Nisan 5784
April 8-May 7, 2024
The tikkun (reparative power) of this new month of Nisan is speech. Pesach (Passover in Hebrew) is said by the Arizal to be a portmanteau of “peh” and “sach,” meaning “the mouth speaks.” This alludes to reciting the Haggadah at the seder. Speaking the story of our historical redemption helps to bring redemption in our times — and the use of our speech to destroy one another is what delays our redemption. Unless we’re using the power of speech to create love and unity, we’re wasting our breath.
Retrograde Mercury/Kochav in Aries/Taleh during the total solar eclipse on Erev Rosh Chodesh Nisan brings the drama! Walk back an aggressive stance? Are promises made under duress made to be broken, and what are the consequences? Mars/Ma’adim conjuncts Saturn/Shabbatai in Pisces, and the Sun conjuncts retrograde Mercury April 10-11. We can’t simply muscle through the chaos without harming ourselves or others.
Pesach’s Full Moon in Scorpio reveals that emotionally, we’re all in a massive, worldwide trauma bond. “Dayenu” takes on multiple new layers of meaning.
The power of speech to create magical possibilities or magnificent delusions is possible when Mars conjuncts Neptune/Rahav April 28, before entering Aries April 30. With Venus/Noga entering Taurus and squaring Pluto April 29-30, there’s every hope that the power of love might be the strongest power of all. If we say so, may it be so.
Aries / Taleh
The Total Solar Eclipse in Aries on Erev Rosh Chodesh Nisan, with Mercury/Kochav retrograde in Aries, welcomes you to a new beginning, with the chance to rectify the power of speech, the tikkun of Nisan. Planetary ruler Mars/Ma’adim conjuncts Saturn/Shabbatai April 10; potent messages from your subconscious mind deliver powerful self-awareness. Speak truth to your heart! Mars sextiles Jupiter/Tzedek and Uranus/Oron on April 19, before their epochal conjunction, hinting at societal (and perhaps geological) earthquakes. The Mars-Neptune/Rahav conjunction April 28 exposes your secret dreams. Mars enters Aries April 30, before sextiling Pluto May 3. Don’t play tennis with a medicine ball.
Taurus / Shor
Nisan’s tikkun of speech aligns with retrograde Mercury/Kochav when he conjuncts your planetary ruler Venus/Noga April 19, just before the conjunction in Taurus of Jupiter/Tzedek and Uranus/Oron on Shabbat HaGadol. Your spiritual imperative is to speak truth to your soul as well as to your Creator. All self-deceit will be exposed, prompting a powerful teshuva when Venus conjuncts Chiron the Wounded Healer April 21, with the Taurus Sun square to Pluto. You’re not going backwards; you’re building momentum when Venus enters Taurus April 29 and squares Pluto April 30.
Gemini / T’omim
Speech is the tikkun of Nisan, and with planetary ruler Mercury/Kochav retrograde in Aries/Taleh through April 25, your communicative powers are challenged to produce a truth that enlightens and edifies your community. No better day to clarify a sticky position than April 11, with Sun conjunct retrograde Mercury and the Moon in Gemini. Retrograde Mercury conjuncts Chiron the Wounded Healer April 15 at the First Quarter Moon in Cancer/Sartan, and again when stationed direct May 6. You have two chances to learn sensitivity to the vulnerability of others, perhaps with the sweetening of Venus/Noga conjunct Retrograde Mercury on April 19.
Cancer / Sartan
Nisan’s tikkun of speech serves you in the realm of your career and vocation. Erev Rosh Chodesh Nisan’s New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse in Aries/Taleh reveals the acquisitive ambition hiding behind a compassionate exterior. Speak your aspirations into being, without shame or excuses. The First Quarter Moon in Cancer April 15 nudges in the right direction. Pesach’s Full Moon in Scorpio/Akrav April 23 lures you to believe again in romantic love, even if your tender heart is still sore from the last time. Shared ideals within partnerships are renewed at the Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius/D’li May 1.
Leo / Aryeh
Nisan’s tikkun of speech enables you to discern and discard whatever no longer resonates as truth. Beliefs that give your life meaning and significance are reexamined in the brave new post-Total Solar Eclipse light. Retrograde Mercury/Kochav and the Sun conjunct on April 11; filling in the fine details of your choices. The Sun enters Taurus/Shor April 19, and the epochal Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus on Shabbat HaGadol could bring a big shock to your public-facing persona. Power struggles and ego manipulations are likely when the Sun squares Pluto April 21. Order is renewed May 6 at the Sun’s sextile to Saturn/Shabbatai.
