THIS MONTH’S ASTROLOGY

You’ll all be pleased to know that the astrology for March, even with another eclipse, is much more benign than our previous months. This is not to say that we are totally out of the woods, but a Jupiter infused eclipse on the third casts an aura of benevolence over all of the astrological terrain.

Of course, all the big movers and shakers, Uranus and Neptune and Pluto continue to work together to make this decade one of profound transformation and, of heightened intensity at this very point in time. Coupled with the primal powers of the deep feminine rising and some magnificent alignments of healing energy, we will still have our work cut out for us. Jupiter and the eclipse will lubricate the wheels of healing and evolution with more than a few helpful nudges to keep us moving and not to fall into complacency.

Sun in Pisces Conjunct North Node and Pallas Athena

As from the third, all the inner planets excluding the Moon, will be in Pisces, a time of dropping or being drawn more into the emotional layers of ourselves, encouraging greater connection between our conscious minds and our physical and emotional bodies. The general pace of Pisces is slower and, in many ways, gentler, especially considering the last weeks of spiky, neurone stressing turbulence from so much energy being in Aquarius.

And the Sun not only highlights our emotional selves but also the more mystical, spiritual dimensions of ourselves in ways that can infuse our day-to-day lives with greater intuition, insight, subtle perceptions and ability to flow.

On the North Node, that visionary, futuristic portal, the Sun will provide through our subtler senses, glimpses of a potential future infused by the spiritual and creative gifts of the Piscean part of self.

Venus conjunct Mercury and Persephone in Pisces

Having the goddess of love right next to the Queen of the Underworld can be very challenging, within ourselves and in our relating. Either way, her presence demands that we get down to the deep truths of what’s happening or not happening in our capacity for opening to love and in our intimate relationships. She also demands that we grow up more psychologically, sexually and spiritually in ways that honour the intelligence of the lower chakras and the deep feminine.

Mercury retrograding in Pisces conjunct Venus till the third

Mercury will be going against the tide in Pisces, going all the way back to 8° of the sign on the 20th, to then spend the rest of the month in forward motion.

The highlights in that journey, however disturbing the retrograde motion is for the rational mind and our sense of order, is that his conjunction with Venus will be embedded in the eclipse, as part of the big focus on relationship evolution this month.

Mars in Aquarius still conjunct Shiva, Medusa and Vesta, squaring Uranus in Taurus

Once again, having our personal will and ego drives are shackled to the sheer transformative potency of Medusa and Shiva, tests us around the effective use of power. Our anger issues for instance can surface in ways that even small frustrations or irritability can escalate quickly thanks to the surfacing of distortions to these great powers. That all of them are squaring the volatile Uranus declares that we are still in a potential danger zone around accidents, violence and sudden unexpected explosions of energy.

Saturn conjunct Neptune at 1° of Aries

This collective transit that has produced great periods of uncertainty, anxiety, lack of clarity and diminished drive, basically affecting everybody on the planet whether they are conscious of it or not. The evolutionary nature of it can be described as massive deconstruction/reconstruction phase.

It may just be, as this is the final surge of this process that will progressively turn the dial more towards the reconstructive end of the spectrum.

Chiron conjunct Ceres in Aries sextile Hygeia in Gemini

The healing potential of this coming together is accentuated by exact textiles to the healing goddess Hygeia. These three, Chiron, Ceres and Hygeia are also positively aspecting the Vesta, Medusa, Shiva and Mars conjunction. This is particularly auspicious for all the great potential healing underlying even the toughest of aspects this month.

Total Lunar Eclipse: Virgo Moon opposite Pisces Sun; peaks at 10:34 PM Sydney AEDT March 3rd

Being so close to the start of the month, this Eclipse has almost identical astrology to the March chart. This means that it will send a major pulse through all the aspects I’ve outlined above, whether “positive or negative” in quality.

Fortunately, Jupiter has the effect of protecting us from the worst of difficult aspects, of helping us move with the necessary challenges and to highlight the gifts and the opportunities that every eclipse offers us.

Go well,

with love and blessings,

Daniel