Mars Virgo Retrograde 2012

Mars Virgo Retrograde 2012. Mars -rules Aries,  Blood stone, Black Tourmaline, Agate, Root Chakra. Protection, Strength, Grounding (Numerology-1-beginnings, independence, action)

“We fall but we keep getting up…” from Message of Love.  Pretenders.

I still have my Christmas tree and decorations up and noticed so does mostly everyone else.  In my movement around town this last week, Christmas Santas still hohohoing – slow going taking down the drift of festivities.  Mars Virgo retrograde is slowing things down to a snail’s pace. Mars is now sitting at a standstill at 22 degrees Virgo.  Anything Mars related seeing the breaks being put on-Whoa! Nellie was a neat timely name I saw today –fitting for the energies being pulled to a stop, this being a bike shop as my forever issue with bike riders not obeying traffic signals.  As we raced along the last few months with the holidays and all the excitement we are now in a slow renewal phase not really ready to get into the next phase of the New Year-still hanging on, perhaps with trepidation as to what’s ahead where we may just want to stay in with the covers over our head.  I work in the marketing field and the prance around the city seeing all the downsizing and closures of retail establishments that have held through many years makes this feel rather daunting as to the changes ahead of us.

We had our first snow fall, slowing things down where many may be snowed in somewhere with the burst of a winter wonderland white stuff everyone has been waiting for.  Mars retrograde will begin January 24 2012 at 23 degrees Virgo and will be in its retrograde phase until April 14 2012.  Mars has already been in its shadow phase since November where Mars will stay in Virgo once it moves direct and leaves its shadow June 2012. Mars turns retrograde every couple of years and will be retrograde in Virgo-Virgo, ruled by Mercury will have order, organization, details, precision, perfection, service, routine, discrimination, sifting, slavery, analysis, work, employment, clarity, sorting, editing, pets and health be on our agenda the next few months.  “The devil’s in the details”.

Mars rules Aries and is naturally at home in a fire sign connecting to the head, taking action, directing, aggression, sexuality, assertion, anger, courage and leadership.  Mars is connected to survival and is a grounding, protective energy. Once Mars goes retrograde it becomes a slow burn, redirecting our actions, retracing our steps and the energies of Mars will reach a phase of lying dormant. I had a comical incident with someone while I was downtown doing business.  A man approached me looking for directions( Mars rules direction).  He had a piece of paper with a rough map. It was a simple point to the street but he began to argue with me about the details, confusing himself further while looking at his map.  Suffice to say, my attempt to help him failed and proved futile -where he was forced to get lost.  This embodies the message of how we can complicate things and get tangled in a jumble of circuitry when the simple answer is right in front of us.

Mars rules initiative, physical vitality, direction and will power and retrograde is stalled, halted in Virgo may show through rehashing out plans, projects and details, organizing and getting rid of the clutter and getting caught up in the details… Great time to clean house and get the nasty jobs done you have been putting off-such as the piled up papers or cleaning out the garage or attic etc… Cleaning house also applies to our bodies and Virgo ruling health makes this also a great time to detox and do a diet cleanse, get back to simple basics and purity (Virgo) -fight (Mars) against GMO foods and back into an exercise routine.

Probiotics to help the gut get into balance is a good idea now. Virgo is an earth sign and anything nature oriented of fresh breathing air would be extra beneficial for healing. Virgo is a clearing house and in Mars can bring up sharp thinking and tongues if aggravated.  Incisive, precise, skillful, painstaking, microscopic and exacting standards requiring careful attention and movement. Critical thinking will certainly stir the pot where persnickety pokes and punches will be thrown.  Meticulous detailed work-with precision and fastidious attention. Fine works can be executed at this time with perfecting poise however with a fussiness and nagging critical voice of I told you so pointing their finger.

Mars in retrograde is a turnaround time with the last cycle of Mars Virgo in retrograde in 1997 where you might see similar patterns emerge at this time.  Starting any Mars related activities will also be likened with snags and reversals.  Wherever Mars is located in our chart and its aspects will point to where Mars retrograde will show up for each of us.  Mars retrograde through the 2nd house might show setbacks in finances, aspecting our Sun, strain in energy, our 6th house-issues with work etc.  Mars retrogrades are a time to watch our movement and step, pace ourselves and force us to address areas it is concentrating in-in Virgo-clearing the clutter of our surroundings – inner outer in order to organize and better plan in these areas going forward.  Whatever plans that were put in place recently may need to be revamped-perhaps picking up on missing details. (Virgo). The past will come up once again even in the whispers and shades of yesterday thought gone.

