2024.11.25 mars retrograde
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[00:00:00] Welcome to nearing the end of 2024. This podcast episode is to tell you all about. The upcoming Mars retrograde. So this is one that's been on our radars for kind of a while. If you've been following the Yogi scopes podcast, if you've been a listener. Uh, throughout this year, or even for the last little bit, we've been talking about this one coming up. Um, we were talking about it in relation to the us election before the election happened. Um, I knew this. At last year at the end of 2023, when we were talking about the outlook for 2024. That this one would be. Uh, doozy and intense, real intense is the word.
[00:00:42] So, um, we'll explore how exactly that might manifest in your life and then end with of course, as always yoga practices. And journal prompts to help you embody the energies that make the most of it. And live intentionally through this period rather than, um, getting swept up off path. You can flow with the energies rather than trying to fight against them, which is a better use of your energy.
[00:01:07] So welcome to the Yogi scopes podcast. I'm your host rose Holbrook, a Vedic Siberian. Real astrologer. And a yoga therapist, which is why I do what I do is to help you take this. What can sometimes be ungrounded, heady, upper chakra, heavy. Astrology and bring it down into your body. Through these yoga practices and journal prompts, they will end every episode with. And. So this one we've been talking about for a minute.
[00:01:38] It's a we're here, we're here now. And we'll get through it just like anything and you will get through it even better than anybody else, because you are here listening to this. And trying to be intentional about it and just, you know, it's like, it's like listening to the weather report and knowing it's going to be a hot one and, um, You know, knowing it's going to rain and carrying your rain jacket kind of thing.
[00:02:03] That's what we're here to do. And so with that said also one housekeeping announcement before we dive in. To what to expect for Mars retrograde. And I'll give you all the dates and everything, all the important information, you know, I have it for you here. As I mentioned. We've been talking about this one since I did the 20, 24 outlook in the end of 2023.
[00:02:26] And so you can find those resources on the podcast from last year, but FYI, if you're new here, that's something that we do every year. I put out a product called the Yogi scopes planner. It's coming out very, very soon. It will drop to folks on my email list. First that's actually kind of where, like, I don't really do social media.
[00:02:45] I have social media. Um, I don't really, I don't think I've posted on Instagram and like, A year, maybe a year and a half. So, um, So too. So I'll send out an email when that planner is ready and pencil in on your calendar. Uh, Sunday, December 15th. Four. Uh, one to 4:00 PM will be our yearly planning party where we will do lots of. Guided journaling exercises and practices to kind of process through what happened this year process through some visioning exercises for next year, and talk about all of the astrology and stuff that you need to be on the lookout for next year.
[00:03:30] And so I will be releasing a special deal. Um, to sign up for that event. Now, if you're a member of my in-person studio, Mars hill yoga barn. Or, um, The 100 healers circle, which is the online Yogi scopes membership. You get access to that event as part of your membership. But if you're not keeping an eye out for how you can sign up. It.
[00:03:53] And it's just, that's one of everybody's favorite, favorite events for the year. So pencil it in the signups. Not live yet, but put it on your calendar and be ready. To sign up. It'll be completely, completely virtual. So, but my, my in-person Mars hill yoga barn folks can come. So let's talk about Mars retro grade.
[00:04:12] So this isn't just any Mars retrograde it's in Mars. Sign of debilitation, which is cancer. So I always want to say. Debilitation is a scary word. And if I was the one who invented astrology, I would have chosen a different word. Um, Basically what it means just like straight up means is that. Whatever planet and its sign of debilitation is not able to express. It's full energies. And so for Mars, Mars is the warrior planet.
[00:04:50] Mars is this fiery. Very connected to like your Omni to top us, that fire of transformation, that fire of discipline. That's a very Mars quality. And so when Mars moves into cancer, it's sign of debilitation cancer is a water sign. First of all, um, It is connected to the heart, to the emotions. To being nurturing and that's sort of the polar opposite. I guess to me, to me, there are two sides of the same coin. Um, Whereas cancer is the more inward, um, in touch with feelings. Uh, reflective one and nurturing one.
