Mars in Libra, Mars in the 3rd House

Mars in Libra ♎︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Judge, Counselor, Friend

What Drives You: Mars in Libra in the natal chart can provide one with a drive towards counseling and acting as a mediator for others. You put immense amounts of energy towards keeping the peace. This is not a conflict driven placement. Mars in Libra individual’s can have trouble finding their energy. They have a tendency to move slower and find reaching their goals takes additional effort. 

Mars in this placement can indicate that your friends have a huge influence in your life. You are there for your friends when they need you most and in turn you rely on your social group for support. You possess great tact as you find disagreements extremely unpleasant and do what you can to avoid them sometimes at the expense of your own feelings. 

With this planetary placement you make an excellent judge of character along with an understanding of situations. You have the ability to see the balanced outcome by making a fair assessment of all parties involved. There may be a preoccupation with justice and following the rules.

Sexuality: As Mars in Libra is not quick to action it may be difficult to arouse your sexuality. You appreciate beauty and your surroundings will need to be up to your standards in order for sexy time to take place!

3rd House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 3rd house are communication, siblings, local travel, learning, writing, comedy, early childhood, social media, humor, elementary school, and language. 

Cadent House Type: A Cadent house type is ruled by a mutable sign. Gemini is the air sign ruling the 3rd house. 

The 3rd house in astrology is the location in your chart representative of early childhood, how you relate to your immediate environment, and learning and communication styles. Due to the fact that this house is associated with early childhood it also relates to siblings as a part of your family upbringing. The 3rd house can also indicate how much of a role your siblings did or did not play in your early home environment. This is also the house of learning, therefore; it is associated with education, elementary school, and early learning environments. 

If you have a heavy emphasis of planets in the 3rd house this implies you have strong ties to your local community. You may be a local activist, a voice for your community, or a teacher. The sign on the 3rd house in your natal chart can help illuminate one’s particular learning styles. It can show you if you are more of a visual, auditory, or hands on learner.