Mars has finally turned direct after spending most of the Summer retrograde, and it is doing so right as the Moon moves into Aries, one of the two home temples of Mars.

Here’s what to watch for:

* The feeling of having turned a corner
* Ready to march forward
* Ready to go
* I’ve got a plan
* I’m finally ready to implement that idea
* Give me the to-do list, I’m going to kick its butt
* Competitive juices are no longer crazy and frustrated
* A period of delay or frustration winding down
* Will, volition, power, anger, and aggression have all leveled up, and you are feeling more mature, less reactive, and ready to meet new challenges in your Mars 7.0 software
* The need to be productive
* Overestimating the importance of one’s work
* Getting back to work
* What was lost is being regained
* Putting someone or something to work, being put to work
* What you want or desire has changed, evolved, matured
* You are ready to “Bite through,” speak up, or accept responsibility for yourself or your actions at a higher level
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Remember that Mars will soon enter Aquarius and then square Uranus again by September 18th. So the implementation of many of the lessons learned during this recent Mars retrograde period will take a while to play out. Look specifically at the houses of Capricorn and Aquarius to see where Mars has been transiting to find where your lessons and personal work has been most present, and then remember that there is some good integration to come!

Prayer: Give us the strength to accept, integrate, and implement the lessons you have given us so that our will is but an instrument of your loving work.