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Planet Waves for March 17, 2026 — By Eric Francis
Aries (March 20-April 19) — You may seem to be splitting open so that a new version of yourself can emerge. Let this happen with calm confidence. You’re on time to be reborn, and there’s not a lot you can do except get out of your own way. What you might think of as cosmic instructions are emerging from a place within you so deep that current developments will serve to demonstrate that you have such a source of guidance. That is the real breakthrough — to reach a dependable interior well of self-understanding that can guide you through a birthing process. In the coming days, you will be presented with a series of opportunities to change your mind about yourself, and to accept that your values have changed. What may have motivated you in the past will no longer serve to get your attention. What attracts your attention now may surprise you, and so will the results. Just keep on easing yourself along.
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Taurus (April 19-May 20) — Taurus often struggles to say the words I Am with full resolve. Yet this is like the insecurity that precedes riding a bicycle for the first time. Many kids wonder how this is possible. Maybe you’ve never even thought of the gyroscope effect, and then suddenly the spinning wheels are preventing you from falling down and allowing you to move forward faster than you can walk. You’re going through something similar right now. Forces within you and in the world are providing stability and angular momentum. It may seem like you’re defying gravity, though the feeling will be undeniable and there can be no going back. Note that your big moment within the current astrological framework has a delay of about one week. Observe yourself and the world around you. When you have your moment to defy what you thought of as hard physics, you will know.
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Gemini (May 20-June 21) — The formal structures of the world are providing you with some ideas and information about how to proceed, though the informal relationships are where your power and influence reside. Generally, treat everyone as a person; don’t worry about who they are or what their role is. Brush aside the formalities and go direct to human. This is your speciality. You have a measure of awareness — part instinct, part intuition and part observation — that makes this realm of experience easy for you to navigate. There may, however, be one situation where the specifics or official role and position matter, so you can’t let go of that totally. The transaction may be subtle, though you’ll recognize it because you’ll be asked to help, and you may be asked to keep a confidence. You’re good at that, and you may find yourself facilitating and improving a situation that’s much larger than you.
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Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Astrology describing the kind of public or professional breakthrough as you have open to you now only happens a few times in any lifetime. The feeling is that of being in the right place at the right time with the necessary ideas and experience. Just when you thought there might be no room for who you are, what you do or what you offer, suddenly there is. Just when you doubted that your leadership was necessary, suddenly you’re needed. Yet you must take up this mantle gently, and maintain an orientation of service and not of authority or power. Focus on who you are becoming in the first instance, and leave others to their growth. Take people at face value. Notice what they say and assume they are telling the truth. We are in an extraordinary and unusual moment of transparency and truth. Now is a fantastic time to practice trusting existence.
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Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — Ultimately you must have faith in yourself, and that faith must take physical form. It starts as an idea and must extend into the physical world. Start in small ways that build your confidence. I mentioned last week taking over your kitchen and getting a handle on how what you eat influences how you feel. Keep working that one. Then notice how the ways that you present yourself influence how you feel: what you say, what you do, and what you allow to be known about you. This reverses the usual concept of “if I feel good, I will get a result.” I am suggesting that you try to get the result and then notice how you feel — even when you seem to fall short. Allow yourself to be encouraged even by making a sincere effort. Notice how people respond when you’re feeling insecure but persist in being sincere. You will make some pleasant discoveries.
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — The world and you are experiencing the full activation of Chiron. While Chiron does not ‘rule’ Virgo (Mercury does, and it too is under full activation right now), you have a powerful affinity with this unusual planet. Chiron is fired up in the form of the conjunction to Eris in Aries. This will jolt you out of your hazy ideas about yourself and your relationships and into a moment of radical awakening. Though the world tends to treat it as an option, you must be who you are at all times. It is possible to bob and weave. It’s possible to put on a face to meet the faces that you meet. It’s possible to be selective about what you reveal or offer to others. It is possible to avoid yourself. But why? Ultimately, to succeed at your own existence, you need to be fully present for yourself, and act only on your truth. It is not so cryptic. Especially not this week.
