Sun-Mars

The Sun-Mars combination joins together the central identity and conscious will of the Sun archetype with the active, forceful, assertive, and potentially argumentative nature of Mars.

This combination can be reflected in our lives as the central energy level (Sun) being invigorated by the action principle of Mars, as the identification (Sun) with the fighting, debating, arguing, and friction (Mars) inevitably associated with life, and as the identity (Sun) that is associated with bravery (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 Sun-Mars combination in the chart of Buster Keaton can be seen in the silent film actor’s identity (Sun) as the brave (Mars) actor who executes all his extreme physical stunts himself (Sun-Mars). Even his name (Sun), “Buster,” is Mars-like. In this brief documentary of his work note the number of times the word “action” (Mars) is used in reference to Buster Keaton’s identity (Sun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEjxkkB8Xs

  • The Sun is associated with our central sense of identity and conscious personhood. As well the Sun can represent, to an extent, the father figure in our chart. Mars is associated with forceful action, such as brave assertiveness. As well, when this sense of forceful action feels frustrated, Mars can be reflected as anger. The Sun-Mars combination can at times be reflected as anger (Mars) toward the father (Sun). Comedian Bill Hicks reflects the Sun-Mars combination in his natal chart in the following stand up skit in which he rags on his father: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjskBr6424. Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan reflects the Sun-Mars combination in his natal chart by being identified (Sun) as an action (Mars) hero. As he became older he also portrayed father figures in movies in which the theme of conflict (Mars) with the father (Sun) was prevalent. The positive integrated version of this combination can be seen in the following clip, in which he portrays a confident and assertive (Mars) masculinity (Sun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibt7ve_xwWU . Indian guru Sadhguru also reflects the Sun-Mars combination in his natal chart via projecting a persona of confident assertive (Mars) masculinity (Sun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHiFQwRKrs .

  • Another actor whose identity (Sun) is known as an action (Mars) hero, is Jason Statham, who was born with the Sun-Mars combination in his birth chart. Notice the ways in which the action principle and heroism associated with the Mars archetype seamlessly joins with his personality in the following videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1BAfHhzIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLx2YODUKk0

  • Rapper and performer Megan Thee Stallion demonstrates the Sun-Mars combination in her natal chart by combining her name with the word for an uncastrated male horse, essentially joining her identity itself (Sun) with the principle of masculinity (Mars).