access to firearms and helps make them ubiquitous. The US also has alligators, wolves, non-native pythons, bears, angry buffalo, and rutting moose. Depending on where you live, a gun may be important for safety.
The problem for Sydney is the high number of guns. One-third of firearms in the state of New South Wales are in the cities. That’s not farmers. It needs to stop. Thank you for your kind words.
Dear Jessica,
My sincerest condolences to you and your countrymen for the Bondi Beach shootings. These shootings negatively affect all us world wide, and I pray that Austria’s leadership on gun control will truly lead the global way to gun control.
My son (Pisces) is getting married to a wonderful woman (Gemini) on Feb. 21, 2026, in LaJolla, Ca. (Both born in 1997). Your article spoke of the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries 0 degrees. Do you have any insight into this date for their wedding? I’m feeling a bit anxious about the astrological timeframe of this date? Thank you Jessica. Peace & Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all.
Thank you. Congratulations on your son’s wedding and your new daughter-in-law. They are genuinely entering a completely new chapter here, because for the first time in decades, Neptune and Saturn will both be in Aries. The transit that matters here, though, is the karmic South Node in Virgo, in your son’s Seventh House of marriage and her Fourth House of household, family and real-estate. Whatever was happening in their lives 18-19 years prior, is important, as karma from that time is now completing and the circle closes, spiritually. It is done by July 2026.
My apologies, I meant to write, “your country Australia, not Austria. I believe that was autocorrected. Again I meant no disrespect. My apologies.
That’s perfectly alright, no need to apologise. Thank you.
Feeling so desperately sad for the Jewish & Bondi communities, and for the loss of young Matilda. Such a profoundly disturbing event that has shattered our sense of peaceful living, yet the Aussie spirit prevails showing acts of profound courage, bravery and compassion (Ahmed Al Ahmed will always be considered one of ours). I truly hope that PM Albanese prevails in achieving lasting gun reform – Allegra Spender will be a powerful ally. Your forecast offers hope but right now, I’m angry that some politicians are/will use the event to sow division. I have no idea how Americans can live with gun violence as a daily reality.
Thank you. I left a copy of The Diary of Anne Frank at the Bondi Beach service this morning. The play is on at the Sydney State Theatre in March, April 2026 and I felt it was important to remind people about that, or perhaps let them know (if they were unaware). Bookings have been open since October, so two months or so, before the shooting. I also posted this on X-Twitter where Mayor Clover Moore and I follow each other. Gun reform will work in 2026, 2027 because of the people power Pluto in Aquarius cycle and the ‘children and teenagers first’ Jupiter in Leo cycle. I understand your anger, completely.
Hello Jessica. I am so sorry about this appalling tragedy. It should never have happened.
I live in America, and unfortunately shooting are a way of life here, one that I don’t think will ever go away. The reason is less “Americans love violence” and more of “Americans are fearful.” I live in a red state, and I can attest that there are still families here who tell tales about how the Yankees overran the area back in the Civil War (which happened 1861 through 1865, by the way). Even my own family has tales of famous (or infamous) members who fought the “invaders.”
The problem is that there is a deeply rooted fear of people coming in and taking over an unarmed population. I grew up with this and can recite my blood lineage through the Civil War (AKA I had members on both sides, and even one who fought for both sides depending on who was winning, but that is another story). Unfortunately, this mindset is embedded in southern and western culture for generations, and is unlikely to go away.
Despite being a “liberal” (AKA anyone not MAGA), I have no wish to take anyone’s guns. But I think guns should be like automobiles. You need licenses and training to drive a car. And you need special training to drive a huge truck. But instead we make guns readily available to people with no training and terrible mental health. I fear the US will never change. But I hope Australia continues to demonstrate how a civilized country can respect gun ownership and still keep people safe.
Thank you. Yes, American fear of being shot – and wanting guns as defence – goes back to the 18th century. Violent Hollywood output is more recent, but it’s embedded. And exported. The murders at Bondi Beach were committed by a father and son who had licensed guns. Will America ever change? Yes. The astrology tells me so. And Australia will lead the world, in how to do it. We will meet similar resistance to you from the gun industry. But the violent, minority elite have no chance against people power and this hasn’t even started (Pluto in Aquarius).
Thank you, Jessica. The Diary of Anne Frank is a powerful account of the occupation of Nazi Germany and the plight of Jewish people. I was 14 when I read the diary, the same age as Chaya who spoke at the reflection yesterday. She was pure, unadulterated light ~ representative of the promise of youth, gun reform & brighter times.
