March 2025 Tarot Forecast

1st: Matronalia

8th: International Women’s Day

13th: Full Worm (Blood) Moon in Virgo

14th: Total Lunar Eclipse

17th: St. Patrick’s Day

20th: Ostara (Spring Equinox)

25th: Lady Day

29th: New Moon in Aries/ Partial Solar Eclipse

March is named after Mars, and there are several ancient Roman festivals to reflect that. In Ancient Rome, March was also originally the beginning of the new year, aligning with Earth’s natural cycle–spring as the initiatory season that brings us back to life. In reviewing the Wheel of the Year and modern holidays, something surprising has come to the surface–divine feminine energy has as much claim to the month as Martian energy. In a time of grave imbalance in a predominantly patriarchal society, this has significance. United States policy would have us believe the female role has diminished, with the recent overturning of Roe vs. Wade, the proposed SAVE ACT which would provide an extra barrier for married women to have the right to vote, and Zuckerberg’s response to the Trump regime by embracing “macho culture.” The Department of Defense no longer recognizes Women’s History Month, and likely no longer recognizes International Women’s Day in which women’s achievements are celebrated and worldwide protests take place in the name of women’s equality. 

This divine feminine connection goes beyond modern times. It begins on the first with Matronalia, an ancient Roman festival honoring Juno (mother of Mars), representative of motherhood and childbirth. The seventh honors Juno’s role as spouse and sister of Zeus. The eighth marks International Women’s Day. On the 13th, we experience a Full Worm Moon in Virgo, in which we can experience growth and renewal through actionable steps and goals. This is a good time to get a head start on spring cleaning, planting a garden with intention, honing in on diet and exercise habits, and more. On the 14th, we’ll experience a total lunar eclipse, which will create the illusion of a Blood Moon. Here we are offered a powerful opportunity for transformation. St. Patrick’s Day comes on the 17th, and March 20th brings about Ostara, the Spring Equinox which brings about a period of fertility and growth in the Northern Hemisphere. March 25th hearkens Lady Day, which celebrates the wise Crone aspect of the Goddess. On March 29th, we experience a New Moon in Aries, in which we are encouraged to break from the mold and take on independent projects. There is also a partial solar eclipse on this day, for one final transformational push.

This month’s tarot spread is sourced by Evvin. Though it was made for Samhain, the ushering of Spring can be seen as the transition from the Upper World to the UnderWorld, making March a suitable time to use it.

LIFE: What to embrace: Reverse Empress

Right now, we are holding ourselves back from living richly as the Empress, because we feel averse to donning the burden and responsibility that comes with embracing this Juno-mother archetype. Even something as rewarding as self care feels more like a duty or a chore in this moment. There is an uncertain unwieldiness when we alone feel personally responsible for our wellbeing. We are unsure if we will be able to manage both personal rule and sovereignty, while also looking out for our protection and defense. We feel we have a loose grasp on the former, and we tightly control the latter. Our left hand pins down the eagle on our shield, thus suffocating our courage, freedom, and authority in the process. As we enter spring season, the Empress shows up in the “Life” position to remind us that working with her will allow us to live fully, in the ways we always dreamed we would once we grew up and lived on our own. She promises all the fun we anticipated, with no one to tell us “no” or “not allowed.” Eating what delights us, staying up as late as we want, traveling to forbidden places, and using our free time for creation and pleasure are all fair game. We don’t have to keep giving and giving and deferring the self. We can embrace our worthiness now, by showering ourselves with the love and enjoyment we’ve been missing out on. We can soak in the sun at the beach, snuggle with our pet, cook an amazing meal on a hump day, go out for a picnic and enjoy the presence of loved ones. Ultimately living this way will draw us to our purpose, that makes us feel good and radiate from within.

