Hello, my name is Christopher Wrenstrom, and I'm your weekly horoscope colonist here on

Astrology Hub. And this time I wanted to share with you my horoscope highlights for 2025.

2025 begins with Mars traveling backwards in the sky in the zodiac sign of cancer. Mars turned retrograde in the

zodiac sign of Leo at the end of 2024, but at the beginning of 2025, Mars will have regressed

back into the zodiac sign of cancer, and that's where it will be from January 6th until February 23rd.

Now this is going to be a bit of an awkward feeling.

Mars is the planet of gumption and drive in astrology.

And basically, if Mars sees something at once, Mars gets up on its feet and leaps after it.

It won't take no for an answer.

So Mars is the planet of gumption and drive.

It's the planet of, I want that, and I want it now.

And that's what Mars expects to do.

However, when Mars is retrograde or traveling backwards in the sky, it's lost that gumption.

It's lost that drive.

All of a sudden, it feels like it can't keep that energy moving forward.

It feels fatigued. It feels tired. It might even feel like wanting to go in the opposite direction.

This is fascinating because Mars is turning retrograde in Leo, it goes into cancer.

Mars is retrograding or moving backwards in two zodiac signs that are associated with the parents.

Leo is associated with the good father because of its connection to the summer and cancer.

Cancer is associated to the good mother.

So with Mars moving backwards through these

signs, you may feel in some way that your authority is being undermined, that people

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