Mars Retrograde Balancing Tips
An image of mars against a black sky.
As you might have seen on my Instagram vid, there's been a lot of talk about Mars Retrograde. It's a position that tends to make many people nervous, especially when we take into consideration that it's square Saturn and Pluto, all while Saturn is also retrograde. Now, this doesn't mean that we should go straight into Panic mode! Much of what I've seen online just prior to and right after Mars going retrograde was fear-based advice. I'm going to link my Insta video below if you want to see more about why I use astrology and why I'm not a huge fan of fear-based prescriptions.
So, this isn't to say that I don't respect the energies in general. Anytime a placement like this pops up, there are correlations of events that can occur. But as a Bruja, I like to consider why this might be the case and how I can use my abilities and my energy to work with these energies. Remember, the planets don't necessarily make things happen, they're markers or indicators of energy. It's all about correlation. When something goes on up in the skies, we reflect that here, when something big is going on here, it's usually reflected in the skies. Use this information and the energy present and work with it to create the life you need and want.Thus, this post came about. I'm going to share some of the ways you can work with this energy so that if you do pick up on the shift and feel bogged down by it, you're able to actually do something about it. When we have celestial events like the one that is happening, we need to change the way we move about in our spirituality as it's usually a marker of an energetic shift around us. This means it might be time to change your cleansing habits, how you communicate, the type of spell work you do, and even how you ground.
What type of energy is Mars Retrograde usually linked with?
Mars rules the zodiac sign of Aries which is where it's currently retrograde. This means we're going to feel a high sense of fire around and within us. Those whose natal chart is more heavily ruled by fire will especially feel this.Aside from this celestial energy, we are also in summer in the northern hemisphere, and many parts of the US are facing wildfires that are wildly spreading, so even more fire energy there.Mars deals with how we assert ourselves, how we express aggression, how we express sexual needs, how we go after our goals, and a bunch more. When in Aries, this means Mars expresses this in a initiatory kind of way, in a forward and direct way, in a unabashedly-self way. Mars is at home in Aries and thus can more easily express itself.Because of this, we really need to amp up our cleansing practice. Everyone's energy field is going to be reaching out further than normal and their energy is going to be more fiery and amplified (especially in moments of conflict). Cleansing is going to be one of the ways in which you can remain level headed, avoid picking up outside energies, and allow yourself to remain grounded through this phase.
What type of cleansing should we do, and which should we avoid?
If we know that this placement is really going to amp up our fire energy, and we know that the US especially is navigating wildfires and raising temperatures higher than we've ever seen, than logically, we would want to avoid fire-type cleansing.This means it might be time to step away from smoke cleansing, even if only for short bits. While you can still use these, keep in mind that you're adding so much more smoke and fire energy to yourself and the space around you in a time when we don't really need it.Instead of relying on fire and smoke cleansing, it might be a good time to rely more heavily on water-based cleansing. This is the perfect time for baños. If you subscribe to my newsletter I'll provide a small cleansing, refreshing, and cooling baño recipe there this week. If you don't have a bathtub, you can still benefit from healing baths. Instead of soaking in the mixtures you would simply pour it over your body head to toe. You can also alter these recipes to make essential oil sprays, or use some of these in a diffuser.One of my favorite cleansing sprays that is not alcohol based is Rose Water (you can get this at Target or beauty stores for about $5-10). Spraying rose water all up in my hair, on my skin, all throughout the day really helps me mellow out, add a touch of sweetness, and connect to the spirit world.If you're able to get out to a natural body of water, this is the perfect time to do that. Dip yourself into the ocean, a lake, or a river and let the water wash away all that does not serve you.
A note on cleansing:
I was reminded of this recently after I did some heavy cleansing and cord cutting, how important it is to fill yourself back up. When you cleanse or cut cords, you remove something that has been attached to you and your energy field for a good while. This leaves an opening in your energy body meaning more dense energy or spiritual attachments can slip in.I personally like to do a baño de flores after some heavy work as it adds more sweetness and love back into my energy body. You can do chakra healing, sound baths, or use quartz during light meditations. The point is, you have to find a way to draw in light energy or sweetness.And always remember to patch up the areas where the cords were placed if you did a cord cutting, and do this for you and the other person. I generally imagine this as a sort of fleshy bandaid. I then send glowing light to the spot and let it warm me until I feel the fleshy bandage has become a part of my body.
Finally,
Don't let this drag you down. If you're a practitioner, and even if you're not one, you still have some power over the world around you. Knowing there's a certain kind of energy means you adjust, become flexible, and work with it. This isn't a world where only you exist. This is a life of coexisting. So respect the energies at work and do what you can to change paths as needed.
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