Tranquility versus Control
Virgo and Aries Eclipse horoscopes
The first two months of 2025 have not been easy. There have been bumps, weird feelings, dramas without clear endings, unsmooth communication, outbursts, and yet despite all this, a feeling that we haven’t gotten it all out of our system just yet.
We just came out of a Mars retrograde in Cancer, and have entered into an incredibly Martian time, characterized by Mercury and Venus retrograde in Aries, Neptune entering Aries, and the Aries Eclipse. Saturn will enter Aries later in May. The ruler of all of these Aries events for now is that aforementioned Mars in Cancer, going back over its retrograde steps from December to now. All the annoying, painful, knotted-up tense events from then until now, we will be going through them one-by-one and setting them “right,” but probably not entirely smoothly. The energy of Aries’ ruler, Mars, is hot, with particles speeding up and agitating. Mars seeks conflict, severance, separation. And Aries is the baby of the zodiac. Babies don’t have filters, they cry on red-eye planes while everyone else is trying to sleep.
There is no question, there have been and will continue to be conflict in the upcoming weeks. Unharmonious things create agitation, and we feel the discomfort, the pain, and we change the course of our lives to stop the feeling. Holding onto the idea of peace without acknowledging the context of the situation will be a futile exercise. But at the same time, anger, negativity, etc, if it is free-flowing without any controls can create a lot of damage to things that you actually want to preserve. The key in this period is to build out other channels to direct the extra energy. You can be the party-pooper and point to what is fucked up in your life with levity and a wink in your eye. Is that what inner peace is?
Horoscopes (read for your rising sign)
aries:
Imagine yourself as in a cocoon this month. Even if some dramatic events occur, remember that you don’t have to strike out immediately. Mars has been in your 4th house which makes me think that your housing and familial situation has been activating some sensitivity for you, and now you may want to move swiftly to realign into a more confident position. It’s may not yet be the time where everything clicks into place, but you can use the digestion period to build up a stronger internal structure.
taurus:
You’ll be thinking about anger with some distance this month. There have been strange and unfamiliar occurrences in everyday events in your life, with what you’ve taken for granted churning and morphing into something new. If there have been uncomfortable events with your siblings or immediate kin, this may be a time in which you reach a new chapter. Take a moment to allow for the incompatibilities in your life to reveal themselves slowly, so that you can begin to make moves in April and May.
gemini:
This month may present a some shifts or missed connections with friends and community. It may be easy to interpret events as slights or offenses, or things may occur that shake up your sense of security. This is an important time to see where you may be feeling insecurity or where a sense of scarcity may be driving your decisions. With Jupiter in your first house, lean into a magnanimous nature while still keeping an observant eye out for your best interests.
cancer:
March is a big month that is asking you what it means to be a leader. What are the things you believe in and can you be single-minded enough to embody that vision for others. This is a time of revisiting what defines you, what drives you, and who you are. If you are naturally non-confrontational, March will present some opportunities to advocate for yourself.
leo:
This month, you’ll be mostly processing things from behind-the-stage. You are deep in the back of the house, away from the party, tinkering on the subconscious dimensions of dreams and ancestral inheritances. The process of digestion requires stillness, to turn back over pages and then forward again. Old conflicts may reappear, and the main issue now is if it will still get a rise out of you? There may be a big focus on the 14th on your belief in your value and what resources can do for you.
virgo:
This month, a focus lies on how you advocate for yourself. Are you getting your dues? Where may you want to continue to be indebted to others, to allow for a continuation of a bond? Where can you feel your desires shifting, the rooms you want to leave, the new spaces you want to enter? These conversations are grounded by the changes and possible discomfort you’ve experienced in collective spaces. You are trying again to figure out where and how to get your needs met, and soothing yourself when those needs have been unmet. A big part of this eclipse story this month will be giving up old stories about yourself and leaving the ground fallow for new ones to emerge over the next half year.
libra:
You’ve been experiencing a retreat from the outside world, especially the world of the marketplace. There’s no desire to fully exchange back and forth with the idea of yourself. However, there are possible changes in your romantic or collaborator life that are challenging you to rethink exactly what it means to be out in the world. How might your partner or your collaborator conflict with certain set ideas around comfort, belonging, authenticity to your emotions?
scorpio:
The background story of the month lies in the pursuit of a craft, the betterment of your lifestyle, and to really streamline whatever it is you are working on, because of a new influx of ideas and realignment with your purpose. Of course, sometimes it’s not always easy to be hard at work, or sometimes the work is a defense mechanism to try to prove the constructs of your ideas. This month will be a testing ground. The eclipse on the 14th will especially show some activity in the sector of your friendships and collectives, where you’ll try to figure out how the people around you support your better and healthier lifestyle.
sagittarius:
You want to flirt shamelessly, but this month you’re not really given free-range to do so. If you do, you may notice that some of the playful banter gets bent, sparks fly in haywire directions, and you’re not really feeling yourself as a byproduct. Or, if romance isn’t the arena you are playing in, it could be play with any type of creative endeavor. There’s not as much room for free exploration or lightheartedness. You’ll more be trying to figure out exactly why you have resentment, why you pull away from others, why you always give and when you need them, they don’t show up for you. These questions are worthwhile to examine, especially what’s your part in the whole story.
capricorn:
There are some bigger questions about where you feel at home, where you can logistically create a home, and what being true to yourself means in this instance. If you look closely, a lot of it will be motivated by a revisitation of a relational conflict or an intimate exchange that is activating some of your early childhood wounds. March contains an invaluable learning opportunity around what still lies within you from the past and what kinds of release you must engage in to allow the energy to transmute.
aquarius:
You’ll be driving around in circles this month, and I recommend that you find a way to calm yourself down before pressing the gas pedal. Car metaphors aside, you’ve been in deep maintenance mode, fixing up areas that are less than optimal for your goals. The eclipse on the 14th will bring up emotional stories from your past, allowing you to digest and rethink terms of engagement.
pisces:
There’s been a lot of focus for you on commitment to the work, on the fragility of life, on the ways that we are limited in time and energy. You have been mulling over this information, allowing for the interweaving of hope and despair. In April, we will return back into this space, but March features instead the action items of your considerations. You’ll need to consider getting paid and paying, especially in relation to a collaborator, your children, your creative practice. The eclipse on the 14th will especially bring focus to the relational element in the way you are trying to set up your life.