The placement of Mars in Pisces suggests that your desires and actions tend toward the universal, all-encompassing and transcendent. However, since it is difficult to conceive and operate at these levels, the actual manifestation of Mars in Pisces is often that there is a diffusion, ambiguity or even confusion with respect to your desires and actions. Much of the behavior and many of the personality characteristics associated with Mars in Pisces are a result of your underlying need to actively lose yourself in the Ocean of Love and the difficulty and frustration produced when trying to fulfill this need in the material world.
The placement of Mars in Pisces is generally a difficult one. This is symbolized not so much by the natural semi-sextile between Pisces and Mars-ruled Aries as by the juxtaposition of the first (Aries) and last (Pisces) signs in the Zodiac and the contrast in their developmental energies. Pisces is the Mutable Water sign. The functions associated with Mars symbolically find difficulty in getting any focus or gaining any foothold in the ever - changing wateriness of Pisces. With Mars in Pisces, your goals are likely to appear blurred and your action toward achieving those goals, if taken at all, is often misdirected. Only if your desire can be elevated toward the ethereal plane ruled by Neptune will the Mars energy be able to function without hindrance.
Mars also symbolizes the animus in the psyche. Thus, if you are male with Mars in Pisces, you are likely to model your masculinity in order to incorporate characteristics typically associated with Pisces. This may be problematic, since Pisces is often thought to be a “weak” sign, with more affinity for the feminine. If you are female with Mars in Pisces, you are likely to be attracted to someone who projects or embodies Pisces-associated traits. Sometimes this may result in your being attracted to men who are weak and will be dependent on you. If, however, you have transcended onto a more spiritual dimension, Mars is likely to symbolize a man or men in your life who exhibit spirituality.
Insecurities
With Mars in Pisces, because you are inwardly insecure, you are timid about exerting your will and are, consequently, confused about what it is that you want. This makes you vulnerable to emotional manipulation by others, who see that your own will is not strong. As an individual with Mars in Pisces, you may either seek escape (which ultimately only leads to more confusion and a loss of self empowerment) or you may erect a defensive front in order to protect yourself against your own vulnerability and hide your confusion. Whichever defense is employed, it often involves you generating a network of lies and self-deceptions.
Mars in the 2nd House:
Mars in the 2nd House suggests that your desires and actions are practical and generally aimed at enhancing your physical security and material comfort. With Mars in the 2nd House, you may concentrate your actions on acquiring those things that are desired by you because they are valuable and useful. You may desire a great many possessions because having things may tend to make you feel secure. If this is the case, the first priority in most of your actions may be to establish a level of comfort and sufficiency.
Having Mars in the 2nd House, an underlying question posed before taking any action may be, how will this affect what I have? Thus, if you are continually seeking to protect yourself from loss or possible want, your actions may become risk adverse so that your actions are for the most part cautious and conservative. With Mars in the 2nd House, when you feel that your physical security or comfort is threatened, however, you may be very willing to take risks or act aggressively in order to protect your possessions.
As an individual with Mars in the 2nd House, your value system may not be so materialistic, however, and, if this is the case, then your desires for material security will not bind you so much. In fact, given an idealistic set of values, you may be willing to risk much and act with courage to achieve your ideals and actualize your values.
