Mars X Aquarius by: Erin The Urban Mermaid

March 8, 2022 Off By Fire and Lux

Our Divine Masculine planet, Mars, is joining its Divine Feminine counterpart, Venus, in the Air sign of Aquarius.

This planetary transit will start its stay around March 6, 2022, and hang out there all the way until April 14, 2022. This is an interesting one to say the least.

What can we expect?

Mars, also known as the Red planet, is the planet of action. He is our go, our do, our be, our pursuit, our rage, our carnal instincts, our power player and our Masculine energy. Mars is the natural ruler of the sign Aries and together the two rule the first house, the “House of Self” which is all about our identity.

Aquarius is the 11th sign of the Zodiac, a Fixed Air sign. This means they take the ideas, especially in relation to communication and thought processes and build on them. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus and the two rule the 11th house, the “House of Friendships”.

Aquarius are really just their own whole ass vibe. Their independence, uniqueness, cool as a cucumber attitude, and eclecticness is their superpower. They thrive in their freedom, are always looking outside of the box, are tremendous humanitarians and are completely non-traditional. Paris Hilton, Harry Styles, The Weeknd and Jen Aniston are some of the more famous Aquarius Sun signs, just to paint the picture for you.

But like all the other signs, when out of alignment, they too have their shadows. They can be mean, cold, bratty, emotionally detached, stubborn, only see their own point of view and even a bit spiteful. But their rebellious nature and want for change for the better of humanity keeps us hooked.

So Mars in Aquarius. . . LOL I mentioned earlier is an interesting one because I know firsthand. My 3.5 year old son has a Mars in Aquarius and WOW is it a ride! You see my other son has Mars in Taurus, so I’ve basically been waiting on him and doing everything for him the past 5 years. I didn’t think there could be another Mars that would frustrate as much, until Mars in Aquarius. This is placement of pure independence, almost to a fault, never allowing anyone to help you. I hear “Christian do it, not mommy” at least 55 times a day. And while we want to encourage independence, there are some moments I question my sanity.

But parenting aside, independence is a wonderful thing. Someone who knows what they want and how to execute this themselves. In fact, this Mars placement is incredible for a leader especially because it is usually motivated by the need to help or change something for the better.

So this transit is asking us, how on an individual scale, can we take action to make a change for the better?

We can’t change anyone else and we can’t change the world, but one by one, if we focus on ourselves, the collective will rise. Our ideas may seem a little out there during this time, but they are revolutionary, and that is needed right now! As 2pac says “You see the old ways weren’t workin’, so it’s on us to do what we gotta do, to survive”.

We are all here to remember that we are visionaries and this energy supports that.

Mars in Aquarius also wants us to create some sort of community of like-minded folk that support our ideas and dreams. It’s also important here that each individual finds and uses their voices, they are heard and their opinion matters.

And when it comes to the bedroom, now is a time to be free and open to any and all possibilities.

Of course, some misalignments to be aware of FireandlLux Fam… While Aquarius is devoted to fighting the good fight, one of the shadows to look out for is being selfish. This means if we are giving too much, then we feel neglected and are selfish, our energetic cups are not all filled and even. Be very aware of personal erratic energy levels. As well, that bratty shadow side when things aren’t going your way- hello trust the Universe! Finally, isolation. Sometimes community and being the catalyst for others to think for themselves can be a lot, take time to regroup but don’t go MIA on everyone counting on you.