Mars has energy, and a lot of it. It has so much energy that it needs to be in action. It needs to be doing something. It needs to channel all that energy into something, somehow.
In Gemini, Mars took actions rooted in thoughts and ideas. Now in the sign of Cancer, Mars takes actions rooted in your emotions.
Mars in Cancer can be a frustrating energy because its actions are driven by emotions, which are ever changing, ebbing, and flowing. It can prove somewhat unpredictable except for one thing – you’ll know how much you care about someone, and/or something when you find yourself taking actions to protect it or defend them/it.
In Cancer, Mars channels its energy into nurturing, caring, and protecting. It is a ‘warrior mother’ of sorts – defending its “babies” with a ferocity often associated with wild animals (think of mother lions, tigers, and bears). It is a love that knows no bounds if someone or something it loves or cares about is threatened by harm or hurt.
Mars enters Cancer tomorrow, July 13th, 2013 at 6:22a PDT, and when it does, it begins what may be the first-hand experience of this energy in your own life – with you being either on the giving or receiving end of this powerful placement.
I’ve mentioned in blog posts before the old cliché, “Actions speak louder than words”. It’s a cliché that sticks around because it’s true – your actions reveal your real truth. In the case of Mars in Cancer, your actions and reactions will reveal your heart’s deepest and truest cares and desires.
Cancer isn’t the easiest sign for Mars to travel through, as Mars is an assertive masculine energy and Cancer is a very feminine protective energy. The one common ground they share is “the fight” – Mars simply likes to fight, and Cancer fights to protect. With the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter also in the sign, Mars in Cancer will be in a prime position to assist and protect these other planetary bodies in following through on their own nurturing inclinations. The Sun shines Light on what needs to be nurtured, Mercury comes up with ideas on how to nurture, Jupiter grows and expands that nurturing with Mars facilitating it all through its actions. Mars is the one that actually gets it all going by acting upon, if not fighting for or defending, the Sun’s revelations, Mercury’s ideas, and Jupiter’s lust for expansion.
But with Mars in Cancer being part of the third Grand Trine configuration of this current Cancer Sun cycle on July 20th (along with Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Pisces), Mars in Cancer has more important role in the bigger picture of your life and the lives of others this time around. You can be sure that what you care about most in your life – whether a person, a dream, a goal, or a heartfelt desire – has the best chance of shaping a new tangible reality of your life experience at this time, and the changes that need to happen in your life in order to manifest that reality are likely to come as Mars in Cancer squares Uranus in Aries and opposes Pluto in Capricorn during its 6-week run.
Yet despite all of this watery excitement going on, Mars (as the ruler of Aries) is most drawn to fire, and when the Sun enters Leo in a couple of weeks, you may be awakened to a new reason to fight for what you love and care about – yourself! Ultimately, this 2013 Mars in Cancer phase is not what you care about for others as much as it’s about what you care about for yourself. The Leo Sun marks a period in which Mars’ warrior energy may be sparked in some way to fight for the promise of the Grand Trine to attain, defend, or protect your own emotional self-interests. You love and care about these people and/or things because you love and care about them, and this 2013 Mars in Cancer period may be just the time for you to take action for them, and in doing so, taking action for your right to love and be loved.
So, who or what do you love and care about most? Your actions during this 2013 Mars in Cancer cycle will definitely reveal that to you if you don’t already know. Pay attention to yourself and your actions, and to whom and what inspires you to action over these next few weeks to recognize the real truth about these matters within you.
Under Mars in Cancer, your actions will always reveal your love – the love you have for others and the love you have for yourself.
Mars will be in the sign of Cancer until August 28th.
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~ Light , Love, and Blessings,
Grace
