Virgo Horoscope for March 2017

This month in many ways concerns partnership, Virgo, and its effect on your life, but it is also about your own self-development. It might be that a huge role is played by a process of mentorship and the helpful perspectives that important others bring. The issue of partnership is symbolized throughout the March lunation cycle, as this was kicked of by a powerful New Moon eclipse in your opposite sign. You could be celebrating the importance of your relationship connections, or become engaged in mulling over the ways that others impinge upon and enrich your own experience. This month is also all about getting a better handle on values, goals, and settling into a sense of psychological security that is based on inner knowing rather than any form of outer validation. As you look within, and study your relationship interactions, you will be making headway in better understanding yourself.

The following was written by this month's guest columnist Adam Elenbaas of The Nightlight Astrology School:

This month is all about relationships and partnerships for the sign of the Virgin. The recent solar eclipse (Feb 26th) opened new doors and new beginnings in your 7th house of relationships. With Virgo’s ruling planet of Mercury starting the month of March in the sign of Pisces, under the beams of the Sun, there are several natural questions arising this month. The first question has to do with your needs within your relationships. Do you tend to neglect yourself in favor of serving others' Do you tend to get overshadowed by the presence, demands, or issues of somebody else' What keeps you there serving and giving if things aren’t equal or reciprocal' A second question is similar. Do you and your partner bring out the best in one another, and if not then why not' While this month may open up new doors in partnerships, questions about power dynamics, equal opportunities, and mutual respect may also play a critical role at this time.

Meanwhile, most of March can be described in terms of the powerful oppositions between Venus, Mars, and Uranus in Aries in your 8th house and Jupiter in your 2nd house. The opposition between these planets may provoke issues of individual and shared resources within relationships. What is mine and what is yours' What are the shared responsibilities and what are our personal responsibilities' What does each person in a relationship contribute to the other, what should we give and what should we retain as our own' How do we use our time, money, and resources, compared to a partner' These issues piggyback on the themes above.

On March 4th, Venus will station and turn retrograde in your 8th house for the remainder of the month. Since Venus is the ruler of your 2nd, you may find that you are suddenly able to pay off a debt or loan, or that your financial situation is changing or reversing itself thanks to someone else’s help or a change in a partner’s financial situation.

As if all of this isn’t enough, March 12th features a Full Moon across your 1st and 7th house axis, highlighting once again the tension between self and other, me and you, we and me. The Full Moon will closely square Saturn in the 4th house of home, family, and foundations, so don’t be surprised if all of the issues above also include the subjects of home, property, living arrangements, family, and even the deep past of our ancestry.

Remember that just because you tend to be helpful, constructive, and skillful or eager to help, it doesn’t mean you are responsible for everything, or that you should carry all the blame or praise within a relationship. Don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking that you owe anybody more than you do, but also be quick to forgive others, and try to be generous where and when you can.