MARS in 1st house

The first house rules the head and the face, so there is a possibility of having cuts or burns on it that might leave a scar. It is many times easy to distinguish a person that has Mars in the first, from marks on his face. 

Such types of people are also prominent to high fevers when they are sick, especially if Mars has some adverse aspects to other planets with an effect on the body such as the Sun. 

Also, a first house Mars person must guard against accidents, especially those that can happen because of his impulsiveness and enormous self-confidence. Daring without taking precautions and considering the risks might usually end up in lucky results, but it is the one time when luck will not work that is enough for a catastrophic situation to happen. Be careful when using machinery, weapons, knives, tools, and everything that is somehow connected to Mars and Aries.

Mars in the 1st house gives a pioneer; there is a strong urge to discover life and people who have this natal position ignore the wisdom and advice of elder people. 


Indicattion of Cure and Recovery:

Jupiter:

Jupiter is the best and most potent natural benefic. When it aspects the dasha lord, either in birth chart or during the transit, it favors good health and recovery.


Onset and outcome of disease:

Disease is commonly understood is an affliction of the body. In a horroscpe, the body is represented by lagna as well as the lagna lord. Therefore the state of the lagna and the lagna lord  in the rashi chart as well as divisional chart should reflect the state of health.

Dashas of planer falling in or owning the 22nd Drekkhana and 64th navamsha are adverse

Prayers as a Remedy

A prayer to this planet frees one from debts, poverty, illness and other problems. Kuja will bestow prosperity and Vahana yoga if prayer for Mars is done. He will restore loss of eyesight. Tuesdays are auspicious for the worship of Angaraka. He loves chanting of Samaveda.

Vedic Mantras for Mars

"Dharanee gharba sambootham, vidhyaat kaanti samaprabham, Kumaram shakthi hastham cha, mangalam pranamamyaham."

Mangal Gayatri

'Om Angarakaaga vidhmahe, bhoomipalaya, dheemahi tham kuja prachodayath.'

Tantrik Mantra

"Om kram kreem krom saha bhaumai namaha"

This mantra is chanted to remove Mangal dosha. All the problems like anger, irritability and high blood pressure are rectified when this mantra is chanted. We should chant the Mantra at least 108 times with faith.

Signification of Mars in Medical Astrology

Signification of Mars for Medical astrology

Mars has a billious ("Pitta") temperature. It is aggressive and energectic, The state of the Mars in the chart reflects the soundness of health of the native as also his vigor and vitality. It rules over the head, bone marrow, bile, haemoglobin (the red pigment in the blood), musculature and endometrium (the inner lining of uterus). Mars signifies accident, injuries, surgical operations, burns (especially under the influence of sun), blood disorders, tissue disruption, high blood pressure, tissue disruption, biliary inflammation and fever resulting from them, gall stones, injury by weapon, poisoning, disease caused by heat, excessive thirst, eruptive fever, mental abberation (especially of the aggressive type) eye and spleen disorder, epilepsey, itching of the skin, fractures, haemorrihoids, disease of the uterus, miscarriages and abortions. Mars also indicate head injuries, injuries sustained in fights, and disease above the neck.

What the mind holds within takes its form in the outer world

Thought is a subtle element;

Although it is invisible to the physical sight, it is an actual force or substance, as real as electricity, light, heat, water or even stone. We are surrounded by a vast ocean of thought stuff through which our thoughts pass like currents of electricity, or tiny streaks of light or musical waves. You can flash your thoughts from pole to pole, completely around the world many times in less than a single second.  Scientists tell us that thought is compared with the speed of light.  They tell us our thoughts travel at the rate of 186,000 miles per second. Our thought travels 930,000 times faster than the sound of our voice. No other force or power in the universe yet known is as great or as quick.  It is a proven fact, scientifically, that the mind is a battery of force, the greatest of any known element.

