THE EZEKIEL CONJUNCTION COMING FEBRUARY 2026

The Ezekiel Conjunction:

February 20, 2026

Saturn and Neptune Conjunct at 0 Degrees Aries



February 20, 2026 marks an extremely rare and overtly consequential astrological event: Saturn and Neptune conjoin at 0 degrees Aries, the first degree of the zodiac. The last time Saturn and Neptune met at 0 degrees Aries was in 593 BCE, the year that prophet Ezekiel saw his vision of the Merkavah / the Chariot of G*d. I am therefore calling this the Ezekiel Conjunction.

For the United States, this conjunction falls directly on the national IC (4th House cusp)—the chart point associated with homeland, foundations, and internal cohesion (see natal chart of the USA with transits for February 20th).

Saturn and Neptune have made their conjunction in Aries before; the last time was the year 1703. But they have not met at the BEGINNING OF THE ZODIAC, which is 0 degrees Aries, since Ezekiel stood by the banks of the River Kebar in Babylon and saw his amazing vision.

Saturn–Neptune and the Crisis of Legitimacy

Saturn–Neptune conjunctions coincide with periods when governing myths lose credibility. Saturn represents structure, law, and institutional reality; Neptune represents vision, faith, and illusion. When they unite, belief systems dissolve and authority is tested for substance.

Historically, these cycles mark:

• The erosion of sacred or ideological legitimacy

• Disillusionment with institutions

• The end of one worldview and the forced emergence of another

In 2026, this reckoning occurs at 0 degrees Aries—a degree associated not with reform, but with rupture and reconstruction.

0 Degrees Aries: A Factory Reset

Astrologically, 0 degrees Aries is the ignition point of the zodiac. In Jewish astrology, we understand the Sun reaching 0 Aries every year as Tekufat Nisan, the Spring Equinox, associated with emergence and creation.

A Saturn–Neptune conjunction here signals not return, but reset:

The old structure can no longer be sustained. Reality must restart at the root.

America: A Reckoning at the Roots

Because this conjunction lands on the U.S. IC, its effects are primarily existential. The IC governs the private truth beneath public identity, which itself is symbolized by the MC/Midheaven. The US IC in Aries is the root/home of American self-identity; the US MC in Libra is how the world sees us.

This placement suggests a crisis not of leadership, but of legitimacy itself: what “home,” nationhood, and shared meaning actually rest upon once civic myths lose their binding power. Even as I am writing this, America is in a virtual civil war over our shared national vision. One side sees America as a white Christian country and the other side sees America as a land of immigrants. Which view is legitimate? This upcoming conjunction signals a crisis point of identity for the USA.

593 BCE: Ezekiel’s World

The prophet Ezekiel begins his ministry in 593 BCE, after three irreparable ruptures: the fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, and the exile of the people. The old theology—land-centered, Temple-centered, king-centered—no longer functions.

It is here that Ezekiel receives his opening vision (Ezek. 1): the Merkavah, the Divine Chariot.

The Chariot of G*d, Art by Mikayla Ragsdale

The Chariot as Saturn–Neptune Theology

Ezekiel’s vision is not comforting. It is architectural, dynamic, and demanding, unlike any other vision recorded by our prophets in our scriptures.

Symbolically, it unites Saturnian order with Neptunian vision. Most importantly, the Divine Throne is mobile. Holiness is no longer bound to a single place. Contrasting this with Isaiah 6 where Isaiah is in the (still standing at the time of his prophecy) Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and sees a vision of G*d on His throne.

The Temple is gone when Ezekiel prophesied. His message was stark and shocking. As Gershom Scholem summarized: Sacred order can survive the collapse of its institutions.

This is Saturn–Neptune at 0 degrees Aries at its most essential.

2026: Return of the Pattern

In 2026, the pattern returns under modern conditions. The conjunction coincides with intense polarization and a crisis of civic legitimacy in the United States. Early responses to this energy may include doubling down, hardening positions and attempts to substitute force for consent—an impulse intensified by the concurrent Mars–Pluto conjunction in Aquarius, which concentrates power through systems and enforcement mechanisms.

Force without belief accelerates fragmentation rather than restoring order.

