Thursday – Jupiter’s (Thor’s) day

Thursday

Jupiter’s (Thor’s) day

 

The name is derived from Old English Þūnresdæg and Middle English Thuresday (with loss of -n-, first in northern dialects, from influence of Old Norse Þorsdagr) meaning “Thor’s Day”. Thunor, Donar (German, Donnerstag) and Thor are derived from the name of the Germanic god of thunder, Thunraz, equivalent to Jupiter in the interpretatio romana.

In most Romance languages, the day is named after the Roman god Jupiter, who was the god of sky and thunder. In Latin, the day was known as Iovis Dies, “Jupiter’s Day”. In Latin, the genitive or possessive case of Jupiter was Iovis/Jovis and thus in most Romance languages it became the word for Thursday: Italian giovedì, Spanish jueves, French jeudi, Sardinian jòvia, Catalan dijous, and Romanian joi. This is also reflected in the p-Celtic Welsh dydd Iau.

The astrological and astronomical sign of the planet Jupiter is sometimes used to represent Thursday.

Since the Roman god Jupiter was identified with Thunor (Norse Thor in northern Europe), most Germanic languages name the day after this god: Torsdag in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, Hósdagur/Tórsdagur in Faroese, Donnerstag in German or Donderdag in Dutch. Finnish and Northern Sami, both non-Germanic (Uralic) languages, uses the borrowing “Torstai” and “Duorastat”. In the extinct Polabian Slavic language, it was perundan, Perun being the Slavic equivalent of Thor.

There are a number of modern names imitating the naming of Thursday after an equivalent of “Jupiter” in local tradition. In most of the languages of India, the word for Thursday is Guruvar- var meaning day and guru being the style for Bṛhaspati, guru to the gods and regent of the planet Jupiter. In Thai, the word is Wan Pharuehatsabodi – referring to the Hindu deity Bṛhaspati, also associated with Jupiter. En was an old Illyrian deity and in his honor in the Albanian language Thursday is called “Enjte”. In the Nahuatl language, Thursday is Tezcatlipotōnal meaning “day of Tezcatlipoca”.

The Witches Guide to Thursday

The Witches Guide to Thursday

 

Today is the day for prosperity work of all kinds. It can also be used for healing work, whether that is a physical healing of an illness or an emotional healing. Also remember that you have to follow up your healing work and prosperity magick and physical action.

I can’t tell you the number of times I have met new witches who complain to me that their prosperity spell or “I need a better job” spell did not work as they expected. They’ll ramble on and on about how much time and money they spent working their magick….but, alas, they had no glorious manifestion of wealth or fabulous job that suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in their laps.

Then, when I gently ask them, “Did you enchant your resume or application when you filled it out? Did you do a little confidence-boosting spellwork when you went to apply for the job or went to the interview?” typically they give me a blank, confused stare.

Nine times out of ten, their response is, “You mean I have to go out and actually look for the job too?” Um, yes, my dear, you certainly do. Magick follows the path of least resistance, which means it’s going to manifest along the simplest, quickest route. Get out there and hit the pavement. See what you can find. Times are tough and competition for good jobs is fierce, so you need whatever edge you can get. For folks like us, we’re going to get the edge by using our magick and our spellcraft.

Thursdays have such a rich source of magick for us to draw upon that, honestly, the sky is the limit. This is the day associated with the gods of the sky and heavens, after all. Get to know these deities and add their wisdom and magick into your days

 

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Young Stars and Dusty Nebulae in Taurus

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2017 March 30

Young Stars and Dusty Nebulae in Taurus
Image Credit & Copyright: Lloyd L. Smith, Deep Sky West

 

Explanation: This complex of dusty nebulae lingers along the edge of the Taurus molecular cloud, a mere 450 light-years distant. Stars are forming on the cosmic scene. Composed from almost 40 hours of image data, the 2 degree wide telescopic field of view includes some youthful T-Tauri class stars embedded in the remnants of their natal clouds at the right. Millions of years old and still going through stellar adolescence, the stars are variable in brightness and in the late phases of their gravitational collapse. Their core temperatures will rise to sustain nuclear fusion as they grow into stable, low mass, main sequence stars, a stage of stellar evolution achieved by our middle-aged Sun about 4.5 billion years ago. Another youthful variable star, V1023 Tauri, can be spotted on the left. Within its yellowish dust cloud, it lies next to the striking blue reflection nebula Cederblad 30, also known as LBN 782. Just above the bright bluish reflection nebula is dusty dark nebula Barnard 7.