Thank you. I also wanted the people of Sydney to be aware of the Diary of Anne Frank theatre adaptation coming to The State Theatre on busy George Street and to use Google to look up previous productions around the world.
Happy New Year Jessica. I’ve been away a while so had quite a time reading and catching up with your blogs – amazing and so interesting; it’s such a shame I don’t appear to retain much for personal use . Reading my January horoscope where I have planets in Taurus/Scorpio/Aries at the degrees you talk of, I see there could be career, country/home, and relationship action. Are you able to shed light with an interpretation for me. 3.5 years ago I lost my job, then smashed my shoulder, which had me fly 1/2 way around the world for an operation. Shortly after arrival my mother died back where I came from in Europe. Not matters are resolved in at a loss as my original intention for leaving Australia for Europe no longer applies; I’m feeling all at sea. No job. No home. No direction/purpose nor trust fund .. oh, but what can I expect to help me out of this ‘stuck’ situation when there appears to be something coming. I’ve ventured and tried for 3.5 years but nothing seems to hit the mark. I hope you are able to offer suns guidance, please.
You have no job, home or direction and feel stuck. So what’s going on? You are a Sun Scorpio, with stelliums in Scorpio, Virgo and Pisces. The Sixth House of your chart changes dramatically in 2026. So does the Eighth House. The Sixth House rules your lifestyle and workload; your food, drink, medication, any recreational drugs, sleep and fitness. It rules your doctor and health insurance, dentist and therapist if you have one and alternative practitioners. It is inseparable from your paid work, unpaid work or study. You can expect changes in the final week of January then third week of February which launch you in a new direction for 2026. You will need to be very patient with a ring-fenced set of heavy restrictions from February so take your time before you commit. A diet would be typical. So would a gym regime or a demanding new job. However you will also be offered an escape from that at the same time. A common example is taking a ‘McJob’ which isn’t quite real world, but then realising you still have to show up. It would also be very true of your health and wellbeing. So take your time when you say yes. The Eighth House rules joint finances, so your mother’s will, any responsibility for your father with your sibling, financially, family real-estate or valuables, cash sums – and very much partnership finance. So, the house you sell to your boyfriend, or the free accommodation you have from a wife. There will be a radical change here from April, the last thing you expected, and by July you will likely have broken with the past and become quite free and independent.
Jessica,
I made the decision to move away from my sister and brother-in-law. I know that it’s kind of an impulsive decision, but it isn’t as well. I am an Aries, but I have tried very hard to lean into the Taurus part of my personality. The decision has been a long time in coming. I have been there over a year. I am grateful for the help that they have given me, but it has been very stressful at time because with the help has been constant criticism. I am working two jobs and have been trying to avoid confrontations, but I know that often makes the situation worse. I am hoping that this is a good decision for me at this time. Can you please let me know if this is a good move for me?
Thank you so much for your time.
I am sorry you are under so much stress with your sister, her husband and working two jobs. So what’s been going on? (Hopefully not guns, which is the feature you are commenting on!) You are an Aries woman with a Virgo stellium. That last part matters. When women play out a lot of Virgo factors in unhelpful ways, they over-fuss on tiny details in an attempt at perfection (the perfect bathroom floor; the perfect duty or service to others) and can do far too many head miles about that, leading to chronic tension. A Virgo overload can make you snap to attention when others criticise; you go along with it and self-critique, when in fact most normal women would tell you there’s nothing wrong at all. Anyway, enough about your Virgo side – which of course you can balance – once you realise what you are doing. I call it ‘maidservant daughter’ syndrome and of course when others at home knock you, they keep you there, or keep you labouring for nothing, no matter if it’s cleaning or cooking. You are in the luckiest cycle in 12 years in terms of moving house or apartment. You have until June 30th. Your chart shows opportunities and solutions with accommodation and housing until then so start looking…and talking. Don’t limit yourself to just one choice, think outside the box. Your chart shows a break with the past in terms of your sister in April, May, June, July and you will be set free and be far more independent of her and she of you. What happens will be quite unpredictable but also liberating. So there’s a two-step here; moving out, but also radically changing the relationship with her, although I suspect fate will take care of that one for you. Workwise you will find repetitive situations until the final week of July, when they stop. The South Node is out of Virgo and there is no more hearing people say the same things or watching them do the same things. Until then you can actually exploit the repetition by deliberately using the fact that you know what is coming next, to get what you want from life. You can also work on your sense of humour, your calm, your philosophical attitude and so on, so that you glide through. This gliding will not be required from the final week of July, as the cycle stops, but that shift in your personality is a good thing and will help you for the rest of your life.
