March 2021 Horoscopes
Hello delightful person! I’m experimenting with what I like to write, so I tried my hand at daily horoscopes. These are meant to be read as a general vibes report for the cosmos. Enjoy!
Image by Biegun Wschodni
[ID: Mountains in the distance create a backdrop against dreary gray skies. Small purple flowers peek over winter-dead tall grass, implying warmer days ahead.]
3/1
Amongst a lot of heavy unstable energy in the material world, Sun and Venus try to bask in any moments of pleasure or buoyancy they can find in creative supportive Pisces. Ideas and communications travel with ease between the Libran moon and the Aquarian travelers Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury. Get pumped up about ideas, but listen closely to others before acting on their behalf.
3/2
This day has the potential to begin under pressure, leaving you feeling spent by it’s close, but there is potential for helpful surprise interventions from others.
3/3
If feeling pulled around or frustrated by a situation, continue to explore your motivations for plans you’ve been developing over the last couple months. Do the Whats, Hows, and Whos still match the Why that had you excited in the first place? Moon and Water remind us that our body’s response to things can provide useful feedback in your decision making when the mind feels vexed. Late night/Early morning provides a balm, as the heat in Taurus is dialed down from a departing Mars, the moon makes a trine with Neptune.
3/4
Mars is in Gemini for the next ~6 weeks
Focus on 1-3 things, not 5-7! Clean up the clutter in your Gemini house(s), and if that’s your 8th or 3rd house, clean your altars!
Look back in your journal to 1/11 and see what was inspiring you giving you hope at that time. Jupiter and Mercury made their first of three conjunctions then, the second on 2/14, and finally, today before Mercury leaves Jupiter in the rear-view for good. Speeding off with our dreams in mind. Mars now in Gemini, our motivation is put into high-gear, but not for any particular reason. We’ve entered into some very mutable skies, plus we have a short burst of excitement from the moon in Sagittarius wanting to make things happen.
3/5
If you’re feeling creatively stuck, today’s skies support creative endeavors that could use some elbow grease. Melody, lyrics, or choreography don’t simply flow out of artists 24/7 like a magical wellspring. Loosen your own inhibitions and let yourself create something sloppy. First drafts aren’t just for paper.
3/6
There is a sense of needing to push through on some bigger plans, while also having focus drawn to myriad small distractions or responsibilities. Focus isn’t helped by Venus wanting to quietly explore pleasure at her leisure in Pisces. You may feel empowered to be assertive or forthwith, but not everyone needs to know your plans just yet. Today is a great day for self healing rituals as the moon travels over Ras Alhague (fixed star symbolizing the Divine Physician, Great Asclepius).
3/7
Pursuing something new, finding the best way to get what or where you want can be intimidating. Ahh the uncertainty of planting seeds you’re not even sure are legal, and not knowing which ones will bear fruit. Give yourself permission; permission to own that path or your preferences. Let go of the outcome and leave space to enjoy something not dictated by schedules or society.
3/8
A great day to channel intense emotion into movement or other forms of creativity as moon interacts with Neptune and Pluto. Focus on healing, not external validation, as these chthonic agents do not respond to ego-driven motives.
3/9
A day where we may feel a bit in our head as the Moon travels through Aquarius. Saturn reminds us of responsibilities or necessities. Venus adjusts course around the lunar node bendings, asking us if our desires hinder or help us get to where we want to go. Alternatively, Venus, lulled by Neptune into the briny deep, may potentially be calling us to ctfo, even if it means adjusting your ambitions for a day. Might be worth taking her heed.
3/10
After some joint analysis, Jupiter + Mercury are separately busy working on The Future. The moon moves past each, showing us with more clarity a path lit by wise hope a la Roshi Joan Halifax, not accepting the absolution granted by pessimism and optimism, but still acting in best interests. We receive the light of Neptune through the synthesizing lens of the Sun, providing inner wisdom or compassion to those still enough to hear it. Maybe you’ll just hear a roaring ocean in your mind. Maybe it’s tinnitus. Either way, stillness is a good idea today.
3/11
The moon enters Pisces today, highlighting our connection to others, our own wants, and likely a desire to rest. Mars and Saturn in Air signs don’t lend themselves to relaxation however, and restlessness may benefit from some movement.
3/12 and 3/13
Pisces New Moon - Big Nap Energy. Big Self Love Energy.
Our expectations don’t always match reality. Sometimes we’re unreasonable, expecting too much out of others or ourselves, perhaps projecting our expectations we have of ourselves onto others. Sometimes we have rose colored glasses or expect too little, not honoring our inherent value. The small bit of light left of the moon signals a time to wrap up the happenings of the last moonth, as we regroup for another.