Your Earth Sky News for March 30th: What is Earthshine?

What is earthshine?

Article published on EarthSky

Your Daily WItches Rune for March 30 is The Wave

Daily Witches Rune

The Wave

Meaning: This rune symbolizes your friends and family and their influence upon you. Its meaning is usually derived from the other stones closest to it. This rune is also associated with travel. A journey abroad is indicated especially if the Sun rune is nearby, but a journey for someone close to you if the Moon stone is closest. If it is near to the Rings it foretells a holiday or long distance relationship.

Your Ancient Symbol Card for March 30th is

Your Ancient Symbol Card for Today

The Medicine Bowl



The Medicine Bowl is an essential shaman’s vessel for preparing and dispensing sacred blends of herbs and other items used to keep both clan and individuals physically and spiritually healthy. Often The Medicine Bowl and the hallowed potions made with it are cornerstones to tribal ceremonies and member’s rites of passage. The Medicine Bowl represents both the practical and spiritual aspects of healing the body and cleansing the soul through the use of natural remedies and the affirmation of your spiritual self. In a broader sense, The Medicine Bowl symbolizes the health of a clan and strengthening of ties within the clan.

As a daily card, The Medicine Bowl suggests that now may be a good time for you to take a holistic approach to ensuring both your physical and spiritual self are in top form. If there has been strife within your core social circle lately, the appearance of The Medicine Bowl suggest the time is right for your group to reaffirm their basic connection to both the group as a whole and the individuals within it.

Shuffling the Cards: Your Daily Influences for March 30th

Your Daily Influence for the Day

 

Tarot Influence

Four of Cups

A period of rest in your life and dissatisfaction with material gains. Re-evaluation of your goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrological Influence

Libra

Libra denotes justice and balance. That which should rightfully be shall be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Element Influence

Air

Air denotes freedom and the ability to transcent the mundane. You may be, or may soon experience a spiritual or secular liberation.

 

Learn the Tarot: Tarot Suits: The Pentacles Cards

Tarot Suits: The Pentacles Cards

Learn the meaning of the Tarot cards in the suit of Pentacles (Coins)


 

How’s your life working out for you? That’s the key question that Tarot’s suit of Pentacles wants you to ask. If you don’t like the answer, it’s the Pentacles cards that can provide the insight you need to start moving in the right direction.

How’s your life working out for you? That’s the key question that Tarot’s suit of Pentacles wants you to ask. If you don’t like the answer, it’s the Pentacles cards that can provide the insight you need to start moving in the right direction.

Learn more about the Pentacles card meanings: Ace of Pentacles | Two of Pentacles | Three of Pentacles | Four of Pentacles | Five of Pentacles | Six of Pentacles | Seven of Pentacles | Eight of Pentacles | Nine of Pentacles | Ten of Pentacles | Page of Pentacles | Knight of Pentacles | Queen of Pentacles | King of Pentacles

Tarot cards in the Pentacles suit — sometimes referred to as “Coins” — pertain to things in the material and physical world. Often Pentacles are mistaken as only symbols of wealth and money matters. But in truth they speak of success and prosperity on all levels — this includes money and career success, but also family, body, and health matters.

The suit of Pentacles is connected to the winter season and the Earth element, which represent stability, practicality, and determination, as well as giving and receiving. When a Pentacles card turns up in a Tarot reading, it’s typically an indicator that something in your material world needs attention. This can be positive — such as a successful business transaction or a large inheritance; or negative — such as health troubles or obstacles in the way of your success.

Emotionally, the Pentacles symbolize energies of safety, security, and abundance. The theme of prosperity is not limited to only a financial experience. Even the poorest person can be enriched and increased by the experience of a golden moment, contact with goodness, or beauty — all parts of the Pentacles suit.

