Astrology by Lisa Stardust
Mars, the motion planet of intercourse, warfare, and aggression, begins its moonwalk on December 6 in Leo and turns direct on February 23, 2025, in Most cancers. As Mars glides backward within the sky, we’re studying the right way to assert ourselves mindfully. The caveat is that the lack to make strides ahead may create frustrations.
Placing issues on the again burner is ill-advised when Mars retrogrades in Leo as a result of they may solely mount up for the longer term and proceed to weigh in your shoulders. Attempt to talk about points with others or attain out to these in want. Slightly compassion will go a great distance right this moment and let individuals know they aren’t alone — the identical applies to you. Though we might turn into annoyed, releasing the power by aware and religious endeavors like journaling, meditation, respiration workouts, and yoga is significant.
When Mars retrograde re-enters Most cancers on January 6, we received’t have the ability to suppress our feelings, which implies they’re popping out within the open. This isn’t a nasty factor. There’s a catharsis and private development that may assist us evolve and alter if we enable ourselves to. The one solution to take care of the energies at play is to assume earlier than expressing your self and to meditate on what your coronary heart really desires—then take motion in direction of attaining it.
The next months, throughout Mars’ post-retroshade shadow, which ends on Might 2, 2025, will give us the correct closure and understanding of perplexing conditions through the retrograde. So long as we open our hearts and minds towards compassion, we will start comprehending issues inflicting uncertainty and anxiousness. It’s our job to concentrate to what has been taking place and open our eyes to seeing issues. The following few months might be rocky as a result of post-retrograde levels. Nonetheless, it would enable us to make issues proper.
December 6: Mars retrograde commences in Leo.
January 3, 2025: Mars retrograde opposes Pluto, resulting in harmful arguments.
January 5, 2025: Mars retrograde points the Nodes of Future, cementing fated occasions.
January 6, 2025: Mars retrograde reenters Most cancers.
January 12, 2025: Mars retrograde stifles us when it aligns with Neptune.
January 23, 2025: Mars retrograde sextiles Uranus, urging us to embrace our individuality.
January 23, 2025: Mars retrograde opposes Mercury, inflicting conflicts to come up.
January 25, 2025: Mars retrograde and Venus hyperlink up, including sentimentality to the day.
February 9, 2025: Mars retrograde connects with Saturn, creating points with authority.
February 23, 2025: Mars retrograde and Mercury harmonize, softening up the power.
February 23: Mars turns direct in Most cancers.