Mars in Scorpio

Mars is at home in Scorpio: drive is deep, controlled and relentless. Energy is held in reserve and released completely; anger is cold, patient and remembered. This is the placement of the investigator, the surgeon and the survivor. Desire is intense and private. The work is to let go of the enemy, and to spend the power on making rather than winning.

Mars signifies	drive, desire, conflict
Scorpio is	water, fixed — depth, intensity, transformation
Sign ruler	Mars (traditional), Pluto (modern)
Mars here is	in its own sign (domicile), fully at home

Reading it by degree

Within Scorpio the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.

Decans (faces) of Scorpio

0°–10°	Mars
10°–20°	Sun
20°–30°	Venus

Egyptian bounds of Scorpio

0°–7°	Mars
7°–11°	Venus
11°–19°	Mercury
19°–24°	Jupiter
24°–30°	Saturn

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Common questions

What does Mars in Scorpio mean?

Mars is at home in Scorpio: drive is deep, controlled and relentless.

Is Mars strong in Scorpio?

Mars in Scorpio is in its own sign (domicile), fully at home. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.