Welcome to your March 2017 forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

 PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19) March is a wild and crazy month! There are lots of astrological dynamics at play, the most significant being Venus retrograde starting on the 4^th. Remember that Venus retrograde brings 6 weeks of reflection and growing awareness about how to bring your life in sync with your values. It is not a time for rash action but rather for reflection, especially in regard to your own needs and sense of healthy self-importance since its retrograde pass is mostly in Aries. The backdrop for Venus, however, is filled with changing variables. The month begins with a few days of a Sun-Neptune conjunction, making you all dreamy and vague. Meanwhile the world is seesawing around thanks to Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus. By the 5^th, The Sun and Mercury spend a few days together, bringing you lots of interaction and conviviality. The full moon in Virgo on the 12th comes with the usual Virgo-style self-examination coupled with a Mercury-Saturn square. That is a bit relentless – make sure self -examination doesn’t turn into self-criticism! And be sure to back up your hard drive! The 17^th has the Sun in Pisces squaring Saturn for a few days of seriousness and pressure, while the Jupiter-Uranus opposition continues to throw everyone for a loop as it ushers in good and bad in quick succession. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th – yay! It’s officially spring!. The most interesting part of the month occurs on the 25^th when the Sun in Aries meets up with Venus retrograde for a couple of days. This is an important point in the Venus- retrograde process, when the values issues become really crystallized and clear. Get ready for some deep work! Use the new moon on the 27^th to go deeply in yourself.

 ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19) March is a very intense month for you, what with Venus turning retrograde in Aries on the 4^th…. Remember that Venus retrograde is a time for reflection about your goals, desires, and values, and whether you’re living them out or not. That most of this retrograde occurs in Aries is very important and raises core issues about your self-expression. Meanwhile the planetary backdrop of the month is wild. Jupiter and Uranus are still in opposition this month, so the world is unsettled. March begins with a dreamy Sun-Neptune influence, followed by lots of inspired mental activity on the 5^th. The full moon falls in Virgo on the 12^th, and the Virgo influence ups the angst quotient, especially since there is also a Mercury-Saturn square at the same time. Be careful about miscommunication and overreaction. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th, ushering in Spring… Then things get interesting on the 25^th, when the Sun in Aries crosses paths with Venus retrograde. This is a critical point in the Venus retrograde process, when you especially will be blinded by the light of your own desires and will then have the next 20 days to wrestle with how you’re living out your vision and values. After the conjunction on the 25^th Venus goes underground, pulling you with it. Go easy on yourself and be ready to go deeply inward. The new moon in Aries on the 27^th couldn’t be better timed…. Use it for reflection.

TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20) March is kind of a wild month … First, your ruling planet Venus goes retrograde on the 4^th for six weeks. This juicy transit puts you in touch with your values and makes it very clear what you need and how you may not be getting it right now. It is not a time for action but reflection. Second, there are many planets in fire and air this month with only a few things in water in the Pisces portion of March…. Mars enters Taurus on the 9^th and has to hold down the earth corner of things along with Pluto . All of that is to say that you may feel like you have to hold tight to things in your life while the winds of change buffet you about. Mars is your own personal little life raft this month – that’s a good thing. But back to March…The month begins with a dreamy Sun –Neptune few days of inspiration followed by Sun-Mercury brainy activity on the 5th. It’s a good week for you to be out in the public eye. Try to lay low on the full moon on the 12^th. It’s a Virgo full moon with strong Saturn Mercury aspects. Reduce any potential for stress, indulge in self care, and do some satisfying mental work. Just be sure to back up your hard drive. The Spring Equinox falls on the 20^th when the Sun enters Aries. Yay! It’s spring! Then by the 25^th the Sun and Venus retrograde cross paths for a few days. Mark this in your calendar – it is a critical point in the Venus retrograde process when you will feel a values crisis or clear need for realignment. Use the next 20 days of Venus retro to figure it all out. Take advantage of the Aries new moon on the 27^th for some deep internal reflection.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Life sure is interesting! March kicks off with a Sun Neptune conjunction that inspires your yearning for things to be different. Well, be patient. Jupiter and Uranus continue their surprising and unpredictable actions all month. Venus turns retrograde in Aries on the 4^th and this six-week transit is wonderful for reflecting on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t….especially in terms of relationships and creative expression. Beware of rash actions, however. No dramatic break ups or life changes – just reflect and sit in your awareness and even in your discomfort. Mercury spends a few days with the Sun starting on the 5^th and your brain is firing on all cylinders. Get ready for the full moon in Virgo on the 12th which falls with pithy Mercury Saturn aspects. You may be feeling highly critical of yourself and others so watch out. Mercury and Saturn are excellent for some focused and detailed work – do your taxes or something. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and yay, it’s spring! By the 25^th the Sun and Venus retro cross paths for a critical few days in the Venus retrograde process. Pay attention – your values will be very crystallized and visible right before Venus enters the underworld and you take a deep dive into your unconscious. Have fun in there! Use the new moon in Aries on the 27^th to help you.

