This week begins with the Spring Equinox. As the Sun begins to shine brighter, our Moon is fading to dark through the star of Purva Bhadrapada, where we experience a flash of the great awakening. Meditate on your attachments, particularly to your form and see if you can “see” your Self behind yourself.

The New Moon in Pisces is Tuesday, March 21st and will be in Uttara Bhadrapada, where we have to swim in the deep waters for a prolonged amount of time if we want to truly wake up. With Jupiter and Mercury joined our Sun & Moon, our intellect and higher wisdom are fully on-board with our mind and consciousness, but what about our relationships?

Unfortunately Venus is exact with Rahu in Aries and we may be seeing others through a distorted and magnified lens. If you think your partner is being selfish, notice the ways in which you may also be. Also, think before you speak. Mars in Gemini is pulling us into an argumentative dynamic and Mercury is debilitated in Pisces, causing us some confusion with our words. If we can remember our truth while staying with our own emotions and experiences, and not blaming or projecting on others, then we have truly integrated our spiritual practices. If we can only be at peace when others are not agitating us, then we must dive even deeper yet.

This theme progresses and exacerbates as the Moon moves into Aries to join Rahu on the 23rd and 24th. On the 25th, we finally ground down with our mind and emotions in their most stable and authentic place in Taurus. Here we can *mostly* focus on what we need to feel good, although the star of exaltation, Krittika, is the star where we “cut off” from others, particularly partners, and considering Venus, the ruler of Taurus is in the 12th house of this Moon joined Rahu, we may find our peace comes through separation. Sunday, the Moon moves into Rohini, where we may be driven by desire, jealousy or lust.  Just remember sweet bull, the grass is not always greener on the other side…but sometimes it is.

Read on to find out what the week & the New Moon cycle holds for your specific sign! Plus, healing tips for each sign for the month:)

The Week begins with the Moon in Anuradha in Scorpio, with a one way gaze from Jupiter in Pisces, where we have a chance to elevate our whirlwind of emotions to a devotion in something bigger than ourselves. With Venus and Mars both having just moved from feminine to masculine signs, we may find ourselves more assertive in matters of romance as well as conversation. Mercury is very close to the Sun and hemmed between Saturn and the Sun, so we may also feel as though we are not being heard, particularly by people in authority. You could use that as an opportunity to speak louder and more direct, or you could discipline yourself to think or journal before you share your thoughts with others. Be mindful that what you are perceiving is not always true. The root of the word discipline is “disciple” and perhaps the real question is, “what can I learn here?”

The Moon moves out of Scorpio late afternoon on Tuesday into Sagittarius, where we might find ourselves inspired by our beliefs, or other cultures and religions. We also may find ourselves feeling argumentative about these things as Mars is across the way in Gemini, giving us a more black and white perspective. This same day the Sun transits into Pisces, bringing our power into the realm of spirit. The deeper we can surrender, the higher we are able to connect to the source of all things. Mercury joins the Sun and Jupiter into the emotional waters of Pisces on Wednesday, where our communication can become lost at sea

In the evening of March 16th the Moon transits into Capricorn, still receiving a one-way gaze from Mars. We may feel a lot of pressure to get things done, but lack the motivation or skills to put one foot in front of the other. Try swimming instead. We are in an interesting push and pull between fire and water right now and the practical realm of the Makara (sea goat/crocodile) offers us agility on both land and water. It can be easy to get lost in our emotions and fired up over anything, so be patient with yourself and others.

The night of March 18th the Moon joins Saturn in Aquarius for the next couple days, ending the weekend, back where our month began; able to perceive what the future needs, and humble and willing to commit to it.


Read on to find out the forecast for your specific sign, including how Venus & Mars changing signs affects you personally!

Forecast for all 12 Signs
*These are for Vedic (sidereal) rising signs. If you don't have your time of birth, use your Moon sign instead for psychological affect. Western (tropical) signs will not work at all.

Aries
The week begins with the Moon in your 8th house of transformation and your relationship planet now moved into your first house, joining Rahu. Expect the unexpected but also be aware that you may be seeing things as bigger than they are and it is always a good time to check in with others before making assumptions. Your ruling planet is now also in the 3rd house of will and determination and you may be feeling like being right is most important, but what would increase your happiness would be learning new communication skills. The week progresses to focus on your more public presence and what you bring to the world at large.

