Despite the heavy dose of Water as we come into April with the three planets in Pisces and Mars in Cancer, early April can be a time when we blend old and new or could build new trajectories on solid ground.
The 4th of April is one high energy day with Saturn sextile Uranus, Mars sextile Uranus, and Mars trine Saturn. This day and this weekend allow us to sort through what we’re involved with, determine how to streamline our operations, and draw upon new technologies or innovative ways to accomplish our goals. We may be highly impassioned with whatever we are doing, but let’s keep in mind that in this paradigm shift we are co-creators with the universe to find the best approach and the right direction by which to pursue our endeavors. Magical moments are increasingly evident.
This first weekend in April would be a time for us to get our house in order. The Saturn trine Mars on Friday the 4th is followed by Mars trine Venus on Sunday the 6th, the same day that the Sun trines Jupiter.
We may feel a sense of adventure and spontaneity impelling us to venture forward into new terrain. Nothing is off the table, everything a possibility.
Although we may be ridding ourselves of the extraneous, we are also likely feathering our nest, making our home environment more comfortable and creating more of a personal sanctuary for ourselves. Even if we are concentrating on fixups and spring projects around our home, our home becomes ever more inviting with less maintenance required. We can unencumber ourselves with those things that have been a heavy weight on us. Perhaps we are thinking smarter and making things easier for ourselves.
If we used Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th as a time to tidy up and get our house in order, we could use Sunday the 6th as a day to enjoy ourselves, whether we go out on some recreational adventure or invite folks over to enjoy the comforts of our straightened home.
April 6th has the Sun sextile Jupiter and Venus trine Mars. We are likely in a ‘feel good’ mood, engaging the company of other people, enjoying ourselves and savoring our accomplishments of the past two days. We may feel as if we have gotten a second wind, created something of a blank slate on which to draw new involvements and ready to initiate exciting springtime projects.
Mercury ends it three-week retrograde cycle on the 7th of April [7:08 AM EDT], the same day that Venus conjuncts Saturn. Whenever Mercury turns direction, whether from direct to retrograde or retrograde to direct motion, things can get squirrely until we adjust to the change in the rhythm and pace. With the three planet Stellium in Pisces highlighted, we may be considering what we need to get rid of, all the while that we are liable to be taking a walk down Memory Lane. Past connections and earlier incidents can come to mind, and the question may be whether we are willing to disengage from past encumbrances or if we’ll drag them along with us.
Old and new may be in play on the 7th and 8th, with reconnections on the 7th reminding us of where we have been, with whom we have been there, and our sense of ourselves at earlier times. We might be looking back on the 7th, but with Venus sextile Uranus on the 8th we could experience serendipitous encounters with the thrilling and the exciting lighting our way to alternatives we may not have considered. We can draw upon our experiences as we adjust to new conditions and circumstance.
The Libra Full Moon on the 12th of April when the Moon opposes the Sun [8:22 PM EDT] has Libra-ruling Venus turning direct [9:02 PM EDT]. This Full Moon triggers a T-Square in the Cardinal Signs as both the Sun and Moon are in orb of a square to Mars. The conundrum of concentrations on me, you, we, or a combination of the three highlights relationships with considerations of the familiar compared to limitless possibilities. Infatuations and flirtations are one thing, acting on them are another and could spoil solid connections. Initial impressions can be thrilling, but what one sees might not be what one gets. We may be impetuous, but it would be wise for us to gauge long-term implications and even unintended consequences of our behavior and our actions.
The 16th of April has Mercury exiting Pisces, a Sign of Detriment for Mercury where our thinking becomes highly emotional with a liability of thinking from our heart rather than from our head. With Mercury entering Aries [2:25 AM EDT], the Stellium in Pisces ends, and a Stellium in Aries begins as Mercury joins the Sun and Neptune in the Cardinal Fire Sign. Our concerns may now become increasingly more about our personal desires than our compassion which could have been tending towards maudlin sentimentality.
With Mercury conjunct Neptune on the 17th, our intuitive sense could be heightened with us being highly attuned to whatever is going on. Since we are focused more on our personal interests, we are less likely to get snookered by the hype, appeals to our emotions, or our sensitivity. Not that we are liable to be harsh and demanding, but we are looking out for our own individual concerns.
Mars exits Cancer, a Sign of Fall for the martial energy, which Mars has been transiting since early January, on April 18th [12:21 AM EDT] and enters the Fixed Fire Sign of Leo where the martial energy has its fans flamed. Not that we have been necessarily passive since the beginning of the year, but we are getting a thrust of energy and a desire to engage situations that allow us to express our creative talents and put our personal mark on anything that we’re doing.