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Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — You are witness to things that few would believe — and they are standing right near you watching the same events. Yet you’re likely to recognize what’s happening and most other people are not. Don’t let this influence your credibility with yourself. You have no special need for consensus reality. What is real for you does not need to be real for others, as long as you don’t spin into doubt. There are several points to what seems like an exercise. One is to ensure that you trust your perception without the need for the affirmation of others. Another is that you be strong enough to not allow the doubts of others to hinder you. Finally, you must derive your own meaning from events, which will be radically different from what others think is meaningful, possible or worthwhile. You might think of this as unapologetic self-awareness. A little goes a long way.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — You’ve been getting the message over and over that you must take care of yourself. There are many dimensions to this, the first is being aware of how you spend your time and whether this influences your wellbeing. What you do for work is a more important consideration than it’s ever been. Then you can consider the nature of your emotions and whether they weaken you or strengthen you. Your tendency to engage in power struggles deserves some scrutiny; this includes holding onto grudges, which really is about choking on the bone of contention. This has never once made a person happier, healthier or more pleasant to be around. Yes, you are entitled; and yes, in a sense, most people are weaker than you are. Yet your real strength comes from forgiving what no longer matters; and from recognizing how little matters at all. You will feel better when you cool off your emotions and stop burning up inside.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — There’s a necessary selfish element to creative experience. You have to do what you’re doing (which is creating yourself), and it’s best if everyone else steps out of your way. However, you’ve reached a point where you want and possibly need the involvement of others. In that case it will help if you’re more open, more gracious, and more recognizing of the talents and the abilities of people you know (and some you may admire from afar). Treat them like you want them to treat you. Part of your insecurity stems from the false notion that others might be ‘better’ than you. In one sense this is always true; and in another, it’s impossible that anyone else can express what you do in the way that you can. If you relax and do that odd thing of just being yourself, you’ll see the many ways in which your gifts are complementary to those of the people you love and even those of the people you may feel competitive with.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — Allow your confidence to come in subtle ways. You do not need any swagger or bold self-assurance. What you need is to listen to yourself, in a quiet space. That means to feel yourself thinking. I recognize this may seem overly sublime in light of the fact that other aspects may have you wearing your shit-kicker boots, wielding a sword and wearing a parachute in case you decide it’s time to jump out of an airplane. There will be time for that. Now is the moment to receive a message that will only come once, and remind you of who you are and what you want. This is less likely to be a new discovery and more the recognition of what you always knew was true. Presently, cosmic space is broadcasting on every frequency, so you will need to quiet down and tune in. Notice the questions percolating in the back of your mind. Pay attention to half-remembered dreams. Listen.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — To learn, you need to have an appreciation for being wrong. It’s the essential navigational element for any truly intelligent person. To know something more or less for sure, you first need to get any incorrect information out of your way. That makes space for what is true. There is no point in arguing for, defending, or believing what’s not correct. Be grateful when you discover that something is off, or wrong. While it’s never been easier to get to the truth of something, there has also never been more clutter, more garbage, more made-up nonsense. There have never been more people obsessed with proving themselves right, even with sheer fantasy. You have profound potential to understand both yourself and the world you live in, though you need to cut the clutter, ditch any A.I. “chat” apps you’ve downloaded and stick to what is verifiably right and wrong.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may change your mind about an issue or topic that you were previously totally committed to. New information, ideas and possibilities are about to surface, and that’s likely to have you wanting to explore new horizons. If you were certain about something last week, last year or 10 years ago, that’s the precursor to what you may align with now. What’s crucial is that you be open to any possibilities and not preclude something by category, or because you’re unfamiliar with it. As a Pisces, you are the ocean who refuses no river. There are strong currents running into your life right now. I suggest you keep your focus inward, and feel deeply what you’re feeling. The real information is contained in how you respond and what ideas emerge from the unusual inflow into your consciousness. This moment will never come again. But you’re here now, so make the most of it.
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