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The Day of Heaven and Hell: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is March 5
The Day of Heaven and Hell | Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs

Work patiently toward your next breakthrough. You will get there. What you’re striving to accomplish isn’t the sort of endeavor that can be completed in a week, because it’s the type that’s hard-won and built to endure, rare and precious, and well worth the effort. Along the way, you are re-creating yourself, gaining strength and depth, and growing into the next phase of your life. Keep going.
— By Amy Elliott

Written In The Planets

Mercury stations retrograde today in the last degree of Pisces — which is also the final degree of the entire zodiac. All retrogrades tend to imply a phase of review; this Mercury retrograde highlights that theme particularly strongly. There’s an inward emphasis on past emotions and beliefs, and the thought processes and decisions influenced by those emotions and beliefs. The question is: in this busy, hyper-digital, social-media-saturated (and therefore externalized) world, do you remember how to give yourself the time and space to reflect deeply?

Neptune’s conjunction to the asteroid Vesta today (which will also be conjunct tomorrow’s Pisces New Moon) underlines this idea of holding space for yourself, and the beliefs you might have about that. (For example, do you believe you have a right to give that to yourself and set some boundaries around it? Do you believe doing so has value and purpose? Do you feel a sense of purpose in holding space for others to be introspective?) With Uranus entering Taurus tomorrow — and the New Moon a few hours later — giving yourself room to notice what’s new, unusual or compelling could prove especially informative now. Taking your time today — even with basic tasks like writing your to-do list, leaving the house, or driving to work — should help keep hiccups to a minimum, and allow you to make corrections with less stress.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Creative Isolation: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is March 4

Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs

Stretch into your visionary abilities: the power of your intuition and the breadth of your perception. There will always be moments when you are tempted to respond with a hot head, or to confuse emotion with philosophy. The present environment encourages that behavior. However, if you can keep in mind to pause and check in with your ethical compass, you will have access to a profound, wise and accurate source of inner guidance.
— By Amy Elliott

Written In The Planets
How’s your energy level — physical, mental, emotional, sexual, psychic? There are some agitating factors in the sky currently; yet we’re also just two days from a New Moon. So if you feel under pressure but also lack the ‘oomph’ to deal with it head-on (or in any way productively), there are correlations in the astrology. Namely: Mercury stations retrograde in the last degree of Pisces tomorrow; Uranus leaves the last degree of Aries to enter Taurus on March 6; and later that day the waning Moon meets the Sun for the Pisces New Moon. The New Moon is also square the polarizing Great Attractor (a deep-space phenomenon in mid-Sagittarius).

One way to deal with all of this is to go inward — to make a little space for yourself to settle down, settle in and take inventory of where you’re really at. Yet Jupiter is making a conjunction today to Varda, an object named after the deity associated with light in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. If you feel more called to express yourself outwardly, it appears that any offerings of light will probably go big. Just take your time to think everything through carefully, and mind previously identified boundaries. Mercury is entering trickster mode. Double-check all emails and texts before you click send.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Design: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is March 3

Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs

Remember that what you decide to bring to the world is entirely your call, and therein lies much of your power. If you choose to, you can create beautiful expressions of thought and substance. That can range from a fully fledged artistic masterpiece to simply brightening someone’s day with a kind word — on the surface very different things, but each necessary to making people’s lives easier on this rock we call Earth.
— By Amy Elliott

Written In The Planets

Today the Pisces Sun opposes Rhiphonos in Virgo. We don’t know a lot about Rhiphonos (a centaur), but there’s a suggestion here to be precise and firm in your boundaries with others today. It could also be that you discover someone else to be holding a much-needed perimeter for you, especially if you may be overstepping in subtle ways. There’s a lot of planetary emphasis on watery, all-welcoming, empathetic Pisces right now; that includes Mercury, which is slow, powerful and a little agitated currently, prior to its station retrograde on Tuesday. Few things truly require rushing around the way we usually do, and this would be a particularly good time to shift to a lower gear — no matter how much you feel like you might burst if you try. Some focused physical activity could help to discharge whatever electrical current Uranus is generating from the very final edge of Aries.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Undying Loyalty: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is March 2

Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs
Consider that you likely have more options than you realize in terms of shaping your reality. Thinking outside the choices immediately before you can offer a wider perspective, but when was the last time you truly did that? This is one of those instances when your intuition, synchronicity or dreams could offer the most useful insights. What would the ideal scenario look like to you? Ask yourself, then play with the metaphorical Crayola box of 64 crayons in your mind to envision the answer. This may do more to show what is possible than anything else.
— By Amy Elliott

Written In The Planets

Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces in three days. Have you backed up your computer yet? Even with this event happening in a watery sign like Pisces, which indicates some review of — and possible confusion in — more emotional facets of communication and creativity, it’s never a bad idea to begin following basic retrograde tech protocols, just in case, a few days ahead of time. Note that Mercury is in a square to Ixion in Sagittarius, and will still be so when it stations. How are your fantasy versions of a particular scenario matching up to the actual ethics involved? If you’re facing a second chance to behave with clear boundaries, are you taking it? Or can you already feel certain lines getting blurry? If ever there was a time to mean what you say and only say what you mean, this appears to be it.

— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Artistic Sensibilities: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is March 1

Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs

Growing into the person you wish to become is more often than not a lifelong process, and there will be the occasional stumble. Take it easy on yourself. The key is perseverance: you will make it through so long as you keep heading in the right direction. At this moment, you are likely to see that path clearly, and have the opportunity to progress substantially along it. All you really need to do is maintain your focus.
— By Amy Elliott

Written In The Planets

How flexible are your closest relationships (especially the more intimate kind) when it comes to new experiences? What do you need to get out in the open with a partner? In what ways are you itching to make a bold declaration, indicate your interest, or otherwise spark up your interactions? All of these questions (and their related offshoots) appear to be on the table today. So how can you answer them with action rather than just more thinking and imagining and wishing?

Even though Venus is in a relatively reserved sign (Capricorn) as it makes a square to high-voltage Uranus in the final, restless degree of Aries, it’s still prompting activity to ease some of the tension. By late morning (Eastern time) Venus will move into cooler, calmer ‘friend zone’ Aquarius — though it will still be within friction-distance to Uranus, and Uranus rules Aquarius. You might find that your need for stimulation shifts more to groups and acquaintances, rather than primary partnerships. Whether that’s true or not, keep tabs on what, exactly, you may be provoking in others (and whether it’s truly the reaction you’d prefer). Supplying a little extra warmth than you might automatically offer looks like a useful approach.
— By Amanda Painter

Four Winds Report for March 7, 2018

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Cardinal Cross Activity

Welcome to today’s Four Winds Report. If you haven’t yet listened to Eric’s latest Planet Waves FM recording, do check it out — it’s a fascinating discussion of the schoolkids who are making themselves heard on gun safety, and of the astrology that sets them apart. Also new on our website: regular cartoonist Jen Sorensen satirizes toxic masculinity in this week’s comic.

In terms of today’s astrology, Mercury and Venus make contact with three significant minor planets from the early degrees of Aries. Eric explores all three of these objects — Pholus, Quaoar and Salacia — thoroughly in The Art of Becoming. Here is a link to the resources area on that website; it’s packed full of information on these intriguing planets, and a good deal more besides.

— With love from the Planet Waves editors

Today is Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Hebrew date is 20 Adar 5778
Islamic date is 19 Jumada-II 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Ik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.5.2
Julian Day is 2458185

Today’s Birthdays: John Herschel (1792-1871), Luther Burbank (1849-1926), Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873-1959), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Milton Avery (1885-1965), G. I. Taylor (1886-1975), Anna Magnani (1908-1973), Betty Holberton (1917-2001), Kōbō Abe (1923-1993), James Broderick (1927-1982), Ranulph Fiennes (1944), Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), Ernie Isley (1952), Bryan Cranston (1956), Taylor Dayne (1962), Wanda Sykes (1964), Rachel Weisz (1970), Laura Prepon (1980), Brandon T. Jackson (1984).