Taurus
This week is the start of a few weeks where you may struggle staying present. This has already been a bit of an issue over the past year as Rahu has been in your 12th house, but with your ruling planet visiting, it will be even more challenging to show up for the details in all areas of your life. Since your relationship planet has just moved into the 2nd, perhaps focusing on communication skills, and any other regular discipline you can adopt can help channel this energy into something healthy, as opposed to addictive tendencies. Think yoga, silent meditation, journaling about your dreams and cleanses.

Gemini
This is the beginning of a transit of Mars in your first house until May 9th. This can bring some aggression to your usually flexible personality, as you may find yourself more mired in “right” and “wrong” than the flow of information. Mars is also your 6th and 11th lord, and indicates issues you may have with groups of people or society at large. The Moon is transiting your houses of “others” this week, bringing you into the hard work of compromise and the personal transformation that occurs when you face your fears and remember your higher wisdom.

Cancer
The week begins with your planet of career and children/creativity having just entered  your 12th house of disappointment and escape for the next two months. This will impact your ability to feel good about your work in the world, but will also give you an opportunity to release some attachments you have to your status and reputation.. With your 4th and 11th lord moved into the 10th, It is time to set to work on bigger ambitions that will help society and also perhaps related to home, motherhood, or meditation.

Leo
For you the week is beginning with a need to reach out to community and get in touch with what your biggest ambitions are and to use that network and impetus to dive closer to your truth and finding peace in your heart. This can also bring you some grace around home and land. Your career planet is moving into the 9th, so you will also have this grace flowing to help your career move in a direction aligned with your higher meaning and purpose. Allow the affects of this full moon waning back to where the month began to remind you of the power of your identity and the need to be present in your relationships.

Virgo
This week starts out with some upsets in your career and your willful nature coming to battle with your deepest fears and insecurities. This will be a lesson you are working through the next two months, so buckle in for the ride. Your planet of higher wisdom and personal value is transiting this 8th house of transformation too, so expect the unexpected and be willing to release control. You ultimately have no choice but to accept with grace or kicking and screaming. This is an important lesson for you, and coming on the heels of a full moon in your 12th house, it is important that you recognize the ways in which you have not been fully present with reality. The Sun as your 12th lord is also moving into your 7th house on March 14th, so relationships may prove disappointing or based in fantasy over the next few weeks.

Libra
For you, the shifts of Venus and Mars are about self and others. You are moving into an even heavier focus on relationships. Your obsession over others is unleveling to some action in the next few weeks. On the other hand, your relationship planet, Mars just moved into your 9th house of higher wisdom and so it is by staying true to your beliefs and ideals that you will find the best connection with others. The Moon is transiting through your realm of houses related to the Self, so perhaps its time to really look back at yourself and how you show up for others. Are you always the one in charge of making sure everyone else is ok? Do you share your own needs, desires and feelings too, or just tend to everyone else’s? Get in touch with what you really want and need and write it down.

Scorpio
For you the shift of Mars into Gemini, means you are finally shifting from trying so hard to make your relationships work, to accepting the lack of control you ultimately have over others. You have no choice. Simultaneously, your relationship planet is causing you to feel like a servant or a victim at the moment and the need to recognize the healing you need to do in this area of your life is key. Bypassing pain can only get you so far. It is necessary to acknowledge it and recognize that you are only delaying the inevitable.

Sagittarius
This week starts off with some fire in your relationships! This can help bring you creativity (or even children) and it can also check you out of reality at times, and create an escape hatch. This will be a theme for the next two months, so practice discipline particularly in your communication. On the other hand, it is through your creativity and/or children that you are about to experience some hard work and a need to reach out to the larger community. This week is focusing you on yourself and the need to ultimately find peace in your heart.

Capricorn
The week begins with you having to face some hard work around home and community. This will be a theme over the next two months, so elevating the work to service is key here. Expect to run into some angry communication. Focus on cleaning up your side of the street. Likewise, you are also about to have your home become focal in your creative endeavors and career/responsibilities, so allowing grace to flow and spending time with chidden can be healing.

Aquarius
The week is one where you are stepping into your creative realm with more fire. This will elevate your career and status, it will also create a need to learn some new communication skills. Step in, you are ready! With your planet of home and higher wisdom moving into the 3rd, you will also be upleveling your wisdom and possibly your actual abode, particularly to make them more beautiful and welcoming to others. This week ends with the Moon moving back to where it began, in your first house, so a full circle experience of how you experience your identity. Don’t be afraid to get lost along the way:)

Pisces
This week begins a two month period where through your heart you are able to find deeper meaning and purpose. You may also have some luck in home and real estate. At the same time, you are encountering some sudden unexpected events through your finances, things that are out of your control and can cause anxiety, but may not be as bad as you think. This Moon cycle is coming full circle back from avoidance to letting go and surrendering some of your attachments, particularly around community and your highest ambitions.