Aries is the god of war, and it is interesting that Daniel, who prophesied in Babylon prior to Ezekiel, describes (Daniel 11:38) a future king who will forsake traditional gods and honor a new deity focused on military power, symbolizing ultimate self-reliance and idolatry of human strength rather than God. "But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things".

Some outcomes may include:

• Localized authority (reliance on local, regional and state authority rather than federal)

• Selective compliance based on perceived legitimacy

• Withdrawal of consent before open revolt. The people will "just say NO".

The Meaning of the Ezekiel Conjunction

Saturn + Neptune together always signify:

• The collapse of illusions into reality

• The end of a long myth-cycle

• A reckoning between idealism and structure

• The moment when what has been “imagined, denied, or anesthetized” must be made concrete or abandoned

Historically, Saturn–Neptune cycles coincide with:

• Disillusionment with governing narratives

• Exposure of systemic decay

• Redefinition of authority, borders, or legitimacy

• The end of an era that quietly rotted long before it fell

This conjunction is saying:

“The old dream cannot continue. A new reality must be forged from scratch.”

The IC (4th House Cusp) represents:

• The homeland

• The psychological and ancestral roots of the nation

• The “private truth” beneath public identity

• The ground on which everything else stands

With Saturn–Neptune on the IC, the U.S. faces:

• A sobering recognition of what the country actually is, versus what it claimed to be

• Deep internal reckoning around land, home, borders, housing, and national belonging

• Structural strain or redefinition of what “security” and “home” even mean

Because this happens in Aries, the reckoning is impatient, angry, volatile, and identity-driven.

What happens next? Perhaps a surge of "we start over now" energy, but with grief attached, mixed with the collapse of false confidence built on cherished illusions. Those who cling to those illusions, especially after they've been exposed as false, may attempt to assert strength (via violence) to cover up their discovered weakness. There may be raw confrontations around independence, sovereignty, and who gets to claim the future.

In the days of Ezekiel's vision, Temple-centered Judaism gave way to portable holiness, law, and study, laying the foundation for what would eventually become "rabbinical Judaism" after the fall of the Second Temple, some years later.

In Jewish Astrology Aries is the energy of Nissan and the Tribal Ruler of Yehuda, and the planet Mars. As mentioned earlier, this conjunction happens in the wake of the Mars-Pluto conjunction in Aquarius, and the ongoing Pluto in Aquarius era. Aquarius is the sign associated with the Jewish People. The combination of these archetypal energies lead me to believe that the Jewish People in the American Diaspora have a special role to play during this crucial time. As America's mythological foundations are exposed as illusory, we may be able to supply the materials for a new understanding of who we are, how we got here, and where we are going; and all of that may be tied to Yehuda's energy and Ezekiel's vision.

Yehuda experienced the consequences for his discouragement and his choices. He took personal responsibility for his actions, and became the archetype for the Baal Teshuva, one who is the Master of Return (returning to the right path). Yehuda becomes the ancestor of King David, and ultimately of Moshiach. Taking personal responsibility instead of playing the blame game and adopting the victim attitude is the antidote to discouragement and disillusion.

Is it even possible for the Jewish Diaspora in the USA to model such behavior? We're such a large (6 million souls, more or less) and diverse and fragmented group, surrounded by the dominant culture. What can unite us?

We've seen the growth of antisemitism in America. Is the baseless hatred of non-Jews really the only thing that can unite us? Is that what it's going to take? I pray there is another way, but as everybody knows, we're a stiff necked and stubborn people. Though the contemporary pundits, leaders, academics, and clerics offer a variety of answers, nobody YET has found a way to unite us from within. We only seem to come together when the threat is external. Perhaps that's the "reason" for what is currently happening.

As Reb Zalman once said: The only way to get it together is together. What's it going to take?

If only we could see the Chariot! It's still there, but we are blinded by our own pride, prosperity, and self-satisfaction. If you've read this far I ask you to pause a moment and offer a prayer heavenward, that our eyes might be opened corporately, together as a people, to what our potential for peace-making and the infusion of godliness into this world might be during these stressful times.

THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART ESSAY. STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 WHICH EXAMINES WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!