Watered-down Warrior
We entered the new year with Mars in retrograde, bringing to mind what Mars represents for us. What does the planet of action, energy and desire say for you? Noticing your personal relationship to this archetype can be insightful. Within my natal chart, Mars appears in Cancer. Are you familiar with your Mars placement?
Knowing Mars’ placement when you were born can be a fun way to decipher how the warrior archetype shows up for you. Energetically, Mars can signal your assertion of passion and drive. In more practical terms, this can provide exploration around how you choose to lead and take action.
The Mars retrograde can have you feeling like you’re being held back from leading. You may be feeling like there’s something slowing you down or getting in the way of doing what you feel called to do. It can evoke an inner struggle of: “should I stay or should I go?” Your warrior spirit wants to “go” but there’s some cosmic interference to “stay.” You want to take action on that next thing, but there’s an intuitive tugging not to do so “right now.”
When the Waiting is the Hardest Part
From the warrior’s vantage point, to not take action can feel like you’re letting yourself down. It can feel frustrating or demotivating. The trick with leaning into a retrograde is to remind yourself that you’re not giving up. You’re intuitively assessing…
