In April 2019, the most active areas of life for you, Aries, will center around career or reputation, self, and possibly one of these topics: enemies, suffering, loss, endings, or feeling confined in some manner. While those challenging 12th house topics often worry people, they are still part of life and it can help to acknowledge and prepare for them.
On April 2nd, Mercury will conjunct Neptune at 17 degrees Pisces for the third time this year. Because of March’s Mercury retrograde, you would have likely seen the beginning of this transit around February 19th, when Mercury conjoined Neptune for the first time. Then Mercury backtracked during its retrograde and had its second conjunction with Neptune on March 24th. April 2nd is the third pass of this Mercury/Neptune conjunction, so hopefully you’re wrapping up whatever this transit was about for you.
Mercury/Neptune contacts can involve lying, deception, or cheating, as well as miscommunication or being misinformed. Here are some examples of how this could manifest in your 12th house specifically:
- Someone could be keeping a secret from you – or you could be keeping a secret.
- An enemy, rival, or nemesis could try to deceive you or say something less than kind about you.
- You could be dealing with an ending due to betrayal or lies.
- It does not have to be this challenging, although it will be for some people. If you work in a hospital, prison, or similar place, you may simply experience some miscommunications or difficult people at work.
- Someone else may be experiencing similar stressors in their life, and you’re the person they end up confiding in. This results in you trying to help them through their suffering.
If you are able to proactively take on this transit before anything has manifested, it would be a good time for meditation, reflecting, journaling, poetry, etc. – all solitary, non-verbal activities, which fits well with Mercury/Neptune in Pisces. The Moon and Venus are also present in Pisces at this time. Benefic Venus may help navigate any challenging Neptune stuff, and Jupiter is in a good position to do the same. You may feel more poetic or emotional in the way you express yourself.
On April 5th, there’s a New Moon at 15 degrees Aries, and this most likely has to do with yourself, your personality, your body, your character, or your identity. You may find yourself moving into a new stage or working on yourself in a new way, which could pay off six months later at the Full Moon in Aries.
April 10th is one of the most important days of the month, with more transits than any other. Saturn in Capricorn squares the Sun in Aries at 20 degrees. This is a challenging aspect; Saturn has the upper hand in this configuration, and it’s spending the better part of three years in your house of career, reputation, and major life changes. Here are some ways the Sun-Saturn square could manifest for you:
- You could have conflict or control issues at work, most likely with bosses or supervisors, but possibly co-workers or clients.
- An obstacle may present itself in terms of leaving a job you hate, or getting a job that would work better.
- You may struggle with issues that involve career defining your identity, or feeling concerned that other people are defining you by your career.
- You may have a great deal of work at your job during this period.
- Work-life conflicts will be common around this time.
- An authority figure or someone in your social circle that people listen to could create problems involving your reputation.
- A handful of Aries Risings could be forced into a bigger life change than you wanted, and it may feel as if your choices are limited or restricted.
Saturn is also within three degrees of Pluto here, so it could be more ramped up than usual, and both Saturn and the Sun are in very strong positions.
On the same day, Venus conjoins Neptune at 17 degrees Pisces in your zone of solitude and isolation. While the 12th house is not always pleasant, benefic Venus may bring in some soothing balm. Venus is exalted in Pisces, treated like an honored guest here, and this could provide a small amount of respite, or a consolation prize of sorts. Conjoined to Neptune, you may be meditating on idealism. Who do you idealize and are they living up to your expectations? Have you idealized experiences that didn’t feel as great in person as they did in your head? What *has* remained an untarnished ideal for you?
But April 10th isn’t over yet. Jupiter stations retrograde at 24 degrees Sagittarius on the same day. Outer planet retrogrades don’t typically signify any great changes; the main time they’re important is when the planet is stationing retrograde or stationing direct. Jupiter-related topics may become slightly more prominent during the week of April 10th, and it’s in your 9th house of spirituality, the occult, travel, higher education, male authority, foreigners or anything foreign to you. You may be feeling a bit more philosophical than usual this week.
Mercury in Pisces sextiles Pluto in Capricorn at 23 degrees on April 10th, which is a nice aspect for investigative research in general. It would be a good day to do some research at your job, or perhaps research a certain type of career.
It’s important to remember that not all of these transits will manifest if the planets are not activated as Time Lords right now. Using the annual or monthly profections technique, you can determine which planets are currently turned on in your personal chart, and pay the most attention to them and the houses and signs they rule. Also, you may experience the symbolism of an aspect within a few days to a week before or after the aspect itself, as it’s building up or waning during those times. The third thing to keep in mind is that all of the aspects in the sky interact with your personal birth chart, so there’s an unknown factor that a general horoscope can’t comment on. For that, you’d need an individual consultation to see which transits connect to your birth chart and which will probably pass you by. You’ll likely notice a decent amount of your horoscope occurring, but not everything will happen to you specifically for that reason.
On April 11th or April 12th, depending on your time zone, Jupiter in Sagittarius squares Mercury in Pisces at 24 degrees. The other benefic, Venus, is still co-present with Mercury in Pisces, so on the whole, this should increase positive feelings, even if whatever you’re taking on is a new challenge. This is also the third in a series of Mercury-Jupiter squares: look back to what you were doing around February 22nd, 2019, as well as March 15th. It should be wrapping up, culminating, or presenting an outcome around this time.
Potential manifestations for this transit include:
- Using spirituality to cope with loss or suffering.
- Learning something that makes you feel passionate or purposeful, which helps lift your mental state.
- Discovering a bad thing that happened actually had a good outcome in some way.
- Feeling a bit more energized and goal-oriented even if you’re flying solo in some respect, or are spending some time alone.
