Mars enters Gemini

By S N Rao

Mars enters Gemini on 25th July 2011. It will remain in Gemini till Sept 8th 2011. Mars entry to the sign of Gemini gives a chance for him roam more freely. In Gemini, Mars' energies are driven by mental activities and intellectual pursuits. In his rage, he might take up words as his weapon while he fights in a heated debate. His passions rise with mental stimulation. Mars in Gemini is ready to act and take up multiple tasks.

Gemini thrives upon new ideas, visual stimulation and social interaction with others. This sign can become quite depressed when there is nothing going on to keep the mind perked and energized. For those with many Fire and Air signs in their horoscopes, it becomes difficult to sit still under this transit. For these people, inactivity or confinement can make them extremely despondent and melancholic. Those with many Earth and Water signs can also be stirred into activity but it can cause some stress due to the disruption of normal routines.

Gemini likes change. However, it is important to remember that Gemini likes activity, not necessarily accomplishment. Mars in Gemini can cause mental stress, reckless decisions, relationship setbacks and frustrating circumstances when it forms stressful aspects to the outer planets. In Gemini, Mars may lack focus. Energies and efforts may be scattered. Projects get started but don't get finished. So, make sure to give Mars in Gemini explicit instructions and specific tasks in order to give the Gemini energy concentration.

During this period Mars will receive complete aspect from Saturn. Transit Mars also has its aspect over Transit Saturn. The effect of this transit will be felt the most by Gemini natives and Virgo natives. This may indicate whether you are able to express your individualistic urges in accordance with what reality demands. There may be a need for some balancing between the two. You may feel somewhat abused or mistreated, or have spells of irritable feelings towards others you feel have harmed you. Later, you'll see that in most cases there was not just cause for such feelings, it’s just that the abrasive combinations of these planets reflect upon a predisposition for feeling victimized and threatened. Try to keep this in mind during the contact. With adverse aspects while Mars, feelings of revenge can lead to more serious problems, which are likely to boomerang by the end of the period. Authority figures are likely to be the target of negative thoughts and problems involving them are fairly common. Your efforts may meet with obstacles or delays all around and frustration creeps in. In extreme cases, events involving jealousy or treachery could be encountered.

Some of the general results felt by natives with their janma rashi is given below:

Aries
There are two seemingly separate areas that it will govern. First, it governs your general daily environment and this includes your neighbors, the youth of the area, those you meet at the marketplace, and your close relatives, especially your brothers and sisters. There might be an issue requiring confrontations and compromise with someone from this group. Starting a block watch or car pool in the neighborhood, or some project that benefits the youth of the area are examples of positive Mars’ action in this house. The other area that Mars governs in Gemini has to do with transport and communication, and these are key to the more common issues that arise. Basic education, communications of all kinds, and agreements that are binding fall into this category. It is a good idea to be very clear about signing papers, buying a vehicle, or entering into any agreements. Extra caution is advised in driving or anything related to transportation with Mars in Gemini. Because it works quickly and dynamically, accidents are the forte’ of this undisciplined Mars.

Taurus
With Mars transiting Gemini you will exert extra energy to secure whatever you feel you have earned in the way of resources. Financial conditions are the subject of this Mars transit and the area may see great improvement, with an increase in both resources and possessions. Actions taken to build up resources do not usually have an immediate result. Instead, there is a waiting game, at the end of which you find out the success of your efforts. Some routine expense may come to an end at this time; however, actions are required by you to make this happen. New expenses might replace old ones, due again to the initiative you demonstrate. With very adverse aspects, there could be severe setbacks in your earning potential, affecting both your income and the resources you’ve been able to rely on in the past. The work you do may not be as profitable as previously, or there may be unexpected expenses. In either case, you may need to confront some issues and fight to secure your resources since a battle is at hand.

Gemini
Transit of Mars in Gemini indicates a great effort on your part to impinge on the way others accept you at your face value. You will strive to make an impression and these attempts are either assisted or challenged by the conditions in which you find yourself and by others. Your efforts may be directed toward an individual or a group. Actions you take to demonstrate your unique importance and worth will be the highlight of this transit. Look to the aspects made by Mars to determine the support or challenge you will encounter as you go about these efforts. Your physical appearance may be the target of your efforts with this position and you may do an about face as you set out to improve or change your style. Sometimes it encounters delays or setbacks in whatever is being attempted. This is a good time to remain aboveboard in all activities. If encountering very adverse aspects, this position of Mars sometimes indicates an illness or minor accident.

Cancer
Here the nature is somewhat incompatible with the energy of Mars and more effort is required to pull off the combination successfully. Mars’ energies must be afforded an outlet, and this is an area of concealment. This is normally where secrets are kept locked in tight and activities with secretive undertones often transpire with this position. This is known as the house of self-undoing. An involvement with drugs, alcohol, or in covert activities often results in such self-undoing. Mars in this position can be an instrument for successful activity relating to a project that requires one to work alone or in deep concentration. Due to the physical requirements of Mars, unless the project is itself a physical one, frequent exercise breaks are needed. With this position there is also a tendency to negate or ignore feelings of aggression, and not wishing to display them, they are repressed. In this case, problems can occur of a psychological nature from this bottling up of toxic energy and the results can be devastating when they finally do erupt. Allow for an outlet of these energies either through physical work or a needed confrontation rather than letting them boil over inside and possibly bring on an illness. Troubles from Institutions such as hospitals, prisons, or any rehab center are all possible.

