Mars in Punarvasu ~ Renewing your energy

Mars, planet of action and energy, is in Punarvasu, spanning the signs of Gemini and Cancer, from April 22nd to May 16th.

Punarvasu is associated with renewal and replenishment, where your emotional supplies are restocked after the psychic outpouring of Mars in Ardra. Having a goal to work towards gives you inspiration over and above your usual level, and this asterism’s symbol of a Quiver of Arrows is associated with a long-distance vision.

You have the power to pull your arrow back and fire it towards an ambitious target, and your focus is on topping-up and chasing after gains and status. Mars gives you an adventurous streak where you challenge for your desires, or battle on behalf of others or for a shared cause or belief.

You are powerful and competitive, though Punarvasu is associated with good conduct, even in the middle of a struggle. Your inner composure helps you reach success and no matter what, you always fight fair.

The Shakti here, the ‘Power to Acquire Wealth’, makes you bold and enterprising, where you have the courage to try something new. You may be either hungry for more power and status, or else remain satisfied with very little.

This is a dynamic and fast-changing time in the skies, shortly after April 20th’s Mars-ruled Solar Eclipse and coinciding with a Mercury retrograde phase in Aries.

Be careful Mars’s impulsiveness does not find you leaping in to changing landscape too soon – you can catch up with a new direction quickly, but be alive to the possibility of more changes to come.