March always shares the signs of Pisces and Aries; the end of winter meets the start of spring (the equinox arrives on the 20th). This particular March installs a revolving door for Venus and Mercury to enter and exit both signs, multiple times, for approximately two months.
Venus stations retrograde in Aries at the first of the month, and prepares for her underworld journey. For 40 days and 40 nights, the planet of consensus and pleasure will dig deep into her heart and psyche to redefine her values, desires, and attachments. In Aries, Venus values her sovereignty, but by the time she backtracks into Pisces on March 27, she’ll begin to question how much independence she truly needs. Mercury enters headstrong Aries on March 3, and prepares for its retrograde journey on the 15th. Words stab like daggers for a few weeks before Mercury backs into poetic Pisces on the 29th. This back-and-forth movement over these two signs describes a desire to take decisive actions based on faith. This could result in crusader-like heroism, collective acts of protest, or martyrdom in the name of higher forms of love.
On March 14, a total lunar eclipse occurs in Virgo. This eclipsed full Moon that sits opposite the Sun and Saturn in Pisces might burst some bubbles of hope and faith. The upshot is that we’ll learn exactly what steps we should take to firm up wobbly intentions or flimsy plans. On March 29, a partial solar eclipse in Aries urges us to pursue our desires honestly, nakedly, and directly. In Aries, there is no time like the present. For better or worse, we’re less concerned with the consequences of our actions. Finally, on the 30th, nebulous Neptune makes its first ingress into Aries, beginning a long process of glorifying and complicating all that is martial and individualistic.
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This article appears in March 2025.
