Hello, my name is Christopher Rundstrom.

I'm your weekly horoscope columnist here on Astrology Hub,

and this time I wanted to talk to you about Mars, turning retrograde on December 6th.

Now this particular Mars retrograde happens to be quite remarkable.

First of all, because it will be retrograding from one sign, Leo, back into another sign,

cancer. And second of all, this retrograde is going to last 11 weeks. Now, before you all grown in

despair and misery saying, oh no, a retrograde, 11 weeks, what's it going to do to my life?

Well, it's not all bad, and it's not all difficult.

And indeed, there will be many opportunities presented to you, along with times of reflection

and really getting back in touch with the things that you really want.

But first, let's talk about what a Mars retrograde is.

Mars in astrology is named after the Roman god of war.

This is why Mars has such a noxious reputation.

It has, it's the sort of planet that whenever one hears about Mars moving through one's solar horoscope, it can cause great anxiety and trepidation.

That is, if it's not making you feel romantic and passionate and wanting to find love in all sorts of places, Mars can be associated to that too.

But Mars is pretty much generally considered as a bit of a troublemaker, as a planet that's connected to strife and with difficulty. It's true that Mars is the

planet that will fight for what it wants. So if you have a strong Mars in your astrological chart, you will fight for what you want.

There will be no moment of hesitation.

There will be no quarter given.

You will fight for what you want and you won't give up until you get it.

And sometimes this can be seen as heroic and sometimes this can be seen as heroic, and sometimes this can be seen as a bit

bullying and a bit dominating. It depends on how Mars is positioned in the astrological chart.

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