Exclusive | Heres what to blame for falling behind on New Years resolutions right now
Greetings, Star Seeds; we’re three weeks into the New Year, and many of us are struggling to make and maintain resolutions.If you’re falling flat or going soft on your commitments to betterment, the stars could be the cause.Astrologer Babs Cheung, aka The Astro Translator, explains that the get-up and gusto of 2025 is being seriously thwarted by Mars retrograde.“If you haven’t felt motivated to do any of the usual ‘New Year, New Me’ activities, like goal setting, vision boarding, forming resolutions, or making those wildly popular TikTok bingo cards, you can blame it on Mars retrograde,” he told The Post.As a refresher, Mars is our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on, if you will.
Named for the god of war himself, Mars rules blood, the color red, and our sense of vitality.When Mars goes retrograde, as it does once every two years for 8 to 11 weeks, our ability to initiate change and take action is compromised.Mars retrograde can feel a bit defeating, triggering insecurity, impatience, defense and aristocratic levels of ennui.Common symptoms of Mars retrograde, particularly in the murky kiddie pool of Cancer, include outbursts, inertia and deep sloth.Mars stationed retrograde in Leo on December 6, 2024.Mars continued its retrograde in the sign of Cancer on January 6.
The planet of will and war will station directly in Cancer on February 23, 2025.Cheung shared, “Mars is the planet of getting s–t done and is responsible for motivating you to turn over new leaves and change your life for the better. When it’s retrograde, doing anything new might be met with a slow or delayed start.The good news is that you have extra time to chill out, especially as we collectively cope with current world events.”Cheung told The Post that because Mars is retrograding through Cancer, a sign associated with nourishment, ancestry, home and security, these themes will be at the forefront of our shared consciousness,...