VIRGO HOROSCOPE

It's not every day when you're seized by a creative impulse that can be implemented immediately. Usually you're full of questions and doubts about whether it's even feasible. Well, that's a thing of the past as Ruling Planet Mercury conjoins Neptune on April 17th and then sextiles Pluto on April 20th. This transfer of light sets up easy access to your imagination so that you are guided by your mind's eye (or ear) rather than being left on your own to reconstruct something glimpsed in a millisecond. This active partnership is something you can look forward to as a regular collaboration moving forward.

Mercury retrogrades are always dicey, but this latest one (March 15th to April 7th) was especially unruly because Mercury began its retrograde on the day after the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo and then changed signs on the day of the Solar Eclipse in Aries on March 29h. This would have heightened the feelings of anxiety and combativeness which explains why rude awakenings were ruder and shocking surprises were even more shocking. Although you deserve to be in the free and clear, you won't be until April 20th. That's when the wayward pieces of your life will come back together and things will make sense again.

You've learned that it always pays to play the long game. Where others rely on quick-fixes to get ahead, you have always put your faith in doing things right the first time. Yes, this may slow down your pace but it works for you later on when competitors have to go back and salvage situations that have come apart. That said an extremely rare Saturn/Uranus sextile on April 4th shows you need to pick up the pace. Part of you will worry about being rushed, but remember the prep worth you've done. It's the reason why you can move into the lead and maintain it.

For some time, you’ve been trying to figure out how to preserve most – if not all – of what you’ve built for yourself financially, but that’s just not going to happen. A Solar Eclipse in your solar eighth house says you’ll have to pay something for your freedom which means the time has come to grit your teeth and rip off the band-aid. It will certainly hurt (Aries is the zodiac sign of “no pain no gain”) but you may be surprised to discover that your losses aren’t so bad. Not only will you feel exhilarated about your decision, but you’ll also be revitalized and emboldened.

Once again nobody's around when you need them. Loved ones are absentee, friends don't text back, and colleagues have disappeared into the woodwork. Is it any wonder you don't rely on anyone but yourself? No Virgo fares well when the Sun is in their opposite sign of Pisces. It brings out people's disappearing tendencies which triggers all of your abandonment anxieties and then the whole thing becomes a vicious circle. Try to remember that this is a more a seasonal thing than a personal crisis – kind of like the way Paris empties out in August. After the 24th you'll see everyone pop back up again.

Whenever you have a lunar eclipse taking place in your sign (March 14th) you’re going to feel like your emotions don’t matter, you’re unclear about what you want, and that you’re saying yes to things because you don’t know what else to say. Being in the dark is all part of the Lunar Eclipse experience so the best thing to do is to let your eyes adjust. Get used to taking small steps instead of strides, groping your way forward, and sitting with more questions than answers. Do this and you’ll become more receptive to the things that life is putting in front of you.

It's a good idea to not take things at face value when Mercury, the planet of inquiring minds, forms a sextile to Pluto, the planet of labyrinthine riddles on March 5th. This brings out all of your investigative tendencies because the pieces to a puzzle just aren’t fitting together in the way they should be. This could pertain to a work situation, a financial transaction, or even a health question. Indeed the more you push for answers, the more question marks fly up instead. Follow these inconsistencies wherever they might lead and you’ll surely get to the bottom of what’s amiss – probably around March 26th.

A business endeavor that was supposed to go off without a hitch gets much more complicated when Ruling Planet Mercury passes under the rays of Saturn on February 25th. You could find yourself pinned on the horns of a dilemma where you can't move forward any more than you can go back the way you came. So what do you do? Don't panic and take things one day at a time. You won't get everything you want, but you won't lose your shirt either. That said, you should definitely think twice about taking anything on faith in the future. Meanwhile, skies clear by March 3rd.

Are things on or off between you and a partner? It's hard to tell. And it's not because you two are confused or commitment-phobic—heaven knows you've gone back and forth enough times to show you want to work something out. However, the problem seems to be the age-old one of not being able to live with one another any more than you can live without. Unfortunately, the Mercury/Jupiter square on February 20th (both planets are in detriment and mutual reception) is going to feel like another round of Pete and Repeat. You won't get your answer just yet, but at least you're getting closer.

A Mercury/Uranus square always brings a surprise upset. Add the Full Moon in Leo on February 12th to the mix, and you'll have a hard time believing that what just happened actually happened. Usually, you'd need some time alone to recover, but you're not going to get it. There's too much going on right now, and a lot is riding on your shoulders. You may resent having to leave things hanging to attend to urgent matters, but this is a good thing. Not only does it keep you engaged, but you'll have a clearer idea of how to proceed when the dust settles.