Cosmic connection

Award-winning astrologer YASMIN Y BOLAND reveals how the stars align this week

It’s another big week astrologically. This time around Mars is going retrograde, something which only happens about once every two years. Mars is the planet of anger. So having Mars reversing is a double-edged sword.

On one hand it can mean old arguments are coming back up again. That’s the negative. On the other hand, it can be a time when people lay down their guns. That’s the positive. As I write this, the world is still stuck in one big argument about masks, lockdowns, and which politicians are for real.

It’s possible that Mars going retrograde will help us all to stop shouting and start realising that life is better when we aren’t living in a state of constant dispute.

HEALING CONVERSATIONS

There are other alignments in the skies this week, which point to happier days for us. These include the fact that Mercury, the planet of communication, is going to be making a link to the healing planetoid Chiron. In the interests of full transparency, this alignment is an opposition, which can go either way. But again, if we set our intentions to be nicer to each other, it suggests that this is a good week to stop arguing and start making up. If you’ve fallen out with someone for whatever reason and you want to make things up, this is a really good week to extend that olive branch.

GETTING LUCKY

Meanwhile, the planet of good luck, Jupiter, is going to start moving forward again. Overall, the week augurs pretty well, so make the most of it!