March 3rd, 2010

Dear Friends,

Are you ready for change? Are you ready to turn a corner? The energy is coming for just that. The uncertainty that has been part of our lives for some time is leading to something. Even the weather has been uncertain and unusual. What is it all about? It is the breaking up of the old concrete, old ways of thinking, old ways of doing, and opening the door to new things. Mars goes direct at 00 degrees of Leo after being retrograde since December 20th. What has been held back will be released. The energy to move forward will be available, and it may come with a force after being held back for so long. Leo is the sign of the Zodiac that has to do with the heart and the upper back. It is how we stand erect and lead with our hearts. This is the way we look when we are confident, happy, and doing what we love. Mars has been busy in Leo since October 16th, and I guess he ran into a speed bump, and had to stop and go retrograde on December 20th to point out where the blockages are. Mars will be moving forward from the beginning of Leo on March 10th and move through the whole sign without a hitch. Mars will be finished with its job in Leo on June 7th. This will improve how you express yourself. This will improve your ability to see the truth and tell the truth. This will improve the things you care about because you will approach these people or situations in a new way. The air will be cleared and what is in the way will be released; then, it is up to you. If you have a broken heart, or if you have been disappointed in some way in the past, it is time to move on. Get over it.

To help this situation along there will be a New Moon on March 15th at 5:01 pm EDT at 25 degrees Pisces 10 minutes. Pisces is the sign of the Zodiac that has to do with service and unconditional love. It is also where things are hidden or unavailable, at least we think so. It is where we can be in denial, hiding, or addicted. It is also where there is unlimited blessings and opportunities, if we would just have faith and open our eyes. The Planet Uranus, the awakener, has been in Pisces for seven years. Uranus takes 84 years to circle the Zodiac. It spends 7 years in each sign. It awakens, releases, and changes us where that sign is in our chart. Uranus will move into Aries the end of May. In the meantime, Uranus is finishing its job in Pisces. It is taking the mask that we hide behind, whether we know it or not, off. Everyone is exposed, and everyone needs to face the truth. A burden is lifted because you can truly be yourself. You have to allow it to happen. Every year for the last 7 years when we had a New Moon in Pisces Uranus was there. This year, when the New Moon comes at 25 degrees of Pisces, Uranus is 26 degrees of Pisces and Mercury is also at 26 degrees of Pisces. This New Moon is conjunct Uranus. Not just in the same sign, it is right beside it shining its light on the energy of Uranus. Mercury is the mind and what we think about. Mercury conjunct Uranus at the time of this New Moon is going to fill you with excitement and new ideas. Something is getting your attention. With every New Moon, we set our intentions for the month: well, this one is a doozey. You really need to think outside the box when you make your wishes. It is time to bring closure to things that are no longer in your life. If you have been grieving over things that have long since passed, it is time to let go. If you need to forgive someone then do it. If you haven’t been grateful for what you do have, then it is time to be grateful. Start this lunation with a major house cleaning mentally, physically, and spiritually, so you can create the space for that direct Mars in Leo to fill you with joy.

During this lunation, Spring will begin. This New Moon on March 15th influences until the next New Moon on April 15th. The first day of Spring is when the Sun crosses the equator and begins its journey north. The first day of Spring, when Sun enters Aries, will be on the 20th of March at 1:32 pm EDT. Spring begins the new Astrological year. We set our intentions for the year.  We can also look at the chart of the first day of Spring and get a clue as to what to expect during the year. Spring comes in with the Moon in Taurus. This will focus on the economy. The Moon is squared to Neptune, and there are still a lot of unknowns as to when we will achieve a feeling of stability. This could describe the general public feeling helpless in their situation. The Sun in Aries is in a T-square with Saturn in Libra, and Pluto in Capricorn. There is a need to take control, and get the cooperation we need to get things moving in the right direction. There is a power struggle with the people in charge. The Planet Mars is important on the first day of Spring. Mars rules Aries, new beginnings, and action. Mars is at 00 degrees of Leo, it has just gone direct, and is ready to take action. Mars at 00 degrees Leo, and is very favorable (trine) to the Sun at 00 degrees Aries. It is a year of action that is constructive, helping us to move forward. Creative action is the theme for this Spring. It is time for you to be proactive, not overwhelmed.

The New Moon in 25 degrees Pisces conjunct Mercury and Uranus coming in five days before the first day of Spring (Vernal Equinox), is profound. It is waking us up about our own situation. Action is necessary. We can’t sit on our hands and wait. It is time to make a difference in our own lives. The awareness of what needs to be done, and where to start, begins when Mars goes direct on the 10th of March, and the energy is picked up by the New Moon on the 15th of March, just in time for the first day of Spring on the 20th of March. The Planet at the lowest degree is Mars at 00 degrees of Leo. The Planet  at the highest degree, at this time, is Neptune at 27 degrees Aquarius. The earliest degree Planet shows what is necessary to get started, well it is Mars, action in necessary. The latest degree Planet shows the outcome, well that is Neptune, renewed faith in life. I guess learning to trust self. Appropriate actions lead to changes. The outcome is faith. This period of time is all about you being able to operate on two levels, one of taking action in the external reality, and the other developing your potential to meet these demands. It is the inner and outer parts of you working in tandem to make a difference. Don’t allow yourself to be distracted.

The Planet Jupiter is in the middle of Pisces now heading for a conjunction with Uranus. This happens every 12 years, and brings in expansion and new awareness. Uranus leaves Pisces on May 27th, before Jupiter can catch up with it. Uranus is in Aries from May 27th until it retrogrades back into Pisces on August 13th. In the meantime, Jupiter enters Aries on June 6th, and catches up with Uranus on June 8th to make a conjunction for the first time in 12 years. This conjunction is really important because it is occurring at 00 degrees of Aries. That is the point the Sun is at on the first day of Spring. This is a powerful degree, and it is time that we need to be aware of the bigger picture, and new beginnings. Uranus goes retrograde on July 5th at 00 degrees Aries and Jupiter goes retrograde on the 23rd of July at 03 degrees of Aries. They chase each other back into Pisces, Uranus on August 14th and Jupiter on September 9th. They make a second conjunction on September 18th at 28 degrees of Pisces. This is for us to take a look for what may still be in our way, and where we need to think bigger. Jupiter goes direct at 23 Pisces on November 18th, on the same day that Venus goes direct in Libra, but that is another story. Uranus goes direct on December 5th at 26 degrees Pisces, on the same day as a New Moon in Sagittarius. Jupiter hurries to have a third meeting with Uranus on January 4th, 2011 at 27 degrees Pisces, on the same day as a Solar Eclipse at 13 degrees of Capricorn. A new world order. Jupiter and Uranus seem to be doing this dance from the end of Pisces into the beginning of Aries, and back to the end of Pisces, preparing us for a greater consciousness in the way we are living our lives. Pisces is the end, and Aries is the beginning. We are tying up the loose ends of the past, and we are ready for a new beginning. A greater awareness of how we are living. It is time to be present. It is time to get our feet on the ground. Jupiter and Uranus are bringing in the information; and, you have to move with it. Jupiter is expansion, and Uranus is change. Slowly, but surely, over the next 10 months, you will move toward this change doing the next right thing.

All of this begins with this New Moon in Pisces conjunct Uranus and Mercury on March 15th. It is waking us up to where we have been, and where we are now. No regrets! The next New Moon on April 14th, in Aries, is the beginning of the steps into the new. These two New Moons are echoing Uranus and Jupiter’s dance back and forth between Pisces and Aries the next 10 months. Let us be open now to all the possibilities.

Blessings, Brenda

 All times are for EST time until the spring when we go on EDT.

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