So far, 2025 has been fraught with past memories and patterns that may have prompted old wounds to resurface.
Mars retrograde in Cancer wielded a sword and cut open our emotional tender parts. This was so we could examine them and figure out what needs to be dealt with, what needs to be healed, and what needs to be completed severed.
While the retrograde is over, Mars will linger in Cancer for another six or so weeks. It might be easy to ruminate, to spiral in oneself, replay scenarios and situations, and ask yourself why.
It’s one thing to lift the lid on the past and take a look at it. That said, we always have the choice of how much oxygen we choose to give it.
As March opens, another retrograde begins. This time around, Mars hands the baton to Venus, and she’ll move in reverse until mid-April.
On the one hand, you might be glad that one arduous retrograde is over. On the other, you may be fearing another, as Venus can be the most deeply felt retrograde of all.
This handover/takeover retrograde pattern asks you to stop asking, “Why did this happen?” and start asking, “What do I need to do?” Stop stewing on the past and start taking action toward the new and the unknown.
