Now that Mercury is in Scorpio and Mars is trine in Cancer, it's clear sailing!
And to make you even more productive, both Mercury and Mars are sextile Saturn.
Message:
There are A LOT of ideas flying around, many of them very energizing. But before you make a move, get grounded, have a direction, and plan well.
That means it's time to make a DECISION!
As you get clear about your goals, the next step will come into focus.
But before you can make a plan and move forward, you need to make a decision. And to honor the choices and commitments you make, you'll need to follow directions and take all the necessary steps.
Since both Mercury and Mars are close to Retrograde stations, the progress you make right now may not be immediately visible, but it is happening. You CAN make VERY real progress if TRUST your process and put your energy into what you KNOW is your path.
Trust your guidance-- and be prepared to do whatever it takes to make it real.
Once you KNOW your next step-- and you KNOW it because it ENERGIZES you-- the next few months are the perfect time to do more reading and research. Whatever you need to learn is there to access! You only need to make a commitment and stay focused.
Once you know WHAT to do, Saturn at the midpoint of Mercury/Mars advises us to get GROUNDED.
What are the details and exactly HOW will you proceed.
As the SUN trines Moon and Chiron forming a fast-moving GRAND TRINE, you can find on-going inspiration from a mentor and/or teacher.
Timing: this can be felt on a personal level from Sunday night through Tuesday as the Moon (personal feelings) contacts this configuration.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Showing posts with label mars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mars. Show all posts
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Mars in action
Mars is in the astrological hot seat.
Astrologically, transiting Mars is currently square the Sun (Sept 17) and square Uranus (Sept 3) and opposing Jupiter (Aug 23). Mars will square the coming Solar Eclipse (Sept 11, 2007) on September 6. Events can be frustrating, even infuriating, or even explosive. You can get really hot, physically and emotionally.
How are you wired for an energy surge? Will you let yourself have a tantrum or will you be productive?
Mars in the horoscope generates heat. Emotionally, heat creates passion. Physically, heat creates inflammation.
Mars transforms desires into passion. A strong Mars arouses our WILL, giving us the energy to act and get our needs met-- now, not later.
When we use our passion to assert our will, sometimes aggressively, we may not be giving much thought to how others will react to the force we are exerting.
Why are we using force? To control others so we can get our needs met.
When we use control strategies to get what we want, it often doesn't work. Probably unconsciously, or by default, we often use approval/disapproval to control the other people. By withdrawing approval, we (try to) maintain control and get what we want from others.
With Mars so strong in the chart now, our patience can be pushed to a breaking point, increasing the feeling of urgency to get our needs met--- NOW! Or.....? Yet, it's a choice: accept others for what they can give, or reject people who don't give in a way that is exactly what you wanted.
Mars in Gemini in the hot seat (part of a Mutable Grand Square) can be distracting energy. There are so many things (large and small) competing for your immediate attention, you can easily get disorganized and not accomplish much. Everyone can feel like they have ADD.
First, do whatever you can to slow your thoughts. Breathe, meditate. Once you are refreshed, trust yourself. You will know exactly what to do next. And you'll have the energy and the ability to communicate in a way that motivates instead of manipulates. Then your desires can be met.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Astrologically, transiting Mars is currently square the Sun (Sept 17) and square Uranus (Sept 3) and opposing Jupiter (Aug 23). Mars will square the coming Solar Eclipse (Sept 11, 2007) on September 6. Events can be frustrating, even infuriating, or even explosive. You can get really hot, physically and emotionally.
How are you wired for an energy surge? Will you let yourself have a tantrum or will you be productive?
Mars in the horoscope generates heat. Emotionally, heat creates passion. Physically, heat creates inflammation.
Mars transforms desires into passion. A strong Mars arouses our WILL, giving us the energy to act and get our needs met-- now, not later.
When we use our passion to assert our will, sometimes aggressively, we may not be giving much thought to how others will react to the force we are exerting.
Why are we using force? To control others so we can get our needs met.
When we use control strategies to get what we want, it often doesn't work. Probably unconsciously, or by default, we often use approval/disapproval to control the other people. By withdrawing approval, we (try to) maintain control and get what we want from others.
With Mars so strong in the chart now, our patience can be pushed to a breaking point, increasing the feeling of urgency to get our needs met--- NOW! Or.....? Yet, it's a choice: accept others for what they can give, or reject people who don't give in a way that is exactly what you wanted.
Mars in Gemini in the hot seat (part of a Mutable Grand Square) can be distracting energy. There are so many things (large and small) competing for your immediate attention, you can easily get disorganized and not accomplish much. Everyone can feel like they have ADD.
