posted August 06, 2006 06:00 PM
libraschoice7 -Libra Sun/Cancer Mooner here too.
Thanks for bringing this up as I have a VERY strong Natal Mars which is the Focal Point of a very challenging T-Square, and part of a Scorpio Stellium (3 Planets hugging each other in a rather tight Orb giving them extra power).
When I read jkxx's "Just spilled my coffee reading that" comment ... I spilled MY coffee.
I think a Natal Mars can reveal a lot about one's SELF-justifications and intentions.
Those of us who have seemingly wasted years in relationships with Mars Square or Opp in Synastry are simply EXERCISING muscles of will ...
... it IS for good reason as Mars is NOT frivolous! But just know that on some level, you DO know you are NOT in it for a longterm committment.
Like a mad azz game of musical chairs where no one wants to be left without a chair, the person with a lighter Natal Mars, such as in Gemini or Pisces, will be more likely to offer their chair over to their partner, in Synastry. They are comfortable picking up on the facts as they go along.
They do NOT need to know all the FACTS first like an Aries or Scorpio Mars. These Natal Mars never need to act with any degree of "flowery" cooperation. That is NOT Mars role!
In a relationship with Mars Square or Opp Synastry, the facts are insisted upon BEFORE action can be taken with any degree of cooperation. This can be fun if you like mystery and passion, and a degree of excitement due to the UNknowing. But remember that episode of I Love Lucy when she and Ethel are working at the chocolate factory?
This is why I think Mars' role in Synastry is SO important in reminding us that you can try to fool it some of the time, but you can't fool it ALL of the time. We can learn astrology and try to apply it to our relationships so we can get what we want. But ultimately, astrology will teach us WHY relationships end and why we move on, offering us a peace in that understanding.
When a relationship works, it involves not only the flowery cooperation, but the fortitude and conviction of having exercised our muscles of will in other relationships, one of the reasons why marrying too young doesn't work.
Mars with easier Aspects in Synastry doesn't need to hire Lucy & Ethel.
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... it's better to light a candle than curse the darkness