Mars in retrograde will find trigger points too and with the recent square of Mars to the nodal axis in mid November 2011 we had a line up of Mars Jupiter and Pluto in earth signs forming a grand trine and in Mid March 2012 Venus Jupiter Taurus will align and create a grand trine with Mars and Pluto –this is a fortunate and fabulous line up of energy for relationships, money and abundance however once this releases Mars will oppose Chiron and square the nodal axis by end of March into May as Mars turns direct which might show some stress points-pain triggers, accidents ever more calling to be careful and watch your step.  Its edginess here will be somewhat highlighted as we enter into eclipse activity once again in the end of May 21 (Solar Eclipse-headsup-its a biggy).

Being Mars is slowed down at this degree gives a stronger concentration of energy whether positive or negative.  Mars retrograde is a time when the natural impulses and impetus of Mars will be thwarted and curtailed, forcing us to take our time and avoid rushing in headstrong. Mars needs an outlet though where we will certainly see antagonism and impatience rise. Feb 1 should be interesting as Venus Pisces lines up to oppose Mars-Venus is the love planet (exalted in Pisces) and Mars is the desire/sexual planet.  Whenever Venus Mars lines up we will experience an increase in our passion and sexual intensity. Should bring up much sparks and randy energy and in opposition raging hormones!  We had a another funny story about a randy goat cornering a woman!  Watch the dog humping on your leg action.   Virgo rules pets and animals.

Mars shows more aggravation and aggression when it becomes stifled which creates strained and irritating frustration –Virgo ruling pets and Mars showed up pretty snarly with a raccoon taunting my cat through the window at midnight last night where they had a head to head butt through the window!  It was comical watching the menace poking at the window with my cat slinging his paws back swatting the bandit in the window.  I was so pleased to see the Universe giving me a show once again.  Mars Virgo retrograde can get anal (Mars) retentive (retrograde) (Virgo), like having something up their  a**ss.  (sh*t in a knot).  Uptight has new meaning with Mars Virgo–snippy, picky and fussy with an added bitchy tone. Madonna rose to the occasion with a criticism about Lady Gaga, dismissing her as being “reductive” expressing herself well in a Virgo tone, her Moon/rising sign in Virgo. The movie “The Devil Wears Prada” depicts the perfect Virgo hissy pissy fit.

Mars is not at its best in the sign of Virgo with edginess and irritability as well as nervous exhaustion  and jumbled circuits with its uptight fidgeting and worrying.   Because of this all the misdirected energy of Mars will become pronounced such as passive aggression, frustrated anger, held in and bottled up bound to find Mars energy leak in some capacity whether we cast the role on someone else to play it out for us.  Mars is the classic planet that we project and disown as the energy of Mars is not energy most feel comfortable to deal directly with.  Conflict, anger, confrontation are mostly energies pushed aside and avoided however the energy needs expression and will often find it in a shadow energy we would rather deny and push under the carpet. Disowning aggressive energies is toxic and ripe for a boomerang response. In Virgo the repercussions may start arguments and verbal slings with bashing, sarcasm and snide remarks. Mars rules weaponry and in Virgo, its sparring and murdering with words with intellectual sniping and snapping flogging vehemently.

Mars Virgo retrograde will show areas of reversals where you felt you were gaining some momentum-1 step forward 2 steps back or if you are lucky 2 steps forward and 1 step back.  Being Virgo rules work this may be a good time to take a work break or retreat to recharge our batteries although hard pressed for a Virgo to stop working.  Interruptions in work may also occur -loss of employment or lay offs/strikes as well.  We can expect accidents during travel as well as Mercury rules Virgo and retrograde planets indicate missing information-here details (Virgo).  An Italian cruise ship accident this week with over 3,000 with 70 gone missing in the dark of the night-here just as Neptune is about to make its movement into Pisces where its ruled, Neptune showing disappearance/some potential incident or disaster at sea-into the dark waters.  Safety precautions apparently not in place and became utter chaos. The captain abandoned the ship – a very typical Neptune behavior. Venus Neptune both at the last degree of Aquarius – a critical anaretic degree just ready to move into Pisces-pointing to Neptune types of scenarios.

