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Does Mars Retrograde Affect Action?

Does Mars Retrograde Affect Action?

Mars retrograde does not invalidate actions, but retrains the action system: how to use strength, how to manage anger, how to recognize desires, and how to establish boundaries, all of which will enter a more introverted and repeated adjustment period.

The most obvious thing about Mars retrograde is not that there is no power, but that the sense of direction of the power becomes unstable.

When Mars is retrograde, many people will feel stuck in their actions, have a bad temper, have chaotic desires, and have an unsatisfactory sense of advancement. This is not necessarily a complete lack of energy, but that the original method of exerting force is temporarily unavailable, and the direction, rhythm and boundaries need to be recalibrated.

It often makes people return to deal with pent-up anger, desires, and unfinished conflicts

Mars is about action and anger. When it goes retrograde, those previously suppressed fires, unresolved conflicts, and unacknowledged wants often come back to the forefront. The question is not "Why am I so annoyed", but "It turns out that I have never understood how to use this power."

The mature approach is not to charge hard, but to revise the force structure

The Mars retrograde period is the best time to re-examine your action strategy: Why do I overdo it in a hurry? Why do you shrink it when you need it? What rhythm is more suitable for me? This is not scrapping the action, but reworking the action system.

What you are learning is how to stop using your own power indiscriminately

What’s really worth watching when Mars is retrograde is not the empty talk that “this time is not suitable for doing things”, but what kind of power language you are reorganizing. Once you see this layer clearly, it becomes no longer just bad news, but becomes a very concrete line of growth.

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