Mars square Ascendant natal gives extraordinary energy that makes you driven, motivated and passionate. You can also motivate and inspire others and may have good leadership qualities. However, this dynamic energy’s raw and abrasive nature verges on aggression that can intimidate and scare others.

Many people with this aspect are drawn to fighting against injustice and standing up for the underdog. You can have a very positive influence and help many people by channeling your aggression into fighting for worthy causes. It could be in feminism, equal rights, workers’ rights, or some other social cause that fires you up.

But that same radical activism and aggressive fighting spirit that can make a big difference can also cause serious relationship problems. You need to realize that the same behavior can hurt your loved ones.

Partners, in particular, can find you arrogant, domineering, selfish, egotistical, demanding, defensive and thin-skinned. You may tend to lose your temper and attack people. A strong, devoted, and understanding partner must stay in such a tumultuous relationship.

Feminist writer and activist Betty Friedan had Mars square Ascendant (0°03′). She wrote:

“The truth is that I’ve always been a bad-tempered bitch.”

And her husband said:

“She changed the course of history almost singlehandedly. It took a driven, super-aggressive, egocentric, almost lunatic dynamo to rock the world as she did. Unfortunately, she was that same person at home, where that kind of conduct doesn’t work. She simply never understood this.”

Betty also gave a clue on how to channel the dynamic energy of this aspect:

“The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.

Mars Square Ascendant Transit

Mars square Ascendant transit makes you very competitive and easily angered. You are prepared to fight for your rights and against any injustice you see. You can make a big difference in important causes now. But you must be ready to deal with aggressive responses and some controversy.

You can also be selfish and very demanding in personal relationships. You can become argumentative, mean, and aggressive if your passionate desires are not fulfilled. This is likely to be a tumultuous time in a marriage, and the only way to resolve that is to cooperate and be calm and patient. But unfortunately, that is the opposite of what you feel.

This is a difficult time to get your way in relationships. The chance of winning is not good, and losing may make you resentful and vindictive. Even if you do win, the relationship could be left in tatters.

So the best option is to work alone on creative projects or physical activities that burn up your excess energy. You can be very productive by channeling aggression or sexual frustration into worthwhile activities, even housework.

Mars Square Ascendant Celebrities

Betty Friedan 0°03′, Coretta Scott King 0°06′, Artur Dinter 0°08′, Bernardo Provenzano 0°09′, Kevin Hart 0°16′, Barbara Eden 0°16′, Gavin Newsom 0°20′, DuBose Heyward 0°20′, Antonio Banderas 0°26′, Leopold I of Belgium 0°30′, Celine Dion 0°32′, William J. Brennan Jr. 0°34′, Jan Oort 0°35′, Jacques Corrèze 0°40′, Tyrone Power 0°48′, Priyanka Chopra 0°56′, Linda Tripp 0°58′, Baron Trump 1°03′, Loni Anderson 1°03′, Frances Bean Cobain 1°04′, Margot Robbie 1°05′, Gene Simmons 1°05′, Victor Hugo 1°06′, Jean Jaurès 1°06′, Stacy Keach 1°13′, Louis XI 1°18′, Janet Street-Porter 1°21′, Tom Waits 1°23′, M. C. Esher 1°22′, Billy Bean 1°23′, Louis Pasteur 1°24′, John Bennett Ramsey 1°32′, Lana Turner 1°39′, William Bonin 1°48′, Elias Ashmole 1°51′, Nancy Pelosi 1°56′, Patty Hearst 1°57′.