Swimming with the Sharks: Mars in Pisces 2022
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April 17, 2022
Mars dove into the deep waters of oceanic Pisces on April 14th, swimming towards his home sign of Aries, which he’ll reach on May 24th. Along the way, he’ll meet with Neptune and make easy connections to Uranus in Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn. Venus and Jupiter will both leave the Pisces before Mars gets a chance to meet with them.
In Pisces, Mars can swim in two directions, just like the two fish. One option for action is to go beyond the boundaries, pushing past limits and exceeding the norm. On a collective level, this could manifest as a crusade for a cause or wanton destruction. Personally, we could see folks driving too fast, road rage, caffeinated tirades, and - more optimistically - a high degree of sexual energy.
On the other side of the coin, Mars in Pisces can dissipate energy, diluting it like the ocean absorbs and disperses a lightning strike. Collectively, this can generate a sense of hopelessness and despair, and a feeling that nothing will ever improve - so what’s the use in trying? On a personal level, this side of Mars in Pisces can leave one feeling paralyzed, uncertain, and impotent (sexually and otherwise).
So which is it?
Either, or both. By turns we may feel an excess of energy or a lack of it. Enthusiasm can mount, only to be lost in a moment. It’s possible to go off on an uncompromising rant, or to be befuddled by indecision. The whole range of possibilities are brewing in this celestial bouillabaisse, and we’ll get a taste of many of them. One good thing is that Mars in Pisces encourages flexibility, and that’s something we’ll probably need.
Yet in the constellation, the two fish of Pisces do not swim in opposite directions, as our astrological symbol suggests. Rather, one swims horizontally - representing the terrestrial plane - while the other swims upwards, signifying spiritual ascent. Perhaps the two sides of Mars in Pisces I’ve described are the meanderings of the lower fish, swimming side to side, as fish do.
The upward-moving fish might describe our best approach to Mars in Pisces. Whatever course of action or inaction we take, maybe the best strategy is to see it as part of the larger play of Maya, the illusion we co-create. From that vantage point, we can try to improve things, without attachment. There’s the real key to Mars in Pisces: compassionate action.
Some of the highlights of Mars’ stay in Neptune’s sign include his sextile to Uranus on May 4th, and his meeting with Neptune on May 18th.
Look for early May to be especially charged with energy, Mars and Uranus try to find new ways to channel energy generated by the solar eclipse on April 30th. This should have positive, if volatile, effects on relationships. Be ready to make changes to plans and allow for new forms of expression.
At mid-month, the Mars-Neptune aspect is squared by the Sagittarius Moon as Jupiter makes himself comfortable in Aries. Expect this to be quite a charged time, and be ready for some serendipitous plot twists.
Flexibility may be a virtue of Mars’ voyage through Pisces, but his sextile to Pluto on May 22nd could see his more determined, uncompromising side come to the fore. Still, Mars in Pisces sextile retrograde Pluto isn’t exactly rigid, and the last week of May might be a good time to put plans into action.
~ AD