DEATH: What to let go of: Reverse Two of Cups

As we exit winter, we are encouraged to let go of all the ways we show up unlovingly for ourselves each day, of the microaggressions and the ways we keep ourselves down. Which ways are we draining our own cups, and how can we let that go? Doing so will better allow us to show up with compassion and step into an Empress era. We must be willing to face discomfort and hear how the inner critic addresses us so that we may effectively counter its ongoing monologue. Where do we feel unworthy or unloved, give our time and energy away? Where do we neglect ourselves? Where do we fail to make room for the creative spirit? What in February did we leave unpurified? Where are we brushing off our intuition, opportunity for interpersonal relationship, and where do we silence and walk away from Spirit? These harsh truths are the ones we must face and bury, for the way we habitually treat ourselves and think of ourselves in each micro-moment determines the greater course of our lives.

My courage: Six of Cups

In a predominantly patriarchal system where endless productivity reigns, it is brave, even radical, to approach life’s pains with the Six of Cups. We break away from a conquer mindset and address the inner child with simple pleasures, gentle ways to stimulate and refresh the soul. We don’t bulldoze our way through–we find ways to emotionally care for the self, seek balance, express our creativity and intuition, seek knowledge and healing in the community. We revisit old wounds that we have compartmentalized and tucked away with a fresh eye, roll up our sleeves, and revisit and process them from a mature space. We now feel empowered to resolve old patterns and move forward, not strenuously but through play. We forget what we think someone else wants us to do, and seek only to please ourselves. The reverse cards in this spread are wounded archetypes we’ll want to pay special attention to. They’ll need watering, tending and care in order for us to emerge fresh on Spring Equinox. Break away from what rules feel “bad” or “shameful” to abandon–for instance holding back on living fully or challenging punitive self-talk, and consider what feels good for the soul instead.

My fears: Reverse Queen of Swords

Our fears this month center around the control we might lose if we were to release a constant state of vigilance and defensiveness. The reverse Queen of Swords looks out for our safety by never relaxing and always being on edge–this is the ill-aspected Juno-mother archetype’s way of looking out for us. This also means she never has time to herself to tend to her own needs, to rejuvenate, ground, or explore her personal genius. She feels she must always embody a Martian warrior queen aspect which manifests as severe controlling governance. She feels that she alone has to keep it all going, think of solutions on her own, and adhere to masculine standards. This state of being is akin to being placed with an Iron Maiden–it is a torturous experience that drains the life force out of you. The six of cups above offers an alternative modality for introducing a sense of safety to the system that would allow us to move to a state of growth, expansion and restoration.

To celebrate: Nine of Pentacles

In March, we’re encouraged to celebrate enhanced access to resource–sunlight, fertile energy, life springing around us, greater access to nature, and abundance in general. This also includes all that we’ve built towards over the course of the year thus far, that brings us to our current lifestyle, the habits we’ve built, health, wellbeing, resource, and our current manifested form. The reverse Queen of Swords would have us safeguard our gift like a dragon guards its treasure, but consider how this gift might expand in potency were we to share it. In a defensive state we are in a scarcity mindset, but we have yet to think of ourselves as the powerhouse that we are. We can celebrate all that we’ve done and worked towards –the present version of ourselves that we are now. We have something amazing to offer the world – March is the time to enjoy and express that fully. What do we look like when we feel boundless and abundant, when we can take the time to luxuriate in it and soak in it? March offers all the ingredients needed for personal happiness. Per The Tarot of the Holy Light, this personal happiness offers a sense of welfare and personal fulfillment, if we allow ourselves to step into the life we know is worth living.

To contemplate: Reverse Sun

As we step into Spring and work to integrate the advice from this tarot forecast, one last thing worth contemplating is the reverse Sun, which symbolizes our internal block to bright alignment. What areas of our life might be in a reverse sun, in which we deny our inner child’s authentic radiance? What parts of us are clinging to shadows, to limiting walls, and are reluctant to step out in the sun? How can we convince the part of ourselves that acts like a grumpy child who wants to stay in all day like they did in the winter to come out and play? Is there a friend we can reach out to, or an activity we can set up to look forward to? How can we reassure the part of us that feels it needs the steadying of another, because it doesn’t feel it can shine on its own? Are we depriving ourselves of basking in the sun and soaking up vitamin D, out of fear of sunburn (the negative attention we get from shining our light)? How can we better shield ourselves, without avoiding authentic expression altogether? Finally, we may have been relying on external constant that we thought we’d always have for solar energy. Here we are reminded that we must work to provide our own constant so that we and others can enjoy the fullness of our light.

