Holidays are coming in hot and angry this year how to battle wounded pride, trauma, aggression, more
It’s jingle hell, my dudes.The holiday season is coming in hot with wounded pride, trauma triggers, flaccid feels and misplaced aggression.
From early December straight on through to February, Mars — our big-D energy planet of will and desire, drive and rage, conflict and coitus — will be retrograding.The first part of this retrograde, which extends through Jan.
6, will take place in the perennial pick-me frontman sign of Leo.Because the realms that Mars rules are so integral to our daily routines and essential sense of power, we experience the effects of the planet’s retrograde more acutely.If you’ve been feeling restless and reactive, stifled and stunted, the red planet’s retrograde may be partially to blame.
The rest is probably your dad’s fault.It ain’t easy but it ain’t all bad, either.As Sunaree Ko, tarot and astrology expert at TarotCards.io, tells The Post, “Mars retrograde in Leo is not just a pause in forward momentum; it is a deep call to examine the energy we pour into our ambitions, relationships and creative endeavors.
“While it can feel frustrating, it is ultimately a gift for self-discovery.”Mars is named for the god of war and oversees our ability to assert ourselves, push through and push our agendas forward.When the planet stations retrograde, this power is compromised, and so, too, is our confidence and competence.
This transit can activate a fight or flight response or a heavy dose of introspection that can teeter into an existential crisis — just a little yuletide despair to pepper your December.“When Mars retrogrades in Leo, a sign associated with confidence, creativity, and leadership, it activates something deeply personal.
Leo is all about how we shine in the world,” Ko shared.“When Mars retrogrades here, it challenges us to ask: Am I pursuing what truly lights me up, or am I just going through the motions? This transit stirs restlessness because it is pushing us to confront that question.”Ko said ...