“The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.” Carl Sandburg
“Thought is action in rehearsal.” Freud
The significant news this week in astrology is that Mars, the god of action and desire will form a square Neptune, the stormy sea god who governs fog, on Wednesday. This is the first of three squares Mars will make to Neptune; the first is October 12, the second, November 19th and the final time on March 14, 2023. This influence is likely to be with us throughout this time.
This influence can contribute to confusion and lack of clarity. It’s wise during this time to keep pragmatics in mind as Mars/Neptune contacts can have an illusory nature.
Mars is also slowing down to station retrograde at 25 degrees of Gemini on October 30. The retrograde period (October 30- January 12) in general will slow things down. It doesn’t mean there won’t be progress; it just is likely to come more slowly.
A good use of the retrograde period is to look at how we direct our will and take action to accomplish goals.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A young gypsy emerging from the woods gazes at far cities.”
Sabian symbol from Lynda hill