Leo
With Mars transiting Gemini, you will pour your energy into an involvement with groups and friends. The impulses are along very humanitarian lines here. You may take on a position of leadership within a group. This position is very conducive to accomplishments for someone who is already involved in a large group and where the common goal of the group is important to the individual. You may take actions to achieve your more personal long-term goals as well. You may be able to use your connection with an important group to express your individuality. Mars is forming adverse aspects with Saturn, the friends you choose might prove to your detriment in the long run.

Virgo
With Mars transiting Gemini, you are intent on pushing forward in your career and professional status. The desires and ambitions along these lines are unusually pressing. Being another of the angular houses, events taking place now will have a great bearing on your future and will be long reaching in their effects. You will take a great amount of initiative to further your personal career goals and to make important strides in your overall life direction. It is a time when great progress can be made and personal recognition achieved. You could be put in a position of authority and command over others. Relationships with authorities are likely to be touchy in afflicted charts, and with many adverse aspects there could be reversals affecting one’s public image. Impatience in pursuing your goals or a lack of control could cause you to step on toes of those higher up or leave them feeling threatened.

Libra
With Mars transiting Gemini you become aggressively involved in expanding your basic beliefs and your philosophies about life. Sometimes this means showing active support by joining a religious or alternative group. Activity relating to educational interests is likely. The people represented are those in a teaching or instructional capacity, and you may find someone that you are willing to follow. A major decision might be required involving a long distance move or travel. A move, transfer, or relocation of considerable distance often coincides with this placement. With Mars in adverse aspects from Saturn, problems could come up from people concerned with religious background. Finally, legal situations sometimes arise that must be dealt with. In an afflicted chart this might be in regard to personal rights. Ceremonies, especially those of a legal or religious nature may hold special significance during Mars’ stay in Gemini.

Scorpio
Mars in Gemini builds upon a relationship that has already been formed and now you put your efforts into working in cohesion with another and in the pooling of your separate resources. Cooperative efforts revolve around making the most of all the resources belonging to two or more people. This position coincides many times with a time period following marriage, when a couple is learning to work together as a unit both sexually and materially. With afflictions from Mars and Saturn, it could be a time of separation, calling it quits, divorce, or the breakup of a business partnership. Taxes, loans, insurance, wills, and such may be a source of concern and activity. This also represents our ability to overcome loss, and is usually active when a death occurs. However, even with adverse aspects, the death implied is most likely to be of a situation rather than a person. Issues involving sexuality are usually very prominent with Mars, and are sometimes closely tied in with a financial issue.

Sagittarius
When Mars transits Gemini you are concerned with taking on a leading or aggressive role within a relationship. You are active in pursuing partners and in the forming of new partnerships. This is where we first bond totally with another. Unlike the romances of the fifth house, the ones that begin under the influence of the seventh house are likely to be serious. Not necessarily forever, though, unless other factors agree. This is more likely as Mars is in adverse aspect to Saturn at this time. An alternate manifestation of Mars is that you may brush up against another closely enough to stir hostility rather than the forming of a harmonious relationship and the two of you could become immediate enemies. Sometimes the relationships you form are in some other capacity, such as counseling, or where several people come together to perform a project. Physical work or activity is likely to be required in such a project.

Capricorn
With Mars in Gemini you become aggressive on your job or in regard to your service responsibilities. Your services may be in demand and you could make some important strides forward. The alternative to this and the negative manifestation of Mars is in health problems and many times this is a direct result of undesirable job pressures. You might decide to change jobs, and if your work has not been fulfilling in the past, then initiative to make changes should be taken. Such a situation left unchanged could easily result in health problems, just as it could to routinely overwork oneself. Co-workers are sometimes a source of conflict if indicated by adverse aspects. A situation on the job or with your co-workers may seem to be all consuming of your energies, and some review may be in order. Health maintenance and hygiene also falls in this area, and you may embark on a new exercise or health regimen. Although not often mentioned, it may signify activity relating to the “services” such as the army, navy, or marines. Other types of services, where the monetary returns are negligible may hold particular interest for you with this placement of Mars.

Aquarius
With Mars transiting Gemini you become extremely outgoing in your self-expression and active in your pursuit of pleasures. These include the theater, hobbies, and other creative outlets of an artistic nature, as well as sports, parties, and social affairs. You will concentrate on activities that will keep you in the mainstream of life. Relationships with others who are naturally creative themselves often become a catalyst to your own inspiration. Depending on your circumstances, a new romance or even a series of romances is quite possible with this position. This is an exciting position for Mars, but also an area where adverse aspects can cause one to become too wrapped up in the frivolities of life, ignoring more serious concerns. Promiscuity is an example of an unrestrained and afflicted Mars. With good aspects from Saturn, inspiration and progress can be made in creative pursuits. You might also be inspired to new projects that center on children and their activities.

Pisces
Mars transiting Gemini implies dynamic activity centering in the home. With this position it is likely that a very basic element in the home is undergoing some amount of turmoil or change. A positive manifestation of Mars provides new beginnings through buying a home or real estate. The physical energies of Mars would be fulfilled through moving and setting up new housekeeping. Building a home or doing renovations in an existing home, which require physical labor, might also be indicated with such a placement. Relationships within the family could be a source of personal turmoil with many adverse aspects. The events that happen here very much affect our sense of who we are and how stable we are. The aggressive characteristics of Mars do not blend well with family life in many situations. Parents could be a source of disagreement or concern.

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