Mars bursting through to the sign of its domicile in Aries on May 24th is the main event this week! Mars rules over our courage, fighting spirit, motivation to achieve, aggression, sex drive, competitive spirit, and how we take action. This is the start of some of the more positive astrology of the season.
In Aries, Mars is in it to win it! Aries energy is ambitious and unbridled, Mars here is bursting with energy to get things done. We are driven to get the most out of our experiences and push our physical limits. Mars will transit Aries until July 5th.
This is one of several planets Aries is hosting right now, including both benefics Venus and Jupiter and the asteroid Chiron. Though Venus won’t be here for much longer (she transits to her very own domicile Taurus on May 28th), Jupiter will hang around in Aries up until July 28th before retrograding back to Pisces.
All of this Aries energy will help us carve out our desires we dreamt up under Pisces' influence into the physical world. Aries’ fire energy inspires us to shine outwardly and show up authentically as ourselves. We may feel more confident in ourselves or speak more directly in relation to what we want.
This transit definitely will turn up the heat.
Aries energy asks us to tap into our instinctual desires and go after them. Gemini season already invokes our more exploratory sensibilities and increases our desire for social interaction and with Venus in Taurus offering stable ground for connection. We are set for sparks to fly and romance to blossom. Having each Venus and Mars dignified from May 28th through June 21st will bring favorable circumstances in relationships, as well as money!
Mars and Jupiter are set to meet via conjunction on May 29th! This will be one of the most auspicious days of this transit and the perfect time to take any risks, make a leap of faith, or take back personal power.
We may encounter some clashes of ego throughout this transit- particularly when Pluto becomes involved via a square around June 23rd. When tempers fly here, they can burn out fast- but for every action, there is an equal yet opposite reaction. We are encouraged to be mindful of what we say, as it is difficult to remain objective here. There will be consequences if we try too hard to exert our influence during this transit.
Though Mars in Aries is ready to speed up and make it happen, we are being asked at this moment to slow down, at least until June 3rd. This is because Mercury retrograde has been ongoing since May 10th and on May 22nd, re-entered Taurus. Mars in Aries may influence may inspire some impatience when it comes to the traditional Mercury retrograde antics.
We should expect hiccups with postage, traveling, transit, or technology! As well as misunderstandings, breakdown of toxicity in our lives, and the past popping up in unexpected places. It traditionally isn’t a good time to start something new, however, it is a positive time to return to something with a new perspective!
Under Mercury retrograde’s influence, we are encouraged to re-visit, re-do, review, revise, reassess, reprioritize, and reset. As this transit is drawing nearer to its end, Mercury encounters Pluto for the second time on May 25th. This transit occurred once on April 28th and will happen again on June 10th. This time around Pluto is retrograde alongside Mercury. This transit inspires depth in our conversation and increases our power of persuasion.
We are not searching for superficial meaning here and seek to find a deeper understanding of our spiritual purpose.
We may easier assess where we are giving away too much of our individual power and start to take it back. This may lead us to rebuild the structures of power within our life or re-work our relationship with control. This can start as a simple disruption that shakes up our routine that inspires us to be proactive instead of reactive. We may also meet “fated connections” in the realm of career or day-to-day routine.
Mercury Retrograde in Taurus inspires stripping away excess to maintain only the most integral parts of the piece. We are encouraged to break down what isn’t working to rebuild a simpler, more effective structure in its place. Taurus energy is precise and measured, Mercury here will inspire us to operate at this pace. It is highly unadvisable to rush the process at this time, though it will be tempting now that Mars is in Aries.
Mercury’s retrograde comes to an end on June 3rd with a post-retrograde shadow period ongoing until June 18th. During the shadow period, Mercury moves over the degrees they retrograded over for the third and final time. This acts as a final showdown or last opportunity to absorb the overarching lesson that this transit was illuminating for you.
We are moving forward but still should remain mindful to not gloss over important details.
Once Mercury returns to Gemini on June 13th, we will have more space for lighthearted fun! We will have a dignified Mercury, Venus, and Mars on the board so we are pretty set up for ease in connection, communication, and excitement!
Mars in Aries is a great time to jumpstart some excitement into our lives and once we are post-retrograde we will have the green light to go, full speed ahead! In between then and now, embody Mars’ warrior spirit by working strategically. We should be working smarter, not harder under Mercury in Taurus’ retrograde. When the winds of change blow Gemini back into the driver’s seat, we will be ready for whatever great achievement we are bound for next.
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