March 2021 The Heavens And Your Health
March 2021
The Heavens And Your Health
By Kari Noren-Hoshal
The month of March starts off with a bang!-- Imagine that?! It IS a bit slower in comparison to the break-neck speed of the end of February with the intense Virgo Full Moon of the 27th --BUT still INTENSE! Traditionally, the Sun in Pisces period is a quiet, reflective time before Spring is sprung. This year however, with the Nodes of the Moon in frenetic Gemini and Sagittarius, the Pisces Sun makes a challenging square to the nodes and BAM!-- Intensity rules again. Add to that, the electrical energy of Mercury and Jupiter conjunct in Aquarius on Friday the 5th. This day is especially tough for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius Sun sign folks. Stressful issues come up first thing this morning and continue through the day. Family and co-workers can’t fathom why you are so stressed either! On Saturday the 6th, the Sun’s square to the Nodes pits our need for peaceful reflection with a non-stop Gemini pace. We are likely to feel conflicted about what we want to do versus feelings of guilty demand. At this time, we need to choose our path with the heart (of the Sun in Pisces) rather than using listening to the the frenetic logistics of the Gemini North Node or the Sagittarian “More is More” philosophy of the South Node today. Instead we need to follow our hearts about what we feel is right for us at the MOMENT. With the Sun in Pisces we could easily be attending a spiritual workshop, getting a massage, fishing or boating, or making it a movie or tv binge-watching day. The choice is ours. I personally will choose the most relaxing options available. Hot herbal bath and binge-watching my fave shows. If we have the energy for writing or art—Spiritual/Creative inspiration is ours for the taking today. Just tune in to the Pisces vibe.
We’ve had more stress in the first two months of this year than in a whole season of most years! The magnetic fields (called the Van Allen Belts) surrounding the Earth are currently waning and we are exposed to an intensified dose of the Sun’s electromagnetic rays. To read more about the current “dent” in the Earth’s Van Allen Belts go to: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-researchers-track-slowly-splitting-dent-in-earth-s-magnetic-field In order to adapt, the bodies of all living things, human, animal, plant and mineral require extra rest for the entire month of March. It’s like we are being microwaved! Symptoms of adaptation to a higher dose of electromagnetic rays are: ringing in the ears, dizziness, exhaustion, nausea, headaches, irregular heart beat, shaky hands or legs, chest pain and stomach pain, among others. Naps and early bedtimes are badly needed, in order to combat these symptoms, of which, we may have more than one.
An article from the October 17, 2019 issue of Scientific American notes that 5G cellular technology definitely bumps up the unacceptable amount of electromagnetic radiation that all living beings are currently subjected to. See the article at: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/we-have-no-reason-to-believe-5g-is-safe/ So if you are feeling frazzled lately, you are not imagining it nor are you wrong. Turning off and unplugging devices when we are not actively using them, including computers, tvs, small appliances and light sources is a consistent way to reduce our exposure. Never keep a cell phone in your bedroom and it’s important to keep the tv out of the bedroom as well. Following a practice of “earthing” helps provide balance. Earthing involves walking barefoot on the earth and/or sitting for 20 minutes on the ground with our shoes off. This can balance our bodies to the natural frequency of Mother Earth. The book Earthing by Clinton Ober, et.al. helps explain the phenomenon and introduces different ways of getting grounded.
The New Moon in Pisces perfects at 5:21 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 13th. On this same day Venus in Pisces conjuncts Neptune in Pisces at 11:08 a.m. EST. What a relief! Today we get to experience the warm, soothing bath of Pisces energy after the “finger stuck-in-socket electricity of the March 6 Sun square the Nodes. A beautiful Pisces Party of Venus, Neptune, the Sun and Moon in the sign of the Fish in the chart of this day, makes for a day of creative loafing, if there ever was one. Bathe in the abundance of negative ions of this day. A trip to the beach or the mountains will even increase the negative ion effect helping you relax and creating positive vibes all day long.
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 14th and we thankfully get an extra hour of sleep. Set your clocks back one hour when you wake up today. We’ll begin to enjoy the phenomenon of “lighter later” starting this evening. Mercury swims into the sign of dreamy Pisces on Monday March 15th at 6:26 pm EDT adding to the higher vibration as well. Mercury in Pisces gives our communications a poetic and musical quality. If you are a writer or visual artist this is a fantastic time to take up the pen, brush or bow and engage the Muse.
Happy Birthday Aries! International Astrology Day coincides with the first day of Spring on the day of the Vernal Equinox. This year the sign of the Ram begins his rule on Saturday, March 20th at 5:37 a.m. EDT.
Celebrate the start of a new astrological year with a ceremony of some kind this morning. Light a candle burn some incense and say some affirmations for what you want to create in the coming year! The atmosphere is heating up again, astrologically, as of this weekend. On Sunday, March 21st Mars in Gemini will make a harmonizing trine to Saturn in Aquarius and we can make real progress on projects we create online or with technology. Are you creating a website or a blog? This Sunday is the perfect day to get it started! Lady Love Venus, also enters the sign of assertive Aries on this Sunday the 21st at 10:16 a.m. EDT. Relationships begun under this influence are literally, “hot to trot.” While they may not last forever, Venus in Aries love affairs go from 0 to 60 in a matter of hours, not days. Meet first time and second time dates in a public place. And practice safe sex whatever you do. Aries impulsiveness is legendary.
A war of words is likely to erupt on Tuesday, March 23rd when Mercury in demure Pisces is squared (or challenged by) Mars in snap-to-it-or-else! Gemini. We can expect some fireworks on Capitol Hill in the U.S. and in our own lives on this day. Don’t say anything you can’t take back or you will live to regret it. On Friday, March 26th the Sun and Venus conduct their annual love affair conjunction at 2:58 a.m. EDT. In the dark of the night, while we are sleeping in the Western Hemisphere, the Sun and Venus conjunct in a passionate Aries kiss. New entrepreneurial projects and businesses are the children of this passionate union. It’s time to strike out and try something new! The Arab Spring in the Middle East will easily be shaken not stirred to action now. We can expect tense moments for President Biden as he will hopefully avoid unilateral action in launching missile attacks against recently aggressive Iran and Iraq forces. Military conflicts are likely to rise in Afghanistan and other parts of the Arab world, at this time, as well.
Passover begins at sundown on Saturday, March 27th with the waxing Full Moon opposing Neptune in Pisces and again, loosely squaring (or challenging) the Nodes of the Moon, in a way similar to the Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th. This month however the Palm Sunday Full Moon is thankfully delayed until the afternoon of Sunday, March 28th at 2:48 pm EDT. This Full Moon will take place at 9 degrees of Libra. On this day, a harmonious Grand Trine in air signs is formed by the Full Moon in Libra, the North Node in Gemini and Saturn in Aquarius. This is a great day for ideas and plans for the future. With Covid vaccines being rolled out in larger numbers in the U.S. now, is it too self-indulgent to begin to plan a summer trip? Only time will tell--- but it’s worth exploring! Airfares are still at an all time low. Put together your fantasy vacation and make a wish--- with the hope that it may come true. The mood of this day is lighter than many recently. Perhaps some “en-lightening” good news concerning the Mars Rover Perseverance or some other scientific wonder will come our way this weekend?
So we are “Off to the Races” again this March and into April. Be sure to get some good rest at the start of this month. We’re all going to need the energy to survive this month on a good note!
