Horoscopes for Nisan 5781: Resetting our spiritual clocks
Mercury/Kochav enters Pisces March 15, helping us to read unspoken truths between the lines.
By LORELAI KUDEZodiac clock (photo credit: REUTERS/STEFANO RELLANDINI)
Hodesh Nisan is “the beginning of months,” and a new start couldn’t come at a better time after a long, wearisome year during which we’ve all suffered loss on various levels and in multiple ways. Though this Mars/Ma’adim – ruled month begins just after sundown March 13, Tekufah Nissan, the Spring Equinox arrives March 20. During that liminal, in-between week, many planetary events occur, setting the stage for the profound possibilities of resetting ourselves on various levels.Mercury/Kochav enters Pisces March 15, helping us to read unspoken truths between the lines. Sun and Venus/Noga sextile Pluto March 16/18 supports the use of personal power for the common good, and Mars sextiles Chiron, the Wounded Healer, on March 17, empowering bold truth-telling to release toxic secrets. A brave yet unstable new world is glimpsed as Mercury sextiles unstable Uranus/Oron and Venus enters courageous Aries at the Last Quarter Moon in Gemini March 21. The Full Libra Moon on Passover March 28 with Venus conjunct Chiron, followed by Mercury’s conjunction to Neptune/Rahav and the Sun conjunct Chiron March 28 makes the entire week of Passover one of deep empathy, wholehearted forgiveness, and familial reconciliation. This is possible only if all parties are prepared to speak truth to power as modeled by tribal leader Yehuda, and receive that truth with love as did Yoseph, disguised as Pharoah’s prime minister. Mars square to Neptune April 9 with Mercury conjunct Chiron is a make-it-or-break it day for personal credibility. What and whom you believe is tested and tempered by your most closely held values. The sextiles of Venus to Jupiter/Tzedek and Mercury to Saturn/Shabbtai April 10 resets our spiritual clocks in sync with glimmering glimpses of a shimmering hope on the horizon. ARIES / TALEHTekufah Nisan, the Spring Equinox, occurs this year on 10 Nisan, March 20. This is the yartzeit of Miriam the prophetess, and her spiritual energy is especially available to you now. Mars/Ma’adim in Gemini empowers your communicative abilities to the highest degree, but careful to say what you mean and mean what you say, precisely and without ambiguity March 23 at the square of Mercury/Kochav to Mars. Passover’s Full Moon in Libra with diplomatic, harmony-seeking Venus/Noga in Aries conjunct Wounded Healer Chiron March 28 creates ideal conditions for healing, reconciliation, and generous forgiveness. TAURUS / SHORVenus/Noga enters Aries March 21, sparking remembrance of long-lost loves; but don’t linger over the past too long: The Sun/Venus conjunction March 26 powerfully illuminates your need for real life partnership which fits your current reality, not over-romanticized, halcyon days gone by. Venus conjunct Chiron the Wounded Healer on Passover, March 28 during the Full Libra Moon, opening the door to emotional healing through self-acceptance and enlarged understandings of your own vulnerability as well as that of others. Seek companionship when Venus sextiles Mars/Ma’adim April 6, supporting open-hearted communication between those who find common ground.GEMINI / T’OMIMMercury / Kochav’s in Pisces March 15 signals multiple interpretations of information; it’s your job to keep facts in order and separate speculation from reality. Mercury sextiles Uranus/Oron March 21 and squares Mars/Ma’adim March 23; you’re tempted to use shocking facts to upset the status quo. Mercury’s conjunction to dreamy, imaginative Neptune/Rahav March 29 supports healing and reconciliation through profoundly personal disclosures. Mercury enters Aries April 3, raising your profile with friends, your community and affinity groups. Mercury conjunct Chiron April 9 and sextile Saturn/Shabbtai April 10 invites vulnerable communications within safe structures.CANCER / SARTAN
Hodesh Nisan comes on the heels of the New Moon in Pisces March 13, flavoring this month with an extra dose of compassion. First Quarter Moon in Gemini March 21 with Mercury/Kochav sextile Uranus/Oron and Venus/Noga entering Aries invites bold truth-telling, emotional transparency, and sudden, perhaps shocking intimate revelations. The Full Libra Moon on Passover March 28 with Venus conjunct Chiron the Wounded Healer supports all manner of forgiveness and reconciliation, especially in the realm of home and family. Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn April 4 ties up loose ends around partnership matters.LEO / ARYEHThe Sun/Pluto sextile March 15 triggers a new level of emotional healing you need to properly grieve the losses of this past year. Sun enters Aries at Tekufah Nissan March 20, lifts you out of the doldrums and renews hope. Sun conjunct Venus/Noga March 28 emboldens your search for partnership; Sun conjunct Chiron the Wounded Healer March 29 and sextiles Saturn/Shabbtai March 31, creating safe space for emotionally vulnerable sharing, which doesn’t come easily for you, as you’re accustomed to being the strong one. Allow someone else do the heavy lifting right now.VIRGO / BETULAHMercury/Kochav in Pisces March 15 – April 2 highlights how you differentiate between service and sacrifice. Mercury’s sextile to Uranus/Oron and square to Mars/Ma’adim March 31-23 signals abrupt reconfigurations and redefinitions around your career and professional identity. These changes have been a long time coming. Perhaps the power differential has shifted; Mercury’s sextile to Pluto and entrance into Aries April 2-3 reveals the extent to which your new relationship with personal power is able to manifest. Mercury conjunct Chiron and sextile Saturn/Shabbtai April 9-10 safely supports sensitive confidences you share with others.LIBRA / MOZNAYIMVenus/Noga enters bold, brave Aries March 21, asking: are you looking for a hero, or are you willing to be the hero of your own story? Full Libra Moon on Passover March 28 at the conjunction of Venus to Chiron encourages shared vulnerabilities, emotional processing around relationships, and the revelation of your deepest needs. You find safety and containment in creativity romantic play, building trust on the foundation of deep intimacy which comes from revelatory truth-telling when Venus sextiles Saturn/Shabbtai March 30. Venus sextiles Mars/Ma’adim April 6, supporting strengthening of the mind-heart connection.SCORPIO / AKRAVThe sextile of the Sun and Venus/Noga to Pluto March 16 – 18 supports transformative efforts in your immediate environment, creating a much-needed mood upgrade. Mercury/Kochav’s square to Mars/Ma’adim March 23 questions fairness and equity concerning resources you share with others, leading to an adjustment of these at Mercury’s sextile to Pluto April 3. All is fair in love and war at the Venus/Noga sextile to Mars April 6; the square of Mars to Neptune/Rahav April 9 challenges everything normally taken for granted and forces you to delineate between must-haves and expendables.SAGITTARIUS / KaHaTThat mentally moribund feeling departs at Tekufah Nisan/the Spring Equinox March 20; by March 21 at the First Quarter Moon in Gemini you’re starting to sprout original new ideas, some identified as truly revolutionary by those whose opinions you value April 1-2. Full Libra Moon on Passover March 28 rekindles friendships and reconnects you to the people and things you love the most. The sextile of Venus/Noga to Jupiter/Tzedek April 10 has you feeling lucky enough to go big by readjusting the risk-reward ratio making adventure and travel-related plans for the coming months.CAPRICORN / G’DIYour role in the realm of home and family receives the respect it deserves at the Full Libra Moon of Passover, March 28. Venus/Noga and the Sun both sextile Saturn/Shabbtai March 30-31, assisting you in diplomatically persuading those with whom you share an environment that beauty and sensibility can go hand in hand. in Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn April 4 sees the conclusion of great efforts you’ve expended over the last year and their visible results. Mercury/Kochav sextiles Saturn April 10, supports upgrades and improvements of every component in your communications toolbox.AQUARIUS / D’LIExcitement flares when Mercury/Kochav sextiles Uranus/Oron March 21 at the Last Quarter Moon in Gemini, with the entrance of Venus/Noga into Aries. It’s a huge wakeup call intended to alert you to the presence of helpful, supportive believers in your Big Dream who bring resources and expertise you lack to the table. Full Libra Moon on Passover March 28 enhances spiritual cognition; you’re feeling the Exodus from Egypt very personally this year. Leave behind your own personal Egypt and follow the pillars of smoke and fire for your personal Divine revelation April 5-7.PISCES / DAGIMMercury/Kochav in Pisces March 15 – April 3, opens those psychic channels you’re so adept at swimming though. You’re in tune with the universe and harmonious with your inner world during this time. Mercury’s conjunction to Neptune/Rahav March 29 inspires creative communications which can go a long way in sharing dreams and ideas in seed form with those who can support your creative vision. The intense square of Mars/Ma’adim to Neptune April 9 challenges you to move those ideas from the realm of thought into the world of action. Accept mentoring support April 10.
