Mars In Libra

Mars In Libra - Building Consensus

"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."

— Gilda Radner

This week is, in many ways, about 'trusting the process', as we move through a wide variety of unexpected twists, turns, and new opportunities. The waxing lunar cycle, following last week's Virgo New Moon, begins to show the unexpected qualities of the New Moon's connection to Uranus. We may find unexpected challenges, feel paralyzing uncertainty, or encounter strong headwinds that force us to adapt, adjust, and hopefully, innovate. Mars arrives in Libra on Tuesday and the atmosphere may feel rather uncomfortable. Mars in Libra is especially 'prickly'. We are more likely to try to act through others and push others to do our bidding. The result is a stirred up atmosphere that is, nonetheless, hampered by the prevailing sense of uncertainty and indecision. Perfectionism may also stir up discontent. Through all of this, we need to stay with the process in order to discover the creative solutions that are available. Our heritage and our legacy is also involved in this environment. We may find ourselves benefiting from the actions of our predecessors. On the other hand, we may also find ourselves hampered by the actions of those who have come before us. Ultimately, this week comes down to understanding the importance of the Virgo imperative, to sort, discern, analyze, and process the details of the challenges that we find. In order to move past these challenges, we need to keep our eyes open and continue to gather more information which will, ultimately, lighten the load of uncertainty and indecision that seems to weigh us down. As we near the end of the week and head toward next Monday's Pisces Full Moon (4:54 PM 28° Pisces/Virgo), we should begin to feel more grounded and find it easier to recognize the blind spots and tunnel vision that are keeping us 'on the fence' To some extent, our indecision and hesitance may have something to do with the fact that some of the ideas or approaches that are floating around are impractical or unrealistic. As we begin to find ourselves more grounded, we are also better able to clear away what is most impractical and unrealistic. It is especially important that we arrive at next week's Full Moon with a clear understanding of the facts as well as the options available to deal with those facts.

Impractical elements surface on Sunday that may keep us off balance. Power struggles may also keep us from taking clear, direct action. Surprises continue on Monday and we are prone to stumble blindly into the unexpected headwinds. Our heritage and legacy comes into play in ways where there are some winners and some losers. The lessons we learn will help us move beyond the limitations of the past. The Moon and Mars both change signs on Tuesday, producing some significant discomfort as we face an unfamiliar landscape. We get our bearings on Wednesday and may see a 'take charge' atmosphere. We'll do better to build consensus rather than 'barking orders'. Some 'feathers' may be ruffled by an aggressive approach. On Thursday, we gain a better handle on sorting through the unrealistic and impractical ideas that have been keeping us feeling uncertain and unsteady. Creativity is grounded and provides a wealth of assistance to move past the challenges. We may have a bit of luck on Friday that helps us to iron out the continuing difficulties in reaching consensus and taking decisive action. There is room to slow down, take a breath, and look more closely at some of our uncertainty. We will do better to avoid trying force actions when we don't have a clear path forward.

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