tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post6907749643927467108..comments2023-10-19T23:55:34.695-05:00Comments on The Radical Virgo: Ten Ways to Celebrate Mars RetrogradeJoyce Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-78648509972183327512012-05-27T18:50:29.639-05:002012-05-27T18:50:29.639-05:00Dear Anon,
I'm glad this post helped! I have ...Dear Anon,<br /><br />I'm glad this post helped! I have Mars in Cancer on the IC, and I have had a lifetime challenge with this issue. Especially since my Mars trines Jupiter in water, when I finally blow, it's frightening.<br /><br />What I have learned--and I even saw a favorite priest demonstrate it in a real-life incident: It is not unspiritual to say you are angry with someone, to express your honest emotional reaction. Bottling it up till it reaches volcanic proportions is what can cause damage to both you and others. Honest expression of any emotion is spiritual because it comes from your spirit of truth. The trick is to learn to do so without shaming, naming or blaming--and owning your emotions. I'm angry is so different from "you make me angry."<br /><br />I wish you luck and love with this! I recently blew up at a clerk in the pharmacy which gave me a reminder of how I still have work to do. :) We're just human, and it's even spiritual to "blow it." After all, we're spirits having a human experience.Joyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-15921489182621080342012-05-25T18:03:46.613-05:002012-05-25T18:03:46.613-05:00Hey! I'm glad I found this post :)
My natal Ma...Hey! I'm glad I found this post :)<br />My natal Mars is retro in the 12th house... in Gemini, which is my Ascendant as well.<br />I am interested in some tips to how to handle conflict, because... mainly I don't see how a spiritual person can actually assert themselves properly. I mean, I don't really accept my anger if it arises in me... and that leads me to not expressing it or reacting very calmly, while on the inside I boil! I don't know how can I manage it, and at the same time be a spiritual person? It just somehow doesn't go hand in hand...<br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-65182050478180957382012-02-01T16:04:25.867-06:002012-02-01T16:04:25.867-06:00thank you Joyce, I'm honoured and I'd be d...thank you Joyce, I'm honoured and I'd be delighted. I'll write you shortly. MadsMads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-13975341103802593342012-02-01T12:03:15.366-06:002012-02-01T12:03:15.366-06:00Mads, I really like your insight here: "It...Mads, I really like your insight here: "It's like having an inner high way with the mercury-neptune bridge as instant access to the outer high way, and otherwise they live their very separate lives." What a helpful way of looking at your inner and outer planets and how they connect.<br /><br />You have a very unique way of looking at things and write well. Consider writing a guest article on The Radical Virgo. E-mail me, if interested, to discuss further: joyce [at] joycemason.com.<br /><br />Retro-resting,<br />JoyceJoyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-53679653506092656192012-02-01T06:26:04.514-06:002012-02-01T06:26:04.514-06:00(this has little to do with mars, but since we'...(this has little to do with mars, but since we've agreed to let him retrorest, why not write a bit about that too) <br /><br />yes, i read all your PUNC articles a while ago and i could very much identify with it all. <br /><br />but i also feel very much like an inner planet person, all my inner planets are interaspected and so are all my outer planet, the only connection between them is a really fat mercury-neptune square. <br /><br />it's like having an inner high way with the mercury-neptune bridge as instant access to the outer high way, and otherwise they live their very separate lives.Mads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-11532679310777138092012-01-31T13:45:29.018-06:002012-01-31T13:45:29.018-06:00Mads, you are so PUNC-Plutonian, Uranian, Neptunia...Mads, you are so PUNC-Plutonian, Uranian, Neptunian and Chironic! I love how you are willing to dance with the outer planets ... and, of course, to sing.<br /><br />I see validity in the idea of Mars Retro being like a 12th House Neptune journey. Pure Mars is Aries/1st and if Mars steps backwards, he's in the 12th and all it represents, including its ties to Neptune. It all makes sense to me ... and I am enjoying the retreat a lot, even these peeks out just to get the mail.Joyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-16264822413360660392012-01-31T07:11:04.453-06:002012-01-31T07:11:04.453-06:00that sounds really good. i was born in 65, so i ha...that sounds really good. i was born in 65, so i have the virgo pluto uranus conjunction opposing saturn and chiron in pisces. and i guess a lot of that influence will be activated by the square.