Mars in Capricorn: Feb 5-March 15, 2024: Steady Solid Action Steps

Where Mars goes, our attention goes — sometimes because it’s where we feel our energy eagerly moving, other times because it’s a mess we need to clean up. It’s a passionate, courageous activist and warrior who can help to quickly usher in change, and can also cause fights and feuds. Mars likes immediacy and can become impatient when we don’t take notice. To help Mars be productive, we need to give it our attention and firm direction.

Mars moving into sidereal Capricorn from Feb 5 at 11:13am to March 15 at 8:39am eastern time is in itself a bit of a blessing. It’s said Mars is exalted in and prefers to be in this steady sign of success and advancement, that one can “sit easy in the saddle of fate” when Mars in Capricorn is present in the chart.  Capricorn, ruled by deliberate and honorable Saturn, also likes upward movement. Mars gives Capricorn the oomph and speed it lacks. Capricorn gives Mars the discipline and stamina it needs.

Knowing where dynamic Mars is moving through our birth charts is helpful as this is where we can face friction for growth or change. It typically takes about 1.5 months to move through a sign - fast compared to other planets - and so we tend to quickly feel the focus and energy shift in our lives. While it would require a chart analysis to see where Mars is transiting our own birth charts, here are some areas to tune into to help best utilize the next 39 days Mars spends in Capricorn. Pro-tip: Ask yourself these same questions in a week to see how you’re feeling once Mars settles into its new sign, and again in a month to see how you’re working with this new vibe.

*What areas of life do you want to see change this year?

*What actions can you take to move your life closer to your dreams?

*What’s your first response when change or conflict presents?

Calm?

Aggression?

Fear?

Excitement?

Defensiveness?

Openness?

Avoidance?

Stubbornness?

Plan?

*Where are you feeling your attention being pulled?

Outward or inward?

Focusing on yourself or your relationships?

Accumulating or purging?

Education and expression?

Towards work or home?

Fun and friends?

Health/fitness or retreat/sleep?

 
*When you feel sudden change in your life, where do you feel it in your body? Remember: the issues are in the tissues. These organs can help you understand your visceral emotional response. Some emotions and organ connections per Ayurveda:
-stomach/fear and trust,
-small intestine/anxiety and integration,
-heart/courage and impatience,
-liver/anger and motivation,
-lungs/grief and openness

:::PEACE:::