[00:05:36] And Mars is this outward. Let's just check tasks off a list. Let's get it done. Fiery, go, go, go. Do, do, do. And cancer. Is this more like let's sit and like feel our feelings. Kind of energy. When, when any planet moves into a sign, it sort of takes on the qualities of that sign to a degree. And so Mars, this fiery action oriented, maybe even like fighting oriented planet is sort of at odds with this. Watery, um, feeling oriented, receptive rather than emitting oriented sign.
[00:06:19] So that just means that Mars isn't necessarily able to express its action-oriented qualities to the best of its ability. But another thing. That I see with Mars and cancer in general, while Mars is debilitated. Um, Is, I see a lot of burnout in folks. Um, a lot of burning the candle at both ends a lot of, um, Maybe being unclear with ourselves about how much we can really get done.
[00:06:51] And. Um, so we'll talk about it. We'll talk about ways to work with it. That's just something to maybe be. On the lookout for. While Mars is in cancer. And so Mars is debilitated in cancer. This is already a challenging energy. For Mars, just even being in the sign of cancer. At all. So it's a challenging energy for those action oriented goal oriented. Qualities. Um, and so this dynamic between assertiveness and aggressiveness. Is coming up.
[00:07:22] Um, and then on top of that, we have a retro grade. So. This is a pretty big one. Mars is already debilitated. That's already a challenging energy for Mars. And then when a planet goes, retrograde, It just adds strength to that planet. Which means if it's a challenging energy already for that planet, that challenging energy is being heightened. By the retro grade.
[00:07:51] So we see a similar thing going on with mercury retrograde. The things that mercury rules over come to the forefront of our awareness even more because mercury is gaining strength. During the retro grade. So I just last week. I put out a podcast episode about mercury retrograde, where I sort of talked about. Some of the relationships between, um, mercury retrograde and this Mars retro grade in a nutshell, it's that mercury is now as of today, as I'm recording this retrograding in one of the Mars ruled. Signs. And so. It's it's related to this.
[00:08:28] It's like fanning the flames of this. Already challenged already, like maybe emotionally spicy Mars energy. Mercury's retrograde is over there. Fanning the flames of this five. So just. Um, What I'll say about the relationship of mercury retrograde is to just be on the lookout for if you're just like a little bit extra spicy, emotionally, especially as it comes to. Communication.
[00:08:53] Um, so if somebody has like a typo in their email or in their whatever work thing, I don't know. Uh, maybe try not to. I be mean about it, or if somebody's mean to you over something like that, then maybe you just hold a little extra compassion for them because you know, they're being affected by these energies and not. Uh, paying attention to that fact in the way that you are. And it's one of the greatest benefits of astrology is we get to have a little extra. Um, benefit of the doubt for people because we're like, I see where that's coming from.
[00:09:25] And, um, it's okay. That you're. Maybe not as self-aware because not everybody is, it's a place to hold less judgment for ourselves individually. And for other people, when we start recognizing how these subtle energies are at play, and we start recognizing where these things are coming from, we don't have to take things so personally, so. That's nice.
[00:09:45] Be on the lookout for that. So it could be related to communication at work. Like I was saying, um, little mishaps and mistakes where it's like probably the whole project isn't ruined because of a little misshapen mistake. Um, but some people might act like it is so try not to let that be you and trying to not take it.
[00:10:02] So personally, if it's directed at you. And so you can revisit the mercury retrograde episode. For those specific dates where that is heightened because that's not happening. Um, That's really only a factor like a week into this Mars retrograde. Um, but it does matter. And it's going on right now as I'm recording this episode. And then, um, another. Thing to be aware of with this Mars, retrograde is Uranus will retrograde back into Aries. At. I didn't actually write the date down in my notes.
[00:10:38] I just remembered that I wanted to mention it, but you can find the date in, um, I've put out tons of resources. If you go to the weekly Yogi scopes on my website, Yogi scopes.com and you find in the navigation. It's in the top, right. Somewhere, depending on what kind of device you're on. It depends on how it looks, but you'll find weekly Yogi scopes. And find the Uranus in Taurus episode. Um, Or it's in the 2024 Yogi scopes planner. It will be sometime in December.