The Pentacles Tarot cards can also symbolize strengths or gifts you hold. Those who are willing to invest themselves — their time, money, and labor — deserve the rewards of effort. The Pentacles provide those rewards, as well as supply the means to earn and deserve them.

Whether it’s intellectual, entrepreneurial, artistic, or any other “property” you command (including the sheer brute energy and strength to outwork those around you), the Pentacles symbolize the value of your assets. This suit also represents your personal values — the things you love, are attracted to, and collect around yourself. If you can translate this into a way to pay your bills and take care of your family, you have mastered the Pentacles.

The suit of Pentacles in a classic Tarot deck consists of 14 Tarot cards beginning with the Ace of Pentacles, progressing upward through the 10 of Pentacles, and concluding with the four Court cards, the Page, Knight, Queen and King of Pentacles.

 

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Monthly Tarot Card Forecast: April 2017

Monthly Tarot Card Forecast: April 2017

Facing your fears


 

Blessings card: Ten of Swords

Ten of Swords

The Blessing for this month … wait for it … is the Ten of Swords. Now, you’re probably thinking, “How on Earth is that a blessing?!” There is a guy with ten swords in his back, it looks pretty bad…

There is a little bit of pain associated with the Ten of Swords, but this is like the darkest hour before dawn. Maybe it’s a relationship that’s been struggling for many, many months and it’s time to rip the bandage off and say, “You know what? We’re not suited to each other.” Then you feel that great sense of relief afterwards, as a result of having let go of that relationship.

It might be the same for a job — leaving the job you think, “Oh my goodness, where am I going to get money from? How am I going to survive?” But you just go, “You know what, I’ve just got to do it.” And then you do it, and you feel that sense of freedom again. So think about how this card might be playing out in your life this month.

 

Challenges card: The Moon, reversed

The Moon

Our Challenges this month are represented in The Moon reversed. If you recall, last month we had The Moon in the upright position as a Blessing. It’s that place where you’ve not traveled before, and sometimes it can be a little bit confronting as you realize different parts of yourself and you’re like, “Ah, that feels a bit uncomfortable.”

So the Challenge this month is dealing with some of that discomfort around those darker aspects of yourself. It might stir up some really old emotions that have been sitting there for a while, and that might feel like your Challenge. But in order to turn this into an opportunity, you need to really confront that head-on. If you’re feeling fear surfacing or anxiety in any way, really deal with it, don’t run away from it hoping it’ll go back into the depths of your subconscious. The more you deal with it, the more you can start to release some of those negative emotions.

 

Recommended Action card: Knight of Pentacles, reversed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK so what’s our recommended course of action for this month? I’ve got the Knight of Pentacles reversed. I see this guy as like the Knight of routine and doing things a very set way, every single time. But this month, it’s encouraging you to shake things up a little bit. All those routines that you’ve had in place in the past — maybe try doing something different. Think about your life right now, and what kinds of routines need a bit of a shake-up so that you can re-engage with them and enjoy them that much more.

 

 

Your Daily Tarot Card for March 30th is Two of Pentacles

Tarot Card of the Day

Two of Pentacles


March 30th, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This suit, most often named “Coins” or “Pentacles”, is a symbol for a magical talisman that represented wealth or potential. This suit represents something supportive that is available to you — whether it be health, some kind of talent, or a material or financial resource.

The Two in this suit generally features a youth juggling, with two coins juggled in figure-eight fashion, or just the coins without the youth — one heads up, the other tails — both flipping in the air. It is clear that until one or the other coin drops, the final call can not be made; there is more to learn before a decision can be made about appropriate action.

This card counsels patience, so do not allow yourself to be rushed. The figure-eight image is a symbol of immortality and eternity. Its message is “No need to hurry. You have all the time you need to work this out, no matter how things appear right now.” Implied within this scenario is the idea that changes are in the works, but you will do better to stay calm until you have more information. Everything is in flux at a time like this.

