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Mars returns to
its home sign in Aries. The planet of action is strong
here due to its ability to move quickly and without
resistance. This doesn't mean that we'll all be able
to do exactly what we want, but rather it's a period
of time in which spontaneity, initiative and enterprise
should come more easily for all of us.
Fiery Aries is
a cardinal sign characterized by immediacy, action and
pioneering. Mars fits perfectly into this fast-moving
environment. This is an ideal period to launch a new
project, as long as you're flexible enough to change
course as you go. Neither Aries nor Mars is strong on
planning. Just put the thing in gear, put the pedal
to the metal and try not to hit anything harder than
you are.
Impulsive behavior,
including outbursts of anger, might be more in evidence
during this period. However, there's a directness and
innocence that allows strong feelings to rise quickly,
yet fade almost as fast as they came. Grab the energy
when it comes, because it may not last very long. Expect
sudden waves of enthusiasm that can take you far if
your timing is right.
Blaze a trail,
push yourself and tone your body and your mind. This
is a time to be sharp as a knife. Dullness not only
slows the job, but can be dangerous when speed is of
the essence. Try something you've never done before.
Just don't expect yourself to be a pro the first time
out of the box. Mars and Aries are both about trying,
not about winning. Success comes from participation,
rather than conquest. The greatest competition you have
is with yourself. The greatest challenge is to be yourself.
Mars in Aries
shows up in the charts of social pioneers like Gloria
Steinem (feminism), Nikolai Lenin (communism),
Madelyn Murray O'Hair (atheism) and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
(death and dying). Joseph Campbell (mythology) and Steve
Jobs (Apple
Computers) were born with Mars in Aries,
as were Bugsy Siegel (Las Vegas visionary), Orson Welles
and Rod Serling (Twilight Zone).
Paul Newman's
Mars in Aries has been reflected through his many roles
as a rebel, race car driver and purveyor of healthy
snacks. Golf greats Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman have
Mars in Aries, as do tennis star Monica Seles and football
geniuses Vince Lombardi and Bill Parcells.
We don't think
of Mars in Aries as poetic, but Emily Dickenson, Walt
Whitman and Carl Sandburg were all born with this combination.
Spirituality, too, is not generally associated with
this planet or sign, but gurus Paramhansa Yogananda
and Swami Vivekananda had Mars in Aries at the moment
of their births, perhaps symbolic of direct perception
and spirit in action.
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