Mars in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius this weekend. We’ve skilled this side already again in January, 2025. You could be drawn again right into a ardour or downside that you just skilled at the moment. That concentrated Mars/Pluto vitality can result in intense hearth and battle. This opposition brings energy dynamics to the forefront and calls us to consciously discover them so that they don’t take over our experiences.
Kelly finishes with a short overview of the beautiful New Moon in Taurus with its give attention to intention setting and washing the slate clear.
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Present Notes
Mars reverse Pluto + New Moon in Taurus
Hello There and welcome to a different episode of the Kelly’s Astrology podcast.
At the moment I need to discuss concerning the Mars reverse Pluto side taking place this weekend, April 26/27. I’ll briefly contact on the New Moon in Taurus however largely as we speak’s present is about Mars reverse Pluto.
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Okay so again to Mars reverse Pluto. Let’s cowl off the levels and particulars then we’ll dive into the themes.
Mars will likely be at 3 Leo and can oppose Pluto 3 Aquarius. This side will peak on Saturday the twenty sixth if you happen to’re in Canada and the US or Sunday the twenty seventh if you happen to’re within the UK, Australia or Europe.
That is the second Mars reverse Pluto side throughout Leo and Aquarius – the primary was again in early January, when Mars was retrograde in early Leo opposing Pluto in early Aquarius. This implies you would possibly end up drawn again right into a ardour or downside from early January too, as comparable components of the Zodiac will likely be activated this weekend the way in which they have been then.
Since Mars strikes slightly slowly, this side is form of drawn out and despite the fact that I’ve shared the dates the place the side peaks and is precise, you would possibly really feel it for a couple of days, Friday – Sunday.
So what’s Mars reverse Pluto about? Many deep, advanced and intense issues!
Mars represents anger, ardour, braveness and the willingness to combat.
Pluto is about energy, wealth and sometimes management, in addition to depth, depth and issues like obsession or compulsion.
An opposition signifies some rigidity or variations – in an opposition, two planets are as far aside as they are often, so there could be distance in addition to variations that floor now.
Pulling a few of these themes collectively you would possibly get a way that Mars reverse Pluto can about intense passions, in addition to passionate disagreements. There’s a high quality of energy or management you could be swept up in – or pushing again on.
An obsession would possibly eat you such that you’re deep into researching, exploring, investigating.
Every time Pluto is within the combine you’ll need to determine issues out at a deeper degree – you could be pushing for solutions, decided to resolve an issue or on the very least push previous it by means of sheer drive of will.
Mars/Pluto combos can activate intense focus and energy, like being so set on one thing you possibly can transfer mountains along with your actions and focus.
Navigating rigidity and dealing by means of differing priorities will doubtless be a part of this Mars reverse Pluto side. And it’s doubtless energy dynamics would possibly must be examined too – you would possibly need to perceive the origins of a dynamic you’re turning into conscious of, otherwise you could be shocked by a controlling expertise you didn’t anticipate.
On condition that Mars and Pluto will oppose one another throughout two mounted indicators, Leo and Aquarius, there may be a variety of cussed and decided vitality right here, so being affected person and chronic will doubtless be needed.
One other thought price holding in thoughts about this Mars reverse Pluto side is that it’s solely the second in a collection of Mars oppositions to Pluto in Aquarius, which is a sample that can repeat each couple of years for the following 20 years or so.
So there’s a clue there that you just could be beginning to get fired up about one thing that’s newer to you. You would possibly end up in new sorts of energy dynamics, or discover you’re beginning to have totally different sorts of disagreements with these round you.
That is like tuning into new ardour and new battles for the brand new period.
Pluto in Aquarius – an extended development that started in 2024 and can proceed till 2044 – will shift energy and alliances, each personally and collectively. As this begins to occur, the belongings you need to stand for and towards may also change. What you’re captivated with will shift and what annoys or angers additionally, you will evolve.
Whereas this side isn’t at all times enjoyable, it might probably assist you to join with undercurrents you weren’t conscious of, so to make decisions about what to do and what to combat for with extra aware consciousness.
Any main side like this with Pluto in Aquarius will certainly carry up new dynamics for the brand new period, and with Mars within the combine, it’s time to attune to new passions and wishes, to search out new methods to precise anger and to say your self concerning the rising needs you’re turning into more and more conscious of.
I used to be rereading components of When Issues Fall Aside by Pema Chodron this morning and was reminded of the Buddhist idea of refraining. Chodron talks about how by means of refraining, we keep away from habitually appearing out impulsively. She talks about how the apply of refraining can assist with noticing restlessness or worry. And that as an alternative of immediately grabbing for leisure or escape the minute we sense discomfort – we’ve got a lot to achieve by refraining from that impulse and as an alternative being with the worry or restlessness.
Chodron talks about how refraining could be a means of being within the pause, the area between ick and escape, between anger and response. And the way studying to be on this area can assist minimise compulsiveness.
Since a potent Mars reverse Pluto side can spotlight compulsive, or unconscious tendencies, you would possibly discover this idea of refraining to be a useful technique this weekend. For those who discover your self reaching for one thing out of behavior or to keep away from an uncomfortable feeling, might you as an alternative stick with what’s annoying or unsettling you? If that’s the case, you would possibly discover your technique to a deeper sense of private energy as you be taught new methods to be nonetheless with your self relatively than at all times in that energetic, distracting, doing, competing place.
I promised I’d discuss briefly concerning the New Moon in Taurus – this arrives on the twenty seventh and is a kind of pretty New Moons that provides a candy probability to re-set.
The New Moon arrives shortly after the precise Mars reverse Pluto side so can assist wash the slate clear. The New Moon is dominated by Venus in Pisces, who’s simply separating from Saturn, so on a few ranges this New Moon would possibly carry an opportunity to depart a posh or heavy state of affairs prior to now. For those who can’t totally let go, it’s definitely a clue that you just’ll discover it simpler to bear a burden or discover new pleasure shifting ahead.
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