Mars in Taurus takes action. Eventually.  It always starts out by taking its time.  Mars in Taurus likes to do things slowly to make sure it gets everything exactly how it wants them.  It’s not so much about planning – it’s more about strategy.  It’s about getting what it wants (or as close to It as possible) on its own terms.  It wants to be sure that it’s comfortable with whatever is established as the new normal.

However, Mars in Taurus may have met its match with Saturn in Scorpio.  In Scorpio, the planet of goals, ambitions, discipline, and responsibility finds itself dealing in extremes.  Things are either structured and solid, or in a state of chaos and destruction.  Either way, Saturn is letting you know that whatever is happening – whether the event’s scale is large or small – you are responsible for how you choose to deal with it and/or respond to it in your own individual life and as part of the collective whole.

With so many major and dramatic changes taking place around you and/or for you, you may find that you don’t get to have things happen on your terms.  In fact, you may find that you have to deal with a reality that is nothing close to what you expected.  With this opposition transit of Mars in Taurus and Saturn in Scorpio exact at 10:12p PDT on April 30^th, you may as well toss all of your usual specs, standards, and rules out the window.  They probably won’t apply now if ever again.

That’s because the changes that are happening now are likely permanent.  They are structural changes – changes that alter the way we do things in the world.  As the world changes around us, our focus must also change.  Our goals and ambitions must also change.  Our responsibilities must also change.  And therefore, our actions must change along with them all.

The old ways won’t work anymore.  No matter how much we try to set “old world” goals, a new world is being established that doesn’t accept them.  Status and power have different meanings now – they exist in a context of collective goals, influential efforts, and selfless service to others.  With Mars in Taurus opposite Saturn in Scorpio, you are now being asked to play the game of life by some very new rules.

Yes, there are still some lifestyle basics that need to be attended to.  Yet, how those occur for you in the face of the emerging new world will affect your actions now, during this powerful opposition’s influence.

Notice how your actions now may be setting your course for the foreseeable future.  Take notice of what inspires you to act, and which steps have you feel solid and secure in the face of profound change.  You may be surprised how what you thought you believed has changed or is changing.

And if you are challenged by the fact that you aren’t getting what you thought you wanted out of all this change, take time to notice that during this Mars-Saturn opposition, you may now be in a position now to look at how ego-based beliefs may be driving your life.  You might be being challenged to let go of proving your rightness or status to others (and yourself!) in order to experience being who you truly are in the face of whatever changes may come.  It’s the “you” who weathers these storms of change that is truly who you are.

Thank you for reading and sharing.  Until next post…

~ Light, Love, and Blessings,

Grace