To take a deeper dive into these transits for you and see your natal tendencies,

Venus moves into Aries today, joining the north node Rahu, where we may find ourselves surrounded by smoke in our relationships as we fire off in our own direction. Venus is the planet of beauty, happiness, romantic relating and harmony with others. Rahu is the head of the serpent, voraciously devouring everything in sight, but with no body to assimilate the experiences. Aries is where we are moved to action from our own impulse as opposed to what is good for everyone or others. Rahu stops and starts many things and doesn’t take advice. Aries is where we are hasty and struggle to maintain momentum on things we start.

At this moment, she is riding in through the Gandanta, a karmic knot where we have a break between water and fire signs, This difficult chasm we must leap with no guide, as no nakshatra bridges water and fire. As we can imagine, this is quite the step from the last month of having Venus exalted in dreamy Pisces joined Jupiter! It is like stepping out of soft fantasy into self-propelled frenzy of action, still based in illusion but less pure in its intention. Projections on others and exaggerating what actions of their seem “selfish” is one way this may show up, as well as a failure to see how we might also be acting from our own self-interest. While Venus is the indicator of relationships for all of us, for each of us she rules a different area of our life. Aries is also a specific part of your life, so knowing how this transit will specifically show up for you is key.

But before we get to that, the other planet that rules and fuels our passion has also changed signs…

Mars has spent the last 7 months in Taurus and today he moves into Gemini for the next two. Here we may find ourselves “in it to win it” in conversations, or other mental exercises. Mars’ main motivation is to strengthen us, whether its through exercise, competition, discipline or any other decisive action. When he is in a sign that doesn’t match his energy well, we see frustration, irritation and anger come out. In Taurus this was heavily focused on pleasure-seeking and enjoyment and the frustration could blame others for our own lack of discipline. In Gemini this is the mental realm of facts and ideas and can come out as arguing and polarizing ideas. We may suddenly see otherwise complex and nuanced concepts as black and white, right or wrong and try to individuate ourselves in our communication, rather than finding shared and common ground. Whatever house Gemini is for you and whatever houses Mars rules for you will be extremely significant here, as this shows what is actually happening in our lives as a result of this transit.

Together these two planets changing signs from feminine water and earth into masculine fire and air is going to really rile up our relationships! Whatever we have been sitting with, meditating on and mulling over, is about to set fire…Look out for this coming week’s “Stars this Week” on Monday morning,   I highlight what these two transits actually means for each of us, based on rising sign!

If you want to take a deeper dive into your natal chart and what these transits mean for you

The Moon will be Full in Purva Phalguni on Tuesday, March 7, at 2:40 am HT (4:40 am PDT). This is the place in Leo where we are enjoying the spoils of being king, and having our desires met in relationships, yet have to be mindful of the new karma we are creating through our desire nature and our eyes. Bhaga, the god of lust, happiness and prosperity rules this nakashatra, and he has one eye that was poked out by Shiva for being overly lustful with his sight. His name also means vulva, and Purva Phalguni is the “earlier reddish lady”, ripe for marriage. The Sun is exactly across the way in Purva Bhadrapada, where we are realizing we are beyond the physical manifestations of our bodies and even our minds, and the desire is to set ourselves free of our karmic bonds. This axis can be particularly potent for souls whom are at a crossroads of awakening or have been traveling both the tantric and yogic paths. Do we dive deeper into our bodies, relations, and the pleasure we attain in them, or do we release these forms to find the highest truth?

With Mercury and Saturn joined the Sun in earlier nakshatras of Aquarius, we are still mired in the world of the haves and the have-nots, and the little people vs. those at the helm of society. On a personal level, this Moon is asking us to remember where we hold power and to wield it. Everyone’s leadership is needed in some capacity and the more of us that can step into our own light with care and consideration for the collective, the more everyone’s needs will be met. Humility and hard work are key, as is knowing what people actually need and want.

During this Full Moon, we also have Venus and Jupiter still together for a few more days in Pisces, gracing us with wisdom in our happiness. We are able to draw fewer lines around our happiness and feel genuine joy in the higher truth that surrounds us. This can help us aim high in our relations, but be mindful of getting caught in fantasy, as opposed to seeing the highest truth. Venus is moving by the end of the week and joining Rahu in Aries, so soon enough we may find ourselves focusing more on ourselves and what we want in our relationships. Beware of swallowing smoke and kissing mirrors; projection is likely.

