Horoscopes
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021
Nostalgic Neptune Conjunction
“The one that got away” belongs in the category of nostalgic concepts with limited validity or usefulness. Almost anything could have been, but there is only one thing that actually was. Being good with that is the power move reiterated by the mighty conjunction of the sun (here-and-now king) and Neptune (king of all non-realities good and bad).
ARIES (March 21-April 19). However complex the project may be, with all its moving parts to tend to and diverse personalities to contend with, the essence of your work still boils down to a simple directive: Do the next right thing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your agenda may feel off. Ask, “Why am I doing this?” Reasons like guilt and obligation may surface. Maybe you still have to follow through, but at least you’ll approach in full consciousness of your motives.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You take great pleasure in connecting people, and you consider it your job to do it well. There’s more to it than just making an introduction. You create the structure and social safety that helps everyone relax and shine.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your thoughts about a thing can go in many directions, which is why you’re better off if you stop thinking and start doing. Your action will be far more deliberate, making things go in one direction -- the one that works in reality.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s better to express stress than to swallow it. Avoid eating or drinking the tension. Instead, drain it from your body onto the pavement you walk, or onto the page on which you write your mind and feelings.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are not defined by your past, but your way of thinking of it can be very defining indeed. The new person you are now sees what happened a little differently than historic you saw it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). One way to prove to yourself that you are not defined by the past and the things that have happened to you is to create a new identity fashioned purely to your preferences.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Being with that energizing person is like being born, reborn and a hundred times made new. Now the phenomenon has developed to the point where you don’t even have to be in close vicinity. The thought alone brings a quickening.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The one receiving all the attention won’t be the most powerful one in the room. You’ll tune your eye to the dynamics of power and see it vividly at work. This deep level of understanding will give you more options.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even more than usual, others will follow your lead. This will be especially true regarding your approach to all things you. The things you say about yourself, the way you treat your time and value your efforts... they’ll follow suit.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Brick by brick, you are building the empire of you. Right now it feels like more of a single-room studio of you. That’s only because you’re so focused on the main priority. The expansion is coming.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a change you want and a chance to contribute the elements to help bring it about. Of course, it’s not all up to you. It’s going to take a team, if not an entire army, to make this happen. Your contribution matters, though.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 10). The interactions that come as part of your cosmic birthday package contribute to the lighter side of life. Frivolity, laughter, novelty, glamor and excitement shouldn’t be looked at as “extras,” since you need some degree of the effervescent to keep your heart buoyant and your mind working optimally. A windfall comes in July. Aries and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 44, 23, 9 and 4.
COSMIC QUESTION: “Is it bad luck if a planet was retrograde when you were born? I was born when Venus was retrograde, and all of my life, I’ve felt that it’s harder for me to find love than it is for other people. I didn’t date until I was in college, and all through my 20s, I had very few romantic relationships. Now I’m in my 30s and things are better. I wonder if retrograde planets mean you’re going to be a late bloomer.”
Excellent question. It is not uncommon to have retrograde planets in one’s birth chart. Furthermore, everyone has parts of life that they excel at early on and other areas that seem stunted. Retrograde Venus can suggest that you would have a different kind of learning process in relationships than many others have, or that you might at least feel that you are different. The backward movement represents a review process, an internal journey instead of an external one. Through self-acceptance, you’ll discover that the ways in which you are different are among the biggest blessings of your life.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Last year, Carrie Underwood made the cosmically attuned move to release her health and fitness book within days of her solar return. This year, she repeats the success formula, releasing a new album of gospel hymns just two weeks from the sun’s blessing of her birthday. Natal sun and Mercury in Pisces indicate strong intuitive guidance for the country music superstar.