Mars Closes In On Earth – How It Will Affect You

Have you noticed an increase of volatile conflicts of perspective in and around your life?  Have you been feeling angrier than usual and losing your temper more readily?  Are you edgy over minute situations? Do you find that you are clumsier and more accident-prone than usual?

The reason for everything that you might be experiencing is that this month the planet Mars will be the closest it has been to our planet Earth in approximately 60,000 years! On August 27^th, 2003, Mars will be within 35 million miles of Earth, affecting all life on our planet in a variety of ways. Mars is the planet of war, anger, power, combustion and aggression. It gives energy to the warriors of our world, and the warrior within you.   As Mars approaches Earth, the energies of war, anger and hostility will increase. It will seem that the warmongers have increased power and influence over our lives. Remember, this is only temporal.

The energy of Mars is also impatient and brings impulsive behavior and accidents into our experiences.  For approximately the next eighteen months, it will be important to monitor your behavior and act with caution in potentially  volatile or dangerous activities. Keep your wits about you and respond to life from your heart, rather than react from your intellect. 

Mars activates the emotion of anger. If you have any repressed anger in your unconscious, it will probably come up for you now. If this occurs, it is the ideal time to process and clear it for good. Anger is probably the most misunderstood emotion there is. You are likely to feel anger whenever your freedom or ability to act is blocked. In our society, it is normal to repress anger, rather than express it. You have learned that to respond with anger leads to pain. However, repression of anger inevitably leads to unconscious creation of negative events – including accidents, aggressive negative people coming into your life, sickness and so on. 

There is a powerful and effective way to release anger, and all negative emotions. This involves a three-step process: Feel, Express and Surrender:

1) Be willing to fully feel the anger. Feel it in your body and allow it to build up in intensity.  2) Express the anger. It is best to do this alone, and not to another person (unless the person is a trained counselor). Say the words “I feel angry!” (or something similar) aloud. The important thing is that you hear yourself say the words. It may be possible to write the words that express your feeling. You may also express the anger with a physical action, such as striking the ground with a stick. It is best not to damage or hurt yourself, someone else or personal property. 3) Surrender the emotion to your Divine Self. You can do this by making a statement of absolute Truth that affirms your relationship with Spirit, (e.g., “Divine Spirit is with me now.”). The first two steps are a psychological process, which begins the healing of your psyche. The third step will transmute the negative emotion and fill the vacancy in your psyche with Divine Light. You may need to repeat these three steps a number of times to completely release all of the anger, especially if it is repressed anger.

Mars also brings the energies of passion, enthusiasm, leadership, sexuality, and courageous new beginnings. This is a powerful time to take creative action and new direction that will lead you towards a higher good.

Mars and Uranus are both in the sign of Pisces.  This will bring up hidden anger and expose hidden, passive aggression. Your dreams may reveal repressed anger that you were unaware of having. You will experience dynamic and aggressive energies in the area of your life where Mars and Uranus are transiting your natal chart. It is best to respond to these energies with objectivity and enthusiasm, and not react from fear. You can make great progress in this area of your life by taking creative action and expressing passion here. For example, if Mars and Uranus are transiting your third house, now is the time to communicate, travel and inspire others powerfully through ideas and words.

In the United States’ Natal Chart, Mars is transiting the Fourth House until November 13^th. This indicates much unrest, turmoil and explosive energies at home and with families. Because Mars is Retrograde (apparently moving backwards) it is time to reassess our family relations, domestic issues and real estate.  Mars will be in a Square aspect to Uranus from June 23^rd thru November 17^th, indicating much turmoil, unrest, breakdowns and obstacles to the financial system. Since Mars is in a favorable alignment with the Natal Sun and Jupiter, in the Ninth House, some positive possibilities with foreign relations could be very helpful during this time.

Mars in Pisces is a good time to combine creativity, imagination and spirituality with your sexuality. Set the mood with candlelight, incense and music. The practice of Tantra is especially effective now.

The power of vision is magnified now. This is an excellent time to hold a feeling vision of what you wish to manifest in your life. Mars in Pisces links the spiritual, visionary realms with the physical world. 

Mars in Pisces combines passion with idealism and spiritual energies. When you feel and express passion for a higher possibility, your heart connects dynamically with your journey and infuses spirit into matter. Be passionate about your spirituality and your progress will be assured now.

Om Shanti,

Govinda