March tarot forecast

New Moon: 10th (Pisces)

Ostara: 19th, Spring Equinox

Full Moon: 25th (Worm Moon)

Easter: 31st

March has me thinking about my upcoming marriage, and all the other Ms that might be associated with the month. It recalls Mad March, which refers to the wild and unpredictable hare in March, exemplified by chases and boxing during their mating season. This berzerk behavior is fitting for the month of Mars, the god of war. Other Ms that come to mind include music and the Muse. Together, these themes show March to be a month of passion, love, inspiration, competitiveness, energy, and action. Keeping the Ms in mind, I’ll be reading from the Marseilles deck once more to illuminate what we can expect with our openness to connect.

Theme:

Death ~Abstract (Psychopomp) by Hozier~ 

The presiding theme and overall message for the spread is represented by the Death card. Allowing past connections, old narratives and ways of operating to die can be scary and challenging, but we are encouraged to do it with vigor and a cheerful, diligent step. We can whistle while we work, sing, celebrate what once was and will be, in order to facilitate the process. Death reminds us of what we hold precious, and what joy we want to ensure more of in life. We’ll want to strip ourselves down to the bones, the core of who we are –beyond status, employment, riches or power–our fundamental selves that would stand before Maat to have our hearts weighed. This is who we want to bring forward into the next stage of our lives. This is where we act from, and where transformative change can happen. It will feel at first as though we are losing a critical part of ourselves when we release our old identities. Then we will feel lightened and reunited with our true selves, the version of us that operates from love and connects fully. We bring an end to an old way of connecting, and to bring in a new way of doing so. 

The way am I most open to romantic/intimate connection:

Strength ~Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet~

It takes Strength to confront Death —which is inherent in all relationships. We transform over the course of a relationship, as do our ideas about love. In Women Who Run with Wolves, Clarissa Estes uses a Skeleton Woman tale to remind us that we all undergo the life/death/life cycle – the initial excitement, the deepening of the relationship, the decline of intensity, and a reanimation of fervor. A strong soul does not bolt at the first shift, but rather endures. The brave, courageous part of the self that is willing to confront and work with and reawaken the lion (fear, unruliness, unbridled desires) is the part that is most open to connection. This is the part that is connected to the higher divine self and the infinite, the part that feels strong enough to be vulnerable and open. We may not feel ready or capable, but we are able to summon up compassion and courage to step into connection. It’s not that we have an absence of fear, but that we are able to face it. We are grounded and empowered when we act from this space. We feel like a superhero with extraordinary abilities, and are able to initiate, act boldly, cultivate joy and play. We are able to confront our past, our demons, to listen, integrate, connect, forgive, and make amends both in relating with the self and our connections.

The part of me that is hesitant or resistant to intimate and romantic connection: 

Reverse Page of Wands ~When I’m Small by Phantogram~

The reverse page of wands seems rigid and in discomfort holding the club, which is symbolic of power, libido and the creative spark. This page represents the part of ourselves that doesn’t feel up to the task of connection. We may feel vulnerable and fear getting burned by our own fire. The page feels they can’t trust their mind to come up with ideas for right action that can be confidently acted upon (perhaps feeling too hot-headed), and feels a need for clarity of thought. This results in having a stifled flame that lacks fluidity of action and movement. This is a part of the self that cannot see the ground or where it is going, resulting in the intuitive recesses not being addressed. The arms of the figure look like scissors, as though any action or movement cuts any connection it tries to touch. This creates a painful separation from what is desired – and we may even hesitate to keep trying since the result always seems to be the same.  

