It’s Texas Independence Month, the time when we all celebrate those important dates, like the time when the Bluebonnet was made the State Flower, Mar. 7, 1901.
“A good heart is the Sun and the Moon; or rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes.”
Shakespeare’s King Henry V, Act V, scene ii.
Aries : Mars, Mars, Mars. Nothing but Mars. Actually, there’s a lot more happening in the sky than Mars, and you’re going to spend part of the week wondering why everyone is so happy. But it’s a matter of making use of this Martian energy. If I had a clue as to what to do, I would be offering that. But right now, all I can tell is that you’ve got a rather unusual influence coming your way. Part of this is subconscious and that’s due to the Pisces influence in your chart. Part of this, though, is also winging itself in from a another place. When I get on a plane and hop out to West Texas, I have this built in excuse, folks look at me and say, “It’s okay, he’s from Austin,” and then they give a little knowing roll of their eyes. You’re going to want to come up with a similar excuse for yourself this week. I like mine best, but I’m not sure it will translate to your own location. But you can try it: “I’m from South Austin, you know….”
Taurus : I’m not going to continually bombard my dear Taurus friends with one calamity after another — the various problems associated with having Saturn take an extended tour through your sign. But every once in awhile, there’s another alignment in the heavens which sort of sets off the Saturn energy. That’s going on this week. It’s a weird angle, and what with the other stuff that’s kicking around right now, and the moon making a fast pass at you as well, it’s going to be an interesting time to take a long and hard look at the Saturn issues which come creeping to the top. More like bubbling to the top. But you get the idea. It’s there and it won’t go away, so roll up your sleeves. Hey, here in Texas, it’s spring time, and it’s a good time to spread some fertilizer around. Maybe that’s what you want to do with that Saturn stuff.
Gemini : The five wits were often thought to be the like the five senses. But with a little research here at FGS World Headquarters and Institute for Historical Studies, we’ve discovered that the five wits were really: common wit, imagination, fantasy, estimation and memory. This week, you’re going to feel like you are at your wits’ end. You might feel like you’re taken leave of your senses. You might feel like common wit fails you. Of course, like the good Gemini that you are, you will realize, sooner or later, that you’ve got four other wits to fall back on. The problem with a Mercurial period like this is that the most common form of Gemini wit that gets employed is imagination. You need to use something besides just your imagination and fantasy world in order to deal with the little problems that keep circling back — it only makes good sense this week.
Cancer : One of the lake I frequent is more like a pond than a lake. And it has a rule about no outboard motors bigger than ten horsepower. That’s because the lake doesn’t want to disturb the neighbors. Or boater on the lake shouldn’t disturb the motors. With a strong March wind blowing, I watched as one fisherman tried work his way against the wind, the battery on his trolling motor was draining far more rapidly, and he was really thinking about dropping the big 50 Horsepower Mercury in the water and firing it up. You’re just like that guy this week. System are straining. The force of Nature seems to be working against you. Instead of trying to fight this thing out, cozy up next to the bank, and let the shore break the wind. fishing will be better there, too.
Leo : The week starts out with the Moon in a water sign, Mercury Retrograde in a water sign, and your ruling celestial object in a water sign. As long as all this stuff is stacked up in water, be prepared for a soggy, spring-like situation to present itself. Just because it’s soggy doesn’t mean that it’s not a good time for you. But there are some little problems which will present themselves. Of course, just about any little problem to a Leo can get blown out of proportion. Careful with that attitude right now. All that water leaves you feeling a little too much. If you’re not too careful this week, the whole thing will turn into a sodden mess, and that’s not good. I don’t want the emotions to extinguish any Leo fire.
Virgo : I was looking for a nice way to explain the feeling that this week has. There’s a new moon forming over in the opposite sign of Pisces at the very beginning of the week. That’s good, sometimes. And there’s a Mercury Planet moving in apparent retrograde motion, also opposite you. That’s not so good. You get this feeling that you’re supposed to be starting up a new project this week, but all you really feel like doing is taking a nap. It’s a “feeling good but no one gets it” week. You are in great shape, but you can’t seem to catch the eye of the person you really want to notice you. You’re looking good, but it feels like the only person who seems to care is that homeless guy, and he only notices because you might give him a dollar. You feel a little used, a little tardy, and little out of place. I mean, you feel good, but if no one can seem to notice, or the only attention you get is from unwanted parties, what’s the point? The point being you should shoulder on the through the week, and let the chips fall where they may. In a few weeks, you’ll look back and realize that you made some big hits this week, only, right now, it just doesn’t feel like it.
