The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry
For the last seventeen days and today, Friday (1/9/2026), the strongest vibrational influence comes from the Sun and Venus joining with Mars (19*). This Vibrational Energy Pattern is about you participating with intense involvement in cultural patterns that move beyond what you were raised with. There is a strong emphasis on direct hands on involvement in the pattern you are experiencing as you seek to find better solutions that you have had in the past. You are seeking to create a flow of beauty. For VA Students (1 through 26)
For eighteen days now this vibrational energy pattern is better and more effectively implemented by tuning into the universal pattern that is seeking to be expressed and using it to guide your development of that which you are focused on. You will be more effective at this if you remember that even things that don’t seem like it are actually connected together.
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
2 (7*) Involvement with the different elements of the world around you combining them in various ways
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Sun, Venus, Mars >>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through: You are becoming aware that power struggles damage you and others and opening up to the possibility of learning new ways to use power and authority. You are working hard to cleanse and recondition yourself, cutting through to reveal the formalized beauty hidden within the ragged overgrown expanses within you. You are realizing the potential to misuse power based on deep hidden internal motives, beginning to understand that real power comes when you’re being at peace and happy within yourself.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message: You are refusing to grow, holding onto abusive patterns and misunderstandings. You are being caught up in superficial appearances and not doing the things that need to be done to maintain either your internal or external environment. You are being caught up in your own power and charisma, using lies and deceptive statements to increase your influence and power.
3 Capricorn = Sun [The human soul receptive to growth and understanding] You are becoming aware that power struggles damage you and others and opening up to the possibility of learning new ways to use power and authority and/or you are refusing to grow, holding onto abusive patterns and misunderstandings
29 Sagittarius = Venus [A fat boy mowing the lawn] You are working hard to cleanse and recondition yourself, cutting through to reveal the formalized beauty hidden within the ragged overgrown expanses within you and/or you are being caught up in superficial appearances and not doing the things that need to be done to maintain either your internal or external environment
7 Capricorn = Mars [A veiled prophet of power] You are realizing the potential to misuse power based on deep hidden internal motives, beginning to understand that real power comes when you’re being at peace and happy within yourself and/or you are being caught up in your own power and charisma, using lies and deceptive statements to increase your influence and power
The Two Planet Diary
{When 2 planets interact it influences the way we want to express ourselves, our attitudes, moods, and impulses. Becoming aware of these vibrations helps us to guide these aspects of ourselves with awareness rather than being controlled by them.
There are longer patterns which tend to have more impact because we feel them for several days in a row and there are quick Moon patterns that impact our moods and feelings for a window of a couple of hours either side of the exact time of the aspect. The longer patterns are stronger and so are listed here, followed by a section on the Moods of the Moon}.
Jan 9 – Jan 30 (exact Jan 20) Saturn in Pisces is sharing freely (sextile) with Uranus in Taurus. This energy begins to influence us around 2 PM on Jan 9 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 12:18 AM on Jan 20 then it is decreasing fading out around 12:30 AM on Jan 30. This vibrational energy pattern brings a desire to gather with other people who think like you do and to join together in projects of common concern.
Jan 9 – Jan 11 (exact Jan 10) Mars in Capricorn is opposing Jupiter in Cancer. This energy begins to influence us around 7 AM on Jan 9 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 9:25 AM on Jan 10 then it is decreasing fading out around 12 PM on Jan 11. This vibrational energy pattern brings new ideas and the energy to put them into practice. Things you start now could be very successful.
Jan 9 – Jan 11 (exact Jan 10) the Sun in Capricorn is opposing Jupiter in Cancer. This energy begins to influence us around 7 AM on Jan 9 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 3:42 AM on Jan 10 then it is decreasing fading out around 12:30 AM on Jan 11. This vibrational energy pattern brings a need to expand in your understanding of the world around you and to express that growth and expansion in whatever you encounter.
Jan 8 – Jan 10 (exact Jan 9) Venus in Capricorn is opposing Jupiter in Cancer. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 12:35 PM on Jan 9 then it is decreasing fading out around 6 AM on Jan 10. This vibrational energy pattern brings feeling of wanting to interact with beautiful places, beautiful art, beauty in whatever form you feel attraction for. There is a need to add to the beauty in the world around you.
Jan 5 – Jan 13 (exact Jan 9) the Sun in Capricorn is joining with Mars in Capricorn. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 6:41 AM on Jan 9 then it is decreasing fading out around 8 AM on Jan 13. This vibrational energy pattern is focused on taking action to accomplish your goals. There is a tremendous amount of drive in this pattern that you can use as you express yourself.
Jan 5 – Jan 9 (exact Jan 7) Venus in Capricorn is joining with Mars in Capricorn. This energy is decreasing fading out around 10 PM on Jan 9. This vibrational energy pattern brings the need to create beauty. Venus and Mars together are especially attuned to the miracle of the world around us and they want to interact with and relate to the natural world. Thus this is a special time to create beautiful things that emphasize natural elements as is often done in craft projects. Enjoy this time of discovery.
