♈ Mars in Aries & the Magic of 20 Minutes ♈
Updated: Nov 5, 2020
I don't know about you, but lately I can't seem to get something done from start to finish! Either I feel impatient to last through the whole thing, can't find the time to get to it, or just feel plumb frustrated by how slow or monotonous the task feels. Sometimes it has me feeling like...
When we look to the astrals, we are reminded that Mars is transiting in Aries. Mars entered Aries on June 27th of this year, and it actually won't leave Aries until January 7th of 2021! That's right. Get ready for six months of Martian magic (or madness, depending upon your preference). This long stay of Mars in Aries is because of an upcoming Mars retrograde in September. On September 10th, Mars at 28 degrees of Aries will go retrograde. Mars will advance almost to the full length of its stay in Aries, but then start retrograding back 2 degrees before it reaches that full completion, hence contributing to an exceptionally long stay in one sign.
During this retrograde, Mars will be on and off squaring Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter. The biggest battle of those squares will be the action between Saturn and Mars in August, September and October.
This will make for a mad hatter Mars a little bit like...
Mars in Aries in its positive aspect is strength, courage, tenacity, leadership, action, and drive. In its shadow aspect, it can be frustration, impatience, childlike energy, and"I want it now" type of feels.
In contrast, Saturn in Capricorn is like the Knight of Pentacles, slow, but steady moving. It is careful, methodical, planning, calculating, and persevering. It is willing to give up "right now" for "later than" so that it can achieve more long term projects and bigger wins. It is enduring and not easily bothered by not getting what it wants right away.
With all of this Mars and Capricorn energy, what can sometimes be missing (and in tense aspect astrologically) is Libra and Cancer. These signs are what provide the balance, sweetness, beauty, patience, tenderness, and nurturing we all need. As a result of these key players missing, things can also get a bit more tense in relationships during all of this Mars square Saturn energy. You might not even remember what you are fighting about anymore...
So then, how do we temper these opposite astral energies?
Two words: balance and compromise
