Watching Mars in March 2020 - and Covid/Capricorn Lessons

By @johnmuseartist

I’m watching Mars’ transit through the month, and we can see a clear escalation of intensity, as it crosses Jupiter - and then Pluto - and then finally Saturn.  Wishful thinking is by the time we hit Saturn countries and communities have responded with intense measures to limit the rate of infection in their societies. As we’re all reading it’s the number of beds available and overflow in hospitals that make Covid-19 truly terrifying. Putting into effect intense measures such as border control, quarantine, and social distancing can flatten the curve or lessen the exponential strain on health care facilities. While death rates in Korea are low, testing capacity is high. In Italy the percentage of infected patients in need of intensive care is high (number pending). There is so much yet to learn about the virus.

So what can astrology tell us? It can tell us to have boundaries and enforce restrictions on ourselves for the benefit of all. (Strong positive Capricorn) We have to link the Saturn-Pluto conjunction mid-January with what we’re seeing play out in real time. As an astrologer who’s still learning to track collective transits, this emphasizes for me the way things come in phases and will continue to play out through the year as Saturn completes its cycle in Capricorn. Personal planets seem to indicate more immediate energies. So, mind the Mars transit through especially the 24th. Get real about what we’re facing as a global society and note Saturns’ ingress into Aquarius means new collaborative humanitarian and possibly technological based solutions for grassroots change and benefit. One thing is for sure, our world is changing and people are going to need help. While intensity mounts, Aquarian ideals of our interconnectedness and reformed government and law (by years end) should come to the forefront. Those with exceptional resources have the power to join this reformation of our societies to care for its overall health and sustainability. We can be warriors and face the challenges of today with bright solutions for all. Keep our heads up, and take this seriously (without panic), wherever we are.