Mercury intensely affects your speech center this month and while you might be tempted to speak your truth at every turn, it might be wise to think twice before blurting out the most pressing thought that rises to the surface. This impacts emails as well. Make sure that before you hit that send button that what you say is what you mean and that the person on the other end of that email is going to be open to hearing it. If not, simply write and put it in a folder for future viewing. This is definitely a time when even with the best intentions, your thoughts and words might not be met with the same response in which you are sharing them. Business minded rams should be very careful regarding contracts and negotiations, making sure that everything is in order before signing on the dotted line. While it is always more prudent to put off any serious contracts until Mercury goes direct, this isn’t always possible, so do your best, cast your line and if you have to re-bait and do it again a couple of times, it will be worth it. Your catch will come.

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You’re grounded and solid in early May, fires congealing and cooling from your hotness of last month, consolidating gains and taking a deserved break. However, your ruler Mars moves into your fiery counterpart, Leo on the 10th. Get ready for a booster pack of energy to pick you up in the middle of the month and it’s off and running again. Just when you thought you could take a breather and relax, you’re staging your next conquest of the boardroom and the bedroom. Be careful though, the full moon in Scorpio on the 15th is a harbinger of major conflict. If there’s ever a time for you to play the win-win card it’s then. Also, while you might be tempted with all of that swagger and bravado to venture into areas that are edgy and off limits at other times of your life, this is definitely not a time to go there. Take a walk on the wild side in June when the full moon will support your restless drive and need to experience intensity.

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Happy birthday ram child, it’s your annual solar return as the northern hemisphere celebrates with you. The infusion of UV, magnetic rays and the surge of life sprouting forth from the soil all add to the fertile mix of creative energy that’s surging through you right now. The thaw on your personal life has begun and you get the green light for projections and creations that have been on hold for quite sometime. The rest of the world is also smitten with you as you throw off sparks in a million different directions and being the heliocentric creatures that we are, we’re drawn to your light and, in this case, heat as well. Two caveats must be taken into consideration however as you munch daisies and break hearts: one is that Mars (still clinging to Cancer) challenges you to have some sensitivity, especially on the home front; the other is that the full moon in Libra on the thirteenth opposes your Venus in Aries and looms as a moment of truth for you in relationship. Start practicing diplomacy.

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With Mars in Cancer and all the activity in Pisces things heat up in your sub-conscious and on the home front. This is an alchemical time where the coals of transformation are stoking your spirit. For once (or at least once) in your life, it’s time to let go of control. Trust that what’s happening is for your greater good and that although you may not have all the answers, in short time, you’ll know what to do without having the arduous task of processing every little detail. Let go and let God as they say.

Other astrological events for March 2008

Talk, talk, talk, talk–you can’t get enough. The phone won’t stop ringing. Conversations start and last for days, chapters are merely punctuated by responsibilities. It’s a potentially demanding time, especially with neighbors and close relations, like brothers and sisters, sorting things out like property lines and family ties. Just get clear on what you want and remember that thoughts are things and words can bind or cleave.

As Pluto moves in Capricorn, Aries folk will wake up and remember that they came here to rule the world and that everyone else is just here to step back and marvel at their achievements. While that may be a little over the top, Aries will be driven to get ahead with an urgency not felt as intensely as it will be for almost the next two decades. This year the power surge gets turned on, especially with Jupiter also in Capricorn. Good fortune abounds and the more and harder the ram works, the more it will be rewarded for it’s ambition and energy. But Aries ascent could also be littered with the charred remains of relationships, burned in a fiery blaze of glory. In 2008, work hard, play hard, love soft and the world will be yours for the taking.

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With Mercury going direct in your house of relationships, look for more harmony to come into play for your serious one-on-ones. You’ve worked on the “who am I “ and “who are you” during the retrograde, now you get to delight in, “who are we” for the next two weeks. Indulge in silly romantic gestures, drink champagne with your beloved over a surprise lunch date, send a bouquet of roses to your partners workplace, watch “Before Sunrise” together over French wine and dark chocolate and take in the beauty of the night sky in each others arms at least once during early November. If you’re single go out, be seen, open doors, return smiles, risk a gaze into the unknown regions of a strangers heart. You might not meet your soul mate, but you could encounter yourself, which you dear ram might find even more interesting.