Taurus Horoscope for the month of March, 2011

You have been fairly social with friends and groups that you are involved with and this will continue for the first half of the month with a flurry of activity and lots of calls and communication. You will have an ability to cooperate and will learn a lot about yourself and how you fit in with others. Your mind is sharp and communication is favored allowing for a lot of positive outcomes with groups and friends. You may be asked to step up and lead at this time, don’t shy away since this may be an opportunity for you to really get something done. Be careful, however, not to overindulge in fattening or rich foods and try not to avoid responsibilities in favor of pleasure and daydreaming. It’s OK to enjoy yourself, surround yourself with beauty, and love affairs will be favored, but don’t let yourself slip into the illusion that if you ignore it, it will go away. You are feeling very generous now and love affairs started at this time may feel especially romantic and selfless, and as long as you can stay realistic, this is a wonderful time for relationships. As the month passes, you are feeling more introspective. This is a good time for evaluating the previous year and taking stalk of what you have accomplished. If you find you have childish or outdated behaviors that no longer serve their purpose, it is time to let them go. As the mood becomes a bit more serious at the end of the month, make sure to start buckling down to get the work done. As you prepare for your solar return, you have a lot of influences coming up that will allow you to lay the ground work for positive change in your life for the next few years. Don’t let this subtle energy pass you by without taking advantage of the opportunity to begin a new chapter of your life.

Aries Horoscope for the month of March, 2011

Spring is always a time of rebirth for you, Aries, but this spring is going to be particularly full of energy and a desire for change. Your mind will be buzzing with thoughts and inspiration for a new you in this upcoming year and you may be considering ways to improve yourself or your situation. Although you will want to talk about all your exciting ideas with friends, also make sure you take time to sit quietly with your thoughts for contemplation. I know that this isn’t your strong suite, so maybe some moving meditation such as Yoga or Tai chi will help you collect your thoughts. If you have been having any tensions with friends or associates, there may be an opportunity this month to smooth things over, as you will have moments of positive energy and the ability to impress others at the beginning of the month. Just make sure to be honest with others and try not to put on a show. Let your natural enthusiasm for your new venture shine through; you never know when a friend may be able to lend a hand or have a good suggestion. Try not to get overwhelmed when you think of all the work that may be ahead to accomplish all you want to do. Work at trying to keep a positive attitude and balancing your current responsibilities with your desire to socialize and daydream about the future. As long as you are getting your work done, make sure to find some time to play; especially if your recreation involves something physical that can help to expend some of the energy that will be building up right now. You have a real need to shake up your routine and break away from the norm. This may help you with this personal change you want to make, but make sure that you are taking risks and making changes that will be positive and healthy, not risky just for the thrill of it. Also, try to get any technical work or contracts completed and signed before the 30th, as Mercury goes retrograde on this day and things could get a bit muddled after that.

February 6, 2011

Although we will continue to feel the influence of Saturn in retrograde until June, the trine to the Sun that has been making the Saturn influence particularly uncomfortable, is finally starting to separate today. Any projects or changes that you began on Wednesday’s new moon should have plenty of energy to carry it through.

As a general rule, I find that most projects should be started on or as close to the full moon as possible, but this full moon was especially useful because of the Sun-Mars conjunct that has been forming and lending its energy. There is also a great deal of help with Mars trine Saturn helping to push you forward at a steady pace instead of the sporadic, hard to handle energy that can sometimes be associated with Mars.

One of the good things about this long Saturn retrograde is the opportunity for reflection and self evaluation. There is not any Neptune influence causing you to daydream about what might be; no rose colored glasses to cloud your outlook. This is a good time to honestly listen to any gut feelings about what you need to clean up or finish in your life that will allow you to go forward in June when Saturn goes direct again.

February 2, 2011

I had a great talk last night with a dear friend of mine about the pressure that Saturn has been applying in her life lately. She has been dealing with career, relationships and priorities for months and she said she was beginning to feel like it was never going to end! As I have been looking through daily transits, I had to admit that everything seems to have been setting off Saturn lately, which unfortunately has been in retrograde, just in case things haven’t been difficult enough.

Now, I know that different people have varying degrees of difficulty with transiting Saturn, but one thing that I wanted to remind her of, and anyone else that seems to feel as if the universe has been handing them one difficult situation after another, is that this is a time for reflection. Take a good look at what can be let go of and how your life can be simplified. Sometimes the universe (and especially Saturn) puts just the tests and blocks in our way that we need in order to remind us of what is important and what we need (or don’t need) to truly create the lives that will make us happy.

If you have been sad, depressed or full of self doubt, thinking that maybe you have headed down the wrong path or are not accomplishing what you wanted to in life, remember that you are always exactly where you need to be in order to learn the lessons you must and move forward. Pick yourself up and remember that this too shall pass. Try to listen to what your inner voice is telling you and start letting go of what is not necessary. Once things are more simplified, your Saturn transit will be more constructive and less destructive – the harder you fight this change, the more obstacles will be put in your path so figure out what the flow is and go with it.