First, do whatever you can to slow your thoughts. Breathe, meditate. Once you are refreshed, trust yourself. You will know exactly what to do next. And you'll have the energy and the ability to communicate in a way that motivates instead of manipulates. Then your desires can be met.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Monday, August 6, 2007
Love and Conflict: Mars and Venus get stressed
If you didn't like Monday, Tuesday is an opportunity to get it right.
Venus is squaring Mars and briefly the Moon-- making love and attraction personal, public, and stressed. (Venus at 0 Virgo squares Moon-Mars at 0 Gemini)
Give and take are not in balance because it doesn't seem like there's enough time to wait for things to balance out. And with impulsive Mars in Gemini and Venus taking account in Virgo, words can hurt as much as physical violence. Words may not leave visible scars, but the damage done can last a long time, especially if someone wants to use it to make a point. Acting impulsively, you can do or say something that cuts to the point but is NOT in your best interests.
Is it momentary anger or a desire to cut and run? Perhaps a bit of both. But if you are irritated by a lack of perfection, you can be feeling especially stressed out right now.
Since life is ongoing, there is no completion or perfection. Yet, it could be time to cut or prune something that has gone too far and is sapping energy for meaningful growth. Venus Retrograde and about to (re-)enter Leo suggests a time to reevaluate how your self-confidence contributes to -- or interferes with -- attracting what you really want.
By immediately blaming others, you are giving up on your own ability to make and/or attract beneficial changes. Blaming gives whoever you are blaming all the power, while you are not to blame but also have no power, and no energy, to make changes. Feeling guilt or shame for mistakes or for your current situation is not the point, but accepting how you contribute can help you make changes and improvements that really could change your life, even if it takes time.
And since this is a Gemini-Virgo square, there can be cat and dogs fights, so watch your pets-- and how they interact with each other and with neighbor's pets. Mine have been riled up twice today. One run-away dog due to loud neighbor (Gemini) music (she's back) and a hissy cat fight (no thanks to claw clipping during a Gemini-Virgo square^^:)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Venus is squaring Mars and briefly the Moon-- making love and attraction personal, public, and stressed. (Venus at 0 Virgo squares Moon-Mars at 0 Gemini)
Give and take are not in balance because it doesn't seem like there's enough time to wait for things to balance out. And with impulsive Mars in Gemini and Venus taking account in Virgo, words can hurt as much as physical violence. Words may not leave visible scars, but the damage done can last a long time, especially if someone wants to use it to make a point. Acting impulsively, you can do or say something that cuts to the point but is NOT in your best interests.
Is it momentary anger or a desire to cut and run? Perhaps a bit of both. But if you are irritated by a lack of perfection, you can be feeling especially stressed out right now.
Since life is ongoing, there is no completion or perfection. Yet, it could be time to cut or prune something that has gone too far and is sapping energy for meaningful growth. Venus Retrograde and about to (re-)enter Leo suggests a time to reevaluate how your self-confidence contributes to -- or interferes with -- attracting what you really want.
By immediately blaming others, you are giving up on your own ability to make and/or attract beneficial changes. Blaming gives whoever you are blaming all the power, while you are not to blame but also have no power, and no energy, to make changes. Feeling guilt or shame for mistakes or for your current situation is not the point, but accepting how you contribute can help you make changes and improvements that really could change your life, even if it takes time.
And since this is a Gemini-Virgo square, there can be cat and dogs fights, so watch your pets-- and how they interact with each other and with neighbor's pets. Mine have been riled up twice today. One run-away dog due to loud neighbor (Gemini) music (she's back) and a hissy cat fight (no thanks to claw clipping during a Gemini-Virgo square^^:)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Focus
Mars, the ACTION planet, is in the hot seat.
Mars is exactly square Saturn Tuesday and is also square Neptune, creating a tense t-square that DEMANDS action while making it more difficult to TAKE action.
Outside, expect HOT weather. On the personal level, there is an opportunity to free up STUCK energy and start moving towards achieving your goals. How? FOCUS.
If your FOCUS is on what you see as problems and imperfections, that is what you will continue to get, and more of it. Goals will be more frustrating than motivating, and your resistance will keep things exactly the way they are, even if you SAY you want change.
If you can look at the world and the offerings presented to you as having the potential to change, inform, and emotionally uplift your psychological energy, you can move past limiting patterns and beliefs. If all you find are faults, you are meeting your own resistance to your own passions and motivation. You can't FOCUS on gratitude and appreciation when you are blaming and assigning guilt. And-- you can't feel guilt and blame when you are FOCUSing on your gratitude and appreciation.
