Horoscope Principles for the week of March 9, 2026

The purpose of a horoscope, I would argue, is not to brace yourself for bad times and hope for better times.

It is to learn to work with the energies of the universe that exist outside of our control. The most effective way to work with these energies is, on some level, to befriend them in ourselves.

Every person has all signs and all planets in their chart. They are just arranged in different orders with different impacts. In this way, all of our subjective experiences matter, and also we are all connected.

That’s why it is important that we are all here to create a better world than one that exploits the vulnerable and looks to violence and dominance as solutions. In embracing the wholeness and power of who we are, we will be more effective in shaping a world that centers and cares for the vulnerable.

This week, there is room for fighting, room for confusion, and room for misunderstandings. And, still, come back to what truly matters to you. And by room for fighting, I mean, end military violence now. If that feels like a contradiction, welcome to the week ahead.

Photo by Sachin Mittal on Unsplash (hippo coming out of the water with its mouth open)

For horoscope principles this week, I am primarily looking at the following celestial events:

• Venus in Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:52pm Pacific. This asks us to look deeply at our relationships, the beauty we create in the world, and how we view romance. This is a supportive aspect for embracing the depth of what we value.

• Jupiter goes direct in Cancer on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 9:29pm Pacific. I normally would not include this event because outer planets are often retrograde or direct, and this does not have the same type of impact as inner planets. However, in the midst of the instability we have seen, this seems relevant. The planet of expansion is moving forward, which can bring luck, but it can also just bring more of whatever we have. Cancer is associated with loyalty to the community, and this may give us clarity on what it means for us to be loyal within our communities outside of toxic patriotism.

• Mars conjuncts Mercury, which is still retrograde, in Pisces on Sunday March 15, 2026, at 1:07am Pacific. This exact aspect happens in the middle of the night, but we will likely feel the impacts of this throughout the week. It is also happening very close to the North Node, which may give this experience a fated quality. Mercury is in a place of confusion and mistakes right now, and combined with the god of war, this invites disputes based on misunderstanding. Confusion in communications will likely lead to anger and resentment. Take a pause and reread the emails. Ask more questions before you fight. It’s fair to express yourself, but consider that communications are not clear right now.

• Mercury is retrograde until March 19, 2026.

• Pluto continues in Aquarius. Jupiter continues in Cancer. Venus is separating from her conjunctions with Saturn and Neptune in Aries. Uranus continues in the last degrees of Taurus.

These are the principles to consider for each rising sign in the week of March 9, 2026 (visit astro.com to find your rising sign, and if you don’t know your birth time, it is fine to use your sun sign, but maybe check out the horoscope for signs that might be your rising because one might resonate with you):

Aries Rising: When showing up as yourself gets results you did not want, that does not mean anything about you as a person, but it might be a chance to re-evaluate your actions. The fighting words between Mercury and Mars this week are in your 12th house of the unconscious, and so you may experience some internal battles or even self-shame this week. Test out how your communications and actions land. You may want to change your actions if you are not getting results you want, but this does not mean you need to change yourself.

Taurus Rising: Your intentions, mantras, and pieces of wisdom that drop from your unconscious give you an anchor point that is both practical and mystical. This week you may see arguments and misunderstandings in your social groups. Treat them as something to ponder and invite wisdom about, rather than something to solve.

Gemini Rising: No matter how tempting it is this week, arguing about details or specifics will only bring struggle this week. If you, instead, can look at the desires and intentions underneath the confusion, especially at work, it will give you a clue about your future. You are in a process of experiencing the consequences (good, bad, or neutral) of the boundaries that you’ve enforced (or not enforced) in your social groups. What you see there may also give you information about your career direction.

Cancer Rising: The expansion of self that you are undergoing, and the flashes of insights you have around your career, are more important in light of international terror, not less important. You are personally not responsible for violence on the national or international level, and you do not have the personal burden to solve it. However, the more you take seriously becoming an expanded version of yourself, listening to the mystical wisdom you are getting access to, and enforcing your boundaries around your career, the bigger impact you will have in creating a better world.

Leo Rising: Our beliefs are the thoughts we think all the time, and the parameters of that are deserving of both inspiration and boundaries. This week the expansion that your unconscious is undergoing may be activated by ancestral experiences, including misunderstandings around inheritances, or by experiences your partner is having around values or money. There may be a gift in this around the how you engage with boundaries and inspiration in your personal beliefs and ideals.

Virgo Rising: Conflicts are resolved because one person decides to focus on an outcome they want, not because one person proves themself right. You may be inclined to argue with your partners and accomplices about details or specifics this week, but consider that misunderstandings abound right now, and proving you are right may not be worth the sacrifices. You do not need to be perfect to receive what you want and need. Neither do your partners.

Libra Rising: When things work out, give yourself credit for the boundaries you’ve learned to enforce in partnership. That is hard work, especially for someone inclined to connect rather than separate. At the same time, if you have the urge to haggle over specifics in conflict around your health, daily habits, work, or routines, this week, watch that inclination and learn from it, rather than letting it take over. It is okay to argue for argument’s sake, but consider whether the effort is worth the confusion. You don’t need to prove yourself to get what you need.

Scorpio Rising: If a creative project becomes quicksand, lean on your daily habits and routine for insights into the underlying lesson. The conflicts you experience this week have a relationship with the future of your creative projects or children, but the confusion around them muddles the message. On the other hand, your daily habits and routine are receiving a depth of meaning and beauty that makes sense. Return to yourself and how you care for your health when things get confusing.

Sagittarius Rising: You are not what you create, including that your children’s experiences of life are theirs, not an extension of your identity. Conflicts related to family and home this week are filled with confusion and misunderstanding, but this does not undermine the depth of insight and connections you have around your creative projects and children. The conflicts may also trigger insights around inheritance, including ancestry, or your partners’ money and values.

Capricorn Rising: Understanding what you truly value goes beyond what works for other people or what connects you to family. But, the deep insights you are experiencing around what you value help bring connection in home and family this week. In the meantime, there may be conflicts that involve misunderstandings in your local community or with siblings this week. If you are too focused on specifics and details, this conflict may overshadow the insights and connections you feel around family. Focus on the outcomes you want, not validation.

Aquarius Rising: What we consider abundance and what dominant culture values are often quite different. If you experience conflicts and misunderstandings around money this week, ask yourself what abundance truly means and what you value. Who you are is crystalizing, but this does not necessarily mean that your values need to change or that you need to experience loss of abundance. Look to your local community and workplace for insights and support.

Pisces Rising: If what you say comes out wrong or more aggressive than you intended, push pause and check in with what you truly value. Your unconscious programming is ready to be rewritten and unlearned, and that unlearning may give you deeper insights into what supports your connection to abundance. Explaining yourself or convincing people to listen will not work this week, but pushing pause and doing an art project around what abundance means to you might make a difference.

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