O.M.G., what a huge breath of fresh air this Mars-out-of-retrograde-shadow is, particularly to Mars-centric folks like myself. We have all been dealing with Mars' retrograde themes since Mid-May, when it entered this stretch of the zodiac that it then tripled-back over, forward, retrograding, and then forward again.
During that time, our drive, passions, courage, willpower, sense of momentum and energy, our sexuality, our ability to take decisive action forward, our very sense of vitality, have been under review and critique.
We had many opportunities to examine and rewire our reactions to social and global events, to consider the effectiveness of our will in helping to create and change realities for ourselves and our world, to become more conscious of what our desires to fit into and/or stand out of the crowd were about.
We may have been pushed back to the drawing boards of our ambitions again and again, considering and reconsidering our action plans and what truly drives and inspires us to feel truly alive and motivated (and what doesn't).
Any fears we had about any of that, got brought to the forefront of our awareness so that we could really consider how we go about going after what we want (or defending against what we do not).
And through it all, our attempts to actually apply and experience that sense of vitality and momentum towards anything any forward actions and any new terrain, were feeling limp and unsupported. Until now!
As of this afternoon (EDT), it's Mars is finally, FINALLY outta that stretch!
Whew! This one was quite the ride on this end!
How about on your end?
and obviously not everyone has strong Mars themes in their charts/personalities/lives (those who do, would have felt this period, and any other Mars activity more intensely) ; we've also each had this Mars transit moving through different areas of our charts and lives, activating different themes.
Either way, I'd love to hear about your experiences with this Mars retrograde cycle(Mid-May till now). Are you feeling this shift today?
Bella’s been practicing and teaching Western psycho-spiritual Astrology since 2008. She’s known for her caring, intuitive style and practical advice on how to apply Astrology to enrich our self knowledge and personal lives. She believes in celebrating the uniqueness, and enabling the empowerment of every person she comes across, and loves to put Astrology to work helping people to achieve their best potentials.
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