[00:11:05] I believe you're in this will retrograde back into Aries, which is the other Mars ruled sign. So it's just adding. Explosiveness, I suppose to all things, Mars. And so Aries is, I would say if, if, as I mentioned, like the qualities of Mars earlier, the qualities I mentioned, like it's this action oriented goal oriented. Um, planet it's the planet that sort of rules over those parts of our beings. Um, Aries is that get it done part and Scorpio is like the deep emotions behind. Our beliefs about what we can get done.
[00:11:47] So Aries is like the actual doing Scorpio is the. Um, Our feelings and beliefs about what we can do and who we are and who we put in. So it's, it's like the under the surface version. Of Mars. And so those are the two signs that are ruled by Mars and we have these other retrogrades going on in the Mars ruled signs. While Mars is retrograde and it signed a debilitation.
[00:12:14] So those are just some other factors. I wanted you to be aware of, of how these things are kind of tying together. And how these extra little ways that Mars is being challenged. During this time. And so when I say this time, Let me go ahead and give you the dates. So.
[00:12:36] October 20th, 20, 24 is when Mars moved into cancer into its sign of debilitation. It will be there all the way until. Um, When did I know I wrote it down. June 6th, 2025. So it is during this record. This is a really long time. So that's what, eight months, almost seven months, ish. From the end of October to the beginning of June of the next year. That's a yeah, that's seven months, little. It was like seven and a half months, which is a long time.
[00:13:13] Normally Mars spends. Two-ish months, sometimes less in a sign. Um, and so this is, remember, this is like the most challenging placement for Mars and I'm, I'm here to tell you why. I don't think it's that bad. Of course I will get there in the. Overall energies and yoga practices and journal prompts.
[00:13:32] I will give you ways to work with it. I'm not just going to tell you all the problems and not tell you how to solve those problems in your own life. Because that would feel incomplete. Right? Um, so this is a really long time because of this retro grade. And so the retro grade. Period is. From next Friday as I'm recording this December 6th. Is when Mars stations, retro grade, when it stops moving and begins to start moving backwards and it will go direct on. Sunday, February 23rd, 2025.
[00:14:06] So that's already close to a three month. It's just shy of three months. Mars will be retrograde. In that time. It will retrograde back into Gemini. So it starts its retrograde very near 12 degrees of cancer. And we'll retrograde back to about 28 0 22 degrees of Gemini. So. It will move. So it will move back into another sign.
[00:14:32] So it'll spend from January 20th through April 2nd and Gemini. So Mars won't be debilitated during that time, but for like half of that time, it will be retrograde and basically. I will put, so I will put all these dates. In the companion post and the weekly Yogi scopes page on my website on Yogi scopes.com. Because I think it will be helpful for you to know.
[00:14:59] And so I don't want to get too in the weeds. Explaining. Like saying this date is this happens in this state. That happens because that can get really confusing in a, in a listening format. Um, but the dates will be there. And so what I want you to know is just think about. I'm getting ready to break down each section of the retro grade, like wallets retrograding in cancer.
[00:15:26] This is what you can expect while it's retrograding back into Gemini. This is what you can expect. But in general, at any retro grade, we have the shadow period, which is, if we look at the degrees that the planet retrogrades through. So, like I said, 12 degree. It begins, its retrograde around 12 degrees of cancer and retrogrades all the way back to 22 degrees of Gemini.
[00:15:50] So in the sign before cancer, which is Gemini. So we want to look at when did Mars move to that 22 degrees of Gemini. So the, to the end of like where it will retrograde back to. So the time before the retro grade, when Mars was moving from that 22 degrees. Of Gemini too. Um, that 12 degrees of cancer where it goes retrograde.
[00:16:15] That is. Um, What did it that first end of the shadow period is like, if you want to be best prepared. For the retro grade, you want to be paying attention to the struggles you're having related to that planet. And that sign. Um, so I explained it also on the mercury retrograde episode, I explained what that shot up period was about. So for this one, just listen closely.
[00:16:41] When I say, when I break it down and it'll also be broken down in that companion post, if you prefer to have the visual reference and to, to be able to quickly go back and reread over that companion post, that's why I make it. For you, um, So just revisit and pay close attention to what you were experiencing. Um, related to these Mars things that I will describe in more detail momentarily, you want to pay attention to. What themes are being brought up for you. Before the retrograde begins. So that when the retrograde happens, when any retrograde happens is a chance to retrace your steps, because that's what the planet's doing, right?
