MARS is the Greek/Roman god of war. He is the archetypal masculine force. His area of rulership includes, the military, pioneering in any field, exploring, competition and revolutions. He is all fire and fury, ready for action, adventure and the next horizon to conquer. He is also considered the god of love, as his counterpoint VENUS (his secret lover) is also goddess of both love and war. MARS is constantly ready for action, either in battle, in order to prove himself, or between the sheets, in order to prove himself. He can be hotheaded, reckless and brash. He can also be ardent, persistent and filled with accomplishments.

MARS however is rarely one to think before acting, so he can land himself into all sorts of trouble that a little foresight could have avoided. Oh, he does have enthusiasm, but often a complete lack of restraint. It’s not that this Greek god isn’t intelligent, it’s just that he doesn’t want to bother his head about complicated issues when there are dragons to slay. Someone just needs to make sure that he doesn’t trip over his own sword in his haste to use it.

MARS is said to rule Aries by day and Scorpio by night. This means that Aries individuals express the direct and uncomplicated competition and warrior aspects of MARS. Aries people are forthright, honest direct and blunt. They are also action oriented, restless, impatient and easily bored. Often the Aries is bored by their accomplishments almost before they have been achieved. Ho-hum, yawn another record-breaking sports score? Where’s the next event? Mountain? Paramour? The Aries is almost allergic to sitting still. But they do cover an amazing amount of territory in an astonishingly short period of time. Somebody please harness this persons energy, we could use it to light Manhattan.

In Scorpio, however we see the more covert aspects of MARS. Since PLUTO also rules Scorpio, I recommend all Scorpio’s read that page as well. In my astrological opinion PLUTO energy is a higher octave of MARS and so should really be the only ruler of Scorpio. But for argument’s sake, Scorpio’s like cloak and dagger intrigue, they are intense and driven and they have huge reservoirs of stamina. This is all MARS-like, but with the added twist of smoldering in a more repressed state under the surface of the personality. It’s as if the Scorpio has all that impulsive MARS energy, but rather than act on it, they prefer to will it into being. A Scorpio will take all the recklessness of MARS and refine it into a laser beam, which they will then use to bore into your soul when they stare deeply into your eyes. It’s hard to keep a secret from them.