As you probably know, a horoscope is a map of the heavens at the time you were born. Your horoscope shows the astrologer what signs your planets are in. It reveals all your tendencies, attitudes, frustrations, talents and life purpose. And a lot more!

But you don't need to figure this out to find out what your Mars means. Just ask an astrologer.

Let's say I looked at your horoscope and found out that your Mars is in the sign of Cancer. Here's an easy way to understand this:

Mars= passion and desire to take action

Cancer= a sign that relates to food, baking, bread, real estate, home, family, stomach, mothering and nurturing

Now, put some of these meanings together with Mars and you will come up with some things you really have a passion for. Then you simply ask "Which one of these things, that relate to my passion, do I feel the strongest about?"

You might say that you have a strong passion for cabinetmaking, which relates to building homes. Or you could have a strong passion for real estate or running a bakery. In any case, your Mars in Cancer shows that your passion is strongly related to the areas of life that relate to that sign.

Here's another example:

Your Mercury is in Aquarius. Mercury= thinking and communications. Aquarius= relates to advanced technology, computers, aircraft, space travel, astrology, engineering, musical composition and friendships.

If you have your Mercury in Aquarius, you will always approach information from a technical or advanced level of awareness. The Aquarian signs imparts a keen ability to look beyond the obvious and seek out radical forms of expression. Some of our greatest pioneers, inventors, and composers had Mercury in Aquarius.

If your Mercury is in Aquarius, all of this will make sense to you.

Don't you find it quite remarkable that the heavens can reveal so much information about you?

Let's take one more example.

Your Venus is in Leo. Venus= appreciation, attraction, what you like. Leo= sign of the arts, creativity in all forms, love, romance, sports, theater, painting music, the heart, and children.

If your Venus is in Leo, you are truly a romantic. You love the game of love, playing the field, and expressing yourself creatively. You have a loving heart and you want to impart that feeling to others.

When you combine the planets with the signs, think of the planet as desire and the sign as an attitude. Then your horoscope will begin to make sense to you.

Obviously, your horoscope is far more complex than this, but I have shown you in a very simple way how the planets and signs reveal who you are.

2006 Randall Curtis