“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education.”
— Luther Burbank

Planet Waves FM | The Next Generation: Those Kids Born 2000+

Tonight’s edition of Planet Waves FM [play program here] is astrology-focused. Eric considers the charts of the young people finally moving the needle on gun control: the cohort born starting in 2000, what you might call post-millennials. This astrology contains two conjunctions that represent steps forward: the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Taurus, and Chiron and Pluto in Sagittarius. He briefly considers what people born in the 1980s and 1990s experienced astrologically, and then demonstrates the significant differences in charts starting in 2000.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase on March 9 at 3:20 am PST / 6:20 am EST (11:19:42 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Pisces on March 17 at 6:11 am PDT / 9:11 am EDT (13:11:29 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Libra on March 31 at 5:37 PDT / 8:37 am EDT (12:36:45 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius today at 2:03 pm PST / 5:03 pm EST (22:02:45 UTC).
Sun Degree: 17-18 Pisces.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Sagittarius at 2:03 pm PST / 5:03 pm EST (22:02:45 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Quaoar at 2:40 am PST / 5:40 am EST (10:39:47 UTC).
— Venus square Pholus at 2:38 pm PST / 5:38 pm EST (22:37:30 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Salacia at 6:51 pm PST / 9:51 pm EST (02:51:25 March 8 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is March 7
(The Day of the Abstract Structure) | Pisces Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Though your sign is rarely obsessed with money, you will be well served to cultivate a healthy respect for building your wealth. You have the initiative; you have the motivation; and, most of all, you have a job to do. Align yourself with your truth, make yourself useful, and connect that to a business plan. Then stick with it for a year.

Current Pisces Weekly Horoscope

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Current Pisces Monthly Horoscope

You’re probably getting the message to up your game on the financial front, though the first thing to remember about finances is that they’re connected to everything. In astrology there are two houses connected to the money that you earn.

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Written in the Planets
Depending on your time zone, the Moon enters Sagittarius sometime this afternoon or evening. When it does so, it immediately picks up the signal from Mercury and Venus, which are early in fellow fire sign Aries. This should ease the way for communicating with people you care about, even with seemingly ‘philosophical’ topics; you may notice a sense of optimism when it comes to discussing feelings. This might be going out on a limb, but even politically charged topics could be easier to approach — though discussion is likely to be quite spirited, and that window might be brief. With the Moon also making a challenging aspect to the bodies still in Pisces, you might notice an urge to travel or escape that could feel frustrating if you can’t indulge it. Remember that even a modest change of scenery within your neighborhood or giving yourself an hour to daydream could offer relief.

You can now get instant access to all 12 signs of the 2018 Planet Waves annual edition, The Art of Becoming — we’ll be publishing the additional transit videos soon. Order all 12 signs here to read your Sun, Moon and rising sign and those of loved ones, or choose your individual signs here.

Four Winds Report for March 6, 2018

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Across the Aries Point

Welcome to your Four Winds Report for Tuesday. Though the Sun has a good couple of weeks longer in Pisces, today both Mercury and Venus will cross into Aries, bringing a bit of extra warmth and vigor into the zodiacal atmosphere.

The Aries Point (the border between Pisces and Aries) is well-known on the pages of Planet Waves, such as this article from the archives. The ‘personal is political’; wider events serve to remind us that we are not islands, but part of a greater community.

— With love from the Planet Waves editors

Today is Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Hebrew date is 19 Adar 5778
Islamic date is 18 Jumada-II 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Imix’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.5.1
Julian Day is 2458184

Today’s Birthdays: Michelangelo (1475-1564), Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), Lou Costello (1906-1959), Wes Montgomery (1923-1968), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Mary Wilson (vocalist; 1944), David Gilmour (1946), Kiki Dee (1947), Rob Reiner (1947), D. L. Hughley (1963), Alan Davies (1966), Connie Britton (1967), Moira Kelly (1968), Shaquille O’Neal (1972), Beanie Sigel (1974), Chris Tomson (1984).

“Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. Our inner lives are eternal, which is to say that our spirits remain as youthful and vigorous as when we were in full bloom. Think of love as a state of grace, not the means to anything, but the alpha and omega. An end in itself.”
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This Week’s Horoscope for Pisces by Eric Francis Coppolino

Your chart is still reverberating from last week’s Full Moon in your opposite sign Virgo. The Sun is now at the midpoint of Pisces, and is still close to Neptune, which is providing you with energy and motivation. And as of Monday, there remains a triple conjunction of Mercury, Venus and Chiron in your sign. You have plenty to work with, and you’re deeply connected to your inner sources of ideas and inspiration. Beginning this week, planets will be shifting into Aries, which represents your ability to finance your life and your projects, and also your sense of belonging in the world. The two are closely related. While Pisces is sometimes depicted as the sign least able to function in the world, a careful look at your solar chart makes a rather different point. Everything about you, including your sensitivity, your love of beauty and your clairvoyant quality, are all perfectly suited to grow and thrive in the world at this genuinely strange time.

You may read all 12 signs here.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase on March 9 at 3:20 am PST / 6:20 am EST (11:19:42 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Pisces on March 17 at 6:11 am PDT / 9:11 am EDT (13:11:29 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Libra on March 31 at 5:37 PDT / 8:37 am EDT (12:36:45 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on March 7 at 2:03 pm PST / 5:03 pm EST (22:02:45 UTC).
Sun Degree: 16-17 Pisces.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Mercury enters Aries at 11:34 pm March 5 PST / 2:34 am EST (07:34:15 UTC).
Venus enters Aries at 3:45 pm PST / 6:45 pm EST (23:45:21 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus trine Varuna at 11:13 am PST / 2:13 pm EST (19:13:11 UTC).
— Mercury square Pholus at 3:47 pm PST / 6:47 pm EST (23:46:41 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Salacia at 6:40 pm PST / 9:40 pm EST (02:39:48 March 7 UTC).
— Mercury trine Thereus at 8:49 pm PST / 11: 49 pm EST (04:48:35 March 7 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is March 6
(The Day of the Beauty Lovers) | Pisces Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You choose who you want to be. Do not blame society’s so-called norms or expectations; fate is not an issue. You hold the vision for your life, and that is what sets you in the direction you will travel. If you don’t have a vision, look up for someone you aspire to — or an idea of what is right for you. Live your truth sincerely, and stay connected.

Current Pisces Weekly Horoscope

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Current Pisces Monthly Horoscope

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Written in the Planets
With Mercury and Venus leaving languid Pisces today and entering Aries, you can expect the pace of communication and reaction to pick up. Yet, if you find yourself gripped with any sudden passions or impulsive thoughts, there’s still enough Pisces activity to make empathy accessible. You might find it especially useful to notice whether your patterns of thinking and responding remind you of your parents — or, better yet, remind you of how they used to respond to their parents. Thoughts and feelings about sex and desire — and how it gets framed culturally — could be especially provocative.

Four Winds Report for March 5, 2018

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Welcome to your Four Winds Report

Good evening! Here is your Four Winds report for Monday. We’ve just published this week’s Astrology Diary (see below), in which Amanda discusses the gradual transition of emphasis from Pisces to Aries during the course of the week. Watch this space for more information on that as the days progress.

Planet Waves members get the Astrology Diary and the Monday Morning Horoscope in one handy email every week, along with a host of other benefits. Becoming a member will also give you the option to receive Eric’s daily horoscope. It’s an affordable yet comprehensive service that astrology enthusiasts love. Sign up here.

— With love from the Planet Waves editors

Today is Monday, March 5, 2018
Hebrew date is 18 Adar 5778
Islamic date is 17 Jumada-II 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Ajaw
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.5.0
Julian Day is 2458183

Today’s Birthdays: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1884), Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919), Dora Marsden (1882-1960), Irving Fiske (1908-1990), Rex Harrison (1908-1990), Momofuku Ando (1910-2007), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967), Daniel Kahneman (1934), Paul Sand (1935), Dean Stockwell (1936), Fred Williamson (1938), Eddy Grant (1948), Elaine Paige (1948), Andy Gibb (1958-1988), Matt Lucas (1974), Eva Mendes (1974), Papoose (1978), Joshua Coyne (1993).

