MARCH
2005
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Mar.01 – Mercury SQR Pluto (in Pisces/Sagittarius)
Empowerment in your communication and perceptions is
the challenge you face right now, but this may not come easily. It
may involve having to face some rather difficult truths that disturb
your sensitivities. But in doing so, you gain a greater and deeper
understanding and acceptance of your situation and your place within
it.
Mar.03-07 – Mars SQR Jupiter, OPP Saturn
(in Capricorn/Libra/Cancer)
This is a challenging combination of energies (in orb
from about Feb.24 to mid-March). It may feel like you are being held
back by arbitrary circumstances or by your own fears of inadequacy.
The impulse to over-react or become self-righteous is likely to just
make matters worse. It is better to deal with the situation
diplomatically, responsibly and philosophically, while still
responding directly and assertively. Aim to be grounded, calm and
clear, rather than rigid or defensive.
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Mar.04 – Venus CNJ Uranus (in Pisces)
You may encounter surprises and bursts of insight
about your relationships, interactions, finances, material security
or values. Whether you are involved in creative projects, investment
opportunities, falling in love, or feeling frustrated by your
current relationship, this can be a time when you are struck by the
lightening of inspiration and insight, although it may take a while
to bring this to fruition.
Mar.04 – Mercury in Aries (until May 12)
Directness of speech, fast perceptions and a “just do
it” attitude marks this time. Mercury stays a long time in Aries
this time, since it will go retrograde later in March, so there is
ample time to get into the rhythm of this energy. If you are making
plans or want to get well focused to make some changes in your life,
this is a good time to do it. Just be aware that it won’t be a
straight line, and you will need to distinguish between necessary
detours and simple distractions.
Mar.04 – Mercury enters the Shadow (until May 1)
Mercury now enters the area of sky where it will
later go retrograde (from Mar.19 to Apr.12). This means that
situations developing over the next 2 weeks are likely to require
further research and consideration over the next couple of months.
If you are making important decisions during this time, try to build
some flexibility into your plans to allow for later changes. For the
next 2 weeks, be aware of the areas that need healing in your life,
especially those areas where you might tend to react a bit too
quickly or directly, and the areas where your reactions get tangled
up in guilt, hesitancy or fears of inadequacy. By the end of this
cycle, you will have new insight and direction in these areas.
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Mar.10, 4:10AM EST – NEW MOON in Pisces
Over the next 4 weeks, you are urged to seek a higher
perspective in your life situations, in the world around you and
your place within it. Connections to the “big picture” will likely
come easily, but translating those perceptions into ordinary life
and your personal worldview may be more of a challenge. Keep
yourself grounded with reality checks, don’t forget to paint
yourself into that “big picture,” and remember that every long
journey consists of a series of small, practical steps.
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Mar.10-14 – Sun/Venus TRI Saturn (in Pisces/Cancer)
During this time, you may find that limits and
boundaries don’t feel constricting so much as they are a welcome and
sheltering container that helps to minimise confusion and ambiguity.
It is a time to commit yourself to certain choices, leaving behind
the spectrum of possibilities that dazzle your eyes. But this has
the effect of freeing rather than restricting you. This will unfold
over the next 4 weeks, with the lunar cycle.
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Mar.14 – Jupiter TRI Neptune (in
Libra/Aquarius)
This is the second of three passes of Jupiter Trine
Neptune (the other two in Nov/04 and Aug/05), although this energy
remains in effect throughout 2005. In the first pass, you had the
opportunity to channel your ideals and compassion into intuitive and
creative healing. This time you are challenged to begin translating
this vast, sublime energy into practical, concrete, structured
applications. Although it will take time to develop, the insights,
information and opportunities to help you do this may come so fast
or be so subtle that you miss or dismiss them.
Mar.14-18 – Sun/Venus SQR Pluto (in Pisces/Sagittarius)
Inner empowerment is an important resource during
this time, in order to deal with the challenges you are facing now.
These challenges may come in the form of confrontations, power
struggles, challenges to your beliefs, or having to let go of
emotional issues that are now holding you back from where you need
to go. If necessary, slow down, get grounded, and take things one
step at a time.
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Mar.19 – Mercury goes Retrograde (until Apr.12)
Mercury retrograde is a time to rethink, rehash and
reflect. Try to put off final decisions about things until after it
goes direct (Apr.12). The first half of this retrograde period will
focus on bringing the peaceful, humanitarian, compassionate energy
of the Jupiter-Neptune Trine (see Mar.14) into a more accessible
form. This will mean stripping away the fluff and ambiguity until
you have an essence that can be worked with directly, quickly and
energetically. By early April, the focus will shift to taking that
essence and using it to heal old unfinished business. This can
happen by reframing it in a new broader context and thereby finding
new ways to respond in a more detached (less reactive) way.
