A well-places Mars in your horoscope will provide you with a fighting spirit. The planet will motivate you to give your best shot during the challenging periods of your life. When Mars is in a good placement, it will bless you with high energy towards your life, especially in terms of your profession.
In a Vedic Astrology Horoscope, the positions and effect of 9 heavenly bodies are carefully examined. These are the seven planets - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn along with two nodes - Rahu and Ketu.
Each planet has a long list of significations which are further divided into the direction, metals, age, nature, elements, body part / body system, colors, rulership of zodiac signs and the host of other attributes which a good Astrologer has to keep in mind at the time of making the calculations and giving the forecast.
While all planets are given equal attention but it is Mars which is given special attention to check for suddenness in giving bad results - if it is a malefic. At the time of matching the Horoscopes for marriage purposes, it is the presence or absence of Manglik feature which is checked before anything else.
So let us go a little deeper into the nature, functioning, and mode of operation of Mars in a Horoscope. Is it always to be feared or does it have the power to give also?
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is called Mangal in Hindi, Kujja in Sanskrit. West has named it after the Roman God of War. Mars is also referred to as the Red Planet because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth. Similarly all the planets are divided into 4 elements of nature - Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Mars is supposed to be a fiery planet.
As the story goes in the Vedic system, Mars is the commander-in-chief of the celestial army. It is therefore, quite natural to associate Mars with action & raw energy, after all it is fiery, hot red and fast (compared to Jupiter and Saturn it is a much faster planet orbiting the Sun).
Courage, Valor, ambition, anger, physical strength, leadership, dominance
Administration, Royal, Hot weather, Red Color, Red Flower, Physical Fitness, Mechanical Engineering
Army, Defense, Sports, Weapons, Fire Fighting, Surgery, Physician, Non Vegetarian Food, Archery, younger brother, combat, burnt place
Blood, Marrow, Surgery, Burns, Bile, hemoglobin, cuts and wounds, Also known as the sign for "maleness,” Mars rules over sexuality and sexual energy
War, Killing, Violence, Fire, Death by accident, accident, Sharp instrument, injury, criticism, cruelty
Yes indeed. Mars has been given the lordship of two zodiac signs - Aries and Scorpio.
Aries is the first zodiac sign and it occupies the first house signifying the new beginnings such as birth. At the same time, the zodiac sign Scorpio falls in the eighth house of the kaalpurush kundali, with symbolism of retreat, death and submerging.
This makes Mars a unique symbol of the natural cycles of life and death.
Energy on its own is never good or bad. Like fire can be used in the kitchen to cook food and also to burn down a huge jungle. Similarly Mars has a key role in giving professions like Soldier, Sports Person, Doctor, Surgeon, Engineer etc. At the same time there has to be a strong role of malefic Mars in making a person dacoit or a murderer.
It is better understood by realizing that the ambition and active energy to compete are the gifts of Mars to a person. Similarly to deal with blood also comes from the influence of Mars. Whether at work or on the field of play, Mars encourages us to face challenges and to be our best -- or better. Hence a favorable Mars can make a person Doctor, Surgeon, Cricketer or a General who makes positive use of assertion and a fearless nature in his line of profession.
A well placed Mars values courage and honor. At the same time too much of a badly placed Mars in the Horoscope can take the form of aggression in the system of a person, making him a criminal.
As discussed, a well placed and favourable Mars, can make the person rise up to very good levels in Military Services, Police, Sports, Medical Field etc. However, if it is badly placed in a Horoscope, here are a few easy remedies to follow:
Also please note that in case someone is going through a serious problem in life, then it's best to consult a good Astrologer for remedies.
In short, like the other seven planets, Mars also matters in a Horoscope; good or bad - one is going to experience these effects with a greater intensity and suddenness. Is it not an astronomical wonder!