Welcome to your Queer Weekly Horoscope, a bite-sized look at the coming days broken down by your zodiac sign.

Philosopher and psychologist Dr. Bayo Akomolafe once wrote, “I learned, a long time ago, about a particular saying from the continent I grew up on, ‘the times are urgent; let us slow down.’ With Venus retrograde in Aries as of March 1, and Mercury retrograde in Aries set to begin on March 15, let us slow down.

But first, the opening eclipse of 2025 will arrive on March 14. A total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo is a supercharged Full Moon. We haven’t had an eclipse quite like this since 2008. All Lunar Eclipses ask us to let go. Since Lunar Eclipses are spotlighted Full Moons, this is a full circle moment in the Virgo area of our lives, which you’ll be able to see in the horoscope below.

When thinking of Virgo’s wisdom, we’re tapping into a sign that knows so many approaches to help us in transition and urgency, namely through intentional steps, like slowing down in a morning routine, catching our breath, meditating if we can, remembering to hydrate, and prioritizing the practical, necessary components of wellbeing. We’re no good to anyone if we’re not slowing down long enough to take care of ourselves. So this is your gentle reminder to take your work, your side of the street, very seriously. It’s a full-time job after all, so don’t worry about what anyone else is doing. Just prioritize what you need to do in order to be mentally and physically good.

The Sun-Saturn conjunction in Pisces on Wednesday will help you take care of the heart and soul. Virgo is all about mind-body, while Pisces is all about heart-soul. An integrated, radical responsibility approach to all components of the Self is the wisdom of the week.

Then the day after the Lunar Eclipse, Mercury begins its retrograde in Aries on March 15. Aries is all about desire, autonomy, and freedom. So with Mercury retrograde here, this is a powerful time to reframe how you communicate your desires through protecting your autonomy by naming the boundaries. And since you can’t spell boundaries without “Aries,” this is the time to get more granular about the way we communicate for both protection and connection.