Mercury enters Aries on March 9th at exactly 10:03 p.m. and will stay there until May 15th. It is important to note that Mercury is spending a much longer amount of time than usual in Aries due to its upcoming retrograde cycle, which will begin on April 1st. This may be an exciting or intense period for us as eclipse season also occurs during this time. Our choices are more critical than usual, so we must navigate this phase carefully. For the next nine weeks, embrace your opinions, speak your mind, and have more direct discussions.
Opinions can be great. They can help us make decisions faster as we can understand our wants and needs much better. But many of us discount our opinions too readily. We talk ourselves out of them, wish them away, or stay quiet because they may anger others. Your opinions are a reflection of you - what you’ve learned and what you’ve experienced. Hiding them only means hiding yourself. Work on letting your perspective be known and sharing your standpoints.
We also need to use this time to be more truthful. Just like opinions, we often shy away from being honest as we’d rather avoid any difficult consequences if we were. We also often conflate honesty with meanness, but we must understand that it is often one of the kindest things we can do. Letting others operate under false pretenses is cruel, so let’s do a better job of ensuring our thoughts and motivations come across honestly. However, we must be certain our delivery is as kind as our intentions.
Direct discussions should also be a major focus for us over this period. This is not the time to assume our message will trickle down or that others will fill in the blanks for us. If we cannot be forthright, we must examine why and work on not forcing others to read between the lines. No one likes to guess what others are thinking.
The next few months contain some pivotal astrology. Let’s make it easier on ourselves by being much more honest about our perspectives and direct in our communication. Being a little more brave now may ultimately help us find the peace we seek.
IMPORTANT DATES
Sunday March 10
Mercury connects with Pluto. Look for an opportunity to challenge your thinking on a matter so you can see it from a deeper level.
Wednesday March 20
Mercury joins Chiron pressuring us to be honest about what is bothering us. Sensitivities may be high so treat yourself and others with extra care.
Monday April 1
Mercury stations retrograde at exactly 5:14 pm CDT. For the next four weeks, past communications may need to be revisited. Plans may abruptly change, and we should avoid starting important projects.
Thursday April 11
The Sun joins a retrograde Mercury. Our past choices may come back to us and now need to be handled more directly. Reconsider your viewpoints and question how truthful you are being with yourself.
Monday April 15
A retrograde Mercury joins Chiron pressuring us to express more openly what in the past bothered us. Conversations around lingering emotional wounds may be necessary.
Thursday April 18
A retrograde Mercury joins Venus forcing us to revisit past conversations with others or consider a previous relationship differently. We may also need to deal with a financial matter from earlier.
Thursday April 25
Mercury stations direct at exactly 7:54 a.m. CDT. We can now begin the process of moving forward with more clarity. We may see now where we need to express ourselves more directly or honestly.
Monday May 6
Mercury joins Chiron in pressuring us once again to be more direct about what is hurting or really bothering us. If previous attempts were unsuccessful, we may need to be even more outspoken.