[00:17:22] It's retracing, it steps through the sky. It's going backwards over a, you know, a pizza pie slice of. The, or, you know, Thanksgiving week here in the U S so sorry if you're not in the U S um, Or if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, It's a big time for pie, right? It's pumpkin pie slice. I don't know, or whatever your favorite. Uh, kind of pie is pizza pie, whatever.
[00:17:45] So it's a it's you're retracing back over that section and then it will move. It'll move through that section of first time. And then it will retrograde back over a section of sky that it has just. Um, Move forward through. And so that's the retracing, your steps. That's your chance to get it right. If you didn't get it right the first time. And then you have another chance because then Mars will have to move or any planet that has gone retro grade.
[00:18:12] We'll have to then again, move through the section of sky that it retrograded through retracing its steps for the third time over that same section. For this like cycle, you could say. Too. That's your, the retrograde period itself is when the problems might really be highlighted. And so just pay attention to these. Shadow period ends for your time too. Um, before the retrograde starts to really pay attention to what you might experience. Bigger challenges around during the retro grade.
[00:18:49] And then in that shadow period on the other side, To really ingrain the pattern that you want to engrain reinforce the pattern that you want to be reinforced. If you experienced problems related to the retro grade. Um, that the retrograde brought up. And so that's where the, any retro grade. Right. So let's dive more deeply into the sections. Of. Mars is retrograde through cancer and Gemini.
[00:19:19] So, um, just to kind of recap so far, I've talked about. Mars in cancer and the dates that it will be in cancer. It's a long time with a, you know, a couple months or about a month and a half stint. In Gemini during that time, but overall. Mars will be in cancer from October 20th. 2024 through June 6th, 2025. And so the shadow period, as I mentioned is October 5th, the shadow period before the retrograde. Began October 5th. And then the retrograde begins December 6th. And so we have the retrograde all the way through to February that second shadow period, your chance to kind of like re. Uh, enforce the patterns that you want to reinforce the new, maybe new patterns or maybe old patterns that seem to work for you is from that day, that martyrs goes direct depending on how you look at it.
[00:20:19] February 23rd or 24th of 2025 through may. Second of 2025. Is when the shadow period finally ends. And then we still have another month before Mars even makes it out of cancer, traversing through a section that it didn't make it to before it began its retrograde. So this is a long time. And so that's why I'm kind of savoring this, this. These longer transits tend to be longer episodes because I'm trying to capture all of the nuance that you will experience over this whole eight months that this'll be going on. Um, and you can always reference back to that. Weekly OB scopes, companion post. For reminders of these dates, they'll just be spelled out for you there. Um, and hopefully this makes sense.
[00:21:02] What I'm saying is like, Pay attention to what's coming up and use those time periods too. Um, Learn your lesson, I guess. I don't know. Um, so. As I mentioned, Mars in cancer in general is a challenging. Energy for the. Outward expression, the goal oriented newness of. Mars. And then especially when Mars goes retrograde in cancer in the sign of debilitation. It might be hard to. Um, Reach your goals or meet your goals or feel like you want to move towards your goals.
[00:21:45] It might feel hard to be clear about them. It might also feel like you experienced delays and setbacks. On the road towards moving towards your goals. Like you're putting in a lot more effort than you're seeing return, perhaps, which the good news is that's kind of also a Saturn ish energy. And Saturn has just gone direct. About 10 days ago before I'm recording this podcast, which is. Monday, November 25th is the day.
[00:22:14] So it was, it was Friday, November 15th when Saturn. Went. Direct. And so that might have brought some forward. Movement in terms of whatever you're working towards, but then we have this challenging energy for Mars. So it's not like we're all the way out of the woods, if you will. Around challenging energies towards moving towards our goals. And so here in the Northern hemisphere, also just FYI.
[00:22:40] Um, and even if you're in the Southern hemisphere, this is still true. Um, in the Northern hemisphere, we're moving towards winter. We're moving towards the winter solstice the darkest day of the year. So it is already a time to sort of contract and turn more. Or earthwards. But anyway, we're headed.
