picture an ox trudging through a muddy field, slowly but steadily drawing a plough in its tracks. this is the burdensome but practical energy we’ve been working with here on earth, since the dawn of the new year- as mars, the planet most attuned to our survival instincts, has been trekking through the grounded sign of taurus. there was never a breakthrough, magical moment that came with the arrival of 2021. most of us gathered around the tv and watched the typically enchanting ball sink to the ground like another floating piece of trash finding its place in times square. much like our tired ox, we’ve had to keep our heads down and plow through the reality at hand.
march’s arrival brings us a fresh change of pace from this glum atmosphere and energy draining terrain, as mars departs from taurus’ pastures and splits itself in two, moving forward into the twin sign of gemini. where mars in taurus was physical, practical, and persistent- mars in gemini is cerebral, flexible, and flighty. where mars in taurus held its tongue, mars in gemini doesn’t hold back. voices get louder, opinions erupt or clash against another’s with ease, and perceptions are challenged.
gemini deals intimately with duality. the conscious and the unconscious, the introverted and the extroverted, the heroic image one has of one self and the quiet, consuming shadow that lurks behind it. mars’ brings heat, energy, strife, and drive to whatever sign it inhabits. here we find ourselves pitted against our own twin energy. our own shadow projections can pop up and visit us in the light of day, disguised as a hostile message, a shitty commute, or an argument that reaches an impasse.
yet, in true dual fashion, mars in gemini has it’s more obvious gifts to provide us too. our craving for movement returns, as does our drive to socially reach out and reconnect after a painfully introverted, solitary winter. energy returns for learning, for listening, for conversing, and for sharing. now more than ever we needy the drive to stay open-minded, to allow fresh perspectives, and to explore the push and pull motivations of our own devious inner twins.