Aries I
The Two of Wands/Decan 1 of 36/ March 20-March 30
Welcome to the Decan Walk of 2026!
This publication is crafted by me, Christa Hamilton/Practical Astros, to invite folks like you to walk your own way through the zodiacal year.
Leading up to the start of this year’s Decan Walk (starting when the Sun goes into Aries) I wrote a broad spectrum of supporting articles to prepare for the project. I explained what a decan walk can be and also gave ideas on how you can play with your decan walk in your own style. I will add reference links to all of that work at the bottom of this post since I didn’t send any of those articles out via email. That support material was made both for inspiration prior to starting this walk but also as a resource of support during the decan walk. If you’re feeling a bit stuck with what to do, at any point in the year, read some of those articles to spur new interest in how you can play.
This 1st Aries post will be a bit longer than subsequent ones, since this is the launch the project. Let’s get rooted for what’s ahead.
1st: You do not need this publication in order to do a decan walk but I made it anyway to create a neutral space for anyone to join. First timers, moderate practitioners and veterans are all welcome.
This has been created to be a collective space for anyone who wants to try a decan walk for the first time or the 100th time. A neutral field of play with “desire” being the ticket to entry. Want to play? You’re invited.
I wanted to create a container that is mildly instructional while very flexible so that you can develop it into your own shape. This is also held in a free, public place so that you can share with other folks who are also walking it. During the year, comment what your decan walk experience is in real time, sharing synchronicities & observations will enliven your experience while you support others by sharing. If you write about your walk on SubStack or other blogs, share the link in the comments of these posts. Tag The Decan Walk in your notes and I will share with this community. A collective walk can generate more energy, even if we’re all not walking in the same direction. We are all generating personal illumination on our paths, fireflies in flight.
2nd: You can pick this walk up and put it down whenever you’re called to. There is something to be said about the power of diligence, promises that you keep to yourself and devotion to celestial energies (planets, daimons) but there are also many realities of life that can rearrange our priorities. Have compassion for yourself when things change, the walk is a path not an obligation.
You get out what you put in.
There may be some weeks that you cannot have a full 30 minute morning ritual with coffee, journaling, screen-free, ambient meditation music to help you channel the transiting energies of the planet. WHATEVER ideal you have, it won’t always be there. Some days you may forget you’re even doing a decan walk. It will slip your mind that you wanted to pay attention to the synchronicities or signs. Don’t fret. Decans are a 10 day “week” and at some point during that decan/week if you take the time to honor the things you’re noticing, that is the work. You can make it more elaborate, or you can keep it simple but compliance is up to you. Don’t decide where it ends, just decide to begin.
You will find that the more you engage with this personal practice: more devotion to your noticing, the more the synchronicities will compound. The signs get louder, the closer you engage and this can be incredibly affirming when you see yourself walking your right paths. Your flow becomes more slippery and accelerates, Energy flows where attention goes, Follow the yellow brick road.
I created this publication to be a place that you can depend on, return to and find zero judgement for how you are walking your path. This guide is a general map but where you go & how you get there is yours to decide.
I also leave myself open to changing how this guide looks, what I include or leave out. I know that I have my ideal and that it will change through the year. I commit to being here, for each decan, so that it can act as a lantern for you to orient on your own walk.
As we look from this Aries point, the vision of our year ahead, know that there will be many things you couldn’t have planned for. A decan walk isn’t a practice of ideal perfection, it is a reflection of our humanity. In whatever way you have chosen to walk the decans this year, this is the point where we all begin. So take out your journal, Notes app, sketch book, tarot deck or whatever technologies and tools you’re wanting to use along the path and begin where you are right now:
We start with the Sun’s ingress into Aries, the beginning the zodiacal new year.
Aries 1: 20 March-29 March
0 00’-9 59’ Aries
Tarot card: Two of Wands
witch hazel
is the harbinger
of spring
.
Vermilion sprigs
stand on either side
of the path forward
.
What vision
springs to mind
for your first steps?