Take these day to chill. Dance some big expansive circles. Move slow. Move inward.
Take a nap. Have a dream. Find that level of love or acceptance inside of yourself, the kind that feels so powerful it could move mountains. Maybe you thought of someone other than yourself when you thought of that kind of love. Now give that to yourself as well. Notice that I didn’t say ‘instead’. Recommitment to a value you hold. Recommit to yourself.
3/14
Hopefully you’re still riding that lunar self compassion wave onto the shores of Aries. Fire and air make quick work today as Saturn provides some guidance and stability to the moon, newly dried off in Aries. This stability in turn helps us be assertive in pursuing our individual needs, which is fuel for Mars, who is exploring and experiencing the curious landscape of Herme’s front yard. Look to Aries and Gemini in your chart for themes to focus on, getting the most out of our last full day with Mercury in an air sign, Aquarius.
3/15
There may be a high-pressured or frenetic energy coming through today, as the moon squares Pluto from the last degrees of Aries. Mercury’s ingress into Pisces adds more porosity, leaving an opportunity for us to be mentally scattered while being emotionally open. This is a tricky combination to hold, but we need not navigate it for long. Moons exit from Aries will dial down the heat.
With Mercury now in Pisces, ruling over Mars in Gemini for the month, I recommend dialing up the safety in your movement practices, making sure to warm up well, and be deliberate in how you move.
3/16
The moon enters what is usually a comfortable space in Taurus, but quickly meets her monthly runin with another unexpected to-do from Uranus. That also means encountering the business end of the Saturn Uranus Square. Certain resources are available for you if you adjust your perspective. When you find yourself in a different environment, things that may not have been helpful before, might be now (or the opposite).
Measure twice, cut once or abstain from cutting. Mars in Gemini has now lost the flow of intel coming from Mercury now in Pisces, who will become increasingly unavailable as he approaches the veiling kelp forests of Neptune. Messages do come, but they are in verse, code, or something else cryptic. Try to move slowly and have patience with exchanges.
3/17
Moon square Saturn today reminds us more viscerally our duties and responsibilities. Powerful insights may come into our consciousness today, so pay attention to inner wisdom. The ways in which we must hold autonomy over our lives pushes us to find solutions to myriad problems. There’s a sense today that if you feel out of control, you can grab that control right back with focus and determination. The trick is focusing our actions on what we are prioritizing in our mind.
3/18
Where in your life you choose to concentrate your resources informs what you dream up. It’s hard to dream of something you don’t have the resources for in the moment. Don’t let that hold you back. These are matters of the material plane, but they are fueled by our emotions and imagination. Without those, we wouldn’t feel inspired to build or act. Use any feelings of pressure or insecurity now as confirmation you are moving forward into unknown but necessary territory. Many times you are leveling up when feeling most incompetant. Feeling competent is not equal to success or wisdom, and often tricks us into resting on laurels.
3/19
Today and tomorrow are spicy mind or spicy words days. Dire weapons of the tongue are ready to be drawn, but it might not be on the most dependable intel. Mercury in Pisces sometimes struggles relating to others in ways modern society considers logical or rational, so keep that in mind as you interact with others. Our burdens call and we feel the need to make forward movement in our plans, just don’t let that enthusiasm or pressure lead to errors. Check and recheck what you produce or send out into the world.
3/20
It has felt like a season change the last several weeks as Pisces rang in the annual thaw in the Northern US. The Sun enters more clarity in dealing with matters of action. As nice as it’s been waxing poetic alongside Venus and Neptune, Spring in the Northern Hemisphere calls for us to get moving in literally any direction Mars sees fit. We are still in the presence of Moon, Mars, Rahu, so any agitation or confusion is best slept on. It may be especially hard to do so, given the Sun’s new fiery position. Today is Venus’ last day in free-flowing Pisces, so squeeze the last drops of lounging out of the day as best you can.
3/21
We get a break today from freneticism as moon enters the nourishing waters of Cancer, safe from the critical squint of Saturn. However, we get a reminder as soon as we step into the kiddy pool that we forgot to grab a beer. Venus just entered Aries today and joins the Sun, who together encourage us to assert our preferences, even if it means temporary discomfort. Stand up for what you want!
We also have the Mars and Saturn Trine perfecting today. This isn’t anything new, but the flow of work has improved. Whatever large plans or changes you have in the works, things should move along a bit more freely now.
