Coming Up! Treasure Map Workshop. March 26th at 7pm Los Angeles & Online

 

Creating a Treasure Map for the Aries New Moon

Every year the Aries New Moon marks the beginning of the zodiac year. Astrologically speaking, it is the moment when the sky says, “Okay… what are we doing next?”

The Aries new moon (only one per year) is when we create what is called a Treasure Map. Think vision board, but with a little more intention behind it and better timing.

People who make these maps often find that many of the images they choose end up unfolding in unexpected ways over the following year in their lives in a meaningful manner.

On March 26 I’ll be at the Philosophical Research Society talking about the Aries New Moon and guiding everyone through the process of creating their own Treasure Map. We’ll talk about why this new moon is used for goal setting and how to put together a map that actually reflects what you want to move toward this year.

You do not need to know astrology to attend. Many people who come to this workshop want a chance to pause, think about their goals, and create something that reminds them where they are headed.

You can attend in person at PRS in Los Angeles or online via Zoom, so even if you are not local you can still join us.

If you have been meaning to think about what you want next but have not quite gotten around to it yet, this is a pretty good opportunity.

By the end of the evening, you will walk away excited about the new year that has probably already begun talking to you.

If you would like to join us, reserve your spot here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-treasure-map-for-the-aries-new-moon-with-tracy-abbott-cook-tickets-1983181194338?aff=oddtdtcreator

Hope to see some of you there.

Astrology Landscape March 5 - 18

 

March 5 – 18  Astro Landscape 

 

How is the full moon rolling out for you?   We continue the full phase until late evening (Pacific time) on March 6.   Make the most of these final hours of the full lunar eclipse by doing a solid inventory of your To-Do list.  Are you staying current on important tasks?   If not, is it time for you to jettison stuff on your To-Do list that does not match your interior needs?    Trust that your daily work is heading somewhere but be judicious about your focus. 

 

 

Planetary Notes:  

 

3/5: Sun trine Jupiter (15 CA) Feeling in sync with the world.  Cozy and spiritual are working together.   

3/6: Venus enters Aries  

 

Disseminating

March 7, 2026

11:23pm PST

   

 

    

Disseminating: Reflect on what has transpired this month and earlier.  What have you learned?   How can you share some of your knowledge?  What past experiences are you sharing?  Are you in the need to teach?  Or is it find a teacher?   Maybe we find a rabbi or a minister or therapist who gives us more insight.   

 

 

Focus on:   How are you sharing the power that comes from cutting out the dead or dysfunctional?  How are you sharing power from letting go?   How are you sharing the power that comes from being definitive?  

 

 

 

Planetary Notes:

 

3/7: Mercury conjunction Sun (16 PI) quiet time as a seed gets planted that touch kindness.  Once Mercury is direct motion it may show results.  

3/7: Venus conjunction Neptune (1 AR) Venus offers a salve and balm of love and kindness.  Dreams can be active.  A vision of independence feels do-able. 

3/8: Daylight Savings Time 2am USA 

3/8: Venus conjunction Saturn (2 AR) Structure and discipline to all that we value, and love including beauty, creativity and money excel.  

3/8: Mercury trine Jupiter (15 CA) Thoughts that are big bring cozy and intimacy and spirituality together.  

3/9: Venus sextile Pluto (4 AQ) Digging deep for love is do-able and rewarding.  

3/10: Jupiter stations direct 15 CA 05 (See separate) 

 

Last Quarter Moon Phase

March 11, 2026

2:38 AM PST    

   

 

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense.  And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living “The serenity prayer” 

 

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

 

 

Focus on:

What actions are you taking that expand your thinking?   How are you including those that ‘foreign’ as you act?  How are your actions that lean into friends and groups but also bring in

 

Planetary Notes: 

 

3/15: Mars conjunction Mercury (10 PI) A perfect day to walk your talk.  It is inspiring. 

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Balsamic Moon Phase

 

March 15, 2026 

2:57am PST

 

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new.  

 

 

Focus on:  How are you releasing group think?  How are you releasing friends and groups?  How are you releasing stuck thinking?  How are you releasing rebelliousness?  

 

 

Planetary Notes:

 

3/17: Mercury conjunction North Node (8 PI) Thoughts of kindness, humanity. Dreams that inspire.  Meaningfulness starts with thoughts. 

3/18: Venus square Jupiter (15 CA) Love of self can conflict with love of family. Where’s the middle?  What opinion is helping and not helping a situation? 

