A Significant Turning Point: Mars Square Neptune Venus into Sagittarius and Jupiter Turning Direct

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Hey everyone, this is Adam Elenbaas from Nightlight Astrology. Happy Friday, everybody. Today, we're going to take a look at Mars, perfecting a square to Neptune. Mars is in Sagittarius, and Neptune is in Pisces. We're going to look at this in light of the fact that Venus is also entering Sagittarius, and the ruler of Saturn and Pisces, Jupiter, is turning direct over the weekend. It's a really interesting series of interconnected astrological events that are happening, and we're going to unpack five themes that we should watch for over the weekend in relation to these events.

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Alright, so today we're going to take a look at Mars, which is square to Neptune and is happening from Sagittarius to Pisces, and we're going to look at that in light of the fact that Jupiter is turning direct right now, in the sign of Taurus; we're going to look at that and a couple of other little subtle connections that are happening in the sky and what some of the dignities of these planets in the sky are pointing to right now, it's a really significant turning point and so we're going to try to capture the essence of what this turning point is all about today, which is again, it's part of it is understanding Mars is square to Neptune. But then another significant part has to do with the fact that both of those planets are in Jupiter's signs and Jupiter's turning direct.

So, anyway, I want to put the real-time clock up first and give you just a little feel for where things are heading. Alright, so we're going to. I'm going to put this forward; you can see that here is December 28. That was yesterday, Thursday, and the Mars square to Neptune was happening right there.

So, you know, it was pretty much perfect yesterday. But if you advance this one day, you'll see that they're still at the 25th degrees, so they're still squaring one another on Friday, December 29. Now, what's happening at the exact same time is notice, of course, that Mars is in Sagittarius, which is Jupiter's sign and Neptune is in Pisces, which is Jupiter's sign, and Jupiter is in Taurus, and if we roll this forward, one more day, you'll see that on Saturday, December 30, just after Mars separates from its square to Neptune. The two planets separate. Jupiter is stationing and turning direct to go forward one more day to the 31st. Jupiter's moving direct.

So the station to turn direct is happening over the weekend, just as these planets are passing one another. The other interesting thing that's happening in the next day here is if we just roll, I'm going to roll this forward just a few hours, and you'll notice that on Friday in the afternoon, Venus is going to enter Sagittarius as soon as it does.

So Venus is in the bound of Jupiter. Jupiter's turning direct, and Jupiter is in the domicile and the sign of Venus. So we have a mutual reception between the two. Excuse me, even though the two sides don't see one another, the affinity between the planets in their dignities will have them working cooperatively. So, an exchange of signs is like an aspect in that respect. Jupiter and Venus working together in this direct turn of Jupiter now after the square of Mars and Neptune is significant for a variety of reasons, and there are some themes that go along with all of this that I want to explore today.

So, there are five themes to watch for given that kind of sequence of events. Again, Mars and Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces while the ruler of both Saj and Pisces, Jupiter, turns direct, and then shortly after Venus enters Sagittarius, and Venus and Jupiter have a very strong form of mutual reception. So what does this mean?

Number one is it means a shift in momentum. It's amazing how when Mars squares Neptune, you can feel like there's a kind of divine futility; you're banging your head against the wall. It's like trying to punch a wall because you're frustrated, let's say, but instead of there being a wall, there's just missed, and you can't. You can't connect. Mars Neptune is frequently associated with that feeling that your actions are ineffective. It's one of the major shadows or difficulties of a Mars-Neptune square my actions; my activities are somehow ineffective.

They're just not working, and when Mars is, that can lead Mars to feeling intensely frustrated, sometimes angry, and then Mars will lash out irrationally and sort of delusionally; on the other hand, Mars can feel weak and exhausted and like, you know, it's kind of like, you know, the in like the store, you know, there's always these stories of like, boxers, they're always underdogs, like Rocky or whatever.

There's a point where it's like, I give up this, the odds are stacked against me, you know, I just can't do it and Mars Neptune is that moment where you're like the fatigue the failure that overwhelms that weakness the feeling of being ineffective or impotent self of Mars Neptune sometimes associated with, like, struggles with getting somewhat like like it's quite frequently associated with men who go through a period of not being able to get someone pregnant or impotency or weakness or something that feels oh man, I'm a failure, you know, like that and then all of a sudden, here, what we have is their square separating, and then the rulers behind those two planets Jupiter in Taurus turning direct and then all of a sudden, Venus and Jupiter get together in mutual reception, and voila, suddenly, things start working.

