Hello, everyone.
Next week, on March 10, Mars resumes direct motion. Let’s review where we are so we can take full advantage of these last few days of retrograde motion. Many people feel they are standing still right now, and it’s true. When a planet is coming close to changing direction it does move very, very slowly through the zodiac in the days just before its reversal.
Was that gold?
Gold on Quartz “The Dragon” (Wikimedia Commons)
We’ve conceptualized retrograde motion as a hiker who has covered a certain portion of a trail, but then stops, turns around, and walks back to a certain point. Then she stops again, turns around, and moves forward again. Why did she stop and turn around in the first place? What was it she missed the first time that made her want to retrace her steps?
Perhaps she saw something shiny and intriguing but then dismissed the thought: oh, it was probably just some Fool’s Gold. But as she walks on it starts to bother her. What if it was real gold, or a diamond shining in the soil? So she goes back for a closer inspection.
Right now, a few days before Mars turns direct, is like our hiker just reaching the point she headed back to. She is slowing down because she is nearing her destination. She’s looking for that shiny object. Can she find it again? If she does, what will she discover?
A Second Chance
In the days before a planet turns direct, it’s important to ask these questions. Mars has returned to the very beginning of the sign of Leo. It’s like we’re being given a second chance, a chance to start over on some creative project we had in mind last October. This project may have been stalled since December, but soon the energy will move. Have we learned what we needed to learn? Have we uncovered the missing clue? Have we gained wisdom? Are we more ready to face the challenges of self-expression that are the mission of Mars in Leo?
In these last few days of stillness, look around, listen, observe your instinctual responses and what is drawing your interest naturally. These few days are loaded with opportunities for insight. They are packed with possibilities if we can uncover them. Whether you notice something bright and shiny or something more subtle, we have come back here to this point for a reason. Now is the time of discovery. Now is the fertile opening, the pause filled with potential.
When Mars resumes direct motion, our business lives will gradually become more and more busy and we will forget the stillness of this time. So in these last few days, let’s find the jewel, the gift of this waiting period so it’s in our backpack when we move forward again.
Here are some earlier posts about Mars in Leo. Reading them may reveal what you are looking for, or where you should be looking. As you find the gems, share them in the comments with all of us.
4 Ways to Benefit from Mars Retrograde
Life doesn’t stand still – how to work with Retrograde Mars
