This aspect between transiting Neptune and natal Venus can work in two very distinctive ways. Much will depend on the aspect that transiting Neptune is making to your natal Venus and of course the house placements that are involved. The more challenging aspects can indicate deception in love and romance. There is the potential that something is hidden or camouflaged, or you may not be dealing properly with an issue related to romantic involvement. Hiding your head in the sand and not facing reality can be part of the equation. It is important to be realistic and to not put the person on a pedestal as you may be disappointed once the fog dissipates. Neptune tends to put a veil of uncertainty over situations and can cause people to view life through rose coloured glasses. Sometimes we need to have other individuals that we trust bring some clarity into the situation. Ensure that these individuals are trustworthy, reliable and speak the truth. Honesty will be important regardless of how intrusive it may be, and a good friend will tell it like it is. The square and opposition and in some cases depending on the planet involved the conjunction will create challenges. The semi-square, quincunx, and sesquiquadrate will also bring some distortion although these will bring more of an irritant our way than the more challenging energies of a major aspects. Love and affection and young women are tied into the energies of Venus along with finances, beautiful material things and sex, although sex is more often an offshoot of the planet Mars. When transiting Neptune makes a positive aspect to Venus (once again the houses involved will play a significant role as they are the areas of life involved), this will be more favourable and pleasing than the harsh aspects indicate earlier. The time while experiencing this connection may be when you meet or recognize that the person you love, and have strong feelings for, is the ideal mate. Love can be idealistic, and romance can be heightened to extremes. It is almost a romance made in heaven or at the very least a love with plenty of affection and romance. That individual may seem perfect or almost perfect. There is a general feeling of fondness and affection that you may not have known prior to this aspect. Although love and romance are high on the agenda and a priority of what this aspect speaks about, financial situations may improve and what seems like a dream come true is possible although other factors will need to be in place to confirm this potential. There can be an idealized view of your finances, perhaps, you just have a different view of your financial situation. Once again, the positive aspects can be counted on as having an easy flow, at least much more than the negative aspects. The positive aspects include the conjunction, the trine and the sextile. The minor aspects such as the semi-sextile, the quintile and others have a less of an impact than the major ones do but may still have a significant role in what unfolds during this union. Venus’ energies also influence the female principle. Sometimes this indicates a young female is part of the equation; and once again depending on the aspect involved, this can be a positive experience or a challenging encounter. This can speak of a baby girl if other indicators suggest something similar. Always use the energies regardless of the planets involved or the aspects in the most positive manner to advance in whatever manner is available. Squares and oppositions are the teachers and trines and sextile are indicators of easy flow and opportunities. Take advantage of what these aspects bring. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

Today, take a good, honest look at who you are, taking into consideration those little flaws. Now recognize this to be you for today. Next, consider what you initially thought your characteristics were but remove the minor flaws. Who does this leave? Do you realize that you will always find little flaws in your personality, what you might call minor barriers to whom you want to be? Ask yourself if these flaws describe you as an individual. Do others see these minor blemishes or are you the only one that knows about them? Does these take away anything from whom you are when viewing yourself without these imperfections? Are you less of a person because of them? Sometimes we need to pay attention to our personal attributes rather than spend so much time delineating our “self-thought” faults. If we could spend even half the time, we waste analyzing our perceived negative qualities and focus on our positive qualities, we might recognize and see ourselves in a clearer light. These minor irritants just might pale in comparison to our attributes, and we might see ourselves as more of what we would like to be but have failed to recognize previous to this awareness. The qualities you dislike about yourself first have to be recognized and seen for what they truly are. After doing some careful analysis, you might discover that they are not as devastating and negative as you once perceived them to be. By changing your focus on what you have within your personality rather than paying so much attention to what you don’t like or what is missing, you will recognize who you are and see thing for what they truly are. Remember your core personality has all the qualities that you may wish you have. Remember your true nature, and