[00:22:57] We're in pretty much in what I would call Scorpio season. And we're headed towards Sagittarius season. And so Scorpio season, even if you're in the Southern hemisphere, Scorpio season is bringing this like retract and go under the surface kind of vibe. And Sagittarius season is more about having this expansive vision of your goals. Um, rather than maybe like boots on the ground, doing the work towards your goals, that really comes in Capricorn season. Which is. Incidentally when Mars will retrograde back to Gemini and be out of that sign of debilitation.
[00:23:35] So it'll still be retrograde. Um, but not as challenging of an energy towards. Maybe getting things done. So I just bring all of that up to say. That if it feels like you're not really making a lot of forward progress. Towards your outward goals. Like good. You're not supposed to, you don't see new buds and balloons on the trees right now. Do you, I mean, unless you're in the Southern hemisphere, like I. I've never lived there.
[00:24:02] So I don't really know how to map these astrological energies onto the seasons you're experiencing because FYI. The, from my perspective. My limited perspective, my video, right? My own ignorance. Um, These energies map really well. These astrological energies map really well onto the seasons that we experienced in the Northern hemisphere, because I are Veda. Vedic astrology, Western astrology, all of that originated in the Northern hemisphere.
[00:24:34] So they are almost archetypes. That align with. What we were experiencing seasonally. In the Northern hemisphere. And so they overlay really well. And I don't know how that works in the Southern hemisphere. I know there are lots of great Vedic astrologers that live in like Brazil and Australia. So, um, maybe one of them could tell you better than I can. You know, so. Um, I just always want to give that caveat that if you're in the Southern hemisphere, your seasons are going to be different, but the astrological archetypes are that. Um, it's a time for. Turning earthward turning inward, thinking about your big picture vision, rather than putting your forward energy into forward movement and expansion.
[00:25:20] Anyway. And so. Mars is challenging that energy Mars being retrograde and debilitated in. Cancer is more of a.
[00:25:31] It's just challenging for that. Action oriented. Um, checking things off the list energy that Mar Mars usually like, wants to have. And so, I guess I'm just giving you that plug to say why that's okay. And, um, just be on the lookout for if you're moving towards burnout or moving towards burning the candle at both ends in this time of year where we should be sleeping more because it's dark out more. Um, just notice if that is a theme that comes up for you while Mars is in cancer.
[00:26:06] Um, and remember Mars has been in cancer since October 20th. So maybe you kind of look back between October 20th and now have you been tending more towards. Burnout, which is under Vedic philosophy. Like what we would say is you're so rigid. Rasik you're so like, go, go, go, move, move, move on the, move on the go. That you become Tamasic stagnant, still stuck heavy.
[00:26:34] And so we want to move towards Saatva, which is this balanced, um, Actually the most distilled version of Pitta, the fire energy. So when your fire is burning clear and bright, because it doesn't have too much wind. Too much Raja us, right. Too much movement. Um, that it snuffs out or too much fuel that it gets smothered too much.
[00:27:00] Thomas. Um, and Mars is a Tomasic planet by the way. So those archetypes are sort of always at play. And this Mars retrograde is kind of lending itself towards. Thomas. Towards burnout towards so much doing that. You, um, reach burnout. So just be on the lookout for that. Try not to burn the candle at both ends, especially while. Um, Mars is retrograding through cancer. And then the other, so, so that's the like action oriented goal oriented piece of. Mars that's being brought up by this time in cancer and the retro grade, even more so, but then the other piece. Is the emotions because cancer is. The emotions, your inner sense of comfort, your inner sense of peace, and being at home in yourself, feeling a connection to a sense of peace and a sense of home. Within yourself. Whether that's tied to a physical place or not is going to depend on you and your chart. As you may know, you may know some people that are like, um, Home is where your heart is.
[00:28:19] And they're like nomads and they're happy to travel and they feel a really deep sense of connection to home within themselves, even if they travel a lot. And there are other people that have. Lived in the same town, their whole life. And they still feel like they can't access a sense of feeling at home. Even though they live in their quote unquote hometown.