It is an unlimited force; your power to think is inexhaustible, yet there is not one in a thousand who may be fully aware of the possibilities of his thought power. We are mere babes in handling it. As we grow in understanding and in the right use of thought, we will learn to banish our ills, to establish good in every form we may desire. It is our power to think that determines our state of living.

If one believes in past lives, this becomes an issue because these thought forms are still alive and when we incarnate again they invade the new body. (If you are wondering why children become ill, this is partly the reason). Negative thought forms, which have the hooks, and stay trapped, eventually manifest as diseases.  For instance cancer is years of accumulated resentment, it is what is eating away at you; arthritis is criticism, the body is attacking itself. Any negative emotion when continuously engaged in will produce an illness of some kind. It is Spirit’s only method of communication with us to let us know that we have strayed from the Law of Love.  The thing to remember here is that if you have created a situation, or poor health, and realize it was your own thought processes AND combined with your emotions  which created the situation or illness, then you can change the situation and heal yourself by focusing on the opposite of what you have been thinking and creating something new.  So no more negative thoughts!    Am I saying not to acquire medical attention in the meantime. No I am not. Get medical attention and while that is in process work at changing your consciousness so that the illness does not return.  That’s the ticket.

The mind force is creating continually like fertile soil. Nature does not differentiate between the seed of a weed and that of a flower. She produces and causes both seeds to grow.

The same energy is used for both, and so it is with the mind. The mind creates either good or bad. Your ideas determine which is to be created. "

If we take the thought of success and keep it in mind , the thought elements will be attracted, for "like attracts like." We are mentally drawn to the universal thought currents of success, and these thought currents of success are existent all around us. We will psychically contact minds who think along the same lines, and later such minds will be brought into our lives. Therefore, successful minded people help success to come to them. That is how successful living is founded.

“Regardless of the circumstances of your life, you are the writer, director and producer of your mental images. You will always act out those pictures. Your circumstances do not determine what your life will be; they reveal what kinds of images you have chosen up until now.  From the quality of your physical appearance, to the level of your nutritional health, the state of your financial holdings, to the quality of your relationships and everything else that requires action by you, you are acting on images.  Your mind stores away all of the images that you elect, and you daily carry out the assignment of those thoughts.”

You cannot have a feeling without first having a thought. Your behaviour is based upon your feelings, which are based upon your thoughts. So the thing to work on is not to change your behaviour, but those things inside of your consciousness that we call thoughts. Once your thoughts reflect what you genuinely want, the appropriate emotions and the consequent behaviour will flow automatically.” 

Yoked work - Successful marriage

    
When successfully yoked, the team can pull substantially larger and heavier loads. Key word; team. They can accomplish far more together than apart. They have purpose. Focus. Goals.

The yoke of marriage means being attached to each other by the love of Divine.

This yoke sometimes it’s so light we don’t even notice it. This  yoke becomes chaffing when the road is filled with potholes, causing one of us to stumble and pull the other down at the same time. Sometimes the road is unmarked, and we are uncertain which way to go.  At that time, the yoke is not so easy.

Successful Marriage requires discipline, self-knowledge, and moral effort.

Marriage can only survive when there is Agreement on how to conduct the division of karmic labor

The higher and more spiritual sophisticated is the agreement level (spiritual, mental, social, financial, physical) the easier is the partnership.

• Physical work = not only doing the labor, but agreeing on how to do it, requires constant attention.
• Spiritual work = For those who feel ready to accept the austerity, marriage can be a high-speed vehicle toward consciousness.

There is never perfect agreement (as long as humans have egos, anyway) and so there is never an effortless marriage.

As the old saying goes, everyone wants to"get married", but no one wants to"be married".

But of course it is the"being" married which is the true reality. There is really nothing to"get", except the social approval. All the work and all the reward is loaded into the"being" part.

Marriage is actually a living spiritual environment like a garden which must be lovingly tended, through drought and frost, in good years and bad. It has weather cycles like the earth. A long dry spell might kill it.

