This twelfth sign is about subtle realms, self-healing, and finishing things: the planets involved spotlight love and compassion.Īs Mercury finishes its post-retrograde, the Pisces alignment of March invites us to release emotional patterns that limit our love-nature. The stellium now has shifted, with Sun, sweet Venus and empathetic Neptune all in Pisces. The electrifying alignment in Aquarius that dominated the sky since Winter Solstice gave us a sense of new possibilities and moved us to share our light. We feel like moving forward, and yet there are loose ends remaining to tie up, and the first 12 days of the month are the time to do this! We have opportunities for closure-and also to begin anew.Īs the month starts, all planets are direct except Mercury the messenger, who’s still in post-retrograde shadow. I also suggest people look for Indigenous-led groups and organizations wherever they live.March, during which the Sun is first in Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac, and then moves into Aries, the first sign, is a creative, magical time. Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is the Urban Indigenous Women-led organization in the Bay Area that I recommend anyone check out.
Native Land App can be downloaded on the apple and android stores I believe or accessed via this website: Her work is deeply influenced by her peers and colleagues as well as living healers, educators and activists such as Bayo Akomolafe, adrienne marie brown, Eryn Wise, Rachael Rice, Toi Smith, Carmen Spagnola, Jen Lemen, Joanna Macy, Donna Haraway and Layli Maparyan.
She understands that being well and being free are inherently linked - and we need both to belong and affect change for a better world.Įrin lives and works on unceded and occupied Native Karkin-Ohlone and Chochenyo Land (also known as Oakland, California).
Erin believes that people who work in justice should have solid support and that wellness leaders should conduct their work with conscious integrity. Most of her clients are bad-ass activists navigating burnout or compassionate healers who are seeking to be more mindful of their capacity to do harm. Erin writes about the intersection of wellness and justice because she understands how vital the relationship between them is for liberation - and how often that relationship turns toxic. Over the last decade she has worked as an advocate, educator and capacity-builder within multiple intersectional feminist organizations, learning first-hand the challenges that pervade social justice environments. She works to help you see yourself clearly and affirm your purpose, without burning out or abusing wellness tools.įor over 3 years Erin has provided astrological guidance to socially-conscious individuals through 1:1 counseling, written content, and live workshops. Erin Tack Shipley is a liberation-centered astrologer.