[00:28:40] They may be, have this feeling. And so those are two opposite ends of the spectrum. But those. Feelings are. Related to cancer. The sign of cancer. Um, sort of governs over your ability to. Feel at home. And so you might want to look at. Regardless of whether you've lived in the same town or maybe even on the same piece of property, same house your whole life, or maybe you've moved around a lot, regardless of that. Because you can have a different relationship of home, no matter how much you've moved in your life or not moved. Um, What is your relationship with feeling at home within yourself?
[00:29:24] And that is what we want to come back to, to keep reinforcing within ourself during this retrograde so that we're not. Lashing out emotionally, because that's, what if we're not careful if we're not carefully coming back to that sense of. Um, Emotional grounded-ness and emotional stability by feeling at home in ourselves, at home, in our choices. So we're not feeling like we have to get defensive over our choices. Um, those kinds of things is what will be protective. Of this debilitated, Mars energy, um, potentially coming out sideways, coming out as aggressiveness, rather than assertiveness. And so then cancer also. Is very, very connected to boundaries.
[00:30:18] So if you think about it, the archetype for cancer is a crab. And a crab. Um, is, you know, that's where we get the term crabby, right? Because if people are crabby, they're like, um, just, just scratchy and crumb grumpy. And crabs are kind of like grouchy and grumpy and they have this hard exterior, but they're extremely soft on the inside.
[00:30:43] And that is very. Cancer it's. Um, We have this like grouchy, grumpy hard exterior. I say we, I'm not a cancer. Uh, send it, but you have cancer somewhere in your chart. And actually I have somebody here live with me who is a cancer ascendant. And, um, so this extra applies to you in general. Um, and so.
[00:31:09] You might want to examine.
[00:31:11] And so with this on the weekly Yogi scopes things for members of the 100 healers circle, I do put a sign by sign. So I will help you decipher based on your ascendant and your moon sign. Which house this is happening in for you. You have cancer somewhere in your chart. And so it affects some area of your life.
[00:31:29] I E what house it's in. Um, and so if you're a cancer ascendant, it pretty much touches. Every area of your life, because it's you right. Um, so this idea of being like grouchy and protective over your inner world. Um, With Mars being there, it might make it more tempting to lash out. And the. Answer the antidote to that is examining your boundaries.
[00:31:55] And so the journal prompts I have that I'll share an Mo momentarily. We'll hopefully help with that with examining. Situations and, and really thinking about what situations your boundaries may be, could have been better to prevent that. So to use assertiveness rather than aggressiveness, to set your boundaries so that you don't feel like you end up having to lash out. To protect your soft, sweet heart, your squishy interior, like the crab. And so that is what you'll want to be paying attention to. While Mars is rusher grading through cancer.
[00:32:30] So really before Mars even went retro grade, In cancer. So when Mars moved to cancer on October 20th and from then through December six, you'll want to pay attention to. What's coming up for you. And then during the retro grade time from December six through January 20th, when it moves back to Gemini, Um, You'll want to pay attention to. You might be presented with situations. To either. Reinforce the old pattern that leaves you lashing out or leaves you resentful or leaves you feeling not quite so at home with yourself and your choices. Um, or you can choose a different. Uh, choice during that time, just pay attention to what scenarios bring that up for you.
[00:33:19] So that, especially once then we're on the shadow period on the other side. And not really like. Like March of next year, February 23rd through, um, What did I say May 2nd is the, the end of the shadow period, um, where you can pay attention to really making those choices better for yourself and feeling more at home. In the way that you protect your boundaries and your nourishment and your sense of home. Um, and so. That is just being brought up in a deeper way in the NOC.
[00:33:51] Shatris. Is that Mars is retrograding through. So that's Pusha. On the cancer side and then who Narvar? Vasu. It will retrograde. So I'll have those dates just for the sake of time. I'm gonna leave those more nuanced descriptions in the weekly Yogi scopes, companion post. Um, To have those dates, basically.
[00:34:11] It's just a further H a further continuation of what I've just been talking about. So after January 20th, When Mars, retrogrades back to Gemini instead of being concerned with this nourishment and the sense of at home. Being at home with yourself and at home with your choices and feeling maybe at peace, emotionally, Mars retrograde in Gemini has more of a connection to, um,
[00:34:41] Bringing adaptability.
