Shining Ray
Banned
What I have noticed with Mars in detriment is that it seems to act more competitively. Maybe it is an act of compensation, but I have noticed in general that planets in detriment/fall often have greater strength because there is an obstacle to overcome, the planet has to work harder. Mars in Taurus (detriment) is in Race car driver Dale Earnhardt's natal chart and Muhammad Ali's natal chart, the heavyweight boxer. Mars in Libra (detriment) can be seen in Tonya Harding's chart, the Ice skating champion, and the first American woman to complete a triple Axel jump in competition. Obviously there was some controversy involved etc. Barbara Walters another Mars in Libra, was the first woman to co-anchor network news. I can't think of examples for Mars in Cancer. In most cases Mars is square to Pluto in three charts which often describes a "ruthless competitor" and Mars is conjunct Uranus which often describes a "self-willed" individual. However, I do believe that if you have a planet that is struggling in the natal chart, you are given an opportunity to achieve a deeper understanding of the planet involved.
All of these individuals don't appear to have a "weak" or "afflicted" Mars in the way the outside world would view them through their sporting/career achievements. Inwardly they may have felt tension but this seemed to work in their favour. I noticed through my studies how planets in fall & "afflicted" seem to result in a powerful display of the planet involved. I can see there are flaws in this argument and there will be examples of exalted Mars in other competitive natal charts, but it's still an interesting observation, and maybe traditional astrology needs to revise how "detrimental" having a planet in detriment or fall is. The traditional readings are valid in the sense of how the planet operates in a sign, but how the individual reacts is not considered.
Here is Kevin Burks interpretation on Detrimental planets: The interpretation is true. However, I feel if you rigidly stick to the traditional interpretation by stating a planet is extremely "weak" etc when placed in certain astrological signs, you can go wrong in interpretation. I agree on the whole with the traditional rulerships, but the interpretation needs more of a psychological understanding. The individual often does feel challenged in the area of the detrimental planet, but it isn't all doom and gloom. And where we fall, we learn lessons, and as the saying goes "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again. Persistence always pays off in the end.
Like the Sun, Mars is masculine, active, focused, and single-minded. Mars is happiest when it is able to express itself freely and directly. Mars is very much like the engine of our car: it doesn’t care where it’s going, and it doesn’t care who’s doing the driving. All it cares about is that it’s moving.
Taurus, of course, is the slowest-moving sign in the Zodiac. Taurus is deliberate, methodical, practical, and glacial. When Mars is in Taurus, Mars is weighted down and prevented from taking action as quickly and impulsively as it would like. In Taurus, Mars worries about finding a practical, sensible, stable course of action. Mars in Taurus can grow extremely frustrated, and very angry. The less action it is able to take, the more the pressure builds.
Libra, as a Cardinal Air sign is a far more active energy than Taurus, and Mars in Libra is free to move as it pleases. The challenge with Mars in Libra is that Libra, like all Air signs, is a double sign. Mars, like the Sun, needs a single focus. When presented with choices, Mars finds it difficult to act. Mars in Libra worries about the effects of its choices. Libra tells Mars that it must maintain balance and harmony at all times, but taking any action will always upset that balance, because every action has an equal and opposite reaction. While Mars in Taurus knows what it wants to do and finds it difficult to take action, Mars in Libra is free to take action, but is often immobilized by indecision about which course of action to choose.
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