Mars in Pushya ~ Fight to find meaning

Mars, a planet of drive and action, enters the nakshatra of Pushya within Cancer from April 12th to May 12th, 2025.

This transit is part of Mars’s extra-long stay in zodiacal Cancer going back to October 2024, which takes on the quality both of a major challenge and opportunity. A course of action has probably gone back to the planning stage more than once, but now you can look forward to closure and success. Business from New Year 2024-25 may come around for a review and you can deliver and finish the work you scheduled at that time.

Pushya’s symbol of the Udder is all about caring and nurturing, and your motivation and desires are bound up with looking after the people closest to you. The Shakti of this asterism, ‘The Power to Create Spiritual Energy’, gives you a strong and tenacious style, and you are especially effective if your security feels threatened in some way. You may be drawn into a caring environment like a hospital, hotel, or retreat, or simply tap into your instincts about people’s needs. Pushya’s rulership by Brihaspati, or Jupiter-Guru, gives you a drive towards philosophy and higher knowledge, plus a way of fighting fair even when a dispute or competition gets tough.

Mercury and Venus each moving directly on April 7th and 13th respectively add to your momentum, and you can make choices without worrying about the repercussions. Your emotional state is highly influential and a lot depends on feeling grounded inwardly. There is also a spiritual component to your actions, where you put energy into meditation or psychology, and can affect business powerfully from behind the scenes.