Mars

rules Aries · drive, desire, assertion

The drive that moves toward what it wants — assertion, heat, will.

Mars is the principle of desire in action: how a chart pushes, competes, defends, and pursues. It governs the body's raw energy and the nerve to act on appetite rather than wait for permission — the planet of the verb, not the noun.

Unbalanced, Mars runs to aggression, friction, or a heat that scorches what it meant to protect. Well-directed, it is courage and stamina — the capacity to want something plainly and go after it.