On April 19th, the Sun exits Aries to enter Taurus [3:56 PM EDT], and Mars trines Neptune. Although the Aries Stellium of three planets ends, the Sun in Taurus tempers our impetuous nature and provides a more systematic, even plodding, approach. The Mars trine Neptune gives us a thrust to put spirit into action. We may feel divinely guided as to where and how to put our best foot forward. Love is in the air this weekend with each of us feeling at our optimum. Personal makeovers and wardrobe additions can have us spicing up our image with assured panache. We’re looking good, feeling good on this Easter weekend.
Easter Sunday on the 20th of April could have us feeling at the top of our game. Venus sextiles Uranus, Mercury sextiles Pluto, and the day ends with the Sun square Mars. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus the Christ on Easter Sunday. For us, with these astrological energies influencing us, we might also feel a personal resurrection from all the difficulties we may have faced over the past few years. Our ascension can be an ascension in consciousness with a greater awareness regarding what is truly going on. We could feel less reactive to the appearances, narrative, and commentary on what is occurring, and we may have a greater sense of the magic and miracles of these times of paradigm shift.
We can be privy to mini miracles, one of which might be serendipitous encounters where we meet someone with whom we have an immediate, almost otherworldly, rapport. Our insights can be remarkable as we pierce the veil of Maya, dispel the distractions and illusions, to see what is truly going on. It might seem on this Easter Sunday that we are drawing back the curtain of our mundane reality to expose the substance behind the appearance and realize that the dimensions are a great deal thinner than they ever have been with our awareness enhanced and our vision clear and penetrating.
Life seems far easier in concept than in practical reality. Evidence of which might be apparent on the 23rd of April when the Sun squares Pluto. With the Sun and Pluto both in Fixed Signs, we may sense that no matter how determined or committed we are, things are taking longer with resistance to our pushing forward with our planned actions. Patience is called for, and with the recognition that there are times when delays and frustrations are often a blessing in disguise, either by prolonging our involvement until ‘right timing’ greases the wheels or by having us tweaking our methods and even our trajectory to make it flawless and highly accomplished.
The 24th of April with Venus conjunct Saturn could trigger a make or break in our relationships. Some people may solidify their commitment to their special someone; other people might decide that a relationship has lived its purpose and choose to move on. Certain old connections may have to transform or be relegated to our past.
The sentiment of ‘adapt or die’ is one for us to engage during this paradigm shift. Anyone assuming that there will be a return to ‘normality’ is sadly illusional and may be sorely disappointed. Getting with the program is a necessity both to cope with the turbulence and volatility of these times and to be open to the dynamic and exciting alterations of asequential reality where things occur in the most unexpected manner, often with seeming little, if any, rhyme, or reason.
For a society that has largely become narcissistic, entitled, and disconnected from the ways of nature, the transition from being in control of life’s circumstance [as if we ever truly were] to being attentive to the shifts and changes and adapting to them is a large order and demands the embrace of the Taoist affirmation: ‘bend like a reed or break like an oak’.
For those unable to bend, the 26th of April could prove explosive with Mars opposed Pluto. The energy can be intense with explosions, implosions, and all forms of acting out. Like a volcano percolating below the surface, the magma can roil and boil and without the necessary steam vents to release the energy the volcano can either explode or implode falling down into itself. The analogy is one to consider, for many people’s anger level could be off the charts. The seething anger and rage can trigger outbursts or intense strains on the heart. It is essential that we find ourselves healthy ways in which to vent our anger, disappointments, frustrations, and sense of disempowerments.
This energy of intensity might seem the initial thrusts of springtime but are largely heightened by the Taurus New Moon on the 27th of April when the Moon conjuncts the Sun [3:31 PM EDT]. This New Moon in the Fixed Earth Sign triggers by orb a Fixed Sign T-Square with the Taurus Sun Moon conjunction square Mars in Leo and square Pluto in Aquarius with the Mars Pluto opposition still in effect.
A New Moon configuration influences and impacts the next two weeks up to the Full Moon, in this instance the Scorpio Full Moon on the 12th of May. Under this energy configuration of the Taurus New Moon, we should fasten our seat belt, exercise anger management, and maintain calm no matter how intense and explosive these two weeks might prove to be.
The 30th of April has Venus exiting Pisces to re-enter Aries, a Sign of Detriment for Venus when the planet of love and partnership loses its interest in collaboration and concern for the ‘other’ and instead becomes self-focused to the point of being self-absorbed. With many people feeling an itch under their skin and ready to burst out without a moment’s notice, we may feel that we’re walking on eggshells with our relationships. And we might not care, since now is a time when it’s all about the individual ‘me’. Connections might suffer with some people questioning their relationship in their mind or even verbally: “what have you done for me lately?”
April 2025… maintaining mindfulness and a bemused attitude as the world spins…