 

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Spring Love Horoscopes 2017

Spring Love Horoscopes 2017

Love blossoms anew this spring


 

The main event this spring has everything to do with recalibrating your love life. Venus, the planet of love and relationship, turned retrograde on March 4, and will remain retrograde into early spring (April 15, to be exact). As a result, you’ll continue to learn vital lessons connected to being true to yourself while still being in a relationship.

From April 2-15, Venus will retrograde through Pisces (having previously been in Aries), adding a different emphasis. Now, it’ll be about recognizing whether or not your romantic ideals are helping or hurting your relationship. After April 15 you’ll get to put everything you learned into practice. Lucky you!

 

Aries (March 21 – April 19)

With Venus retrograde in your sign since March 4, spring love might elude you until after April 15. Although you may very well be in a relationship, if you are, for the first half of spring you’re most likely renovating it rather than relishing it. If this is true for you, then hopefully you’ll see the importance of this process.

A Full Moon in your partnership sector on April 11 may bring a certain level of enlightenment to you and your mate which will ultimately help you move forward. June brings surprises in your love life: happy ones.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Your romantic prospects become exquisite after April 15, when Venus turns direct. In fact, on the 16th, pay attention to online dating possibilities. You may also notice that sparks are flying between you and a friend. Fortunately, you’ll have the green light to explore it now; before this time, you won’t have as much cosmic support. If you’re in a relationship. you and your sweetheart will spend a great deal of energy supporting each other’s dreams. Wonderful!

Life and love will really bloom for you however, after June 1. Venus will move into Taurus, making you gorgeous, confident, and more lovable than ever. Work it!

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

A Full Moon in your true love sector on April 11 might bring a turning point in your romantic life. A casual affair could end, but if you are developing feelings for someone new you’ve been dating, then this might be when you’re ready to tell him or her.

If you’re in a relationship, you might feel as if your partner is getting in the way of your professional ambitions near April 8, and again on April 21. Find out why the support is missing. If you’re single, sparks might fly with someone in your social circle near June 3. It’s too hot to let it pass you by!

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

You and your sweetheart might enjoy expanding your horizons socially and intellectually this spring. After April 15 when Venus turns direct, you’ll notice opportunities in this regard, with a special one showing up on April 16.

Don’t allow work-related problems to get in the way of your love life happiness quotient on April 8, and again on April 21. If your partner opposes your ambitions in any way near May 25, realize that he or she might feel threatened by them. After June 6, you and a friend might turn into lovers. Or, you could allow a friend to set you up with someone special.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)

A Full Moon in relationship-oriented Libra on April 11 will allow you and your partner to effectively communicate. It’s possible that you’ll reach a pivotal decision together. Or, you’ll gain a new level of mutual awareness that allows you to strengthen your bond. Shared finances will become a focus after April 15 when Venus turns direct in your 8th House of Joint Resources. Until April 27 you and your sweetheart will make significant progress in this area of your relationship.

If you’re dating someone new, you might feel insecure about getting too intimate near April 8, and again on April 21. Work through it if he or she is worth it. If, however, the voice inside of you screams this budding romance is all wrong, then get out.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)

Venus will retrograde into your partnership sector on April 2, and won’t turn direct until April 15. On March April 8 and again on the 21st, she’ll square off with constricting Saturn. What all of this suggests for you and your mate is a time of significant relationship effort. The two of you have an opportunity to make it through any rough patch, but it’ll require both of you being committed to doing what is necessary in order to get your relationship to the other side. Domestic problems might make this especially stressful, but again, if you love each other enough, you will persevere. By June 20 romantic bliss is possible.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)

Your love life might feel like all work and no play as spring begins. Venus turned retrograde back on March 4 right in the middle of your partnership sector, and will remain out of phase until April 15. In matters of the heart, you and your mate are likely reconsidering much about what you both need out of your relationship. If one of you has been feeling unappreciated, or that most of the work in your daily lives is not equally distributed, you’ll have an opportunity to remedy this.

