Tag: mars

Mars/Chiron Aspects

The wounded masculine. Wounded assertive personality traits. Lack of self-assertiveness. Trying to reclaim male aspects of the personality. Sexual wounding. Inability to defend yourself. Inability to stand up for yourself. […]

The Cardinal Path to Sexual Maturity: Mars/Saturn

A more theoretical article on the male/female psychic split as represented by the cardinal cross will appear in a future issue of The Widening Gyre.  It goes further to explain the patterns behind the Mars/Saturn developmental phase in male sexual maturity and will continue next month to explore the Venus/Moon phase of female sexual maturity.  […]

Cranky Mars and the Difficult August

On August 3, visiting Mars moved into Cancer, a tourist destination in which the warrior planet is inclined to feel especially cranky – a bit jet-lagged, a tad homesick, with a jangly stomach and an unnerving tendency to burst into tears. Mars is built for arid, inhospitable landscapes; when he ventures to the sandy shores of Cancer’s natural habitat, the result looks less like a quiet, reflective seaside vacation than a recreation of the Normandy invasion…

Jupiter and Hyde: Co-rulerships, Part One

  One of the first things we learn–or rather, latch on to–when we begin learning astrology is the serendipity of Jupiter.  Wherever Jupiter falls in a chart is lucky, the books tell us.  Jupiter is the planet of adventure and good feelings.  He’s a good guy, ruler of happy, expansive Sag.  We want him in […]