If you let past events determine your future, you are likely to hold on to the same fear, guilt, and inhibitions that have always limited your actions. Despite WANTING better things in your life, you will continue to self-sabotage and not receive your dream life. If you can stand on your own and take action based on what YOU know is right-action, you can start to move forward. Otherwise, you can continue to seek support and continue to find fault in how it is given.
with Love&Light,
Lauren
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Mars is exactly square Saturn Tuesday and is also square Neptune, creating a tense t-square that DEMANDS action while making it more difficult to TAKE action.
Outside, expect HOT weather. On the personal level, there is an opportunity to free up STUCK energy and start moving towards achieving your goals. How? FOCUS.
If your FOCUS is on what you see as problems and imperfections, that is what you will continue to get, and more of it. Goals will be more frustrating than motivating, and your resistance will keep things exactly the way they are, even if you SAY you want change.
If you can look at the world and the offerings presented to you as having the potential to change, inform, and emotionally uplift your psychological energy, you can move past limiting patterns and beliefs. If all you find are faults, you are meeting your own resistance to your own passions and motivation. You can't FOCUS on gratitude and appreciation when you are blaming and assigning guilt. And-- you can't feel guilt and blame when you are FOCUSing on your gratitude and appreciation.
If you let past events determine your future, you are likely to hold on to the same fear, guilt, and inhibitions that have always limited your actions. Despite WANTING better things in your life, you will continue to self-sabotage and not receive your dream life. If you can stand on your own and take action based on what YOU know is right-action, you can start to move forward. Otherwise, you can continue to seek support and continue to find fault in how it is given.
with Love&Light,
Lauren
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
Full Moon Awareness
The Full Moon is approaching and weather permitting, will be quite a show as the moon rises this evening.
Since i see astrology as energy, i have a few comments on the current state of energy.
Mars, the energy planet, is square Saturn, the cautious planet. This is a time when everything seems to get in your way of success. You may have spent considerable time and energy trying to make something criticism-proof, yet the responses you receive can be frustrating, non-existent, or even resentful.
Insisting that everything works according to your plan or schedule can create a one-way energy system. And the problem with that is that the energy cannot renew itself. It's a dead end. So you do a lot, but then the energy dries up and you wonder, why? what happened? Things may have seemed to be going great, but they were just going your way, and/or you did not create a path for the energy to flow back; receiving energy seems to be blocked or slowed way down.
How can you make this time less frustrating and more productive? Patience! And build a path for the energy to return. Let yourself receive positive energy, don't block it by feeling the frustration or thinking there's never enough. That's the old scare-city mentality. There IS enough, but you may need to accept building patiently now if you want to continue to be productive.
with Love&Light,
Lauren
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Since i see astrology as energy, i have a few comments on the current state of energy.
Mars, the energy planet, is square Saturn, the cautious planet. This is a time when everything seems to get in your way of success. You may have spent considerable time and energy trying to make something criticism-proof, yet the responses you receive can be frustrating, non-existent, or even resentful.
Insisting that everything works according to your plan or schedule can create a one-way energy system. And the problem with that is that the energy cannot renew itself. It's a dead end. So you do a lot, but then the energy dries up and you wonder, why? what happened? Things may have seemed to be going great, but they were just going your way, and/or you did not create a path for the energy to flow back; receiving energy seems to be blocked or slowed way down.
How can you make this time less frustrating and more productive? Patience! And build a path for the energy to return. Let yourself receive positive energy, don't block it by feeling the frustration or thinking there's never enough. That's the old scare-city mentality. There IS enough, but you may need to accept building patiently now if you want to continue to be productive.
with Love&Light,
Lauren
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Message from Mars
If you subscribe to artcharts newsletter, which is 100% free, you probably remember that action planet Mars is very active right now. Just as Venus is hanging stationery in orbit, hardly moving at all as she prepares for a RETROGRADE station this coming week. What can THIS do to your love life, nevermind your cash flow???
Before you think about love and money, Mars has a message for your ego.
Mars is sextile Uranus right now. This means there is more available energy--- for certain purposes! It's a good time to take initiative to connect with your goals, friends, groups, astrologer! Have a plan of action? It's time to TAKE action. Ask a favor. Connect with other individuals or groups doing similar work, find ways you can integrate your individual intentions with what the group is working to accomplish. Perhaps there's an opportunity if you're willing to pool your resources, cash, information, discoveries, you may be pleasantly surprised at the potential for a win-win outcome.
But in astrology, one aspect is never the whole story. It's part. But it's not the whole picture.
