This weekend promises to be a cosmic spectacle, thanks to retrograde Mars wading through the emotional depths of Cancer and forming a trine with Saturn in the illustrious realm of Pisces. It sounds a bit intense, right? Picture Mars like that cousin who can’t sit still at family gatherings, while Saturn plays the wise elder, reminding us that time waits for no one—especially not in a retrograde. Even as Mars prepares to move forward, he’ll linger in this harmonious dance with steady Saturn until April—so hold on to your hats, folks!
As we dive into this astrological symphony, we may find ourselves reflecting on aspects of our lives that need attention. Have you ever felt the urge to right a wrong but just kept putting it off—like that unopened mail pile you promised yourself you’d tackle last month? Or, how about that conversation you’ve been avoiding? This weekend might just be the time to cross those items off your metaphysical to-do list, all while finding solace in the dreamy vibes of Neptune. It’s a celestial invitation to connect to something greater and act on those little nudges we’ve been feeling. When the stars align like this, it can feel like fate is giving us a gentle nudge—or perhaps a not-so-gentle shove—towards deeper understanding and reconnection.
So, are you ready to embrace the cosmic flow? One thing’s for sure: whatever your plans are, make space for a sprinkle of spontaneity and, who knows, you just might change your life!
This weekend, retrograde Mars in Cancer trines Saturn in Pisces, exact Sunday morning. Mars generally moves more quickly than Saturn, but Mars is slowing up to station direct later in the month. Even then, it won’t get back up to speed to trine Saturn exactly again till April, but the connection holds. So this trine resounds, reverberates, booms.
Mars and Saturn are in water signs. Mars is cardinal in Cancer and Saturn mutable in Pisces. Begin, and move with the groove. The trine aspect creates flow and their rulership (Moon and Neptune) is a sort of dreamy, gauzy cast that soothes the emotional body and connects us to the divine. As Neptune conjoins the Moon’s north node, there’s a fated aspect to actions under this influence.
Go back and get right with your own connection to a greater moral sense. Right the wrongs is a dramatic way to put it. I’d say it’s more that you want to do the things you’ve left undone, the things you’ll regret if you don’t. Saturn is final, and it’s direct. Saturn is about time. Saturn is not about death, but it is about the finality of the time we’re allotted. Saturn measures the length of the thread that’s cut. Do what you need to do while you still have the time. You may have time, they may not. Get back into the flow of connection and elevated love; act like we’re all connected. We are.
Mercury moves closer into conjunction with the Aquarius Sun all weekend, also exact on Sunday morning. The Sun and Mercury sextile Aries Chiron and square Uranus in Taurus. Mars squares Chiron all weekend. If you get the call, go! Don’t dither because of reasons; be ready to change your mind on a dime (even if you’re uncomfortable with the action). You may just get the chance to change the whole landscape, to learn and heal. You may be too close to see clearly, so heed the call when it comes (even if that call is just a “feeling”).
Friday night, the Mercury-ruled Gemini Moon squares Neptune on the north node. It’s a good time to think the hard thoughts and make the hard calls; not that they’ll feel any easier, but there will be relief when you’re done. It’s all part of that “right thing to do” equation. Don’t let an established attitude get in the way. Early Saturday before the dawn, the Moon moves to Cancer and a quincunx to Pluto in Aquarius — deeply moving.
Saturday night, the Moon-ruled Cancer Moon cruises past a square to Aries Venus into brief semi-sextile with Jupiter in Gemini. The friction of Moon-Venus reminds us viscerally that we can’t always get what we want OR what we need, BUT sometimes we do and will. Just not always at the same time. Jupiter’s influence is more “good thoughts” than tactile advances, but good thoughts are far more helpful in this case than a party. Knowing the right thought or path to follow is the breeze of a fortunate promise. Allow your mood to follow (be pushed) and find what’s meant for you. The cardinal Cancer mood is intellectually and creatively fertile.
On Sunday, the Cancer Moon conjoins retro Mars and trines Saturn, highlighting their climaxing trine. Don’t miss the simple moment to make your timely move. It may be all too easy to let it go till later. The Moon squares Chiron then sextiles Uranus, so soothing oneself through distraction could make you miss a chance to fix things. Go when called.
Sunday night, the Cancer Moon heads into a grand water trine with Neptune and Scorpio Juno. Passion and forgiveness sweep in to soothe the wounds of the day and direct us to fated reconnection.
Do you have any weekend plans?