It's the spring 2026 “astrological New Year” episode of the Plant Cunning Podcast, with hosts AC and Isaac Hill, with resident forecaster, ZamboniFunk. Isaac shares his upcoming astrological gardening book The Zodiac Garden Guide (out April 4) and reading offerings—then review 2025 and the eclipse window’s intensity, including the Iran war escalation. Using the Aries ingress chart, we discuss Mercury retrograde stationing direct in Pisces conjunct the North Node and Mars, Sun conjunct Neptune and Saturn in Aries, and what this suggests about confused but forceful narratives, pro-war escalation, and trouble for the U.S. executive branch. We emphasize skepticism, asking better questions, managing information overload, and prioritizing nourishment, rest, and grounding practices like gardening. We also preview Uranus moving into Gemini as an acceleration of tech and AI, arguing for learning new “languages” while drawing on enduring ancient wisdom and choosing fewer battles.

00:00 Spring Equinox Welcome

00:38 Zodiac Garden Guide Update

01:38 Readings And Courses

02:38 Which Way To Wisdom

04:05 Springtime Setting The Scene

04:44 Looking Back On 2025

07:56 Eclipses And World Events

10:30 Astrology For Regular People

17:32 2026 Ingress Big Themes

17:58 Mercury Retrograde Narrative Fog

24:50 Chart Walkthrough Key Placements

30:08 Tyranny Escalation And Control

36:00 Jupiter Economy And Religiosity

43:01 Unplug Or Engage Strategically

46:49 Medicine For The Moment

47:49 Herbs For Burnout

49:35 Rest And Spirit Care

51:46 Acceleration And Uranus

54:26 Gardening As Medicine

57:57 Mercury Pisces Paradox

01:02:45 Unplugging From Opinions

01:08:42 Uranus Gemini Skills

01:10:38 Printing Press AI Lesson

01:23:52 Old Versus Ancient

01:29:13 Pick Your Battles

Ep. 223: Spring Forecast/Aries Ingress 2026 with ZamboniFunk