On June 1 you’ll begin to see sparks fly again. If you’re single, pay attention to June 3: someone sexy might approach you in the most unexpected way.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)

This spring it’s possible that an old flame will pop back into your life. The question is: what will you do about it? Venus is retrograde from March 4-April 15, but from April 2-15 she’ll back track through your romance sector. This is the stretch of time you’re likely to consider whether or not you want to give an ex a second chance. If this isn’t a possibility, then you might spend time instead trying to release yourself from unproductive patterns or choices that prevented you from enjoying the most gratifying romance possible. You’ll feel renewed by early June. In fact, by June 6 Venus will move into your partnership sector, adding harmony and support to your love life once more.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)

Your love life might feel like a shaky roller coaster ride for much of spring. You’re likely to second guess a budding romance with someone you’ve recently started to date. Or, it’s possible that you’ll be entertaining the idea of reconnecting with an ex. You may also be working through a problem connected to your domestic life with your sweetheart. Perhaps sharing the same space isn’t as easy as you thought it would be. Don’t make any final decisions until after Venus has regulated her orbit in mid-April. In fact, if you can wait until June, even better. Decisions about love made when Venus is out of phase are usually ones that are regretted. On June 1, you’ll know exactly what to do.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)

Between March 4 and April 2, it appears that you and your sweetheart have a few domestic issues to work through. While it may not be anything too challenging, it’s enough of a headache to get in the way of romance.

Then, from April 2-15, you might have trouble reaching a vital decision together. Or, you’ll have to re-hash a conversation you thought was over and done with. While none of this sounds very romantic, take heart: you’ll have incredible prospects to enjoy passion and enchantment with your sweetie from June 6 through early summer. It’ll be worth the wait!

Aquarius (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)

Spring might not be your best season for love, but that doesn’t mean it’s hopeless. The key is navigating through Venus Retrograde, which started in early March and will last through April 15. Until then, it might feel like you and your sweetheart are second guessing everything about each other. Or, if you’re single, you might question your judgment endlessly over your romantic choices in the past.

Between April 27-June 6, allow one of your siblings to set you up with someone he or she thinks is ideal for you. Or, introduce yourself to the sexy new neighbor who moved into your apartment building. If attached, after June 6 you and your love might talk about living together.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20)

As spring opens up, the planet of love is already napping. In fact, since March 4 she has been in hibernation mode, which may be the reason why your love life (and financial life) is a bit sluggish. Moreover, from April 2-15, Venus will be retrograde in your sign. As a result, you may feel less confident. Use this time to make yourself over from the inside out so that after April 15 you’ll be ready to show the world just how magnetic you truly are.

A romantic conversation might be extra sexy on April 16. By June 20 your mind and heart will both agree: fairytale romance is yours for the taking!

 

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Your Monthly Horoscopes for April

Your Monthly Horoscopes for April

by Marie DeSimone

 

April begins with Venus still traveling retrograde. She’ll edge out of Aries and into Pisces on April 2 where she’ll remain napping until April 15. During this last stretch of Venus’ retrograde you’ll have an opportunity to consider how blurry the lines in your life may be when it comes to unconditional love versus blind acceptance. If you are being taken advantage of, it’s time to wake up. This is a great time to review what your dream lover is all about.

Then, on April 9, Mercury turns retrograde in Taurus and remains out of phase until May 3. On April 20, he’ll backtrack into Aries. The usual do’s and don’ts connected to Mercury retrograde apply now, and this includes a caution around all communication matters. Avoid making financial decisions while he’s retrograde in Taurus. Then, when he’s in Aries, retrace any decisions you made in the past in haste. Remedy any regrettable ones if possible.

A Full Moon in Libra on April 11 calls awareness to relationship matters while a New Moon in Taurus on April 26 allows you to plant seeds around future material growth. Finally, Mars enters Gemini on April 21 where he remains until June 4. Intellectual stimulation will be a key motivating force behind actions.

 

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Get A Jump On Tomorrow, Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, March 31

Get A Jump On Tomorrow…..

Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, March 31

 

Aries

Aries Horoscope

Mercury moves out of your sign and into your resources sector today, dear Aries, and will spend more time than usual in this area of your solar chart. In fact, with an upcoming retrograde, Mercury will move back into your sign later in April. For now, this is a time for sorting out business and financial matters, and you’ll have second chances to get on top of things down the road. This is a superb time for simplifying your life and for practical thinking. Security, personal possessions and valuables, and comfort matters are of particular interest. Today, you can be fired up and ready to get something going, but you may be only spinning your wheels until you get a plan in place, as much as you’d prefer to wing it. Try not to take yourself too seriously, as you don’t want to trigger resistance in others.

Taurus

Taurus Horoscope

Mercury enters your sign today, dear Taurus, and will continue to transit Taurus until April 20th. Mars is already a guest in your sign, making your first house a house of power. You have a stronger voice and are more likely to be heard and understood. These influences may prompt you to circulate and stay active more than usual. Self-taught endeavors can be particularly satisfying. You are thinking independently and inclined to make more executive decisions during this cycle. Because Mercury rules your money sector, this can be a time of additional money coming in. Later today, it can be challenging if you speak before you get all the facts or reveal something you might wish to be private, on second thought. Watch for a tendency to lead with your desires and forget about your feelings in the process, which are taking longer than usual to catch up.

Gemini

Gemini

Your ruler, Mercury, enters your privacy zone today, dear Gemini, where it will transit until April 20th. This transit stimulates a need to review recent events, ideas, projects, interests, and learning paths. With both Mercury and Mars in this sector of your chart, this is not an ideal time for launching new projects or courses or for presenting important ideas. However, it is useful for reflecting on what has served you well and which projects and attitudes no longer serve a real purpose in your life. You need extra time to yourself in the coming weeks. Today, however, the Moon enters your sign, and you may not enjoy a backseat just for the time being. Negotiations of any sort can be tough later today, as people can be rather disagreeable, especially if they can’t seem to figure out what they want exactly.

Cancer

Cancer

Mercury moves into harmony with your sign today, dear Cancer, and your social sector. This transit will last until April 20th but will recur mid-May, giving you plenty of time to dream up ideas and draw up plans, as well as connect with friends and networks. It presents nice opportunities to connect with like-minded people and for sharing your thoughts with others. You seek out others who stimulate your mind, and people tend to be drawn to you for the same reasons. It’s generally an active time for meeting people, although with an upcoming retrograde there may be complications involved. Later today, it’s a little too easy to get riled up over small misunderstandings or misfires.

Leo

Leo Glyph Symbol Horoscope

Starting today and until the 20th of the month, Mercury moves through your career and reputation sector, dear Leo. Your thoughts frequently turn to professional matters, plans, and goals during this cycle. Your communications have more impact than usual – what you express now is likely to be remembered later, so make it something you’re proud of! Mercury is analytical and rational, and you can apply these qualities quite successfully to long-term goals and planning, but when under strain, Mercury can also be nervous and fretting, so watch for a tendency to overthink things. Later today, personal interactions can be on the tense side, and it’s important to avoid pushing people’s buttons if you’re frustrated. Tension about meeting your goals can spill into your personal life if you’re not careful.

Virgo

Virgo Symbol Horoscope

Mercury moves into your solar ninth house and in harmony with your sign, dear Virgo. The planet of communication will spend more time than usual in this sector of your chart this year due to an upcoming retrograde. This can be a time for more frequent thinking and communicating about moral or philosophical issues. It follows that you may be less interested in mundane or routine matters during this cycle, preferring to do overview thinking and goal-setting to managing the details. Ideas and words tend to flow smoothly now. Publishing and learning new concepts can be in stronger focus. This is also a good cycle for calming frayed nerves – your sign is one of the bigger worriers of the zodiac, and Mercury here can work to de-stress you. Even so, with Mars also here, you can get pretty wound up about differences of opinion. Later today may be one of those times. It can certainly stimulate you to expand your knowledge and tolerance, but if you find yourself getting angry, consider other outlets for excess energy.

