March 2013 horoscope - Gemini

I follow the sidereal calendar; this is the monthly solar horoscope for birthdays from 16^th June to 15^th July or Gemini Ascendants and Moons

By Louise Gilbert

Gemini, the initial impression I get when I look at your solar horoscope for March 2013 is that this is shaping up to be a time where your personal freedom and space is on the agenda. This can either manifest in you wanting to go on a big trip and why not, we all want to get away for some winter sun – if you’re in the northern hemisphere – or you are thinking about further education, you busy yourself re-examining your faith or you find some sort of a guru who can answer all of (your) life’s burning questions. But this doesn’t really seem to be all – this month, you are less focused on the smaller details, every day communication and bits of information that your sign is traditionally occupied with. Instead, you want to look at the world from above, you want to rise up a level and gain some new experiences that may end up changing your beliefs, your perspective on life in general, how you view the world and perhaps even where you are headed next in terms of your life direction and your career. This area in your chart may have been a source of instability and transformation for some time already or you simply want to have more freedom to move and choose as you please in your career but whatever you’re experiencing in early March may push you towards making decisions about your profession and life from late March and April.

So, for the first part of March, you’re solar 9^th house of the higher mind is host to altogether four planets plus the new Moon on 11^th March. I feel like this simply puts you in a good mood although you may have to be a little more thoughtful before you express your thoughts as your ruler Mercury is still going backwards until 18^th March. Be careful of a tendency to adopt a teacher / preacher style of communication when talking to other people. Nevertheless, this new Moon in Aquarius is a new beginning and in your case, one that contributes to your newly found perspective and hopefully optimism in life.

Regardless of whether you single or coupled up, there may be an element of intangibility to your relationships at the moment as the ruler of your relationship house is in your behind-the-scenes house. It’s the house of faraway places, our dreams, intuition and imagination. It’s not the house of the material plane, it’s what we feel is there but we’re not sure how and where. So when it comes to relationships, this means that your partner may either be away for the time being and not so readily available for a chat or you are keeping the relationship behind closed doors for the time being. All of this changes in the summer and if you’re single, it’s then less likely again that you to spend your days fantasising and dreaming up images of how your perfect partner should be like – you’ll be more likely to consider the guy next door again who may not be what you’ve been dreaming about but what’s good for you.

What’s adding to this temporary creative blockage is that Saturn is moving through your house of true love, children and creativity. It’s the house where we express ourselves freely, where we flirt and play. Here you are required to bring structure into processes connected to all of these areas so that you end this transit with a strong sense of who you are, how to express yourself (not just via communication) and which love affairs are worth going after and which aren’t. This is also the transit of ‘a serious love affair’ maybe even with someone older, wiser, in some cases, with someone who teaches you some of life’s vital lessons. Until July, Saturn is going retrograde so despite all the progress you’ve made over the months since August, you are required to go over old ground once again in these areas – for good measure and to let it all sink in once and for all.

After the first part of March which perhaps opened your eyes in a few respects, the second half of March brings you back down to earth again but only in the sense that you are required to focus on career, life direction, your goals and even your living situation. You have probably already started making some changes or thought about where you should be heading but the impressions gained and conversations had during early March will have left a lasting impression that helps you with any decisions that now need to be made.

The full Moon on 27^th March in Virgo then opposes the Sun, Uranus, Mars and Venus, all of which square up to Pluto. Although squares are productive in the sense that they inject the energy and the focus we need to get things going, they are not very comfortable aspects, especially as this one is also squaring up to your sign. The end of March cold be one of the more intense times of the year as all the four foundation houses in your solar chart are touched. This is your sense of identity or your physical body, your home environment, your one-to-one business and personal relationships as well as your career. A lot to take in! In order to get through the square transits, we often have to put a lot of effort into solving issues and removing obstacles in the areas touched by the squares. But think about what began in late September 2011 with another milestone at the end of June 2012 and this should give you a clue as to what comes to a conclusion now or moves on to the next level. It seems you, Gemini, are in line for some big shake-ups.

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