Mars, the god of warriors, rules physical energy and efforts. His placement in your chart expresses the strength and direction of the physical force that drives your ego.

Mars fires your emotions, but also powers your mental endeavours and communicative skills. The red planet governs energy, strength, courage, life-force and expansion.

Mars, planet of primeval drives, describes male relationships and associations, risk-taking inclinations, and the physical challenges you are likely to encounter. Well-placed, Mars endows powerful energy and an indomitable will to succeed, but when poorly placed can mean accidents, injuries or other forms of violence, according to the inclinations of the sign and house concerned.

From a romantic point of view, Mars in a woman's chart shows the most desired kinds of men, whilst his placement in a man's chart indicates the activities or mode of action undertaken in pursuit of romantic inclinations and desires.

In ancient mythology, Venus, the beautiful love goddess, was always getting up to something with Mars, the fierce god of war. None of the other gods could ever work out what the lovely Venus saw in the headstrong, arrogant Mars, but she certainly fancied him, no matter what anyone else said or thought. Cosmic polarity in action!