TURNING THOUGHTS INTO ACTION

Aries

CHRIS McNULTY

is an astrologer, wanderer, bartender and advocate for queer justice. He is a loquacious Gemini with a cozy Cancer rising. Find him at hearthandheraldastrology.com

We have officially entered the mystic waters of Pisces season, the time of year when we can finally feel the days elongating and our emotions just might be running extra high. Stay hopeful and keep a tissue or screaming pillow nearby. Happy birthday to all of our Piscean fish-people out there! This week, Mercury, the planet of communication and trickery, is playing a game of leapfrog with Uranus and Mars. Early in the week, Mercury formed a 90-degree square to Uranus, bringing about some surprising news that we will be forced to face. By the time you are reading this, Mercury will be moving from Uranus to a 120-degree trine with Mars, allowing us to use the news we received to bolster our courage and direct our actions. A note of caution: be vigilant with your words and use them to encourage rather than to pierce.

Here are your horoscopes for the Mercury-Mars trine. Read for your rising and sun signs.

Pisces

Feb. 19 - March 20

Happy birthday sweet Pisces! Your values are front and center right now, and you have a great opportunity for healing yourself and others by getting clear on what you truly consider important. Your secret thoughts, the ones that flow through your mind in your solitude, are especially able to support action with your home and family - however you define them. Grab your tools and start building because your hidden plans are ripe to be seen!

March 21 - April 19

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood for our fiery Rams, and it is a perfect time for you to get to work in your local community. Collective planning with a group of like-minded people will support your willpower with your neighbors. Is there a neighborhood cleanup that needs done? A local art project? A community fundraiser? Start talking to the people in your corner and use your famous grit to do some good.

Taurus

April 20 - May 20

Discussions at work can lead to some serious financial action under this sky. Talk about your much-deserved promotion. Plan out some new revenue-generating ideas. Think about how your work supports your financial wellbeing and do something about it. Now is the time to put your musings into action so you can afford the life you need to flourish.

GEMINI

May 21 - June 21

Thinking about your personal philosophy is well and good, Gemini, and you are prone to live in your head. However, those high-minded thought adventures that you engage in bear no fruit unless you bring them into your body and do something about them. How do you live out your belief system on a daily basis? Now is the time to be an active vessel of your wisdom and teach us your ways.

Cancer

June 22 - July 22

We are a social species, and we are always invested in other people. Sometimes we cannot see these invisible transactions that occur, but now is a time when you can think about these connections clearly. As you consider what binds you to others, let that guide your action in your solitude because the network exists even when you’re alone. How can you be a better asset to others by engaging your solitary work?

LEO

July 23 - Aug. 22

You’ve been on a yearlong journey letting go of the past and stepping into your life’s work. Perhaps you’ve said goodbye to family so you can focus your energy on a job that you’re passionate about. Perhaps you’re processing the loss of a home so you can be a leader in your community. Right now you can see this transition very clearly – don’t stop now! Thinking about partnership will help you engage your support network.

VIRGO

Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

Your mind is focused on routine, Virgo. Your daily tasks for selfmaintenance and self-development are probably popping up in your conversations and meditations. What do you do first thing in the morning to start your day? How is your physical wellness built into your habitual patterns? Getting clear on these patterns will give you energy at work and in public.

LIBRA

Sept. 23 - Oct. 23

You’re having a Peter Pan moment when happy thoughts will let you fly to lands beyond. Keep your mind on things that bring you joy, whether they be people you love or paper packages tied up with string. Positive thinking is not always the best way forward, but right now it will literally drive you to an adventure that will expand your horizons and challenge your beliefs.

SCORPIO

Oct. 24 - Nov. 21

How are you a participant in the ties that bind? You may have been actively, or even aggressively, trying to hold everyone in your life together. The thing is, you are very capable of being the energetic catalyst for deep connections right now. Thinking about your childhood and your family will allow you to put your current social investments into operation. Consider what worked and what didn’t in your family of origin and use that knowledge now.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

However you are a creator, now is a time to make that identity a bigger, more joyful part of your life. Whether you are a parent, an artist, a designer, a conversationalist, a gardener – dive into what makes you a maker and relish in the joy it brings. You will find that your creative gifts are beneficial to people who interact with them in ways you couldn’t conceive.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

Practical success is your bag, baby! Material progress is a hallmark of Capricorn, and right now you have particularly good timing to think clearly about your financial planning and to put that strategy into habitual action. What do you need for material well-being and what will it take to achieve it? Hope is not a strategy, so get clear on your needs and make a schedule. It will be fruitful.

Aquarius

Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This question caught Alice off guard in Wonderland, but under this sky you have the capacity to think really clearly about the answer to this question. Get objectively clear on your self-conception because it will lead to actions that bring you joy. Alice told the Caterpillar she had changed many times since she woke up that morning, but you have the opportunity to clearly state your answer then create something beautiful.