Thread by @jonathanldent

It’s the first Mercury day of 2026,
and as Mercury moves through Capricorn, here’s a friendly reminder:

Beginnings don’t always ask us to move first. Sometimes they ask us to organize our attention.

We’re often taught that a new year should arrive with clarity.
With resolutions.
With momentum.

But early 2026 is offering something quieter, and arguably more demanding:

A chance to think long-term.

We’re standing at the start of a Universal 1 Year in Numerology, which is the opening of a new nine-year cycle.

And yet, the astrology of this moment isn’t asking for spectacle.
It’s asking for orientation.

What are you organizing yourself around now that you’re willing to remain accountable to later?

There are many ways to mark a beginning.

Some say the year truly starts with the Lunar New Year. Others with Aries season.

None of these rhythms are wrong.

Each names a different way of entering the future.

But there’s something else happening now that feels important to name.

This week is marked by cazimis:
moments of planetary purification and re-seeding through alignment with the Sun.

Yesterday was the Venus cazimi, when Venus passed through the heart of the Sun.

On Friday, Mars- the planet of action and exaltation ruler of Capricorn- will have its cazimi with the Sun.

Capricorn understands that what lasts is rarely built all at once.

But when action comes, it asks that it be intentional.

Rooted.
Accountable.

Preparation is not passivity. It’s the ground from which meaningful action rises.

To work with this moment more consciously, it helps to locate where Capricorn lives in your own chart. Each of us carries Capricorn in one of the twelve Whole Sign houses. Here’s your Capricorn house based on your RISING sign:

ARIES: 10th 🏠 TAURUS: 9th 🏠
GEMINI: 8th 🏠 CANCER: 7th 🏠
LEO: 6th 🏠 VIRGO: 5th 🏠
LIBRA: 4th 🏠 SCORPIO: 3rd 🏠
SAGITTARIUS: 2nd 🏠 CAP: 1st 🏠
AQUARIUS: 12th🏠PISCES: 11th 🏠

Read about the significations of your Capricorn house on the next slide. This is where reflection, writing, prayer, or honest conversation can help clarify what long-term commitments you’re being asked to build in this area of life.

As we move toward the Capricorn New Moon on January 18th,
anything we reflect on, write down, or quietly structure now becomes fertile ground for what will soon be seeded.

You don’t need certainty.
You don’t need urgency.

You just need honesty about what you’re willing to commit to over time.

At the beginning of this new nine-year cycle, be less interested in dramatic starts and more interested in foundations that can hold.

Because what we’re building now
isn’t just for this year; it’s for who we’re becoming next.