March 1-3 Mars sextile Neptune Mars in Sagittarius is in positive relationship with Neptune in Aquarius for the next three days. With Mars/Neptune energy, we are asked to surrender our sense of personal will so that we can be guided by spirit. Another way of saying this is learning how to "go with the flow." So much of what we learn in this culture has to do with making things happen or using our strong will to control and manage our lives. Use the energy of Mars and Neptune to learn how to surrender your attachment to the outcome. By acknowledging that we are not alone, we can then tap into grace and return to being in the flow of life rather than fighting it. March 8 Venus retrograde Venus in Aries will move in retrograde motion from March 8-April 19. Venus retrograde signals a time when we can look deeply at what we value. During Venus’ retrograde we have an opportunity to remove ourselves from the overwhelming and powerful values of the culture so that we can be more objective about what is truly important to us. Freed from the pressures we experience from our family, culture, religion, and society to conform to their values, we have a chance to align our values with our inner selves. With Venus retrograde, we have an opportunity to reinvent our values so that they are rooted in our own unique experience. Once our values are clarified, the natural inclination is to want to share our values with others, to connect and link up with like-minded souls who support our individual values. Since the planet Venus rules or is associated with the heart chakra, there is an additional impetus to connecting with others and sharing what we value with them during a retrograde period. By sharing with and being supported by like-minded souls, we have an opportunity to share our heart with others, to let down our guard so that we can be truly received and appreciated for who we are. In many ways, the retrograde period asks us to look at how we can be more connected with our deepest, most authentic values. March 9 Full moon in Virgo The full moon in Virgo brings a strong awareness of the need to nurture and take care of ourselves. Focusing on diet, nutrition, mind/body awareness, and healing this month will bring powerful results. Use the positive qualities of Virgo, discernment and discrimination, to put your life and daily routine into increasingly coherent order. By being mindful about how you can make your daily life more streamlined and efficient now, you will be able to fully experience the balance, harmony, and peacefulness brought in by the moon in Libra. With the full moon in Virgo, our awareness is focused on taking care of ourselves on an emotional level. Use this month to find out what your body needs to support your emotional health. Maybe it needs more exercise, better nutrition, or more attention paid to your diet. The new moon in Virgo helps us to tune in to how we can nurture the relationship between body and mind. March 16-April 6 Mercury in Pisces Our job when planets are journeying through the sign of Pisces is to learn the value of surrender and to open our consciousness so that we can transcend our perception of separateness. With Mercury in Pisces, we have an opportunity to communicate our understanding of these principles to others. Having learned the lessons that transiting Saturn in Taurus has taught us over the last two and a half years — walking our talk, taking a stand for ourselves, creating distinct boundaries — we can then flow more gracefully with the Piscean energies without fear of losing ourselves through unconscious merging with others. Creating a sense of distinct personal boundaries is often one of the greatest challenges for those that have been very open emotionally and intuitively from an early age. Oftentimes, the intuitive sees his or her gifts as a liability rather than an asset. The hidden blessing from the soul perspective, though, is that the intuitive/feeler personality has had great training in merging or transcending self. If we can reframe these abilities in a spiritual context this month (i.e. the "urge to merge" with Spirit), then the highest manifestation of Pisces energies, the desire for unity consciousness, can emerge. With Mercury in Pisces, it’s time to re-envision your dreams. One of the most powerful ways you can do this is to access the imaginal realm through journaling, drawing, meditation, or daydreaming. It is through the imaginal realm that all new possibilities are created. By allowing your imagination to lead at this time, you may access new ways of being what you’ve never "dreamed" of before. March 17 Pluto retrograde Pluto will be retrograde in Sagittarius from March 17 through August 23. This is a time to check in with how we are manifesting our power and speaking our truth. Since Pluto in our birth chart represents where we tap into collective power or will, Pluto retrogrades are a time when we can reflect on how we are using our personal power. Do powerful people make you uncomfortable? Do you react strongly to any perceived misuse of power from those in your life? Do you often see in others a tendency to manipulate or control? If so, then the Pluto retrograde period may be a time to look at how you may be feeling disempowered in your life. Conversely, it may be a time to discover how you can increase your sense of personal power into more areas of your life. In particular, Pluto retrograde in Sagittarius is asking each of us to speak our own truth more powerfully. This is especially so for those born in middle degrees (13-15 degrees) of Sagittarius, as Pluto will be conjoining (at the same degree as) their sun this year or next. Pluto transits to the sun bring to the surface whatever we have repressed or hidden. If you have been hiding your light under the bushel and not sharing your truth (you know who you are!), then Pluto says "Let’s blow apart whatever is preventing you from sharing your light and truth with others!" March 20 Sun enters Aries The sun moves into Aries, heralding the spring equinox of equal days and equal nights, on March 20. The principles of Aries are initiation, germination, and emancipation. In the natural world, it is a time of sowing and germination. The seedling breaks out of the seed and makes its way through the soil to emancipation. The Aries principle is symbolized by the catalytic process and by acts of initiation and innovation. Our job during the sign of Aries is to spring into action in new and innovative ways using our natural leadership and delegation skills to empower others to become involved in whatever we’re committed to. So save your "spring cleaning" for fall when you are going to be inside, and use the Aries energy to catalyze yourself and others into action. March 24 New moon in Aries The new moon in Aries asks us to speak out boldly about what we need for emotional fulfillment. Moon in Aries is calling us to bring full awareness to our needs so that we then can be totally present and authentic with others. Only when we can truly nurture ourselves and honor our own needs for independence, autonomy, and freedom can we truly be in relationship with others. What nurtures us this month is activating our will to initiate action in our lives. If there are any projects that you’ve been putting off, use the new moon energy to get yourself motivated and into action! March 29-April 11 Jupiter trine Neptune Jupiter in Gemini is in flowing aspect to Neptune in Aquarius from March 29-April 11. This is an interesting combination, as both planets are expansive and associated with developing a broader vision. Since Jupiter is in Gemini, the sign of the mind, it is an especially good time to go on a vision quest. In the shamanic tradition, vision quests were opportunities to break out of the mold of everyday thinking (often through fasting or sacred substances) so that a higher vision could be attained of one’s purpose. The same outcome can be achieved with this transit by evoking and fostering the imaginal realm. As we bypass the rational mind through drawing, trance work, hypnosis, or dream work, we access deeper layers of mind that can bring forth an expanded vision of who we are. 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By adding the universal year 2001 (2+0+0+1=3) to the 3rd month of March, we come up with the vibration of 6. The 6 month asks us to tune in to how we can be of service to others through expressing the healing power of love. The challenge this month is to learn how to tap into our love of beauty and harmony so that we can come into balance. Take some time this month to work on beautifying your environment. By doing so, you will feel more harmonious and balanced, and others will feel healed solely by being in your space. Try to see yourself as a channel for unconditional love flowing through. As you tap into this love yourself, you will be able to give it out to others without feeling burdened or drained.