ARIES HOROSCOPES

Venus turns retrograde on March 1st. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus will be acting contrary to type as long as she is traveling backwards in the zodiac signs of Aries and Pisces. Needless to say, this isn't the time to change your look, switch love partners, or purchase any shiny new objects because what catches your fancy in the moment will only leave you scratching your head in bewilderment later. But Venus retrograde brings more than just an unforeseen bout of questionable taste. It can also mean trouble. The planet of attraction in Astrology, Venus retrograde, can turn you into a target of jealousy, covetousness, or even bullying. For some inexplicable reason, people will just have it out for you. That's why it's so important to be disarming, courteous, and politic – even when it's others who are at fault. It may feel unfair and like you're the one who has to bear the burden, but remember the famous Venus maxim: “you get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar”. Venus will be retrograde from March 1st to April 12th.

We're not even three months into 2025, and Mars has already left its scorched footprint on the year. Named after the Roman god of war and mayhem, you don't have to look very far to see his handiwork. One would think that the planet's retrograde (Mars turned retrograde on December 6th) would have dialed down the fiery anger, but retrogrades tend to make this planet worse. That's because the backward motion switches the Mars energy from fight to flight. This creates an atmosphere of fear, panic, and hysteria. We see it in our politics, we see it in our media, and we see it in our society. But Mars also stands for good things like chivalry, heroism, and honor. Mars comes out of retrograde on February 23rd and marches forward through that patch of sky it just backslid through. This gives us all a chance to summon our gumption, stiffen our spine, and reach for our better selves so that situations that proved too daunting before are confronted and mastered the second time around.