The Astrological New Year

I don't usually post about the Astrological New Year but March 2023 is a very exciting month. With a New Moon at the Spring Equinox and three planets changing signs, this will truly be a time of new beginnings.

Transiting Saturn has already started the trend as it moved into the sign of Pisces on 7th March. It will be followed by transiting Pluto moving into Aquarius on the 23rd (more on this coming up) and transiting Mars, after seven months in Gemini, will enter the sign of Cancer on the 25th. 

The Spring Equinox takes place on March 20th and just a few hours later there will be a New Moon at 0° Aries. This conjunction of the Sun and Moon is also joined by transiting Mercury - so, a Stellium at the very beginning of the zodiac circle. 

Intimate conversations are lucky during this Sun, Moon, Mercury Stellium, so if you have been thinking about marriage, the 20th/21st March will be an excellent time to propose. If you've already 'popped the question', this will be a beneficial influence - particularly as Venus (relationships) and Saturn (commitment) are also in a very positive aspect to each other - for taking things further and getting down to some serious wedding plans. If you're due to get hitched on either of those dates, your marriage should be a successful one. Congratulations!

With transiting Mars finally out of Gemini and into Cancer on 25th March for eight weeks until 20th May, we can expect new developments connected to women, the environment and the oceans. Mars will be on a World Point at 0° Cancer, so there's a possibility of disruption caused by deeply felt emotions. Perhaps this refers to public protests of some sort. There will be a lack of control in headlong confrontations throughout the Mars in Cancer transit and accidents resulting from hasty actions - or reactions - will be a danger. When Mars reaches 22° Cancer from 3rd - 12th May, it will be in opposition to the degree it was in when the Ukraine war began - 22° Capricorn. Expect something significant. Mars is, of course, the planet which rules war and aggression. It symbolises the weapons of war and in Cancer, this could mean attacks involving the sea - torpedoes, submarines, sea-to-air missiles, etc. 

Interestingly, in traditional astrology, the sign of Cancer represents Scotland. The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, recently announced her resignation and as a result the race is on to find her successor. There are three candidates and two of them were born under the sign of Aries - the sign ruled by Mars. So, when the new First Minister is revealed on the 27th March - just two days after Mars enters Cancer - it looks like a win for one of the Aries.candidates.