MARS GOES RETROGRADE FROM CANCER 11 TO GEMINI 22 DEGREES
The big event of the coming week is the slowing down of Mars in Cancer as it prepares to go stationary on Dec. 6th and turns retrograde until Feb. 23rd  Mars retrograde happens for about 2 months every two years but it does not happen very often in Cancer/Gemini and the last time it happened in Cancer was in Dec. 2009-March 2010..   The good news is that Mars is retrograde in good nakshatras, Pushya and Purnavasu and that is supportive.  Mars governs the adrenals and supports the solar plexus so when it is weak, it can create more tiredness, less power, and can lower self-esteem and lower ambition to move forward in life. .
If you have retrograde Mars in your natal chart, Mars is less inclined to take action and a person needs a fire under them to get something done.  In the sign of Cancer, a water sign, there is no fire to get Mars moving. There can be a lot of procrastination. Hence, it can be a bad time for starting new projects or doing business projects. There still can be a lot of energy but you may feel blocked at times. Getting plenty of exercise and movement is important during Mars retrograde. Follow the Nike slogan: “Just do it!”
Retrograde malefics are more powerful to cause harm so if Mars is a particularly bad planet for you like for Gemini, Virgo, Taurus, and Libra rising, it will have more power to cause problems.  Aries and Scorpio Rising . get stronger from it but it always gives energy in fits and starts and one has to remember to not think too ponderously about stuff and just do it.  Mars is revisiting Gemini Jan. 23-April 3rd where it was August 27-Oct 20th 2024 so we will get a rerun of the last year where Mars in Gemini brought more verbal jousting. If you have an incomplete relationship issues from that time, they are likely to come up to complete.
For the wrong signs, retrograde malefics tend to do more harm than good.  The signs that have a better time with Mars retrograde include Aries and Scorpio rising, Pisces rising and Cancer rising. Mars is transiting the 9th house for Scorpio rising and the 4th house for.Aries rising and and so Aries may have to deal with home repairs, domestic issues and Scorpio rising having troubles with father or boss figures or problems with long-distance travel or complications with higher education.   Cacner rising will have to deal with health issues if they do not resolve pent-up or repressed anger and Libra rising will need to focus on challenges and delays with work projects. .Pisces rising and moon may be challenged with their children, new romances or their investment portfolio.
My friend Gary O’Toole of Timeline Astrology (see www.timelineastrology.com) explains Mars retrograde best: ” There is outward energy to get stuff done but the inner anger and frustration might feel like there is a block in place and if when we feel blocked, we may not act. So, we have to watch sudden angry outbursts with retrograde Mars.”
We sometimes just have to get out there and do things carefully rather than procrastinate and we have to get a lot of exercise in to release any bottled-up explosive energy that wants to come out so it does not explode in the wrong way. If anger is bottling up, find a way to release it through exercise or dance or maybe just hitting a pillow or screaming out loud when there is no one to bear the brunt of your anger.
Find ways to stay cool by avoiding hot and spicy foods, drinking coconut water and cooling food, and avoiding over-exerting yourself which can lead to wild bursts of anger. Learn to be patient with delays and frustrations and realize it will all get done without abusing your body and those around you.
On the level of Mundane astrology, the best analog year was the winter of 2010 where we had the major Hatti earthquake and a number of cyberattacks.
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