3/18: Sun sextile Uranus (28 TA) Metaphysics and spirituality excel.  Reach out and access technology to support matters of faith.  

 

Pisces New Moon March 18, 6:23pm PDT (28 Pisces 27) 

Jupiter Station Direct: March 10, 2026 8:29pm PDT

 

 

Jupiter Station Direct 

15 Cancer 05

March 10, 8:29pm PST 

 

Aug 17 Jupiter entered shadow 15 Cancer 05

Nov 11 Jupiter station retrograde 25 Cancer 09 

Mar 10 Jupiter station direct 15 Cancer 05 

Jun 6   Jupiter exits shadow 25 Cancer 09  

Jun 29 Jupiter enters Leo 

 

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and whenever it goes into a sign it brings gravity.   Last June Jupiter entered Cancer.   Cancer is our nurturing, our childhood, family and our home. It is a productive time to improve our houses.   Cancer the crab survives because it has a hard protective shell.   When Jupiter is in Cancer, we are looking for fortification of our own hard shells.   We want to feel secure which for some people can be a home make over.  It is also a sentimental time, and we tap big emotions and childhood memories both good and not so good.    

 

In mid-August Jupiter crossed into its shadow then on November 11 it stationed retrograde at 25 degrees of Cancer.   Since then, we have turned inward to process some of the opinions and beliefs (Jupiter’s two favorite words) on what our emotions do for us.  We may have made choices that upon reflection after Jupiter is direct feel too big.  Perhaps too emotional.   Or we may have been quiet due to some unresolved fears or childhood debris that now we think, ‘why didn’t I say something?’   We are working out the philosophical choices of our emotions.  

 

In mundane astrology, the shadow side of Jupiter in Cancer is xenophobia and nationalism, (google Swiss quotas for fun).  This is especially true for the USA which has a Sun in Cancer.   The last polling on the immigration raids in the USA has suggested that those people who voted for large, scaled deportation are now questioning their choices.  Those people who did not vote for it are feeling very emotional.   During this Jupiter retrograde, between January 10^th and January 14^ththere were four intense aspects with Jupiter.  The world processed the killing of Renee Good (Jan 7) who was dropping her son off at school in Minneapolis and shot at point blank range by an ICE officer who then called her an effin’ bitch.   There were other stories of brutality by ICE on innocent people like USA citizen, Aliya Rahman an autistic woman with brain damage trying to get to a medical appointment thrown on the ground and held for no cause by ICE.   Then on January 17, Liam Ramos, a five-year-old boy in Minnesota was sent to an ICE facility in Texas.  His image in a knitted blue bunny cap speak volumes of retrograde Jupiter in Cancer.    The opinions around ICE raids started to spike and the support crumbled about how this was all being done.   Jupiter bringing additional opinions?   This week NHS Secretary Kristi Noem was brought before congress and was questioned about her leadership or lack of it.   Today (March 5) Noem was fired as NHS secretary and placed in a job that did not exist before today.   Today the Sun trine Jupiter.    Anyway, there is a lot to think about between now and June 6 when Jupiter leaves its shadow and then again on June 29 when it enters Leo.   By the way, that’s when things will get loud.  

 

In the meantime, consider the house in your chart where you have Cancer and consider how the big gravitational pull of Jupiter is impacting it.  

  

Virgo Full Moon: Lunar Eclipse March 3, 3:37am PST

 

Virgo Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
March 3, 2026
3:37 am PST
12 Virgo 53

It is the start of a new year and the start of a new eclipse cycle, so we might all benefit from a quick eclipse refresher.

As discussed, the recent solar eclipse began the Aquarius/Leo series. Each eclipse series lasts about 18 to 24 months across opposing signs. The trick with eclipses is that when a new series begins, an old series is still being worked. In 2026, we are still processing the Pisces/Virgo eclipses even as Aquarius/Leo ramps up.

For ease of explanation, I color coded the eclipses between 2023 and 2027.

