Mars in Scorpio
How you act and fight. · The transformer.
Core meaning
When Mars moves through Scorpio, the Drive, courage, sexuality, anger, action, brothers domain takes on Scorpio qualities. Scorpio is Water, Fixed, ruled by Pluto / Mars — so this transit colours Mars's expression with those filters.
Opportunities
Mars in Scorpio favours: action expressed in the Scorpio style. Native areas — Drive, courage, sexuality, anger, action, brothers — find a fresh approach shaped by Scorpio's strengths: Passionate, Loyal, Resourceful, Perceptive, Determined.
Watch-outs
Watch the shadow: Mars in Scorpio can amplify Scorpio's downsides — Jealous, Secretive, Suspicious, Vengeful — applied to Drive, courage, sexuality, anger, action, brothers. The discipline is to use the energy without indulging the reflex.
Duration
Mars transits one sign at the pace of one sign per 6 weeks; retrogrades every ~2 years.