Aries I
Planetary Ruler: MARS
Decan Ruler: MARS
Aries I is enthusiastic, ruthless, active, impulsive, inspired, visionary
Austin Coppock calls Aries I “The Axe”
The Golden Dawn calls it “Dominion”
Teucer of Babylon writes that natives born in this decan “are practical, ruling. They abandon or flee their homeland, pass through much land and sea, are admired in foreign lands, going back and forth over time, and have injured many.”1
The Tower card (Mars) & The Emperor card (Aries)
Decan Transit:
The Sun will conjoin Neptune two days after it enters this decan. It will then run into Saturn on the 5th day of its transit in Aries. The Sun will be copresent with these two planets for the duration of its time in the decan. The Sun will also sextile Pluto the same day as the Saturn conjunction.
Mars, the ruler of Aries & this decan, will be in Pisces for the duration. Mars will not make any aspect to the Sun during this decan but Mars will trine Jupiter on March 22.
Natal Chart Consideration:
In your own chart, look to see if you have any planets or points in 0 00'-9 59' Aries. The Sun will be traveling through & activating these degrees. Also consider if you have Mars in aspect to the 0 00’-9 59’ Aries degrees: Mars in Libra will oppose the Sun; Mars in Leo & Sagittarius will trine the Sun; Mars in Capricorn & Cancer will square the Sun; Mars in Gemini & Aquarius will sextile the Sun.
Personal Work:
Have you decided how you want to start your decan walk? It’s ok if you haven’t. Sometimes just having a piece of paper and sketching out ideas of what it could be is where to start. That’s sort of what this decan shows us: we want to start something, but what…
What is your vision for the season? For the year? Why are you doing a decan walk? Is there a project that you’ve wanted to start? Is there a creation that you want to birth? Are you tired of letting an idea be on the back burner? Aries I asks that you spring into action, but first you need to have that spark of what you want to spring towards. Cast the vision in your mind & just take a first step.
If you’re writing, here are some journal prompts for this opening scene in the decan story:
What am I willing to fight for & defend? Fight to create something new. Defend to fortify something old.
Where attention goes, energy flows. What is the highest vision in my mind?
Leave the world for a minute. Close your eyes so no one bothers you: There is a spark behind your eyelids, what do you see in the fire light?
If you’re beginning a project, just do one thing a day for these 10 days. What blueprint can you sketch in that amount of time?
Just noticing what is happening around you during this time is enough. If you don’t have a masterpiece waiting to be born, allow yourself the time to pretend and see what vision comes into the light. The Sun is starting its journey here with us. We’re all new here.
For further connection to Mars, as the decan ruler, you can focus your practice on Mars’ Day (Tuesday) & Mars’ Hour. Tuesday March 24th is the only Mars day for this decan but you can work within Mars’ hours on any day. Find the planetary hours for your location with this link: Planetary Hours Calculator Link
Resource Articles:
As a part of this project, I’ve invited new writers to share their voice on a decan. To close out this post, I hope that you will check out ọlabimpe ‘s wisdom
OLABIMPE | ARIES I
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Thank you for constellating with me
End Credits:
Aries 1 Natives
21 March Emperor Taizu 22 March Emperor Maximilian 23 March Chaka Khan 24 March Harry Houdini 25 March Eileen Ford 26 March Diana Ross 27 March Lady Gaga 28 March Rodrigo Duterte 29 March Cy Young
RHETORIUS OF EGYPT “Astrological Compendium” p 169
Thanks for sharing this Christa. My Natal Mars is at 2degrees and realised I started reading this during the start of the Mars hour today. Looking forward to rest of the walk!
in 2022 my SR was ♈️Aries /Mars. I timed an alcohol Ginseng remedy I used that year. I have some remaining and continuing its vibration for the 26 Decan walk!
I’ll make an EZ water for each Lord to continue through the Decan walk.
Thank you Christa 💐for creating the space for this journey. 🌈✨🙏
Ps. The remedy was recommended by my Medical Astrologer teacher TCM/Tuning fork teacher. I will also work with Biosonic planetary forks as my daily meditation.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the human-like shape of the Ginseng is thought to signify that the herb is a holistic tonic beneficial for the entire body, restoring balance (Qi).