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March 2008 By Bob Mulligan

Between 2003 and 2011, Neptune and Uranus are in each other’s signs (Aquarius and Pisces). Consequently, every year when the Sun goes through these signs in February and March, we experience a pull toward our higher ideals. We are more apt to innovate and to be inventive. This year though we have an interesting backdrop of earth, with Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Virgo. The real task at hand is to be selective, manage practical details, and to stay positive. Fear is likely to be all pervasive in our culture. Only intelligent discipline can be used to overcome this cloud on our society. Focusing exclusively on your own difficulties will not bring happiness. We can only tackle real issues by staying in balance with each other.

The New Moon on March 7th at 12:15 PM EST is the time for setting our intentions for the coming month and for closing out the circumstances of the past. We are ending a Solar year, but we are also at the end of a cycle.

The Sun enters Aries on March 20th at 12:49 AM EST. This first day of spring will bring pleasant thoughts and a chance for personal renewal. The most important feeling of the day is that each of us personally can make a difference in the way the world works.

The Full Moon is March 21 at 1:40 PM EST. This is a chance to let go of the pattern of relationships that have held us back in life. We have to acknowledge the good in others and to see what is most appropriate for our first steps in a new direction.

From the 1st to the 9th we feel the tension building and nerves can be on edge. Personal life preferences grate against the needs of the larger unity of the groups we belong to. Frustrating compromises are no substitute for a consistent application of higher, all inclusive value. Personal life only works well if we are honest with ourselves.

If you know what you really want and keep practicing your method for manifesting your goals, then the 10th to the 16th is a good time for you. Our current astrological atmosphere is tentative but encouraging. Steady, consistent, disciplined effort is required now.

This period from 17th to the 23rd is a time of release. We can’t begin anything new if we are still hanging on to the past. Satisfaction comes by concentrating on family, home, and basic personal issues.

We all feel lucky from the 24th to the 31st. This is an unbelievable time for gaining cooperation and accomplishing many things. Spiritual aspiration is rewarded now. It is a good time for vacationing and building good memories.

1st - Saturday – Mercury Sesquiquadrate Mars, Venus Semi-sextile Jupiter, Venus Semi-square Pluto, Mercury Parallel Venus – Relationships are stirred up and you can easily find an argument. Take the time to work your way through the difficulties and you will see marked improvement in all your interactions.

2nd – Sunday – Stay focused on very important practical concerns and you will be extremely satisfied with the end results.

3rd – Monday – Mercury Semi-square Pluto, Mercury Semi-sextile Jupiter, Venus Semi-sextile Uranus – You may flirt with many new methods and styles today. You accomplish more if you don’t deviate too far from your path while you innovate.

4th – Tuesday – Mars enters Cancer – We all shift into a more peaceful mood today. It is easy to lose a sense of purpose so do your best to be disciplined with you time.

5th – Wednesday –Mercury Semi-sextile Uranus – It is hard to sit still so try to develop a sense of rhythm for the day. Do at least one thing that you have never done before, you will be amazed at the results.

6th – Thursday – Sun Sextile Jupiter, Venus Conjunct Neptune, Sun Parallel Uranus – Put your heart into creating something new and you will be inspired by your own efforts. We are caught between trying to do something different and the security offered by doing the expected things.

7th – Friday – Mars Opposite Pluto, the New Moon at 12:15 PM EST – There is a sea of emotions boiling over. Stay out of the way. Anger and violence can erupt without warning. You will be safe and happy if you are able to transform your own negative impressions. Set your intentions for the next lunar month and don’t be moved off your program by the immediate, urgent needs of life’s situations.

8th – Saturday – Venus Parallel Neptune, Sun Conjunct Uranus – Strive to be one of the really creative people today. See the beauty in the common everyday events of your life. The genuine giving and receiving of friendship improves your life in so many ways.

9th – Sunday – Mercury Conjunct Neptune – This creative impulse can melt into mental confusion. Be prepared to welcome unexpected visitors and experiences. Make friendships even if they are transient. Today life is a river.

10th – Monday – We switch gears today. It is time to slow down and enjoy life. It is time to take inventory of where we have been recently.

11th – Tuesday – You’re lucky if you are optimistic yet practical. Keep looking for opportunity in the most unlikely places and believe in things that you can’t see or measure. Reality is just around the corner.

12th – Wednesday – Mercury Parallel Neptune, Venus enters Pisces, Sun Semi-sextile Neptune – Fundamental beliefs can be shaken as we learn to see the world in new ways. In a more pedestrian vein, we are able to connect with people that we have been trying to catch up with for several weeks.

