Mars in Sagittarius, Mars in the 5th House

Mars in Sagittarius ♐︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Nomad, Seeker, Protester 

What Drives You: Mars in Sagittarius in the natal chart individuals are often driven to stir things up! They have a liberal approach to life desiring to move on from one place to the next. These people are driven towards seeking and discovering the world outside of themselves. You often want to travel in order to get to know yourself more deeply. There is a philosophy of life you operate through in which you feel experiencing other culture’s will help reveal something in yourself. 

Mars in Sagittarius individual’s have a spirit of adventure. They are spiritual explorers often trying to find a mentor or teacher to guide them on their path. With this Mars placement you may like to visit sacred sites and archaeologically significant locations. 

You have a wild streak in you that may be expressed through protesting or opposing authority in some form. There is a rowdiness to your energy as you find amusement in your mischievous behavior. 

Sexuality: Mars in Sagittarius people often have a very high sex drive. With this placement you have a tendency to be promiscuous. You are turned on by the momentary excitement of being with someone new, which may drives many of your decisions when it comes to sex.

5th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 5th house include love affairs, romance, sex, sexuality, creativity, art, dating, play, playfulness, children, spontaneity, fun, diversity, and the spotlight. 

Succedent House Type: The Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Leo is the fixed fire sign ruling the 5th house. 

The 5th house in astrology is symbolic of creativity, sexuality, and children. The reason all of these themes come together in the 5th house is due to the fact that they all of them are related to making or creating something outside of oneself. Creativity brings forth something new and imaginative. Your relationship to sexuality or how you express your sexuality can be a creative act or viewed as the reproductive act that creates babies. 

Having an emphasis of planets or lack of planets in the 5th house speaks more to what you make and create in life and less literally to how many children you will or will not have. When you are playing in the 5th house it is all about finding your creative spark, what enlivens you, and how you can bring your true identity forward. 

The focus of the 5th house is what unique experience do you want to share with others, what makes you special. The 5th house is also associated with affairs, flings, and romance due to the playful and often spontaneous nature of this area of the chart.