Mars retrogrades December 6th; The God of War backtracks

 

Mars is the planet that rules our action and how we go about things. Mars also rules war, conflict, anger, sex, surgeries, and it rules men in general to name a few. It turns retrograde December 6^th and is in its powerful station until December 12^th. Mars is it is very powerful at 6 degrees of Leo if this aspects your chart.

Mars will retrograde back into Cancer January 7^th, 2025 and will go back to 17 degrees of Cancer before turning direct on February 24^th, 2025. Its direct station will last from February 24^th-March 9^th, 2025 and at this time it is very powerful once again if it hits your chart.

What does Mars retrograde mean?

When Mars retrogrades there is not a comfortable expression of energy and we may feel low energy and be less effictive in our actions. Open conflict can turn into a more subtle type of manipulation. People get angrier and often act rashly. Tension headaches may be more common as can accidents so use care. This is a significant transit and often indicates a cycle concerning something specific that carries through until the end of the retrograde or until Mars goes back to the point where the retrograde started which won’t occur until April 30^th. This is otherwise known as the ‘shadow period’ when energy is changing and Mars goes back to normal.

Leo rules the 5^th house of love, friendship and children so all of these matters will be affected, relationships in particular. There will be breakups especially among relationships that are not so stable. Misunderstandings can also occur. Since the 5^th house also rules fun and entertainment, there may not be as much of it at this time.

The most significant period we need to be aware of is December 25th-January 7^th. Mars begins its 2^nd opposition to Pluto which first occurred around October 28^th-November 8^th. This is harsh energy and will be even harsher with Mars’ retrograde.

The peak of this transit is January 2^nd, 2025 but it is volatile the entire period. Mars opposing Pluto represents anger, rage, fights, breakups and it is harsh energy. This is not the time to bring up contentious subjects, push someone for more or start arguments.

This will also concern issues on the world stage. We will see some harsh world events and it is volatile. It hits the chart of Vladimir Zelensky in a very significant way along with President Biden and VP Kamala Harris in the US. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to look at all of the world leaders but we can expect to see significant events happening around the globe.

It’s also worth noting that between December 6^th-15^th both Mercury and Mars are retrograde. These planets rule our day to day lives so we are going to have to pay attention to keep things straight!

There are some things you should not do during a retrograde Mars that include;

-get married

-begin a sexual relationship

-buy property, cars or other expensive items

-quit your job if you don’t have another one

-file lawsuits

-start wars (those who start wars are generally the losers)