The astrology of March is likely to pull the rug out from under our feet, peel off the wallpaper, and maybe even knock out a whole wall. Nearly every day this month contains a dynamic planetary alignment or a planetary ingress. Add to that our usual lunations and the vernal equinox, and we have the makings of a complete change of scene.
March contains the juncture of last and first signs of the zodiac (Pisces and Aries, respectively). When the sun enters Aries on March 20th, it will have completed its journey through all 12 signs, marking the astrological new year. The sign of Aries is symbolic of innocence and the thrust of energy required for something to be born. A new moon in Aries on the 21st adds to this sense of infancy, starting lines, and first steps. What makes this March particularly seminal, are the ingresses of Saturn and Pluto into new signs, which might register as whole new eras. All told, six planets change signs this month (Mercury does so twice).
Saturn enters Pisces on March 7, after spending six years in its home signs of Aquarius and Capricorn. While there, we had to face hard truths and grow up. In Pisces, the planet of limits, authority, and hard reality gets dropped into the vast ocean of dissolution and the immaterial. Pluto (planet of atomization and transformation) moves into Aquarius on the 23rd after showing us some decaying infrastructure during its 15 years in Capricorn. Pluto in Aquarius promises radical transformations in social structures and our relationship with technology. Note the ubiquity of AI stories and our changing relationships with social media. The result is akin to being on a Hollywood soundstage: One minute you're in familiar surroundings, the next, a film crew swaps out the scenery and "We're not in Kansas anymore."