Is Obama defeated?  Obama has some strong pressure with Mars retrograde over his Mars 7th Virgo. 7th house  is the house of open enemies and his are coming out with all their criticism and chasm.  Saturn is also playing a heavy on his natal Saturn Capricorn, under extreme testing-transits of Saturn are a testing period often leading to feeling fed up however his Saturn ruled Capricorn and Saturn exalted in Libra where its currently transiting is extremely powerful for restructuring responsibly.   With Neptune moving into Pisces, the turn is to a sense of futility where surrender can become apparent.  The New Moon in Aquarius is activating his Jupiter straining his Mercury which points to the State of the Union address this Tuesday-January 24th-the message will be charged with purpose and verve.   His Sun Leo is square Neptune Scorpio which gives him the hopeful idealistic drive to lead his nation out of its current state however Sun Neptune can also be a defeatist which is getting chimed now with transit Jupiter and Lilith where his faith and and trust is being severely challenged.

Mars is considered a malefic planet so may bring up issues with health-in Virgo, stomach and digestive disorders, gastrointestinal (there have been many cases of the norovirus spreading in the last week), and other ailments from overworking, worrying causing nervous exhaustion which will knock you down at this time forcing a shut down.  Mars rules sharp objects-no running with scissors.  Those opting for surgery may want to wait til after Mars moves forward in April unless absolutely necessary.  Mars Virgo makes master meticulous surgeons-you would want your surgeon to have this energy.  Timely that I recently watched a very fascinating documentary on a neurosurgical procedure separating twins conjoined by the head. Mars Virgo may show illnesses with pets or accidents around anything related to work (Virgo ruling work).  Mars naturally ruling Aries brings up anything to do with the head and the blood/bloodflow- headaches, head injuries and brain trauma such as strokes, aneurysms, blood clots.

Sarah Burke, four-time Winter X games champion Canadian free style skier succumbed to brain trauma this week after an accident last week.  Transit Pluto oppose her Mercury. Her Mercury is isolated without much support. Transit Mars retro sitting at the tense point slowing down to square her Neptune which shows slippery incidents and blind spots that may have played into the accident.  Her chart also has an isolated Uranus which shows her natural inclination to take risks however here left rather vulnerable.  Chiron and Neptune  stressing her Uranus in the last few weeks.  Uranus shows sudden abrupt incidents. Mars rules competition and safety around free style skiing is being questioned.  Its an extreme sport that has significant risk  where there are bound to be severe repercussions at some point.

Mars is about war, fighting and violence as well.  Mars is also associated with enemies and competitors-you may find this a time of reconnection with your enemies or a time to put down the sword (Mars) toward your foes, adversaries of those who oppose you and find ways to reconcile with competitors and work toward collaboration with humility.  Virgo is the sign of service, modesty representing being humbled and taking the ego out of the equation.  Syria is now on the brink of civil war.  All eyes are on watch with Iran and the fear being spread regarding their nuclear weapons.  Just as Mars started to slow down the last few weeks we had few murders of Canadians vacationing in Mexico here showing the further issue of Mars stressed the nodal axis in Sagittarius (stress in foreign lands and long distant travel/vacations ).

Mars energy needs to move so once it begins to slow down, belligerence grows. Virgo/Mercury ruled brings a sifting to communications-keep it simple, refine your pitch, edit so any preachy long winded sermons will frustrate the Virgo need for order, clean, neat, succinct and tidy–Mars Virgo stultifying any unsavory expression with put downs of  “stfu” already with anyone who may go off on a meandering round about, rattled with getting to the point.  With reference to communication and information being shared-(learning-Mercury Virgo) Wikipedia was in a blackout due to SOPA and PIPA trying to pass a bill regarding  access to information online. We can also expect general issues with communications, being Mercury rules Virgo-so crashing (Mars) computer glitches etc.