Libra : This is one of those weeks when you are supposed to let everyone know just who you are, and you are supposed to let everyone know just what you stand for. Make a bold statement. The problem with making a bold statement this week is that the little retrograde planet is going to subvert some of your message. It’s not the message that will suffer, but I’m not sure the guys on the receiving end of your message are going to get it. This unresponsive audience is not without some redeeming qualities. In about two weeks, they are going to look at you, that little dim bulb over their pointy heads will brighten momentarily, and they will go, “Oh, I get it it now!” But by the time your information is finally received, you’re going to be off in another place, doing something else. Don’t hesitate to make your point as clear as possible this week, just don’t anticipate the results.
Scorpio : “Dearly beloved, we gathered here today to…” To what? Marrying or burying? I have one suit. Fits both occasions. In reality, I have several suits, one for each weight, my summer weight and my winter weight. The problem is, that my summer suit only fits in the winter and my winter suit only really fits in the summer. It’s an inverse law about weight. I tend to gain weight in the summer when I should be slim, and I tend to shed weight in the winter, when I should be putting on some extra pounds to help make it through the cold Texas winter. (We do get snow — some years.) This same sort of inverse proportion of weight and power suits seems to fit with your theme for the week. Everything is backwards. It’s not as it should be. There’s something wrong here. There’s something definitely amiss. It’s spring time in Texas, and you’re thinking about a harvest. It’s Mercury Retrograde, and you’re thinking about a new project. Venus is upsetting your love life, and you’re thinking about romance. See what I mean? It’s all topsey turvey. Work with the inverse proportions of this week, and make the best of it. Just plan on doing it all backwards.
Sagittarius : Talk about your uplifting week! And just when you thought it wasn’t going to get any better. This is the beginning of a special cycle, and it’s a new beginning for you, well, maybe the term new beginning is a little strong. Maybe there’s a better way to look at this week because it does start out a little rough. It doesn’t get off to the best of starts, and there is a still an errant Mercury to deal with, but there’s a kick that comes shortly after the new moon, and along with that kick, there’s Mars, still over yonder in Aries, combined with Venus, still up there in Aquarius, and both of these are going to make it good for you. Ideas run rampant in your mind. The problem is that rampant ideas in your brain seem to bounce around, but the translation to the outside world doesn’t work. Good luck on getting your message across. I’m just going to hold onto mine and wait for a little bit better astrological weather — and you might try the same thing.
Capricorn : I’m tired this week, and I can’t think of a better way to explain what you need to do, but here it goes, “Once more into the breach dear friends, once more…” It’s from Shakespeare’s “Henry V, Life and Death,” Act 3, first 14 lines, and it’s a pretty famous speech. In fact, when I’ve heard it on stage before, I’ve been tempted to jump up on my seat, pull out a dagger I carry, and start sawing off the heads of any French people around me. Of course, the little saw blade on a Swiss army knife isn’t really good enough for such a gruesome task, and it’s French Noblemen I’m supposed to be upset with, not the whole of France. Hey, the French invented my second most favorite cuisine, so I can’t be too mad at them. I just get caught up in the moment, and Harry’s little speech. You’re going to be similarly motivated this week. In fact, this week, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see you turn to the person next to you in the theatre, and you start whipping out your own Swiss army knife. But before you reach for arms, think about Harry’s speech. He motivates with words. And words would be your best weapon this week, not one of those pocket knife saw blades.
Aquarius : I used a terribly quotidian analogy once, and it bothered me because I didn’t ever feel like I did justice to the allusion. It was a joke I blatantly ripped from a once popular comedian, and I just reworked the material. In fact, it was one of the now tired jokes that started out, “You might might be a Redneck if….” But like those old jokes which may be getting rather exhausted, you’re going to find that you’ve got an issue or two this week, items and events which keep coming back to you — no matter what you do to duck this sort of thing, there is still the same old stuff which keeps resurfacing, keeps coming back to haunt you. And I’m still bothered by that allusion. So this week, even though you’ve got a load of the old old stuff bothering you, you also have Venus in her finally rites of passage in your sign, and she’s of a mind to help you iron out some of these old problems. Use a little charm, maybe borrow a line from a comedian, see if that works.
Pisces : Venus is good. Venus is a nice planet. Venus brings many wondrous things into your life. Venus is a being a major pain in the backside this week. So close and yet so far away. This whole Venus thing is made a lot worse by the fact that Mr. Mercury is backing up at a very early degree of Pisces, and there is a new moon this week, again at that selfsame early degree of Pisces. I might be a little off on the numbers, but the effect is the same, no matter how you look at it. It’s a time when you are supposed to be stirring up something new, but nothing new is there to be stirred up. It’s more like a scene from one of my favorite plays, a play about a Scottish lad who would be king, and what he does when he tempts fate. Fate, in this particular production, is represented by three old ladies, and they spend an inordinate amount of time stirring a pot and muttering things like “toil and trouble, eye of newt,” and so forth. As long as the Fates are stirring up a witches’ brew this week, don’t tempt them.
