Mars Opposite Ascendant
Mars energy shows up through partners and opponents: you are drawn to strong, active people, and relationships become an arena for your strength.
In the Birth Chart
Mars opposite the Ascendant sits on the partnership axis. In others you often meet the energy you don't always show yourself: drive, decisiveness, rivalry. You're attracted to strong, passionate people, and your relationships have a lot of dynamics and sometimes arguments. Through partners you learn to show your strength and stand up for yourself. The task of this aspect is to find balance between your own will and another's, without giving away all the initiative and without turning every relationship into a struggle.
Relationships
In love you're drawn to active, passionate, sometimes domineering partners. Relationships can be stormy. Quarrels happen, but often lead to growth. The relationship grows stronger when both learn to respect each other's strength and cooperate rather than compete.
Work and Money
You do well in partnerships, negotiations and competitive fields. Competitors spur you to grow. Business partners often bring energy into your projects. It's important to agree clearly on roles to avoid a fight over leadership.
Strengths
- A knack for finding strong partners and allies
- The ability to negotiate and compete fairly
- Growth through active, lively relationships
Pitfalls
- A power struggle within a partnership
- Handing the initiative to others instead of showing your own strength
- Attraction to aggressive or pressuring people
How to Work With It
Learn to show your own strength instead of only meeting it in others. In relationships, agree on roles in advance. When a partner irritates you, ask yourself which part of yourself you see in them. Team sports and partnership projects help turn rivalry into cooperation.