Much like a child, it is constantly in process, constantly negotiating for change, and requires constant awareness and attention.

Clearly marriage is not a"thing or an"achievement but rather an interactive process. Marriage is an Ongoing yoga = a vital and supremely demanding negotiation for self-definition, core meaning, emotional security, and higher truth.

Marriage is a sophisticated spiritual practice which needs dedication and wise guidance.

The core of marriage practice is ongoing forgiveness which allows us to register disappointment, anger, grief etc.


Forgiveness allows one to accept responsibility for the karma, and - at the point of acknowledgement - to release the addiction to suffering.

Q:

• Many people say that when it comes to marriage, they're seeking nothing less than a soul mate. Is that asking too much?

Dr. Phil:

What's a soul mate?
It's just a term somebody made up, and with it comes some pretty mystical expectations.

I've long believed that if you're looking for that perfect partner, you're making a big mistake.

If you can find an 80 percent fit and hope that you'll grow together on the other 20 percent, you'll find happiness a lot quicker.

You wait for a 100 percent partner and you're going to be looking a long time, maybe forever.


But if you're okay on the core issues -- children, careers, division of labor, religion, handling in-laws -- then you jump in and handle the other things as they come along.

What constitute a marriage?

It has been common practice in many cultures worldwide and especially now in the modern west, for partners to enjoy long-term exclusive sexual partnerships, especially in youth.

However, there is still a difference between these often deeply healing, loving relationships and a real marriage -- at least for the purpose of calculating the timing of future marriages. The difference is, were vows taken or a child born ?

Most often the live-in partnership, while mimicking marriage in terms of division of labor, is explicitly *not* a marriage spiritually speaking, because the partners explicitly decline to take sacred vows.
What constitute a marriage:

·      Any officiated marriage whether secular or religious, where vows are spoken (by the partners or their priests).

·      Exchange of written vows in cases where the husband or the wife are not permitted to speak.

·       Any consciously committed partnership *if vows of matrimony are taken, even in private * in the presence of the divine, between any persons of any gender.

