Astrological Insights for 29 July 2010

Mars glides into Libra today, where the warrior planet will spend the next 6+ weeks (until September 14).

During this period, watch for heightened anger both within your self and expressed by other people.

Here’s why:

Mars reflects the principle of will, pushing forward, acting to defend and assert. Its impulse is impulsive. Yet, in Libra, Mars is inclined towards taking others into consideration, and hemming and hawing (and looking for second and third opinions) until the most orderly and fair way is discovered.

The graciousness of Libra is divine but when one wants to act without rocking the boat it may cause a stymieing of the will, which can potentially lead to a build-up of anger. Of course, that can only last so long; repressed emotions can become a ticking time bomb that can turn inward as depression or outward as bursts of either active or passive/aggressive anger.

So what’s the solution? While considering how to act justly and with concern for the impact upon those with whom you are in relationship, ensure that you are coming from a place of integral honesty. If you feel upset, remember that if what you are seeking is to be fair, it is nothing if not unfair to deny yourself the opportunity to have your personal needs met.

This potential ramping up of anger may be especially apparent in the next week plus, so it’s important to be on guard as you interact with others and the world around you. That’s because as Mars enters Libra it will connect in with other planets (Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Pluto) that are in the early degrees of cardinal signs. All of these planets are on the “Aries Point,” a position that connects the personal to the collective. We are reminded again this week, as we have been seeing all summer, that each individual is inextricably linked to one another. You know that saying that talks about the worldwide impacts of the butterfly flapping its wings in China? That is a great model to remember when thinking about the Aries Point.