It is just as Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos is moving into his first full week in your romantic sector in two years that Mercury, who returned at the end of last month, has stopped dead in his tracks and on Monday will turn retrograde. With the Sun not returning until next week and Venus, the planet of love still three weeks away, this is giving Mercury and Mars a chance to take a divide and conquer approach, while also coming together. Mars will keep all his focus on the future and for the six weeks that he will spend here, will continue to fuel your romantic passions and fighting spirit and work to move things forward. By turning retrograde, Mercury is able to shift his focus onto the road behind and until retrograding back out next week, for nine days, will hold the doors open to the past and second chances. It is when they align on Thursday that Mercury and Mars' paths will cross.
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