“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
― C.G. Jung
Mars, the planet of action, war and aggression has spent a mighty long time in his detriment (Libra) (since December of 2013 to be exact). Mars is not traditionally a happy soldier in the sign of making things pretty and sweet (for obvious reasons). It's hard to get your fight on when you're worried about what the other person will think or losing connection. It's challenging to be a warrior when you're too concerned with being likable or pleasing. It's not easy to forge ahead with your instincts when you're waiting for permission or feedback from the other.
Mars in Libra is very "other" oriented. As Liz Greene says, it's "Mars in a dress." It likes to prettify the uglier side of war and conflict. Mars in Libra seeks balance, compromise and harmony. It’s the sign of the peaceful warrior. It's a placement that asks us to "work" and "fight" for our relationships. The extended run has helped us to consider who we want to partner with and how. Collaborations are favored as long as they are mutually beneficial. The gift of this time is the opportunity to work on integrating the masculine and feminine within our own psyches.
Now that our action planet is direct, the energy is redirecting to push forward again. Mars has been retrograde in the sign of the Scales since March 1 and is finally getting ready to march forward into his home turf of Scorpio on July 25. We can use the time between now and then to work on your relationship with the art of compromise and negotiation. We are driven to connect and co-create while we look at our personal style of relating.
Mars in Libra asks: where do you need to bend a little before the connection breaks? Mars and Libra favors balance and equality and doing the "right" thing. What's better than pairing up with someone who has what you lack and finding the beautiful art of putting your combined strengths together?. As long as both parties are equally committed and pulling their weight, Mars in Libra flows gracefully and every act becomes poised and beautiful.
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