Astrology

Astrological Keywords for the Planets: Mars

Jessica Davidson

MarsMars represents how you assert yourself and express your desires. The essential keywords for Mars are: Will, Energy, and Drive.

Desires represented by Mars: the urge to assert the self, and the sex drive

Needs represented by Mars: the need to fulfil desires

Mars in the Signs:
Rules / Dignity: Aries, Scorpio Exultation: Capricorn
Detriment: Libra Fall: Cancer

Mars Keywords:

Action

Aggression

Anger

Animal instincts

Animus

Assertiveness

Competence

Competitive

Conquest

Courage

Drive

Dynamic

Energy

Force

Goal-oriented

Heat

Impatient

Impulsiveness

Initiative

Iron

Libido

 Life force

Lust

Machismo

Male Archetype

Masculinity

Passion

Physical energy

Potency

Rage

Serves the expression of the Sun

Self-preservation

Sex drive

Sexuality (male)

Strength

Survival instinct

Temper

Vigorous

Violence

Virility

Wilfulness

Willpower

Each planetary principle can express positively in a creative way, or negatively in a destructive way. Creative expression occurs when you’re flowing in harmony with the soul’s needs. Aspects to each planet will also colour how they’re expressed. Keywords for Mars’s expression:

Creative Expression

Energetic

Courageous

Passionate

Direct

Legitimate use of willpower

Natural fighter
Destructive Expression

Restless

Foolhardy

Thoughtless

Rude

Use of force or threats

Quarrelsome

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2 thoughts on “Astrological Keywords for the Planets: Mars”

  1. Hi Jessica! 🙂

    I would say that Mars rules sexuality in general, but more specifically how we get turned on. I wouldn’t say that it rules ‘male’ sexuality. Part of the work happening in SF with the Queer Astrology movement is to help people understand that assigning gender to attributes of the planets are not helpful and excluding.

    Thank you for all the hard work that you do! 🙂

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    1. Hi Jaysen! You’re absolutely right, of course. I probably shouldn’t have used that term, it’s a bit clumsy. I think I just meant ‘masculine’ sexuality which would apply to men and women since we all have both qualities within us. Thanks for clarifying it for me! 🙂

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