Episode 318 features a discussion with astrologer Sylvi Osland about what Mars means in astrology, where we talk about the significations of the planet and especially what it means in a birth chart.

Mars is generally said to signify things like action, impulsiveness, forcefulness, assertiveness, fighting, anger, war, severing, separation, inflammation, intercourse, fires, discord, robbery, and courage.

This is the fifth episode in our series on the planets in astrology, where we do a deep dive into the meaning of each of the planets, by reading through some passages from ancient and modern astrologers to anchor the discussion.

The passages we read through this time included astrologers such as Porphyry of Tyre, Vettius Valens, Abu Ma’shar, William Lilly, Reinhold Ebertin, Steven Forrest, and Richard Tarnas.

You can find more information about Sylvi on their website:

SylviOslandAstrology.com

This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.

Timestamps

Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:54 Sylvi's background

00:02:22 Mars diagram

00:03:46 Content warning

00:06:40 Porphyry significations

00:12:22 Mars in the night sky

00:14:20 Mars and redheads

00:16:11 Iamblichus significations

00:19:17 Venus Mars contrast

00:23:00 Fighters with Mars in detriment

00:24:53 Ares: God of War

00:30:50 Mars as "ride or die" friend

00:32:17 Valens significations

00:37:50 Preparing for a Mars transit

00:40:00 Mars Saturn analogy

00:41:40 Valens significations part 2

00:53:26 Abu Ma'shar significations

01:00:20 Mars Mercury

01:05:12 Dignified malefics

01:09:09 Sylvi's Chart

01:10:40 Sect

01:13:45 Remediation

01:18:09 Mars and the Body

01:20:46 William Lilly significations

01:27:51 Courage

01:31:42 Machine gun vs. sniper rifle analogy

01:33:51 Obscenity and Swearing

01:36:48 Defiance

01:39:22 Reinhold Ebertin significations

01:42:00 Vitality

01:46:55 Mars in Capricorn and Mediation

01:48:35 Detriment vs. Fall

01:49:48 Steven Forrest significations

01:53:26 Trump - Mars conjunct Ascendant

01:55:27 Mars in 1st - health problems, injuries

02:01:10 Tattoos

02:02:07 Richard Tarnas significations

02:04:46 Mars Mercury

02:08:22 Mars Moon

02:11:49 Mars Sun

02:14:40 Mars Venus

02:17:34 Sex and Sexuality

02:23:04 Mars Jupiter

02:29:00 Mars Saturn

02:32:38 Mars Uranus

02:37:02 Mars Neptune

02:41:00 Mars Pluto

02:44:43 Mars synodic cycle

02:50:10 Mars in the 1st House

02:52:18 Mars in the 2nd House

02:55:29 Mars in the 3rd House

02:58:39 Mars in the 4th House

03:01:05 Mars in the 5th House

03:03:15 Mars in the 6th House

03:06:37 Mars in the 7th House

03:10:34 Mars in the 8th House

03:14:14 Mars in the 9th House

03:18:15 Mars in the 10th House

03:21:35 Mars in the 11th House

03:25:10 Mars in the 12th House

03:32:45 Sylvi's work and contact info

03:36:04 Closing Remarks

Watch the Video Version of This Episode on Mars

Watch the video version of this episode on the meaning of Mars here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QavCb5e4QPA

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Transcript

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