What from the past is influencing my present desire/capacity for intimate connection? The Emperor ~Lovesong by The Cure~

In the past, we lived under the steady rule of the Emperor. We had either a sturdy father figure or a trust in the authority that we were raised under within the current patriarchal paradigm. In the Emperor we saw discipline in service of something greater, wisdom, needs being met and contained. In the Emperor’s presence we felt abundance, and grounding. With that also came rules, limited autonomy, a naivety and sense of safety that relied on wisdom belonging outside of ourselves. A structured path was laid out before us –school, work, buying a house, having children, and retiring. The ways we should and should not behave. Regardless, this far-sightedness gave us something to put our resolve and motivation towards each day. This affects our attachment style and what kind of connection we seek – a stable relationship, a sense of consistency, reliability, and someone whose wisdom we can turn to outside our own. We trust the sensible decisions the Emperor makes. When backed by the protective shield of the Emperor we are empowered to soar to our fullest power. 

How can I actively invite in more romantic connections? 

Reverse Knight of Pentacles ~All Mixed Up by 311~

The reverse Knight of Pentacles seems to have gotten turned around, but doesn’t want to admit it. We are being advised to share where we might be feeling ungrounded in the material plane (health, abundance, lifestyle, etc) and lost. It’s time to ask for directions instead of trying to figure it all out on our own. At this point even our horse, the seat of our desire and intuition has become turned around. Instead of dragging the horse against its will one way or another, we should let it guide the way once we have been resituated. It seems like we have our guard up but we don’t know how to really employ the club that we’re using to overly protect ourselves. What can we do on a daily basis to make ourselves feel more consistently secure? To activate our internal energy, creativity and enjoyment? To feel secure in our sense of abundance, health, resources, home and the body? What do we truly and naturally love and how might we increase that sense in connection?

What helpful healing advice do my spirits have for me? 

Reverse Devil ~Take Me to Church by Hozier~

The reverse Devil is the natural part of life and humanity that we’ve been taught to demonize while in our Emperor phase. We’d been taught that our internal desires, such as lust, the insatiable quest for knowledge, and making our own path lead to terrible consequences, when in reality this is part of what it means to grow up. We should question and explore, rather than submit. The social construct of the Devil plays us for a fool when we play by the rules of shoulds and should nots. This leads us to believe that we are at the Devil’s mercy, when in reality we are the ones with the power. We have the ability to follow our inner moral compass. We are not whole when we sever the Devil within from our being. When we do this, we assume guilt and shame which can drive us to self punishment or addictive behaviors that keep us from acting in our full power. It keeps us from connecting to the wild, magical parts of us that enliven us and the world around us. The Lightbringer aspect of this card makes us aware of all the places we store shame, all the parts of ourselves we are holding back, which keeps us from fully connecting.

To sum things up, we can summon our Strength to bring about Death to the shadow ideas of the Emperor that demonize the Devil, which keeps us feeling small and turned around. We can let go of the parts of ourselves that we deem unworthy of connection. We can be fully held in connection when we embrace full vulnerability and unbridled authenticity in its stead.

March 2023 Tarot Forecast

(Marseilles Deck)

If we continue to go by the old Roman calendar that we were following last month, we’ll see that March was the first month of the year. The month was named after the god Mars, who represents the divine masculine active principle. If February was a period of stillness and inner cleansing, March is the month of action. We can think of February as preparation for the deep spring cleaning coming up starting on March 26th. We will be asked to make difficult decisions on a literal and metaphorical level of what to keep and discard in our lives. If there are still areas of uncertainty, now would be a good time to start reflecting or journaling so that we can have greater clarity by the end of the month. We can continue to move forward in other disciplines in the meantime.

Energy of the Month: Judgment ~Black Water - Timbre Timbre~

In February, we practiced inner cleansing and wiped our slates clean in order to wrap up the end of the Roman year. With revived energy, we can start the new year afresh inspired and with redemptive breath. We have relieved ourselves of the weight of the year prior through the practice of forgiveness and can set things right now with levity in our souls. The Judgment card reminds us that in this state, there can be no action that does not derive from inner divinity. Our highest self is born into their most aligned life, without renouncing the lessons of the past. The spirit alchemizes the material into the divine. From this higher residing energy of the month, we can act confidently, knowing that what we do will be in our highest good.

