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| Mars Facts | ||
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| Dignified | Aries | You're going forth to battle on a battlefield of the world in order to create a personality. |
| Detriment | Libra | You must chose whether to be led or self-directed. |
| Exalted | Capricorn | You have tremendous strength and power in battling to achieve material goals, both within you and in the outside world. |
| Fall | Cancer | Your aggressiveness and combativeness are quelled by Cancer's nurturing tendency and you may become physically and psychologically anemic. You must learn to face issues rather than run from or avoid them. |
| House Naturally Ruled: 1st | ||
| Keywords | Courage, desire, energy (especially animal energy), initiative | |
| Associations | Health | Adrenal glands, bladder, face, gonads, head, kidney, motor nerves, muscular system, red blood cells, sexual organs (external), urogenital system |
| General | Accidents, activity, aggressive urges, ambition, animal nature, burns, combativeness, cuts, death, dynamic energy, force, generative forces, heat, impulsiveness, independence, inflammation, iron, leadership, masculine influence in both sexes, mechanical ability, passion, power, practicality, selfishness, self-mastery, sex, sharp tools, sports, steel, strife, struggle, surgery, war, weapons, work | |
| Positive Traits | Assertive, constructive, decisive, defender of the weak, direct, enthusiastic, fearless, forceful, frank, freedom loving, heroic, lively, pioneering, positive, self-reliant, spontaneous | |
| Negative Traits | Aggressive, combative, cruel, defiant, destructive, dominating, foolhardy, impulsive, irate, rude, overly hasty, quarrelsome, sarcastic, separate (aloof), violent | |
- In a woman's chart, you're often too dominating and have too much masculinity if Mars is strongly placed or angular. The placement of Mars indicates the type of man you want to attract.
- In a man's chart, Mars' placement shows how you express your masculinity in attracting women.
- Discipline is the key to using Martian energy constructively since its actions are sudden, self-assertive and disruptive.
- Where Mars is placed is where you expend the greatest energy.
- Action is usually motivated by desire, but you should learn to be motivated by will.
- The sign Mars is in indicates:
a.the characteristic mode of action as influenced by your desires.
b.the type(s) of expression(s) through which you act.
c. what form impulsive negative behavior will take.
d. your characteristic type of ambition, also revealing the type of career that attracts you.
e. how danger and/or violence may manifest in your life. - The house Mars is in indicates:
a. the areas of life in which you express your actions and desires.
b. where you must exert energy and initiative in order to achieve results.
c. where conflict is apt to arrive if poorly placed or afflicted.
| Aspects | |
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| Aspect | Effects |
| General | Mars strengthens the traits of the planet it aspects. If it's a negative aspect, these traits, especially the negative ones, can be exaggerated. Aspects stress actions, aggressive urges and energy. They indicate the ability for self-expression through dynamic action, whether that action is constructive or destructive and where it will affect your life. Negative aspects tend to cause aggressiveness, destructiveness, temper flare-ups and actions that are rash and impulsive. In all aspects between Mars and Saturn, you must direct the energy of Mars to accomplish the demands of Saturn. If Mars is stronger, your energy can break the bonds of common sense and necessity, creating chaos and disorder. If Saturn is stronger, you may lack ambition and energy or feel restricted, limited and unfulfilled. In any aspect between Mars and Neptune, the house Neptune is in indicates areas where some sacrifices must be made. |
| Conjunctions | Conjunctions emphasize applied energy. You tend to take direct action in affairs ruled by the planets affecting areas ruled by the signs and houses involved. It gives ample energy, leadership and courage to complete constructive action. If the conjunction is afflicted, these actions may be rash or ill considered. You can avoid misuse of energy by cultivating an attitude of peace, love and forethought. |
| Trines | Trines give ease and flow to motivating forces and the energies you generate into constructive channels. A passionate love of life finds expression through affairs ruled by the planets, signs and houses involved. You naturally possess a strong source of practicality and will fulfill the higher, spiritual ideals of life. |
| Squares | Squares bring out and stress the aggressive urges. Frustrated actions may cause you to lash out in rash ways and can be destructive. You must learn patience and the need to consider the rights and needs of others. You usually have a driving ambition that can accomplish much if properly channeled. Learn to use the natural restriction of the square to limit you anger and impatience. The areas affected will be related to the signs, houses and planets involved. |
| Sextiles | Sextiles provide opportunities to positively express energy and willpower through work and action with intelligent direction. The opportunities lead to experience, which is the basis for wisdom. You have the courage and initiative to overcome the obstacles and make great progress, especially in matters related to the planets, signs and houses involved. |
| Inconjuncts | Inconjuncts indicate that an adjustment must be made how you act towards matters related to the planets, signs and houses involved before the energy will find a positive outlet. |
| Oppositions | Oppositions indicate problems in relationships due to rash and aggressive actions towards others. You must learn to love and see others' viewpoints. You tend to be angry, argumentative and competitive, ranging from verbal bickering to violence. If properly directed, you have firm and energetic action in partnerships, but you must learn to cooperate. You're usually aware of your own or others' motivations. |
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