understand that you are spirit living in a material body extremely influenced by ego. What you perceive as negative has been built up by ego. It is ego reinforcement coming from the opposite end of support and this thinking only employs the ego’s pursuit of control. Letting go of these false beliefs unleashes the true potential already alive within and is waiting to be released. Everything you are looking for is already a part of your makeup; it is already part of who you are. You do not have to look outside for confirmation. You just have to allow yourself to focus your attention on your life’s objectives and let go of the small insignificant so called impurities that you are now so focused on. Stop identifying with them and thinking that they are who you are. They are not. The real you is based on love and compassion. Realizing that this is rightfully you, you will transcend yourself into a content individual rather than an individual that feels incomplete. You don’t need to seek completeness. You are complete, and you only have to place your attention on what you are, not what is missing. The change is automatic with no work because you already have this individual waiting to emerge. The only thing holding you back is your focus on what you do not like in yourself or what you think is missing. Understanding the ego’s pursuit and recognizing ego when it surfaces is the key to recognizing your higher self. You have to open your eyes to the truth and realize ego’s interference. Stop identifying with it. You are not your ego. Let go of this negative grip by recognizing who you truly are, always have been and always will be. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology’s Astrology classes have been postponed. We will announce when new dates have been set. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details and dates. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

We will be experiencing a New Moon in the sign of Virgo at 25 degrees on September 17, 2020. New Moon energies are focused on new beginning and pushing ahead with plans that relate to the sign the Moon is in. In in this case, the New Moon is Virgo as mentioned. The house the New Moon is transiting through in your own natal chart will indicate the area of life the energies can affect. In six months when the Full Moon is in the sign of Virgo, you can reap the rewards of what you put in motion under the energies of the New Moon. The reward will be subject to the efforts you use to bring your seed to fruition. Virgo has to do with our health, about having all the pieces in their proper place, and organization and service. Since our health issues seem to be in crisis, this can be the time when we push forward with decisions regarding the best practices we can put in motion or if we are already adapting to the new safety suggests, perhaps this is a time to ensure we are not becoming complacent and follow the guidelines that will keep us safe. It is better to work towards a resolution than to ignore the facts. This can be a time when you organize your life and try to put any missing pieces where they belong. Perhaps it is time to begin to look after your dietary habits and formulate a plan that will make you healthier and provide you with more energy and a healthier outlook in life. Service is important when it comes to Virgo and we are all here to help others in our own personal way. What can you do to advance a cause? How can you help situations that need service and organization? During this New Moon, transiting Saturn is making a trine exact to this placement at 25 degrees in the sign of Capricorn and Pluto is also making a trine although out be 3 degrees which is still within the influential orb. Pluto calls for transformation and Saturn calls for order and this can take place through acts of service in an orderly fashion and this applies to those in positions of power such as government and other authorities. Someone needs to take a leading role so that this trine can be applied in its proper function which is one of ease in flow, with no obstructions and delegate structure. The quincunx to Mars suggests that adjustments need to take hold when it comes to aggressive force and violent action. Mars in Aries can become the aggressor, so, working for others in a service-oriented manner that helps any situation that is running amuck would be advised. The government may need to step in here as well and work with the justice system and correct any wrong doings that stand in the way of peaceful resolutions. We all have a part to play. As mentioned, check to see which natal houses are involved in the equation as this will be the areas of life that affect each one of us in our own personal terms. We have what is needed to make positive change and if we put our heads together, we can do great work. Do not sit back and do nothing. Use these energies to enhance something positive and that can better the lives of those around you. What you do for others, you also do for yourself. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

