This week we have the full special planetary aspect of Mars landing upon Jupiter. While Mars is considered to be a cruel planet in Vedic astrology, it is actually helpful to Jupiter. This is because in Vedic Astrology we have a system of determining the help or hindrance that one planet influencing another causes from what is known as natural planetary relationships.
How apropos that we have Mars entering into the sign of Taurus right around Valentine’s Day. In Vedic Astrology, we know Taurus to be ruled by the planet Venus. With the presence of Mars being in Venus’s sign, we have a connection of these two planets. When we have these two planets connecting their energies, one of the indications is passion. And what better time for this connection, right? With that being said, let’s look at why this is the case and get a sense of the bigger picture of Mars and Venus’s connections.
Each new year represents a clean slate and a time to create course corrections to those areas in our lives that aren’t meeting our expectations. This is why we create things like new year’s resolutions and create promises to make this upcoming calendar year better than the last. Whereas these intentions are great, there is at times a reluctance to implement these changes in our lives because it typically represents moving out of our comfort zone.