While the tide began turning when Venus, planet of love returned to your sign 3 days ago, the process completes today as Mars, planet of passion turns direct in your romantic sector. While Saturn remains in retrograde motion in your relationship sector, as far as your romantic needs are concerned it's now 'the future or bust'.

It was on the 17th October 2009 that Mars began what is normally a 6 week process, aimed at making your life as love friendly as possible before returning to your romantic sector. Nearly 5 months later that process is still underway and while it will take him another 3 months he'll more than make up for the delay.

Just 4 weeks before Saturn is due to leave your romantic sector Mars, planet of passion turns direct in your communication sector, giving the future the same kind of voice that the past has been able to take advantage of. There is pressure from Saturn to take your hands off the wheel, letting things take a more natural and authentic course.

Just as the Moon gets ready to leave your relationship sector Mars, planet of passion turns direct. Working to boost your confidence and your sense of entitlement his retrograde phase gave you a chance to learn from the past, but now it's time to apply that to the future, with a need now to start walking the talk.

Mars' direct turn in your sign today is going to do wonders to boost your energy levels, your motivation and your passions in general, but first in line to take advantage of this is the Moon. The Moon moves into your relationship sector today, diverting a lot of your passion and motivation into your connections, giving you your second wind.

As the Moon wraps up his monthly visit to your romantic sector, you're in a position where you have a very clear sense of where things stand on both the romantic and relationship fronts. So long as you're on the right path, moving in the right direction, have faith that in its own time and in its own way things will fall into place.

The next few days are going to see things intensify on both the romantic and relationship fronts, with any speed bumps on the relationship front over the last few days easing to a point where a breakthrough is likely. Move forward with your eyes closed and your heart open, sensing and feeling your way forward.

This is one year when you're unlikely to get away with paying lip service to your romantic desires, for while Venus visits your romantic sector once a year, the desires she left behind when she left just 3 days ago are taking on a life of their own. This time you have both luck and fate on your side and they're both in this for the duration.

As Venus settles into your romantic sector, enjoying the time she has on her own and the chance this gives you to let your romantic desires take the lead, Mercury is already closing in. Due to arrive in just 7 days time, gives Venus an added sense of urgency, knowing that her time of unbridled romantic desires is numbered.

Mars, planet of passion ends a trip down memory lane today, where he has been working to retrieve old passions. Now in direct motion and with Venus now just 3 weeks away from your romantic sector, the planet of passion will be looking for ways of taking those passions with you and embracing new ones as you move forward.

Today is the day that whether you realise it or not you've been working towards all year, the day that Mars finally turns direct in your relationship sector. This brings a fairly challenging retrograde period to an end and while you might not appreciate it now, in hindsight you'll see what a breakthrough period this has been.

There are a number of reasons why Saturn's return to your relationship sector next month could cause problems, but there is also a number of reasons why that won't happen. The main reason is that to be forewarned means that you're also forearmed, with a need to approach your relationships with total authenticity and integrity.