{"id":6151,"date":"2020-09-06T23:36:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T23:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/?p=6151"},"modified":"2020-09-06T23:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T23:36:23","slug":"the-mars-in-aries-report-special-edition-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/2020\/09\/the-mars-in-aries-report-special-edition-part-two.html","title":{"rendered":"The Mars In Aries Report: Special Edition (Part Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/360\/2020\/07\/matthew-currie-astrology-mars-in-aries-2020.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5937\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/360\/2020\/07\/matthew-currie-astrology-mars-in-aries-2020-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><em>(This is part of the Mars in Aries series I will be running throughout the rest of this year. Mars is going to spend a ridiculously long time in Aries, and the more prepared you are for it, the better. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/2020\/06\/six-months-of-mars-in-aries-an-introduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE for the introduction to this series.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here it is, the fateful week when Mars turns retrograde at 28 degrees Aries and re-traces its steps back to 15 degrees Aries<\/strong>. It then goes forward again in November, finally leaving Aries in January.<\/p>\n<p>I will return to the usual format for the Mars in Aries report starting next week. This week though,<strong> I feel it&#8217;s important for everyone here to understand exactly how this will be affecting the most important places in your birth chart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone, have a look at your birth chart&#8230;<\/strong> wait, what do you mean you don&#8217;t all have a copy of that? Gosh, if only there was someone willing to help&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Wondering what the next few months hold in store for you? <a href=\"mailto:astrologyshow@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Write me with your date, time, and place of birth &#8212; and I&#8217;ll send you a free sneak preview!<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>There you go. Problem solved!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a look at your birth chart and f<strong>ind all the placements in the second half of any given Sign.<\/strong> By &#8220;important placements&#8221; I mean the Sun, Moon, planets, Ascendant, and Midheaven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a handy list of how those placements are going to be affected, depending on the Sign they are in.<\/strong> Some of the news is good, some of the news is bad, and in some places it&#8217;s just weird. And remember &#8212; this only applies to the placements in second half of any given Sign in your chart. Placements in the first half? Well, they&#8217;re getting various good or bad effects from Uranus in Taurus&#8230; but that&#8217;s a story for another day.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve done that, next time I do a Mars in Aries blog entry I will tell you what you can expect&#8230; based on your own experiences so far. it will be fun, it will be educational, and it may spare your sanity in the next few months!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARIES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Ouch!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThese placements have already been kicked around plenty by Saturn and Pluto in the last couple of years. Mars is going to add additional bite to that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAURUS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Mostly kind of okay&#8230; ish.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nSaturn and Pluto are actually doing really constructive things for you, unlike a lot of other placements. again though, that warning about your Uranus passing through this Sign now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GEMINI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Not bad, not bad&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMars in Aries will be giving these bits of your chart a nice, gentle, caffeinated push.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CANCER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level:<em> Oh nooooo!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nLike Ares, these guys have been shoved around for the last couple of years by Saturn and Pluto. Now Mars is here to turn the screws a little tighter. Run and hide!<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Could be worse, I guess.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nGo ahead and relax. Mars is doing generally good things for these parts of your chart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIRGO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Mostly constructive.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nwhile Saturn and Pluto have been blowing things up for other placements, yours in Virgo you should experience some genuinely constructive results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIBRA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Arrrrgh!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOh you poor thing. Saturn and Pluto square you guys for a couple of years now, and now Mars is opposite it. Good thing there&#8217;s more your chart than just these placements, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORPIO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Generally useful<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMars isn&#8217;t doing you a whole lot of harm, and Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn have done these placements more good than harm recently. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAGITTARIUS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Giddyup!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMars in Aries is going to be energizing these placements. Ride it while it lasts!<\/p>\n<p><strong>CAPRICORN<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Keep breathing!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOh dear. Oh my. I always have the greatest of respect for placements in Capricorn. They&#8217;re so tough and durable.! And it looks like they&#8217;re going to have to be that way for a while yet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AQUARIUS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Okay-ish.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOverall, not much to worry about for these guys. Mars is offering a bit of a boost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PISCES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alert level: <em>Hey, it&#8217;s all right, man.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIf these placement works of darn sensitive the suffering of others, they would have had more opportunity to recognize the benefits they&#8217;re getting from Saturn and Pluto. What are the details of your chart and take advantage of it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Want to know how to work with the current and future energy to get maximum benefit? <a href=\"mailto:astrologyshow@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feel free to write me about it!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/about-matthew-currie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CLICK HERE to find out how you can get a personalized, informative, life-changing consultation that will help you take charge of your life in the next year!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matthewtheastrologer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CLICK HERE to join the OH MY STARS Facebook Fan Page, and get exclusive content, an additional discount on a reading, and more material on blog entries!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This is part of the Mars in Aries series I will be running throughout the rest of this year. Mars is going to spend a ridiculously long time in Aries, and the more prepared you are for it, the better. CLICK HERE for the introduction to this series.) 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