Mars, the planet named by the Romans “God of War” turns Retrograde from September 9th to November 13th, 2020. The retrograde motion is an apparent move on the sky as there are no planets moving backward, it just looks this way from Earth as our planet is orbiting the Sun at a different speed than the other planets in our solar system.
Mars will start its retrograde cycle this year in the Fire sign of Aries and will stay in this sign for the entire period. The retrograde motion marks every 2 years and 2 weeks and lasts between 60 – 80 days. The last Mars retrograde was in the Summer of 2018.
Mars governs Aries and Scorpio; thus, these two signs will be the between the most affected by this transit. Their well know drive and passionate personality will tend to slow down and the energy directed more inward for introspection.
As the transit happens in a cardinal sign, this will more intense for all cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. Cardinal signs are about leadership and direction, so tensions arising from these squares are likely to be around these issues.
Mars rules at a collective level, the masculine, sexuality, action, war, aggression and initiative. During this period, powerful upgrades and purge will take place in these areas; this will involve mostly releasing negativity and old programming from the Solar Plexus.
Mars will make a series of three squares to three different planets during its passage through Aries—Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto creating a challenging aspect between Aries and Capricorn. With the malefic planets squaring off in these signs’ things could definitely get messy, with a tendency on both sides to take thing personally and become uncompromising. The anger can build inside and we can tend to not know how to behave in normal circumstances because our instincts seem to fail us.
Aries is the sign of action by definition and can be hasty in making decisions on moving forward without having a plan beforehand, while Capricorn is the sign of responsibility and taking planned, organized and strategic action the challenge now is make wise decisions on when to use both energies and how to give both of them space to manifest. We can channel this energy by getting back into sports if we are not doing this already, yoga would be a good way to focus both outside and inside ourselves and combine the fiery yoga poses with more grounded ones that would make use of these energies without overwhelming us.
Closure of karmic ties and toxic relationships are being released and reorganizing things in our life will be the main focus in this period. It will be an upgrade and purge of our Masculine collective as the Masculine is being pushed to become more conscious, reorganize his way of action and refrain from taking major decisions that could lead to frustration or even fights if we are not aware of how to consciously use the energy in this period. When this cycle ends, we will be triggered to put into action all the things, we are not able to move forward with because of lack of good judgment, hasty and angry decisions that we can regret later. It is not wise to make final decisions based on what we’re feeling, seeing or experiencing now.
The General note for each sign is that our energy and drive will feel directed more towards re-assessing our current projects, the way we act as well as out desires. Rather than feeling the pull to start new projects, there’s a natural trigger towards introspection and retreat from major activities.
Acting is redirected inwards, which means that this calls for a well-deserved healing journey, healing of old wounds, it’s a very auspicious time to do that. So, plan that healing session, visit your psychotherapist for anger management, or simply go on a retreat that can enable you a safe, intimate as well as group supporting container that you can benefit from at this time.
Bellow are the domains of life where each zodiac sign will be triggered by this Mars Retrograde transit to review and reconsider. Look for your Sun, Ascendant, and Moon signs:
Aries: self-actions, ambition, physical body, image;
Taurus: health, relationship with God, self-analysis, letting go of battle;
Gemini: friends, future plans, aspirations, ideals;
Cancer: public image, reputation, social status;
Leo: beliefs, principles, relationships with foreigners, studies;
Virgo: renunciation, power, sexuality, unpaid money, loans.
Libra: relationships, couple, association, marriage.
Scorpio: health, work, colleagues, daily schedule.
Sagittarius: love, children, creativity, hobbies.
Capricorn: house/home, family, dwelling, soul.
Aquarius: travel, communication, electronic equipment, studies.
Pisces: money, personal goods and values, talents.
Mars advice : Slow down and look before you leap rather than throwing yourself into action!
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