Transiting (current placement) Mars has
been retrograde since April 17, 2016.
Mars has been in the sign of Sagittarius and went back into Scorpio
during its retrograde cycle. It turns
direct in Scorpio at 23 degrees on June 29, 2016.
Mars traditionally is reflective of energy
directed outward. During its retrograde
cycle, those affected by this transit may have felt stagnated in their efforts
and felt as though they had little to no energy. This is particularly true if you have a natal
planet in conjunction (the most powerful aspect), square or in opposition to
transiting Mars.
The energy is turned inward, which is not a
comfortable expression of Mars. You may
have felt that you could neither release your inner drive nor could you motivate
yourself into a forward direction. You
may feel a release of energy once it turns direct again and what previously felt
restricted or held back may now come to the forefront and be released. Make sure that the release of these energies
is not in an aggressive manner, even if you have felt thwarted in the past few
months.
If, for example, you have had a conjunction
with the Moon, you could have felt as though your emotions have been on hold or
even though you had strong inner emotional reactions to life’s events and
situations, you have not been able to release those emotions. This could include wanting to make a change
in your life. Your emotions have been so
stifled that they has kept you at bay and nothing seemed to have move in the
manner you wanted. All you really wanted
to do was to express how you felt on an emotion level. After Mars turns direct, you should now be
able to express yourself which is what you wanted to do for what seemed like an
eternity.
If Saturn has been involved in the equation
with this retrograde Mars, this cycle would actually have been to your advantage
as you may have needed this time to examine all the details before plunging
into some activity. This was a time to
examine and review all details to make sure that you were prepare and on a
solid foundation before you moved ahead.
Saturn normally restricts action and suggests that you build a proper base
before you move ahead and your drive would have been held back which gave you
the perfect opportunity to prepare. Once
Mars goes direct again, you may be ready to move ahead in your endeavours.
Mars is also about sexual energies and
sexual drive, and you may have felt as though you were stifled in this area. Perhaps you wanted to pursue a sexual union
with someone you were interested in and the events never seemed to play out to
allow this union to come together. You
may find that once Mars goes direct that things move along in ways that were
previously stagnated or held back. Just
make sure that your feelings go beyond just a sexual nature and that you
actually care about each other. Mars
tends to be overly aggressive when it comes to sex and the sexual drive,
especially when it moves through Scorpio.
Check to see which house transiting Mars is
moving through as this will indicate the areas of life involved in the process. Also you will need to review which houses are
involved with other planetary energies and how they may surface or fail to
surface during the retrograde cycle and again when Mars goes direct. The placement of natal Mars by house position
will also be highlighted. Transiting
Mars may pass over planets or significant areas of the natal chart (ascendant
and midheaven) three times as it goes through the retrograde and direct cycles
making these areas of extreme importance.
If Mars stations on a planet or significant point in the birth chart, it
will also be noteworthy.
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