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The Day of Relativity: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 14
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Act on your ambitions; the months ahead are an excellent time to make progress. You may well feel sufficiently driven to power your efforts without any further motivation, such that you might need to check in with yourself occasionally and make sure you’re not pushing ahead at the expense of your wellbeing. Your plans are likely to work best if you’re at your most happy and healthy. If you can muster your powers, you’ll be close to unstoppable.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Work that is a combination of physical and intellectual appears favored today, thanks to Mars and Saturn in a nice earth-sign trine across Taurus and Capricorn. You may even find you’re able to be more diligent than usual with physical tasks, though mind the details; and if you’re currently dealing with a difficult situation, you may feel a greater ability to cope with it. Yet today’s star aspect is a conjunction of the Sun and Mercury in Pisces — marking the astrological midpoint of the current retrograde. If you absolutely must conduct important business during a retrograde of Mercury, and cannot wait, today is traditionally said to be the best day for it.

Between Mercury’s retrograde status and the fact that it’s moving into contact with Jupiter, there’s a real possibility for sloppiness with the particulars of any given situation to creep in. Measure twice and cut once, however you apply that metaphor. Sun-Mercury conjunctions tend to indicate heightened self-involvement — and can make it a little harder to see yourself as others do. Can you use that direction of focus to review or untangle some facet of your past spiritual growth? With today’s first quarter Moon also square Jupiter, you have some leverage to work with.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Fateful Prediction: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 13
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Take decisive steps this year to claim your place in the world. Act on every opportunity to stand up and stand out, though also ensure what you have to share is substantive and can help make a difference. Some effort may be needed initially to refine or expand your ideas; yet you have the seeds in place and you know where you want to be heading. Getting people to pay attention probably won’t take long.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Wield your creative powers for good today, particularly the good of all concerned in any particular endeavor. The Pisces Sun is making a couple of aspects indicating that you can get a lot done right now. With the Sun’s sextile to Pluto in Capricorn, consider first focusing on clearing up anything that has become disordered or confused (including your home, work area, or an interpersonal situation). That should open up some space in which to really get into a project, plan or goal that excites you — the territory of the Sun’s square to Jupiter in Sagittarius.

If you’re naturally a go-getter, you may need to guard against overextension; on the other hand, if you typically tend to be cautious, you may be able to succeed at more than you normally might. The one thing to watch for with all this good juju is the potential to get a little self-righteous, or to believe a little too fervently in anything that’s not solidly factual — including your own personal mythos about who you are in the world. There’s always more than one side of the story of how we affect others, and of our origins. You may encounter fertile, multifaceted imaginative territory today, but it will be up to you to meet it constructively so that chaos does not reign.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of the Great Leap: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 12
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Focus on tying up loose ends before moving on to the next phase of your life. You can make your journey much smoother the less you leave unfinished; it can take energy to deal with matters you would prefer to be over, especially if they crop up unbidden. Sorting this out includes asserting your freedom from other people’s agendas. You can learn a lot by noticing who is willing to respect your boundaries, and who isn’t.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

As the Pisces Sun moves into its square to Jupiter in Sagittarius (exact tomorrow), you may want to give yourself a reality check. Are you sure you’re being completely honest with yourself about a certain matter — especially something about yourself, which you may be unknowingly expressing? The flip side of this aspect is that it’s offering significant creative and spiritual energy right now. How will you use it to move something forward in your life?

Also, today Ceres in Sagittarius opposes Juno and the object Altjira in Gemini; Altjira was named for the Aboriginal creator god of the dreamtime. Overnight into tomorrow, the Gemini Moon will sweep through this aspect pattern. You may wish to pay particular attention to your dreams tonight. Anything related to your relationship needs, communication with a partner, certain friendships, or mentorship could try to get your attention in subtle, subconscious ways — or might be reflected back to you by someone else. Between this aspect pattern, Sun-Jupiter, and Mercury being retrograde in Pisces, it may be wise to fact-check what seems to be intuition before you barrel forward with it.
— By Amanda Painter

The Day of Progressive Intuition: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 11
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Review your ambitions, aiming for what nourishes you in body and soul. These are the goals that are most sustainable, as well as what feeds connections of all kinds between you and other members of the human species. Part of that involves being open about who you really are, and willing to share thoughts and feelings. You’ll discover that candor has a charm all its own.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Ceres in Sagittarius brings the potential for mentorship and maybe even a touch of ‘soul food’ to encounters with friends, acquaintances and organized group activities today. Do you find yourself in the role of mentor or mentee? Talking with a partner or peers about travel or potential adventures could lead to similar effects. Retrograde Mercury in Pisces is currently square the Galactic Core in Sagittarius. Consider taking notes about any big ideas, insightful intuitions, or humanitarian visions that you feel tension around or an urge to act on. Any such items with roots in the past are especially worth careful review. Once Mercury is direct and makes this aspect again in mid-April, you may see a clearer way to bring your thoughts to life here on Earth.
— By Amanda Painter

Introducing the Astrology Readings Channel

Planet Waves offers readings for all the signs and rising signs. These readings are must-haves among a core group of people who love them, though perhaps you have not heard what Eric is doing. We’ve taken many readings from 2018 and put them on a 24-hour audio stream, which anyone can tune into. Whatever your sign, you will find it interesting no matter when you tune in. If you’re up late and want something soothing and informative to listen to, or if you’re curious about astrology, tune in here. No login is required.

