Forecast: Sunday and Monday, March 11-12, 2012

Sun in Pisces and Moon in Scorpio, 2012

Beginning late Saturday 10 March at 9:25p PT | 12:25a(Su) ET | 5:25a(Su) UT
through Sunday 11 and Monday 12 March
/moon goes void-of-course Monday at 11:31a PT | 2:31p ET | 6:31p UT
until Luna enters Sagittarius late Monday-early Tuesday
at 11:55p(M) PT | 2:55a(T) ET | 6:55a(T) UT
(All times are given in Daylight Time beginning on Sunday at 2 a.m.)

~Smooth Shifting of Gears~

By several indications, Monday may be smoother than Sunday, although you might note that the moon goes void-of-course mid-day Monday (depending on time zone, see above).

The grand trine in earth signs I have been pointing out for weeks is at its peak this week. Business and economic news has pretty much verified that this is a good time for finances for most people, so whatever your problems in that area, you may be finding solutions.

Mercury turns retrograde Monday at 12:50a PT | 3:50a ET | 7:50a UT. We have discussed this over and over through the years so I will not repeat what I have said at this moment. To summarize, things get weird, things are misplaced, timing is off, schedules are forced to change, people are late, and so on. Machines or computers seem to fail or go wacky. However, all this can be modified and there seems to be general good fortune so you can be ready for all those things and make a joke of them as best you can. The upside is that the inner life, the life of the mind and spirit, is emphasized. That is partly why outer things get mixed up: people are attending more to internal than external signals and interests. You will notice this on Sunday also because the Dark Hermetic Epoch (beginning before and extending after the Mercury Retrograde cycle of about three weeks) has been with us since February 27. The heart of it, the retrograde cycle, ends by April 4.

Caution is to be exercised in any situation in which accidents are possible.

Those who seek peace are your stalwart friends whoever they may be, and are helping to hold the world together by their confidence in the ultimate victory of the Good.

There is mental restlessness, with Mercury conjoined to Uranus in Aries. This can be fascinating, a search or quest, a chase for what interests you in any direction. Because Mercury is stationary, this could be surprising, along paths or pathless routes which open your mind in fresh ways.

On the side of conscience, there is concern for those ill or otherwise suffering, with Mars retrograde in Virgo opposing Neptune in Pisces. People's extreme needs get your attention and you could enlist in some project which helps. The social aspect of the work would make it not drudgery but pleasing once you get started.

The fact that things are relatively easy for most of us need not blunt your desire to be exacting of yourself along idealistic or altruistic lines. Your mother or other ancestors are with you encouraging and supporting such attempts.

Speculating and trying remarkable things in your job or career, or a project which identifies you, is good. True, some of what you try will not work as expected but the attempt can still be worth while because of what you learn from it. A really extreme new direction, such as quitting a job, is not, however, recommended at all while Mercury is retrograde.

If Monday has lackadaisical moments, this has something to do with the "gear shifting" which Mercury retrograde always signifies. You can take your time along certain less important lines and refuse to be harried, because steady progress along more worthwhile lines is more to your advantage.

{Sunday and Monday} ~Smooth Shifting of Gears~

Cosmic Piper