Hi Jessica
I find this article absolutely staggering, wow! Of late I feel like I’m inclined to ‘nest at home’ where I feel safer, or be very choosy about where I travel to. Things feel so unsettling just now, and I have never felt like this before. There are places I think “yes, I can go there”, whilst other places I would have had qualms about visiting, I no longer feel so sure about.
I also wanted to mention how the dates you mention for natural disasters in February tally with stuff I have seen elsewhere. Another astrologer has mentioned those dates.
A psychic I listened to has said she was told about an earthquake on Feb 18th, causing a major earth rift. Well, you give the date starting the 19th. Given time zone differences, I would have thought that it’s still the same date? (not sure of her location in the US). She says it’s a major San Francisco earthquake, and it’s massive. She is not wanting to alarm anyone, but surely anyone who sees or hears the message is meant to do so, so hopefully that they can make arrangements for themselves, loved ones and pets. Just get away for a few days, take essential documents. And please, please take pets, even if you fear you cannot keep them, take them to a rescue centre, but away from San Francisco, to give them a chance.
Geophysicist, Stefan Burns is also warning of an earth quake on his channel, and mentions that doomsday fish are washing up on the shore in California, another sign of an impending big earthquake soon.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KhbN1aFuWoQ
Sorry if this seems so alarmist, but I truly hope that as many people as possible are able to take themselves, loved ones and pets to safety. A short break away would do it, maybe in a place known for community if possible.
Thank you Jessica.
Thank you. I’ve not predicted an earthquake in San Francisco, but there are earth changes ahead which will alter the sea and land borders between countries. It sounds as if you are referring to my California prediction which ran at The Astrology and Tarot Show on Substack. That’s a year ago now. Thank you.
Jessica,
Since your article is about guns, with Immigration and Custom Agents running the streets of Minnesota and shooting of Renee Good, the streets in states that are considered blue in the United States are being overrun by ICE Agents. They are now taking it upon themselves to enter people’s home. It sounds more and more like the Gestapo in areas of the United State everyday. Between that and the ongoing Greenland nonsense, which is just another distraction from the Epstein Files, I’m just wondering when some of this will simmer down.
Thank you,
Caroline
Thanks Caroline. There are two issues here in astrology. First of all the Uranus in Gemini cycle, which I predicted long ago would delay and stop immigration. It was always going to be different in every country. In America, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is detaining children, for example. I called this six years ago, in a feature on my website here. Will ICE stop its current approach? Only when a new leader is appointed who changes that. This comes down to Donald being replaced or your next election. Will the Epstein Files mean that Donald is replaced? He’s provided two different birthdates so we have no chart. We have to turn to the chart for America. That clearly shows women rising in power. Any man on the wrong side of girls and women whose reputation is destroyed by The Epstein Files but also evidence away from the files, will not survive. So let’s see.
I found it interesting in relation to the issue of Minnesota that the day Neptune entered Aries (aka 26th Jan) the fallout from Alex Pretti’s shooting and his right to bear arms (2nd Amendment) was challenged by the Trump Administration.
We saw an interesting reversal of roles on the weekend and Monday where those who lean towards the republicans who have always protected the 2nd Amendment tried to challenge that right, whilst the Democrats who would like to limit/challenge the rights of the 2nd Amendment – sought to protect it.
Even more interestingly the Alex Pretti execution raised a number of themes within your article -one that stands out you refer to in the Saturn- Neptune Conjunction
The Hero Syndrome, The Gladiator Syndrome Me versus All of Us. The scene we witnessed is the epitome of this – as people power took to the streets to protect individuals – we saw a scene play out with Pretti the Hero and Ice behaving as though they a e untouchable gladiators.
Yes, it was precise and to the day. As you say, the Second Amendment. Neptune has, as usual, delivered issues about perception, vision, clear sight, clear seeing, distortion and the rest – through guns (Aries). The Saturn-Neptune conjunction is historic and in Aries, you would expect it to be about something as fundamental as an American’s right to protest – with or without a gun – without being shot in the face or the back. Unfortunately, those Aries transits ahead are going to literally trigger so many Gladiator types. I wish it wasn’t so. At least astrology can give us risk dates.