Your state of being is not dependent upon your life’s circumstances. Happiness, peace, etc. comes from within. These conditions are connected to your thought process. Your attitude towards your life and its events either creates stress and anxiety or assist in the feelings of peace and enjoyment. Events are meant to be experiences but not to define who we are. We cannot escape the moment. Do not try to escape events but learn to accept, acknowledge and release. This creates a continual flow of energy instead of blockages. If we choose to hang on to thoughts and events, we can then identify those thoughts or events as a part of us but in reality they are not. The eternal moment does not look back at conditions or look ahead in anticipation. It resides in the ever present. The moment allows us to see and accepts what is immediately in front of us. The moment is a very quiet place as there are no reflections and no preconceived notion on what might follow. It is just simpling being with our surroundings. The mind judges things, whether they are categorizes as good or bad. We are the one listening to the mind’s constant chatter. We are not our minds; we are the listeners. If we identify with these thoughts we will take on the energy of those thoughts, and the energy in each thought is fleeting, but the real you is never fleeting, it is always constant. Your state of being is reflective of what you focus on and how you respond to thoughts and events. This state is forever changing and is temporary. You can refocus your attention and change your perception but this too is temporary. Purposeful refocusing will help take away from anything that feels intrusive, but it is still the mind’s reaction and takes away from the present moment. Experience the moment and then let it go and be here now. If you are sitting watching the sunset for example, you are in the moment. Regardless of what has transpired that day, being in the moment releases what has taken place. There is no ownership. It does not define you. The sunset is happening right then, and there is nothing more and nothing less. This in itself is an act of meditation and will quiet the mind. Everything is still in the moment. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

When Uranus is in conjunction with your DC it is also in opposition to your Ascendant. Those with their Ascendant in Scorpio will have Uranus on the DC, depending on the degree of your Ascendant. If you have the Descendant in the early degrees, you will have had transiting Uranus on or near your DC since the spring of 2019. At the time I am writing this article (September 1, 2020) transiting Uranus is at 10 degrees Taurus and in retrograde. If Uranus passes over your DC while in retrograde you will experience it once again as it passes over your DC while in direct motion. All of those with their rising sign in Scorpio will have the conjunction of transiting Uranus over their DC in the next 6 years. Uranus moves through each sign in about 7 years and has been in Taurus for about one year, with its return at 84 years. Uranus always speaks of change and some form of disruption to the norm. This does not have to be a challenging experience. What Uranus brings with it is a requirement and growth is necessary. Something new takes form and often we get little hints regarding what this new energy entering into our lives is about prior to the actual interchange. These changes can be sudden and unexpected, sometimes happening in a flash. Uranus is erratic and acts in an unexpected manner. Its timing is so accurate that it is used as a timing device in Astrology. When conjoined with the DC it speaks of changes taking hold in important relationships, such as a marriage partnership. The freedom factor is often part of the equation and if there have been restrictions the relationship will go through changes that work to foster a new approach that suits both parties in a more flowing and favorable manner. However, these changes can be somewhat radical if things do not move along in an easy fashion. Change is a requirement and disruption, or unexpected incidents can take hold if there is not enough transformation to the relationship. Your relationship with yourself goes through changes at this time as well often due to what is taking place in regard to the relationship. Changes take hold or need to take hold in the way you live your life and how you are relating to the relationship itself. If the other person makes the move and facilitates change and disrupts the marriage, then you will in turn be affected in personal terms as well. The changes are unpredictable but as mentioned you will be getting hints along the way calling for alignment so that the relationship can take the turn that is necessary. If you are not in a close personal relationship, then this can indicate a change along the same lines with a business partnership or with a close relationship of significance. In some cases, we are not well prepared for what is needed and have to make alterations to the relationship and how we live our life. There is likely to be some upheaval over a period of time and you will realize that what took place was what was needed. Uranus speaks loudly and often quite clearly as it is known as the awakener and it is always best to go with the flow rather than fight the energies. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

