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This is the horoscope portion of my Mars direct and rx retrospective where we will be talking about the experiences each zodiac sign has had over this 7 month story of Mars in Gemini. Mars entered gemini August 20th, 2022, turned retrograde on October 30th, 2022, and goes direct January 12, 2023. We still have a few months of Mars in Gemini until it departs on March 25th, 2023. These horoscopes are based on your rising sign primarily, but you can also watch your sun and moon signs, and see which one resonates most with you. I use tropical western astrology and whole sign houses. Everyone starts with Aries, but let’s go with the sign in the spotlight first - Gemini.  For Gemini Rising, this one has been personal. Mars traveling in your first house of your physical body, health and vitality as well as your personality, may have been pretty fired up during these months. And during the retrograde period, there may have been some decreased energy, some slowness of your physical body or ...

Mars Moves Forward We have all had the warrior of the zodiac, Mars, living in the area of life ruled by Gemini for a very long time. By the time it departs, it will be about 7 months, when Mars usually goes through a sign in about two months. During this extended stay in Gemini, we are asked to rethink how our views, communication, and the words we use create the world we live in. Mars in gemini is the epitome of the pen is mightier than the sword, if you know what I mean. ` Mars has been retrograde, appearing to be backing up in the sky since October 30, 2022, taking in all the information, looking back on ideas, words, and concepts. It is the warrior in waiting, studying the landscape, learning the terrain. Interestingly, this is the closest Mars physically gets to our location on earth, blazing red and cautiously curious in the sky. Mars stations direct in gemini at 8 degrees 07 seconds, which means it appears to be at a standstill in the sky. Mars makes this U turn so to speak, and...