Mars is still in Taurus, giving his one-way dristhi to this Moon in Leo, giving us a little extra fiery passion to attend our sea of admirers while we find our seat of power. He is also, like Venus, about to move signs on the 12th, out of Taurus after 7 long months in this sign of earthy pleasures! This shift into Gemini until May 9th can bring our passion out of the bedroom and into our minds and words, causing us to see things as either black and white, and speak them as right and wrong. Be mindful of your thoughts and words during this time and see if you can start a discipline of journaling or mantra practice to work with any mind disturbance (vritti) that arises.

This Full Moon is also the start of Holi, a celebration of the victory of light over dark as the seasons shift towards spring. All over India and the world people playfully cover each other in bright colors in the streets and villages. One story of Holi is that of the Divine love affair of Krishna and Radha, the Beloved and his Lover. Young Krishna is sad because Radha is so fair and he is so dark in complexion. His mother Yashoda suggests that they paint each other with colors, so as not to notice the differences.  Krishna smears her face with Gulal, and thus the tradition began.

Happy Full Moon & Holi!

To Find out how this Full Moon, and Venus & Mars transits affect you and your sign, scroll down to "Stars this Week for all 12 Signs!"!!

Jupiter and Venus are in exact conjunction in Pisces today, bringing us the possibility of higher love, that reaches beyond the bounds of our material world. We may be lost in writing, dancing, making love or swimming and revel in the pleasure of being in our bodies. We may be able to find such depths of joy that others witnessing it can become elated as well. We may also experience disappointment in the things of this world. This is not necessarily a time where mundane relationships will flourish. This is particularly true for those whom have a rising sign where this alignment is in a difficult house, or rules challenging areas of their life, such as the fire signs. Check out my latest “Stars this Week” report HERE, to find out how it affects your particular sign.

Jupiter is Guru, the teacher, the one who sheds light in the darkness. This is where we receive our highest beliefs and ideals and try to expand into them. Venus is the other Guru, Shukra, which means “white” or “semen”. This is where we see if we can maintain those beliefs whilst in relationship. Can we compromise, have our own needs and desires be met, and feel deep connection to the other without having to compromise what is true in our heart?

Pisces is where we are at sea, and like two fish swimming in opposite directions we want to know and be everywhere all at once, and often end up swimming in circles. In Pisces we can get lost in fantasy and illusion and in reaching for what is high, forget to show up for what is actually in front of us. The nakshatra they are in is called Revati, “the wealthy”. This star is the final one, where we are guided by the shepherd Pushan, who nurtures us on our long journey home. Venus is exalted here because we are able to love without reason, and be happy in spite of our physical reality. In its highest state we may really see God in all. In its lower dimensions, this can be looking away from the truth of our relationships and bypassing our disconnect or challenges. The highest form of wealth is love. Love brings greater abundance than any amount of money or possessions; it brings real happiness. To access this level of joy, we must be in truth with where we are not happy first.

Perhaps we can use this moment to reflect upon where we truly are in our happiness and relationships. Are you one side-step from a friendship, love affair or long term partnership ending and it is only your illusions that keep it afloat? Or are you securely attached with someone where the level of safety and showing up on both your parts is so tangible and real, that you can grow together towards your highest love? Conversely, is your happiness mired in outcomes, milestones achieved and material things or would it be there even if everything in your life were to fall apart?

To Read what in your life is being affected by this transit, scroll down to "Stars this Week: Surrender to the Possibility"

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To Take a Deep Dive into your Personal Chart and Potential for Happiness

This week we move through all the elements, beginning with the first steps after the New Moon. Our luminaries still joined in Aquarius and the sometimes painful separation as our minds wobble forward out of the darkness into the illusion of all that is, maya. With the Moon moving past the Sun and out of Saturn’s range, we may start to feel lighter and find an awakening within ourselves as she enters Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra later in the day. This is the star where we are struck by the awareness that we are beyond this form and these mundane lives, giving us an opportunity to integrate what we touched in the dark.

The Moon travels into Pisces, joining Jupiter and Venus on the 21st, offering us higher love, deeper wisdom and a capacity to release our attachments in a more watery and fantastical way than Saturn was granting over the New Moon.

On the 23rd, the Moon moves into Aries, joining Rahu and we might start to feel like acting on whatever we were dreaming up Tuesday and Wednesday. Be mindful of setting out in too many directions and with only a smoke signal as your guide.

By evening on the 25th the moon will be exalted in the early degrees of Taurus, in the star of Krittika, where we are able to cut apart from our illusions and see with the help of the fire, Agni. Coming closer to Mars in the next day, we will see our spark ignited, even as our emotions remain grounded and in each pleasurable moment.

