On The Energies…

Our Sun in Capricorn is opposite Mars in Cancer today.  Expect it to bring a powerful wave of energy with it.  Mars will continue to Retrograde until February 23rd, turning direct, continuing to stay in Cancer.  Mars Retrograde is a two-month review of your wants and desires.  It’s all about how you feel now.  This opposition could spark conflicts and challenges, especially related to ego, ambition, and self-assertion.  This opposition can heighten emotions and expose any frustrations.  Practice patience and seek compromise.  It might feel like whatever emotions you didn’t quite deal with near the Full Moon are coming up again for one final bout.  This alignment is shining a light on any ways you may be neglecting your feelings while pursuing your goals.  It’s important that you’re honoring your emotional needs while staying focused on your path.  Mars Retrograde is a central theme for the rest of January.  It invites you to slow down and reconsider how you are expressing your energy.  It’s all about honoring your life force, and allowing your emotions to move through you.  The rest of January is all about doing a good review of your boundaries.  Make sure you’re not continuing to put yourself last, or saying yes to things you really don’t want to be doing.  Capricorn is all about your plans and what you’re building.  Mars Retrograde ensures whatever you are planning and building is done in a way that honours your energy, desires, and needs.  If you have been overextending yourself it may be time to close any doors to spaces and places that are draining your energy.  It’s important that you’re aligning your energy to a place that feels good within yourself.  It’s all about going in your own direction.  With these energies you may feel some tension being triggered between your personal and professional life.  This may feel somewhat like a tug of war between your emotional needs and your goals and your dreams right now.  Pay attention to your feelings that your getting right now and any nudges that your getting from the Universe.  This will ensure that you’re headed in the right direction.