Mars Transits Gemini and Cancer for 7 Months! Fire! Fire! Fire!

October 1st, 2007 @ 6:19 pm by Elsa

Ask the collective…

ironMars is in Cancer and will go retrograde in November. When it’s all said and done, Mars with be in either Gemini or Cancer from now, Oct 1st until May of 2008. Gah.

So figure out which houses Mars will be transiting during this time because they are going to be super-heated for a prolonged time. And this is not much fun really, especially if Mars happens to be hanging around your 7th House which it hates. I had Mars stuck in my 7th for 5 months in ’94 and the memory still has not faded. Just think of an iron.

An iron works well as long as it’s in motion. It’s when it slows down and stops things burn to a crisp.

What houses will Mars be transiting in your case? Any idea how you’re going to deal?



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25 Responses to “Mars Transits Gemini and Cancer for 7 Months! Fire! Fire! Fire!”

1.
Amethyst
Amethyst

Is there a program that will tell me?

 
2.
Elsa
Elsa

Amethyst – you can get your chart free @ astro.com. :-)

 
3.
Charlotte
Charlotte

Oh great. It will be in my tenth and eleventh houses. Perfect. I think I’l probably just stop talking. Socializing is overrated anyway! Ha.

 
4.
CD
CD

it will be transiting a few planets (mercury, saturn, sun) in 12th, and venus in 11th. not sure what to make of that? sometimes it doesn’t manifest the way the transit ‘normally’ would.

I remember when saturn transited my mars not too long ago. that was PAINFUL – I hope mars transiting my saturn isn’t as bad!

 
5.
liz
liz

It will be transiting my 9th house – conjuncting my moon and saturn. I hope it is ok. I start a new job next week.

 
6.
tinkerer
tinkerer

Huh. The entire transit will take place in my 12th house. I’ve got four planets in my 12th, but y’know? Mars retrograde is going to miss all of them but one: Mars!

Hm. … I guess I’ll use that energy to do some serious sorting of my psyche, in hopes of increasing my overall ability to get productive use of my Martian energy. Or should I say, *continue* sorting–Pluto has been creating a nasty t-square for some time now between my Chiron/MC/Saturn stellium in late Pisces & my natal Mars in late Gemini. So this Mars transit will just rub that right into me but good!!!

Interesting timing, actually. It’s like the exclamation point in the middle of Pluto’s transit. Guess the universe wants to be extra sure I’m listening and learning!!

I’m also curious, as I have Aries intercepted in my 10th, if this extra Mars activity co-inciding with my MC being besieged by Pluto will bring any obvious or even subtle changes in my approach to those house issues? I don’t know that I’d qualify these transits as FUN, but I am finding them fascinating…

 
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Amethyst
Amethyst

Oh, Mars is going to be in the first house for me. In my super beginners book it says Mars is at home there so I guess that’s good. I really didn’t need any extra drama right now, or ever. Thanks for being patient with me, Elsa. ;)

 
8.
june
june

9th & 10th. chaos aside, i’m pretty sure i already know how it’s going to work out.

LOVE the iron analogy!

 
9.
Hiro
Hiro

10th all the way. But I thought having Mars in your house of career/honors would always be a good thing. No?

 
10.
SaDiablo
SaDiablo

Yay! Crossing my ascendant eighty bazillion times! Here is where I need that red “O” face Elsa uses sometimes…

Does anyone know of a website that gives good info about transits, cookbook-style? I’ve been looking for one and the best I’ve found is Lost Horoscopes, but it only gives a sentence or two per transit.

 
11.
june
june

SaDiablo – check cafeastrology.com for one. in this case, http://www.cafeastrology.com/marstransitshouses.html

and then there’s http://www.astrology-x-files.com/transits/

another option is just googling the transit, ie “mars conjunct ascendant” + “transit”.

 
12.
phel
phel

SaDiablo, I’ll trade you!

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Cancer will transit my solar 12th, square my ascendant, and will generally be in a cranky watery position for me. It’s right during a major, high energy and public work phase at my job.

It will also be in the 3rd/4th in my birthchart. I tend to feel the solar stronger especially where the 12th is concerned.

