April’s theme has a transformational tone because the month begins and ends with a high dose of Plutonian energy, which is only highlighted by this month’s Full Moon in no-nonsense Scorpio and Pluto’s retrograde turn.

Mercury enters Aries on April 4, where it remains for a little over two weeks. This is a quick but intense time for communication in general because the cardinal influence coming from Aries can make us impulsive and honest to a fault when trying to get our point across. So, until April 19, it would be best to pause and think before you send that e-mail or text. This transit can bring us fun and animated conversation so as long as we don’t get too attached to defending our ideas, we can enjoy some vibrant conversation.

The astrology forecast for March speaks to the calm and healing energies we’ve been waiting for since 2021 began. All those life lessons that we learned in 2020, now have the chance to be implemented. The timing is perfect as the new astrological year begins this month and now is the time to think about resolutions and goals for the coming year.

This month we are inundated with airy Aquarius energy. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus (which is currently traveling through Taurus), the only planet that spins on its side. And there will indeed be moments that business as usual goes sideways, if not completely upside-down.

We begin this month with Mercury retrograde in Aquarius making all forms of communication difficult and taxing. So far we’ve seen debates over freedom of speech, online “censorship” and the regulation of hate speech. And the epitome of an Aquarian name - Robinhood - suddenly restricting stocks (the realm of Taurus) including Game Stop and AMC. But we should use this energy in the best way possible and take a look at what has changed or what we’ve put aside and use Mercury to revise, rework or review. Mercury will remain retrograde for most of this month, assisting us in realigning with the many changes that will be taking place.

We have reached the other side of a year that will certainly go down in the history books. We all have been touched in some way by forces beyond our control and speaking for myself, I felt at times, rudderless. While our lives will not turn on a dime, there is healing and repair on the horizon.

The Great Conjunction as it is called only happens every 20 years and has been the preeminent method of demarcating historical eras in traditional astrology. Jupiter and Saturn last aligned in a great conjunction in May 2000. When Jupiter and Saturn come together there is both the intensity of old forms dying as well as the fertility of new growth beginning to take shape. In the past century, their cycle has aligned with the transition in between decades, with the conjunctions and oppositions between Jupiter and Saturn marking the start of each decade. Together Jupiter and Saturn combine expansive and imaginative vision with the structure and discipline needed to both manifest results as well as strip away the inessential. While Jupiter signifies generosity and fortunate opportunities, it can also lead to greed and delusions of grandeur that requires the contemplative focus of Saturn to trim the excess and strengthen what is ready to ripen. At the same time, we need the inspirational revitalization of Jupiter to mediate the negative side of Saturn that can bring fear over limitations and obstacles and lead to depressive stagnation.