Start stopping

I regret to inform you that there's an annoying aspect in the sky: Mars and Saturn are conjunct (next to) each other for the next week or so. Probably 90% of the things you're trying to do in your daily life are fine, but be advised when Mars says "go" and Saturn says "no" together at the same time, some things are going to be frustrating. Some people are going to be frustrating. Some people are going to be frustratED (move out of the way so you don't wind up on the receiving end of some boiling-over tension). Repeat after me: we do not poke bears right now.

Some little vignettes that match this energy:

• A man intent on being an asshole (Mars) and trying to make himself feel better by kicking down at someone with less power than him gets caught in the act and reprimanded by someone with more power than him (Saturn). At great length.

• Getting pulled over for something you know you did wrong. Again: Mars says "go" and Saturn says "no."

• Doing some sort of physical activity (Mars) you know you're too old or too injured for: there's a great risk of reality checks (Saturn).

• Flirting (Mars) with someone who is in no way interested (Saturn).

• Remember in elementary school when kids would goad the teacher but someone would push it too far and everyone got punished?

Saturn is the bigger planet here, so Saturn is going to win 99% of the time. If Saturn does not like what you're doing, it's going to stop you. Basically: be responsible and move slowly (slower than you might feel is comfortable, and meticulously enough that you're not making mistakes or literally misstepping). If you know you're being annoying, stop it now (I might as well be writing this to myself 🙄). If someone is annoying you and you are googling the best cleaning solvents for bloodstains, 1. don't do that because they can subpoena your browser history and 2. take a break and come back, then ask yourself if they're really *that* bad. Very annoying people are not necessarily malicious.

Authority figures are going to be in the mood for a chorus of "no"s, so now is probably not the time to ask for a promotion. There are probably some exceptions to this, as there are exceptions to (freaking) everything based on your individual chart. But I repeat: poke bears at your own risk and remember I told you NOT to. It lasts two weeks! You can make it two weeks.

Finally: you can start stopping something. Need to stop stress-eating Doritos and/or tormenting your children by blasting opera music? How about quitting your job? Some of you will reach a limit, recognize it, and become empowered to stop doing whatever the thing is that's causing problems in your life. Start recognizing you're hitting a limit now, rather than waiting for it to dawn upon you at the worst possible moment. Take productive action toward stopping now.