How I'm Emphasizing Astrology in 2026

Astrology has become quite the topic over the years. I remember when I first started implementing it into my life, way back in elementary school. Obviously, astrology has been around much longer than it has been popular in the Western world. In fact, some parts of the world use a completely different time sheet for their readings.

When I was growing up, I learned about both Western astrology and Vedic Astrology, both of which have different timing and rules regarding what each sign represents. I'm almost positive that there are other places, religions, etc. that choose to see astrology on a different scale, such as including the supposed 13th sign: Ophiuchus.

Personally, I go by Western astrology for both ease and modern astrological readings. Lots of the older forms of astrology rely on the readings that were done thousands of years ago, and while Western astrology does take these into account, it also factors in more modern star placements.

With that being said, my relationship with astrology has always been changing. Once upon a time, I was constantly posting on an Instagram account titled @weird.pisces, where I would repost astrology memes I found online. I've tried countless astrology apps over the years, such as CoStar, Sanctuary, and some of the smaller brands I couldn't name at this point.

Like most things for me, it started with a book about astrology. My love for the star-based categorizations grew from there as I found that my star sign, Pisces, lined up with most things I had experienced, even as a young girl.

This year, I started another book, or rather a planner, that serves as an astrological guide for 2026, created by Chani Nicholas, and the app Chani, which is by far the best astrology app I have found. It helps that it is female-owned, and that they treat each of their employees like actual humans, which I have found is a trait most successful (or really any modern) companies lack.

This planner offers a daily and monthly space for astrological goings-on, as well as places for you to fill in your own personal goals for the day, or what have yous. It also seems to have unique creative prompts for most days of the week.

I have found using the Chani app in conjunction with the planner to add my own personal daily, monthly, and yearly zodiac readings, as the planner itself covers more of the overarching astrology that may affect different people, well, differently.

Obviously, at the end of the day, astrology is not for everyone, but I personally like to believe the way our solar system aligns with the Earth affects us all. Just as I believe that my own menstrual cycle lines up with the moon's 28-day cycle, and is affected by those changes. Many scientists like to say that the moon's 28-day cycle does not have anything to do with a woman's 28-day cycle, but most women I have spoken to do, in fact, believe and line up with the cycle of the moon in one way or another.

As someone who is not religious, I do see myself as more of a spiritual person, and I align with the ideas around the zodiac. I believe that these daily insights provided by the Chani app have helped me to work with the astrological phenomena that go on throughout each year.

It is structured in a way that adds helpful suggestions on timing, not forcing you to comply with any harsh or hard rules, but guiding each part of our lives with helpful suggestions.

If nothing else. I recommend that you give the Chani app a try and see whether it makes a positive impact on your own life, as I know it has for mine.