Change of pace
The first day of spring is right around the corner, and while you can certainly get in the spirit with spring jokes and spring quotes, we have something a little more revelatory in mind: your horoscope. March 20, 2022, marks the spring equinox, the astronomical first day of spring, and a time of renewal, rebirth, and sweeping changes for all.
The midpoint between the winter solstice (the shortest day of the year) and the summer solstice (the longest day) begins when, for the first time in a year, the sun moves into Aries, a sign that’s “basically been closed for business for a while,” says Liz Velez of Velvet Hammer Astrology (whose pronouns are they/them). They see astrology as an ancient system of divinatory timekeeping and note that when a planet leaves one sign for another, as the sun does when it travels through the 12 zodiac signs each year, it signals a shift that will feel omnipresent and pressure-filled.
“The real new year is always in the spring, primarily because that’s when things start to grow again,” says Velez. “We’re coming out of a period of darkness. It’s a time for growth and harvest, in the West particularly.” The equinox will manifest for everybody in different ways, depending on your natal chart, which shows the planets’ location in the sky at the time of your birth. It will affect your sun sign (the thing people are referring to when they ask “what’s your sign?”), and your zodiac element can also come into play. The effects are the strongest on March 20th, but look for an impulse for change in the days before and after as well. Read on for the ways this monumental shift will affect your sun sign and your rising sign.
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