All of this might sound kind of intense, but you’ll probably be in a somewhat intense mood this month as Mars closes the loop on an extended trial you’ve been enduring since last fall or winter. What’s more, Mars is building toward an opposition to Pluto on April 26, the last of 3 in that same timeframe. You’re not about to let anyone steamroll you again, and it’s important for you to prove to yourself that you have your own back right now. It’s also very possible that you might overcompensate for past sensations of weakness or vulnerability and go a little ham in the opposite direction, so make sure your reaction matches the nature of the situation.
There are other forms of resolution you’re reaching this month as Mercury and Venus both station direct in Pisces. You might be turning a corner in a grief process, allowing yourself to receive support from others, or more literally securing some sort of funding to continue your education or travels—possibly coming into some money in other ways, including through appeals to the legal system. Whatever victories or silver linings you’re experiencing now have likely been hard-won and bittersweet, but you’d be remiss to not celebrate the things that are made possible in your life now because of things you probably wish you didn’t have to experience.
After it goes direct, Mercury reenters Aries on April 16 and resumes its bold forays through your ninth house of travel, higher learning, and spirituality. But first, it makes a conjunction to Neptune on the 17th, who is still a new arrival to this part of the sky. You might be ready to leap into various kinds of journeys now, and you’ll probably be a little high on the supply of all the idealism that greets you at the beginning of any path. Let your enthusiasm be a catalyst, but don’t confuse it for the actual map.
Virgo Rising
It’s all starting to make sense, and not in a way you can necessarily name with words. But as both Mercury and Venus station direct this month (April 7 and 12, respectively) in your seventh house of relationships, you’ll not only be more ready than you have been in some time to move deeper into partnership, but you’ll also feel a lot of other insights clicking and landing into place—the barriers that have kept you locked out of intimacy, the things that have delayed your gratification in reaching the promised land, the false narratives about yourself you’ve had to drop to become open to new ways of relating to others. There’s probably some amount of forgiveness you’ve had to extend, both to yourself and others. But at this point, committing yourself to “staying with the trouble” that’s usually involved in intimacy is not nearly as difficult or as scary as you maybe once thought.
April’s forward momentum might also green light an important contract or financial arrangement. If you’ve been in discussions around a business deal, collaboration, or client relationship, the April 12 Full Moon in Libra/Venus Direct double feature will probably culminate in signatures and payouts. There could also be important turning points or agreements being reached around shared assets or a partner’s income (say, if you’re working out the details of a divorce, or renegotiating who should be the breadwinner for now). Thankfully, it does seem like you’ll end up on the same page, and might even feel closer to each other at the end of the process—but something about this arrangement also feels a little complicated and bittersweet.
From Japan to Fogo Island to Greece (twice).
With your ruling planet, Mercury, entering Aries on April 16 and beginning to pick up speed again, you’ll generally appreciate the relative sense of “things running smoothly” in the second half of the month. And who knows: with permission to fly comes an eagerness to venture into the unknown once more. The Sun’s entry into Taurus on April 19 ushers you into your annual travel high season, a time of year that naturally lends itself to exploration of all kinds for you. As a reward for all the heavy lifting you’ve done as of late, this wouldn’t be a bad time to enjoy the best of what the world has to offer (or to refocus your sights on your educational goals). If someone told you this was your last chance to break your own mold and reach for a radically different kind of mind expansion, what kinds of journeys would you take?
Libra Rising
The solution to your burnout is both more complicated and far more simple than you think. If the past several months have taught you anything, it’s that you can’t feel accountable to bosses, systems, and societal expectations that don’t match your values. You may have also noticed that you have plenty of energy for the missions that excite you and fill you with purpose, whereas getting through virtually any other task may as well be swimming through molasses. Yes, of course, there’s no getting around having to do things you don’t feel like doing. But the pressure cooker of all this recent astrology is ultimately guiding you to a significant turning point related to your career and purpose—a launching pad of sorts into the next level of you doing whatever it is you came here to do.
An astronomer’s guide on where and when to see the partial solar eclipse on March 29 in the US, Canada, and beyond.
Your moment arrives this month, as Venus stations direct during a full moon in Libra on April 12. This is both a full-hearted embrace of the kind of service you’re ready to offer the world, as well as a departure from the role or image you’ve been known for up until now. You might have to shatter some expectations in order to move more purposefully into your future, but after the Venus Retrograde journey you’ve been on over the last six weeks, you’re much more prepared to accept the good, the bad, and the ugly of what this will all entail. Redirecting your work to serve the world more selflessly (but in a way that’s meaningful to you) might be the fix you needed all along. If all that happens next is that you band together with your teammates in order to stick it to the man, then that in itself is also showing you something important about where your deepest loyalties lie.