3/22
While it won’t come to completion for another couple days, the Mercury Mars square is something to watch your mouth about. It can go a few ways. Mercury Mars configurations speak to the sharpness of words. Cutting/piercing/fricative words or ideas. For those of us who are more timid in general, this can be the transit to give courage in your words and help us speak out. For those of us who have no problem speaking our minds, be careful where you point that thing. Lawyer super powers. This will be true until Thursday/Friday and the aspect begins to separate.
3/23
Our imagination is strong today with the Moon Neptune trine. Regarding the weather of this week, accurate intel is a must before we take anyone, including ourselves to task. Fucky power dynamics may come into play as well, with Moon opposing Pluto who is still in the Cancer/Capricorn axis. Aspects to Pluto are highlighting how we distribute resources and care for ourselves and others.
3/24
Responsibilities or false societal guilt may discourage you from taking time for yourself, your creative spirit, or play, but don’t let it. All work makes us dull and we need to shine brightly during these dark times. Sometimes if we haven’t mastered our Aries part of the chart, we can feel like we aren’t “allowed” to do something. Don’t let self-doubt keep you sidelined when you know you are competent.
That Mercury Mars square is still strong, so keep your triple word scores comin if you’re timid by nature, and maybe keep them to yourself if you’re usually more outspoken.
3/25
The day starts positive with a lighthearted Leo moon balancing the ideas of buoyant Jupiter. Be inspired today, let yourself explore whatever makes your heart say YES. It might not feel useful but that might not matter. If you’re feeling generous, deliver your talents and presence on your own terms today, not letting others dictate how you spend your creative energy.
Once the moon enters Virgo by day’s end, we won’t have any problem deciding what to do with spirit. Mercury is on the lunar bendings today, amping up potential confusion in the material or conscious realm, but special understanding in the subconscious ones. A good day for journaling, not debate club.
3/26
After a long time dancing through the Zodiac hand in hand, Venus has finally united with the Sun fully and now separates. This is a clarifying time, helping us reflect on what we truly want the most and how we want to relate to others. What do we love whole-heartedly? What or who makes us feel enthusiastic and alive? This conjunction shows us possible answers to these questions. Mars approaching the head of the dragon means we may feel the desire to act on many disparate things, but try to quell that influence and stay focused on what is important to you.
3/27
Tensions arise between practical impulses and what is deeply known to the self. Now is not the best time to make impactful decisions, but it’s a great time to observe, listen, and find stillness to hear yourself. You may feel stressed, that you must do x,y,z or everything will fall apart, but sit with your sense of urgency for a moment before acting. Waiting now may work in your favor.
3/28 and 3/29
Libra Full Moon
Sunday begins with a Libra full moon in a grand Air trine with Mars and Saturn, spotlighting our relations with others. This free-flowing nature of Air provides a drive to collect, analyze, and then act on information. A constructive manifestation could be exploring solutions interpersonal or societal problems. Less constructively, an easeful flow of racing thoughts activating the mind and/or body, or analysis paralysis from data overload. It’s a busy day in the mind, so meditation or stillness may be helpful.
The full moon illuminates how we conceptualize and engage with our individual self, healthy necessary ego, and our unique path, while remembering our connection with others. The more we recognize interconnections with others, the more we heal the wound of separateness. We can hold space for the Self we need to navigate the world, but we can do it in cooperation with others, not in domination or exploitation. Own your preferences and needs, knowing you are inherently deserving of them. Know that others have equal right to pursue their preferences and needs as well.
Mercury who supervises Mars in Gemini, is currently full of Piscean poetic wisdom, but struggles to guide Mars in drier, practical matters. Mercury also conjoins Neptune today, adding even more opacity to circumstances and Mars’ ability to reason. With all the mental vibrations and potential unknowns, we may not have a clear mind. Mars on the north node also portends to messy situations. If the decision can wait, wait.
3/30
The dust hasn’t entirely cleared, but it begins to settle as many activating aspects are separating and moving on. Full moon knowledge is being integrated, and renewed strength in priorities and values propels us forward in a clearer direction. Today is also our monthly lunar opposition with Uranus, shaking up complacency, calling in unexpected news, feelings, or epiphanies.
3/31
The moon in Scorpio gets a boost from a jovial Jupiter Square, providing some encouragement that all we seek is not lost. Simultaneously the moon also trines Mercury and Neptune. While there isn’t much support today for plowing through a to-do list, there is much support for creative endeavors, like emotional expression through word or song. The moon in Scorpio might add an emo flair for all my 80s and 90s babies. I would say this month came in like a lamb and left like a lion. What do you think?