Or suddenly, at the very least, you start feeling like, okay, that moment of weakness and overwhelming fatigue and ineffectiveness is I'm able to shake it off and pick myself up and start again. So watch for a significant shift in momentum over the weekend. That's the main point. Hope that was easy enough to follow. Number two is a shift in beliefs, ideas, or philosophies.

What's interesting about Mars, Neptune, and Jupiter-ruled signs is that it is associated with the Crusader, the missionary, the evangelist, someone who is a warrior on behalf of religious or spiritual or political ideals that they crusade for with a kind of romantic quality. That is very Mars square Neptune.

However, when you see that square coming, and you then immediately after they separate, you see Jupiter shifting its momentum, turning direct after a long period of retrogradation, and then you see Venus enter Sagittarius and form this mutual reception with Jupiter. It is possible that a philosophy that has been exhausting, a philosophy that's been too martial to be driven by the urge to fight or win, or it's been too competitive, or it's been too sharp or too fanatical, is ready to soften, is ready to shift change open its mind to something new.

The shift of Jupiter turning direct, in general, can mean that there's a reorientation of beliefs or a different kind of understanding that's ready to express itself in our lives. But when then Jupiter is also connected to, you know, a couple of planets, and Mercury Retrograde, who's also getting ready to station and turn direct in the first couple of days of the new year. The Mars-Mercury conjunction was square to Neptune. It could be that where our ideas and our most passionate convictions have been, maybe too intense. They'll say they're about to soften and shift directions. So, a shift in ideas, beliefs, or philosophies is Jupiter's turning direct with all of these planets in Sagittarius and Pisces.

Especially speaking to the effectiveness, the are these ideas, something that I'm they're draining me because I'm so amped up about them. You know, sometimes the ideas that we're the most amped up about, we think that they're fueling us, giving us all of our reasons to do what we do and act the way we act and live the way we live. But actually, they're kind of exhausting. Sometimes, softer beliefs and less intensity are needed.

Regardless, there's also some feeling that maybe those ideas that we've been most passionate about have just not been somehow they've not been landing in the same way. You know, they've, they're like, they don't have our hearts as much as they used to, and so a shift in orientation might be needed as we have become disillusioned with those ideas and convictions that we've been most passionate about. These are all different archetypal possibilities, given the total picture in the sky right now.

Number three would be, as I mentioned earlier, overwhelmed fatigue, exhaustion, and surrender. Now, with all of these comes the feeling that I'm like, I'm like a knight on a horse, but I'm slumped over, wearied from battle. Or the image that comes to my mind is when forces that look and feel so much bigger than ourselves have intervened in our lives, and there's really nothing we can do.

So you either keep fighting and banging your head against the wall which brings disaster probably. Or you say, okay, I'm taking this ineffectiveness, the overwhelm, fatigue, and exhaustion, I feel as an opportunity to surrender and trust that something new is coming, and I can't keep doing the same old things. So that's also part of this signature.

The other thing that comes to my mind is that there, you know, we all have transcendental goals or values, things that are bigger than ourselves that we act for, or on behalf of, or in service of, or there are goals, dreams, and aspirations that are sort of larger than us that we work toward that we use our life energy to move ourselves toward.

So that sense of having a larger purpose, a larger mission, you know, it's like, in Mission Impossible, you know, this, here's this message will explode. You know, this is your mission if you choose to accept it. This could be a moment where we're looking at the potential for a new mission. Or we're, we're somehow realigning our sense of what has transcendental value in our lives, like what gives our life a sense of larger meaning or purpose because Mars Neptune loves to have actions aligned with some larger romantic, imaginative sense of purpose. It's very passionate and romantic in that in that way.

So Mars square Neptune, right, as Jupiter is turning direct, Mercury retrograde in a Jupiter-ruled sign ready to turn direct. Could it be that we are ready to align ourselves with a different purpose or a different mission, letting go of an old one, or maybe modifying or, adjusting, or revising an existing one. But either way, we might be noticing the overwhelm, the fatigue, the exhaustion, and the call to surrender to trust.

Number four is just the themes of fanaticism, charisma, and emotional tipping points. Mars squares Neptune; there's often an accompanying sense of having reached a, it's like a, it's like an emotional crucible, you know, it's like, Okay, I'm done.

