March is restless. The sap is rising, the birds are returning, and something at a cellular level says move. The Worm Moon - named for the earthworms that surface as frozen ground begins to thaw - is one of the most grounded full moons of the year, a good counterweight to the kinetic energy building around the equinox. Ostara arrives like a hinge point: the precise moment when day and night hold each other in balance before the light begins its long ascent. Breathe it in. It only lasts a moment.

March opens under Pisces and on the 21st the sun crosses into Aries. Two distinct energies share this month - use the transition point as a natural mid-month reset.

Mercury is retrograde this month, from March 2nd through March 26th. During this window, remain flexible, hold off on signing contracts, and give communication extra patience. Review and revisit rather than launch and commit.

Ostara is the great festival of balance and new beginning, and March rewards whoever is willing to act. The plans laid in winter are breaking the surface - tend them. Plant things, literally or metaphorically. Egg and seed magic are traditional for good reason: there is a sympathetic rightness to working with symbols of potential during the month when potential is most visibly becoming actual. Cleansing and renewal rituals are well-placed here; the world is cleaning house, and you might as well join it.

Watch the balance theme - Ostara isn't only about spring, it's about equilibrium. Where in your life are things tipped or neglected? March has a particular talent for surfacing what has been out of alignment. Let the equinox be a genuine check-in, not just a date on a calendar.

• Mar 2nd Mercury Retrograde begins
• Mar 3rd Worm Moon (Full Moon)
• Mar 19th New Moon
• Mar 20th Ostara
• Mar 21st Sun enters Aries
• Mar 26th Mercury Direct