Spring Equinox, Sun in Aries

The Vernal Equinox is the time when the Sun reaches the balancing point in its path through the zodiac. It marks the beginning of the new astrological year, as the Sun enters the first degree of Aries, the Ram. It happens in 2010 on March 20 (17:33 UT – the Equinox is a day and a night, a phase not a moment), marked in the Christian Calendar by the Festival of the Annunciation of the Virgin (Lady Day) on March 25.

The death of the old year and the rebirth of the new has been celebrated since time immemorial, on or around the spring equinox, which is why the death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated at this time. Aries is the sign of the exaltation of the Sun, for it marks the time when the days of light begin to outstrip the nights of darkness (for this reason the Ram is also the Fall of Saturn).

The Equinox chart finds the Sun in a T-Square formation with the conjunction to Mercury in Aries and Uranus in Pisces, square to Pluto in Capricorn and opposite to Saturn in Libra.

Mars in Leo is steering this ship, after many months of our Mars functions being revamped while in retrograde, and is now offering us the stability(sextile saturn), courage(mars) and surety(leo) we require to begin new initiatives(Aries sector) that we feel are necessary and in the best interest of our welfare from what we have been learning concerning healthy/unhealthy relationship(Saturn in Libra) and productive/non-productive structures(Pluto in Capricorn).

The Sun’s centering between Uranus in Pisces and Mercury in Aries functions as a bridge and signifies that we now have future(sun) oriented ideas/plans(mercury) that we wish to begin acting upon(aries) from our knowledge attained through many years of experiences during Uranus’ stay in Pisces.

Uranus in Pisces has been teaching us how to maneuver and adapt to sudden and/or unexpected(uranus) conditions with compassion and sensitivity(pisces) for ourselves and others while trusting our Higher Guidance/Knowing to lead us through the unseen and unknown.

Many whom consciously utilize these Equinox energies will make excellent progress on jump-starting their initiatives before the Cardinal Crosses arrive during the summer months while others that continue to avoid responsibilites may be highly volatile and frustrated during this period leading up to Summer Solstice.