Year: 2024

Monday’s  Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (at 3 AM EDT)  is at 5 degrees of Libra, the sign of diplomacy and relationships. Eclipses are always a good time for a reset of some kind and this time around, this involves our relationships – with ourselves and others as well as our relationships to patterns and habits in our lives.

Libra is a sign that is associated with equilibrium and so it is a good time to look at the balance in relationships -for example where we give power away  unnecessarily, how we can be overly accommodating to others in a way that feels inauthentic or how we have used or abused power in the past.

This Eclipse is also about the patterns in our life related to self esteem and life path. Are the patterns and routines  in your life supportive of where you would like to be going?

Eclipses are threshold time and offer the opportunity for personal evolution. There is support from the starry heavens for positive change at this time.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A man watches his ideals taking a concrete form before his inner vision.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

“I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
I do not think that they will sing to me.
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves,
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water, white and black.” TS Eliot

“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” George Orwell

Mars, the planet of desire and action moves into the watery, dreamy sign of Pisces March 22 and will remain in Pisces through  April 30, 2024.

Although we have just moved into the fiery Aries season heralded by the recent Vernal Equinox, Mars in Pisces brings a different energy to the table.

Mars is fiery – he moves  directly towards his desire with ardor and passion. Pisces is dreamy, illusive, sensitive and like a fish, flows with the tides and currents. Have you seen how a school of fish can shift their direction suddenly?

Mars in Pisces is a good time for self nurturing. It bodes well to make some time each day to calm the body and the mind. Yoga, meditation, spiritual retreats and time by the ocean  will all be beneficial.

Its a good time to play catch-up with yourself. Allow a broader, perspective to emerge and gain new understanding.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A petrified forest, an eternal record of a life lived long ago.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

 

“In Just
spring     when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloon man

whistles    far     and wee

and eddieandbill  come
running from marbles
and piracies  and its
spring

when the world is puddle -wonderful” e.e.cummings

“Pisces season is good medicine for the heart, it’s the green room that prepares us to step on stage once more as the Aries equinox arrives.” Paetra Tauchert

The week starts out with the Sun in late Pisces still widely conjunct Neptune. Under this influence it bodes well to heighten intuition and clarify dreams and visions to set in motion on the Spring Equinox on Tuesday March 19 at 11:06 PM EDT.

The Sun enters the sign of Aries on the Spring Equinox- Tuesday March 19 at at 11:06 PM EDT. This  is a potent time to turn over a new leaf and make a re- energized start into the future. It’s a time of starting a new cycle and new things.

Mercury will be conjunct Chiron – the asteroid of the Wounded Healer this week. Chiron will be a strong influence for several weeks and during the upcoming eclipses on March 25 and April 8. The Sun, the Moon  and Chiron will be all exactly conjunct at the time of the Solar Eclipse on April 8. Eclipses can be felt before the actual event and this conjunction is an influence now. Under this influence it is likely that old wounds may arise making it a good time to assess  the progress that has been made or needs to be made on the path of growing and evolving. Both personally and globally it’s a good time to look at how we use anger and aggression.

Venus is conjunct Saturn this week – Steven Forrest calls Saturn a “grown up planet.” Saturn is associated with building a strong foundation. It provides a good time to look at  commitments  in  relationship – both in terms of self worth and self esteem as well as our relationships with others.

Mars will move out of Aquarius into the watery sign of Pisces on Friday.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill