Mars in Taurus, Mars in the 5th House

Mars in Taurus ♉︎  in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Builder, Craftsperson, Architect 

What Drives You: Mars in Taurus in your natal chart can drive you to desire to build and create. You understand that incredible effort is necessary in order to be successful. With this placement you will have a natural strength about you making you very physically powerful. Mars in Taurus can cause you to put immense effort behind the projects you undertake. This may give you a tendency to stay in a situation long past its due date. 

There is a stubborn streak to this placement. With Taurus being a fixed sign you will have a stronger drive to dig in your heals to get what you want. Natal Mars in Taurus gives you killer business instincts. Your relentless and subtle approach to closing a deal makes you an excellent negotiator. Individuals with Mars in Taurus are here to build up the world to architect cities and culture. They are the ones who are our crafters creating brilliant works with artistry and taste. 

Sexuality: Mars can also symbolizes how you express your sexuality. With Mars in Taurus you are more likely to have a strong sex drive. On the surface you may appear quite calm but behind closed doors you let an entirely different side of you out. Others may not be able to keep up with you!

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.