Thomas Canfield
For the Vernal Equinox, the Sun will conjunct Neptune and Saturn, which recently entered Aries. It will be a time of shining light on old dreams and nightmares. Illusions may shatter, and fantasies will fade as bright reality shines in. It will be like opening all of the doors and windows in a movie theater to let in the sunshine. It may brighten the room, but all of the light will spoil the movie.
The Sun will also be sextile Pluto, shining a light on dark secrets that have been covered up for too long. Neptune and Saturn, also sextile Pluto, may aid in the exposure. It could be found that the millions of pages in the Epstein files are really the tip of the iceberg in a larger conspiracy. Was Russia behind Epstein? Israel? The Gnomes of Zurich? The British Royal Family has already taken a hit from the Epstein exposures. There may be other scandals involving other nations.
The Sun, Neptune, and Saturn are in the Eleventh House, ruled by Aquarius. The group energy of Aquarius seen in February may be making an encore. The message of the Equinox Sun could be that “people power” is here to stay. This may resonate with friendships developed at the time of the Winter Solstice. A celebration of the Equinox could include sitting around a campfire or a chiminea to contemplate the flames and feel the warmth representing the change of seasons. Another interesting connection to the Winter Solstice is that Mars and Venus are separating from having the Sun as a midpoint. Mars at 14 Pisces 11 is 15 degrees and 49 minutes away from the Sun. Venus at 17 Aries 35 is just 1 degrees 46 minutes away from having the Sun as the midpoint to Mars. Venus is conjunct the Moon in Aries, and gatherings could be times of greater sentiment and idealized emotional visions of friendships made after the Winter Solstice.
Venus and the Moon are squaring Jupiter in the Second House. Friends may be commiserating over financial losses from the past year. Although people may be financially hurting, there may be some hope with Mars in Pisces trine Jupiter in Cancer. Threats of economic war caused a backing down from imposing tariffs. More such tough measures might inspire more economic confidence and consumer spending. Though friends and families may worry about expenditures, they may find that the necessities for family life are still there for them.
Mercury (which is just about turning Stationary Direct), the North Node, and Mars are squaring the Gemini Ascendant. This may be a good time for arguments over values, and the false spirituality afflicting the land. There are too many cases of people talking the talk, but not walking the walk. With Mercury, North Node, and Mars in the Tenth House, people in authority may be waking up to the hypocrisy. The Gemini Ascendant is sextile Venus and the Moon. Issues of sensitivity and women’s rights may be an important part of the discussion. It will be a time when everyone has an opinion, and neighbors may learn how much they agree with each other.
Uranus is in the Twelfth House and in a wide square to the Aquarius Midheaven. Uranus is also in an out-of-sign sextile with the Sun, Neptune, and Saturn. As Uranus proceeds into Gemini, we may be seeing the beginning of the end for a repressive regime. Uranus does not enter Gemini until late April, just as it did in 1775 when the “shot heard ’round the world” was fired. With Uranus in the Twelfth House, many preparations for fighting for freedom may be done behind the scenes. The Twelfth House rules healing institutions like hospitals, nursing, homes, and insane asylums. If we are due for national healing, the medical work is overdue, but may be prepared in private.
