Whew!! Great tips, mp!! I have Mars/Pluto opposed, I don’t know how I deal with it. I tend not to track faster planets, though I really should. Especially Mars, because it rules my Solar Return chart for the year ahead (I think. Hope I didn’t get that wrong).

You are right, though–you do get used to it. I did, anyway. When I was a kid I’d just freak out. But I did outgrow it—mostly because I never got what I wanted anyway:)

I just had that transit too. I had the stomach virus with lingering after effects until it moved out of range. Blech.

I, too, have the natal Mars (Pisces) – Pluto (Leo) opposition. I always overfeed my cats.

During the worst of it, it was so tangible, too; I could FEEL from my head to my toes that if someone, anyone, so much as looked at me the wrong way? I would… fight. I’ll have to track my Mars square next month..

Holy cow venusflytrap, saturn conjunct pluto. That transit murdered me. But then again it was also conjunct my moon and I’m a cancer sun, and t-uranus was opposing saturn at the time.

Tell me what you feel though — and I will tell you what music I recommend. For real.

Fury is a good word for it – and I can’t emphasize enough (even though it did surprise me) how much talking to a friend helped, helped diffuse it.

It’s a delicate balance: how much to exert; how much to contain.

Frustration is probably the best word. Everything that could have possibly gone my way went exactly opposite. On top of that I lost my uncle and my grandmother in the past six months.

Things seem to be easing up a bit now, since the full moon, but my faith in life feels a little bit bruised. I’ve been seeking out more gentle music than I usually like…today I listened to Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now and John Mayer’s Half of My Heart on repeat. Soothing but not too depressing.

Sonic Youth…YANG? What album are we talking here?

Great you’re doing better! And wow if l would have listend to the Pixies l would have exploded but good choices of music anyhow! Yes l’m keeping track of my transits. l remeber one time l had Uranus square Mars and l was feeling distressed, angry and all that great stuff, once l knew that was happening it did help a bit to channel my enegy better. Being aware of it does help! Saturn was opposing Mars for couple of months and that was frustrating somehow but it’s over now and l’m glad! l was thinking this teaches me patience…yep! Uranus will be conjunct Mars at some point l wonder how that feels…l have Mercury conjunct Mars now and Neptune sextile Mars so this feel OK!:)

“I could FEEL from my head to my toes that if someone, anyone, so much as looked at me the wrong way? I would… fight.”

Welcome to my world. *grins*

Back when I worked a register, part of every store’s training was “if we’re ever robbed, just give the robber what they want.” And I’d nod and sign the paper, but in my head I was thinking That is so not going to happen… It’s just not in my makeup.
Whether in public or private, if someone tries to rob me I don’t think I would even have a choice of whether to submit. Instincts, you know? They’re hard to fight.

@Nota have to remember I’m an old-timer, pre-MTV and I heard this music the first time around. Basically I am talking about anything pre-Goo. Maybe pre-Daydream Nation but some songs on there apply too. When I used the word “yang” here I meant it to describe music that is overwhelmingly overwhelming and darkly powerful: many of their songs would build to a violent climax. That was the kind of revved up that I sought to avoid because it only made my swirly agitated Mars more swirly and agitated. Maybe Sonic Youth wouldn’t make such a strong impression on today’s teenager. I am *really* sensitive to music.

@Shannon I’ll be having that one… my Sun is at 16 Cancer. Would love hear more about that transit for you.

@venusflytrp sounds like you have the right idea. I do that too: music that is soothing but not depressing. That’s why I love Pandora!

@nota I don’t know the later records at all. But my main point with them is that they were really the beginning of something. They were new, pioneers. Like I wrote before, can’t imagine hearing them today out of context, prohb sounds like barry manilow or something. Have to imagine the landscape before mtv before internet, the origins of college radio. Yes that was how I was using the word yang – when I hear them it feels like music to murder by. Sorry for disjointed comment or typos. I’m on my phone. I still remember hearing otis reding for the first time, on record; blew me away. Wasn’t on a video or a soundtrack or a commerical. Just a song. That’s the way things used to be.

@Jilly, Pluto is just starting his conjunction w/my natal Mars. I’m also in the throes of my Chiron return. Dreams have become more violent and/or gory. And my skin is angry–blotchy and broken out, no matter how carefully I choose what I eat. Honestly, though, I could use an energy ramp-up to shake me from my spud-potato proclivities. This should be quite a ride.