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Friday, March 29, 2024

Mercury Retrograde in Aries and Venus and Neptune Hook Up in Pisces


 



Well, the month of March is winding down and as of April 1, we will have one retrograde planet: Mercury will station retrograde in 27 degrees of Aries.  It will be retrograde until April 25, when it stations direct in 16 degrees of Aries.  This is quite an April Fools move, n'est pas?  I know that most people don't like Mercury retrograde, but after this week's Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 25, it shouldn't be that bad.  On that day I posted:

We are literally in the midst of eclipse season and the next one happens on April 8.  It is a Solar Eclipse in 19 degrees of Aries. And retrograde Mercury will be conjunct that Moon in Aries, which could add to more misunderstandings.

Mercury actually entered its retrograde shadow on March 19, so if you have been experiencing the usual communication, transportation and electronic malfunctions, there is a reason.  Yes, we had a Lunar Eclipse in the Mercury retrograde shadow.  I personally had quite a lot of uncomfortable activity on the Lunar Eclipse (it fell in my 12th house and squared my nodes) and I have been hearing stories from friends and clients about tough times as the clearing out and releasing process began. My husband's cell phone died on the eclipse and my printer has been acting wonky all week.

What will it be like to have Mercury retrograde in Aries?  Well, we can expect more impatience and frustration with whatever delays and snafus we experience with communication, transportation and electronic devices. Mercury retrograde by its very nature requires us to review stuff and perhaps do it twice, which is not very compatible with the impulsive energy of the cardinal fire sign of Aries.  It can also make us more inclined to be more blunt and impolite in conversations.  Temper tantrums might be happening too. But the good thing about Aries being angry is that it tends to blow over quickly.  It's not like a Mercury in Scorpio, which tends to hold grudges. And on April 11, Mercury will be conjunct the Sun in 21 degrees of Aries, which can actually be favorable for making plans.  Mercury will be in the heart of the Sun or cazimi, as it is known.  And cazimi represents good luck, so there could very well be some opportunities presented to us on April 11.

On April 3, Venus and Neptune will be conjunct in 28 degrees of Pisces.  Venus is in its sign of exaltation and Neptune rules Pisces, so these two planets are very happy together.  It brings the potential for new romance or it can enhance the compassion and spiritual bonding in existing relationships.  But there is a shadow side to this aspect: it can make us fall in love with the ideal of love and bring major disappointments if we overidealize someone.  Venus conjunct Neptune has a tendency to blur boundaries and distort the truth. Just be careful with this one.  And people are extremely sensitive to words with this planetary alignment.  There is another perk to it, though: it can be a boon to creativity.  Hold that thought...

I would like to announce that I have another article published on PowerFortunes.com.  This one is about the upcoming conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus on April 20.  I was born during a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Cancer, so it is very relevant for me.  And I believe that this will be one of the most positive aspects to occur in 2024.  You can read it at:


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