Just hope it doesn’t mean the world starts doing everything behind my back! And uhm, being able to get out of bed on time will help….

 
13.
Lee
Lee

Oh Joy my 7th and 8th house! LOL

 
14.
Lupa
Lupa

Me too Lee. :-/

 
15.
mudlikesubstance
mudlikesubstance

transits my first and second. Mostly my second, conjuncting my mars and my saturn that are natally conjunct. Oh goody! Or maybe not.

I am hoping that I will find direction and motivations to get some ideas off the ground. Here’s to hoping!

:)

 
16.
Neith
Neith

Completely in the 8th House . . . However, Mars in Cancer is trine my natal Mars in Scorpio so it’s likely I will be feeling energized and able to deal . . . I hope! :-)

 
17.
Nia
Nia

Funnily enough, I’m actually quite looking forward to the transit. (Well, I say this now of course. We’ll see how I feel in 2008, especially because the kid will be born by then and I may remember Mars’ retrograde as My Spectacular Descent Into Insanity).

It will be crossing my 11th and 10th houses, and that feels good. In both of those spheres I’m doing projects where direct action is not only impossible but counterproductive so it’s about learning to do my best and let go of wanting to direct and control the outcome. What will be will be, in its own time. But in the meantime it’s nice to do the work itself, slow and circuitous as it may be.

 
18.
Kundrie
Kundrie

Seventh in Gemini, eighth in Cancer. Also conjuncting my venus along the way. Three times? Sounds fine..the little cancer lady suffered so much from Saturns transit, it could need a little cheering up by some fiery Marsian ;-) . Time to keep my fingers crossed. Just the fingers.

 
19.
Janelle
Janelle

Houses 6 and 7 … should I be afraid? Maybe not, especially with Pluto going over my ascendent for the last time, I should be set for anything at this point. Lol. Right now Mars is in my 7th house and I can already see the “nip it in the bud” attitude my partner. Any advice on how to weather this? I’d rather not poke my Leo sun, Aquarius Moon, Cancer Rising w/ Saturn sq. Sun & Moom partner too much. Lots of sensitivity and never wrong attitude there. :)

 
20.
Amethyst
Amethyst

Ooo. Thanks for those great links, June :)

 
21.
SaDiablo
SaDiablo

Ditto, June. That Cafe Astrology link was mucho helpful!

Janelle, I’ve got the same placements, except for your partner’s Saturn. You’ve got to make it easy for him/her to admit when he/she is wrong! When you’re fighting, if you can make it less “you vs. me” than “us together” it would probably help bunches. Because I’ve also got a lot of Mars in my chart, it really sets me off when I have a problem with something and my man stares at me like I’ve grown a second head. If this is a problem in your relationship, try letting your partner know that s/he has a right to be upset but that solving the problem will take more than just being obstinate. And ~solving~ the problem is key! If you can get him/her to focus more on what can be done to alleviate or avoid the problem altogether in the future, the mental process will kick in and Aquarian detachment will override Leonine hurt feelings. Then lots of cuddles! :P
Of course, you could just say screw it and leave. ;) We’re a tough bunch to get along with.

 
22.
wyrdling
wyrdling

10th. nothing there but a transit.
i have no idea what i’ll be doing. trying to shape a career, maybe?

we’ll see.

 
23.
Janelle
Janelle

Lol, thank you SaDiablo, you’ve hit it right on the head. I tend to stare at him like he has 3 heads at times, because I just don’t understand the loud uproar over dropping an egg. I’m a Heavy Sag with some Pisces thrown in… I can easily smile and sing-song myself into a better mood, so this anger is in my opinion a waste of time and energy, as well as a mood killer. But I shall try my hardest to bite my lip and stay composed. Though I will say screw a few times.

Thanks for the advice!

 
24.
SaDiablo
SaDiablo

NP, Janelle, glad I could help! :D

 
25.
Mary R
Mary R

Mars will be transiting my 9th. I have been feeling some wanderlust lately. I’m curious to see how things will unfold.

Elsa, maybe you could repost this in May 08 and we can see what everyone’s experience was like.

 


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