The Lights and Planets
the tropical zodiac sign Cancer. This means that at my
birth the Earth was actually in the tropical sun sign
Capricorn. The point here is that the Sun in the natal
chart ALWAYS stands for the Earth. In the natal chart
we consider the Sun and the Earth as the same thing.
The Key to Mars is Earth
We left off with the planet Mars—what motivates or
moves us to action, what really gets us going; and, this
is different for each of us. The key to Mars in a natal
chart will be, of course, Earth, so we should look to the
Sun's position in the natal chart. The Earth/Sun always
represents our self and what we will become or could
become when all is said and done—when we have
realized our potential. The Earth/Sun always represents
our Self, who we are at heart or in essence, and what
we are striving to find or become. Mars is the striving—
the drive to find—and, the key to Mars will be to find that
Self or peace that each of us seek; moreover, this Self