A closer look

If a specific area of your life feels like you're trying to swim in jeans, check for planets in detriment. This occurs when a planet is placed in the zodiac sign exactly opposite of the one it naturally rules. The planet is basically wandering through a foreign country without a map or a translator. Mars, the god of war, placed in peaceful Libra is famously in detriment, awkwardly trying to start a polite fistfight at a fancy dinner party.