Sagittarius

Sagittarius (Ruling Planet: Jupiter; Element: Fire) Sagittarians are crazy fun, and wild. You’re a generous friend, and always try to be straightforward. The Archer is an intellectual, passionate about philosophy and travel. But with this passionate energy, and your constant need for independence, comes a carelessness typical of most fire signs. When honest, you tend to be tactless. When ambitious, you can be impatient and inconsistent. And you are prone to taking things for granted.

Mercury and Venus both have movements in store on April 5th; Mercury into earthy Taurus, and Venus into fellow fire sign Aries. These locations will help your productivity levels with work, and bring details to your attention. Lovely Venus will occur in your love sector, and will light a fire in your belly, as far as your hobbies and relationships go. You’ll take more pleasure in the things you genuinely enjoy doing, so feel free to play the field a bit, if you’re into that kinda thing. Next, the new moon in Aries on the 7th. New moons often signal the start of something. For you, this could mean an ingenious idea, and the self confidence to back it up. On the 17th, Mars will be the first planet to retrograde this month. The planet of decision-making in Sagittarius at this time could mean spark a short temper in you, along with erratic energy. If you feel like you’re going backwards instead of forward, try revisiting a past issue, and wait for the retrograde’s end in May to take on anything new and strenuous. The Sun will join Mercury in Taurus two days later, on the 19th, and the easygoing energy from this event will help you focus on thinking about how you can make up any time you’ll loose during the retrogrades. Speaking of which, Mercury retrograde on the 28th is going to stress you out. Take care and try to stick to your routine, decompress on the regular, and give yourself more time to get things done. The full moon on the 22nd could give you stronger sense of intuition, which could be helpful if you need guidance during the events a full moon usually brings– focusing on any backburner issues that are coming to a forefront, and letting go of what you no longer need.

Your April Trax:

To heighten your sense of lightheartedness this month, some airy, surfy, retro-pop for ya: Forget Me, an EP by Summer Twins. Similarly, the Australian and self-described “easy chill” act St. South has a song called Slacks that might suit you. But if you’re tryna feed into the retrogrades toward the end of the month, try something a little darker, a little more raw, like Our Hearts are Wrong, a tune by by Jessica Lea Mayfield.

Dates to watch: 6th, 7th

Your events:
Lucy Dacus,  Animal Flag,  Moving Panoramas, The Western Den @ Mid East Up, April 6th
Paige Chaplin, Saccharine, Grammar, Stone Irr, Glitterbug – HI, April 6th
Boston Two Piece Fest @ Out of the Blue Too, April 7th & 8th
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes @ The Sinclair, April 7th