<br /><br />the first time pluto and uranus clash, it'll be in direct square/opposition to my venus and i secretly expect to be catapulted to extreme fame this july (please don't tell anyone). <br /><br />so i really enjoy having a retrospective retrogradish 12th house martian time right now:-))<br /><br />i read somewhere that some astrologers compare the retrograde mars to a neptunish 12th house journey. i don't know what you think about that. <br /><br />in my case that would be a double neptune whopper, delightfully spiced with pluto, uranus, saturn & chiron, what more could a guy wish for..Mads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-37179225632284766122012-01-30T10:31:49.431-06:002012-01-30T10:31:49.431-06:00Anne, thanks for your comment! Glad you liked the ...Anne, thanks for your comment! Glad you liked the article, and thanks for sharing it. Every blessing!Joyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-11315492025345547092012-01-30T10:16:52.618-06:002012-01-30T10:16:52.618-06:00Hi, again, Mads. Sorry to be long in responding. I...Hi, again, Mads. Sorry to be long in responding. I've been under the weather--and Mars Retro retreating! I'll ruminate on the Pluto/Uranus Square and see what happens. When Uranus is in the mix, that could be anything. Don't know if you're old enough to have seen the original Mickey Mouse Club, or if they aired it there. They had theme days, and one day was "Anything Can Happen Day." With Uranus in a major aspect configuration, it's Anything Can Happen Season. Three things that repeat now from the 1960s are Pluto/Uranus heading for close aspect (conjunct in Virgo back then) and Chiron in Pisces. My husband just said yesterday that he hadn't seen unrest like this in the US since then ... but I can't help but think of the incredible changes that unrest led to. I share your positive outlook, though getting there might be a little wild and woolly at times.<br /><br />Louise, thanks so much for taking time to comment. The entire globe seems to be spinning faster, and giving ourselves permission to slow down is essential to the health of our mind, bodies and spirits--and our planet. Being a Virgo, I've had a lot to learn about self-compassion versus some of those other Virgo self- things like self-criticism, self-doubt, and self-esteem. If we can learn to love ourselves and treat ourselves well, peace on earth would be reality. Have a rich Mars Retro!Joyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-70194629574059612932012-01-30T09:10:29.561-06:002012-01-30T09:10:29.561-06:00Great post, great blog, just advertised on Stumble...Great post, great blog, just advertised on Stumble! :-) Thanks!Anne Vishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492936375314386731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-20582008327441127052012-01-27T16:29:27.101-06:002012-01-27T16:29:27.101-06:00Thanks for this Joyce, I have Mars retrograde nata...Thanks for this Joyce, I have Mars retrograde natally (Libra 4th), and it's currently turned tail within a few degrees of my Uranus-Pluto conjunction in the 3rd. Sleeping hasn't been easy the last week or so, brain just keeps going. It's good to have 'permission' to do less, though, and I very much like your comment to Mads about self-compassion. I whole-heartedly agree - hearing the critical voice and being able to being accepting both of that place in me and also the place which feels criticised. Thanks :)Louise VLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601479064222578141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-56747630585617948072012-01-26T05:29:28.340-06:002012-01-26T05:29:28.340-06:00thanks Joyce for the encouraging words, both venus...thanks Joyce for the encouraging words, both venus and mars rest happily on your laurels.<br /><br />it seems like the socalled demons make the most trouble when they are bored in their closets. <br /><br />knowing that they can be constructive and playful partners make all the difference.<br /><br />and no need to be humble in your opinions about squares and other challenges! <br /><br />i hope you'll find time to attack the upcoming pluto uranus square some time this spring, i'm very excited about what that will bring about.<br /><br />all the best, MadsMads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-63549871649051056762012-01-25T11:34:43.639-06:002012-01-25T11:34:43.639-06:00Hi, Mads! I always love hearing from you, and I...Hi, Mads! I always love hearing from you, and I'm glad my Mars "Retrospective" (LOL!) was evocative for you. What I love about what you wrote is how you've blended the best of energies that could have otherwise continued to strain to become compatible--and expressed them in your own inimitable style. I really encourage this in my clients as an astrologer, and bless that palm reader who "got" who you are and helped you see the energies with more neutrality. Self-compassion and setting aside self-judgment of one part of ourselves by another are the crucial life skills we ultimately learn as we mature. Without them, it's impossible to become fully realized--from the seed of our potential to the full bloom of our most magnificent selves.