13th – Thursday – Venus Sextile Pluto – Can you follow your heart and still be responsible to the material aspect of your life?

14th – Friday – Venus Contra-parallel Saturn, Mars Sextile Saturn, Mercury enters Pisces – It all boils down to timing. Do you want to follow your hunches or your reasoning? This is not such an obvious choice when you are in conflict. You really do know what the right thing is to do.

15th – Saturday – Venus Semi-square Jupiter, Mercury Sextile Pluto, Venus Opposite Saturn – Self indulgence and fear play off against each other. Getting real requires being insightful and keeping our emotions under control of our higher consciousness.

16th – Sunday – Venus Trine Mars – Take the high road and be willing to compromise. Emotional impulses are powerful and focused in basically healthy ways. Just feeling good with your close ones is enough accomplishment now.

17th – Monday – Mercury Semi-square Jupiter, Mercury Opposite Saturn, Mercury Parallel Saturn – Mistakes can be made by acting or speaking too quickly. Be forgiving of yourself and others. So much is happening outside your immediate sphere of influence that has an impact on your life. Accept current limitations; be satisfied with necessary changes and corrections of the moment.

18th – Tuesday – Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Mercury Trine Mars – Our impulse is to act; we can see some possibilities emerge that can change the equation in our lives. We have an overwhelming need to be practical now but many important aspects of life can not be measured. Pay attention to the intangibles.

19th – Wednesday – Pay attention to details. You will feel fulfilled now if you prioritize correctly. It takes some extra effort to express your true feelings and understanding other people may take clarification.

20th – Thursday – Sun enters Aries – Spring is the season of new beginnings. This year we are called to make a break with the past. Letting go of past conditioning opens the door to future success.

21st – Friday – Sun Square Pluto, the Full Moon is at 1:40 PM EST – Our internal stress and external complications of the moment come from our own conflicting impulses. Act positively and life affirming. Remember your actions and attitudes affect others. Support for friends and family can take your attention away from your own frustrations. Meditate at the Full Moon.

22nd – Saturday – Polish your self expressions. Clear thinking and a well turned phrase can simplify your day and cheer others along the way. It is a good time to take inventory and re-organize.

23rd – Sunday – Sun Quincunx Saturn – It takes a little effort but it is possible to delineate your true obligations. We want to fulfill our true responsibilities and strengthen our abilities to use time correctly.

24th – Monday – Mercury Conjunct Venus – Express your softer emotions today. Be sensitive to what others offer you now. Love is in the air and we are happy to share our thoughts with those we care about most.

25th – Tuesday – Our natural impulses can be to promote our heart felt beliefs. However, if we are open to new ideas we may uncover some missing pieces of our key projects today. All that we are required to do is listen to others and do what we can to help them.

26th – Wednesday – Mars Sesquiquadrate Neptune – Inspiration is with us all day. You are productive if you are able to honestly face your own shortcomings, then accomplishment is assured.

27th – Thursday – Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Conjunct Uranus – Ideas overflow from every conversation. Speak your truth and listen with an intention to try something new. Learning new methods and procedures is part of the day.

28th – Friday – Sun Semi-square Neptune, Venus Sextile Jupiter, Venus Conjunct Uranus, Jupiter Sextile Uranus – Inspiring thoughts, emotions, and actions lift your spirits today. Feel lucky today? Be willing to take a risk on new love. Move into a day of honest sharing and adventure and enjoy a warm and wonderful day.

29th – Saturday – Mercury Parallel Venus, Mercury Semi-sextile Neptune, Mercury Parallel Uranus – We are able to take the next step with something that we have been working on. If your steps are measured and consistent with where you have already been, then you will find comfort in doing what you are supposed to do.

30th – Sunday – Sun Square Mars, Venus Parallel Uranus, Sun Contra-parallel Mercury, Sun Contra-parallel Venus – Many things that we dream of can manifest now. Emotions are powerful but unstable. Take the time to compliment others and verbalize perceived areas of common interest.

31st – Monday – Venus Semi-sextile Neptune, Sun Contra-parallel Uranus – We are called on to be appropriate and balanced in our attitudes today. So many new possibilities are open to us we can easily overlook what good we have and go off chasing a new experience. Take the time to interject the new energy into your current situation and you will feel validated in a few weeks.

Bob Mulligan is available for personal appointments, astrology classes, and astrological material. Call him at 239-261-2840 or by e-mail at bobmulliga@aol.com.

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