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Mars Musings: The continuum of rage

Mars is squaring Pluto today, completing a cycle of the past week or so in which Mars linked Saturn and Pluto by forming a square first to Saturn last week, and now Pluto. Mars is the planet of aggression and warfare, and when conflicting with Pluto, which represents death and destruction resulting in regeneration and transformation, you can see where things get a bit intense.

I thought this would be a good time to discuss what I like to call the continuum of rage. In my practice, I have traced […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-05T06:48:29-05:00November 5th, 2019|Health & Healing|0 Comments

Finding the power in anger: A Mars story co-starring Black Moon Lilith

I recently came across this article about female rage. As many of you know, the power of anger as expressed through Mars in the natal chart is a speciality of mine, probably because my own Mars is conjunct the little planet Chiron which deals with soul wounds, so I’ve had to do a lot of healing around this myself. Mars is of course named after the Roman God of War (Ares in Greek), and the astrological Mars presides over what I like to call the “continuum of […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-02-03T08:40:56-05:00January 26th, 2019|Favorite posts, Life|2 Comments

Anger and heart disease

Connections between anger and heart disease are nothing new, and a recent New York Times article announces that anger can set off a heart attack.

Researchers combined data from nine studies of anger outbursts among patients who had had heart attacks, strokes and related problems. Most of the studies used a widely accepted anger assessment scale; one depended on a questionnaire administered to patients.

They found that in the two hours after an outburst of anger, the relative risk of angina and heart attack increased by nearly five […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2025-01-13T13:21:32-05:00March 19th, 2014|Health & Healing|6 Comments

Exercise can moderate anger: the Mars factor

A recent article in the New York Times reports that a study which evaluated the responses of 16 young men with “high trait anger” (short fuse reactions) after exercising on a stationary bike for 30 minutes.

[T]he results of the study suggest that “exercise, even a single bout of it, can have a robust prophylactic effect” against the buildup of anger, said Nathaniel Thom, a stress physiologist who was the study’s lead researcher.“It’s like taking aspirin to combat heart disease,” he said. “You […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2022-09-01T14:48:15-04:00August 21st, 2010|Health & Healing|2 Comments

A challenging planetary week ahead

Mercury is the planet that rules over communication, the transmission of information and the operation of small machinery, and for the next week or so it will be under stress, potentially causing disruptions in the way we communicate with others and the smooth operation of business.

Mercury is in its own sign of Virgo where it is usually practical and logical, good with details and effective in creating order out of the routine of day-to-day life. It is approaching a conjunction to Saturn which will encourage us to take a more serious approach to the everyday workings of our life. This […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2009-08-14T09:34:41-04:00August 14th, 2009|Life, Planetary cycles|Comments Off

Michael Vick: An Astrological Portrait of Frustration

Michael Vick

Michael Vick plead guilty today to dogfighting charges at the state level after serving nearly a year for federal charges. The horrific nature of these crimes, which as an animal lover I cannot bear to repeat in this column, led me to investigate his astrological chart (born 6/26/1980, time unknown, Newport News VA) to look for clues to his behavior. I am in no way excusing the actions of criminals in this kind of chart research – Vick’s chart did not doom him to cruelty and he always had […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-21T18:35:43-05:00November 25th, 2008|People|Comments Off

Mars in Scorpio

Art by Jacquelyn Gordon. Mars entered Scorpio yesterday, and will be traveling through the sign that carries us into the Underworld through November 16. Mars is the ancient ruler of Scorpio – it helps to define the fiery emotional depths to which we descend when we are influenced by this magical sign. The modern ruler of Scorpio is Pluto, the Lord of the Underworld. Scorpio rules the time of Halloween – the ancient Samhain festival and the various Days of the Dead, where the veil between the worlds becomes thin […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-26T11:51:57-05:00October 5th, 2008|Astrology|Comments Off

My Mars Pluto Story

I hesitate to write this, because the transit of Pluto to my Mars is only at its midpoint now, but many of you have written and are curious to know my experiences so I’ll tell you what I’ve learned so far.

First let’s look at the players. Mars in the birthchart shows the way we express our desire nature. What we want, how we set boundaries to defend what we have, how our basic drives are expressed and what those drives desire. Pluto is often called the “higher octave” of Mars, because where Mars acts as the Will of the individual […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-26T10:43:53-05:00May 5th, 2008|Astrology in my world|Comments Off

Rosie O’Donnell’s Mars Problem

It’s no secret that the most brilliant comedians are often depressed and angry individuals who release their frustration through comedy, and Rosie O’Donnell is no exception. Rosie was born with the Sun in Aries, the sign that is ruled by the god of war. The Aries influence is dynamic and inspirational but can also be rebellious and impulsive. Rosie O’Donnell exhibits all of these character traits.