CANCER (JUNE 21- JUL 21) March is a fascinating month! Uranus and Jupiter continue their wild ride of sudden changes all month. Venus in Aries goes retrograde on the 4^th for its 40 day trip into your most core self. Venus retrograde is all about reflecting on how our lives are in alignment with our values or not. A growing awareness of discordance in ourselves is very fruitful and leads to deep changes in how we live our lives. It is not a time for action or big decisions but for reflection. Meanwhile the month begins with dreamy Sun Neptune aspects followed by Sun Mercury on the 5^th. All this juicy Pisces energy is great for your creative work.     The full moon on the 12^th falls in Virgo with strong Saturn-Mercury aspects. It’s a good full moon for nudgy, detailed work of some sort but beware of technological and communication breakdowns. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th, and yay, it’s spring! By the 25^th the Sun and Venus cross paths for an important moment in the Venus retrograde process. You may have a values crisis, just in time for Venus’ descent into the underworld. Use the next 20 days of the transit to go inward, which god knows you do so very well. Use the new moon in Aries on the 17^th to help you navigate your internal landscape.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21) March is a fascinating month. Jupiter and Uranus continue their whiplash changes this month. Venus turns retrograde on March 4^th for six weeks of reflection about what is really important to you and how your life reflects your values – or not. This is an important transit that only occurs once every 18 months. Meanwhile the month begins with dreamy Sun –Neptune aspects which are excellent for creative expression, followed by Sun –Mercury action on the 5^th which facilitate communication and writing. The full moon this month falls in Virgo, with a strong Saturn-Mercury influence. You might tend to beat yourself up a bit under this Virgo full moon, so watch out for that. Communication and technology are both vulnerable to Saturn-Mercury breakdowns. I would advise you lay low on this full moon…. Then the Sun enters Aries on the 20^th, and it’s spring – yay! On the 25^th Venus retrograde and the Sun cross paths. This is an important turning point in the Venus retro process where your values and desires are so crystallized they bonk you on the head. This sets up a values crisis as Venus takes her dive into the underworld behind the Sun and takes you along with her. Get reday for a deep dive into self reflection, aided by the Aries new moon on the 27^th. .

 VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21) Oh my! March is a fascinating month! First, Venus turns retrograde on the 4^th for six weeks. This important transit is all about reflecting on what you really need and want, on where your values stack up against your life. And it occurs against a planetary backdrop that continues to be wild and crazy. The Jupiter-Uranus seesaw continues this month, although waning a bit by the end of the month. Are things good? Are they bad? What the hell?! Use the Sun Neptune conjunction at the very start of March to calm down and settle into a meditative or artistic routine. The Mercury transits on the 5^th support communication and positive interaction. The full moon this month is in Virgo and falls on the 12^th with a strong Saturn Mercury influence. You might be a bit nerved out and the Saturn Mercury square just adds to your tension. Try to channel it into productive and nudgy work (umm, taxes?) and make sure you’ve backed up your hard drive. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and yay, it’s spring! By the 25^th Venus retrograde in Aries crosses paths with the Sun. This is a critical moment in the Venus retrograde experience and you will come up hard against your vision and values. This is just part of the process – let Venus take you into the underworld where you can go deeply into a core part of yourself and see where those values originate. Use the Aries new moon on the 27^th to be your guide.

LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21) March is very strange for you due to its contradictory influences. The most important planetary event is that Venus turns retrograde on the 4^th for 40 days of reflection about where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. This transit mostly occurs in Aries, your opposite sign, so you will be in the thick of it. It’s not a bad thing – it’s reflection, not action or decisions. You like to reflect—you’re a Libra, for god’s sake! It is just that the dissonance between what you’re doing and what you want may get uncomfortable. But, back to the other planets… March begins nicely with Sun Neptune aspects and then Sun Mercury, so it’s a great week for you to be out there communicating and even in the public eye. And there is fun to be had. Things get more tense around the full moon in Virgo on the 12^th. As if the moon in Virgo weren’t self-critical enough, there is a Saturn Mercury square. Oh jeez – take it easy. It is a great full moon for getting nudgy, detailed work done, so take some time to accomplish that. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and it’s the Spring Equinox! Yay! Then on the 25^th Venus retrograde moves past the Sun for a critical conjunction in the Venus retro process.   Your will run smack into your vision and values for yourself – ah, that dissonance I referred to above. After the contact with the Sun Venus goes into the underworld, and pulls you under as well so you can sort it all out.   Fun, right? The Aries new moon will help you go inward on the 27^th.