Jan 2 – Jan 10 (exact Jan 6) the Sun in Capricorn is joining with Venus in Capricorn. This energy is decreasing fading out around 4 PM on Jan 10. This vibrational energy pattern brings a fuller understanding of what you are being attracted to now. You are likely to see clearer and to understand more of what is really going on.
The Moods of the Moon
{The Moon patterns only last a short period of time. They impact our moods and feelings for around 4 hours, 2 hours each side of the exact position.}
Starting at 10:47 PM yesterday, peaking at 12:47 AM early January 9, the Moon in Libra is flowing freely (trine) with Pluto in Aquarius. In this 4 hr period deep feelings within you that you have buried could affect your mood. Be aware that you may be reacting to the past rather than the present. Ask yourself if you have felt this way in the past and when and with whom. Be prepared to walk away from a situation if you get triggered.
Starting at 5:33 PM, peaking at 7:33 PM, the Moon in Libra is acting and agitating (square) with Mercury in Capricorn. This 4 hr period involves your emotions and moods stimulating your mind and results in you needing to balance your mind and emotions in order to act in clear constructive ways. It is important for you to pay attention to your feelings and your thoughts on whatever is happening now and remember to think before you act.
The Cyclic Patterns Diary {These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
On January 3, the Full Moon occurred with the Moon in Cancer and the Sun in Capricorn. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us until the New Moon on January 18, 2025. This vibrational energy pattern is about being willing to take the risks needed to express your calling. There is a driving need to develop and share your understandings with the people who are interested. You sense the patterns and what is not working right in them and you are called to act. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “An Ancient Bas-relief carved in granite” which is about opening up to embracing the ancient awarenesses and truths that have been preserved for future generations. You are challenged to use these truths to establish a solid foundation for your life, applying this in a flexible way in the present. You are likely to get stuck if you become rigidly caught up in old patterns and memories which can result in you being unable to move into the present. The Moon Symbol is “A very old Man facing a vast dark space in the Northeast”. This is about recognizing that the light of dawn is coming soon bringing rebirth as it illuminates the darkness. You are challenged to move beyond despair and recognize that the darkness is fertile and full of promise.
On December 21, the Sun enters Capricorn, the Winter Solstice. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us at least until the Spring Equinox on March 20, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings an awareness of natural beauty and a drive to contribute to it. This can be expressed either through deception and betrayal or by attuning to the highest spiritual awarenesses and transcending distorted ego patterns. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun to Moon relationship at the Solstice is “A Sword in a Museum” which speaks to laying aside the use of force to gain your ends and embracing love and peace both within yourself and in your interactions with others. If you refuse to do this you are likely to get caught in a pattern where you are holding grudges and being ready to fight others at any sign of opposition or possibly giving up in defeat and feeling worthless and useless.
On December 19, the New Moon occurred with the Moon and Sun in Sagittarius. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us until the New Moon on January 18, 2025. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings the dissolving of old patterns and structure and the emerging of new patterns. There is a sense of reaching out to connect in with a new level spiritual awareness. This is combined with a need to be more appropriately responsive to the patterns happening spontaneously in the moment. This is driven by a sense of dissatisfaction that senses the need to make changes in the structure of the community you live in. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “A Fat Boy mowing the Lawn” which speaks to the need to cleanse and recondition yourself through hard work that cuts through the ragged overgrown expanses within you to reveal a formalized beauty that show something true and fundamental in the depths of your being. You are recognizing the importance of not getting caught up in superficial appearances.
On September 21, the New Moon Solar Eclipse occurred with the Moon and Sun in Virgo. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings an evaluation of emotional patterns and responses seeking to separate deception and betrayal from the seeking of deep spiritual truth. If you listen clearly in your heart you will know which is which. This is a time for you to focus inside yourself and explore the deeper aspects inside seeking to get past any barriers that keep you from connecting into your unique self and your gifts. You are encouraged to project the current patterns into the future and see what will bring the best results for everybody involved. The Sabian Symbol for the Eclipse is “A False Call unheard in attention to immediate service”.This is about the importance of totally focusing on the immediate project or development in which you’re engaged, ignoring all distractions, operating from a state of personal completion and fulfillment. There is danger in you being pulled away from critical tasks, responding to outside interruptions and losing your sense of yourself and your ability to pursue the opportunities available to you.
On September 7, a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurs with Moon in Pisces and the Sun in Virgo. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern encourages us to see beyond our emotional reactions to the truth of this moment showing that we must learn to embrace that which we have previously excluded. We are challenged to adjust our visions of the future to see more clearly the possibilities for sudden insights into the deep archaic patterns that are holding us back from realizing our dreams. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “An Orangutan” which involves sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression. It is dangerous in this energy pattern to take for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people. The Symbol for the Moon is “The Flow of Inspiration” which brings the potential for you to connect into the flow of spiritual inspiration moving through you and out into the world, If you close up and get caught in a cycle of negativity you will find your perceptions limited which will shut you off from others.