Monday, July 23, Mars is square Neptune, while Venus is stationing Retrograde (July 27). What you stand up for and demand to have NOW may be exactly what works against you most. You could expend a lot of energy for something that is really not what you want, need, or will be satisfied with. And if you're really pushy and refuse to live in harmony with the rest of the planetary citizens, you can actually wind up with more of what you DON'T want. Have you really won? What? Do you thrive on the constant drama of increased tension, or are you able to be open to the harmony of the universe, willing to work cooperatively for a greater good?
Maybe not. Maybe you have to have your way, and maybe you'll get it. But you may not be happy with what you get as Mars squares Neptune and Venus stations Retrograde. If you're feeling discouraged, who did you hope to discourage? cut off?negate? deny? reject? What or who are you trying to control? How are you focusing your energy on others that could be re-focused on yourself? Where do you HAVE to be right? There's your potential energy leak.
Mars square Neptune can encourage actions that show your inner truth, even if you would rather keep it hidden so you can appear to be what you fear you're not. Ironically, the more you try to hide your subconscious, the more obvious it can become to others-- especially now. How much energy do you expend making sure you keep certain parts of yourself hidden so you get approval? Maintain control? Feel superior? Does that extend to telling others why they can't possibly succeed? Besides all the ENERGY your disapproval takes away from you, it also deposits layers of guilt, layers that only add to your own bad feelings about yourself, dramatically decreasing your available energy AND making relationships more treacherous than loving. So ill wishes really wind up as stumbling blocks on your own doorstep, or disguised as bad karma. This is how your disapproval zaps your energy.
Trying to pretend none of this is true is only going to make it more true. It happens to all of us in all our relationships. What to do? Let it go! Paint your own world, make it easy to succeed. Sabotaging others is sabotaging yourself. Look directly at your bad wishes. Don't try to escape them. Accept them. Then you can let them go. Maybe while Venus is Retrograde.
This is not about denying more, it's about being open and letting it go so you can increase your energy and make life fun, again.
Get your ego out of the way, and watch your conflicts dissolve!
with Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let Lauren know by buying her absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. Her email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here!
Before you think about love and money, Mars has a message for your ego.
Mars is sextile Uranus right now. This means there is more available energy--- for certain purposes! It's a good time to take initiative to connect with your goals, friends, groups, astrologer! Have a plan of action? It's time to TAKE action. Ask a favor. Connect with other individuals or groups doing similar work, find ways you can integrate your individual intentions with what the group is working to accomplish. Perhaps there's an opportunity if you're willing to pool your resources, cash, information, discoveries, you may be pleasantly surprised at the potential for a win-win outcome.
But in astrology, one aspect is never the whole story. It's part. But it's not the whole picture.
Monday, July 23, Mars is square Neptune, while Venus is stationing Retrograde (July 27). What you stand up for and demand to have NOW may be exactly what works against you most. You could expend a lot of energy for something that is really not what you want, need, or will be satisfied with. And if you're really pushy and refuse to live in harmony with the rest of the planetary citizens, you can actually wind up with more of what you DON'T want. Have you really won? What? Do you thrive on the constant drama of increased tension, or are you able to be open to the harmony of the universe, willing to work cooperatively for a greater good?
Maybe not. Maybe you have to have your way, and maybe you'll get it. But you may not be happy with what you get as Mars squares Neptune and Venus stations Retrograde. If you're feeling discouraged, who did you hope to discourage? cut off?negate? deny? reject? What or who are you trying to control? How are you focusing your energy on others that could be re-focused on yourself? Where do you HAVE to be right? There's your potential energy leak.
Mars square Neptune can encourage actions that show your inner truth, even if you would rather keep it hidden so you can appear to be what you fear you're not. Ironically, the more you try to hide your subconscious, the more obvious it can become to others-- especially now. How much energy do you expend making sure you keep certain parts of yourself hidden so you get approval? Maintain control? Feel superior? Does that extend to telling others why they can't possibly succeed? Besides all the ENERGY your disapproval takes away from you, it also deposits layers of guilt, layers that only add to your own bad feelings about yourself, dramatically decreasing your available energy AND making relationships more treacherous than loving. So ill wishes really wind up as stumbling blocks on your own doorstep, or disguised as bad karma. This is how your disapproval zaps your energy.
Trying to pretend none of this is true is only going to make it more true. It happens to all of us in all our relationships. What to do? Let it go! Paint your own world, make it easy to succeed. Sabotaging others is sabotaging yourself. Look directly at your bad wishes. Don't try to escape them. Accept them. Then you can let them go. Maybe while Venus is Retrograde.
This is not about denying more, it's about being open and letting it go so you can increase your energy and make life fun, again.
Get your ego out of the way, and watch your conflicts dissolve!
with Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let Lauren know by buying her absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. Her email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here!
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