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Ceres is the largest asteroid found so far and it is located between Mars and Jupiter. Some Astrologers believe Ceres to be the ruler of Virgo, although much further study needs to be undertaken before we can make this distinction. It has been noted that Ceres has a connection to nurturing and mothering, dealing instinctively with the nurturing of those less fortunate or those that might be termed the underdog. Its complete energies, however, are yet to be determined. Ceres’ influence in the natal chart by sign, house position as well as aspects from other planets or points especially by conjunction, plays an important role in defining its nature. As mentioned, Ceres is connected to nurturing and mothering, and it also deals with family relations. Its sign position defines the things that make us feel nurtured and how we might go about nurturing others as well as how we might nurture our own personal needs. Ceres’ house position will be linked to the most likely area of life that will be connected to this nurturing need. The influence of the aspects to planets or angles by Ceres will be determined by the nature of the aspect involved. Squares and oppositions as well as some conjunctions are more stressful, while sextiles and trines are more easy flowing. The planets provide their own energy and this energy will need to be carefully defined to reach conclusions as to what the chart is telling us. Ceres has been linked to food, agriculture, and clothing. It has also been linked to grief and the need to seek out what was lost even if it means derailing everything in order to find it. Ceres appears to love what is considered natural and the simple things in life. Ceres’ energies have to do in part with simplicity, although it is also linked to hard work. It seeks out what is good for us in simple, easy to follow steps and this makes it available to everyone regardless of mental abilities, although as we all know that our perceptions, focus and expectations often have a big hand in our lives. Ceres is connected to the feminine role, although much has changed in this regard over past generations, so it is not always an indication of a female just the feminine. As mentioned, it is tied to hard work, but it should be noted that it does not seek out recognition because of hard work. Ceres in Leo may be an exception to this. Ceres is said to be modest and shows where we can deliver what is needed for our physical existence. Ceres is also connected to the need to face our darker sides and fears in order to rise above them. This is particularly true if Ceres is found in the eighth house or connected to Scorpio or the planet Pluto. Ceres also shows what our early nurturing was like and how it was received, and this often plays a role in how we eventually nurture others as we mature. What is Ceres telling you in your chart? If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

Let’s not lose perspective. Nothing is not set in stone and we can reformulate, grow and change at any time throughout our life. We do, however, create in our lives but who we are on the deepest level is consistent. We experience life though our personal notions or what we believe to be true. We can allow but we can also let go of anything that does not suit the current path we are on. We need to live in the moment and allow the energies to flow. Our focus shapes our experience. This is not to say that life event do not happen without our consent. There are times throughout our life’s journey that we experience unanticipated events but it is our judgement of these experiences that make them harsh or make them easy flowing. This also expends to our general attitude towards life itself. If we expect life to be tough, it will be. We gain momentum as we mature into ourselves and take on what we choose to make our own and what we choose to release. Life is full of lessons and challenging conditions but it is also filled with wonder and beauty. Life can flow with ease if we allow it to. Life can offer resting periods if we choose to accept them. Life moves as it moves but our reaction to this movement lies in our hands. We will experience what we are supposed to regardless of what that experience might be. It is a personal choice if and how long we hold on to the experience and our personal feels about the event. We also choose what to make of our personal experience. Will it inspire us to generate activity that assists us in our journey, or will we choose to become captive to an idea that holds us back and creates fear or anxiety? We have choices to make and we have a choice on how we interpret our lessons and experiences. We can choose to justify our negative reactions and choose to be a victim, or we can choose to see events as events that are not a part of us. We can see events as lessons that allow us to grow and be the victor. Choose hope! Find that path of growth. Allow peace. Experience love! Live life! If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

