posted August 10, 2008 02:43 PM
My Mars is on my SO's Dsc. What jumped out to me about that quote is the idea that through synastry, we & the person we're relating to become different versions of ourselves. My SO has Venus in Aries, so it makes sense that he'd love my Mars on his Dsc b/c it would highlight my martial qualities. Similarly, I have Venus in Cap and my Sun is exactly on his MC, something I'd love because that aspect would cause him to see me in a Cappy light. That was a tangent , but I think not a waste of time because when we look at synastry, we should look not just at what the aspects signify but what our desires for those aspects signify about us. Doing that makes it easier to see the role we're both playing in a behavior within the relationship.
Based on my own experience with this aspect, I'd say that the Mars person does become more martial--more assertive, sexual, and passionate. And the Dsc person likes it.
If this aspect is working dysfunctionally--Mars is too aggressive/Dsc person feels attacked--then I'd look to how Mars is aspected natally for both people.