Civil War's final Neptune Return January 24, 2026

by Jude Cowell, partisan for America

Due to equipment failure and my continued uploading issues, I can't display here a copy of the third of three Neptune Returns to the April 12, 1861 "first shot" Horoscope of the Civil War (#3 Return January 24, 2026); however, you see below a previously published dual image of the first Neptune Return of March 28, 2025, plus, the War's 1861 Horoscope with Mercury and Neptune rising at Ascendant which reveals the "exploited, deceived, harmed" influences prevalent whenever war is fomented:

Significantly, the Civil War 1861's Neptune Return #3 of 3 perfects on January 24, 2026 (11:19:16 am est Charleston, SC: ASC 27Ari52) and shows Jupiter the General Rx (weakened) and conjunct the Return Horoscope's IC of Endings.

Meanwhile, karmic planets Neptune and Saturn (29:56 and 27:56) are soon to blend energies in a new cycle on February 20, 2026 at Aries Point, and are in Neptune Return #3's 12th house of Karma, Hidden Enemies, Back Room Deals, and Politics.

(Civil War's Neptune Return #2 of 3 (Rx) occurred on October 24, 2025.)

A notable mention is #3 Return Ascendant ruler Mars @1AQ00 (= POTUS Sun), the warrior planet, applying to conjunction with Pluto (3:27), then with the Sun (4AQ41). The trio forms a midpoint picture: Sun-Mars = Pluto with potentials for fanaticism, war, violence, unscrupulous procedure, and/or the overtaxing of strength (R. Ebertin). Does this sound like anyone we know?

So! There's a quick peek at the Neptune Returns (first Returns ever!) to Neptune's Civil War position of April 12, 1861 at the critical/crisis 29th degree of shady Pisces. Thanks a bunch for reading if you made it through. jc

Neptune Returns to its Civil War Degree

by Jude Cowell, partisan for our democratic Republic

Today I'm studying several topics of interest concerning the United States of America so this post is merely to display for the interested reader the Horoscopes of the Civil War and the three times that Neptune Returns to its 1861 degree of 29Pis56:55.

This indicates that similar delusions, schemes, and fears abound within society once again and are prominent as we've seen with slavery issues (ex: Nikki Haley's mealy-mouthed non-answer to what caused the Civil War), and other related topics from the 1860s and subsequently (exs: the Reconstruction Era, and whether or not an insurrectionist can act as US President--understandably, Confederate president Jefferson Davis was prevented from ever holding public office again). The fact that maga Republicans, suffering from secessionist fever, frequently call for a second Civil War every chance they get must also be part of the Neptunian picture as Republicans work to undermine American democracy and collapse the federal government.

Using solar eclipses to suss out cosmic time links between events, conditions, and people the 7 North Eclipse Series is not only the series in which the Civil War began, it's also the Series of the Fascism Rising Eclipse of 1933 @5Pisces, the Prenatal Eclipse Series of Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, and of the very first session in 1789 of the US Congress - all were begun under the auspices of a 7 North Eclipse. In our day, 7 North repeated on April 20, 2023 @30Aries conjunct the J6 Mars position: violent insurrection.

So as you see below in the April 12, 1861 "first shot" horoscope of the conflagration (in dual image one: lower left), Neptune, planet of deception, fraud, fantasy, dreams, speculation, secrets, theft, and loss, was a prominent influence upon the War and in the chart, while mystical Pisces adds to the shadiness, confusion, and chaos of conditions. Paired with the first shot chart is the first of three returns of Neptune (upper right) to its 1861 position. Star of misfortune, Scheat @27Pisces, rises in the April 12, 1861 chart and nowadays is joined by transit Neptune.

Meanwhile, the years 2025 and 2026 mark the first time period that transit Neptune reaches its 1861 War degree, and as you know, all 29th degrees of each sign represent critical-crisis conditions, here @29Pisces - and just prior to transit Neptune entering Mars-ruled Aries once it passes the Cardinal Aries Point of global manifestation. Add difficult star Scheat to the mix and a pivotal crisis is in humanity's forecast:

Then the second image of dual charts, above, shows the second (lower left) and third (final; upper right) Neptune Return to the Civil War Horoscope. (The charts are sketchily notated because I ran out of time but curious readers can fill in what's missing if need be.)

A prominent notation penned underneath the third return chart of January 24, 2026 is the Saturn-Neptune Conjunction of February 20, 2026 @00Ari45, their first conjunction since 1989, with their combined energies spotlighting societal issues and health concerns, plus, governmental matters such as socialism, a wider struggle between materialism vs idealism, and/or a potential for the 'capitulation of a leader' (M. Munkasey).