May 25th and 26th are the intense days, but the intensity lasts all week. Mars in Taurus is squaring Pluto.  Pluto is the higher octave of Mars and is mostly concerned with survival. Pluto is the purging quality of death and decay.

As Sue Tomkins stated in her book The Contemporary Astrologer’s Handbook: “Squares are energizing aspects, they provide the oomph, and rather like an itch that must be scratched, they always demand our attention.”