The beginning of April brings the middle of Aries season. All of the energy that we bottled up over the winter is now ready to explode into one hearty push to make something (anything) happen. Aries isn’t so concerned about the results of its actions so long as there is action. Even though Mercury moves into slower-paced Taurus on the 3rd, it’s no match for the explosive energy that’s possible around the 11th as the Sun and Jupiter conjoin in Aries. Venus also has a spring in her step as she moves into fleet-footed Gemini. This month’s full moon in Libra, on the 6th, may give us a little smack on the wrist if we’ve overstepped our bounds in all of our excitement. It’s more of a love-tap than a reprimand. That Libra influence is just reminding us that if we move too fast or forcefully, someone might get hurt.
April is also host to an extremely rare hybrid solar eclipse in Aries on April 20th. A hybrid solar eclipse combines an annular and a total solar eclipse where the former becomes the latter and then usually reverts back. This event symbolizes the month so perfectly as we have signals to run out the door and signals to go back home. In fact, on the day of the premature-weirdo eclipse in just-do-it Aries, the sun enters wait-for-it Taurus. To add to the conflicting forward-backward shenanigans, Mercury stations retrograde in Taurus on the 21st.
This month is a teaser for sure. It’s like watching the trailer for a movie you can’t wait to see, and then finding out it won’t be released until next year. Netflix reruns it is. Or, maybe we can learn to savor excitement, relish anticipation, and use patience as a way to extend our enjoyment.
This article appears in April 2023.
