One of my main focuses is examining how the astro weather plays out in the lives of regular people. Sometimes it can help to tangibly see how placements manifest. Here are some examples of what happened during this summer's Mars retrograde: My nephew broke his arm (Mars retrograde in his 1st house of the physical body/health). Injuries = Mars. Got cast off when Mars went direct. His mom (my sister) had the Mars retrograde in her 5th house of ...