March 2026 • Monthly Update, Kelly M Beard, 28 February 2026

​March is a threshold month — a liminal space between what is dissolving and what is about to be born. The currents are strong, the waters are deep, and yet the Fire of Aries is flickering at the edge of the horizon. This is the energy of a natural volcano forming new Earth – new land – new structures for us to co-create this year. We are developing & fortifying internally, on a Soul Level, so that we can initiate a whole new life when the moment comes. Water & Fire are both cleansing & transformative and we are on the cusp during the month of March.
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Mercury Retrograde in Pisces opens the month and, in many ways, opens a much larger story. This is the first deep dive in a year-long immersion into the Water Signs — Pisces, Cancer & Scorpio — where we are learning to think with our feelings and let our emotions inform our perceptions. When Mercury lingers in Water, the mind softens. Linear logic yields to intuitive knowing. Your empathic & psychic channels can be more open & receptive — but only if you are self-aware and conscious of your own emotional field. Otherwise, you can become reactive, flooded with conflicting emotions or unclear about which feelings or perceptions are truly yours versus what you may be absorbing from those around you or on a social/collective level. This is training. We are upgrading the Body/Spirit connection.

The Virgo/Pisces Eclipse Season is in full swing this month. Eclipses always facilitate change and help you break-to-realign in the present moment. This energy starts with recalibrating your rhythms, routines & relationship to your own health — mentally, emotionally, physically & spiritually. Before we leap forward, we fortify & reconnect the Body & Spirit so they are communicating well & properly. This is not glamorous work; it is foundational work. Release unconscious habits that may have developed over the last cycle. Anchor new conscious practices that support your here-and-now reality & emerging purpose. What you have been visualizing in your Mind’s Eye must now be embodied in your daily practices. Eclipse energy says: clean up the system so new aspects of Self can be expressed through you without distortion.

Then Venus begins whispering a new story. We are graduating from her Retrograde Reset in 2025. This is her first time back on the Pisces/Aries cusp. Consider how your values & priorities have changed or evolved since you did the clearing of the Old Identity & Purpose last year and look at what new roles & responsibilities are presenting themselves to match your new vibratory frequency. This month is special as Venus initiates new cycles with Saturn, Neptune & Pluto — this is a personal & profound new beginning. First, you redefine your values. Then, you build a reality that reflects them. Next month, Mars will activate the same trio, initiating action based on your new identity & new desires. But this month is about essence and how you feel about the new dreams bubbling and new reality birthing at this time. Venus reveals what you truly care about now. She unveils the new priorities born from the last two years of evolution. The dreams you initiate now can be seeded in your matured values — not your old survival patterns.

Venus in Aries connecting with Jupiter in Cancer brings enthusiasm, beauty & emotional generosity. Our Sacred Feminine is birthing anew — but Jupiter expands everything. Inspiration can run ahead of infrastructure. Stay aware of your energetic & physical limitations. Dream big, yes — but ground it in practical steps, quality nourishment & considered forethought.

Mars in Pisces, however, connects with Jupiter differently. There is grace here. A quiet confidence & intuitive knowing of the Right Timing & Right Actions for you, the individual, is what is being activated by Mars. An expanded consciousness informing better choices is Jupiter’s blessing. Mars in Pisces understands that inspired action does not have to be forced. It flows. It feels. It listens. It builds steadily from that inner compass. Internally, is where you do the real groundwork this month — gently, intuitively, consistently — before you hit the ground running when Mars moves into its home Sign of Aries in two months.

Meanwhile, Saturn in Aries forming a useful & productive angle to Pluto in Aquarius gives you traction on building something of value & longevity. Real traction is gained when the inner Soul Work is done and you have been doing that Soul Work around identity, purpose & sovereignty so that you can now manifest a whole new reality & purpose. You can claim stability & connect to your own power in ways that protect your individuality while contributing to the social/collective. Remember: while Saturn is in Aries, you are allowed to experiment, improvise & try new things to see what fits the “new you”. In a few years, when Saturn enters Taurus, growth will require consolidation, renewed dedication & sustained cultivation. Right now, you are still discovering who you are becoming. Play with the possibilities. Test your edges. Clarify your will and prepare for what you will manifest or become next.

Finally, the last important thing this month is our annual Spring Equinox — Zero Aries — The Cosmic New Year. Every year we birth something here. But this year carries rare power & potency. Saturn & Neptune stand together at this Aries Point for the first time since the 1700’s, signaling the birth of new structures infused with new spiritual vision — on personal, social & collective levels. This is not just another Spring. What you initiate now has long-range implications. So use this month to fortify your vessel, clarify your values & clean up your physical & energetic systems. Listen deeply to your feelings without being ruled by them. Strengthen your sovereignty. When Equinox arrives, choose consciously what you are birthing next. Choose what will nourish you, sustain you & protect your sovereignty while allowing you to express your authentic Self more freely than ever before. March is preparation & initiation braided together to prepare you for April. Use the Piscean Waters to cleanse, purify & renew and use the Aries Fire to inspire, ignite & activate new energy. You stand on a threshold — wiser & stronger than ever before. Happy Spring!

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