Mars in the 8th house - Traumas & ways to overcome it (Part 6)

We discussed about Jupiter in the 8^th house in our last article. In this article, we will write about Mars in the 8^th house with its traumas & ways to overcome it.

Mars in the 8^th :

Mars is the planet of discipline, strength, courage & uniformity. Mars is the planet of saviour. Without the support of Mars, one cannot enter the field of Police security or Military. Mars also represents the discipline one need to have in his own life. Mars says about decision making in one’s life. If one has a confused mindset, it indicates the lack of strength from Mars. In love relationships, Mars represents the passionate love. People who are passion driven has the strongest impact of Mars.

In relationships, Mars represents the brothers be it elder or younger. If a Woman has Mars dominant, Mars is the planet which determines her husband’s characteristics. So, relationships are based on the themes of Mars more than Jupiter.

Mars is the natural significator of 8^th house. Since it rules the sign of Scorpio which is the 8^th house of the zodiac system, Mars plays the crucial role in the 8^th. Most of the decisions taken will be all of a sudden.

Traumas associated with Mars in the 8^th house :

Passion is the primary trauma. Whatever work they do, they tend to have a trauma in controlling it. They always have a fear that whatever they are so passionate will leave them. This by itself gives them an opportunity to control others. They would have a very strong controlling tendency in their life.
If this placement is connected with 5^th house or Scorpio sign, they might have issues in trusting the people who pretend to be the saviours of them. Their saviours will act as their own enemy or try to control the person sexually.
Mars always try to protect what it has. So, when Mars is placed in the 8^th house, they have a fight over inheritance. They have money management traumas associated with spouse.
And with high family related inheritance, these people tend to have issues with their siblings for inheritance. Even in inheritance, this placement could give Home for the person concerned.
When they have spicy food, this tends to cause issues in creating diseases of the bowel system. Mars rules spices. So, it is best when they have a control the spices intake.
The most in tense placement of Mars in 8^th house comes for Virgo ascendant. They tend to have a tough time in managing what they have and the fight for inheritance is very high through this placement.
Taking unwanted risks will be very high with Mars in the 8^th If you have Mars in the 8^th, you tend to take unwanted risks in your life. Stopping that urge holds the key.

Ways to overcome the traumas :

Try to have a control over your need to control. In a way, I would say your narcisstic nature. Play games which make you bet fake money. For example, go with Ludo games. Try to reduce your obsessive nature of winning the money. This in a way would reduce your OCD.
Take a lot of training in fast reflex games. Like try to play games which will make your reflex very fast and strong. This in a way will help you adjust to Mars 8^th house effects.
Try to intake more cold related foods and sweet related foods. This will dissipate negative Mars impacts with you.
Practice more to balance your Mooladhara. Use some essential oils like Sandalwood, Patchouli, Black pepper. Try to inhale it to balance the chakra.
Have some deep conversations with the guardians you feel connected. People who have warrior names would invoke a lot of courage inside you. Warrior names include Napolean, Alexander.
Worship Gods of Security. In Hindu it is Lord Kartikeya and if you believe in Angels, worship Archangel Michael.

Check out our previous articles on the 8th house with other planets

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Tomorrow we will see how Venus in 8^th house plays out.

Stay Tuned. Raghavendran Mariappan