Keep Calm, It’s Pisces Season
You don't need an astrologer to tell you that shit's kinda weird, kinda bad, maybe kinda hopeful right now, depending on where you're sitting.
Pisces season is here, and while this is the final sign of the zodiac, the next month will be a time for many initiations.
What's important to know is that during Pisces season many planets will be in fall or exile. Jupiter will be in Gemini, Mars will be in Cancer, Venus will be in Aries, and Mercury will go back into Pisces. All these exiled and fallen planets in the chart remind me of moments where I think, “I NEED AN ADULT!” but the adult is me. I'm the adult. What do we do when the buck stops with us? Read on for more about this month's astrology, as well as questions for reflection.
Mars Direct: Sunday, February 23rd
Over the next month, Mars, who has been backpedaling through Leo and Cancer since early December, will squat at the degree where it will, eventually, move forward again. Mars will technically be direct on February 23, but will not move from 17 degrees Cancer until March 9. If anything feels at an aching standstill or a painstaking redirect right now, you might consider what events were initiated in September of 2024 when Mars entered Cancer, in December and January when the retrograde began and intensified, and now, as Mars about-faces.
Questions for reflection, especially if you have planets or angles (ascendant, descendant, IC, or MC) around 17 degrees of Cancer, Libra, Capricorn, or Aries (Hello, this is me, major solidarity.):
What have I learned about the successes and failures of my own/our collective strategies?
What does it mean for me/us to be truly safe emotionally, physically, spiritually?
What, or who, or where is home to me? What does place and country mean to others?
Venus Retrograde: Saturday, March 1st - April 12th
In an act of tragic comedy and less than a week after Mars heads forward with his new assignment, Venus begins her biennial retrograde cycle. Her path will traverse both Aries and Pisces, signs of her exile and exaltation. As a sign of the times, the planets that rule Aries and Pisces, Mars and Jupiter, will both be in signs where they are less resourced. In Aries, Venus retrograde will be in exile and ruled by a fallen Mars in Cancer. In Pisces, she will be exalted, however conjunct Saturn and ruled by Jupiter in exile in Gemini. Phew.
Questions for reflection:
For women, femmes, trans people: How can I/we develop my/our sense of autonomy and fight while under threat? How do I/we need to become more assertive or aggressive? How do I do this when the typical resources I'm/we're used to are unavailable to me/us?
For cis men: How do I/we show up for and support the women, femmes, and trans people in my/our lives? How can I/we be more vocal, more loving, more engaged, more proactive?
For everyone: how am I/how are we re-evaluating my/our choices in friendship, partnership, aesthetic, and pleasure?
Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo: March 14
Just before Mercury stations retrograde, we have a full moon eclipse in Virgo. This is only our second eclipse in this Virgo-Pisces series, which will last until early 2027. Eclipses on this axis will highlight how we try to organize materially and transcend spiritually, so keep an eye out for these themes in your own life and beyond.
Questions for reflection:
What details am I/are we being asked to let go of in service of the big picture?
What details am I/are we glossing over in service of spiritual bypassing?
What neuroses are slowing me/us down? What delusions are misleading me/us?
Mercury Retrograde: March 15th - April 7th
This Pisces season we have also to look forward to a Mercury retrograde, following Venus' example in Aries and Pisces. Pisces is where Mercury falls. I have loved many people with Mercury in Pisces. They are transcendent thinkers, and often struggle with materializing or articulating their brilliant visions for others.
Questions for reflection:
Where did I/we think or act too quickly or passionately?
What things besides language can communicate my/our big ideas?
What is the difference between thoughts and feelings?
How am I/we longing for transcendence and redemption in my/our ways of thinking and communicating?
Phew! Those are the major strokes of Pisces season.
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