[00:34:44] So. Cancer is all about this. Like, are you being more assertive or more aggressive and kind of figuring that out and finding the balance between, you know, either just not saying anything at all and, and getting your, your needs just walked all over versus being overly aggressive and, and driving everybody away.
[00:35:05] You want to find that assertive place. While Mars is in cancer. And then when it moves back to Gemini, There will be a bigger focus on. Communication strategy, mental clarity. So the more mental intellectual part of working towards your goals rather than the more emotional parts. So remember I said earlier, the two signs. Ruled by Mars, Aries and Scorpio.
[00:35:32] One is concerned with the actual, like doing and the strategic getting out there and doing, and one is concerned with the more emotions. So it's like Walmart's is retrograding through cancer. It will be that more emotional piece. Then it'll move back to Gemini. And around that time. When Mars, so it'll retrograde into Punahou Vasu, which means. Return to the light or becoming light again. And that happens within a couple days of
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[00:36:05] which is the day. It's a very celebrated day in the Vedic tradition when the sun begins returning northward in the sky, again, the days return to the light and that's when, and that's usually around January 14th or 15th. And so that time, really that week in January will be a good time to sort of reconsider. How you are going to return to the light of getting stuff done. Of making those shifts and being practical.
[00:36:40] And so with this Mars retrograde, it's just adding this energy to like restrategize. If you've been stuck in a rut. Of strategies that really, and truly weren't working for you before. It's time to restrategize that because Mars being the warrior planet, usually we're war involves strategy. At least these days, it's not all about just what I guess they used to call it like guerrilla warfare or whatever. Where it's just like kind of Willy nilly.
[00:37:08] Um, so maybe Mars being retrograde in Gemini. I may might make your strategy feel more Willy nilly or because a retrograde is related to strength. It could be that it makes you, um,
[00:37:23] Extra like. Headstrong about your strategy. So just be mindful of that, make sure it's coming from a place of clarity and focus and not just being like belligerent about my way or the highway. That's the thing I would say to look out for. Walmart's is retrograding through Gemini. So that's from January 20th. Through February 23rd. And then it moves back. Into cancer on, I believe I said April 2nd, but again, those dates will be in the companion post as well as the Yogi scopes planner.
[00:37:56] So to recap. All of that. I know that was a lot. So we talked about. Mars being debilitated. We talked about retro grades in general. We talked about the section of Mars retrograding through cancer, the subtle differences when it will retrograde through Gemini. So for this whole time, Really, what I was saying is like, October 5th of this year of 2024 is when the shadow period started. Through June 6th of next year of 2025 is how long this energy and this sort of karma. We'll be being brought up for this cycle.
[00:38:32] So it's a long time. So this recap is for that entire time, I broke down a lot of nuanced little sections of that time over the course of this episode. And hopefully the weekly Yogi scopes posts will be a good companion guide for that for you. Um, to be a quick reference, basically. Um, but I can, I always encourage real listening to the episode, especially as those shifts happen, like w you know, went around, you know, mid January, you might want to revisit, and I'll try to remind you. I have this then. You might want to re-listen to this episode four. Um, to kind of remember like, oh yeah, She said I would experience that.
[00:39:10] And now here I am. I, I look back over this time that Mars was retrograding through cancer and yeah, I see how that played out in my life. And that's where the magic happens. When you see, I can give you the energies and what I think is going to happen until I'm blue in the face, but you are going to notice the more you pay attention, these specific. Events that come up that are how those energies expressed in your life.
[00:39:34] And then as we move through, once Mars goes direct. If you keep paying attention and keep revisiting in this way, that's when you'll get more keenly aware and able to make better aligned decisions for yourself. So you have to just keep checking back and keep paying attention, basically. So. To recap the overall energies. Of this entire period. Is, um, so while Mars is retrograding in cancer, Emotional resilience is what you will want to work on. Cultivating and being directing that warrior energy of Mars towards your own personal comfort and taking care of yourself. Um, and using the moments where you realize that you either lashed out emotionally or felt angry about like your own sense of peace or whatever, using those as opportunities to recalibrate, what kind of boundaries and, and practice assertiveness rather than aggressiveness.
