Keywords: Competition, Action, Willpower
Tarot Card: Sun
Domicile: Leo
Fall: Libra
Exalted: Aries
Average Sign Time: 1 Month
Detriment: Aquarius
Orbit: 1 Year
Mars, named after the god of war, is the planet of action, passion, and instincts. When you find yourself activated by fear, anxiety, and threats, look to your Mars to see the primal nature of your survival instincts. Sexual desires also fall under Mars’s rule because of how they are rooted in physicality and the body. Mars activates drive, ambition, and competition, providing the zeal to face challenges head-on. Mars’s power can be productive or destructive—use it well.