Stormy Mars


Given that you’ve been reading the Galactic Times of late, you already know that Mars is coming as close to the Sun as it gets in its two-year orbit (perihelion). However, for Mars to be as close to the Earth as those outdated e-mails claim, it must be retrograding through an opposition to our planet and at perihelion in the same time. Mars retrogrades later this year but not aligned with the perihelion.


Over the years research proved that when Mars crosses its own perihelion, which it does on July 17th, that atmospheric disturbances soar. It is known that planetary transits to such points stimulate solar activity, which then affects the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, yanks the jet stream to and fro, and weather becomes wildly anomalistic. So, weather’s about to be strange. Now if you live in southern California or on an island near the equator, you may not see any such effects. But the effects are already mounting as I write (late June). Last week Mendoza, Argentina had a phenomenal three feet of snow! That should be good for next year’s wine and it was also good for snow shovel sales. Last night, the Valley of the Sun, which harbors Phoenix displayed night long flashes of lightning and associated roof rattling rumbles of thunder. Today, wildfires rage in our desert lands. While some started in the blazing 115 degree heat of earlier in the week, the dry thunderstorms and their lightning strikes promise more of these here and throughout the western United States.


To review, every two years Mars reaches perihelion, but this time Mars crosses Uranus days later, also in the vicinity. Uranus actually transited the perihelion of Mars this spring, which explained the near record rainfall in Los Angeles this past season, as well as other weather anomalies world wide. The period of Mars aligning with Uranus takes 708.74 days. Over the next few weeks whether you experience summer or winter, watch the weather. Mars and Uranus will have their fun with the skies.


Data also suggests that human behavior and emotional reactions follow weather trends, which follow planetary patterns. Do I mean that RCA, NASA and weather people accidently proved astrology? They surely did. Back at the behavioral ranch, people soon experience the unconscious urgency of Mars at the height of its orbital speed, receiving solar radiation through the shortest distance, and then the benefit of the conjunction to Uranus. Sounds electric. That it will be.


The reason most astrologers don’t report this phenomena, comes from the fact that not all that many of the astrologers track the solar system from the Sun’s point of view, too. It is, in fact, the center of the solar system - let us not let our predecessor Galileo have his sins of saying so to the Catholic Church be in vain.


Wanna have some fun? Sure, geocentric astrology sees Mars in Aries, which is hot and volatile. Regardless of where Mars appears when it’s at perihelion, it makes Mars in Aries look like the little league of testy behavior. Just watch the reactions of people. A sense of an exceedingly desperate time line follows this orbital occurrence. So does the sensation of missing out, becoming overly stimulated, losing one’s place on the page and ultimately losing patience with others as well the rest of humanity. Consider me, for instance. I’m already impatient with people sending e-mails about something that happened two years ago pretending it’s happening now.


Since we know better, we can rise above the petty irritations and guide others in this accelerated time to activities that better serve the intensified Sun-Mars energy pattern. That would be true if it were not for Mars crossing Uranus just three days later, dang it. Just about the time a new direction starts to settle, a sudden shear of wind alters the course in progress. If you’re a jetliner, you’ll get a heads up audio warning as well as instantaneous computer correction. A sailor can read the waves ahead and anticipate changes in wind. The astrological information at hand suggests: regulate your energy toward desired destinations, stay cool with unexpected changes in course - the result might be better, and while expecting the unexpected try to avoid anticipating the manifestation - pretty much whatever you anticipate it will not be. With these rules and increased compassion toward other members of the planet, you can breeze right through the storms. After all, as the Sun sees it, Mars is now in Pisces as is Uranus. We can cut everyone some slack, right?


At the end of the day you can feel good about what you’ve done and maybe even watch the sky (ruled by Uranus) as the winds shift and balance nature through change.


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