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21) Well, you of all people may actually enjoy the odd dynamics this month…. March begins with a dreamy Sun-Neptune influence which is great for creative and intuitive work. Then Venus turns retrograde on March 4^th for six weeks.   This juicy transit is all about reflecting on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. It’s not about big decisions or actions but rather about self-awareness. Let it just roll… After the 9^th Mars in Taurus will help anchor you in the midst of all the fire and air in the sky. On the 12^th there is a full moon in Virgo with strong Saturn Mercury aspects. Be careful about self-criticism and try instead to engage in self care and artistic expression. The potential for tension and miscommunication is pretty high on this lunation, so lay low. Then the Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and it’s the spring equinox! Yay! Venus retrograde crosses paths with the Sun on the 25^th. This is a critical point in the Venus retrograde process when you may run smack into your vision, desire, and values. Think of it like waling into a glass door and bonking your head.   As you bounce back you will be pulled into the underworld along with Venus as you sort out what it is you are not getting yet in your life. The Aries new moon on the 27^th will help you dive deeply into self-awareness.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21) Okay, March is fascinating! The big event is that Venus goes retrograde on March 4^th for six weeks of reflection about where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. It is a good period for self-awareness but not necessarily for action or decisions. But back to March… It begins with a dreamy Sun-Neptune conjunction for a few days of inspiration on all fronts. It is followed by Mercury –Sun aspects on the 5^th that are great for communication and interaction and busy fun. Then the full moon in Virgo falls on the 12^th along with Mercury-Saturn aspects. Be careful about crankiness and tension that could lead to miscommunication. Lay low and get some detailed work done. Hey – you could work on your taxes—imagine that!   The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and it’s the Spring Equinox! Yay!   Then on the 25^th the Sun and Venus retrograde cross paths – this is an incredibly important point in the Venus retro process.   You will confront some aspect of your desires and values and have to wrestle with how you’re living your life. After Venus passes the Sun she goes into the underworld and you do too. This marks the most intense time of self-reflection, the 20 days after the Sun-Venus pass. Use the new moon on the 27^th to dive deeply into yourself.

 CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19) This is a big month for you, mostly because Venus goes retrograde on the 4th. This juicy transit happens once every 18 months and lasts for six weeks. It is all about reflecting on where your life is in relation to your values, especially in the relationship and creativity departments. But because this pass of Venus retro is in Aries, it will have a lot to do with your desire for self expression… But back to the rest of the month. March opens with beautiful Sun-Neptune aspects which emphasize healing and creative work, followed by Sun Mercury contact on the 5^th which supports communication and mental activity.   Try to stay calm around the Virgo full moon on the 12^th which has strong Saturn Mercury action. This could make you edgy and tense and overly self critical. Lay low and get some writing done. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and it’s the Spring Equinox—yay! Then on March 25^th the Sun crosses paths with Venus retrograde, marking an incredibly important point in the Venus retro process.   You will confront some aspect of your desires and values and have to wrestle with how you’re living your life. After Venus passes the Sun she goes into the underworld, signifying the most intense time of self-reflection, the 20 days after the Sun-Venus pass. Use the new moon on the 27^th to dive deeply into yourself and start this important part of the work.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19) What an interesting month! Venus turns retrograde in Aries on March 4^th for six weeks! This important transit only happens every 18 months and is in important realignment for everyone.   You will get to reflect on your values, and how your life is in sync with them or not. Because it is Venus, of course relationships are up for examination although so are the values that undergird your connection to everything. Ad because most of this transit occurs in Aries, questions about self expression and confidence and how you get your needs met will be up. Meanwhile the month begins with a pretty Sun Neptune conjunction which is about healing and creative expression. Mercury is in there too so it’s a good time for communication and connection. There is a Virgo full moon on the 12^th with strong Mercury Saturn aspects. This could be a tense one. Try not to be too stressed and be careful about communication. It is a great time to get some detailed work done, however. The Sun enters Aries on the 20^th and yay! – it’s spring ! then on the 25^th the Sun crosses paths with Venus retrograde. This marks an important turning point in the Venus retrograde process as you confront a vision or value that you hold. Venus goes into the underworld over the next twenty days and so you have an opportunity for deep reflection about your life. No decisions or actions – just reflection. Use the Aries new moon on the 27^th to help you dive deeply.