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Mars returns to Leo: Creative Rebirth
On April 18, 10:24 AM —
On April 18, 12:21 AM EST, Mars leaves Cancer and returns to Leo, preparing to complete the post-shadow phase of his retrograde. Mars made his first ingress in Leo on November 3, 2024, stationed retrograde on December 6, and has been in Cancer since January 6, 2025. The Red Planet remains in Leo until June 17, catalyzing a creative rebirth and inviting us to move forward and take action from a heart-centered place.
Mars’ ingress into Leo is particularly significant for those born with planets or angles in Fixed signs Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, and Aquarius, and especially for individuals with natal Mars in Leo, who will experience their Mars return. The people personally impacted by Mars’ shift of signs are being encouraged to become the leaders of their lives, trust their desires, and act on their creative impulses.
Mars from Cancer to Leo: Creative Rebirth
Named after the mythological God of War, Mars in Astrology is connected with how we initiate, how we assert ourselves, how we open new paths, and how we go after what we desire. Mars is sharp, decisive, and direct: this planet is connected with our conscious desires and represents the leading edge of our evolution, his transits show us where growth and action are happening.
Mars’ long journey through Cancer has been an opportunity to deepen our emotional self-awareness and gain a clearer understanding of how our past is still shaping our present. This transit has challenged us to explore our triggers and the impact of old wounds, while offering us an invitation to be more mindful of the way we react when we get emotionally activated. Mars in Cancer reminded us of the power of emotions and encouraged us to explore how habits and patterns we internalized in childhood are still influencing how we act on our desires, assert ourselves, express our needs, and go after what we want.
Mars’ ingress into Leo coincides with a surge of vitality and a creative rebirth. After dwelling into watery Cancer for months, Leo’s fire warms us and motivates us to find creative ways to channel Mars’ energy and drive. Mars’ shift of sign ignites a spark within us and urges us to let our inner fire burn and lead us forward.
Mars returns to Leo: Passion Reawakened
Mars’ return into Leo is a powerful time to reignite our drive and pick up where we left off projects we started in the final months of 2024 but put on hold during the retrograde. This combination of energies supports getting things done, moving forward, and investing more time, energy, and attention into what we are truly passionate about.
Mars entering Leo reawakens our passion, our enthusiasm, and our joy and invites us to let those motivate our actions and choices. This transit encourages us to embrace, celebrate, and trust our authentic expression: it reminds us that it is our birthright to take space and confidently stand in our truth.
Mars’ journey through the sign of the Lion is a powerful time to work on visibility wounds, fears of being seen, and issues of self-confidence: these themes will be particularly relevant around June 10, since Mars will trine Chiron in Aries. We will have chances to work on healing old insecurities that prevent us from stepping into leadership roles and reclaim our right to shine without fear or hesitation.
The Final Mars-Pluto opposition
Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius oppose each other for the third and last time on April 26. The two planets have been in orb of an opposition for several weeks and already aligned twice, once when Mars was direct and once when Mars was retrograde.
The first Mars-Pluto opposition happened on November 3, when Mars was in the late degrees of Cancer and Pluto was still in Capricorn. The second Mars-Pluto opposition took place on January 3, when Mars was retrograde in Leo and Pluto was in Aquarius. This final opposition between the two planets will shed light on a journey we have been through since the early days of November 2024, a journey of personal and spiritual evolution, a journey of exploration of the nature of our desires and of our true motivations and intentions.
The final Mars-Pluto opposition can bring the tension we are already feeling to a breaking point, both in our personal lives and on the global stage. It can bring to the surface underlying conflicts and power play and force us to confront the raw truth, whether we like it or not.
Mars trine Neptune and square Uranus
Just hours after entering Leo, Mars trines Neptune in Aries, which is the sign ruled by Mars. This harmonious aspect between the two inspires us to align our actions with higher values and our personal will with Divine Will, already a theme of Neptune’s journey through Aries. The Mars-Neptune trine, the first one since Neptune entered Aries, is an opportunity to reflect on what is worth fighting for and what are we fighting against, an invitation to embody the archetype of the spiritual warrior, and a reminder that the most significant battles take place within.
On June 15, Mars in the late degrees of Leo squares Uranus in the late degrees of Taurus. The Mars-Uranus square is a very unpredictable aspect that can correspond to a period of sudden change and unexpected disruptions to our plans. Around this time, breakthroughs and breakdowns are equally possible and there’s more chances of new opportunities arising out of the blue.
The Mars-Uranus square can inspire us to make bold moves and take courageous leaps of faith. It will motivate us to break through inner and outer barriers that have been limiting us while reminding us that true freedom is not just about rebellion but about conscious and intentional action.
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Looking forward to seeing what comes next for me in the season of Mars returning to Leo ♥️