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Mars Opposite Pluto: Heal Your Power and Control Issues

April 26, 2025 | Renée Fishman

In a world teeming with uncertainty, we think control will give us power and stability. But control is an illusion. The third act of Mars in opposition to Pluto is an opportunity to get to the bottom of your issues and begin a healing process.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: aquarius, astrology, control, determined, fixed, healing, Leo, Mars, Mars opposing Pluto, patterns, Pluto, power, self-awareness, tug of war

5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Any Problem

March 16, 2025 | Renée Fishman

It’s human nature to want to solve problems. Here are 5 questions to ask yourself before you go down the rabbit hole of trying to solve a problem.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: awareness, coaching, conditioning, control, freedom, mindfulness, problems, solutions

The Value in Being a Passenger

January 31, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Being a passenger runs counter to a culture that pushes us to take the wheel of life, but there’s a value in learning how to go along for the ride.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: bandwidth, brain, control, decisions, driver, energy, passenger, productivity

Mars Square Pluto: Issues of Power and Control

October 8, 2023 | Renée Fishman

As transiting Mars squares Pluto, things can turn combative as we unearth hidden issues of desire, power, and control, and how we react to these issues.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: action, astrology, combative, control, desire, Mars, Pluto, power, square, transformation, warrior

How to Resolve the Paradox of Control

September 10, 2023 | Renée Fishman

A common response to the uncertainty of change is to seek control, but it doesn’t work the way we think it will. Here’s how to resolve the paradox of control.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: change, control, fear, navigating change, resistance

Sun/Pluto Opposition: Explore Your Shadows

July 21, 2023 | Renée Fishman

On the deepest level of our unconscious, we all yearn to be seen. It’s why a baby cries, why a toddler throws a tantrum, why billions of people share their thoughts and ideas and promote themselves on social media. In a more literal meaning, it’s why video has proliferated. If you want your work to […]

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, control, death, influence, patterns, power, rebirth, sabotage, shadow, transformation, visibility

What Creates Freedom?

July 4, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Many of the things we think will give us freedom often end up having the opposite effect. So what, then, can give us true freedom?

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: control, desires, expectations, freedom, independence, letting go, suffering

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