Transiting Jupiter turned retrograde on May 14, 2020 and will become direct once again on September 13, 2020. When planets, with the exception of Saturn, are in retrograde their energies are stifled and do not experience full and positive release of their energies. Jupiter, even in retrograde, could still be referred to as positive energies although its fortunate conditions might not be as evident when moving in retrograde motion. Jupiter stays retrograde for about 120 days during its cycle and moves in retrograde from 10 to 20 degrees. Jupiter will make a square to the Sun while the Sun is in Libra direct on October 10/11, 2020. The square often speaks about getting results from whatever was put into motion during Jupiter’s retrograde cycle. Squares push us ahead as a result of the need to work through situations because they can be challenging. If we accept that challenge, we can see the return from our efforts. While Jupiter is direct and particularly so when it becomes stationary direct and falls within three degrees of a planet or angle in your chart, its energies are very positive and growth on some degree is often evident. Jupiter is stationary from September 12 through to the 14 and will be at 17 degrees in the sign of Capricorn. Check to see which houses are involved to get a clear picture of what areas of life will be involved, if any, in your natal chart. Jupiter has to do with expansion and optimism and during the growth period while Jupiter is direct you can expect potential opportunities and Jupiter should bring good luck into your life. This, of course, depends on the area of life indicated in your chart. Even challenging links through hard natal aspects to this position will be somewhat softened due to Jupiter’s mighty influence. A feeling of good luck and fortunate conditions often prevails under this influence, and in many ways if we follow through, we might very well gain insight and advance during these times. Jupiter can also indicate over-indulgence and in some cases promotes weight gain when connected to the Ascendant, or just a general feeling that we cannot do anything wrong. Cautious optimism might be what is needed especially if connected to Saturn and perhaps this is a time to recognize authority or situations involving power, especially if Pluto is involved. However, Pluto brings change and transformation. Be careful not to step on anyone’s toes. Jupiter will be in direct motion for some time (September 13, 2020 to June 20, 2021) as it moves through Capricorn into Aquarius and then begins its movement into Pisces. You can see it will make many conjunctions to those with their Sun in these positions over the next several months. It will also make many other aspects including trines and sextiles as well as squares and oppositions during this time as well. Use Jupiter’s energies accordingly. This period can be favourable to many. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

If we allow ourselves a few moments to reflect on who we are, without condemnation, only paying attention to the most positive traits that comprises our true energy, who are we? We have to come to terms with who we think we are and then disassociate our self from any preconceived negative notion that we have. Our focus magnifies any concepts of what we choose to identify with and in so doing, we believe ourselves to be what we focus on. We perceive this focus as our identity. We have been misled by the belief that if we identify with any concept or notion that these must be part of our identity. We are in a constant state of “becoming”, and what we believe are facets of our true identity only gather in strength and we identify with them as who we are. If there is something in our makeup that clearly misrepresents who we want to be, then it is in your hands to make a conscious choice as to whether we will allow it to manifest in physical and mental terms. We are at the command centre and are not at the mercy of our beliefs, unless we believe that we have no control of what transpires in our life. Who you are now is, in part, a formulated concept of what you believe makes up the true you, up until this moment in time. You have manufactured this identity, and it is your identification with this that makes it real. You may find that we use the term “identify” over and over again. It is our hope that this repetition will help you understand and make you aware of the control you have over situations in your lives and the manufacturing of who you are becoming. If there is something within you that you do not like, let it go. Stop believing that it is a part of who you are. You, personally, are the only person that makes anything in life truth, including your identification with concepts of all kinds. We all manifest our beliefs over time and where we are and who we believe we are, now runs in conjunction with what we have allowed to come into our realm of consciousness. The saying goes, “We become who we associate with” and this is why we are told early in life, to pick our friendships with care. This is true but again, if we are influenced by another’s personality, we have made a choice to accept these characteristics and made them our own. Our focus allows the trait to grow and expand within us. Who we are and who we are becoming is a personal choice. We cannot place responsibility on others. Look within and acknowledge what makes you feel comfortable and content. Hold on to those qualities. Acknowledge and release anything that does not resonate with you. You have been doing this, unconsciously, your whole life. Now it is time to do it on a conscious level. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

