Mars Retrograde
Mars, the Planet of Action, the God of War, rules Aries and is the co-ruler of Scorpio, so these two signs will feel his movements and retrogrades the most. Mars goes retrograde for about 2 months every 2 years. When this planet goes retrograde, he will slow our actions down, setting the stage for review via action.
He rules your physical expression. Like in sports, it’s off season! You are not stopping your actions, you are reviewing them through taking action. You may feel a lack of energy, motivation, vitality, force, aggression, inspiration, have no fight, no drive, no spontaneity; however you may use this to your advantage by reviewing all of these things. Review:
What you do with your body, it’s time to try a workout you used to do before again, review your current workout or sports team performance skills, test the new ones out, be active in meditation and yoga, better yet ones you have done before, go back to a trainer you used to work with. Heal your injuries, take this down time to concentrate on movement to heal. See a Physical Therapist and do the rehabilitation work now so that when he is at full speed again, your body is ready for action.
Pay attention to your sleeping patterns. Take long walks, go on hikes, go light, be active, but not full throttle.
Review how you move your body throughout the day, how you work, how you walk, how your body expresses itself, how you show up, how you present yourself, your approach, your appearance, how you come off to others, your attitude.
Don’t push new projects through right now, review your projects you have in the fire now,
What gives you drive and ambition, review what you want to move forward with.
What you want to receive from a love partner, what you want in a partner, what will the partner provide in a relationship, what you provide in a love partnership, what you are to them, how you are showing love.
You may go back to a relationship that was from before or hear from partners you had previously. While every merging of energies is unique, I can’t say whether it’s a good thing or bad thing, but you may be getting more of what you had, is that what you want?
Your leadership style and its effectiveness. Take a class on leadership, try new ways of leading a team, review your style and try different approaches.
When approaching a new relationship, how do you go about doing so? If you’re asking someone out on a date, has that been effective? Reading books, taking classes, going online to learn about how to approach a possible partner is very good to do now as you can review your own style and make updates.
It is not the time to:
Start a new relationship, engage or get married, when Mars wakes up from his nap, you will then realize it’s not what you thought it was. By no one's fault, it just will shift.
Start a new project.
Be assertive, aggressive, take charge, etc.
Balance out areas of Calmness and Aggression, Compassion and Anger, Patience and Impulsiveness, Immaturity and Maturity.
Questions for Earthlings to ask themselves: Am I providing enough, Am I giving too much, Am I getting what I need, What are my actions and what response do I get from them, Am I making decisions that are in alignment with my goals and values, How do I lead, How do I initiate leadership and is it effective, Am I being selfish or self righteous, What makes me angry and why, Are my workouts effective, Do I need to workout more often, Are my actions too aggressive, spontaneous, forceful, hasty, Are there ways to increase my confidence, brevity, adventure, What ways do I need to be mature?
Check out Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, he is an excellent resource with a long successful background in understanding love relationships. Also, finding out your love style is helpful, check out Discover Your Love Language. Now is an excellent time to review these things whether you are in a relationship or not.