Love: Two of Wands ~Muse - Lucius~

It seems we are meant to receive the exact same message about love that we did last month–the Two of Wands. This month, it speaks to us a little differently. Aside from practicing divine love through external creativity and actions, we are also asked to apply this back to romantic love. In love, we experience an overlapping of two consciousnesses or powers. Both should be on the same team and supporting each other’s highest path. Love asks us to expand as our partner expands, and that love continues to grow when we nurture our interests. We are being asked to expand our horizons in favor of long-term goals, through small but consistent changes in our routines and lives in support of those goals. Inspiration meets action in this card, and we may find ourselves thinking of joint travels, moving, or joining a particular program down the line. What is most important here is that we find divine inspiration in ourselves–as well as that of our partner. Continual exploration is pivotal when encountering the “muse” we find in each other.

Money: Strength ~Strength- Moonchild~

It took willpower to practice inner cleansing last month. This month that energy is continued and embodied in the form of Strength, which prepares us for battle. This card reminds us that we are not merely at the mercy of the Wheel; we can in fact take control of situations. If money is tight or we would like to save more, this card advises us not to get rid of our desires or lower instincts. Rather, we are asked to transmute them. They can be used to motivate us or to help develop our subconscious psyche. Spending too much money on vacations for example can be transmuted into something that motivates us to get through our work day or motivates us to find a higher paying job. It can be a lighthouse that gives us strength to go on through an otherwise Sisyphean lifestyle. Allotting a lot of money for food can be transmuted into taking an interest in healthy foods which then reduces costs in healthcare further down the line. 

Work: Reverse Knight of Pentacles ~Short Change Hero - The Heavy~

In work, we will likely be feeling ungrounded and misguided. We may be feeling stuck in a Sisyphean pattern, bored, or distracting ourselves with perfectionism. We are chasing a false sun that does not truly or fully address our inner needs. Likely we started out with higher ideals that degenerated over time and now we simply follow the path because it’s what we already laid out for ourselves. It is time to reevaluate –are we running away from something? Trying to please others? Faking it until we make it? It is time to find an ideal in which we can more suitably ground ourselves at work, and to follow a path updated to our current needs.

Health: Reverse Queen of Pentacles ~Bloodbuzz Ohio - The Nationals~

This month, there is a sense of lack of being able to provide for all our health needs. When it comes to providing all we envision, it is like a coin slipping out of our hands that leaves us feeling ungrounded. This could look like struggling to put enough food on the table, getting all the nutrients we need, or not being able to sign up for a class or trainer that we’ve felt called to. This could look like feeling deterred from seeing a doctor because of high out-of-pocket expenses, and delaying an appointment perpetually even though deep down we know we should not be disregarding the discomfort that our bodies tell us we are in. It may even be a psychological block that keeps us from meeting these needs. Whatever it is, we are asked to confront the issue head on so that we are properly able to care for ourselves the way we know we deserve.

Spirit: Two of Swords ~Pattern Doubt - Young Jesus~

Our spirits will likely struggle greatly at doing a thorough spring cleaning on a literal and metaphorical level. There is a finality involved in letting go of certain things even if we know they are not the best for us, or that we don’t need them anymore. It is one thing to identify what we need to let go of and to put them into a donation box…and quite another to slip them through the donation bin. It is one thing to determine that we need to let go of a connection or a job and cut cords with it…it is another thing to leave entirely. There may be contradictory values like loyalty and freedom for something new that may leave us at an impasse. It will be challenging, but it is work worth doing. Ultimately cutting ourselves free will create the space we need for our divine actions to take hold.

Happy Spring Cleaning! 

Monthly Forecast March

Hi everyone,

I've pulled a new monthly forecast for the month of March, 2022. This is a general energetic reading that speaks to all of us in ways that we can reflect on.

The reading this month suggests that the overall energy is cyclical, so for this month I would suggest focusing on a different facet of life for each week of the month. What I mean by this is that in March we are being asked to break our focus of the various aspects of our lives into smaller sections of time and so to embrace smaller "cycles." You could even think of these as mini moon cycles.

