Holley, Jason – Red Planet, Black Planet: The Initiations of Mars

Mars lies poised within us like the reflexes in our bodies: ever ready for action. The alchemical initiation story of Nergal, the Mesopotamian imagining of Mars, as well as the psychotherapeutic initiations of individuals with notable Mars signatures, offer a rich and deeper view of Mars in the birthchart as well as his home signs Aries and Scorpio. We will also explore transits to and by Mars as initiations, during which impulse and desire may be tempered into purposeful power.