Year: 2019

“The Pacific Ocean overflowed the map. There was no place to put it. It was so big, unruly and blue that it fit nowhere. That’s why they left it in front of my window,” Pablo Neruda 

“The room was suddenly rich, and the great bay window was
Spawning snow and pink roses against it
Soundlessly collateral and incompatible:
World is suddener than we fancy it.” Louis Mac Niece 

The Sun is now in Pisces now until the Vernal Equinox on March 20. Albert Einstein was born under this somewhat magical, enigmatic, emotional and  sometimes absent- minded  sign.  He wrote  that imagination is more important than knowledge.

This Pisces season is ruled  by Neptune, the god of the sea who also rules the realm of dreams, visions and creativity. It is a good month to get in touch with a more poetic way of thinking. It also is a good time to expand empathy and kindness.

Venus is now conjunct Pluto and Saturn and this is very much like Persephone’s journey through the underworld. This planetary line up  offers the opportunity to understand more deeply  any issues dealing with  love and abundance in your life. But it does require a journey through a space of not-knowing.

The Irish human rights activist and lifelong love of William Butler Yeats, Maude Gonne, in the process of undergoing an initiation into a spiritual organization, was required to choose a phrase which symbolized her journey. She chose “Through the Darkness to the Light.” This is very much the realm of Persephone. And it’s wise to remember that when Persephone’s journey in the underworld ended, it signaled the beginning of spring and the growth of new life.

One of the Sabian symbols for the Sun’s ingress into Pisces is, “Moonlit fields, once Babylon, are blooming bright.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

“The day I saw beneath dark clouds
The passing light over the water
and I heard the voice of the world speak out,
I knew then, as I had before
Life is no passing memory of what has been
nor the remaining pages in a great book
waiting to be read.

It is the opening of eyes long closed.
it is the vision of far off things
seen for the silence they hold.” David Whyte 

Mercury retrograde heads up! Mercury will station retrograde on March 5 at 29 degrees of Pisces. The retrograde period will last through March 29th when it will station direct at 16 Pisces.  Do make sure any important materials are backed up and any necessary repairs are made in advance of this time to avoid the possible need to go back and redo.

After a mostly seven year stint in Pisces, Chiron the asteroid of the Wounded Healer enters the sign of Aries on Monday.  If you’re looking for ways to improve your courage, your determination and  your ability to assert yourself  this can be a fruitful time when the wind is at your back. The sign of Aries is associated with beginnings and it bodes well to look at how you initiate things. In general it’s a good time to improve the way  you use and direct your energy towards what you would like to accomplish.

Mars, the ruler of Aries is a fiery sign and can be hot headed at times as well as impulsive.

Chiron will transit the sign of Aries for the next seven years.

The Moon waxes Full Tuesday at 0 degrees of Virgo. This is a good time to look at how well your daily life supports your health and well being. If improvements need to be made this is a good time to design about a step – by -step process that can be put into place. Mercury  is conjunct Neptune now so creating a creative picture of your aspirations for your life in this area would be beneficial- a vision board, for example.

Venus is in Capricorn now and moving up to a conjunction with Saturn and Pluto this week. This is a good time for preparing your taxes, organizing financial matters and thinking seriously about where change needs to occur in this area. It can be a serious time for relationships and a good time to understand  issues in need of transformation on a deeper level. Keep the aspirations high in any discussions and be willing to “chop wood and carry water” to improve things.

Mars has moved into Taurus which is good for perseverance and steadiness. It can be frustrating time-wise if you are in a rush. It’s akin to the Seven of Pentacles in the Tarot deck. This is sometimes called the card of the gardener and is a reminder to remember to grow things slowly and steadily in accordance with the cycles of natural world. Often landscapers have Mars in Taurus.

Mercury is moving up to a conjunction with Neptune this week as the Sun enters the sign of Pisces. Do keep communications clear and make some time for dreaming.

The Sabian symbol for this week’s Full Moon is,” In a portrait the best of a person’s traits are idealized.”

Sabian symbols from Lynda Hill