·       A child born from the union

Marriag ecomptability from D1 and D9 charts

More information about marriage from the D-1 and D-9 charts
D-1 Chandra	Relationship between the partners' respective Moon lords = overall emotional harmony in the marriage. E.g., Mesha Moon and Meena Moon although 2/12 have friendly lords, which assists compatibility.	Opposite moon pairs, such as his=Virgo, hers=Pisces, are auspicious for emotional balance and mutual cooperation in marriage. However the benefits of opposite-pairing are reduced when Moon lords are unfriendly, such as Leo-Aquarius, Moon = same rashi = excellent but beware both partners will get hit with Sade Saati at the same time.
D-1 Lagna	Relationship between the partners' Lagna lords =physical harmony	Opposite lagnas, opposite Venus-Mars can give lasting physical attraction * akarshana *. Same lagna is also very compatible.
D-1Sun	Aspects between Moon and Sun display private vs. public role coordination. Psycho-emotionally these aspects reveal the mother/father balance in each person. Female Moon, in same rashi with Male Sun - or - Female Moon, in same rashi with Male Jupiter = excellent	Ravi in bhava-7 gives a broadly independent streak to the spouse. Surya here tends to attract partners who, while they may be very loving, also have their own way of doing things. On the plus side, Ravi in 7th gives strong negotiation and contract-agreement skills, so that you are also gifted to craft rational agreements between partners (presuming each Mercury position is OK). Do not expect much natural or emotional-affinity-based concord between the spouses when Surya occupies 7th radix or 7th navamsha. Surya represents the rational intelligence and leadership. Expect to do a lot of negotiating in marriage because both partners are strong-willed and self-concerned.
Venus(Zukra)	kalatrakaraka shows love attracted; rules incoming pleasures	To be happy over the long term, a couple must derive pleasure from at least some of the same habits, customs, ways of spending time andcintamani * mani * money , etc. Coordinated Venus positions really help. Venus in 7th makes a person physically attractive and highly skilled in the erotic arts, but their sensual nature is strong enough to extend their affections to a second marriage when that time comes. Usually the first spouse is quite attractive if Venus in 7th is strong. Venus in the 7th house means two marriages,because there is overflow when Venus occupies his own house. The first marriage may be very satisfying in its day, but eventually asecond lifepartnershipshould be expected (during some future bhukti of lord of the 2nd navamsha).
Mars (Kuja, Mangala) kuja dosha	shows love projected, gives outgoing sexual energy	Two opposing Mars, or Mars opposing Moon,may create a powerful emotional/sexual attraction initially. But unless other planets step in to smooth communication, Marsmakes fights. The two partners' Venus and Mars positions reveal sexual communication style.These styles determine physical, emotional, and possibly spiritual sexual compatibility.
Budha	profiles communication abilities	compatible Budhapositions are a major blessing, allowing the couple good internal communication Professor Budha's characteristics also contribute to educational attainment levels; similarly educated people have high levels of logical reasoning agreement that is a benefit in marriage
Jupitershows wisdom, open-mindedness, and religious nature	represents religion, values, and consciousness, blessings earned in parallel life . The couple's charts should show either religious agreement or personal respect (good Jupiter aspects to Sun, Mars, Mercury). Otherwise, arguments about ethics and religion can destroy mutual trust.	The person whose D-1 Jupiter conjuncts or trines your D-1 Moon will protect you and improve your life. Partner's Jupiter conjunct one's own Chandra is generally a highly beneficial arrangement. Ideally * very ideally * Jupiter in the male chart and Moon in the female chart should be in the same sign or trine signs.
Shani shows responsibility and karma	determines one's karmic obstacles and work style	the partners' Saturn positions should be compatible if they are to enjoy an adequate division of labor Tight orbs between her Saturn and his Moon, or his Saturn and her Sun, may reveal emotional oppression. Conversely, well-related Saturn positions can give excellent working relationships, mutually respectful joint planning, and great wealth. Saturn and bhava-4 (10th-from-7th) shows the public face of the marriage.
Rahu- Ketu	Partner's Rahu matched to your Chandranakshatra is generally a challenge to the customary rhythms of a homelife. The person with Rahu in the same nakshatra with your Chandra may challenge your assumptions about boundaries, cultural customs, safety and shelter, or patriotism, by introducing fascinating or exotic persons into your shared environment. Depending on your ability to accommodate unfamiliar influences, this can be a threat or a thrill
Dara-Pada	Arudha lagna of the rashi 7th house shows The inner truth of a marriage, Often a quite different story from how the marriage appears on the outside.
May all beings venerate life as a state of deep spiritual intimacy.

Mars in Vedic Astrology

Mars is the planet of energy and vitality. It is also the planet of power or primary lie force, it acts to animate life by providing us with energy and power on every level.

On a putely physical level, Mars represent the general energy and stamina of the body, as well as specific contibuting factors such as the adrenal glands, the blood and the muscles. This is why Mar is a dominat influnce in the charts of athletes and others interested in physical fitness.

Mars is also a great energizer of the emotions, playing an important part in our emotonal vitality and  stamina. Through Mars emotions are projected outwards in the form of desire. It is the primary ingradient of our ambitions, aspirations and passions and a major reasons for taking an interest in life

Mars is that imprudent rash planet that is both feared and esteemed in the Vedic culture.

Critical thinking helps us develop rational evaluations of a situation. Mars is not all that useful for critical thinking, he acts first and thinks later. He also has a high threshold of pain - both of traits help the hero spur into action, without them the risks will almost always outweigh the rewards and we will not answer the call of adventure and forge our unique path in life.

