ars means action, energy, agression and sometimes
this can manifest as arguements, but without the action energies of this planet - nothing
ever gets done.
Mars
Aspecting the Sun: Whatever squares or opposes the Sun frequently shows traits
that we reject, that we don’t even want to believe we have. But we do have them. Mars
is anger and energy. One woman with a stressful aspect between the Sun and Mars had a
violent father who beat her mother in front of the kids. She always wondered why her
boyfriends were abusive. I asked her if she also had no energy. She replied "How did
you know?". You cannot cut off the "bad" traits of a planet and keep the
good. It’s a package deal. Jung was right in this case. She told herself that she
wasn’t going to be like that violent Mars, so she attracted it from the outside. And
since she rejected her Mars function, she also cut off her own energy. In other cases, the
Mars seems to take over, and the person has an explosive temper. Stress aspects between
the Sun and Mars can also tend to be defiant of authority if the Mars influence
predominates. Once you learn to deal with this combination, however, the energy can seem
never ending. The conjunction is easiest stress aspect to deal with. There is no
"projection" with the conjunction. You are simply active and aggressive, and may
be mistaken for an Aries Sun-Sign. The harmonious aspects give less temper and more
action,making it easier to accomplish things.
Mars Aspecting the
Moon: The stressful aspects can really shorten
the temper and tend towards an increase in arguments, especially with women. The mother
will most likely be more aggressive than normal. Moon-Mars people generally believe that a
good offense is the best defense. Unfortunately, they also follow this policy in times of
peace. The harmonious aspects also increase the emotional need for action. The Moon is
more mental than the Sun (the Moon rules the instincts and feelings) so these aspects lead
to a more active imagination. The energy this combination gives enables you charge in and
get tasks done. Of course, you have to learn to control and channel those strong emotions
first.
Mars Aspecting
Mercury: Strengthens the intellect, the
conscious mind. Mars is action and aggression, and Mercury is communication, so folks with
these aspects don’t shy away from debates. Like Mars placed in the third house,
Mercury-Mars aspects give a mind that never seems to rest, never turns off. Problems are
not really analyzed. They are attacked. Of course, people with the stressful aspects are
more likely to get involved in arguments. As always with Mars, the energy must be
disciplined and focused. Otherwise, it tends to run away with you. It’s easier to
accomplish this with the harmonious aspects.
Mars Aspecting
Venus: Has a reputation for being sexy. Not
always. These planets are of opposite nature, so the conjunction sometimes just results in
these two canceling each other out. The stressful aspects tend to give bad timing in
romance. You’re blowing hot while the one you are attracted to is blowing cold, and
vice versa. Mars is aggression and Venus is charm. With the square and opposition, you may
have difficulty in deciding which one to go with at any given time. The energy (Mars) can
go into creative and artistic pursuits (Venus) or into pleasure and fun. As always, the
harmonious aspects are easier to deal with. They tend to increase popularity, even if the
rest of the horoscope shows severe emotional problems. For instance, there is a
conjunction in the horoscope of Adolph Hitler and he managed to charm a nation before his
inner demons showed their faces.
Mars Aspecting the
Ascendant: The conjunction gives traits of the
sign of Aries. Active, aggressive, assertive, always on the move. The opposition can
attract a partner who has those traits. Both the square and the opposition increase the
chance of arguments with partners. The square in particular can be a problem. It would
rather fight. Naturally, that doesn’t do much to increase popularity. If you have the
square of Mars to the Ascendant, you will simply have to curb that excess aggression.
It’s just a waste of energy to fight all the time. The sextile and trine tend to be
naturally assertive without being aggressive. The energy flows more smoothly and things
manage to get accomplished without open warfare.
Mars Aspecting the
Mid-Heaven: Inclines towards
careers involving action and conflict, such as anything to do with the military or sports,
but Mars isn’t that picky about it. Any career will do, as long as there is plenty of
action. General Patton had the opposition of Mars to the Mid-Heaven. The
stress aspects increase the chance of arguments with the boss, or authority figures in
general. The harmonious aspects give energy to the career without all the extra strife.
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