Astrology Glossary · Planets
Mars
Drive, conflict, anger, sex. Mars is the verb in the chart, what you actively do.
Mars is action, drive, anger, sex, and the verb of the chart. Where Venus is what you attract, Mars is what you pursue. Classical astrology calls Mars "malefic," a troublemaker, because his energy is aggressive by nature. Modern astrology rehabilitates this: Mars is the engine; without it nothing happens.
Mars stays in a sign for about six to eight weeks, so his sign at any given moment colours the season's drive. Mars in Aries: blunt, fast, direct. Mars in Pisces: action through indirection, harder to read.
AIstra reaches for Mars when a forecast needs the verb. "You'll feel like pushing today" usually traces to a Mars aspect. Mars conjunct the Sun: high drive day. Mars square Saturn: friction, slowed action, tempers worth watching.
As it appears in recent forecasts
… Some release happens in stillness. Your Mercury sits in Scorpio, squaring both Mars and Pluto. Conversations can turn pointed. People may test your patience with hidden agendas or blunt honesty. Keep you …
… dence expands naturally when you let the collective energy reflect back on you. Mars moves through Leo, giving you a personal surge of drive. Projects that stalled last week can gain momentum if you act w …