Mars & Sun Move from Earth to Air

“The Earth holds fire, even as it devours her own body. Air feeds the flames, sending it from here to there, and then everywhere.”

Mars moves into sidereal Gemini on October 15th, just for one month, and then he’ll be retrograding back into Taurus. For starters, this will be experienced as a cooling down, as Mars in the earthy sign of Taurus has brought high levels of heat to us physically. The move into Gemini’s airy mind-field means that the fire is now in the intellect. Expect more heat in communication and the fact that Mercury, the ruler of Gemini is in his other sign and exalted will bring an exacting quality to this. You may be right, but is it worth it? Some words cannot be taken back. Gemini is where occurs the birth of the Ego, the “I” identity that individuates us and gives us a sense of “Self” within the collective. As such, Mars can do well here to increase our knowledge or skill and strengthen our intellect. If there’s some written work you’ve been putting off, this could be the time to get it done.

Mars in Taurus may have brought up some issues with discipline and laziness and we have to remind ourselves it is not others who keep us from what we need to do. We choose to do something we prefer and sometimes that involves other people, but that does not make it their fault. Essentially, Mars is a physical and active planet, and so needs a way to channel that energy. The less we are physically disciplined, the more excess fire we have to burn in other ways, that often look like anger. One interesting thing to note about personal discipline is that it is behavior that is controlled and repeated, meaning that occasional physical bursts of energy are not the same thing. To truly strengthen ourselves, we must repeatedly show up in the same way day after day in a measured manner to produce a long-term result. This is why he is exalted in the dutiful sign of Capricorn and debilitated in the ever-changeable and emotional sign of Cancer. Since he will be returning to Taurus November 13th to remain until March 12th, 2023 it will do us good to use this time to examine the ways in which we may have folded on promises we made to ourselves and create some solid routines that we can commit to every day. This can be related to your body, your work, your relationships or your mind/spirit. If you need help discovering what areas of life Mars rules for you, sign up for my email list in the upper right corner (or from the pop-up) and receive the FREE report “Mars in Taurus for all 12 Signs”! It will continue sending for a few more days, and I will then take it down until he moves back there in mid November. You will also receive 3 other super helpful transit reports to navigate these penetrating times.

The Sun is going into Libra on October 17th, and this is another fiery Graha (planet/luminary) moving from Earth to Air. In this case, Libra is the sign of debilitation, or worst operating intelligence for the Sun. Our sense of power, authority and leadership is strangled in the wishy-washy wind nature of Libra where taking a stand can seem nearly impossible. Instead of receiving a direct download from Source on what to do and where to go, we look to the worst possible place, other confused people who give us a riddled mess of their own poor advice mixed with their personal desires of what we should do. Sun in Libra panders to others and people-pleases with the very energy that is supposed to be leading us, and we can expect governments, bosses, parents and others in charge to be coming from this disabled state of power. The up-side to this transit is usually that at least things can feel more harmonious on the surface, but in this case we are entering the eclipse portal and have Ketu, the South Node hovering in wait for our luminary to pass through his black hole. This shadow Graha will have us driving deep into the source of power and extracting the one thing most wrong with it and fixating on it. Whatever area of life/house the Sun rules for you will likely be hit pretty hard with Ketu’s disappointing inward glare. Also, whatever house Libra is in your Vedic chart will give a good indication of how you are experiencing this eclipsing of your power. If you haven’t yet gotten your transit report, “Nodes in Aries/Libra for all 12 Signs” then sign up now and check it out. If you are already on my list and received this awhile back, search through your mail and give it a re-read!

Venus is also joining the Sun and Ketu on October 18th moving into her own sign. This combination is likely to exacerbate any existing issues in relationships and can make us feel unseen, unappreciated and critical of ourselves and others behavior. It can also be the catalyst for us to see what really underpins our personality in relationships and if we are willing to, how we can shift unhealthy patterns we may have fallen into. I will do a full report on the eclipse and Venus soon, so stay tuned!

Namaste <3