Return of the Red Planet

Thurs 4 March – Wed 17 March
Our goddess Venus continues to wear her nurse’s outfit as she accompanies the Sun through compassionate Pisces, but only until the 8th, when the Amazon in her emerges as she steps into fiery Aries. Here we have the childlike urge to directly pursue the objects of the senses, and get others to join in the misbehaving at the same time. “I want it and I want it now” you may hear her whispering in your ear. Whoever said a child is pure and innocent obviously hasn’t had one. The same primal urges and desires that you have are present in them, except without the fully developed frontal lobes to cultivate discernment or self-discipline, so it’s “me first, all mine” and other such survival instincts all demanding attention simultaneously. Of course the hunger that Venus in Aries stimulates can be a very healthy impetus to achieving the goal. Let’s just hope the goal is the appropriate one. What to speak of Patience, even Determination may go flying out the window though, for although the impulse toward immediate gratification may be stimulated, the staying power to see the journey through to achievement of the objective is just as easily distracted by some other object that enters the line of sight. If you are the type of person who is already finding the current Sun in Pisces to be watering down your resolve, undermining your logic and reviving your escapist tendencies, as the lower manifestation of the sign is able to do, then this added Venus influence may just be something to watch out for. However, if you are sensitized to the messages of your body, discriminating in the acceptance of your mind’s demands and not fooled by your ego, Venus in Aries should be able to add a playful, sparkling and warm-hearted edge to your personality this fortnight – great if you’re by nature the shy and retiring type, but may make you a bit blunt and inconsiderate if you are already a fiery or extroverted individual.

Add to this the fact that Mars is finally ending his retro phase and moving forward again from the 10th in Leo – also a fire sign – and you have a potent mix of passion, high spirits and enthusiasm to contend with folks. As to how you personally channel it is entirely up to you. Fortunately, to assist you along the path, Mercury makes a cameo appearance in Pisces for this fortnight only, joining the Sun and Jupiter there to inspire your dreams and visions. Just be careful that your fantasies don’t lead you to chasing pipe dreams, or becoming too easily seduced. The tendency to be bewildered by irrational fears or suspicions or to be easily swayed and gullible may arise in those with weaker minds now. However, those practiced in the art of meditation or contemplation may find they are more easily able to tap into the collective unconscious or akashic records and access the ancient wisdom there.