Brother Mars

The 5th house demands that we ‘come out’ with something. And it’s literally coming after the 4th which is the most hidden part of the chart, where its darkest, representing how its about emerging from a period of darkness and introspection too. Also I find it quite ironic that it’s about coming out and also the 5th is linked with sexuality where people have to ‘come out’ or even children - where children ‘come out’ of the womb and into the world. But it’s our artistic creations, which can actually just be about existing because not everyone is supposed to be a literal artist or even parent.

Actual astrology narrates why you are having a great year vs others who aren’t and vice versa.

So the collective ‘2025 this, 2026 that’ is really just a sliver of the picture but on social media, it dominates as if it’s the only thing that’s at play. Why can’t the specificity of astrology go viral instead? And I think astrologers do themselves a disservice by not promoting that enough.

So no I would not say the Moon is automatically any better in Taurus than it is anywhere else. Also Mars is in fall in Cancer, but Mars and Cancer actually share a lot of similarities (cardinal affinity, water sign affinity). So I just don’t care for this system really. It’s old, outdated and doesn’t speak to nuance but is still glorified in the community. And not saying it’s not important in other places, but it’s more restrictive. Traditionalists won’t agree but these threads are for all forms.

You can’t change anything you’re just moving along a conceptual (not even a real linear) timeline and meeting things. You and the thing are meeting each other. Everything is already mapped out. There isn’t an end goal or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow except your soul’s liberation from whatever this is, but it’s also boring critiquing the west now - yeah the west isn’t perfect but the chasing of a goal or an empire is just expression of energy.

My political views aren’t that strong. Doesn’t mean I dislike certain things. I dislike a lot of things I can’t change especially about people. However, it’s just the expression of energy. I can’t change that. Even when I use astrology, I might speak in free will terms but it’s just to narrate an understanding of the energy that’s at play. Behind the scenes I understand it’s just a giant play that’s already been written and it’s just energy expressing itself.

* Am I too cold?

* Am I hungry?

* Is this unfamiliar?

* Do I have an exit if I need one?

Other people aren’t necessarily not having those signals (obviously all humans do) but they just have a less sensitive alarm system, so they don’t get those signals as loudly or as often. When you have a planet rising, you get those signals loudly and often. It’s like having a very sensitive alarm system. The ascendant is literally your body as well as how you generally move through life/the world, and how you respond (often unconsciously) to all new stimuli. So if it feels like your body is more sensitive, that’s why! Planets are energy, so where they are adds energy. On your ascendant, they add extra energy to physical body.

But this collective stuff? Collective transits, talks about new or full moons, or seven planets in Aries or whatever. It’s not it. I tried to do it, I tried to be one of those talking about it but the truth is there’s no such thing as a truly collective experience - it’s how all of that affects your chart anyway. Even within a collective, you experience it differently.