Libra

Libra

Mercury moves into your solar eighth house today, dear Libra, and this position boosts your observational and perceptive skills. You’re inclined to watch and learn rather than throw yourself into the action during this cycle that lasts until April 20th but then returns from May 16-June 6. This is not the best time for ease in your communications, but it’s excellent for deeper thinking and understanding. You may be doing some research and investigation now. Whatever you do, you tend to throw yourself into it, as you are more interested in something absorbing and worthwhile than superficial fluff. This is a good period for intimate conversations or consultations. Today, your desire to investigate and detect is strong, but it may lead you down a tricky corridor. This can be a time when you or a partner seem to be quick to stir the pot. It’s best not to take things too personally now. Keep yourself busy with problem-solving instead of problem creating!

Scorpio

Scorpio Horoscope

The planet of communication begins its transit of your partnership sector today, dear Scorpio, and will influence this area of your solar chart until April 20th. Due to an upcoming Mercury retrograde period (starting April 9th), Mercury will return to this same sector from May 16-June 6, and you’ll have plenty of time to work on communications with others. You can frequently seek out others’ company during this cycle, as well as their answers, opinions, and feedback. Discussing matters with people in your life is useful and your reaction to their feedback helps you to better understand your own needs and wants. You seek out others and they seek you. Even so, with an upcoming retrograde you should be careful that you don’t live too much in the mind when it comes to your closest relationships. Today, if you let your mind run idle, you might find yourself worrying needlessly over the tiniest of things, making you feel very irritable and restless. Minor health complaints may crop up if you don’t keep busy and active.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius Horoscope

Mercury moves into your sector of habits, health, and work today, dear Sagittarius, and will spend a little longer than usual in this area of your solar chart this year due to an upcoming retrograde. Mars is already in this sector, urging you to get moving on your work, projects, and health regimens. Mercury adds another layer of interest and concern with your daily routines. You can have a lot on your mind during this cycle, and you’re mostly focused on practical details, routines, health, work, and everyday life. Keep this to a moderate level, and you’re in excellent shape. There can be some annoyances relating to others later today, possibly due to cranky moods and trying to get the upper hand. However, it’s just as likely that you and the people around you are only half sure about what they want, and this can lead to mischief and pot-stirring.

Capricorn

Capricorn HoroscopeMercury moves into harmony with your sign and into your expressive solar fifth house today, dear Capricorn, staying there until April 20th. Even so, Mercury will return from May 16-June 6, offering you more time than usual to improve your communications with others. This is a time for more natural, spontaneous meetings, chats, and communications. There can be a stronger mental focus on (or with) creative and romantic matters now. Presenting your ideas during this cycle is likely to be especially fruitful, even though Mercury turning retrograde on April 9th can complicate things. It will also offer you a window to rethink certain decisions or choices. Keep in mind that with Mars and now Mercury in this sector, in addition to a retrograde Venus in general, your playfulness may be misinterpreted by others who are looking for a more sensitive approach. Otherwise, this is a good cycle for writing, entertaining, creating, and expressing yourself. Later today, you can feel a little restless if you don’t know where to channel excess energy. Look for productive ways to express yourself.

Aquarius

Aquarius

Mercury is now moving through your home and family sector, dear Aquarius, and will continue to do so until the 20th. This can be a time of evaluating your inner feelings, values, and connections, or of assessing and negotiating in your domestic life. Thoughts and conversations very often turn to personal matters during this cycle, and you tend to reminisce about the past more frequently than usual. There might be a lot of activity on the home front or with family, particularly with Mars also in this sector. Later today, a disagreement with someone or off-timing can irritate you, but it’s minor and likely has its roots in feeling neglected or restless. Watch for hastiness, as you don’t want to trip over yourself or others in your desire to do many different things.

Pisces

Pisces

Intelligent and curious Mercury moves into your communications sector today, dear Pisces, and will spend a longer than usual time there. This transit sharpens and enhances your ability to communicate, get your message across, and learn or absorb and process information. This is not the best cycle for concentration and focus, but it’s excellent for diversifying and considering your options. It’s a time for multi-tasking and additional contact with family, peers, classmates, and possibly neighbors. Later today, disagreeing with others on fundamental issues can cause a bit of a ruckus, but the trick is to try not to take things too personally. Take a deep breath and ask yourself whether or not it’s worth the stress.

 

 

Courtesy of Cafe Astrology