[00:40:38] Um, and so this debilitation of Mars and cancer. Um, It focuses on strength. Through softness and receptivity rather than belligerent newness or, or, um, forceful newness. And then in January, Uh, during this time. The vibe will shift to from, um, kind of getting under the surface and examining your emotions and how those relate to maybe your longterm goals and your overall vision. And how you're carving out time and space for yourself to rest. The goal will then switch to, or the focus I should say will then switch to, um,
[00:41:25] Making sure you have clarity and strategy around achieving those goals and communicating to those around you. What you're going to be doing and maybe what support you need, et cetera. So. This whole time of this Mars transit in cancer and jet with the retrograde back into Gemini a little bit. We'll be a good time to balance this sort of like retreat within yourself and action, knowing when to pause and when to assert yourself, know when to hold them and when to fold them, you know what I'm saying? So, um, It's a good time for. Uh, Realigning your approach. To vulnerability.
[00:42:13] And self-expression noticing if you've been to like oversharing or to clammed up to like crabby and pinchy. Um, could you stand a soften or could you stand to harden up your outer shell? A little bit, um, and to be ferocious about nourishing yourself and nurturing yourself rather than confrontational or resentful when you're not feeling nourished and nurtured, because ultimately it comes down to you to make sure you're protecting that time.
[00:42:45] And most of the time from what I've found. People will adjust. Right. Um, and so it's a bad time for during this whole time for overreacting or becoming overly defensive when you feel emotionally triggered. So you'll want to use the yoga practices that I am sharing to. Mitigate that. That sense of being triggered and it is also a bad time for you.
[00:43:13] What you might want to watch out for is retreating into unhealthy emotional patterns to like avoid conflict. We don't want to be conflict avoidant. We just want to be more strategic. Around any kind of conflict, right? Like instead of being confrontational, we also don't want to go too far the other way and just put on too much of a hard exterior and pretend like stuff doesn't bother us when it does. Um, so yeah, so try not to be too overly rigid or controlling and attempt to feel secure.
[00:43:44] You want to be ferocious and. Put that Mars energy towards cultivating your own sense of security within yourself. Um, And so we don't want to mistake emotional avoidance for strength, or we don't want to ignore vulnerability, but we want to be careful about, um, Oversharing or over asserting our own. Emotions.
[00:44:11] So. Your, um, Yoga practices during the cancer portion is heart opening. You just want to do heart opening and breathing into the heart space and. Um, I will share whole practices related to that. If you follow along with the moon days and then for the Gemini portion. Heat building around the chest and shoulders.
[00:44:39] So think about like dolphin pose. In yoga and anything you might use to prepare for dolphin pose would be a good. Use for that Mars in Gemini. Time. So here are your journal prompts as always. These will be in written format in the weekly Yogi scope section on my website. If you prefer. I just read them and write them down or maybe copy and paste them into your journal, print them out, whatever.
[00:45:03] I don't know, whatever you want to do. Um, one, how do you express your emotions and feelings? Are you comfortable with vulnerability and intimacy or do you tend to hide behind a mask of strength and independence? To what challenges do you face when it comes to assertiveness and self-confidence, do you tend to doubt yourself or struggle with decision-making or do you tend to be too aggressive or confrontational too much?
[00:45:30] Like my way or the highway? Three. How do you deal with conflicts and disagreements in your personal and professional relationships? Do you tend to avoid confrontation or engage in power struggles and arguments? And ideally we want to find the middle path and use this retrograde to highlight. Places where you could make a different choice, right? For what activities or practices help you manage your emotions and stay grounded and centered. Do you engage in these practices as much as you like then maybe if not, you use the retrograde time to kind of carve out space and make different choices. So that you can find a better balance around things that help you stay grounded.
[00:46:07] Five. How do you nurture and care for the people you love? What qualities do you admire in others? And how do you express your appreciation and gratitude for them? So there you have it. Your Mars retrograde podcast episode, we will of course have practices as part of the 100 dealers circle on our moon day. Practices, and I hope to see you for our yearly planning. Event. Keep your eye on your email for the official invite. To that.
[00:46:35] So remember to keep your feet on the ground. You're heading the stars and stay in the light. Until next time. Take good care of yourself.
