Fri 8 April – Thurs 21 April
Sun in Aries; Mercury in Aries retro; Venus in Pisces; Mars in Aries
The mighty, self-centred yang energy of Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus all in Aries at present is counteracted only by Venus in self-sacrificing Pisces and Saturn in opposing you-centred Libra. When visionary poet and artist William Blake said “Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained” he was talking like a man under the influence of the Aries potencies upon us now. The drive to fulfill our personal ego desires is so strong now yet opposing this is Saturn in Libra obliging us to treat each other fairly and strive for balance and integrity. Also our ability to play by the rules in relationships will be tested. This is a time during which we explore our personal boundaries in partnership. Just how much a partnership limits us becomes glaringly apparent, in the usual ways but also in terms of our own fear of losing someone, or fear of rejection, and how that fear might limit our personal freedom. Fortunately Saturn moves slowly and will spend more than a year in Libra still, allowing us time to deal with and master these relationship challenges. However, it is the current fast-paced planets in Aries that bring out the personal ego desires which may create challenges to relationships with others. On the positive side though, there is courage and an adventurous spirit to go out and make new friends, so don’t be shy to make the first move.
South Africa’s President Zuma, with Sun in Aries, was well placed as leader of the military wing of the then terrorist ANC and here he is at the head of the ruling party today. However, his growing collection of wives suggests that fairness and equality in his partnerships is taking second place to the satisfaction of his personal ego desires. Of course his warrior Zulu nation sees nothing wrong in these actions, and his wives seem to tolerate him having extra-marital sex with HIV-positive young women, although I wonder how many other South Africans are embarrassed to have such a leader representing them on the world stage? The Aries Archetype makes natural leaders. However, a good leader is a servant of his subjects or followers and – more importantly – a role model, for as Bhagavad-gita says, “What great men do others will follow”. With Mercury still retrograde in Aries, we have the ideal time to rethink, reflect and review our leaders as well as research the options before re-electing when Mercury goes direct in the month ahead.
Generally the mind will continue to be rather excitable and want to express itself on impulse now, so be prepared for possible heated words and Trickster tactics. Right brain activity is favoured along with the inner subjective experience of things and ideas may get lost in translation, so if you can’t get your point across, try drawing a picture. Besides that, Venus in Pisces now may find us more sensitized to pictures, music and moods of others, hopefully inspiring compassion without making us feel overly vulnerable or dependent on the need to be loved and feeling at a loss without that. All this is possible so keep an eye on how many stray dogs you adopt and balance the simultaneous ego inflation possible under all the Aries influences by setting the trend and taking a leading role in being of service to those who are vulnerable or oppressed, whether by society and circumstance or by their own minds and bodies.
Sun in Aries; Mercury in Aries retro; Venus in Pisces; Mars in Aries
The mighty, self-centred yang energy of Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus all in Aries at present is counteracted only by Venus in self-sacrificing Pisces and Saturn in opposing you-centred Libra. When visionary poet and artist William Blake said “Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained” he was talking like a man under the influence of the Aries potencies upon us now. The drive to fulfill our personal ego desires is so strong now yet opposing this is Saturn in Libra obliging us to treat each other fairly and strive for balance and integrity. Also our ability to play by the rules in relationships will be tested. This is a time during which we explore our personal boundaries in partnership. Just how much a partnership limits us becomes glaringly apparent, in the usual ways but also in terms of our own fear of losing someone, or fear of rejection, and how that fear might limit our personal freedom. Fortunately Saturn moves slowly and will spend more than a year in Libra still, allowing us time to deal with and master these relationship challenges. However, it is the current fast-paced planets in Aries that bring out the personal ego desires which may create challenges to relationships with others. On the positive side though, there is courage and an adventurous spirit to go out and make new friends, so don’t be shy to make the first move.
South Africa’s President Zuma, with Sun in Aries, was well placed as leader of the military wing of the then terrorist ANC and here he is at the head of the ruling party today. However, his growing collection of wives suggests that fairness and equality in his partnerships is taking second place to the satisfaction of his personal ego desires. Of course his warrior Zulu nation sees nothing wrong in these actions, and his wives seem to tolerate him having extra-marital sex with HIV-positive young women, although I wonder how many other South Africans are embarrassed to have such a leader representing them on the world stage? The Aries Archetype makes natural leaders. However, a good leader is a servant of his subjects or followers and – more importantly – a role model, for as Bhagavad-gita says, “What great men do others will follow”. With Mercury still retrograde in Aries, we have the ideal time to rethink, reflect and review our leaders as well as research the options before re-electing when Mercury goes direct in the month ahead.
Generally the mind will continue to be rather excitable and want to express itself on impulse now, so be prepared for possible heated words and Trickster tactics. Right brain activity is favoured along with the inner subjective experience of things and ideas may get lost in translation, so if you can’t get your point across, try drawing a picture. Besides that, Venus in Pisces now may find us more sensitized to pictures, music and moods of others, hopefully inspiring compassion without making us feel overly vulnerable or dependent on the need to be loved and feeling at a loss without that. All this is possible so keep an eye on how many stray dogs you adopt and balance the simultaneous ego inflation possible under all the Aries influences by setting the trend and taking a leading role in being of service to those who are vulnerable or oppressed, whether by society and circumstance or by their own minds and bodies.
