Metaphor for today: Mars Retrograde is like a confused boxer.
When Mars entered my 1st House, I joined a gym and have been strict and disciplined with my gym-going to the point of excess. I do have a natal Mars Jupiter square, by the way. Mars and Jupiter in tense formation (and a square is tense!) can signify “too much.”
A couple weeks ago I realized that I’d been overdoing it and also realized that Mars Retrograde would have me tweaking my gym routine, and the 6th House rules daily routine and Virgo rules the 6th House so it’s all making sense to me.
Perhaps fewer visits but harder workouts, for example — after three months of steady gym-going, well, I can see and feel my progress. I am an active person anyway, but have fallen in love with the treadmill once again — and have also learned how to do the exercise that makes me happy while keeping my knees happy.
So today, our first full Mars Retrograde day, and I am at the gym even though I feel a little under the weather and before I go, I tell myself “do less.” And I did do less but I did it hard and with as much Mars as I could muster, for better or worse.
And for some reason, and I never do this, I skipped my cool down. I mean, I was jogging/running, with short intervals, at an incline and I probably cooled-down less than 2 minutes. Damn. That was stupid. Was heading down the stairs and a friend called who I’m supposed to meet today and I was dizzy and nauseated and what the fuck?
I knew it was work-out related but had forgotten this particular feeling. I drank all my water and headed home and realized that that was what it was.
So today’s Mars Retrograde in Virgo lesson: listen to your body. Your body is trying to tell you stuff. Pay attention. Don’t tell your body to fuck off.
And whatever your daily routines are, Mars Retrograde will probably see you… tweaking them, adjusting them, fixing them although you may need to re-fix the fix when Mars goes Direct again!
Don’t be afraid of this time period though. Like I wrote yesterday, go inside. Build (Mars) rest (retrograde) into your day.
One other gym-going tip though: if you find that Mars Retrograde is making you sluggish and you have no need or reason to slow-down, add some Marsyier music. That’s what I did and it helped.
Do you feel the slow-down?
xo
10 thoughts on “Mars Retrograde In Virgo At The Gym”
The slow down is so literal for me… realized that most nights I was getting less than eight hours of sleep, and guess what? My body needs more than that. Eight exactly is okay, nine is awesome, but anything under eight is juat not enought! Mars rx through beginning of the 12th, so, of course. 🙂 also been catching up pn various doctor appointments, got blood tested (started taking D and magnesium supplements )are and got fitted for contacts! Not too shabby 🙂
Also, I apologize for the wonky spelling, was on my phone when I wrote this…
damn those phones! I have the same problem
Oh yeah, I’m feeling the all-over-the-place, disruptive, can’t figure out whether I’m coming or going Aquarius influence. I think Mars R definitely would confuse things, because Aquarius by itself is pretty straightforward, forward-thinking & -moving energy, but Mars R wants to move backward (REdo, not do in a new way).
Mars R is definitely giving me a heads up about listening to my body with regard to exercise, as well. I almost injured myself by doing yoga a couple days ago, then not stretching out my tight hamstrings before doing a super-intense cross-fit workout (and not really warming up much at all – sitting in the car all day!) Oops. On the one hand the Marsy graargh! intense battle energy is totally accessible (even stronger?), but on the other hand my body is telling me that I need to ease into it, and be more mindful about it (Virgo), in order to express this in a healthy way.
It’s days like this I wish I were a machine… ah…. I feel another blog post coming on! You inspired me 🙂
It definitely does feel weird! It feels like I’m “in-between” everything in my life now. There’s no moving ahead, but also no moving behind. Maybe some of my buddies are confused by this!
The Aquarius makes sense too! I’m an earthy person with a lot of Aquarian influence so I’m more comfortable with that, but I can see how maybe my other earthy buddies wouldn’t like that so much!
Hopefully you’ll soon be able to get your workout tweaked to where it is best for your body! 🙂
I’m exhausted today as I’ve come down with the common cold. I took a lot of time to relax at work (sitting around with coffee while reading the paper). I noticed I was able to better concentrate my energies at work anyway, making myself a powerhouse without wasting energy! 🙂 (Mars Rx is in my 6th!)
I’m noticing a pattern where some of my strongly earthy friends are flaking out, losing it over random things. One had a huge outburst at how angry he is that people get angry over “petty things.” Another is super depressed at how society is diseased. Huh!
I have a lot of earth and life feels just plain weird right now! Could be the Aquarius stuff too.
I’m on the cusp of Virgo/Libra and I completely feel my body telling me “listen to your body. Your body is trying to tell you stuff. Pay attention. Don’t tell your body to fuck off.”
I have been having some abnormals with areas of my body the past week or so some to do with the area of my body that relates to the virgo (stomach) and I am making an appointment to go get it check out tomorrow…..so I am deff listening to my body now.
I don’t want to slow down though, just started back into the swing of things finally in the third week of spring semester and in dyer need to get back into the gym, I have taken a hiatus for far too long now and can feel the affects taking a toll on my body. Would this mean I need to speed up and get my ass to the gym? I think so. 🙂
hope everything turns out to be fine at the doc, Bella. I don’t want to slow down either – but the energy seems to be asking me to – I’m still working on listening to it. Tomorrow: no gym! Maybe thurs though 🙂