By Len Wallick
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Today (or tomorrow, depending on where you are) is the literal red letter day. Mars has returned to the same place it occupied way back on Oct. 17, one day after it first entered Leo. No matter where on the Earth you are, sometime [in most time zones, on] Wednesday Mars will begin moving forward again after being in retrograde since just before the winter solstice. The exact station direct of Mars takes place at 12:08 pm New York time and 5:08 pm London time.
This has been a long time coming. The retrograde began at the Capricorn solstice, amidst many other complexities. But it is as fresh and immediate as the aspects of the last few days. The key here is to find balance and perspective so as to integrate the season just passing with the season just emerging.
The mediation involved will be largely internal but will not take place in a vacuum. We can all help each other to find wholeness and prepare to fill in the details of the big picture being sketched by the outer planets. The youthful passion of Venus in Aries will now be joined by the re-discovered will of Mars as their fire sign trine (120 degrees of separation) which exacted this last weekend finds its full energy of expression.