In Ayurveda Astrology, Mars shows the health of the adrenal glands and the immune system that fights off enemy pathogens. In Sanskrit Mars is also called Lohit, or red colored. Loha also means iron, so he is also iron bodied, signifying both his protective iron armor, as well is his rulership over the condition and strength of blood iron. If mars is not well disposed he can indicate immune system and blood related disorders.

Mars in our horoscope shows what turns us on, what we are passionate about and where we get all fired up. The word martial in English comes from Mars. Mars has strong physical and mental stamina, but not always the statesmanship required for leadership like the other masculine planet Sun.

Mars is also crucial for spiritual practice as he is the tapas (heat) and discipline required for sustained spiritual practice. The spiritual path requires Mars’s courage and risk taking and one pointed commitment because when Mars make up his mind you cannot negotiate with him. If not well disposed he also risks becoming dogmatic and a fanatic.

Mars gives best results in the action driven houses 3, 6 and 10 and the signs of Gemini, Virgo and Capricorn, that require courage and defeating. While critical thinking may not be Mars’ s best suit, Mars in these houses and signs can be a great at logic, which requires stringing a set of theories or arguments together, so they make sense.  A strong Mars here makes great lawyers, engineers, scientists and politicians.

Mars is exalted or fully awake in the earth sign of Capricorn ruled by Saturn. He also thrives in the corresponding tenth house. Under these circumstances his impetuous and thorny nature is tempered by Saturn’s caution and grounded by the earth element. Mars pursuit to win at all cost and Capricorn’s ambition can be a very good mix for success. In other words, Mars’s stamina and Saturn’s perseverance can become a winning formula for achieving at everything from athletics to business success.

Mars is debilitated or asleep in the highly sensitive and emotional moon sign of cancer. Mars’s “Military Mind”, and Moon’s emotions don’t always mix well. Like a good solider he functions best if he does not pause or hesitate and check in with his feelings. Mars is also not the energy you want to bring into the tenderness required by the Moon and zodiac sign of Cancer.

Mars is often described as a double-edged sword. He acts first and thinks about the consequences later because he is oriented to black and white “right and wrong” thinking.  Mars’ impatience, anger and frustration is not always directed outwards, it is often directed inwards at ourselves as we use this energy to beat ourselves up and commit acts of rage against our own body and mind. The resulting stress sends cortisol levels rising, depleting our adrenal glands, lowering sex the hormones, and leading to inflammation and auto immune conditions. Prolonged stress raises prolactin levels, increasing the body’s sensitivity to pain, leading to chronic pain disorders.

You can’t really talk about Mars without talking about his influence on interpersonal relationships. He is one of the most important parameters in Vedic Astrologers for difficult relationship karma, just as Venus is for the success of relationships.

Mars causes problems in relationships because his spotlight is on the self as the center of our own universe. Conflict is inevitable in every relationship each and every one of us is designed to uphold our self and to feel good about ourselves, therefore, we all resist situations where our individuality or opinions are questioned or disregarded. To what degree and at what cost we do this will depend on the condition of Mars in our consciousness. 

Of course, Mars is also necessary for having the courage to end relationships that are no longer serving us well.

Mismatched sexual drives can also cause conflict in relationships - a strong Mars, especially in houses 7 and 8 is ablaze with sexual intensity and can cause us to lose our heads in sexual passion or feel rejected by our partners relatively lower sex drive.

Certain positions of Mars in the horoscope are considered highly detrimental to relationship karma. This has led to a deep-rooted fear in the Indian culture, especially for women, of having the dreaded planetary "affliction" called Mangal or Kuja (Mars) dosha (flaw), or what is more commonly referred to as Manglik.

People born with Mars in houses 1, 4, 7, 8 or 12 (some also include 2nd house) have the Mars dosha or flaw. One of the solutions astrologers have proposed to this fault in our stars is to marry someone who is also Manglik. Typically, our relationships end up in conflict when one person’s Mars becomes a threat to other person's Mars. For a relationship to work it is crucial that the Mars energies of two people operate in harmony. Therefore, theoretically, there is merit to matching two people who are Manglik, as it balances out assertive pressure on both sides. However, in practice, with both partners under the influence of a headstrong Mars it is easy to see how a relationship can eventually turn into tension, unending arguments, and a war that no one wins.

