Planets
Mars
Mars represents drive, energy and the will to act.
Current position
LeoLongitude
127.48°Motion
Direct
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Core meaning
Mars symbolizes assertion, competition and defending one's ground. Mars is linked with courage, endurance and strength. Mars represents drive, energy and the will to act.
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Traditional doctrine
Tradition calls Mars the lesser infortune, hot and dry, the author of quarrels and strife. Ptolemy classed Mars with Saturn as maleficent, because of its excessive dryness. Mars rules Aries and, in traditional astrology, Scorpio.
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Modern meaning
Alan Leo stressed that without Mars there would be no enterprise or endeavour, so its force is necessary rather than simply harmful.
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Constructive expression
At its best, Mars expresses boldness, confidence and valour, with prudence in its own affairs.
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Challenging expression
Under strain, tradition describes Mars as rash, quarrelsome and furious.
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Love
In relationships, Mars themes favor passion, directness and honest desire.
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Work and career
At work, Mars is associated with initiative, competition, physical work and getting things done.
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Money
With money, Mars themes favor earning through effort while watching impulsive spending.
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Wellbeing
For wellbeing, Mars themes point to physical activity and channelling frustration constructively.
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Retrograde concept
A planet is retrograde when, seen from Earth, it appears to move backward through the zodiac; no planet actually reverses its orbit. When Mars is retrograde, modern astrologers read the period as a time to review drive and the way effort is spent.
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