Why does Mars in Aries feel like I'm burning bridges instead of building empires?

Why does Mars in Aries feel like I'm burning bridges instead of building empires?

I’ve been staring at the charts for May 16, 2026, and honestly, the Mars placement in Ashwini is keeping me up at night. I know, I know—Mars is home in Aries. It should be the ultimate power move for my career, right? But lately, my instinct is to just steamroll everyone in the boardroom. It’s effective for a week, then the cleanup starts.

Maybe I'm missing something about the speed of this transit. Everyone talks about the drive, but they don't mention the collateral damage.

Is it just me, or does this energy demand a level of precision that’s almost impossible to maintain? I’ve started tracking my peak performance hours using the Vyom app just to make sure I don't waste this fire on the wrong battles. It’s helped me see where I’m actually being productive versus just being loud.

But here’s the thing that’s bugging me. With Mercury and Sun hanging out in Krittika, there’s this weird tension between wanting to lead and wanting to burn the whole structure down to see what stays standing.

Has anyone else felt this? Or am I just looking for an excuse to push harder than I should?

I'm curious if the Krittika influence is actually supposed to be about 'cutting' the dead weight, or if I'm just projecting my ambition onto a transit that’s trying to teach me patience. Let me know if you’ve noticed this shifts your own decision-making lately.