SUN SQUARE MARS

This aspect is a seat of inner tensions. The tension of the square gives us motivation. Squares are dynamic aspects that give us the drive to succeed. What begins as an inner problem is overcome or accepted, and then becomes a door to understanding.

It is important to understand that the Sun rules the identity, ego, individuality, power and pride, while Mars is assertive, aggressive and competitive. Mars is also busy, hyper and action-oriented. It is the warrior of the zodiac.

When you put all of these keywords together, especially the ego and identity (the Sun) up against assertion and aggression (Mars), then you can see how this aspect makes an individual their own worst enemy because they tend to achieve by force. There is a need to be assertive, but it can come out all wrong in form of aggression or passivity. Passive behavior is controlling. There is difficulty discerning the difference between assertion and aggression. Read more in my Astrology Aspects eBook - click the graphic below!