Mars-Jupiter

Mars-Jupiter reflects the bravery, competition, and agency of Mars as a personality and/or endeavor that, in the spirit of Jupiter’s archetype, is broad in its scope, and is celebrated for its high ideals and its tendency toward success.

Ways this combination may be reflected in life include, but are not limited to, the big (Jupiter) effort (Mars), the broad (Jupiter) to-do list (Mars), the successful (Jupiter) fight (Mars).

Below are examples of famous people born with this combination in their natal charts (natal chart is another word for astrological birth chart, or pictographic representation of the sky when they were born). When we witness how this combination shows up in the lives of others, we can become more self-aware of how this combination shows up in our own lives. The more we are conscious of the ways astrological alignments (otherwise known as “aspects”) show up in our lives, the more the archetypal tensions involved can become integrated in our lives, thus revealing inherent strengths to us.

Please note that the tension of this archetypal combination, as illustrated in the lives and creations of the famous people in the examples below, may be demonstrated in ways that are more integrated or less integrated.

 

  • The Mars/Jupiter combination in the chart of Lionel Messi can be seen as the soccer player’s role as a celebrated (Jupiter) striker (Mars), and as a celebrated (Jupiter) athlete (Mars) in general. The following quote combines growth (Jupiter) with sport (Mars): “Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I've worked on, it's part of me.”

  • The Mars-Jupiter combination in the chart of Brad Pitt shows up as the successful (Jupiter) warrior (Mars) or the ideological (Jupiter) warrior (Mars) and can be seen in his roles he has played in movies, such as in the following examples (Graphic Content):

Troy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z5UKystdZg

Snatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUrnCK4zEPo&t=201s

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlUuNg6PEXA

Fight Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHXXqlcCxPs

Fury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQiNU6Ix-E

  • Mar’s association with bravery, when linked with Jupiter’s association with celebration, can show up as a celebration of bravery. Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, born with this combination in his natal chart, expresses this in his work entitled, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.”

“For courage is the best slayer, courage which attacks; for in every attack there is playing and brass.” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra [The Portable Nietzsche; Viking Press; 1954], p. 269.)

  • The Mars-Jupiter combination in the natal chart of Bruce Lee reflects his stature as a celebrated (Jupiter) warrior (Mars). The Mars-Jupiter combination in the natal chart of Mahatma Gandhi can be seen in his life’s work of fighting (Mars) for equality and high ideals (Jupiter).

  • The Mars-Jupiter combination in the natal chart of actress Lily Collins can be seen in her role as “Emily” in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. In this series she plays the loud and garish (Mars-Jupiter) American in Paris who constantly rubs the more subtle and nuanced locals the wrong way, yet who always ends up successful and on top (Jupiter) in her endeavors (Mars).