Mars in Gemini, Mars in the 4th House

Mars in Gemini ♊︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Politician, Comedian, Trickster

What Drives You: If you have Mars in Gemini in your natal chart you are driven by wanting to make a good impression. You will have a unique expression that does well in politics or comedy. An individual with this Mars placement will have great comedic timing with an impeccable sense of humor. 

You will be somewhat of a showman looking to please the crowd you are “performing” for. 

Mars in Gemini individuals typically make great politicians. You have a keen instinct to know what to say to the right people, able to make a case for your position quite easily. Other people may be curious how you got to where you are but you know all it took was impressing the right people. 

There is some energy of the archetype of the trickster with this placement. That means you are channeling the energy of ancient gods in mythology such as Loki, Hermes, and Mercury. These deities played with people’s emotions; however, it was always for an underlying good cause. You help people see their way through difficult times through humor, jokes, and maybe some tricks of the mind. 

Sexuality: Mars in Gemini individuals typically have a fun and varied sex life. You tend to be very flirty sometimes giving off the impression you are available when you are not.

4th House

Keywords: Keywords for the 4th house include home, home life, parents, ancestry, relatives, privacy, birth place, nurturing, self-care, self-love, security, and spiritual initiation. 

Angular House Type: An Angular house type means it is ruled by a cardinal sign. In this case Cancer is the cardinal water sign ruling the 4th house. 

The 4th house in astrology is symbolic of our most private self. It is the part that is the hardest to express, representing things we often keep hidden from others. This house can also be representative of one’s parents, typically one or the other. It can represent what the earliest relationships in one’s life were life and home life environment. The 4th house is representative of one’s relationship with authority, thus the association with a parental figure. 

The areas of life the 4th house oversees include the ways in which you create a home for yourself. It looks at how important having a home base is for you. The 4th house is the security blanket of your natal chart. The sign on the 4th house is symbolic of how you take care of your deepest needs, where you need the most nurturing, support, and comfort. If you have an emphasis of planets in the 4th house in your natal chart this may indicate you tend to be shy or keep things to yourself, only revealing your true self to a select few individuals.