Orange — Taurus/Scorpio
Purple — Aries/Libra
Blue — Pisces/Virgo
Red — Aquarius/Leo
Green — Capricorn/Cancer

Apr 19, 2023 — Solar Eclipse 29 Aries
May 5, 2023 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Scorpio
Oct 14, 2023 — Solar Eclipse 21 Libra
Oct 28, 2023 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Taurus

Mar 24, 2024 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Libra
Apr 8, 2024 — Solar Eclipse 19 Aries
Sep 17, 2024 — Lunar Eclipse 26 Pisces
Oct 2, 2024 — Solar Eclipse 10 Libra

Mar 13, 2025 — Lunar Eclipse 24 Virgo
Mar 2025 — Solar Eclipse 9 Aries
Sep 7, 2025 — Lunar Eclipse 15 Pisces
Sep 21, 2025 — Solar Eclipse 29 Virgo

Feb 17, 2026 — Solar Eclipse 28 Aquarius
Mar 3, 2026 — Lunar Eclipse 13 Virgo
Aug 12, 2026 — Solar Eclipse 20 Leo
Aug 28, 2026 — Lunar Eclipse 5 Pisces

Feb 6, 2027 — Solar Eclipse 18 Aquarius
Feb 20, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 2 Virgo
Jul 18, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 26 Capricorn
Aug 2, 2027 — Solar Eclipse 10 Leo
Aug 17, 2027 — Lunar Eclipse 24 Aquarius

Do you see how the colors ping pong?

Are there years that felt more troublesome than others? Hand raises for 2024. Blech.

In any given year we are working two teams of signs with their lessons and themes. Some years a third set rolls in. That will happen in 2027 when Pisces/Virgo taps out and Capricorn/Cancer taps in.

This Virgo full moon eclipse which is a blood moon meaning it will look the color of rust if you happen to catch it in the sky.  This eclipse is part of the series that started September of 2024.   The Moon in Virgo wants to figure everything out. Dot every I. Cross every T. Check off the list. In an eclipse, the Sun and North Node in Pisces drag us toward something more mystical, dreamy, and less contained. Things melt. The first casualty is often our list, our plans, and our schedule.

Pisces/Virgo eclipses can feel like a mini-Mercury retrograde where things go sideways and emotions dip into sadness, heaviness, or ennui. Pisces can amplify loneliness. Virgo can amplify self-critique.

With mutable signs, the solution is not collapse. It is pivot.

This eclipse may show where your daily routines are no longer aligned with who you are now. Or where your habits are not supporting your larger goals. Virgo is talented at organization and duty but often loses sight of the bigger picture.

Virgo’s ruling planet is Mercury, and Mercury is retrograde. Yes, something important could go wrong. But consider setbacks as information. A fact-finding mission. For example, if loneliness surfaces, ask what’s underneath it. Virgo asks practical questions.

Is that exercise right for your body now?
Have you checked in with your doctor about meds or supplements?
What is happening with your diet?
Did you move but still drive to your old dry cleaner?
Are you saying yes to people or plans that no longer match who you are?
Is something in your daily rhythm out of sync?
Have you reviewed your goals lately?

There is some support in this eclipse. The Moon sextiles Jupiter and the Sun trines Jupiter, suggesting flow and perspective. Jupiter can help reframe a hurdle into a larger purpose.

Lastly, consider this.

If you could return to September 17, 2024, March 13, 2025, September 7, 2025, or September 21, 2025, what would you adjust? What would the present you tell the past you about details and faith? What small daily change would you make?

The good news is that you can make those changes now. By the time we reach the final Virgo lunar eclipse next winter, you could be in a very different place.

Astrology Landscape: Feb 24 - March 2

 

First Quarter Moon 

February 24, 2026

4:27am 

 

 

 

First quarter: We do more actions based on the information that we just received.  Or we feel our instincts guide us on something.  We pursue again. What hurdles have popped up involving the seeds you planted on new moon?    We make another call, or we see someone. We mail something.  We stir the pot again.  This can be a time when we realize that the goals, we planted on new need more action from us, perhaps actions that involve breaking away.   Are there people who say they have our best interest in heart but fear us growing away from them?  Maybe we need to get help from others not the usual suspects.  Some independence may need to be exerted.   

 

 

Focus on:   What actions are you taking that benefit by clear communication?   How are you walking your talk?   How are your actions with groups of like-minded changing as you get fresh facts?   What updates need to be incorporated into actions? 

 

Planetary Notes:

 

 

2/25:  Mercury retrograde (22 Pisces 33) (See separate post) 

2/27:  Sun conjunction North Node (8 PI) Oceans and seas can be in the news. Humanitarian causes are noted.   Kindness excels.   

2/27: Mars square Uranus (27 TA) (See Separate post)

 

 

  

 

Gibbous Moon

February 27, 2026

2:34PM PST  

 

 

Gibbous:

We refine our information.  We pick and choose, we discriminate, and we organize to be ‘Virgo’ like.  We sort through details.  Have we missed something?  How are we sifting through the information?  Go back and make sure something hasn’t been neglected.  Refine our actions.   How are we perfecting our goals? 

