Moon & Moss🪐 Astrology Transits & Forecast
Mars retrograde: Slow down, rethink the plan
About every two years, Mars turns retrograde for two months or more. Energy and drive dip, so it's a time to reassess strategy rather than charge ahead.
- How often
- About every 26 months
- How long
- About 2 to 2.5 months
- Themes
- Drive, anger, ambition, action
Mars is drive, action, anger and motivation. When it's retrograde, roughly every 26 months for two to two and a half months, energy tends to stall, frustration can build, and pushing hard often backfires.
Use it to rethink your strategy and ask why you want what you're chasing. Old anger may surface to be dealt with. New ventures usually go better once Mars moves forward again.
Good for
- Rethinking strategy
- Rest
- Working with anger
Transits describe cycles and themes, not fixed outcomes. No planet makes you do anything; you always have a choice.
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