Read on to find out the forecast for your specific rising sign!

Forecast for all 12 Signs.
*Note: these are for your Vedic (sidereal) rising signs. If you need to look up your Vedic Chart, go here. If you don't have your time of birth, use the Moon to see psychological results. This will not work with Western (tropical) signs.

Aries
 Your planet of hard work and your ruling planet are both in Earth signs, highlighting your value and how much effort you have to put in to serve your higher vision. You are mired in your self worth in Venus’ sensuous sign of Taurus, and your relationship planet, plus planet of higher wisdom, are  causing you to check out into fantasy, escaping the details of your relations to others. The Moon is transiting from your house of community, to your house of illusion, to your house of the Self, into join your ruling planet in the house of your value, so expect yourself to run the full gamut of feelings this week!

Taurus
The Moon is traveling from your house of career, status and recognition, into the house of community and higher ambitions, joining your ruling planet, showing how transformational your connections will be this month. You might find yourself checking out mid-week, as the Moon transits your 12th joining Rahu and enhancing your illusions and focusing on yourself and your relationships over the weekend. It’s your last three weeks of having Mars, your relationship planet blazing on your identity, so try to enjoy the fire!

Gemini
Gemini, for you, this week the Moon moves from your house of higher wisdom and learning, into your house of career and status, joining your 7th lord, so establishing your value through relationships. Mid-week, it moves into your 11th house, where you may hyper focus on your value in society and feel some anxiety about that. Over the weekend, expect to escape.

Cancer
For you, your ruling planet the Moon is traveling from your house of unexpected events, to your 9th house of higher wisdom, joining your ruler of home and community. Expect to feel uplifted. Mid-week, you might have an exaggerated focus on your position in society and how you are showing up and over the weekend, you will need to connect with others and be out and about.

Leo
For you, the Moon is traveling from your house of partners, into your house of unexpected events, joining your 10th lord. Since both these planets are in blessed state, perhaps it is a surprise that brings you other people’s money, or a new pathway in your career. Mid-week, you will perhaps receive some signs but take care not to make decisions on them quite yet. The weekend will be an opportunity to bring together your work and your higher purpose, but you may fall into fantasy or disappointment around it.

Virgo
The week begins with your focusing on how much work you have to do for the greater good and to meet your highest ambitions, as well as what you love. You then step into a focus on your relationships and the peace and feeling of purpose you receive from them. Mid-week, you move into some feeling of being out of control and needing to transform and the weekend brings you deeper into what you believe.

Libra
For you the week starts off with your creative energy and what you love. As you move into the realm of hard work on the 21st, you will have the blessings of your ruling planet being exalted and joined the ruler. By showing up for the details, you prevent disasters as well as sickness, debts or inimical energies. On the 23rd, you will find yourself obsessed with your relationships with others and how they bring you status and recognition and the weekend will force you to transform in order to meet these relationships.

Scorpio
The week starts off with you at home and steps into your house of creativity and children on the 2st. Blessings will about in love and in doing what you love. The 23rd will bring you to over-exxagerate how much work you have to do and the weekend brings you with a heavy focus on partners and relationships.

Sagittarius
The week begins with you focused on your will and how much you can bring your own value and beliefs together if you try hard enough. The 21st brings you into the home and feeling some of the extra work you have to do, as well as the feeling of community you may get from that. The 23rd takes you into what you love, your creativity and children. Be mindful of how many directions you set off in at once. The weekend brings you back into the work and recognizing how it is in service to what you love.

Capricorn
The week begins with a focus on your values and how your relationships reflect that. The 21st brings you a desire and grace, to learn new things to help your career, status, or manner of showing up for responsibiltities, as well as your creativity and children. The 23rd brings you an obsession with home and your feelings; simple meditation or breath work can help channel the energy to be more peaceful and less anxious. The weekend brings you into what you love, and how much peace it brings you.

Aquarius
The week begins with you feeling your own identity and how much work you have to do, particularly as it pertains to other people and your relationships. The 21st brings you into your values and how they affect your inner peace and home, as well as your higher beliefs. On the 23rd, you will find yourself focused on what you have to do with your own two hands, and the weekend will bring you to focus that energy on your home and career.

Pisces
The week begins with you checking out, and then jumps into presence as you are faced with not just your ever-present self, but also your career, status and recognition, as well as some new skills you must learn to transform . The 23rd brings you a hyper focus on value and money and the weekend brings you into your higher beliefs and personal value through your efforts and willingness to up level what you know.

To take a deep dive into your personal chart, tendencies and transits