On April 13th, Pluto in Capricorn squares the Sun in Aries at 23 degrees. Some lingering emotions from the Sun-Saturn square on the 10th may arise again. You could be simmering under the surface or feel like you need to control certain things in order to reduce your anxiety. You may feel too controlled by others. The Pluto-Sun square is only likely to be an issue if the Sun, Mars, or Saturn is turned on as a Time Lord.
On April 14th, Jupiter in Sagittarius trines the Sun in Aries at 24 degrees. This is one of my two favorite aspects of the month. The Sun is exalted in Aries; it feels very provided for. Meanwhile, Jupiter is in one of its home signs, Sagittarius, so it has access to all the resources it needs to lend support to any experiences of discovery you’d like to have, whether it’s in the realm of travel, different cultures, continuing education, or something more esoteric.
If you’re one of those people who has the Sun-Saturn and Sun-Pluto square activated in your chart right now, this transit may provide you with a break or distraction, or at least the motivation to make a change or try something different, since both Jupiter and the Sun are in Fire signs. If you’re curious about a topic, learn more about it around this time.
My other favorite aspect of the month occurs a day later, on April 15th, when Jupiter in Sagittarius squares Venus in Pisces at 24 degrees. If Venus or Jupiter is a Time Lord for you this year, you’re in luck. This highlights the same areas of life as the Jupiter-Mercury square, and a connection between the two benefic planets can bring positive things in. You could learn something that brings you peace of mind. You may feel like you have a strong or powerful ally on your side, whether it’s an actual person or a religious figure. You may feel more provided for and less lacking around this day.
On April 17th, Mercury ingresses into Aries, your 1st house of self and body. Mercury can be a bit sharp tongued in Aries, and you may feel that urge manifest. Mercury is a speedy planet to begin with, and in Aries, the pace ramps up even more. You may want to use the excess energy to do something mobile, whether that’s going on a road trip, hiking, sports, yoga, exercise, rock climbing, or dancing.
The Full Moon in Libra at 29 degrees takes place on April 19th in your zone of relationships. You may experience a culmination that began about six months earlier, during a New Moon in Libra around October of 2018. What has changed or grown in that area of your life?
On April 20th, the Sun ingresses into Taurus and Venus ingresses into Aries. Benefic Venus in your own sign may help you feel more alive and passionate again. This could be a good time to date or meet new friends, as you’ll have confidence and drive. If you were born at night, the effect will likely be stronger. Meanwhile, the Sun takes on a slower attitude in the sign of Taurus, which has a very different feel from the go-getter pace of Aries. The Sun is no longer in a sign-based square with bad news bears Saturn and Pluto, and it’s now highlighting your 2nd house of finances.
On April 22nd, the Sun conjoins Uranus at 2 degrees Taurus, indicating that something new, unusual, exciting, radical, chaotic, disruptive, or unexpected may occur around money. Here are some potential manifestations:
- You may be dealing with unexpected financial issues, whether positive or negative.
- Your father may play a role in your financial situation in some way.
- You’re starting a new cycle around money.
- It’s either a really good or really bad day to bet, gamble, invest in the stock market, or play the lottery. Fluctuations and erratic developments are emphasized.
- You could lose or gain a source of income.
Remember that Uranus will be in Taurus for the next seven years, and this is one of the first conjunctions it experiences since ingressing into Taurus, so whatever happens when the Sun conjoins it may indicate the bigger picture and what you are headed towards in the next seven years or so. If you can do some proactive financial planning, you may be able to sway this long-term transit in your direction, or at least prevent additional fiscal problems.
On April 24th, Pluto stations retrograde at 23 Capricorn, within three degrees of Saturn. This transit will only affect you if Pluto’s activating something in your birth chart, or if Saturn, which rules Capricorn, is a Time Lord for you. It’s more common to see Pluto stations play out in larger society than on an individual level, but if nothing else, it could affect your mood, which could in turn affect the people you work with.
We close out the month with a nasty little aspect, Neptune in Pisces squaring Mars in Gemini on April 27th. With Pisces known for not always being clear, and Gemini potentially having a touch of duplicitousness, especially with a malefic present, it only emphasizes Mars and Neptune’s natural significations. Hard aspects between Mars and Neptune have not been pleasant in my experience; they can indicate things like deception and disillusionment. It can also feel like you’re trying to run a mile underwater and getting nowhere.
For years, Neptune has been visiting your 12th house of endings, enemies, and suffering. Mars is visiting your 3rd house of early education, communication, siblings, the internet, mobility, your local environment, etc. This transit is likely to be rougher on those of you who were born during the day. Potential manifestations include:
- Getting sick while traveling.
- Getting lost or having trouble navigating.
- A difficult commute due to weather conditions, congested traffic, etc.
- Your sibling, relative, or close friend may not be disclosing everything to you, or may not have been entirely truthful.
- Psychological game playing could crop up online or, for those who are in high school and younger, possibly at school.
- An enemy could try to deceive or one-up you.
Jupiter is in a superior position to both Neptune and Mars, so hopefully that’s enough of a mitigating factor to smooth things over.
Finally, on April 29th, Saturn stations retrograde at 21 degrees Capricorn, within three degrees of Pluto. Around the week of the station, you may experience the same types of emotions that were brought up around April 24th, when Pluto stationed retrograde. You may notice an uptake in restrictions, obstacles, or limitations at work.
Final words of advice: Don’t lose your cool at work because you’ll ultimately want to figure this out on your terms, which is hard to do if there are unintended consequences before you’re ready and prepared. Do think hard about what you want out of your career, and make some concrete plans that you can carry out one step at a time. Do spend some time meditating or journaling to reflect on your life, feelings, and state of mind.