Month: February 2024 (Page 1 of 3)

March 2024 in Astrology

25/02/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

March starts up slowly, but it will pick up some speed as we go along. Late in the month we will have a Lunar Eclipse, which will go along with a Solar Eclipse early in April. The weeks around Eclipses are always eventful moments, so we should be alert and aware about that. Specially around mid-March, we can start to feel things becoming more intense.

But going a little bit back, into February, the month ends with an exact conjunction between the Sun and Saturn. This conjunction always shows a moment of low energy, slowdowns, as well as a harsher mood. February ends on this note and the first week of March starts like this. So be aware that this early portion of March can be a moment where you are more tired, where you might need more rest and where certain slowdowns are possible.

Events in March 2024

28/02/2024 16:26 Sun Conjunct Saturn 15°35’04” Aquarius
06/03/2024 23:06 Mercury in Pisces
07/03/2024 00:17 Venus in Aquarius
09/03/2024 17:55 Mars Square Uranus 25°40’11” Capricorn 25°40’11” Aries
10/03/2024 05:00 New Moon in Purva Bhadrapada 26°05’09” Aquarius
14/03/2024 03:06 Sun in Pisces
15/03/2024 08:39 Mars in Aquarius
17/03/2024 07:22 Sun Conjunct Neptune 03°09’55” Pisces
25/03/2024 03:13 Lunar Eclipse in Hasta 11°02′ Virgo
25/03/2024 17:27 Mercury in Aries
31/03/2024 07:16 Venus in Pisces

Last month I mentioned how most of the planets were aligning in the Saturn signs, we start to see a break from that, with Mercury entering Pisces on March 6th. This lightens the mood, to a certain degree, as Saturn becomes a less dominant force. Although the planet is very strong, and a powerful influence, for most of early 2024 — up until around late April.

Saturn is all about problems, but also about solving these problems. So this shift, as well as the Eclipses, signals that these earlier months of the year showed us problem areas. Now we start dealing more with solutions, putting the work to fix things, etc.

On March 5th, we have the exact conjunction of Rahu to the asteroid Chiron. This is a longer transit, happening since late 2023 and in effect until around May. It deals a lot with old wounds, old emotional baggage and how affected we are by these troubled experiences and impressions.

Early March becomes a strong time to deal with this type of issue. We might be thinking a lot about the past, about how people affected us, how things could’ve been different, etc. This is an excellent moment to tackle any old wounds and rise above them.

The New Moon this month happens on Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra. This is an unusual and weird star, that deals with strange matters, upheavals and cycles of destruction and rebirth. The New Moon will happen just as Mars forms an aspect to Uranus, signalling a moment of tension.

So around the New Moon, we could see some shock, tension or trouble looming. Considering the nature of the influences involved, this can deal with actual violence. On a less radical level, it could deal with great tension and actions that cause great emotional shock on people.

The Full Moon this month is a Lunar Eclipse happening on Hasta nakshatra. As any Eclipse, it gains a much bigger importance than a standard Full Moon. As such, we should be aware weeks before, maybe even early in March, about this influence.

Hasta promotes trickery, so this could be a time of manipulation, exaggerated stories and riled up emotions on a mundane level. On a personal level, it signals a time for practical change, taking actionable steps towards changing something in our lives. Specially things related to our past or past problems.

The month ends amidst the strong energy of the Eclipses, as a Solar one will happen on April 8th. Similarly, Mercury will turn retrograde on April 1st (until April 25th), so we should be aware of issues regarding travel and communications in April. There is a lot of volatility between late March and April.

Summary

March is a fairly calm month, with a slow start, thanks to a tense Saturn aspect early on. But it will pick up the speed, and in surprising directions, as the month will be imbibed in the energy of the Eclipses. Shocking events, surprising events and many turns are possible, specially in the second half of March.

Later in March, I will publish specifically on the Eclipses, but for those curious I direct you towards my 2024 Predictions where I discussed the Eclipses and other events around the year. Also, my guide to Eclipses talks in detail about how Eclipses can affect you personally, so it is a good read now too.

On a personal level, Eclipses are always a time to go with the flow. We can feel intense yearnings and desires now. Sudden information can come out, which could alter our decisions, making it a bad time for big commitments. Yet, this intense energy can reveal a lot about our hidden needs and ideas, which can help us move forward, and maybe find something that we really wanted.

