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Answers: I have Taurus Sun sqaure Leo Mars. I heard this is quite challenging. Anyone got ideas what it means and how to make the best of it?

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Without knowing your ascendant, and without knowing the house placements of these two planets, it is pointless to speculate on exactly how the two interact. We do not know which planet is dominant by dint of its house placement, by their aspects to their planetary rulers, and we do not know the degree of each planet or the closeness of the square. In addition, we do not know the aspects or lack of them from other planets not involved in the square. You need to know all that. You cannot really get much information with an aspect dangling in space, as it were. It has to be tied down to its astrological framework in order to see what is going on.

However, it is possible to discuss squares.
It is possible to overcome a square. The likelihood, however, is that given a good look at your overall personality, you will find that there are other areas that offer you greater growth and activity, and indeed *require* greater growth for your personality / self to maintain a balance. The square simply holds back development of something at which you are already quite proficient, where you are already well-developed, or to put it one more way, where you are already have great strength. Do not activate it or tempt it into action in any way. Let it be, or you will cause yourself great discomfort.

Do not feel it is unfortunate. Rather, look for those areas where you have opportunity. They will be where there are trine or sextile aspects between planets, or between planets and house cusps, planets and house ruling planets, or even between planets and the houses themselves. They indicate already limned in pathways for you to follow.

The possibility of overcoming a square (and an oppositiion. btw) arises when there is sufficient development of areas that are indicated as easy paths for you by dint of trines and sextiles.. Try not to work in the area where there is a square. Progress will be slow, and sometimes in the wrong direction, since the whole personality is not involved, since it is not yet rounded enough to sustain the extra hard work required to work within that particular area.

There are also opportunities to exercise free will, which you may or may not take, depending upon what is on your docket, which means what work is laid out for you. If you have satisfied certain active aspects, like observing the squares and oppositions, and surrendering to the blocks there for your own good, and if you have worked out the trines and sextiles which indicate productive activities, you will be able to exercise some free will. Such opportunities are indicated where there are no blocks, or a lack of activity in a whole area of a chart, and no tendencies that beckon you in any way. It is very important to take a look at these opportunities, because they offer you the greatest freedom and the fastest development.

Also to be considered is the factor of progressions as time passes, which can mitigate the severity of a square or opposition, depending upon which planets are involved and the speed of their movement, or even by their regression. Don't let your natal chart get you down. You need to look at your chart for the current year, to see what is happening, to check it against your natal chart. That way, you will be up to date with yourself and can take a good look at your progress through life. All the best!

Lakshmi Parimala

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Sun square or opposition Mars

There is an unmistakable competitiveness and a "me-first" attitude with those who have Sun square or opposition Mars in their natal charts. The fighter persona is most apparent in youth, when the child is described as a "bundle of energy", or it is remarked that he or she "can't sit still". The abundant energy generated by the hard aspects (especially the square) between the Sun and Mars is hard to direct in childhood. Later in life, ideally, those with these aspects have learned to channel some of their excess energy into productive avenues--perhaps through career, sports, or any area where competitiveness is considered an asset. Nevertheless, people with these aspects can meet up with more than their share of conflict, and they can most certainly rub people the wrong way. They are very motivated to get things done, to take action rather than simply talk about something, and to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Those who know them quite well might describe these people as hot-headed and temperamental at times. They are easily frustrated, and they're given to impulsive actions and assertion of their wills. If the aspect is found in cardinal signs, it gives impulsiveness and a short temper. If the aspect is found in fixed signs, the natives can be very hard-headed and willful. If it's in mutable signs, it gives a restless and frustrated impatience.

Essentially, those with Sun square Mars in their charts have faced conflict and are not particularly afraid of it. They have faced having their need to assert themselves blocked. Their parents may have done as much as they could to "tame" what they felt to be excess energy or aggression. In other words, they know all about conflict and blockages, so that when they are faced with a challenge or a roadblock, they don't run away from it or hide under the covers feeling sorry for themselves. They meet challenges head-on.

Sun opposition Mars people are more confrontational and argumentative than active. In youth, they might feel that they often face anger from others. They might see the Mars energy as coming from the outside. If and when they face the fact that the aggression is actually a part of their own personalities, they are more equipped to direct the competitive energy into productive avenues.

Some Famous people with Sun square or opposition Mars: Jennifer Aniston (Sun square Mars and Neptune in fixed signs), Madonna, Muhammad Ali (square), Anne Heche (opposition), Jim Morrison (opposition).

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