Our trickster friend Mercury finally stationed direct Sunday morning, as you may be palpably aware. Continue to take things slowly and with as much awareness and focus as you can as Mercury gradually gets up to speed. This Friday, there will be a change of another kind, one that Planet Waves has been anticipating all season: Mars will enter Scorpio at 9:51 am EDT (13:51:13 UTC).
Kirlian photograph of a nautilus shell. Enjoy.
This is likely to manifest as some form of shift in perspective, especially in terms of questioning dogma, as Eric has previously discussed.
What might be less immediately apparent is a sense of crossing the threshold almost in an initiatory capacity; that is, a change so profound that it feels somewhat like rebirth, a repositioning of your whole being.
To do this consciously, I would suggest that you pay sincere attention to the reactions of your body and emotions; the more primal they are, the more important this is.
These feelings are the foundation of the building that is you. They may reveal deep-seated desires, or responses to early life events — so it’s crucial that you acknowledge them without judging. One way to do this is to document what you are experiencing, in as much detail as possible. This can be in the form of words or art of any kind, so long as it really speaks to you.
What I am describing is in some ways diametrically opposed to the kind of documenting so many people do on social media. This isn’t about what your friends might think. It’s not about anyone else at all. It’s about you, and for you. If that means you need to reach out and share with someone you trust, go right ahead.
You may find, during this process of investigation, that something very specific has been holding you back. If you can identify that obstacle, consider it a breakthrough and a step toward letting it go. One way or another, if you can connect with the raw and real you this week, it could well lead to a newfound and lasting freedom.
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Thank-you. I’ve been feeling for some time that these are significant passages for me. Mars will retrograde back into my 5th house, & turn direct later this year conjunct my Venus. Meantime, Saturn’s transit & retrograde has touched my 6th house sun, evoking old fears which need healing, including multi-generational family issues I’m now more able to see clearly. It will station on my sun when it turns direct, & I know that’s not a coincidence.
I realize I’m just exploring the initial layers of all this, & I reflect as I plant my garden upon memories & history. It all ends up on the pages of my journal, which reminds me of another bit of digging I need to do: reread some old journals, & also sit down with Jeff Green’s first Pluto book, which recently returned to me.
Amy: Thank you for so proficiently providing both practical guidelines and stimulating incentives for making the most of the likely manifestations of Mars returning for an encore in its Scorpio dominion. You have made a difference which will in turn surely manifest in the betterment of many lives.
Amy, it’s so nice to see you posting in a more collegial role among the PlanetWaves writers. Whether viewing Mars’ ingress into my solar 7th or 4th by birth time, you’ve giving me food for thought and action. Thank you.
Thank you all – these comments are like a burst of sunshine.
Scorpio dominion 🙂 i crossed the threshold 🙂 and played the mountain peak 🙂
Today i nap and nurse a preemie-duckling back to life (if she’s willing 🙂