The Day of the Soul Searchers: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 10
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Take every opportunity you receive this year to turn on your powers of concentration, and direct your energy right at what calls most strongly for your devotion. Your imaginative skills can boost your focus exponentially at present; use that to learn what you need to know, from the best sources possible, and then refine that knowledge. Stoke your curiosity until it blazes within you like a bonfire, and don’t stop feeding it.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Today should be an easy day for friendships. Venus in Aquarius making a trine to Juno in Gemini bodes well for dynamic conversations, especially in groups of like-minded people or with acquaintances — or if speaking about eccentric or multi-level topics. (There could also be an affinity here for polyamory or group sexual encounters — or at least the idea of it.) Vesta in Pisces sextile Saturn in Capricorn suggests that creating a tangible space for someone or something you’re devoted to may yield results. But the opportunity needs you to activate it. The Moon in Taurus brings in emotional resonance with the Pisces planets — though its first aspect is a conjunction to Uranus in the first degree of Taurus. What you find beautiful today could surprise you. Are you open to that?
— By Amanda Painter

Introducing the Astrology Readings Channel

Planet Waves offers readings for all the signs and rising signs. These readings are must-haves among a core group of people who love them, though perhaps you have not heard what Eric is doing. We’ve taken many readings from 2018 and put them on a 24-hour audio stream, which anyone can tune into. Whatever your sign, you will find it interesting no matter when you tune in. If you’re up late and want something soothing and informative to listen to, or if you’re curious about astrology, tune in here. No login is required.

The Day of the Space Voyager: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 9
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Make a commitment to understanding what is true; this will engage the best qualities you have. Begin with bringing honesty to the forefront of all you do, which should have an effect similar to fine-tuning an instrument. Just now you have an unusually strong gift for discernment: you can see right through to the essence of ideas and actions. Others will want to follow the beam of your searchlight.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

With Mars in steady, laid-back Taurus making a sextile to Neptune in altruistic Pisces (exact tomorrow), you may find the greatest fulfillment today in assisting others. Who in your life could use a helping hand, whether physically or through other resources (financial, emotional or spiritual)? Note also that this is not a very high-energy Mars aspect; it might equally suit some quiet meditation or reflection on life. The insights you reap from such activities could alter certain goals, instilling them with greater purpose.

Also note that retrograde Mercury in Pisces is square the centaur Ixion in Sagittarius. One possible line of questioning involves how you feel about past second chances (especially those you’ve squandered), times you’ve thoughtlessly let your ethics slip, or intentional-but-immoral choices you’ve made. What do you believe about yourself because of these actions? Owning the ways we think we’ve screwed up does not involve defensiveness, which implies a level of shame projected outward, and which in turn can present an obstacle to making amends or choosing a more ethical path. Can you take a little time to gently untangle those threads, if they’re present? Speaking with someone non-judgmental, and who’s not directly involved, could help you to find the space you need to forgive yourself and figure out the next steps.
— By Amanda Painter

Introducing the Astrology Readings Channel

Planet Waves offers readings for all the signs and rising signs. These readings are must-haves among a core group of people who love them, though perhaps you have not heard what Eric is doing. We’ve taken many readings from 2018 and put them on a 24-hour audio stream, which anyone can tune into. Whatever your sign, you will find it interesting no matter when you tune in. If you’re up late and want something soothing and informative to listen to, or if you’re curious about astrology, tune in here. No login is required.

The Day of Nonconformity: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is March 8
The Day of Nonconformity | Order Your 2019-20 Pisces Reading | All Other Signs

Appreciate the ways that your life and your relationship are different from the people around you. It’s easy to lament what you don’t have, and productive to recognize your rare gifts and opportunities. One of them is the freedom to become the person you want to be, rather than having social pressure dictate your destiny. We could say this about everyone, though many factors suggest that it’s particularly true for you at the moment. Dance to the beat of your own drummer, at your own party. Don’t wait for an invitation. Create the space in your life to do what you want and what you need. You know you can, and you will.
— By Eric Francis Coppolino

Written In The Planets
As much as you may currently need or want a partner to be more communicative, it looks like there could be great benefit to all involved if you can offer them a little space and freedom. Should you be able to see that side of things, you may be tapping into the asteroid Juno in opposition to an object called Huya in Sagittarius. Huya, named after a Venezuelan rain god, appears to be associated with the positive effects of getting our egos out of the way as we offer what we have to give to the world. Note also that both objects are square Orcus in Virgo. This suggests that you respect the details of your agreements in this situation, particularly those with partners and friends.

The Sun is still conjunct Neptune and Vesta in Pisces, further highlighting emotional and psychic sensitivity, and a desire to benefit or hold space for others. Stay clear about where the line is drawn between offering your services and empathy versus projecting your fantasies onto others. Mercury, currently retrograde in Pisces for the next three weeks, could make that a slippery slope. When in doubt, review how things turned out in past similar situations, and use only the lessons that are truly transferable.
— By Amanda Painter

Introducing the Astrology Readings Channel

Planet Waves offers readings for all the signs and rising signs. These readings are must-haves among a core group of people who love them, though perhaps you have not heard what Eric is doing. We’ve taken many readings from 2018 and put them on a 24-hour audio stream, which anyone can tune into. Whatever your sign, you will find it interesting no matter when you tune in. If you’re up late and want something soothing and informative to listen to, or if you’re curious about astrology, tune in here. No login is required.

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A birthday letter from Eric Francis, about our mission, and the ground we’re built on

Dear Friend and Reader:

My 55th birthday is this week — a moment of reflection and reorientation.

My chart has Pisces Sun and many other planets; Cancer rising and Aquarius Moon conjunct Vesta. I survived my Chiron return. Lately, I’ve been cleaning and catching up on work, and finally nearing the end of the Intelligence readings.

If I may request a moment of your time and thought, there’s something I want to ask for your help with.

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