Mars completes a solar orbit in 687 days.
It takes twenty-five to twenty-six months
for Mars to cross the zodiac. Mars spends
about six and one-half to seven and one-
half weeks in in a sign when motion is direct
and six to six and half months when it
retrogrades. The retrograde period lasts
for two to two and half months; the stationary
period lasts up to five days. Mean daily
motion is 31'27". Mars is masculine, hot,dry
electric and barren.


Mars represents an individual dynamic
expression and energy drive.


Mars governs all basic pysical drives
including aggressive sexual drives.





Mars rules principle of basic desire,
desires that motivativate action on
all physical levels.


The action of Mars is initiatory,
aggressive, passionate and
inflammatory.Mars energey
can constructed or destructed.

Properly channeled and directed
it lends to stamina, productivity,
achievement. Improperly channeled,
this energy may be expressed as rage,
violance or brutality.


Mars is associated with the
productive years(34-45)in ones life.

Mars rules head, general muscular
system, the sex organs in general
(with Pluto) and male genitalia
particular, the anus, red corpuscles
and hemogloblin. It has partial rulership
over the adrenal glands.


Fever inflammanitions, hemmorrhages
and injuries sremming from accidents
associated with fire, guns, explossives,
knives, machinery and cars are attributed
to Mars.

Mars signifies virility, forcefulness, challenge,
daring, courage, danger, lust, strife, surgery
and male relatives. It rules fire, guns, knives
weapons in general,surgical instruments, war,
the military, iron, steel, Tuesday, and the # 9.
Sarcasm, hate, pain, and all that is sharp, intense
or acute both figuratively and literally, are
associated with Mars.


The natural house of Mars are the first and
the eighth. Mars is dignified in Aries and
Scorpio and exulted in Capricorn, in detriment
in Libra and Taurus and in fall in Cancer.


Mars.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun
and the seventh largest. In Roman mythology
Mars was the god of war. Phobos is the larger
and innermost of Mars' two moons. In Greek
mythology Phobos was the personification of
fear and terror. Deimos is the smaller and
outermost of Mars' two moons, and the smallest
known moon in the solar system. In Greek
mythology Deimos personified dread.


11 24 7 20 3
4 12 25 8 16
17 5 13 21 9
10 18 1 14 22
23 6 19 2 15

Mars was known to the Ancients as the
"Lesser Malefic", a negative influence
and a harbinger of strife, turmoil, accidents,
and general misfortune. Mars's ruling
astrological house, is Aries
(and Scorpio to the Ancients), is the pioneer
of the zodiac. Aries want to always be
the first to do something.

In daily correspondences, Aries rules Tuesday.
Mars is associated with the element of Fire.
the colours Red, the gemstones Bloodstone, Garnet,
Iron and Steel and the herbs Allspice,
Blessed Thistle, Cayenne, Garlic, Ginger,
Pepper, Pine, Tobacco, Wormwood.

In magickal workings and rituals,
the ruling aspects of the planet Mars
are working on the astral plane, aggression,
ambition, arguments, competition, conflict,
destruction, energy, goals, lust, male
sexuality, medical issues, sports, strength,
strife, struggle, surgery, upheaval, victory,
war. In its negative aspect Mars represents
anger and violence.

The table of Mars is a Five square,
containing 25 numbers each adding in
any direction, to 55 with its sum being 325.
from.. Mars

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