Many are concerned about Mars retrograde in Aries up against planets in Capricorn. I'm certainly going to cover that; it affects me personally and I have thought about it a lot. But first I want to lay out the big picture.
This letter is supposed to help you. Shrieking alarms aside, we're all going to have to navigate this. I think it will help to see the parts in the context of the whole.
Mercury will turn retrograde next week on the 18th. That's a ways out, but it's not a typical situation where we have a blip in communications and then go back to normal. Instead it will kick off this period of retrograde planets that will be sustained for the rest of the year.
As for commentary on this, I think it's going to be hard to get traction for the rest of the year. Two steps forward and then one back or even three back. This will be followed by a step forward, hopefully! You're just not going to be able to run through to the finish line with the sky like this.
However, you can be effective and get a lot out of this period if you work it. I can see this clearly. It's the approach I'm going to take in trying to help my clients and people who read my blog and subscribe to this letter. Mars and Saturn will be in their home signs and that's the key.