Mars as Chart Ruler
Whether you strike first or hold back shapes how most of your conflicts go. Weigh the cost before you push through anything difficult, and pull back the moment it stops being worth it.
In detail
This form is established when the Ascendant falls in Aries or Scorpio, making Mars the chart ruler as a fixed natal condition. Read Mars's house and condition first, since that is where initiative and decisive cutting action concentrate. Mars signifies action and cost, so rulers of this type treat whether to strike first or hold back as a central question, unlike Venus rulers who weigh relationships or Saturn rulers who wait out delayed payoff.