Mars goes retrograde...

today in Kilmore at 12.26am at 19 degrees and 41 minutes of Leo.

This is likely to be an 'interesting' time... :).

The planet of energy, direction, passion and drive going backwards in the stubborn sign of Leo is a bit like trying to reverse a car that has set in concrete!  So I would also imagine that this could be a very frustrating time for many people, especially those of you with fixed signs prominent in your birth chart.

Mars will be travelling right back to the beginning of Leo - at 0 degrees and 18 minutes - meaning that we all have to go right back to the start of something and redo it!  Mars will get there around March 10, 2010  (depending on which country and time zone you are in), and go forwards again around that date.

Yes, that means we have to deal with Mars being retrograde until that time, however, this is an opportunity to review where we may have misplaced our energy (possibly through digging our heels in), and the opportunity to rectify something from the past or to review a relationship represented by Mars in your birth chart.

As usual, look to see where Mars is in your own birth chart and which houses are ruled by him (ones with Aries or Scorpio on or in them), to get a feel for which areas may need review.

I would be very interested to hear of your experience of Mars retrograde!