The Retrograde Diary: DEGREE CHANGES TODAY: Pluto >> Reworking of Jupiter: Turning Forward of Uranus, Neptune: Resolution of Saturn, Pluto. {During the apparent retrograde period each planet’s movement relative to the backdrop of the stars slows down, reverses and then turns back around forward again concentrating its vibration in a particular area. There are issues that each planet focuses on during the period leading up to its turn backwards. These issues are addressed again to be reworked on during the retrograde period [in brackets] then a new understanding of these issues occurs during the post retrograde period. These issues are not from Vibrational Astrology, this is an experiment based on interpretations of the Sabian Symbols that I wrote many years ago. If an entry resonates with you, then claim it, if not, release it, it was for someone else. I would very much like your feedback on this. Points of especially concentrated energy are marked with “!!!”}
Mercury clear of any shadow (Dec 17, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026
Venus clear of any shadow (May 17, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026)
Mars clear of any shadow (May 3, 2025– Nov 4, 2026)
Jupiter R {Aug 17, 2025 !Sep13! [Nov 11 – !Jan 10, 2026! – Mar 11] !May 8! Jun 6} 15, 20, 25 Cancer → Jan. 3 – 10: (21-20 Can) Reworking: Working on energizing and vibrating the beautiful jewel of your essence humbly opening up to it, singing out the beauty within the depths of your being, learning to cease feeling a sense of entitlement and privilege because of your superior gifts and expecting special consideration [A prima donna singing]
Saturn {Apr 6, 2025 !May 7! [Jul 13 – !Sep 21! –Nov 28] !Jan 30, 2026! Mar 2} 25, 28 Pisces, 1 Aries → Dec. 28, 2025 – Jan. 13, 2026: (26-27 Pis) Resolution: Remember celebrating the abundant fullness of the harvest within your soul, guided by the divine, recognizing that you have a responsibility to preserve that which you have gathered for the future, learning to cease being surrounded by abundance and wastefully neglecting to properly care for the bounty you have been given, leaving it to rot and be wasted [A harvest moon]
Uranus R {May 20, 2025 !Jun 25! [Sep 6 – !Nov 21! – Feb 4, 2026] !Apr 15! May 21, 2026} 25, 27 Taurus, 1 Gemini → Dec. 29, 2025 – Mar. 11, 2026: (28-27 Tau) Turning Forward: The Challenge is being pursued by a more mature form of love that you can open up to, bringing greater awareness of your internal beauty and your interconnections to others, learning to cease closing down and rejecting the love offered due to adherence to social expectations [A woman pursued by mature romance]
Neptune {Mar. 13,2025 !Apr 20! [July 3 – !Sep 23! – Dec.10] !Feb 20, 2026! Mar. 30} 27, 28, 29 Pisces → Oct. 22, 2025 – Jan. 26, 2026: (1-2 Ari) Turning Forward: The Challenge is seeing and experiencing the wholeness that lies behind the polarized realm of time and space recognizing that everything is a manifestation of the one Spirit that is All That Is, learning to cease continuing to be caught up in the illusion of many separate and distinct forms [The Great Stone Face]]
!!!Pluto {Jan 10, 2025 !Feb 18! [May 4 – !Jul 25! – Oct 14] !Dec 27! Feb 4, 2026} 1 Aquarius, 2 Aquarius, 3 Aquarius → Jan. 9 – Feb. 4: (3-4 Aqu) Resolution: Remember making a deeper connection into the divine energy of light and love, healing the damage within you and within others that is the result of following distorted external patterns, becoming an experienced healer, learning to cease making false claims of abilities and powers that you do not possess, seeking to manipulate others into believing your claims [A Hindu healer]
Next Cycle Diary:
Pluto {Jan 12, 2026 !Feb 20![May 6 – !Jul 27! – Oct 16] !Dec 29! Feb 6, 2027} 3, 4, 5 Aquarius
Mercury {Feb 12, 2026 !Feb 17! [Feb 26 – !Mar 7! – Mar 20] !Apr 5! Apr 9} 8, 16, 22 Pisces
Neptune {Mar. 16, 2026!Apr 23! [July 7 – !Sep 25! – Dec.12] !Feb 23, 2027! Apr 2} 1, 3, 4 Aries
Saturn {Apr 20, 2026 !May 22![Jul 26 – !Oct 4! –Dec 10] !Feb 11, 2027! Mar 15} 7, 11, 14 Aries
Uranus {May 25, 2026 !Jun 30! [Sep 10 – !Nov 25! – Feb 8, 2027] !Apr 19! May 25, 2027} 1, 3, 5 Gemini
Venus {Aug 31, 2026 !Sep11! [Oct 3 – !Oct 23! – Nov 14] !Dec 5! Dec 15} 22 Libra, 0 Scorpio, 8 Scorpio}
Jupiter {Sep 16, 2026 !Oct 15! [Dec 13 – !Feb 10, 2027! – Apr 12] !Jun 11! Jul 10} 17, 22, 27 Leo
Mars {Nov 5, 2026 !Nov27![Jan 10, 2027 – !Feb 19! – Apr 1] !May 16! Jun 8} 20 Leo, 0, 10 Virgo
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Linda Berry
*Planetary Pattern Pictures and Sabian Symbol Interpretations, ©Linda Berry, AstroSleuth.org, 1* = 50-100 points, 2* = 100-150 points, etc.