Aries Rising & Sun sign
Aries has had a hell of a lot going on the past year and it continues for the first half of 2025! This is not necessarily good or bad, there has just been a lot of change, with eclipses, and some reviews will take place with upcoming retrogrades in Aries.
The year begins with Mars, your ruler, retrograding in Cancer, your 4th house of home, family and ancestral roots. This can be a challenging and tender time for Aries, because Mars in its fall in the emotional sign of Cancer. If you can take some quiet time to pause, regulate, feel, and understand your triggers (such as as a result from family patterns or childhood wounds), you will be able to use this time as a growth opportunity, improving your inner strength and autonomy, to move forward in new, better ways. Mars goes direct in Cancer February 23rd, (and later ingresses into Leo April 18th), so your focus on home, family, parents or inner child work is here for a few months.
March 1st Venus retrograde occurs in Aries in your 1st house of the self/soul (you!) March 15th Mercury then also begins its retrograde in your sign too. Its all happening! This means that you will likely be reflecting on relationships, your style/aesthetic, pleasure, intimacy, health, personality, thinking and communication. You may reconnect with people from the past that are fated opportunities for self reflection, messages from the Divine (use your intuition as to where and how you choose to share your energy). You could have some travel or tech challenges, as with any mercury retrograde. You might reconnect with a past love if that is in the cards for you.
Venus and Mercury will also retrograde into Pisces, your 12th house of the unconscious. You may reflect on mental health matters, unconscious/unhealthy habits (or addictions), your blind-spots, and your spiritual health. An important spiritual connection or support could also be helpful here, so will be a good time for meditation, shadow work, prayer, therapy or divination tools (working with an Astrologer or Tarot etc). This is a good opportunity to work on inner challenges or patterns that have held you back in the past. Your dreams can reveal deeper themes at this time. Venus Rx into Pisces begins March 27th tile 12th April, Mercury Rx into Pisces begins March 29th til 7th April .
You have a final Aries Solar eclipse in your 1st house on March 29th (the past couple of years the north node has been in Aries bringing eclipses, fated shifts/events/connections). The north node of fate has actually just moved out of your sign into Pisces/Jupiter themes (and area of the chart). There will likely be an ending and new beginning in a pattern, connection or a soul path. This could be a little easier and with more support and wisdom now that Pisces/Jupiter has some influence. Neptune also enters Aries March 30th, bringing spiritual influences or connection, creativity and healing. Be mindful and aware a couple of weeks prior to and following the eclipse.
Father Saturn moves into Aries May 24th, bringing seriousness, discipline, stoicism, maturity, responsibility and autonomy, after all of the growth work and fated changes that have been going on. Any time spent on reflection and inner work pays off. Saturn rewards those who develop self control and spiritual wisdom (if you haven’t begun spiritual practise and study, this will be an excellent time to begin). If you were born at night, there could be some challenges, such as chronic health problems, if you aren’t taking good care of yourself or integrating past lessons. Each archetype is here for our best interests, guiding us towards awareness and wisdom. Saturn can definitely feel really hard and heavy at times, so seek out any support you need and cultivate self compassion. Vulnerability is strength!
Jupiter moves into its exaltation in Cancer June 9th (into your 4th house). This will likely be very helpful in healing and improving any issues around home, family or parents. You might find a lot more enjoyment, fun, celebration and connection in the home, in your personal life, a family member or parent may have some good fortune and more happiness. You could be having positive results with inner child healing.
Pluto will be slowly be transforming and renewing your friendships, groups and networks over the coming 20 years (in Aquarius, your 11th house). You will be seeking out deeper, authentic, soul nourishing connections and groups. There could be some endings taking place, ready for new beginnings that are in greater alignment with your true self.
Finally, in September, eclipses will occur in your 12th house Pisces and 6th house Virgo, bringing more focus, shifts and fated circumstances around themes of mental health, health habits, routines, and daily work. You might begin new routines, practises and habits to improve overall health, including those of a spiritual and intuitive nature (for example, healing music, love from pets, massage or walks in nature). The more conscious and compassionate we become, the more we reap the rewards in positive consequences (karma). I hope this is a great year for you.