The Smart Witch Podcast

We’ve got a TON happening this week astrologically, from Venus and Mercury Retrograde conjunct Neptune to Mars square Chiron and a Solar Eclipse in Aries over the weekend. We’re unpacking all of it in today’s episode!

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Happy Ostara! 🐣 We’re celebrating spring’s arrival here in the Northern Hemisphere with the Vernal Equinox, marked by the sun’s entrance into Aries on Thursday. We’re unpacking the astrological significance of this event, along with Wednesday’s Sun/Neptune conjunction (which colors the whole week with a vibe of dreamy mysticism and mental fog), and Venus Retrograde sextile Pluto and conjunct the sun over the weekend!

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My modern’s witch’s guide to Mercury RX: https://open.substack.com/pub/alimurray/p/modern-witchs-guide-to-mercury-retro?r=tsu5l&utm_medium=ios

This week, we have a sun/Saturn conjunction AND a Mercury/Venus conjunction to reconcile with — plus a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo this weekend.

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It’s officially Venus retrograde! As Mercury takes his first steps through the pre-retrograde shadow zone and enters Aries on Monday, pay attention to what’s seeded this week (as it’s setting the tone for the upcoming Mercury Retrograde, March 15th — April 7th.) Especially around Sunday March 2nd (when Mercury forms the first conjunction to Neptune) any communication glitches, overlooked details or inaccurate reveals are likely to resurface or prove more significant throughout the retrograde. The sun square to Jupiter at the beginning of the week can incline us to take things to excess, while we end the week with a supportive sun trine to Mars — a lovely boost of resolve, fortitude and strength!

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Mars turns direct this week…just as Venus turns retrograde until April 12th. In this week’s episode, we’re discussing both of these transits along with Tuesday’s Mercury/Saturn alignment and an optimistic New Moon on Thursday.

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This week’s astrology forecast is short & features only a couple transits, including a Mercury square to Jupiter and the sun entering Pisces. If you’ve been sleepy, sensitive, emotional and having vivid dreams, you’re picking up on all the Pisces energy this week (a nice break from last week’s fixed full moon!) We also discuss the moment’s Neptune conjunction to the North Node in the sign of the fish (exact at the beginning of the month but in play until March.)

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We have an active week astrologically, beginning with a number of supportive aspects on Sunday (but Mercury conjunct Pluto complicates things mid-week.) A New Moon in Aquarius on Wednesday supports manifestation and wish-making, while Venus slips into her pre-retrograde shadow zone and conjuncts dreamy Neptune later in the week.

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It’s Aquarius Season, witches! And we have an active week in the cosmos, beginning with two lovely Mercury transits and ending with a supportive Mars trine to Venus. On Tuesday, the sun conjuncts Pluto, overlapping with Mercury square Chiron. We’re in for a bit of a ride!

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In this week’s episode, we’re discussing a passionate Full Moon in Cancer on Monday, a productive sun/Mars Opposition mid-week, Venus conjunct Saturn over the weekend (an opportunity to bring structure and organization to our relationships, wellness and finances) and much more! We have a packed week astrologically, so you don’t want to miss this episode.

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It’s our first full week of 2025 and while we’re still in the churn of Mars Opposite Pluto, it’s a relatively quiet week astrologically. Mars backtracks into Cancer to finish out his retrograde, stirring primal feelings of vulnerability and (potentially) defensiveness, and Neptune casts a glamorous fog over our critical thinking skills this week when the shamanic planet forms a tense square to Mercury. Later in the week, Mercury enters Capricorn for the rest of the month — an excellent time to organize our thoughts and ground our goals and expectations — and the sun squares Chiron, activating our wounds around self-expression and a sense of purpose.

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