Mars ‘Round The Zodiac: Mars In Libra – Read All About It!
Mars ‘Round The Zodiac
Mars is in detriment in Libra. I have this placement myself and can tell you all about.
Mars, by it’s nature wants to conquer. Mars in Libra wants to act fairly which is completely ineffectual against a true warrior.
For example, Mars in the opposite sign, Aries, with initiate the fight. Aries will throw the first punch which provides real advantage over Libra who is always responding and often in a placating way. Like this:
BAM!
Libra falls to floor, jar broken and tries to negotiate to get his or her way.
BAM!
“That wasn’t very nice,” says Libra.
Mars is Libra tends to fight for the underdog or the side that is underrepresented in the interest of balance. If the side they are fighting for becomes the overload, they will switch sides, acting again, in the interest of balance and fairness.
Mars in Libra has a drive to partner. This placement often comes with (or creates) discord, strife in relationship and almost always thinks, “the other” is the angry one.
If you partner with Mars in Libra, you are going to have a challenge one way or the other. Some like it. Mars-ruled, Aries and Scorpio come to mind. But others turn away from constant irritation that is typically pretty well disguised by superficial veneer.
Basically, there is a shiv beneath that doily and while Libra will go to great lengthen to avoid conflict, if you do push Mars in Libra to breaking point, it will be a bloodbath when their pent up anger is released.
Tell us about Mars in Libra, yours or others…
25 Responses to “Mars ‘Round The Zodiac: Mars In Libra – Read All About It!”
The shrill, nagging wife, who can’t quite take ownership of anger.
Well, that’s just my Mars in 12th, brought to life by Venus in 7th.
Does this sound right to anyone else?
loooving the “shiv beneath that doily” metaphor:)
Direct quotes: “I don’t want to decide, so you pick something and we’ll both enjoy it.” I would pick. “OK now that I hear that option, I think this other idea would be better.” *chuckle*
“I like both choicess – let’s see if we can fit both of them in.”
Two of the men in my Tribe have Mars in Libra!
Hi, I’m fairly new to seriously looking into astrology. I’ve been reading here for a while but never tempted to comment. This post caught my eye with the line “This placement often comes with (or creates) discord, strife in relationship and almost always thinks, “the other” is the angry one.” Hahaha so true… my husband not only has Mars in Libra, but Sun, Moon, Venus, Pluto, and Uranus… all of which except for Uranus in the 4th! LOL Do all of these also cause said husband to react to perfectly calmly, politely made requests in a totally frustrating manner? Typical exchange might be Me: “Hey hun, do you think you could put your socks in the hamper please?” Him: “OMG get off my back woman!” or is this just a guy thing in general? LOL
BTW love reading through all these posts and comments… really find some helpful and entertaining stuff here. 
I used to have a Mars in Libra friend who used to say rather primly “It’s not my fault YOU’RE an asshole.” It was conjunct Uranus:)
I have a Mars in Libra cousin. She’s been through 3 marriages–according to her, all three men had “anger issues” and her ex-husbands are to blame for her problems. In truth, she is known to cause so much discord within the family due to her passive-aggressive speech and actions. She is a pain but she stays away from me. She’s no match for my Mars/Pluto in Virgo squared by moon and mercury in Gemini. I can slay her with ten words or less.
Well I have moon in Libra, but I can really relate to the “breaking point bloodbath” thing. I can be fair and balanced and really tolerant until something tips the scales too far and then, bam, bam, bam!
I have Mars in Libra, conjunct my ascendant. I am very familiar/in touch with the “passive aggressive” issues But having 7th house in Aries, helps the issue…I am careful about whom I hang out with and who I deal with professionally, because I know I have the issue of having that “politeness overload”, and then I could become a scary force to be contended with when I become that angered or worn down…not that it happens that frequently, never the less, I have learned the hard way that you can never really take back, or undo a meltdown very well!