 

Focus on:

How are you refining your emotions?  How do your emotions connect to your groups and friends?   How does all this need refining?  How do you sort through your feelings as you process friends and groups? 

 

Planetary Notes:  

 

2/27: Venus conjunction Mercury (22 PI) Conversation and thinking about the power of love.  Seek and find that what is mentally soothing.   

3/2: Mars enters Pisces  

 

Mercury Retrograde: Feb 25 - March 20

 

Image: Roman Oleh Astrology

Mercury Retrograde

Feb 25, 2026
10:48pm PST
(22 Pisces 33)

2/11: Mercury shadow begins
2/25: Mercury stations Retrograde (22 Pisces 33)
3/20: Mercury stations Direct (8 Pisces 29)
4/9: Mercury shadow ends

All Mercury retrogrades in 2026 take place in emotional water signs. Mercury rules communication and thinking. It can be expressive but not emotional, even when discussing things that are sad, mad, or happy. Those emotions are filtered through the brain.

The last wall to wall Mercury retrograde in Pisces was March of 2019 between 16 and 29 degrees. If you remember what was happening in your life then, you may see similar themes surface during this cycle.

Mercury in Pisces brings fogginess, dreaminess, creativity, metaphysics, humanitarian concerns, art, and compassion. During a retrograde, those themes can take on a tone of martyrdom or struggle. Fears can rise and a sense of “wtf” or “why bother?” can surface. Periods of heaviness can permeate this transit.

There may be a mitigating factor. Pisces is ruled by Neptune, who has Saturn on its butt. Saturn is a disciplined worker and may be influencing Neptune as both deal with Aries. Saturn rules time and timing, and he may be telling Neptune, “Hey dude, there is no time for complaining during this Mercury retrograde. Ain’t no time for pity parties.”

During any Mercury retrograde we should double check everything before we hit SEND. Given this is Pisces. Given Neptune is getting jacked by Saturn. Given this is happening in an Aquarius lunar month that began with a solar eclipse. Double check anything sent or signed. Check any meme, news, or photo for accuracy before sharing. The AI factor is in play. False players who want to create chaos could be loud this retrograde. Use this time to fine tune intuition. If you uncover a lie or artificial video or image, take a victory lap for trusting your gut. In Aquarius, friends let friends know when they are being duped.

The gift of this retrograde is that the best way to navigate it is to slow down. The whole-body benefits when we slow down. Think about your ancestors a hundred years ago. Their lives were slower than our 24-hour days. It was not easier, but the stimulation they received in one day was far less than what we experience in 2026. We benefit when we unplug and take our time. Saturn, the timekeeper in Aries, pushes us to be measured even in fast moving situations. Slow the brain. Be conscious of what you are doing. This practice will benefit us long after the retrograde ends.

Mars & Uranus Final Square: Feb 27, 2026

 Mars

July 15, 2024    Mars conjunction Uranus  (26 TAU)

June 15, 2025   Mars square Uranus  (28 TAU)

Nov 4, 2025       Mars oppose Uranus (0 GEM

Feb 27, 2026     Mars square Uranus (27 TAU)

July 4, 2026      Mars conjunction Uranus ( 3 GEM)

 

 

On February 27, we have the final square of Mars to Uranus in a series that started July 15, 2024.  Mars the warrior and Uranus the rebel is an explosive combination.  Within days of the Mars/Uranus conjunction a shooter opened fire at a Trump campaign in Butler PA.  The ICE raids began in the run up of the first Mars/Uranus square in June 2025 followed by mass protests.   In November 2025 Uranus was in Gemini and Mars in Sag.  Uranus is known for tossing the table, this date connected to off-year election and a Blue Wave in VA and NJ and including a historic race in NYC with the election of first Muslim mayor.  The Sagittarius Gemini factor was at play with the endless news cycles covering this race and the religious factor plus it was one of the highest turn out in decades.   This July, at 3 Gemini will be a fresh conjunction starting the new Mars/Uranus series.     

 

In the meantime, we have this final square with Uranus in Taurus.   Based on the previous hits, this aspect will probably not be quiet.  It could be loud.  It could be reckless.  It packs a lot of brute force.  Take note of news reports filled with stories of aggression and bully tactics.   It’s a thing.  

Over the weekend the brute force by the Mexican government and the cartels in Puerto Vallarta certainly spoke to this aspect.  Watch the news for more tension.    The influence lasts about a week.