Mars retrograde

In the astrological tradition, Mars retrograde marks the months when Mars appears to move backward before resuming its usual course. The reversal is apparent, not real — a visual effect of Earth and Mars circling the Sun at different rates. Astrologers read the period as a chance to review Mars's themes: how you pursue what you want, handle anger, and direct your drive. Momentum can feel like it stalls, which often reveals where your effort was aimed on autopilot. It's not a call to freeze. Stalled drive makes a fair opening to ask whether the goal you're pushing toward is still one you'd choose, or just one running on a heading you set and forgot.