Mars retrogrades back into Cancer on January 6th. Mars’s first pass through your sign last fall was pretty rough, so will this be more of the same? Not if you adopt a proactive approach. Before, you were taken by surprise, but this time, you’re more prepared and ready to rumble. The trick to working with Mars is to give it direction. Think of a dog and the way it pulls on a leash: give it leeway, and the dog drags you; rein it in, and the dog follows your lead. It’s a lesson worth mastering over the next three months that Mars is in Cancer.