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Today, Mars is Cazimi. What does that mean? It means the planet of anger, drive, and energy is hitting the reset button. It’s "out with the old," and a fresh two-year cycle is beginning.
I’ve always found that in order to really grasp astrological theory, it helps to see how it actually manifests in someone’s life. These archetypes are multivalent—they show up in a million different ways, and it’s impossible to pin them down ahead of time, though we can take an educated guess. I wanted to take this opportunity to show you how I see this specific signature playing out for me right now.
Mean Girls IRL
This is interesting for me because I don’t really have much anger. I’m just not an angry chick. So usually, when I’m looking at Mars in my own life, I associate it with my drive, my energy, and my motivations. But lately, I’ve been holding a significant amount of anger.
It relates to a former friend/roommate/landlord situation. I’ve been ruminating on (in my POV) how I had to uproot everything and leave behind the small amount of stability I did have in order to keep what was left of my dignity and self-respect. I lose my home, my friends, my security and the perpetrators still get to sit back and cruise through life while mommy and daddy hand out cars and hundred dollar bills on the daily. It feels so unfair.
More than anything else, I am embarrassed and ashamed. It’s humiliating, honestly. It makes me feel like a fucking loser. You know those movies where there’s a group of popular girls and one nerdy girl who doesn’t fit in but desperately wants to? The popular girls pretend to be her friend just to use her for whatever the movie calls for—sometimes it’s just for their own sick pleasure of making fun of her behind her back or some kind of big public humiliation scene.
I feel like that girl.
That right there likely played a role in why I let it all go on for so long. I unconsciously knew how badly it was going to destroy me to accept that they were actually the shit friends I always knew they were. So, I justified it all. I made excuses for them. I told myself my intuition was wrong and let them lead me through mental gymnastics just to make sense of what was clearly just disrespect and gaslighting.
That’s how we protect ourselves. There is only ever anger where there is hurt. I’ve known I’m hurt, but now I’m realizing I’m angry, too.
I don’t want to be angry anymore. I want to forgive them—or at least forget them. I gave these people tons of time, energy, and money when they were pretending to be my friends. Now that I’m fortunate enough to have them out of my life physically, I do not want to waste any more mental energy on them. I don’t want to send any more psychic energy their way. I want to use that energy for me.
Enter the Mars Cazimi.
About every two years, Mars comes into alignment with the Sun. (I imagine Mars sitting right in front of the Sun so that the solar rays appear to be emanating directly from Mars itself.) Symbolically, the Sun is burning off the impurities—purifying, clarifying, and renewing the Mars principle.
Astrologically, this translates as a total recalibration of our "will." When a planet is in the heart of the Sun, it is stripped of its baggage. For Mars, that means stripping away the misplaced aggression, the burnout, and the reactive habits. It’s the moment the Warrior gets new orders from the King. It’s a literal purification by fire.
For me, this is happening in Capricorn in my 3rd House—the house of the local environment, mental loops, and the stories we tell ourselves.
This relates to my situation perfectly in several different ways:
The Neighborhood Watch: The 3rd House rules our immediate surroundings and the people in them—roommates, landlords, neighbors. Having this "reset" here is like a spiritual eviction notice. It’s Mars clearing out the ghosts of the people who used to occupy my daily physical and mental space.
The Mental Script: Capricorn is a sign that values structure, boundaries, and hard truth. In the 3rd House of "the mind," Capricorn can sometimes get stuck in a rigid loop of "how things should have been." The Cazimi is burning through that rigid Capricorn rumination, forcing me to build a new, more solid mental structure that doesn't include their narrative.
The Physical Move: Because the 3rd House is our "locality," it makes so much sense that this cycle involved a literal uprooting. The "old" Mars was stuck in a toxic environment; the "new" Mars is being forged while I’m in a transition phase, deciding where to plant my energy next.
Communication as a Weapon: Mars in the 3rd can be a sharp tongue. For me, the purification is about realizing I don't need to use my words to fight them anymore. I don't need to win the argument in my head. The most Martian thing I can do now is use my 3rd-house voice for my own work—like this blog—instead of wasting it on a mental rehearsal of a confrontation.
It is so fitting that as I’m becoming aware of this anger and wasted psychic energy, this reset is happening right here. I don't know if this is the beginning of a cycle of anger or the final acknowledgement of it leading to closure and completion. God, I hope it’s the end. I hope the Sun burns away that impurity so I can repurpose that motivation toward something I actually want—like, idk, perhaps another third house topic like writing and blogging (wink wink).
Reflection & Practice
This Mars Cazimi is affecting all of us, no matter where it lands in your individual chart. We are all being handed a torch and told to choose which mountain is actually worth the climb.
Capricorn is the sign of the strategist, the architect, and the climber. It doesn’t do things for fun; it does things for legacy. When you combine that with a Mars reset, the universe is asking you to stop wasting your fire on small skirmishes and start dedicating it to your long-term empire.
Here are some questions to help you audit your energy and rededicate your drive:
The Energy Audit: If I look at the last two years, where was I leaking my energy into things that don't actually build anything? (Resentment, people-pleasing, busy work, or old grudges).
The Capricorn Cut: In the spirit of Capricorn efficiency, what is one commitment or emotional habit I am officially "firing" today because it is no longer profitable for my soul?
The Two-Year Target: If I could be at the absolute summit of one area of my life by early 2028, what would it be? What is the very first disciplined step I can take toward that peak this week?
The Integrity Check: Mars in Capricorn is a "Dignified" Mars—it acts with honor. Where have I been compromising my integrity just to keep the peace, and how can I reclaim my self-respect today?
A Practice for the New Cycle
Today is the day to be the Sovereign of your own energy. Grab your journal and try this:
The Incineration: Write down the things that have been draining your drive. The "humiliations," the "unfairnesses," and the "should-haves." Look at them one last time, and then mentally (or physically) burn that page. Let the Cazimi Sun turn that dead weight into ash.
The Rededication: On a fresh page, write down your Two-Year Command. Start with the words: "I dedicate my drive, my energy, and my labor to..."
The Foundation Stone: Capricorn builds from the ground up. Write down one small, disciplined habit you will start tomorrow that serves this new mission. Not a "maybe," but a non-negotiable vow to yourself.
This isn't just about feeling better; it’s about getting to work on the life you actually want to live.
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