Mars-on-Mars friction

Synastry signal — about the relationship between two charts, not your own.

Both competitive edges light up at once, and the nearest target is each other. Point it at a shared opponent instead, a workout or a deadline, and keep the scorekeeping out of the house.

In detail

Mars-on-Mars friction: transiting Mars forms a hard angle to natal Mars in both charts, pushing the appetite for action up on both sides at once. Mars covers about half a degree a day, so a 3-degree orb runs roughly twelve days. That is nothing like the few hours a lunar contact takes, and it is long enough for one small quarrel to be fed into a standing tug of war. Tradition reads Mars as the force that cuts and initiates. When two forces of the same kind meet, the question is not strength but aim: pointed at one external target they add up, pointed at each other they burn down.

FAQ

How long does this Mars contact stay active?

Mars covers about half a degree a day, so a 3-degree orb runs roughly twelve days. That is far longer than an hours-long lunar friction, which is how a small quarrel gets stretched into a standing tug of war.

What is the best use of the extra drive?

Both appetites for action rise at once, so aim matters more than intensity. Pointed at a single external target the two add up; pointed at each other they simply burn each other down.