<br /><br />Frankly, when I was single, I wished for more men like you who were both strong and gentle--and passionate. Sounds to me like you've realized the Libra dream of being a truly well-rounded person. You've done your Venus in Libra conjunct ASC proud! (I relate to this as another Venus in Libra with Taurus Rising, a "Venus Girl" all the way.)<br /><br />Lastly, our squares, oppositions and other "stressful" aspects do the rounding, like a nail file. They groom us to look and be our best. It's important not to fall into the trap of letting these chart challenges become an excuse for limitation. The discomfort they cause and our need to relieve it is what leads us to greatness--in my humble opinion! :)Joyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-3625933059038994332012-01-25T09:16:09.100-06:002012-01-25T09:16:09.100-06:00Hello Joyce,
thanks for this post. it made me thi...Hello Joyce,<br /><br />thanks for this post. it made me think quite a lot. sorry if this isnt totally coherent, but i just want to write something..<br /><br />i have a very direct mars in scorpio 2nd house, sextile virgo sun/leo moon, trine cancer mc/gemini jupiter. <br /><br />with my libra venus conjunct libra ascendant, im sort of a very gentle totally alpha male. <br /><br />on a mundane level, the two things i get most satisfied from, is singing and deep physical/mental contacts, which of course also both lead directly to other levels.<br /><br />i love peace, harmony, beauty, nice manners, and then i thrive on impossible missions, the tougher the going the better. <br /><br />ive spent a lot of time finding it hard to make those energies meet up, disliking my huge sexual drive, my hypnotic seductive force, and also being scared of my animalistic physical strength, thinking it was all not very nice.<br /><br />but it is there, and it certainly hasnt kept me away from enjoying carnal pleasures, but the fear may have kept me from exploring my real potential.<br /><br />i had a very nice session with a palm reader a couple of years ago, who told me 'you just have to love being a dominant person, being able to lead people, and don't worry, you will always be led yourself by your warm heart.'<br /><br />and it works, i love being a sensual, sexual lover and singer, and my partners seem to totally enjoy my company. <br /><br />i always try to behave like a gentleman and i try to be extremely conscious of the extreme energies i have, in order not to manipulate my partners into doing something that they would later on wish they hadnt done. <br /><br />maybe touching borders, but not crossing them, if they are not ready, and then it seems to work.<br /><br />also, the same concentrated energy can be applied being totally gentle, which of course is just as intense a sensation. <br /><br />or in music, singing a soft song really beautifully requires at least the same huge concentration and pure flow of energy as pouring out loud screams. <br /><br />and an audience should not be manipulated to be opened up until we're both ready to go the way, either. when i succeed in doing that, that's real magic:-)<br /><br />mars retrogrades in my 12th house, where my pluto/uranus conjunction is placed. pluto is also at the moment squaring my natal venus. <br /><br />i find it difficult to see what is plutonic energy and what is martian, but it is certainly a very exciting time. <br /><br />ive taken it very much to my heart to slow down, let things develop as they will and let me be led, trusting that ill know how to deal with whatever will occur. time will show...<br /><br />well, then, best wishes for an illumunating time, and all the best from berlin, city of vice and warm hearts, MadsMads Elung-Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585898718359870335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-29780834825909508802012-01-24T01:05:42.041-06:002012-01-24T01:05:42.041-06:00Dear Anon,
I love the info about the suffragettes...Dear Anon,<br /><br />I love the info about the suffragettes. Thanks for sharing! Makes sense that they'd have Mars Rx.<br /><br />Hope you feel better, and thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JoyceJoyce Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462878902674014180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881668285026141614.post-14007177857886724612012-01-23T23:56:07.069-06:002012-01-23T23:56:07.069-06:00I was listening to a blogtalk radio show with Erin...I was listening to a blogtalk radio show with Erin Sullivan (available on her website) and she mentioned that most of the original suffragettes had Mars Rx in their charts. Fascinating....<br /><br />Mars stationing 13 minutes past my Sun in 12th. Been feeling physically terrible for days but this morning was the worst. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com