Virgo / Betulah
Nisan’s tikkun of speech hits hard with retrograde Mercury/Kochav in Aries/Taleh through April 25. You’ve left so much unsaid! The speech you need is that which speaks to the heart of alliances, and of everything you share: values, valuables, resources, and intimacies. If trust has been irrevocably broken, all promises in the world can’t put your heart back together again by April 15, with retrograde Mercury conjunct Chiron the Wounded Healer at the First Quarter Moon in Cancer/Sartan. Have grace and compassion on yourself on April 19, when Retrograde Mercury conjuncts Venus/Noga. Self-respect pays off when Mercury Direct conjuncts Chiron again May 6.
Libra / Moznayim
Nisan’s tikkun of speech is at home in the realm of partnerships. To be bold and forthright is not your diplomatic style, but direct needn’t be confrontational. Retrograde Mercury/Kochav conjuncts your planetary ruler Venus/Noga April 19, sweetening words and refining intentions. Show you care about reciprocity as well as feelings when Venus conjuncts Chiron the Wounded Healer April 21, with the Sun in Taurus/Shor square Pluto. You more than anyone cannot bear rigid power hierarchies and unfair imbalances! No more Mister or Missus Nice Guy when Venus enters Taurus April 29, and squares Pluto April 30. Lead the revolt against disrespect!
Scorpio / Akrav
Nisan’s tikkun of speech is empowered within mind-body connection practices. You can speak healing to your body. Mars/Ma’adim and Saturn/Shabbatai conjunct in Pisces/Dagim April 10, giving creative power to your desires. Mars sextiles the Jupiter/Tzedek-Uranus/Oron conjunction in Taurus on Shabbat HaGadol, reflecting charismatic power, enhanced by the Sun’s square to Pluto April 21. The Full Scorpio Moon on Pesach radiates intensity, and so do you. Use your power wisely. You’re birthing dreams when Mars conjuncts Neptune/Rahav April 28, before entering Aries/Taleh April 30. Humility becomes you when Pluto stations retrograde May 2, and Mars sextiles Pluto May 3.
Sagittarius / Keshet
Nisan’s tikkun of speech heals your creativity. Jeremiah 29:11 says: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Internalize those words and speak that truth to your soul as you continue to try to digest the significance and meaning of all that is happening in this world. You’ve exhausted yourself plumbing the spiritual depths. Mars/Ma’adim sextiles Jupiter/Tzedek and Uranus/Oron in Taurus/Shor April 19, followed by the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction on Shabbat HaGadol. Surprise: you’re not in charge! But the Big Boss is.
Capricorn / Gidi
Nisan’s tikkun of speech takes place in the realm of your home and family. Mars/Ma’adim conjunct Saturn/Shabbatai in Pisces on April 10 energizes active communication around structuring these relationships, though not everyone is saying what they really think. Patience goes a long way during this month, as significant others are involved in their own dramas which don’t necessarily involve you. The Sun sextiles Saturn May 6, with Mercury/Kochav, now direct after his retrograde, conjuncts Chiron the Wounded Healer in Aries/Taleh. Handle tender feelings with care. Pragmatic diplomacy is more constructive and less time-consuming than bulldozing over those who depend on your goodwill.
Aquarius / D’li
Speech, the tikkun of Nisan is the power to create. You’re in a unique position to create with your speech this month. Mars/Ma’adim is conjunct Saturn/Shabbatai April 10, increasing pressure in the financial realm. Speak in the shefa (divine flow), and speak out the scarcity. The conjunction of Jupiter/Tzedek and Uranus/Oron (your modern planetary ruler) in Taurus/Shor on Shabbat HaGadol is an epochal meetup signaling a foundational shift – perhaps even an earthquake (metaphorical or otherwise). This disruption forces you to take the next big step. The Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius May 1 ties up loose ends toward that goal.
Pisces / Dagim
Nisan’s tikkun of speech and retrograde Mercury/Kochav in Aries/Taleh through April 25 empowers you to reform, if not actually resurrect, your material world via positive, aspirational speech. You haven’t always had the firmest boundaries around what you can call “mine,” but now you learn that mama may have, papa may have, but God bless the child that’s got their own. Mars/Ma’adim sextiles the epochal conjunction of Jupiter/Tzedek and Uranus/Oron in Taurus on Shabbat HaGadol. Speak up for yourself and demand your true worth. Mars conjuncts Neptune/Rahav April 28. Push your dreams down the cosmic birth canal and into reality!