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<\/dt>\nMars, once again in the terse appraisal of Robert Hand, “is an energy planet.” The character of Martian vigor is that it has no intrinsic nature. It is a force without cause or a container, energizing the nature of whatever object or point it aspects, especially in conjunction.<\/p>\n
In addition beginning a cycle, conjunctions represent a merger. When objects or points conjoin, their individual expressions meld with each other and the nature of their location on the zodiac. With Mars involved, we can be assured that the combination will be energetic. Saturn’s contribution has the potential to either define or confront the Martian component. Which of those two possibilities prevails depends on your relationship to limits.<\/p>\n
Saturn is associated with one of the factors that define your life: your relationship to limits. If you perceive and accept that limits define what is possible, some things will always be impossible for you. If, however, you consider that limits are only boundaries perceived, and that your perceptions define only you, then the nature of your relationship to the world will change, as will your approach to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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By taking ownership of the boundaries you encounter, new possibilities open up. It could be as simple as walking a few steps further than you have ever walked before, or to someplace you’ve never been. This does not mean to imply that you will be able to fly by simply flapping your arms. What it does mean is that you should try flapping your arms before drawing any conclusions. Rather than just accepting limits that are not yours, try them on as your perceptions, then test them (in a safe manner) to see of they can be exceeded or altered in some way so as to make more things possible. That is one way to work with Saturn, and its placement in Libra provides a prudent proving ground.<\/p>\n
Any attempt to push boundaries or exceed limits requires prudence. Discretion is especially important when the unbounded energy of Mars is catching up to merge with Saturn’s structural proclivities. Mars by itself is reckless. While not entirely incompatible with Martian expression, Saturn’s archetype does tend to favor existing definition over redefinition. In order to avoid being thwarted entirely by their conjunction, it will be necessary to combine the natures of Mars and Saturn in a balanced manner. Libra is all about balance.<\/p>\n
The glyph that represents Libra is a beam scales. The icon demonstrates the essence of Libra, that balance is not a given, received passively, rather it must be attained actively. Libra’s symbolic means of balance is by comparison. Fortunately, in the case of next week’s Mars-Saturn conjunction, we have a precedent to refer to, and a rather momentous one at that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mars last conjoined Saturn on July 31, 2010 in the first degree of Libra, and it was not an isolated event. The 2010 Mars-Saturn merger was part of a T-square aspect that included Uranus, Jupiter and the Moon in opposition from the Aries point, with the whole lot of them squared to Pluto on the beach of Capricorn. If you can remember what initiated for you during the titanic T-square of two-aught-ten, you will have a head start on approach to next week and the next few years of your life.<\/p>\n
As regards to the combined nature of Mars and Saturn, the process or series of developments that started two years ago is now coming to a close. Given the fact that the immediately previous merger of Ruby and Ringer was part of a composed aspect to the Aries point, your experience of how the relationship of energy and limits has come full circle is probably very much in accordance with the nature of how all of us have felt it. By the same token, all of us may now be open to participate more actively in a new cycle, bringing balance to the limits and boundaries that defined us, by doing some redefining of our own.<\/p>\n
Redefining the envelope you have constructed for yourself does not have to be a reckless act, but it should be timely. This is not the time to jump from a roof to see if you can fly. The objective is to define yourself, not destroy yourself. Now is the time, however, to walk further than you have walked before, either on your feet or in your thoughts. Now is the time to turn the corner you have always passed, and not just to know that you can.<\/p>\n
Regardless of how subtly different it is around the corner you have never been, going there will redefine you. Going there of your own volition will mean that you have actively attained balance by participating in the process of determining your limits, and that could lead to a series of developments beyond what you previously considered possible. As a matter of fact, once you find yourself safely and solidly on new ground, you may want to celebrate your redefinition by flapping your arms a little. Just be careful who’s watching, in case you do fly. After all, we can’t have that.<\/p>\n
Offered In Service<\/em><\/p>\n Len is available for astrology readings. You can contact him at lenwallick [at] gmail [dot] com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mars will reach a Libra conjunction with Saturn at 6:36 am EDT on Wednesday. It will be an occasion for you to redefine what is possible. Because we tend to feel Mars aspects on approach, now is the time to participate as the red one and the ringed one initiate their new cycle. In the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}