Chris, I’m with ya on that – but I’m Moon in Libra. Also “…really tolerant until something tips the scales too far and then, bam bam bam!” Bamity bam.
Picture this: Little school-teacher lady trying to talk about the virtues of capitalizing the first letter of one’s last name. School boy decides to act up for the better part of the hour, exhausting teacher’s “strategies.” Finally, teacher stealthily creeps up behind the student and drops a book hard on the floor, which startles the living daylights out of him. The rest of the class has been watching with baited breath. Then the teacher leans around the kid, gets eyeball to eyeball, and growls: Do you feel lucky, punk?
~grinning with self-recognition~
Ah, I can’t beat the husband with 6 signs in Libra, but I’ve got Sun, Moon, Mars and Jupiter. (An astrologer once said “Thank God!” when I told her I had Scorpio rising. lol) I don’t get mad often – I usually walk away, and if I’m mad enough, you just never hear from me again. But if I can’t walk away, oh, boy. Let’s just say whoever I’m dealing with usually looks like an atom bomb dropped on them by the time I’m done.
Nice to know where it comes from, and quite useful at times!
There is a rule with Mars. Express your Mars energy, or you will attract someone who expresses it back onto you.
It is your choice.
Your right Elsa! My parents are Taurus (dad) and Virgo (mum) both of them have Mars in Libra. God do they test each other and I love it, being a Mars ruled Scorpio!
Mars in Libra? Well what about Mars in Virgo?
Gets up from the floor, “No wait, you punched me from the wrong angle, here let me show you how to do it,” looks down, “oh darn, now there’s blood all over the floor!” “Look–you punched me, you clean it up.”
I have Mars in Libra and I actually quite like it. Granted, it’s conjunct Venus and Pluto, but I like being able to see both sides of an issue before getting mad about it and also being able to see when someone else has a point about me being a dick. It’s got it’s upsides.
I asked E about my Mars recently, because I don’t think I express it very well on the active-side of things (the anger side and I get along just fine, thank you) and she pointed out that my “oomph” / “gumption” / whatever came from the other and that’s so very, very true for me.
Without a partner, I don’t see much sense in doing things because I’m happy how I am. Bring someone else into the picture, though, and I’ll work like nobody’s business. I neeeeed someone else to bounce off of in order to be motivated; that energy is incalculable.
i have mars in libra conjunct pluto and saturn in 6th house. is there anything positive with mars in libra?
Very well put SaDiablo! I love your scenario mena!
My Mars in Libra backs up Elsa’s post and SaDiablo’s comment. Both of your comments remind me of my thoughts on Satori’s post about how she reacted when her home was invaded.
I was thinking gee, I guess if it was just me, I probably would be all Libran about it, trying to negotiate or charm or talk my way out of it. But throw in another party, like a loved one to protect/defend, and I’d fire up differently.
Chrispito, my Mars is widely conjunct Uranus in Scorpio, and I’m pretty sure I’ve said exactly what your friend said, more than once, as a joke, but with this emphasis: “It’s not MY fault that *you’re* an asshole.” (following by a winning smile) Then again, I’ve also said many times that I *like* assholes. You know, just MY kind of assholes.
I attract Scorpios in spades – they always think I’m one of them (my Libra is all bound up with Scorpio energy), but the worst fights I ever had in a relationship were with an Aries … an Aries Sun with an opposition to his Mars in Libra.
Man, I’m on the virgo libra cusp with mercury, venus, and mars in libra. You’ve described me to a tee with anger—fighting for the underdog and justice, always being the reactor rather than the initiator of the fight, and feeling like I’m innocent and the other person has the “issue”. I’m tired of making my partners into “the angry ones”. And yes, when I do boil over (which is generally accompanied by a migraine) you do not want to be within 10 feet of me.
Mars in Libra can’t make a decision..keeps weighing it back and forth. For a man to have Mars in Libra….it’s “”Yes Dear”" to beat the band!! I look to Mars for the Yang energy and Venus for the Yin.
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