Are You Retrograde?
FULL MOON IN CANCER
Q: Are you retrograde?
A: Happy New Year friends…and happy continuation of the cocooning that is your natural and seasonal birthright as we remain in winter until the Spring Equinox. (I love run-on sentences.) Thus, there really is no actual pressure to be a “New You” on January 1st. Typically, in the Northern Hemisphere, the energetics of rebirth come when the snow melts and the sun calls us out of our caves and cozy sweaters.
Whether you are feeling retrograde or not, Mercury and Mars, and Uranus are retrograde and continue to be for a bit longer this month. What does this mean? Well, if you haven’t noticed, communication has been a bit more challenging or even stalemate. Circuits are blowing and many have been forced to slow down or even face heinous delays that feel unending. Maybe you saw the news or you or your family experienced something during the holidays.
Mercury archetypally represents our mind, how we think and how we communicate what we think. During retrograde, there is a potent invitation to review this aspect of ourselves. And depending on how stubborn or out of sync one may be, this time can feel like being sent to time out. And…time out is what we often need more than anything. Time out of the hastened pace of life, time out from our technology, time out from our own negative feedback loops. This period is not a punishment but rather an opportunity to course correct.
MARS & PLUTO
Mars is the smaller brother to Pluto in an energetic sense. Both represent our power and how we act upon that power. While Pluto is the Lord of the underworld, and thus our subconscious, Mars is our masculinity, our impulse to react, to take charge. Mars feels more warrior and Pluto feels gothic. Mars is red, fiery, and uninhibited and Pluto is deep, undefeated, and relentlessly challenges what is false to give way to the truth. But I digress…
Mars retrograde in Gemini has had a very Mercurial flavor as Gemini is ruled by Mercury. That said, this time has felt like an amplified retrograde on our minds, and the actions they produce via our thoughts, as well as the areas of our life in which that action has been focused. Uranus retrograde is an invitation to bring eclectic and electric energy into the inner realms. As opposed to expressing outwardly, there is a drawing inward of this cosmic lightning which is great for inner work and becoming your own rebel with a cause.
And…Happy full moon to you! This moon is weepy, powerfully heartfelt, nostalgic, and maternal. It is a fresh breath of femininity during this Capricorn Season that truly welcomes us into sourcing the balance of both our masculine and feminine energies upon the axis between Cancer and Capricorn. There are blessings upon blessings as well, so just because we might be “retrograde” doesn’t mean it won’t be a beautiful time to celebrate our life in ways that feel intuitive.
There is a gorgeous trine with the sun in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus which ignites any latent stagnant energy and sends shivers of glitter through your psyche. As the sun is opposite the moon (full moon), the moon is also getting a Uranian boost. Mercury and Sun are conjunct in what is called a cazimi just after gifting us with even more brilliance. In other words, enjoy this moment of cosmic confetti…and keep up the good work of staying attuned to your thoughts, words, and actions.
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