Considering that the placement of Mars in close to half the houses in the chart is not productive for long term relationships, Manglik seems rather an ineffective parameter, as it will discount 35-40 percent of people on this planet. Even with all the cancellation rules in Vedic Astrology at least a quarter of the population will have this flaw.

Still this ancient concept of mars flaw or Manglik has much to teach us about navigating our intimate relationships, mainly the importance of owning our Mars. In Vedic Astrology, the 7th house of relating and relationships is also the house of our open or known enemies, because our partnership challenge our individuality and self-reliance

that Mars relishes.

According to Hindu custom no marriage is sanctified until the groom ties a very special piece of jewelry around the bride's neck called the Mangal (Mars/auspicious) sutra (string of beads), symbolizing the inseparable bond between the husband and wife. This exclusive and very sacred necklace made of black and gold beads is never worn by unmarried women and very closely guarded by married women, much like the wedding band or ring in the west.

The Mangal sutra necklace is a reminder to both partners (even though it is the woman who wears it) that when we agree to create a union with another person we have to surrender some of our Mars, or our individuality, drive to win, to always be right, and prevail in our point of view.

While, Mars can be detrimental to relationships a good Venus in the horoscope is what the astrologers look for to predict enduring unions. Mars emphasizes the differences, but Venus emphasizes similarities. While Venus is happy to follow someone else's path, Mars has to carve its own unique path in life.

Venus is always ready for negotiation, concession and compromise but mars judges and takes away our ability to see the situation from the partner's perspective. It is Venus that helps us to create the space for our partner to be who they are and not be attached to them for being a certain way. It is so easy to want this kind of unconditional support for ourselves from our partner, but we often forget that they need the same from us.

When we surrender our Mars or military mind we have empathy for our opponent. We risk losing the war and disempowering our individuality. However, we are rewarded by empowering our relationship. Of course, if we are truly meant to carve only our own unique path in life, we are better served to go at it alone, which is the recluse associated side of Mars. Many heroes’ stories have this narrative.

So practice being a good loser from time to time and see your relationship thrive and you won't have to worry about being a Manglik or not. (Or use your Mars, take the risk, and get out of a relationship that is not salvageable).

In today’s world most of us no longer have to confront the harsh natural environment of our ancestors. It is unlikely that we will find ourselves face to face with an enemy in a life or death situation, which Mars was designed for. So, we must use our Mars to have the courage to face down our own weaknesses, obsessions, and compulsions and put our ideals into action,

An evolved Mars is a peaceful warrior, he has deeply studied the art of war, his strength is untouchable and his ethics impeccable. One of my favorite hero myth from Joseph Campbell’s collection is the story of the samurai warrior who had the duty to avenge the murder of his overlord. Once he cornered his foe, he was about to kill him with his sword, when the man spat in his face. The samurai walked away. Why? Because he he had become angry, and if he killed the man in this condition, it was a personal act and not the one he was trained for and that he came to do.





It’s not that Mar’s anger and rage are always bad, but the motivation behind them makes all the difference. As Campbells said “Nothing is just a means to an end. Every action is an end in itself. The path is the destination. It’s the journey that matters”.

Clearly, Mars is a key planet in determining our general leel of happiness and fulfillment in life. Learning to "tune in" to Mars means learning to accomplish desire in smooth and life supporting ways. It also means learning to deal with anger, recognizing it is simply a result of the unfulfilled desires. In this way, reflecting on the placement of Mars in the chart can become a method of spritual development. As the planet of desire, Mars is the root of all attachment in life, and learning to deal with attachment and desires  is what life is all about.