Your considerable responsibilities at home have been mounting. Something, or someone (such as your care for a beloved relative), has been keeping you pinned closely to home. Although you likely work for a living, your work at home appears to be a second career in its own sense - it’s been a heavy load. You may be going through a long-term renovation, have been searching for a new apartment or house, or have the care of an elderly parent under your purview. Now, Mars, the planet causing this intense focus, will go retrograde and become weak.
You will get a little break from home and family responsibilities from March 1 to May 19. During that time do not make a new and important initiation; hold back until the end of May. Mars is the booster rocket to all endeavors, and the axiom to this is “what you start with Mars retrograde, you lose.” Things will fall flat, for things do not develop correctly when Mars retrogrades. Be patient.
Saturn will also retrograde March 2 to July 20, so you may find a plan that you agreed upon with your partner will need to be reworked and reconfigured. You may change our mind about a close relationship with Saturn in reverse, and you will have the time you need to weigh your options. As the old axiom goes, when in doubt do nothing - sit back and wait until the right answer appears in your heart.
The new moon on February 28 - so powerful in the first ten days of March - will urge you to travel far and wide. Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, is still in Cancer for the first time in this decade and will stay until July 16. If you feel you’ve not felt the full force of Jupiter, you may be right - Jupiter has been weak in retrograde. Jupiter will switch on full power from March 6 onward and now, working with that new moon, will make travel luxurious fun. Overall, now that Jupiter will be strong until July 16, you will be able to enjoy all the joys and favor that being the celestial favorite entails, including enjoying life more. Jupiter will want to widen the perimeters of your life and help you see the range of opportunities that life has in store for you. You’ll enjoy the coming phase very much.
Publishing, broadcasting, academia, and matters focused on immigration will get a push forward too. If you work in the international arena, you will do well. Use this new moon’s energy (strong March 1-15) to advance your agenda. Above all, this new moon is in watery Pisces. See if you can travel to an inspirational location, filled with blue-white snow or to an isle that is made up of sun, sand, and surf. Either would renew your spirit.
The full moon, March 16, will also encourage you to travel again, this time closer to home. Saturn will be very friendly, so this trip should be with your steady sweetheart or spouse. Your partner would appreciate being lavished with attention from you - it’s the greatest gift anyone has to give - and the time you have together, alone, will strengthen the bonds you share.
In your career, you may get great news of a commission, royalty, or perks due to you on March 18 or of better company benefits you would qualify for now and in the future.
Also related to your career, will be the power of the new moon, strong within four days of March 30. You may see a big, unexpected shift in your position. You may, for example, hear that your boss is suddenly leaving and be replaced quickly, or that your title and responsibilities will move you into a completely different role. News will be completely unexpected. If you regularly collaborate with a team member or partner (like a VP creative director would do with a VP Head of Copy), you may have problems getting on the same page. In the volatile atmosphere of late March and all of April, be diplomatic. Stay alert, ready for anything.