On April 30th, 2024, Mars Enters Aries, the sign of his domicile. If you’ve been feeling a bit off lately, this will now change.
Mars in Aries is not just a typical sign ingress. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. Mars rules Aries. Mars leaves behind Pisces’ muddy waters and enters Aries, initiating a 2-year hero’s journey of courage and empowerment.
Just like Neo in the Matrix, Mars in Aries presents us a choice. We can remain in the comfort of the metaphorical mother’s womb, OR we take a leap to the other side – even if we feel naked, fragile, and vulnerable.
The key word here is ‘courage’. Mars in Aries is not the undefeated boxing champion. Mars in Aries embodies courage not because it is inherently strong, but because it ‘knows’ the time for action has arrived.
Mars, together with Chiron play a very important role in the integration and evolution of our psyche. Mars, because it links the personal planets with the social planets, and Chiron because it bridges the social planets with the outer planets.
While Chiron represents our spiritual longing to reconcile nature and spirit and become whole, Mars represents our everyday efforts to integrate in society – breaking free from our subjective bubble (represented by the personal planets) to interact with the broader world (represented by the social planets, such as Jupiter and Pluto).
Mars – Stepping Out And Getting Feedback
Depression, procrastination, anxiety, and many other issues can be traced back to an unintegrated Mars; can be traced back to our struggle to get out into the world, be vulnerable, and get feedback.
Mars is the first planet to complete a full circle around the Sun from Earth’s perspective. Unlike Mercury and Venus, which stay close to the Sun, Mars ventures out to confront the unknown, fight the monster, and conquer new territory. The risks are substantial, but so are the rewards.
We know we have a “Mars problem” when we talk about “my thoughts” (Mercury), “my feelings” (Venus) yet fail to take action upon them.
Why? Because taking action and engaging with the world means accepting feedback and potential rejection. It means we may need to make some adjustments.
People who can’t accept feedback miss opportunities for growth, remaining stuck in a cycle of inaction and procrastination.
Better routines and rituals won’t fix the procrastination problem, because the real issue is psychological: a fear of feedback, a fear of changing the status quo, a fear of snapping out of our subjective bubble.
People, companies, organizations, governments often lack the courageous Mars energy necessary for growth. Have you noticed how rarely you’re asked for feedback after one-on-one interactions, significant purchases, or completing an online course?
It’s not that these people or service providers don’t care. But the fear of finding out what’s not working overrides the desire to seek feedback and make necessary improvements.
The antidote to fear – courage – is a crucial life skill that significantly impacts our quality of life.
Mars In Aries – Courage To Act
And that’s exactly Mars’ purpose is. To give us the courage to act.
Mars is in domicile in Aries, the first sign of the zodiac. In Aries, Mars does what he knows best: puts himself out there and takes action.
When Mars is in other signs, we easily find reasons to delay action.
- Mars in Taurus – “It takes too long”
- Mars in Gemini – “I can’t focus”
- Mars in Cancer – “What if it hurts other people’s feelings?”
- Mars in Leo – “What if I make a fool of myself?”
- Mars in Virgo – “What if it’s not perfect?”
- Mars in Libra – “That would be too inconsiderate”
If Mars in other signs can overcomplicate things, Mars in Aries’ strength is exactly his lack of experience. He has nothing but his drive, passion, and instinct to guide him.
When Mars is in Aries, we naturally connect with that part of our psyche that is ready for action.
Mars In Aries – April 30th – June 9th, 2024
From April 30th onwards all have the opportunity to embody Mars in Aries’s courage into our lives. Mars will be in Aries for approximately 6 weeks, until June 9th, 2024.
Later in December 2024, Mars will be retrograding in the signs of Cancer and Leo. It’s going to be VERY intense because Mars will be opposite Pluto.
If you have planets in the late degrees of Cancer/Capricorn/Aries/Libra or the early degrees of Leo/Aquarius/Taurus/Scorpio, you really want to pay attention to this Mars cycle.
See what’s being initiated on April 30th or in the days after. Any proposal? Any call to adventure? This is going to be important. You want to take action; you want to step outside your comfort zone.
Taking action doesn’t necessarily require bold moves like quitting your job or traveling the world. We can take subtle steps that align with our inspired and motivated selves.
To find out what type of action is appropriate, tune into that part of you that is alive, inspired and motivated.
If we want to live a more authentic, fulfilling life, the very first step is connecting with our Mars in Aries courage.
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REALLY GREAT ARTICLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’LL BE SHARING IT WITH OTHERS. AND I, WITH MY MARS IN CAPRICORN, WILL BE REVEALING THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR ENTIRE WORLD BY THE END OF JUNE, SOMETHING ALMOST NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT. It has to do with Global Power brokers.
I like this, I’m staying tuned up and ready…good stuff! Thanks so much.