Throughout the summer of 2025 Saturn meets Neptune in Aries. It won’t be exact until 20 February 2026, but we will definitely feel it brewing much earlier than that. In this post we will look at what hard Saturn Neptune aspects mean and reflect upon the last cycle of Saturn/Neptune which started with the conjunction in 1989. It builds on some research I did 10 years ago when we had Saturn in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces. This Saturn conjunct Neptune kicks off a brand new Saturn/Neptune cycle in cardinal and fiery Aries no less!
Saturn/Neptune generally brings up themes of organised religions, dogma, dissolving boundaries, dis-ease, sanitation, sin, guilt and deadly toxins, especially poisonous liquids. It stresses the importance of ecology, the pollution of the sea and death connected with the sea. Saturn/Neptune is also about the fear of loosing control and the abdication of responsibility.
Saturn Conjunct Neptune in Aries
If Saturn square Neptune in 2016 reflected a crisis of boundaries, blurred lines, and the fallout of unchecked idealism, then the Saturn–Neptune conjunction in Aries marks a profound reset. Aries, the sign of beginnings, identity, and raw will, will color this conjunction with a drive to manifest ideals into action, but also to test their survival in the real world.
Where the square brought disillusionment and collapse (especially of ideologies, borders, and trust in institutions), the conjunction asks: what now rises from the ruins?
When Boundaries Break and Beliefs Burn
Unlike watery Pisces, Aries gives this Saturn–Neptune pairing a fiery, Mars-ruled context. This is less about dreaming and more about doing. Neptune’s longing for transcendence is now filtered through the initiatory lens of Aries — the warrior, the pioneer, the ego asserting itself into chaos. A hot date for this could be 8 August 2025 when Mars opposes the conjunction from 1º Libra.
This could manifest in:
- Spiritual Militarism – the blend of Saturn’s authority and Neptune’s ideals in Aries could birth leaders or movements that crusade for “moral causes” with zeal, potentially reviving holy-war or messiah complexes.
- New Age Warriors – the fusion of mysticism and action. Think mystic entrepreneurs, somatic revolutionaries, and assertive healers demanding we take our healing into our own hands.
- Self-Actualization or Ego Delusion? – A fine line will exist between reclaiming sovereignty (Saturn/Aries) and diving into solipsism (Neptune/Aries). The spiritualization of “the self” could reach new heights — or become cultish.
From Guilt to Responsibility
Where previous Saturn–Neptune alignments often brought up guilt, martyrdom, and victim-saviour cycles, Aries brings a harder edge. This isn’t about wallowing or escaping — it’s about owning your s***. Neptune in Aries wants to save the world by becoming the hero, but Saturn forces that hero to face their shadow and earn their scars.
We may collectively be called to:
- Face the illusion of “purity” in identity politics, nationalism, or spiritual branding.
- Accept that intention is not enough — impact matters.
- Integrate trauma-informed activism with boundaries and realism.
From Collapse to Construction
The previous Saturn–Neptune cycle began as a Capricorn conjunction in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall — an iconic moment of dissolving divisions. The 2016 square shattered illusions and exposed hypocrisy. Now, the Aries conjunction in 2025/2026 could symbolize the laying of a new ideological foundation. But it must be built with integrity, or it too will be washed away by Neptune’s tide in time. This is a time to build temples for the soul, both literal and metaphorical — art, music, movements, businesses — but ones that stand the test of Saturn’s reality.
If the square made us face the consequences of dreaming without responsibility, then this conjunction dares us to responsibly dream again — but this time, with courage, direction, and a fierce love for truth. The question now isn’t “where do we draw the line?” — it’s who are we becoming as we cross it?
The article below is a revamped summary of my original post written in 2016 which talked about the last Saturn/Neptune hard aspect. As you can see it is all still highly relevant.
The History ~ Saturn Square Neptune 2016
When Saturn was in Sagittarius, we approach the first of its challenging periods with one of three squares between Saturn and Neptune. Germany then was the magnet that the refugees and migrants where being drawn to (Watch Syrian Girl on youtube for an alternative view of what we don’t see on the mass media.) In the end, it’s the common folk who live with the fall-out, while the leaders are protected in sanitised, gated developments, far, far away from the clashes on the streets.
