Jupiter has been retrograde in Cancer since November 11, 2025. Jupiter takes about 12 years to circle around the sun, so he spends approximately 1 year in each sign. He arrived in Cancer last summer in June and will slip into Leo this coming July. Jupiter is all about optimism, higher learning, travel and expansion. During his retrograde, the journey has been more inward. In reading charts, I sometimes delineate Jupiter as “the wise ones”, grandparents or guides. These last 4 months might have been a learning curve, or perhaps a time to crawl into your shell (Cancer the crab) and cogitate.
Tonight Jupiter will turn and resume his direct motion. You might see the silver price start climbing again. There might be more travel, publishing and philosophical discussions. Jupiter is also about the law and ethics, which might affect current discussions regarding land claims and boundaries. The challenge may not change, but Jupiter offers right attitude, faith and good will.
The sun in Pisces has been in range of contacting Jupiter for about a week – since the full moon eclipse. Jupiter rules Pisces and thus affects planets in that sign. In retrograde, he has not been his jovial self and in water signs, it is the feelings, dreams and spiritual world that are affected – expanded. As Jupiter moves forward, we might experience more vitality, hope and generosity. Now he is finished advising the Sun and carries on to converse with Mars and Mercury.
So far, March has felt like a bit of a lull, or waiting period. Come on Spring, let’s get moving! Well, although Saturn and Neptune have made their illustrious move into Aries, there are still some straggler planets in Pisces that haven’t caught up yet. The Sun is one, as I mentioned –affected by Jupiter. Then there is Mars, the action planet. He’s moving pretty fast these days, and will arrive on his home turf – Aries on April 10. Meantime, Mars in Pisces is most constructive in the arts and healing. It is beneficial to put some energy into a creative project, healing work or a spiritual activity like martial arts, although brisk walks would do fine, especially by the ocean. Mars in Pisces can fall into a victim role or passive-aggressive type thinking, so it’s best to try and put some muscle into something uplifting.
A word about mercury retrograde: It’s not always a big deal and definitely depends on your chart and what sign it’s in. This current mercury retrograde period is especially noticeable since there has been so much activity in the sign of Pisces. Right after the entry of Saturn and Neptune into Aries, mercury went retrograde. That would be a bit like, “oh, I forgot something”, or “I’m not ready”. So between February 26 and march 20, we have a reprieve. This time is best used to review, repeat, repair, reconsider and re-fill-in-the-blank. Mercury is exalted in Pisces. He is the best planet for the job of picking up messages, downloads and intuitions. It might feel quite nostalgic and wistful. Old friends might show up or come to mind. Take advantage of this time to check your work.
Another very important traveler in the sign of Pisces is the North Node. This is the focus of the collective consciousness. The north node has been traversing Pisces since January 2025. It moves backwards and will enter Aquarius in August 2026. The switch from Pisces to Aquarius will be a noticeable shift. The collective in Pisces is at best spiritual, at worst delusional. Aquarius is the sign of humanity, teamwork, inventions, electricity, breakthroughs. So after mercury backs up, he arrives and turns around on the same degree as the north node in Pisces, bringing all those data points, secrets and deceptions to the collective, to be employed in Aquarius.
If you need to sign a contract or make an important purchase, you are clear after March 20. However, I always like to try and wait until Mercury has retraced his steps, back to the time he went retrograde, giving time to tidy up after the review. It’s technically called “still in the storm”. So when Mercury returns to 23 degrees Pisces, it’s really go time. This is especially true, being the same day that Mars enters Aries – April 10.
On March 18 the sun and moon come together at 28 Pisces – one final new moon before the Astrological New Year on March 20. 37 hours later, the Sun arrives at 0 degrees of Aries, bringing in the new year (as far as Mother Nature is concerned). The Sun is exalted in Aries – loves that fiery, pioneering energy. The first day of spring is exhilarating no matter what the weather is doing. Now the Sun lights up Neptune and Saturn, we might get a glimpse of the new initiatives that are possible with these energies. Pluto leads the tightly bunched planets in this Aries Ingress chart, bringing transformation.
Every spring, it is my practice to write out a mission statement for the coming year. It’s another way of staying grounded in the natural flow of the Earth and her seasons. This year, it is perfect that there is a new moon just before, so when the Sun enters Aries, the moon is still newborn. Mars, north node and mercury still lag behind, but we might notice some time acceleration at this point. By end of April, we definitely will. So, as we step into spring with a clean slate after the mercurial details are dealt with, I have to say Dream Big. All of the planets are moving in direct motion. Jupiter offers abundance, Pluto brings transformation, Uranus promises many changes and Saturn/Neptune stand at the threshold of something completely different. In a year from now, when we get to this place, what would you like your New World to look like?
