The cosmos has threaded a brave, quicksilver moment for us: a Horse Lunar New Year layered over a New Moon shifting from Aquarius to Pisces, crowned by an annular ring-of-fire Solar Eclipse in Aquarius, then the Sun stepping into Pisces the next day — all inside a Universal Year 1. This is a seam in time where momentum, identity, and soul-purpose stitch together. I’m Cat Oakenhart: Cottage Witch, Metaphysical Scientist, and your gentle guide. I’ll tell you what this means, why it matters, and exactly how to work with this current so your life catches its swift, bright ride.

What is happening — the cosmic weather in plain words

The Horse Lunar New Year brings the archetype of speed, independence, courage, and forward motion. Think movement, honest voice, and wild grace.
A New Moon crossing from Aquarius into Pisces asks us to birth something that balances collective innovation (Aquarius) with soulful surrender and imagination (Pisces).
An annular Solar Eclipse in Aquarius is a powerful accelerator: intentions released now hit public streams, networks, and archetypes of freedom and radical belonging. The ring-of-fire shows a bright, exacting focus that still leaves a luminous center — a threshold to cross.
The Sun’s move into Pisces the next day turns the cosmic temperature toward compassion, mystery, and creative receptivity.
Universal Year 1 offers a background code of beginnings, leadership, and new cycles — perfect for launching projects, identities, and personal alchemy.

Together: a swift, sacred invitation to begin something brave that serves both your inner world and your place in the collective weave.

Why this matters — the heart of the astrology and metaphysics

New Moon + Eclipse = birth with propulsion. New moons seed; eclipses reveal hidden forces and speed manifestations. When paired, the seed can sprout into visible change fast.
Aquarius highlights networks, innovation, and truth-telling. It asks: What do you want to be known for? Who will you call into your circle?
Pisces softens and deepens. It asks: What does your soul long to feel? Where do you need healing, imagination, or mercy?
Horse energy is kinetic and charismatic. It supports authenticity and stepping into your own pace.
Universal Year 1 gives structural support: initiate, claim identity, and set your tone for a larger cycle.

This moment rewrites the script: you can start a new way of being that blends sovereign independence with soulful compassion and clear purpose.

How this affects you — personal ripples and archetypal pulls

Energetic uplift: You’ll feel forward pull, faster intuition, and clearer signals about what to start or release.
Social acceleration: Connections made or intentions cast now can ripple quickly through communities, online groups, and public life.
Emotional activation: Pisces invites sensitivity; the Eclipse can bring abrupt revelations or shifts — old patterns may surface to be healed.
Body and nervous system: Movement and breath will help you integrate sudden shifts. The Horse favors motion — walk, ride, dance, or stretch.
Missed opportunity: If ignored, momentum can become restlessness. Ideas may scatter without form; relationships may drift. The Universe will keep nudging, but with less clarity and fewer aligned openings.

What to do — practical, witchy rituals and practices

Prepare the space (Home as Sanctuary)
- Cleanse physically and energetically. Open windows, light a clear smoke (rosemary, juniper, or dried mint), and sweep with intent.
- Arrange an altar with a horse symbol (figure or image), an aquamarine or amethyst for Aquarius clarity, and a moonstone or labradorite for Pisces dreaming.
- Place a small bowl of sea salt or spring water to hold liminal energy — the ring of fire touches the edges of known and unknown.
New Moon + Eclipse Intention Rite (simple, potent)
- Time: On the New Moon/Eclipse window. If you can, at the exact hour or within 24 hours.
- Stand or sit with feet on earth. Breathe three long, slow breaths. Name one clear “I am” statement (identity/1 energy). Keep it short — “I am a sovereign channel of creative medicine,” “I am starting [project name],” or “I am speaking my true work.”
- Write this on paper. Fold it into thirds toward you, then burn the edges safely while imagining the ring of fire focusing your words outward into networks and inward into your soul.
- Scatter the ash into the bowl of water or earth as an offering and seal with gratitude.
Network magic (Aquarius activation)
- Send three precise, kind messages that share a piece of what you do, a request, or a gift. Be succinct and brave.
- Offer or join a small online circle for exchange, brainstorming, or mutual support. Eclipses favor public shift — don’t hide your seed. Inchantmint offers an online sanctuary community forum.
Dream & Creative Incubation (Pisces deepening)
- Keep a dream journal for the eclipse week. Pay attention to symbols, songs, or animals — they are active guidance.
- Spend 10–20 minutes daily in creative play: freewriting, painting, or rhythm. Let images lead, then translate one symbol into an everyday action.
Root & Move (Horse medicine)
- Start each day with a short motion ritual: a brisk walk, a stretch sequence, or a grounding dance while naming three things you intend to move toward.
- Feed your body well; prioritize foods that support clarity: greens, fennel, clean water, and grounding proteins.
Hermetic framing (mind meets mystery)
- Use the First Hermetic Principle: All is Mind. Focus your attention deliberately. Train the RAS to filter for what you want by repeated, sensory-rich visualization for five minutes each morning.
- Anchor one daily phrase: a rhyming spell affirmation. Example: “I ride my path with luminous grace; I claim my word, I claim my place.” Speak it aloud at sunrise.

Why you should do this — the results you can expect

Faster alignment: When you intentionally surf this current, your projects find momentum and your voice finds audiences more easily.
Clearer identity: Universal Year 1 is mercilessly helpful for claiming new leadership. You step into authority with less noise and more internal clarity.
Emotional integrity: Working with Pisces and Horse energy means healing happens in motion — feeling becomes fuel for action instead of a block.
Community traction: Aquarius favors networks. Your offerings placed into right channels get amplified.

If you don’t work with it — the cost of inaction

Energy becomes scattered and restless. The Horse can manifest as agitation rather than direction.
Opportunities may pass or return in a more tangled form later.
Patterns stay unlit; the eclipse and New Moon won’t wait forever, and your chance for a cleaner new beginning fades.

A small ritual plan you can follow (two-week arc)

Day 1 (Feb 17–18): Eclipse/New Moon ritual + burning and sending. Short motion ritual.
Days 2–7: Network three times (messages, offers, or posts). Keep a dream journal. Daily 5-minute visualization.
Days 8–14: Create something born from your dreams — a craft, a votive, a small offering, a gift — and share it. Make a small rite of thanks to seal the arc.

Closing: an invocation for riding the ring

Stand steady. Breathe. Picture a horse stepping through a ring of bright fire, mane streaming toward sea-mist. You are that horse: swift, sovereign, and tender. Claim one new identity, name it aloud, and carry it into the world with courage and softness. Let Aquarius shape the plan. Let Pisces fill it with heart. Let Universal 1 give it roots. Move with rhythm, speak with clarity, and trust that attention is the lamp by which the Universe answers.

You are a beginning. Begin well.

With Warm Supportive Light,

Cat Oakenhart – Cottage Witch, Metaphysical Scientist, Founder & Creator of Inchantmint

P.S. Share in the comments below something brave you are beginning that serves both your inner world and your place in the collective weave.