{"id":3618,"date":"2011-04-10T09:19:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T13:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2011-04-10T09:19:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T13:19:37","slug":"sunday-inspiration-for-the-marspluto-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2011\/04\/sunday-inspiration-for-the-marspluto-square.html","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Inspiration for the Mars\/Pluto square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next few days Mars in Aries will be aligning in a challenging square formation to Pluto.  <a href=\"http:\/\/astrodynamics.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/09\/pluto-retrograde-april-september-2011\/\">As I wrote yesterday<\/a>, Pluto is particularly powerful right now since its motion has stalled as it changes direction to travel retrograde for the next six months. \u00a0Mars fuels our desires and the expression of our needs &#8211; it inspires and motivates us and provides the enthusiasm that helps to keep us going. \u00a0In its own sign of Aries it is most powerful, and the desire nature is very strong right now which makes the square to Pluto that much more challenging. \u00a0Pluto says &#8220;Whoa! not so fast there buddy. \u00a0You can&#8217;t have everything you want, and I&#8217;m going to make sure of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Because Mars and Pluto both deal with personal empowerment &#8211; Mars on a personal level and Pluto on a transformation level &#8211; any conflict between these two planets can cause us to feel blocked and our anger and frustration can become intense. \u00a0I love the way astrologer <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Dipali_Desai\" target=\"_blank\">Dipali Desai<\/a> puts it: &#8220;Instead of fighting &amp; amplifying the inner battle, then exhausting yourself. Be still and the path opens up to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So today&#8217;s inspiration comes from Sarah MacLachlan from the song &#8220;Fumbling Towards Ecstasy&#8221;, one of the most spine-tingling songs ever:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All the fear has left me now<br \/>\nI\u2019m not frightened anymore<br \/>\nIt\u2019s my heart that pounds beneath my flesh<br \/>\nIt\u2019s my mouth that pushes out this breath<\/p>\n<p>And if I shed a tear I won\u2019t cage it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<br \/>\nAnd if I feel a rage I won\u2019t deny it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<\/p>\n<p>Companion to our demons<br \/>\nThey will dance, and we will play<br \/>\nWith chairs, candles, and cloth<br \/>\nMaking darkness in the day<br \/>\nIt will be easy to look in or out<br \/>\nUpstream or down without a thought<\/p>\n<p>And if I shed a tear I won\u2019t cage it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<br \/>\nAnd if I feel a rage I won\u2019t deny it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<\/p>\n<p>Peace in the struggle<br \/>\nTo find peace<br \/>\nComfort on the way<br \/>\nTo comfort<\/p>\n<p>And if I shed a tear I won\u2019t cage it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<br \/>\nAnd if I feel a rage I won\u2019t deny it<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love<br \/>\nI won\u2019t fear love&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next few days Mars in Aries will be aligning in a challenging square formation to Pluto. 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