2026 in astrology: shifting your energy from the ‘Ending’ to the ‘Beginning’ era

As the heavy karmic cycle of 2025 closes, astrologers Aly Dimaculangan and Essil Gandhi reveal how to navigate the “Universal Year 1” reset and the dawn of the Age of Aquarius.

2025 had a transformative energy that changed many people’s lives. But with the new year now in full swing, it helps to take a brief look at what has been—especially since the ending of 2025 does not only signify the end of one year.

In astrology and numerology, 2025 signifies the end of a nine-year cycle before going into a 10-numerological-year cycle in 2026. radar sits down with astrologers Aly Dimaculangan and Essil Gandhi to delve into the lessons learned in 2025 and life developments laid out in 2026.

The great reset: shifting from a 9-year to a 1-year cycle

One of the transformative aspects of 2025 is that it may have put many individuals face-to-face with their three-time patterns. Vedic astrologer Essil Gandhi illustrates the three-time pattern as a deep issue that a person tends to grapple with many times. 

It is an issue on repeat, sometimes coming back to an individual’s consciousness within monthly intervals. For some people, it is a pattern they thought they had already resolved but is in fact still a lingering concern in their minds.

“It’s important for our personal foundation. It encompasses our ethics, morals, and integrity as individuals. It’s a familiar problem that we seem to keep going back to,” Essil says. “This three-time highlights the things that do not sit well with us. The best way to remedy that is to actually just surrender. There’s no point in trying to figure it out.”

One way to face 2026 is to sit back with yourself and reflect on what this three-time pattern may be. It may manifest in the area of finance, health, career, or even relationships. Knowing about the concern is one thing; how we confront it is another.

Since 2025 is a year of shedding, the hope is to learn from that three-time pattern, leave what does not serve, and move forward with what still benefits. Do you still feel the aftereffects of that three-time pattern? Essil reassures that this feeling may still linger until March 2026, after which Jupiter, the planet of guidance, will end its retrograde. Hopefully during that time, you may have also come to terms with this three-time pattern.

Health under fire: from fatigue to frequency

In 2025, health emerged as a significant challenge. The transit of Mars, the planet associated with blood and general vitality, was intense last year, creating an astrological influence on certain individuals.

“If a Malefic planet is so strong, not everyone can work with that,” explains Essil. “We see a lot of people who may have been affected by a health issue or concern that keeps returning—akala mo gagaling ka na tapos biglang magkakasakti ka na naman.”

Some people may experience physical and psychological fatigue as a result of health challenges. Becoming easily exhausted physically with too much external stimulation can lead to a sense of complacency instead, a sort of giving up meticulousness because of the lack of energy.

Numerology-wise, 2026 has a different frequency, which suggests a more positive and hopeful outlook even in health, Essil notes. Being more aware of one’s patterns, even in health, gives us more leverage when charging into the year ahead.

The Dawn of the Age of Aquarius

The age of Aquarius has finally dawned, starting in November 2025 and continuing until the end of 2026. Because of this, an energy of reformation comes with it.

Some sides will be chosen, and the neutral no longer becomes the staple. From the collective standpoint, this is where certain conflicts and breakthroughs may be felt.

“We are really shedding not only what happened this year but also what went down during the pandemic,” astrologer Aly Dimaculangan asserts. “The collective has gained consciousness in that we are gaining awareness about what’s currently happening in the world and what’s not working out anymore—the systems, especially—so there’s also a lot of dismantling of these.” 

From a personal perspective, this invites us to reflect on the past in order to gain a clearer understanding of the present and to envision potential future possibilities.

How to navigate 2026: a checklist

As we go full swing into 2026, Essil and Aly emphasize looking not only at the past year but also at the past nine years that we have gone through. Look at routines, relationships, self-direction, finances, careers, and social connections, as these are all involved in these changes.

What challenges and old patterns have become established in one’s life and routine? Which of these no longer serve and need to be shed?

Conversely, it’s beneficial to examine the positive routines and fundamental principles that require maintenance or establishment. Essil adds, “We’ve been so used to shortcuts that we became complacent. So we have to review and see what we need to do right this time so that we can have a quality output out of it.

 

 

Is the weight of 2025 still lingering? Astrology experts say your “energy reset” arrives in March. Learn how to shed the “three-time pattern” and embrace the fierce Fire Horse energy of 2026.

 

 

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