For example if we are preparing a large dinner party and we have five dishes we would like to serve--we are being asked to prepare and finish one dish at a time in an intentional way. That way we can be confident that each dish will be prepared with our fullest attention and at the highest quality 

Energy this Month-

Queen of Cups

Focus: all month

The Queen of Cups is the embodiment of the emotional aspect of the Divine Feminine. In March we are being called on to prioritize our emotional self, that which our intuition and creativity calls us to do, above all else. We are being asked to honor that which would be most satisfying to our psyche and our soul, and to work primarily in the shamanic realm in order to get there. This is the month to nurture our dreams, to dream journal, and to honor the spiritual. We feel grounded in the cyclical--the cyclical being a sign of the progression of time, of progression in our lives, and of our personal development. Our actions in the external realm take on a supporting role to our working within the spiritual. We also feel grounded and in our personal power when we have the confidence to set and communicate our boundaries, limits, without the need to justify them. Take courage (coeur-the heart) that you will not go wrong when you move from the heart space.

Love-

Six of Wands

Focus: March 1st-March 6th

(New Moon March 2nd)

The first "mini cycle" within the month will be in the Wands or Fire category. We start off our new moon energy early into the month (on March 2nd) with the six of wands. It seems we can reach our highest potential this month by channeling our fire and passion into what we want our Love to look like this month. What fires me up in a partner and what would be most exciting and motivating to pursue this month in regards to said partnership? What group events, activities, or goals could both of our support networks get in on (friends, family, etc.) can I imagine that would make me even more excited about this partnership? Visualize everything that motivates you in a partnership, including bigger life path goals, and then set up some events on your calendar this month that would support this vision.

After the first week, set this focus aside and trust what you have set up to support fire in a relationship.

Money-

Reverse 9 of cups

Focus: March 7th-March 13th

For the next "mini cycle" we are being asked to focus on where in our money acquisition process/financial state are we feeling drained or not emotionally tended to? Where are we out of alignment? This is the time to accept, and then release, any financial aspects of our lives where we have not been setting ourselves up for emotional and intuitive success. This is a good time to process anything that has not been serving our highest good--and to remind ourselves that we are not isolated in this experience. This is a good time to reach out to others who may be going through something similar.

After the second week, set these concerns aside and trust what you have done to process your financial experience and move on to the next focal point.

Work-

Reverse Moon

Focus: March 14th-March 20th

(Full Moon March 18th)

A critical point in our lives in how we see career is coming up. We really want to face our shadow within our career at this time rather than sweep it under the rug or push it below the surface. The reason for this is that if we do, it will make itself known in a roundabout way regardless, and in a way that might be more harmful than helpful to ourselves. To start the week, it would be good to pay attention to our dreams and to any messages our subconscious psyche may want to relay to us. Anything that we have been compartmentalizing, now is the time to draw it out. We have an opportunity to do a Full Moon ritual and release what is no longer serving us. This will give us the opportunity to live our highest, most authentic good, and to be of best service.

After the Full Moon and the Spring Equinox, release and allow.

Health-

Hierophant

Focus: March 21st- March 27th

For those of us who have been compelled to seek out a teacher, mentor, or practitioner of Holistic health but haven't come around to it yet--now is a good time to do so. This month we are attracting a very grounding, guiding energy when it comes to navigating our mental and holistic health. For those of us who have been called to teach but haven't made the first (or next step). take this as a sign of encouragement. A lot of positive lessons will come about this month regarding taking care of and maintaining our health among teachers and peers. Now is also a good time to enroll in any holistic courses or groups--or to lead one.

After this week, rest assured in being guided in a positive direction for health.

Spirit-

Temperance

Focus: March 28th-March 31st

We are embodying a big breakthrough for spirit this month, and we are encouraged at the end of the month to reflect on this. Throughout the month, we've been called to ground ourselves and find balance between our intuitive callings and our external actions that we have enacted as a result. We have come to a new realization of how to balance these two energies--the divine masculine and the divine feminine, as a being that can equally embody the healthy balance of both in favor of our highest good. We are aligning with our divine aspect and our highest self, and being encouraged to ground in that and to work from this space. We support ourselves best when we work from this loving heart space that allows us to be enough and that works to help us shine in our highest light.

Zoe