“The doubt,
The honest, earnest doubt, is upward growth
Of the strong mind — the struggle of the seed
Up to the broad, free air.”
— Constance Fenimore Woolson

Planet Waves AM/FM Live | The Next Generation: Those Kids Born 2000+

In tonight’s live Planet Waves AM/FM show on Radio Kingston, Eric will focus on the astrology of the young people finally moving the needle on gun control: what you might call post-millennials, born after 2000. This astrology contains two conjunctions that represent steps forward: the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Taurus, and Chiron and Pluto in Sagittarius.

You can listen to this show live every Sunday night from 10 pm EST or 7 pm PST — just go to the Radio Kingston website and use the player. More information on this week’s show at this link.

Initiative, Review, and You

Although there’s a significant concentration of bodies in Pisces this week, the focus shifts to other signs for the main events — specifically, Aries (planets changing sign) and Scorpio (Jupiter’s retrograde). You may notice a shift in tone, tempo or orientation as a result.

Photo by Amanda Painter.

Early in the week, Mercury and Venus both leave Pisces and enter Aries on Tuesday. Mercury makes its move at 2:34 am EST (7:34 UTC), and Venus follows suit at 6:45 pm EST (23:45 UTC).

At its most basic, this nudges emotions, thought processes and communication into more impulsive, inventive and enthusiastic (or possibly reactive) territory.

You might find that you need to make a little more effort to sustain your concentration at times, or to put yourself in another’s shoes and offer some empathy. Yet with several notable planets and the Sun still swimming in Pisces, there’s a natural softening and stabilizing influence to keep things balanced. We’ll be getting some good Aries initiative to pair with the dreamy visioning Pisces is so famous for — and that can be a recipe for getting really interesting things done.

Yet there’s another dimension to Mercury and Venus entering Aries: they’re landing on the Aries Point — that hot little parcel of zodiac real estate that connects your personal experience with that of the collective (such as through politically charged events and issues).

Not only that, but Mercury and Venus make aspects to three minor planets that have featured prominently in Eric’s Art of Becoming annual readings: Salacia in Aries, and Pholus and Quaoar in Capricorn.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Waning Gibbous phase on March 5 at 5:13 am PST / 8:13 am EST (13:12:30 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Pisces on March 17 at 6:11 am PDT / 9:11 am EDT (13:11:29 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Libra on March 31 at 5:37 PDT / 8:37 am EDT (12:36:45 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio on today at 5:23 am PST / 8:23 am EST (13:22:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 15-16 Pisces.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Scorpio today at 5:23 am PST / 8:23 am EST (13:22:50 UTC)

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars trine Eris at 8:24 am PST / 11:24 am EST (16:24:20 UTC).
— Mercury quincunx Rhadamanthus at 7:34 pm PST / 10:34 pm EST (03:33:36 March 6 UTC).
— Mercury trine Varuna at 8:28 pm PST / 11:28 pm EST (04:27:45 March 6 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is March 5
(The Day of Heaven and Hell) | Pisces Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Your earning capacity is far beyond what you believe, particularly if you do that Pisces thing and choose professional activities that fully align with your principles. You of all people were born to do the right thing, in a way that has impact. That’s not always easy in our world, but like playing the harp, it’s a lot easier if you practice every day.

Current Pisces Weekly Horoscope

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Current Pisces Monthly Horoscope

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Written in the Planets
The Moon enters Scorpio this morning, commencing a round of harmonious aspects to the group of planets in Pisces. This will likely be an excellent time to pay attention to your intuition, or to explore more deeply into any emotional issue that’s been nagging at you. With so much water sign activity, though, be careful to keep in sight of land. An aspect pattern later tonight between the Moon, Saturn and Nessus may be of use in bringing you back to a more practical space, should you need it.