Mars in Pisces

19/02/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

Mars in Pisces is an interesting placement, as Pisces represents the end of polarities, as well as a diffusive energy. Meanwhile, Mars is all about focused energy and having a defined target. Similarly, Mars promotes individuality, while Pisces promotes merging or melting away with the world. A very interesting energy arises from these contrasts.

Pride, Passion and Arrogance

The passions of Mars in Pisces tend to be extremely variable, ranging from nothing to everything. Mars in Pisces usually has two main expressions, in my view, the diffused seeking and the merged energy.

The diffusive seeking deals with a person that really has no target in life, who stumbles upon life, carelessly. Pisces is all about letting go, so a hippie/troubadour living is always fitting for this sign. A native on this impulse might be involved with many things, many endeavors, without much result or much care about them. He just drifts.

The merged energy deals with a very focused individual, sometimes a captain of industry, very dedicated to his craft — whichever it is. I’ve seen this placement on many successful businessmen or those involved with large institutions. What gives?

Pisces is a formless energy, capable of nothing or everything, so possibilities are endless. A lot of people crave the freedom of being able to do everything, but they don’t consider the stress of having to decide what will you do, and what will you do first. That is the Pisces struggle.

So Mars here will usually find solace in merging, or melting away, in a pursuit and its rules/struggles. By focusing on something, the formless gains form, which is very pleasant to Mars.

Through that, Mars in Pisces will usually associate with a pursuit that requires a lot of them. They will work long hours, pay all the needed dues (maybe even more), be extremely dedicated and give their all.

Mars in Pisces can be found in: business, finance, music, arts, spiritual pursuits (priest, monk, etc.), philosophy, and others.

Independence and Risk

Mars in Pisces will take a lot of risks, and make a lot of sacrifices, for whichever pursuit they pick in life. There is a trend towards martyrdom in Pisces, so Mars here becomes a hero that sacrifices himself for his pursuit. They are not afraid of confrontation, humiliation, losing time, losing money, losing respect. As long as they feel that their pursuit, or mission, is important and deserving of such penance.

A big area of risk for Mars in Pisces tends to be experimentation, the diffusive seeking impulse I mentioned above. Some Mars in Pisces individuals can spend all life going through that. Although, usually, they will only spend part of their youth in that before finding their call. The risk comes from the seeking, where they can take many irresponsible risks or troubled avenues.

Tools and Weapons

Mars here has great intuition and perception of other people, their emotions and desires. So they can easily understand emotions and please people with their actions. This is why they have a knack for business, they know what troubles someone and they can easily provide a solution or safe harbor for that.

On the other hand, their main weapon is emotion. Things like emotional blackmail, verbal attacks or overall anything that afflicts someone mentally. These natives are prone to resentments, repressed anger and somewhat neurotic behavior, with occasional explosions of such repressed feelings.

Anger and Aggression

These natives tend to repress their anger. They are not prone to daily stormy moods, but they will become a hurricane when they crack. Repressed anger tends to be released all at once, at times, not even at the right target. Learning to deal, and release anger, in a constructive manner is a key lesson for this placement.

Feeling neglected, used or cheated causes deep anger on these people.

Sex and Men

Mars in Pisces usually shows that sexuality is an important emotional avenue for the native. So they need to feel connected or in sync with their partners before engaging in sex. Mars in Pisces usually shows someone very adaptable and tending to a partner’s needs.

For a man with Mars in Pisces, his behavior will always have a somewhat elusive or mysterious nature to it. People might have a hard time understanding you, you yourself could at times not understand the reasons behind the way you act.

If you have Mars in Pisces, you tend to be attracted to men that are: artistic, spiritual, mysterious, elusive. It also shows attraction towards those that are troubled in some manner, maybe someone with emotional issues, a broken bird of sorts, someone that seems to need help or support.

Other points

This placement deals a lot with exploring, searching and trying many different things, specially in youth.
At times, this placement can deal with sexual promiscuity, as the native will have a desire to explore.
Confusion is usually present here, and the native might need help to figure out his calling, or what he has to do in life.
When a vocation/pursuit is found, the native will be extremely dedicated and focused there. A lot of Mars in Pisces natives are very dutiful and committed.
Learning to deal with anger is a key lesson here. As not expressing it can lead to big blow ups.

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