MARS ENTERS LIBRA:
On Friday October 4th at 12:22 A.M. EDT until November 19th at 2:41 A.M. EST Mars enters its detriment as it passes through this Venus ruled sign. The assertive nature of Mars doesn’t feel all that comfortable in the sign of the scales. This is a passive-aggressive sign that prefers to circumvent direct confrontation whenever possible. Mars’ energy is exactly the opposite. If something is askew, the god of war prefers an out and out battle to determine the outcome. This conflicting set of rules makes it difficult for Mars to act out in its normal fashion. As anyone born with this placement will tell you. The next 6 weeks will be a time when we all must learn to find compromise and balance and subjugate the ego in order to find resolution to our struggles. On October 8th Venus will enter Scorpio, one of the signs Mars has some domain over. This will give us a chance to examine both sides of the issues and while it will be a period when both the male and female planets are in an awkward place this “mutual receptivity” can be used quite successfully to understand the various sides of any issue and come to a sensible solution. But you must work at it. It will not automatically give us this knowledge without first creating situations that require some thought and empathy. Look at the coming weeks as a challenge and a chance to gain some real insight into how the other person sees things.