Mars turns direct in Cancer 2025, Don’t get caught off guard again 2025

Image/Mood: A cyborg crab returns to its station guarding an outpost  (created with AI)

Thoughts: The Warrior Crab sidles forward for the first time since December. Were the past two months what you expected, or have you been caught off guard? Process your emotions until April 17th, and refrain from lashing out. Saturn entering Aries in May warns to conserve your energy and choose your battles because there is a long slog ahead. This is just the beginning.

While some are rejoicing in Mars’s forward progress into Leo mid-April, the reality is that Neptune will ingress into Aries before that change happens. The entire era of Neptune in Aries will be underpinned by its relationship with Mars in Cancer as shown in the Neptune in Aries ingress chart. Sorry.

Don’t get caught off guard again. Mars’s retrograde in Cancer is a warning. This summer Jupiter in Cancer squares both Saturn and Neptune in Aries creating a showdown over which individual rights need to be protected. This means protection not only from enemies and nefarious companies, but also protection over our bodies.

Mars in Cancer says, “Protect yourself, protect yourself! Take cover, be cautious, this doesn’t feel right!” And all the other signs point and laugh and say, “Oh Mars in Cancer, you’re in detriment! We can’t listen to you! You’re too defensive! You act from emotion and emotions are never right, eh?” Yet, Mars in Cancer is a strong defensive position in astrology. “Better safe than sorry!” says Cancerian Mars.

Mars finally re-enters Leo April 17th, and when it does, apply yourself to winning hearts (Leo) and minds (Aquarius) with your persuasive arguments. Work on your Powers of Persuasion. You won’t win hearts and minds with insults, and with Pluto in Aquarius, the theme is “Power in Numbers.”