11/09/2020
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎
𝘔𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵!
Reading and seeing many doom & gloom posts about the Mars retrograde recently, so I thought I’d put it into a little perspective here, looking at the full range of Mars and not only focusing on s*x and violence. 😏
When a planet goes retrograde, it means the planetary quality is internalised for that period of time. The planet seemingly stands still, it seems to pause on its journey through the skies. So the Mars retrograde phase is the natural phase in the cycle where the Mars energy is internalized, reflective.
Mars, the divine masculine or YANG energy – it’s the energy that gets us out of bed and into bed. It’s our drive, our assertion, actualisation – the raw physical energy. But it’s also our connection to anger, to our ego, our survival mode – fight or flight.
With Mars being about how we get our needs met, it’s like we have been collectively sent to our rooms now to have a little think about our ego before we are allowed back outside to play.
So maybe think about where are your needs met, where are you pushing too hard, where are you pushing too little? How do you actualise your intentions? How do you react in times of stress and danger? Is your ego a little over-active? And can you possibly change that?
Mars is currently in Aries which means filtering our action through the lens of Aries. As a cardinal fire sign, Aries goes first, it’s the pioneer energy, fueled with passion and inspiration leading the way.
Mars in Aries asks: what’s in it for me? Why wait? Let’s go!
And we might see a lot of things happening now in a fast way, with force, full steam ahead. Some ego actions, without much thought or preparation given to them.
It could get a little wild now with this temperamental energy, but please take the time and use it for yourself as well instead of exclusively being glued the sh*t-show that is unfolding externally.
I expect a lot of triggers to come up that give us food for reflection - if we are willing to pause and do so. If you get triggered and lash out, can you do it better next time? Our patience might be tested big time, the ego will scream loudly: I want it MY way! NOW!
In order to change things, we have to become aware of them first – no matter how ugly this looks like. You cannot evolve and change something if you remain in your comfort zone. So we are all catapulted out of the comfort zone of denial now.
Once Mars goes direct (which will be on 13th November) it is time to take what you learned in the retrograde weeks and put it into action.
When we come out of this phase, chances are we have alchemized so much that we will be able to operate on the more conscious level of Mars /Aries:
As much as this world looks like chaos, we can create something brand new here. We can be the pioneers for humanity after thousands of years of oppression and brain washing.
We can walk full of courage and direct our inspired vision to make this world a much better place than it was before.
By Sarah Ulhaas, all rights reserved
Photo: Unsplash / Nicolas Lobos
