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Astrological
Mars
(with affinities to the Zodiac sign Aries
and the 1st house)
 According
to the Greek mythologist, Karl Karenyi, the ancient Greek poet
Homer described Ares, the Greek god of War
(known
to the Romans as Mars), as a hairy, foul, mean-mouthed, brute standing
over 600 feet tall...
So...
it probably goes without saying that the Greeks were never all that
"comfortable" and/or "at ease" with the archetypal warrior
energy contained within Ares. And, for that matter, neither are
most of us ...
But
(for better or for worse) we've all got Mars in the birth chart...
and if you try ignoring Mars... failing to give his warrior energy
a channel for healthy expression in your life - then you'll constantly
be meeting up with this god of War's anger (in all of the worst
ways).
Wherever
you go... you'll be encountering astrological Mars in your dreams,
in the people you meet, and in your depressions...
In Your Depressions?
Bet you probably didn't know that
anger and depression
are related? In the highly recommended book The Inner Planets co-written
by Howard Sasportas and Liz Greene, Sasportas points out that Fritz
Perl (the Gestalt therapist) used to ask his patients suffering
from depression: "Okay, so who (or what) are you depressed at?"
Henchman
In The Inner Planets, Sasportas vividly describes Ares (Mars)
as: "The
Sun's Henchman..." And, as such, a healthy and well expressed Mars
seeks to serve the purposes of the Sun!
Mars
in the birth chart
reflects your instinct to survive...
aggression...
assertiveness, and how you go about getting
what you need to survive! Mars
reflects:
ME! ME! ME!
(or in your case - YOU! YOU! YOU!) And
contrary to popular belief -
that's not all BAD! BAD! BAD!
Positives?
Let's chat for a minute about some of the significant gifts that
the warrior god, Mars, provides for us...
We're
probably already too well aware of (and afraid of) the potential
dangers and dark side involved with aggression and rage...
however,
in the Howard Sasportas/Liz Greene book
Dynamics of the Unconscious,
Sasportas lists four very powerful, positive purposes for Mars and
healthy aggression:
One:
Mars serves as a protection against
predatory attack. (We don't allow other people's Mars to walk
all over us)
Two:
Mars is a deep force inside us that provides the impetus to learn
and master new skills.
(It turns potential talents into reality.)
Three:
Mars is the basis for achieving independence and breaking away
from those who would
otherwise dominate or overprotect us.
Four:
Mars endows us with the will to unfold more of who we are, and
grow into what we are meant to become.
(If you're from the United States, then I bet you remember that
Army commercial with the slogan:
"Be all that you can be!")
Summing
Up
Mars is that fiery burst of warrior energy that shouts out to you:
"Hey! No matter how bad things get, no matter how hopeless things
look... your life matters and you must survive!"
Thanks
for stopping by the Mars Do Drop In Saloon.
Before leaving - be sure to check out the
Martian Manifesto!
The
Art of War
written by Sun Tzu
As one of greatest classic Chinese texts, written 2000 years
ago -
this fascinating book shows the spirit of a true warrior
is one who desires victory without engaging in battle.
(Buy
it now at Amazon.com) King,
Warrior, Magician and Lover
written by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
(Buy
it now at Amazon.com)
Women
Who Run With Wolves
written by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
(Buy
it now at Amazon.com) |
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