Romance in Reverse

The good news this month, Aries, is that your passionate ruling planet Mars is still in expressive Leo and moving through your 5th House of Romance. In principle, this should make it easier for you to show off, share your feelings and have a major impact on others. The bad news is that Mars is still moving retrograde. This initiating planet has been moving backwards since late December and won't shift into forward motion until March 10. This tends to slow down your social advances and force you to make second and third attempts to do things that normally come easily the first time. If you're in a relationship, you might be dealing with old issues that you'd prefer to forget forever. Yet Mars' retrograde cycle in your amorous 5th house could make you feel like your personal life is stuck in a time warp.

There are, though, some favorable moments for making connections or restoring trust in a relationship. Mars' harmonious alignment with reliable Saturn on February 15 is not especially sexy but it is an excellent period, give or take a couple of days, to bring some order and stability into your personal life.

On February 18 the Sun enters sensitive Pisces and your personal 12th House of Privacy. You may need some low-key time away from the spotlight, which could put a damper on your social activities. However, it can be sexy to be more sensitive, so cultivate quiet connections in out-of-the-way places where you don't have to shout to be heard or need to put on a big show to get attention.