How Mars Retrograde Affects You

I’d like to introduce the concept of Mars retrograde to you, and how it affects you and your business (if you have one).  It’s a very timely topic, as Mars retrograde starts April 17^th, 2016, and continues until June 29^th, 2016. 

If you are planning on starting a company, a new project, launching a website or any projects during the next ten weeks….please think again!  There is a natural energy that will make these activities difficult or impossible to accomplish successfully right now.  This is because it is a time of strategic planning, both for yourself and your business, for your game plan over the next two years.

This cycle of Mars retrograde is the most important cycle this year because it not only impacts the next ten and a half weeks, but also the following two years!

If you use this Mars retrograde cycle well, you’ll have a lot of momentum for big accomplishments.  If you use this cycle incorrectly, you’ll probably feel like you’re treading water for the following two years.

The cycle often makes us feel like we’re at sea without a compass.  Or it could lead us to find ourselves angry about a situation that has only been bothersome in the past.  But now you feel like you’re boiling over!  These situations are both quite normal for the Mars retrograde cycle.

There are a few key questions I’d like to suggest over the next ten weeks.  Please take the time to answer them, as they’ll help launch your success.

Question 1: Which activities do I most enjoy doing, and how can I do more of these in the next few years?

Question 2: Which activities do I just plain not want to do?  Another way to think of this is – which activities lower my energy?  Then, how can I do less of these activities?

Question 3: Which activities would give my life more purpose and meaning?

This last question is important because this cycle of Mars retrograde begins in the sign of Sagittarius, and we will all be asked to choose activities and actions that give us more purpose and meaning in our lives.

Everyone on the planet is here at this particular moment for a particular purpose or mission.  Everyone has a role in the major changes occurring on the planet.

So what is your role?  This is a very important piece of this particular Mars retrograde cycle.

How about the other situation noted at the beginning of this article, where you’re finding yourself very angry about something?  The funny thing about being angry is that usually when we’re angry at someone, we’re really angry at ourselves.  Either through a lack of setting boundaries or other action we did or did not take, we feel as though something has been done to us.  The key is to remember that we’re just as responsible as the other party for the situation.

Here, the first thing to do is forgive yourself.

Secondly, I would highly suggest the book, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg.  This book helps you to learn how to have those difficult conversations with the other person using techniques that will keep the other person’s heart chakra open.  You have a much better change of getting the particular response you really want by doing this.

Remember – no major new starts until early July!

Also, I urge you to do your personal and business strategic planning for the next two years now!

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Madeline Gerwick is a business astrologer, business consultant, and author with over 20 years of experience.  She is the founder of Polaris Business Guides, which guides organizations and individuals to create more prosperity by working in harmony with the Universe.

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Increase your chances of success by incorporating business astrology into your business the easy way!  The Good Timing Guide is a color-coded calendar that lets you use Universal cycles to your advantage at a glance, including Mars in Retrograde and Moon Void of Course.  Get in the flow!