Mars stations retrograde in Gemini on October 30th at exactly 8:26 am CDT and will continue this motion until January 12th, 2023. The next 10 weeks may be more chaotic and draining than we are used to. Our actions may appear confusing and our motivations purposeless if we are not careful. It will be all too easy to get caught up in the flow of things, only to find ourselves stranded and lost. We will have to rely on our internal strength and stability if we want to navigate this transit successfully.
Our immediate focus should be finding or building an island inside ourselves—an immovable, permanent, and unshakable space to inhabit when everything else gets a little too overwhelming. The next few months will be tumultuous, so work on creating a calm place of refuge inside yourself.
We should also be mindful that our attention spans may be shorter, and it may be much more difficult for us to concentrate. Prepare and build strategies to keep yourself organized and stay on task. This is also not an ideal time to initiate projects or engage in risky behavior, as accidents and unforeseen consequences are much more likely.
Mars's first connection while retrograde happens on November 18th when it squares Neptune. Avoid acting in a confusing manner. Get back in touch with your spiritual or creative side.
Then on the 28th, Mars connects pleasantly with Saturn. This is a good moment to see where you need to apply more thoughtful effort to matters.
Mars opposes Mercury, Venus, and the Sun during the end of November and the beginning of December. Expand your ideology further and broaden your viewpoint. Focus on creating more stability in your relationships and cohesion in your decision-making.
Finally, on January 8th, Mars connects pleasantly with Venus. Reconsider your actions around your relationships objectively and look to the past to see where you may have behaved erratically.
This Mars retrograde will show us where we are unfocused and not serious. Where we continue to make foolish decisions or go back on our work. This may be difficult or unpleasant sometimes, so rely on that solid, safe place inside yourself and remember who you are at your core.