On November 15th
(2007), Mars went retrograde. It will stay
until retrograde until January 30th, and then we will have several more weeks of “adjustment” while
we wait for Mars to come out of its “shadow” and return back to the place where it was at when
it originally retrograded.
Retrograde Mars doesn’t
happen very often. In fact, according to my research, Mars only goes retrograde every 22 months (that’s
about two years apart) for 11 weeks. (Those of you who know something about numerology can appreciate
the power of the numbers involved here.) The last time it went retrograde was October 1st to
December 9th of 2005.
I hadn’t
written about this Mars retrograde before now because I wanted to take some time to *observe* how
it was affecting people (including myself) in its early stages. I also wanted to mentally sort-out
the differences between the Mercury retrograde stage (which we just finished a few weeks ago) and the Mars retrograde
phase that we just entered a few weeks ago.
Because I understand the basic nature of Mars retrograde, I didn’t want to rush
in to anything. You shouldn’t either, at least, until this Mars retrograde period
is over on January 30th, 2008, and probably for several weeks after that as well (until Mars moves out of its “shadow”…more
on that later).
The keyword for Mars
retrograde is: PATIENCE. In
case you haven’t already noticed, it’s taking longer to get things done these days than usual, especially if you
insist on being in a hurry or on a “tight schedule”.
Since Mars is the planet of speed, action, and results, you can expect that
these areas of life will NOT go as quickly as you would like (or anticipate) when Mars is retrograde. In
fact, the more you try to force or rush things during this time, the less chance you will have of getting what you
want or getting things done. So slow down and relax a little.
Release any
tendency you have to demand everything you want WHEN you want it and HOW you want it. This is no time for temper tantrums. They won’t get you anywhere during Mars retrograde,
except perhaps out the cosmic door.
Yes, it’s true that you can still have WHAT you want (at least, the *essence* of what you truly desire),
but it might be coming in a different way than you anticipated, or at a different time than you hoped for.
And that’s OK. You’ll save yourself a lot of grief if you just stop resisting or pushing
against this inevitable truth.
If
you want things to be easier for you, then ACCEPT that everything is
happening according to its own perfect schedule, which might be a little bit different then your idea of a perfect
schedule. ACCEPT that everything, I mean *everything*,
that happens is happening for a reason and is bringing you closer to the fulfillment of your truest dreams…even if
it doesn’t look that way on the surface.
SOFTEN your insistency
that things must be done “this way” or “that way” (especially if “this way”
is your way). Let go of the need to control, and see what happens if you just let things unfold,
without too much interference or inhibition from you. Stop pushing against the current, stop fighting the
inevitable flow, and JUST LET GO.
A radical concept….I know. But actually very pragmatic (and quite necessary) for emotional
survival & sanity during this time we call “Mars retrograde”.
I’ve got *more* to say on this subject, much more (in fact, three pages more).
The rest of what I have prepared for you deals with subjects as diverse as time travel, The Course in Miracles, and
the planetary energies of Venus (the balancing partner to Mars).
But since Mars is in retrograde, I’ve decided to NOT go over the top today,
or be extreme, but to quit while I am still ahead, and to doll the rest of information out to you in manageable “lumps”.
A rather good example for how to behave during Mars retrograde, if I must say so myself (smile).
Look forward to “dolling” out more Mars retrograde guidance to you
in the future.
