Mars in Virgo Archives - Lynn Hayes astrology readings and writings

Sunday inspiration: Reach in the direction of your heart’s calling

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Over the next few days Mars in Virgo opposes Neptune, the planet of transcendent creativity, imagination and the truth that stretches beyond that which is known. Mars in Virgo is more crafty; it seeks order and purpose, so this is a complicated planetary combination that asks us to reach outside of our comfort zone in order to find a structure within which magic can happen.

I first found this as a little meme on Instagram, but the whole piece is quite beautiful and really speaks to this stretch […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-08-20T07:38:27-04:00August 20th, 2023|Inspiration|3 Comments

Astrological forecast for the week of September 6, 2021: Mostly sunny with a hint of regret

This week we have no major planetary aspects causing trouble, and the week begins with the energies of the Virgo New Moon (catch up here if you missed it) lingering for the first few days. New Moons bring that sense of a clean slate, and here we have a trine from Uranus which helps to break up old patterns and stuck energy to help us to formulate a plan under the Virgo influence. The New Moon is exact on September 6th at 8:51 pm if you choose to […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-09-06T07:44:32-04:00September 6th, 2021|Planetary news this week|1 Comment

The sparkle of this week’s Leo New Moon

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by Lynn Hayes The next few days offer an opportunity for the heart to open as the Sun and Moon align in Leo, a kiss of magic to open up the heart. The energy of Leo encourages us to return to the simplicity of childhood – to witness and find joy in the simplest things and share that joy with others.

While the Sun represents the physical heart, the Moon represents the emotional heart. How we protect ourselves, how we express our feelings, the level of comfort we feel with the […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-08-06T08:27:19-04:00August 6th, 2021|Moon|4 Comments

The meaning of Mars in Virgo in 2021

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For the past month or so, Mars has been traveling through Leo in close connection to both Saturn and Uranus, translating the challenging square between them which is the story of 2021. The energies of Saturn = control and repression vs Uranus = radical change and rebellion are evident everywhere in 2021, from the attempted overthrow of governments to the riots over mask policies. The addition of Mars in Leo, acting as double fire since Mars is a fire planet, didn’t really […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-30T07:37:23-04:00July 30th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Mars opposes Jupiter today – take a bold step!

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The fire planet Mars, fueling us with passion and drive and teaching us to set boundaries, is at the very last degree of Leo in a last ditch effort to squeeze every bit of excitement out of life before moving into Virgo this afternoon (EDT). Mars is opposing Jupiter today, and there is a great deal of positive energy available to us now. Mars activates the potential for Jupiter to expand and create abundance and prosperous feelings. But in its role as God of […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-29T07:42:36-04:00July 29th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

7.28.21 – Jupiter back in Aquarius, and a burst of energy Mars at 29 degrees

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I wrote about Jupiter retrograding back into Aquarius a few days ago and you can catch up here if you missed it. When Jupiter is retrograde (as we observe its motion from Earth) we tend to look backwards at lost opportunities, or else we are forced to retrace our steps in order to achieve the expansion which Jupiter always urges. We’re certainly seeing this in the world today as the expansion of the Delta variant begins to see a backsliding of the opening up of the world […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-28T19:41:00-04:00July 28th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Mars turns direct, April 13-15 2012

Note: Planets are said to be “retrograde” when they appear to move backwards from our perspective on Earth. They are not actually moving backwards, or “the wrong way” as a friend of mine likes to say. And there is nothing “wrong” about retrogrades – it’s a normal planetary cycle. Retrograde periods help us to reassess and revisit areas of life that require more attention before we can move on with our lives, but for this reason they can be somewhat frustrating and demand attention.

Although Mars didn’t actually turn […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-30T07:18:40-04:00April 11th, 2012|Astrology, Planetary cycles|1 Comment

The Great Grand Trine

Note to my readers: This post contains a lot of geeky astrological lingo. If you find it overwhelming skip to the bottom where I’ve translated this into English for you.

Throughout the month of March a Grand Trine is in effect between Jupiter in Taurus, Pluto in Capricorn, and Mars in Virgo. Normally Mars moves quickly through the zodiac but because it has been retrograde and is moving slowly now before it changes direction, it is at a virtual standstill as part of this Grand Trine.

A Grand Trine is a triangular formation […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2012-03-13T04:49:59-04:00March 13th, 2012|Astrology, Planetary cycles|1 Comment

Mars retrograde December 2011- January 2012

Mars retrograde 2011-2012 You may have heard that Mars is getting ready to turn retrograde, an event that only occurs every two years or so. Mars is known as a malefic in traditional astrology signifying bad luck and loss (Mars is the “lesser malefic” and Saturn is the “greater malefic”), but in my work a strong Mars is absolutely essential for good fortune and for good health. Mars symbolizes our drive and inspiration, and the need each of us have for certain experiences. We need food to eat and experience hunger: that […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-12-24T14:11:46-05:00December 28th, 2011|Planetary cycles|15 Comments

Mars enters Virgo June 7, 2010

With all of this fiery energy of the conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus in Aries, we can use a nice grounding influence to help stabilize things and make it easier for us to keep our feet in the grounds. Enter Mars in Virgo! Mars moved into Virgo in the wee hours of the (EDT) morning, encouraging organization and attention to details.

Enthusiasm and inspiration (Jupiter and Uranus) can only go so far without a plan of action and the discipline to carry it out, so Mars in Virgo can provide us with a great tool if we take advantage of it!

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-12-21T16:08:41-05:00June 7th, 2010|Planetary cycles|Comments Off