CRY ME A RIVER !!!

MARS - planet representing the urge to get what you want, drive, sexual drive, initiative, courage, raw energy, as well as selfishness, abuse and violence - began its transit through the sign of Cancer today, July 13th, at 9:22 AM EDT ... Mars being a fiery planet does not fare too well in a water sign like Cancer as water tends to rain on its parade of aggression and initiative which in some cases can be a very good thing and in others not ... Mars in Cancer is said to be in the sign of its "Fall" - that is it's in the sign opposite of Capricorn, where it is Exalted and tends to function even more efficiently than in the sign it naturally rules which is Aries ... so this Mars often has trouble expressing its true nature ... it's "fire" gets watered down and that can either produce irritating steam or sensual steamy energy ... it is like staying in someone else's home where you do not feel really comfortable !!! 

Mars in Cancer can be highly emotional and is pulled between expressing its feelings and holding them in ... there is a great need for emotional security ... one may assert themselves here indirectly, shyly, sensitively or carefully, but this Mars is definitely prone to emotional outbursts ... identity is closely tied to home, family, and feelings ... energy levels seem to rise and fall with ones moods ... if your heart is involved in something, then this energy can truly accomplish anything it sets its mind out to do ... anger is more often expressed through crying rather than screaming and yelling ... one has to be careful with this energy not to give too much to others just to avoid confrontation ...

The lesson of Mars in Cancer is learning to get what you want through nurturing ... its fighting or taking flight ... the sex drive is usually very strong here but that can be good or bad depending on how the energy is expressed ... one of the challenges with this energy is to find out what is really making you angry and deal with it ... figure out who or what it is that you genuinely care about also ... ultimately we must learn where the fine line falls between stimulation and outright aggravation !!!

We now leave behind our minds being set on fire for a thirst of knowledge as well as the desire to move about and the drive becomes turned inward to address our emotions and what we feel we must nurture ... Since Cancer is ruled by the Moon, and the Moon naturally rules the 4th house, we may encounter problems with the stomach - there could be a lot of you out there that become the victim of  acid indigestion, heartburn, and frequent upset stomach issues ... also the home, family, the mother or a maternal figure, women in general and the public in general are areas where one could find issues arising there if you react to quick without thinking things through ... and of course whichever house or houses the complete degrees of Cancer fall in your natal chart is certainly where you will find this increased "burning" drive to occur ...

This Martian energy likes close involvements, a secure sex life, and an active home life ... it dislikes mild mannered emotions, distress within the family setting, inner doubts and domestic "fires" ... the energy of Mars in Cancer can be expressed in the following ways:

POSITIVE: sensuous, provocative, passionate, sexually subtle, tenacious, protective, bold, hardworking, complex, adaptable, sensitive, healing, intuitive, original, occultist

NEGATIVE: irritable, evasive, too intense, sexually unsure, possessive, defensive, compulsive, neurotic, moody, quarrelsome, confusing, fatalistic, weird, spooky/spooked

Mars now joins the Sun, Mercury - which is currently retrograde, and Jupiter, and remains in the sign of Cancer until August 27th ... "water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink" !!! ... only two more complete signs for Mars to transit after Cancer before it begins it next retrograde journey on March 1st, 2014 which will take place completely in the sign of Libra - from 27 degrees back down to 9 degrees ... you can bet relationships both personal and public, as well as personal values, and of course money - how we earn and spend it, are getting ready to undergo very close examination by the "Universal" microscope ... this will begin on December 7th ... and since we are in a Mercury retrograde, I'll let you mull the lengthy timing of this upcoming event over in your mind for yourself !!!  

Cancer born, you will no doubt be "fired up" about something or someone during the next six weeks - as ... as always be careful not to incinerate, or in this case should I say be careful not to flood with your heightened emotional state the object or your increased drive !!! ... but we all will be experiencing this energy on some level of our lives, and we will be urged to keep the home fires brightly lit, but we must be careful not to go overboard and end up  "burning down the house" resulting in "crying yourself a river" !!!