Mars in Aries, Mars in the 2nd House

Mars in Aries ♈︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Warrior, Athlete, Pioneer

What Drives You: If you have Mars in the sign of Aries in your natal chart then you express your drives and sexuality with passion. Mars in the natal chart symbolizes how you take action. The zodiac sign of Aries is ruled by Mars making this a very prominent part of your natal chart. 

Mars is representative of the Roman god of war therefore you can look to your Mars sign to see how you handle conflict. You will have a tendency to butt heads with others and may have a somewhat combative approach to your relationships. 

Mars in Aries will aid you in getting your way even if you have to throw a tantrum to get it. You will have a very strong will with this Mars sign. Great effort will be made towards achieving your dreams and desires. You will have a heated energy about you and an underlying sense of urgency in everything that you do. Mars in Aries individuals are excellent at leading a crowd and riling people up. You are the most likely Mars sign to start a riot or a fight. The symbology of the sacred warrior, pioneer, or athlete are some of you archetypes. 

Sexuality: Your Mars energy will give you a freedom and fieriness to your sexuality. At times you may feel restless finding it hard to settle down. This Mars placement typically indicates a high sex drive.

2nd House: 

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 2nd house are values, self-worth, resources, finances, material possessions, sensuality, physical body, belongings, beliefs, and ownership. 

Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Taurus is the fixed earth sign ruling the 2nd house. 

The 2nd house in astrology is the area of life where we develop a relationship with our resources and belongings. In this area of the chart you are called to evaluate your attachments to the material world. In addition, the 2nd house is the place where you learn the value of self-worth, pleasure, satisfaction, and delight. Planets placed in this part of the chart will partially represent your capacity to generate wealth, resources, and income. Planets here need to experience life “hands on.” 

The 2nd house symbolizes your relationship with possessions and values. This can relate on a spiritual, physical, or emotional level. How you define yourself based on what your belongings are, your beliefs, the money you have, the relationships you are in, or anything else you can use as a physical definer of who you are can be experienced through the 2nd house. Deciding what you own or if your possessions “own” you is a core lesson of this area of the astrological chart.