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On this episode of the Venus & Vesta podcast, Ann-Louise Holland talks about Mars moving into Gemini on the 19th August and will stay there for 7 months, until the 24th March 2023 – an inordinate amount of time – we need to take notice. Mars is also going retrograde which we don’t always notice, but will have major effects and consequences.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mars spending 7 months Gemini is really extraordinary as Mars takes two years to go around the whole zodiac. We need to be aware of what effect it’s having on us, what we can do about it and how we can use it to our best advantage. 
• Mars in Gemini is exciting because it involves the media and Mars will power up everything it goes into. We’re going to want to look at the newspapers as well as the new ways we look at and digest our media, like social media and podcasts, as well as the way we communicate with each other. This includes flirting, so dating apps too. Travel is also affected, so the way we commute, the new rules for cyclists. It could also affect our irritations and frustrations, Mars in Gemini really knows how to press your buttons, so remember to stay cool.
• When Mars goes retrograde suddenly we don’t have the energy we did before, suddenly we haven’t got the time or inclination to juggle all the things we usually do and things fall away. What you’re then left with is the diamond, exactly what you need to be focussing on. It’s like sharpening a pencil, or boiling things down to what is important for us and what really requires our total control or attention. 
• What can we do about things, because we are going to be triggered. We might need to learn new responses to the things that trigger us and how to keep cool. Perhaps we need to learn to stay quiet and listen?  

BEST MOMENTS

‘Use the energy rather than have it use you.’

‘Just like Mercury goes retrograde three times a year, Mars goes retrograde every two years for three months starting around Halloween. This could be quite scary, but we can use this as a good clean out and set new priorities.’

‘Mars is the male aspect, so potentially we have the idea of men losing power or not having opportunities. Perhaps men transitioning to women can no longer compete in women’s sports? Or a specifically trans category they can compete in?’

``We need to look back at stuff, re-read and look at old ideas and maybe start that darn book that we’ve been promising to write ourselves – perhaps it’s a film, photography or art as well, something that helps us communicate and something we wanna communicate.’

ABOUT THE HOST

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Ann-Louise Holland is a shamanic homoeopath, herbalist and astrologer.  She teaches astrology along with Steiner based anthroposophy, both of which are concerned with cultural events that bring about humanity's evolution and awareness to the soul's journey. 

Venus & Vesta is a podcast about astrology for astrologers, monthly updates on the movements of the planets and asteroids, weekly detailed discussions, aligning the stars with what is happening in the world. Interviews with astrologers and mystics who have book launches, interesting theories, special events such as eclipses, and celeb