without the rope.
notes on 8 & 9, mars retrograde, and metabolizing fear
… and in those moments where you feel the tension between what was and what could be, what will you do?
this is the center of the connection between 8 and 9. in the vulnerable, liminal space between the cycles of the past and the promises of the future, infinity exists. the potential is limitless.
8 helps generate the energy to break free of the loop. 9 burns off the excess energy that lingers so you can emerge anew. purification by fire.
9 and mars are purifiers. they sever, break, and destroy. they catalyze and activate. they’re enzymes, scavengers, composters, and decomposers. fungi, acids.
9 and mars untie you from the rope, demand you leave it behind because where you’re going, there can be no tethers to what keeps you in the comfort zone of only taking “risks” you already know the results of …
9 and mars don’t tell you to run from what you fear. they tell you to stare it in the eyes, strap it to your back if you must, and make the climb anyway.