ALMUTEMAscendant Opposition Mars
Ascendant represents your body, your make-up and how you present yourself and begin things; Mars, your energy, your desire and the courage to act.
Mars opposing the Ascendant brings the struggle through the other: energetic or contentious partners, and a self-assertion played out in confrontation and rivalry. The native learns their strength in the clash with others.
In the opposition Mars sits beside the Descendant, in the Seventh House, which tradition links not only with marriage but with declared enemies and open disputes. Partners tend to be strong, impulsive or competitive, and partnerships need clear rules. It is a position that obliges the person to know their own strength through friction with others. A dignified Mars gives brave, loyal partners; a debilitated one, repeated conflict. Learning to negotiate without yielding or attacking is the work of this configuration.