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April 2016: Keeping the Beach Vibe
The beginning of April will bring the same flurry of activity and changes that have been the keynotes of February and March. More personal planets will move
into Aries bringing a familiar need for action. For the previous two months, there has been much freedom of movement and productivity. The desire for that flow to continue will be strong, and yet with Mars and Mercury going retrograde this month, the flow will likely be interrupted, causing the potential for frustration. Plan your activities, launches and forward movement on any front, for the time before April, then plan for a lull and probable hindrances in April and the months to follow. some activities will be magically supported during this time, mostly the ones that are drawing from the past — redoing, reworking, rethinking, etc., not implementing new ideas, launches, initiations, etc.
To help you get into the planetary flow of this time ...
Imagine you are on vacation on a beautiful beach with warm breezes, kicked back on a lounge chair with some kind of drink with a decorative umbrella. Interrupting the peaceful moment, your mind starts to roll with all the things you should be doing. Then you remember reading an astrology article that recommended for this time to do only what really has to be done or what is flowing naturally (other than launches and new endeavors) and even to scrutinize previous definitions of what “has to be done.”
You decide to take this great advice and make a list of what has to be done, then you revaluate it and remove some items. You joyfully attend to the rest of the list with a relaxed approach, if something proves too troublesome you either reconsider its necessity, or breathe, stretch, put it into a bigger perspective, and resume your focus on it. You maintain this beach vibe whether or not you ever set foot on a beach during this time.
The alternative picture could look like this ...
You feel the pressure of the energy of Aries telling you to take action. You try to move forward only to have one thing after another block your progress. You feel frustrated and angry! Changes, miscommunications, setbacks, technological and transportation issues all abound. You try to force forward movement. The more you try, the greater the force seems against you. Old patterns and situations are making themselves present, things you want to avoid, so you try to busy yourself with taking action to take your mind off of the annoying patterns coming up. You are busy all day, stressed out, and feel like you got nowhere.
so which will you choose?
The option to be comfortably productive is hidden underneath the more prominent experience of frustration at this time. Re-evaluating how you use your energy and making shifts that help you work smarter as opposed to harder will help you get the most from this transit.
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** Note: Often the effects of planetary transits are felt before or after the actual day the transit occurs.
April 5 — Venus Enters Aries — This brings the desire for romance and to spend money! Carefully assess before making many or large purchases and in starting relationships or taking them to the next level. Consider it likely there may be changes to income that
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could affect your capacity to follow-through with payment commitments made now, and relationships started or expanded during this time may reverse in direction sooner than expected.
Sun in Aries Trine Saturn in Sagittarius — A beautiful angle like this with saturn brings help from high places! support for creative expression can be strong now.
April 6 — Sun in Aries Square Pluto in Capricorn — As supportive as the previous transit can be, this one is equally the opposite. Forces from outside seem to contradict attempts at forward movement and desired
recognition is not received.
April7—NewMooninAries—Thisisit! Oneofthe best days of the year (the other being your birthday) for creating a vision board — a virtual or literal board capturing the energies you want to bring in during the upcoming year.
April 9 — Sun in Aries Conjunct Uranus in Aries — This time sizzles with surprise possibilities! sudden changes of direction may come up and make you feel excited and alive. Also, be extra aware with electric, fire, or other things that jolt or flame, and especially guard your head region.
April 17 — Mars Retrograde in Sagittarius — Mars and Mercury go retrograde this month. now is not a time for launches or trying to blaze forward with things based on your own will or agenda. You will have been feeling this slow- down coming and lethargy or obstacles will be settling in very quickly if they haven’t already. Things you have already put into place may start to work out for you, and those things will come to you, as opposed to you chasing or forcing.
April 18 — Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn — Retrograde suits Pluto and brings deep dives into the unseen and unknown. This transit favors research, investigations, and psychological and spiritual studies.
April 21-22 — Full Moon at 2° of Scorpio — At the time of the full moon completion, fullness, culmination and often drama comes, all applied to everything scorpio
— collaborations, shared finances, birth, death, rebirth, mysteries, research, deep intimacy, marriage, family or spousal money, in-laws, credit, and debt, to name a few.
April 22 — Venus in Aries Conjunct Uranus in Aries —
This brings intense, surprise experiences with money, love and beauty! Be especially cautious at this time as it is not the best for making big purchases, new love or big beauty decisions.
April 28 — Mercury Retrograde in Taurus — This transit brings changes in plans and miscommunications, but also great opportunities to learn and share information.
| Annie Botticelli, aka ‘The Starry Teller,’ — Self-development Coach, Inspirational Speaker, Astrologer, Author — Check out
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