I have reached a point of, there's, there's a, there's often an emotional breaking point. You know, it's like, we were doing things, we're planning things where we have actions that we take, and strategies that we use, and then all of a sudden, especially when everything's ready to change, you know, it's ready to change because, you know, you'll just break down and cry, somehow, it will be random, you know, you just start crying. I'm just; I'm done. I'm done. I'm done like that.

Then what happens is from those tears, they fertilize like rain, you know, they fertilize the ground, and it'd be a couple of days, a couple of weeks later, there's this renewed sense of enthusiasm. So you can watch for really intense, powerful emotions bubbling over and especially those that get a little like, you know, rigid and willful and stubborn and domineering. Watch for those coming up right now and maybe the need to, again, soften and let go of more fanatical ways of thinking or being or trying or pushing and, but just generally speaking; this is a really important emotional tipping point that might coincide with that change in momentum that ultimately is very positive.

Number five is what I think is most promising about this is that you have to remember that Venus also enters today and enters Sagittarius. As Venus enters the sign of Sagittarius, she enters into a mutual reception with Jupiter, who is in her sign and her term, while Venus is in Jupiter's sign and term. So, it's a very powerful form of mutual reception that comes right after the separation of Mars and Neptune.

Okay, ineffective, weak, failure, impotent. I give up; this isn't working. Or maybe you become kind of fanatical and charged and there's an emotional outburst or an emotional tipping point or something like that and what comes in the wake, a shift in relationships, the values and relationships, a shift in who and what you are connected to that is meaningful, and a real clear sense of what is antagonizing versus what is harmonizing.

So, there is a significant turning point here that could mark an improvement in your relationships. This is the Venus-Jupiter dynamic, an improvement in your beliefs, values, and the impact they have on relationships and how you connect to other people. So, to me, that's the greatest gift of all of this.

So here's Venus at about three. This is three Central time today entering Sagittarius and in the term of Jupiter right there, and the first degrees of Sagittarius were in the sign, and the term of the boundary of Jupiter those have the sign into five different parts ruled by different planets that ancient astrologers used Jupiter in the meantime turning direct in Venus's sign and bound.

So you look at that as you see Mars separating from Neptune, this emotional turning point that coincides with almost like a renewed sense of like, like it goes from something that looks a little fanatical, and like this kind of dramatic emotional tipping point to suddenly feeling connected, and to a turn in momentum that maybe connects you more positively with others compared to what looks like a bit a bit more like conflict and zealousness. Or fatigue and exhaustion moving into something more harmonious.

It's really an interesting turning point that we're seeing here in the astrology at the very end of the year, and some of this carries over into the new year. For example, if you go forward just a few more days, you'll notice that mercury is stationing and turning direct early next week, and then you know, then we're going to have Mars moving out of Sagittarius into Capricorn, where it's exalted. Jupiter's fully direct mercury will then pick up speed and move into Capricorn.

So it's a very interesting turning point in what has been an interesting past moon cycle that has really been all about the major to Jupiter-ruled signs. So, for example, you know, if we go back to our last moon cycle, you may notice we had a, just go back here. This was our let's just refresh on this for a second. If you go back to December 12, we had a New Moon in Sagittarius, and this New Moon in Sagittarius was configured very closely with Mars in the mix to Neptune.

So you see how the cycle kind of concludes with some of the exact same themes. There's this sense of the fire and water of Jupiter, which really has to do with our convictions and our beliefs, and they're being tested, or they're going through a period of reorientation as the ruler Jupiter during this cycle eventually turns direct, which is where we are now.

So anyway, I hope that that was easy enough to follow and that you can make some sense out of that, you know, looking for a shift of momentum in your life, a shift in beliefs, ideas, philosophies, exploring these themes of overwhelm fatigue, exhaustion, surrender, alignment with a sense of higher mission or cause also qualities of fanaticism, charisma, they can really take place in any area of your life, they could take up, they could, they could be showing themselves through someone else in your life to that's embodying them.

Sometimes, they're not so much happening in us as they are like a friend or a spouse or a kid or, you know, something like that. But then watch for this positive shift around relationships, values, connections, who or what antagonizes versus harmonizes, within us or around us, as a theme that's kind of coming in over the weekend. Anyhow, that's it for today.

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