Mars moves approximately ½ to 1 degree each day and it appears to move backwards in the heavens while in retrograde for approximately 56 to 82 days. It stays stationary about 4 to 6 days under normal conditions. Mars begins its retrograde cycle on September 11, 2020, when it will be at 28 degrees in the sign of Aries. On November 14, 2020, it moves back into its direct motion and will be at 15 degrees Aries when it does. It will touch all of these degrees once again as it moves back into direct motion, finally moving beyond the 28 degree Aries mark in early January, 2021. Mars, while in retrograde motion, will be less aggressive in its energies as it operates in a much softer manner while in retrograde. Mars in direct motion is fearless and strives to fulfill all its desires. Mars is considered brave and outgoing and is our push in life to strive to the next level through being assertive and sometimes somewhat intrusive. Sometimes through retrograde motion, there can be times of reprieve or delays causing some disruption to the normal energies associated with Mars. There can be delays of action. Mars is about drive and ambition and this seems stifled. This is not to say that you should not engage in activities that are scheduled during these times of retrograde motion but the energies in place under normal conditions may not be as easy to find during this time. You will find that if there was a rush to life prior to September, things may very well slow down somewhat. When Mars once again turns direct in January you may find that the energies, as they have been pent-up, release as a flurry of activities. Have a look at which house/houses Mars transits in your chart during the period mentioned above and also if there are any planets that transiting Mars will make aspect to. This will define what areas of life will be subdued and how the energies will be spent during this cycle. Expect a release of energies when Mars turns direct and passes over planets especially by conjunction for the final time. The retrograde cycle will make three direct hits over any planet it touches - once while in direct motion, then again when it passes over it again in retrograde and then finally when it moves across the same point in its direct motion. The last pass will be the most influential. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us

For those that are taking the journey into spirituality and psychic awareness, there are roads we walk that cannot be tampered with. There are truths and obligations to uphold, and we have to live within certain boundaries. Because the road we walk is linked to an understanding that we are our own creators and we mold our lives by our expectations and thought process, we have to adhere to certain principles that those that are not on this road may not know about. You cannot talk the talk without walking the walk. You have to be your truth not just a conduit for it. If you play games with truth and know that you are imitating something that you are not, there are consequences of your actions. This is not to say that you have to walk the straight and narrow, but if you know the principles behind this journey and don’t live them, you will reap our just rewards. Believing in yourself is step one. Getting to know yourself is the next step, and self-realization comes from exploring the qualities within that shine outward and spread happiness and hope in our world. It is essential to live that part and have a genuine concern for those that share this experience with you. We cannot live a lie and expect to fully awaken. Ultimately, we cannot fool ourselves. We must be the example of that which we seek. We are neither meant to be self-righteous nor to live life according to someone else’s rules, but we are meant to live life according to our own personal standards. Compassion and a willingness to share life with others is part of the process, and we cannot pretend to be someone we are not. It is necessary to be content with whom we are but also be willing to grow and expand as we walk our journey. We can limit or expand our growth by our expectations. What do we do to our growth by inflated ego or self-importance? What do we do to our growth when we attempt to appear to be someone or something that we are not? Allow that true inner light to shine through. Release expectations of who and what you think you should be and allow the real you to shine forward. You may be pleasantly surprised. If you want to grow in your personal spiritual expression, then be yourself and express your unique individuality. Do not play games and be honest with yourself. The best person you can be in this moment is who you truly are. Be yourself and know that that self is your spiritual connection. If you are commenting on or have questions concerning a specific post, (even though you are making your comment on the post) please include the title of the post in your comment. We receive a notification of your comment but do not receive a link to the specific post. We cannot respond without your quoting the post name. Thank you. Holm Astrology also offers individual intuitive readings or group parties. For more information, visit us at www.holmastrology.com/intuitive-readings Are you interested in learning Astrology. Holm Astrology offers Astrology courses. Our current classes have been postponed but please watch for the announcement of our new dates yet to be established. Visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-classes for course details. Please “Like” us on Facebook. Your “shares” are appreciated and your questions are welcomed. If you have confidential comments or questions, or if you would like to speak to us concerning the preparation of a chart, please visit www.holmastrology.com/contact-us