Healing Mars Problems

Mars is commonly referred to as "The Red Planet." and resides as the first planet outside Earth's orbit in the solar system. Mars is known in mythology as the god of war, and in astrology as the planet of personal aggression. On a psychological level, however, Mars goes far deeper than that.

Aside from ruling over aggression, Mars also governs over the quality of basic assertion we express in our day to day living. If we didn't have natural assertion, we would not be able to get things done, hold a job, or make decisions in our lives. Mars is the symbol of the masculine archetype, which is by definition "to give" or to "assert." Mars is the ruler of the first house and of Aries, which is the first sign in the astrological zodiac, which can be seen as the ultimate assertion in life: beginnings and birth. This is the importance of Mars, and the healthy way to express its symbol. Mars problems, however, are one of the most common in our lives. Many people have a hard time living with their Mars placement, and this is a common reason that many people have when they seek out an astrologer or counselor.

There are many different degrees of what a Mars problem entails, from being too shy and introverted to aggressive and over-bearing. Mars, like Venus, can be often be found as a symbol that is either lived out or projected onto others. While everyone doesn't do this, we can often find that people with strong Venus tendencies do not use their Mars placements beyond the basic need for assertion. In other words, they draw people to them who have a similar Mars placement who are living their Mars out to an extreme level, so that these people will live out their Mars for them. This way, if they were a young person brought up to feel that their personal assertion or aggression was negative, they could unconsciously use another person to live out these needs for them, while not having to take responsibility for the feelings themselves. This can often lead to dangerous and abusive "pattern" relationships if a person continues to draw the Mars energy into their lives via others rather than live it for themselves. This is becoming more and more common and publicized among young people, and with the recognition of domestic violence as a crime, we realize there have to be answers to end this. Finding out the personal Mars placement of the person and then counseling them on how to use it effectively is one way to help end the cycle.

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