Your March Energy Horoscope: It’s Time to Spring Clean Your Spiritual House

It's not just the stars and planets that can give you a heads-up on what's about to happen—an energy forecast can also give you a roadmap for the month ahead. Think of it as a woo-woo weather report from the universe, which spiritual healers—like Alyson Charles (AKA RockStar Shaman)—can tap into, interpret, and share.

Starting in March, Charles is sharing her energy horoscope with W+G every month. Keep reading for her first cosmic reading, in which she preps you for what's coming, equips you with the tools you need to handle it like a boss, plus shares the spirit animal she says you'll want to channel as a symbolic guide to help you on your path to self-actualization.

You know that 2017 is calling for you to awaken your power in order to take your talents, gifts, and leadership to the next level—and March is manifesting the life force that catapults you there. The overall theme for the month: It’s time.

Whenever “upleveling” occurs in life, it can be unsettling. Yes, these phases are often exhilarating—but also jarring or frightening because you're in unchartered territory and accessing inner tools, gifts, and wisdom that was dormant before.

You're riding massive energy waves this month, so the more you can trust, release, and flow, the better!

March is about embodying your evolution, doing some major self-exploration, and seeing what you’re capable of (which could mean expanding parameters beyond your wildest imagination). At times you might feel like you’re being stretched beyond what you can handle—but you can do it!

Because there are such strong ascension energies (frequencies and codes that help you obtain higher levels of consciousness, connection to truth and purpose, and actualization of your whole power) this month, you may be experiencing swollen glands, fever, and other unexpected “ascension symptoms.” It’s important to go lightly at these times: Take baths, listen to your soul guidance, and rest if it wants you to rest—it's truly vital to tend to your spiritual health just as you would your emotional or physical health.

You're riding massive energy waves this month, so the more you can trust, release, and flow, the better!

Keep reading for a deeper look at March's energy forecast.

How to manifest this month's good vibrations

Following last week's powerful eclipse, it might be very apparent who’s in alignment with you and who isn’t right now. There could be people who you need to shift away from, while other relationships are worth strengthening. Trust this is all for your highest, greatest, Earthly good.

And the equinox on March 20 is a great time to celebrate moving toward the light and getting clear on new beginnings. Do a meditation to go within and ask your higher self where you’re holding back and what you’re finally ready to give yourself permission to experience in life. Allow the feelings of renewal and rebirth to be worked with.

Do a meditation to go within and ask your higher self where you’re holding back and what you’re finally ready to give yourself permission to experience in life.

This month is also good time to practice healing your heart and reminding yourself that it's safe to let your light shine. The energies of now are boldly exclaiming that the present needs you to bravely lean into your evolution and be your authentic self.

Visualize a cord growing from your first red root chakra burrowing into the ground and ask for whatever medicine or support you need delivered. Or allow a supportive thick golden glaze to melt down your entire body and securely root you into Earth. As the new you continues to emerge, the best way to make use of your new gifts is to anchor them into the planet that we live on.

March’s spirit animal: the ostrich

The ostrich represents sorting out what’s no longer serving you (emotionally, physically, and spiritually) and cleaning house. The bird symbolizes spiritual truth while remaining grounded, and in ancient Egypt an ostrich feather symbolized Maat (the goddess of truth and justice). It’s about facing reality and rebirth—the ending of one cycle and the beginning of another.

The ostrich assists in purification ceremonies, so call upon it when you're meditating to relay any messages to you—or simply ask it to be with you all of March and provide any energetic support that you need. That way you can be in a state of grace and flow amidst the ascension.

The ostrich represents sorting out what’s no longer serving you (emotionally, physically, and spiritually) and cleaning house.

This month, trust that the full you is ready to be known—and shine like never before! Stay immersed in high-vibe activities, people, and places. And if the waves of transformation ever feel too great, surrender the confusion or struggle to a higher source. Remember, we’re all in this together, so let love unite—and let’s support each other through the March energies…it’s time.

Alyson Charles, AKA RockStar Shaman, channels ancient, sacred knowledge and divine energy through her work as a wellness guide to celebrities and CEOs. O Magazine named her method a “Top Meditation to Try.” And Charles, a national champion runner and international TV and radio host, now uses her calling to shamanism to teach people how to awaken their power through partnerships with high-vibe brands like THINX, W Hotel, The William Vale, The New York Times, National Geographic Channel, and Forbes.

When you're finished spring cleaning your spiritual house, declutter your actual home by getting rid of these five items right now. And use these tips to turn your bathroom into a spa sanctuary.