Mar.20, 7:33AM EST – Vernal Equinox – Sun in Aries
(until Apr.19)
Happy
Birthday, Aries! This is the Vernal Equinox—the time when day and night are
of equal length. In the northern hemisphere, this marks the beginning of
Spring as the light increases; in the southern, it is the start of Fall as
the light decreases. While the Sun is in Aries, it is a time when all of us
(not just those born under the sign of Aries) have the opportunity to
experience our Aries nature. Here are some suggestions about how to explore
your Aries nature: What do you want to start in your life? What new
activities do you want to begin that you’ve never done before? What will
give you the courage and confidence to bring these into your life? If it is
not possible to do this, or if you encounter delays, how do you deal with
your frustration? Do anger and frustration motivate you to take action, or
do they overwhelm and inhibit you? How do you express your anger, and does
this clear the air or just create more problems? Use this time to explore
these and related areas.
Mar.20 – Mars in Aquarius (until Apr.30)
This marks a shift in the style of how you assert and express
yourself, which will impact your experience of the Mercury Retrograde cycle
(above). During this time you may find it easier to break out of old habits
and ruts, but be careful not to fall into rebelling just for the sake of
stirring up trouble or being erratic and reckless just to prove you can
choose your own path.
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Mar.21 – Saturn goes Direct (until Nov.23)
For
up to a week before and after this date, Saturn’s energy is especially
intense and strong. You might experience this as physical or mental
heaviness, sluggishness, or finding that you have to "get real" with some
responsibilities. This can be a turning point in long-term projects and
plans, or you may start to be able to deal differently with old limitations.
If you’re dealing with closure or endings, this is likely to be a time when
you can start to let go and move forward.
Mar.22 – Venus in Aries (until Apr.15)
Relationships, finances, resources and values take on the attitudes of
assertiveness, directness, and the pursuit of freedom and independence.
Impulse buying is possible, so be sure you can afford it! Your style of
interaction may become somewhat more direct, open or flirtatious. You may
prefer to acquire and spend money quickly and casually, finding it hard to
budget or think in terms of long-term material security.
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Mar.23 – Mars CNJ Chiron (in Aquarius)
Your
ability to take action, be assertive, and move forward in your life may feel
a bit held back or complicated by limitations right now. This is a good time
to reassess where you are going, how you are getting there, and whether
those things that once motivated you are still important to you. It may be
time to break free from conventional ways of acting and find the courage to
choose your own path. Just be careful not to be reckless or create more
problems than you solve.
Mar.25, 3:58pm EST – FULL MOON in Libra (Sun in
Aries)
This
is the fruition time of the New Moon of Mar.10. What began at the New Moon
as an inspired reach toward a higher purpose, now becomes clearer, focused
impulse at a more mundane level. With Mercury retrograde, you might have to
do a bit more research or rethinking before the final push, but your vision
and drive are likely clearer and more focused. Thinking and acting "outside
the conventional box" will help you keep progressing toward your goal.
Although it may seem like what's required to make it happen doesn't quite
match the greater context of inspiration that has brought you this far, keep
putting one foot in front of the other and stay focused on your long-term
goals.
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Mar.26 – Pluto goes Retrograde (until Sep.02)
For
up to a week before and after this date, Pluto's energy is especially strong
and intense. You might experience this as the intensity of having to face
aspects of yourself or others that are difficult to accept. You may be
becoming aware of some part of yourself or your life that has fulfilled its
purpose and needs to be shed like a snake's skin. Over the next 5 months,
you will work at loosening and letting go of that "skin" and preparing for
the rebirth that will result from it.
Mar.29-30 – Sun-Mercury-Venus CNJ (in Aries)
This
is a somewhat rare alignment of the Sun, Mercury and Venus. For a few days
before and after this time, these three planets join forces to focus the
energy of selfhood, assertiveness, independence and adventure. Your
thoughts, speech, desires and interaction with others are likely to emerge
forcefully, directly, impulsively and freely—as spontaneous self-expression,
rather than conscious or deliberate communication. If you find your foot
lands in your mouth without warning, take some time alone to get centred and
find out what you really want.
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(Jump to April 2005)
© 2005
Wendy Guy
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