Jupiter Trine or Sextile Mars
© 2004, 2012 Curtis Manwaring
Transiting Jupiter trine or sextile your natal Mars. This is an excellent time to start out any new enterprise that requires careful planning and forethought. This aspect is more flowing than the square and opposition aspects so that you are much less likely to run into opposition from others now with your plans. Projects started under this influence usually generate favorable results. If you are involved in any legal dispute at this time, the terms of the settlement are likely to favor you more than your opposition.
This is a good time to settle controversies. You have the ability to project that you are trying to do right by other people, and others are more likely to see you as being less self motivated than usual. This period represents a balance between actions that are self motivated and actions suited for the good of all involved. Physical activity and sports are favored at this time. Speculation or gambling on your favorite team meets with greater luck than usual.
If Mars has the times for spirit, if it is a nocturnal chart, it is a favorable time for action and advancement in the houses Mars rules. If Mars has the times for fortune it indicates good luck in the areas indicated by the houses Mars rules. If the chart is diurnal and Mars has the times for either fortune or spirit, it usualy represents a time of amends and the setting of circumstances back in order.
If Mars is lord of your first house, you will be full of energy and confidence and may gain weight, but it will tend to be lean muscle weight. A good time for conquests and risk taking particularly if the chart is nocturnal and Jupiter is in the waning trine (9th house aspect relation).
If Mars is lord of your second, your finances will improve, but you will probably also spend a lot. You may have trouble saving money particularly if the chart is diurnal, but the trine from Jupiter indicates more moderation than the squares or oppositions.
If lord of your third, relations with neighbors and relatives may ease. A good time for travel and adventure. You will not feel like staying put or working a desk job. If the chart is nocturnal and Mars has the times for spirit, it is a favorable time for travel and advancing ones education. When the chart is diurnal, it indicates making amends with relatives, siblings or neighbors.
If lord of your fourth, you will probably feel like moving to greener pastures. Increased stability is more likely, relations with parents improve. If the chart is nocturnal and Mars has the times for fortune, it indicates the desire to make additions to the home. In a diurnal chart, when Mars has the times for spirit, it indicates making amends with parents and setting things right with ancestors.
If lord of your fifth, your love life will improve. Gambling and risk taking tend to work out more favorably if the chart is nocturnal and Mars has the times for fortune. When the chart is of the diurnal sect, it indicates making amends with ones children if one should have any.
If lord of your 6th, relationships with co-workers improve as well as your working environment. You may move to a larger office or be promoted. Cures to illness come if Mars has the times for fortune and the chart is of the nocturnal sect.
If lord of your 7th, partnerships involving mutual goals are favored. A good time for marriage and committment particularly if the chart is nocturnal. When the chart is diurnal, it can indicate making amends in marriage or partnerships.
If lord of your 8th, you may inherit wealth if Mars has the times for fortune and the chart is nocturnal. In a diurnal chart it may indicate a settlement of a previous tax dispute or resolution of an estate if Mars has the times for fortune. When it has the times for spirit, it settles one into contentment and one may become idle and not as prone to take the initiative.
If lord of the 9th, you may come into contact with more foreigners than usual. When Mars has the times for spirit in a nocturnal chart it indicates good relations with foreigners and a desire to travel abroad or take on more education. In a diurnal chart, it can indicate the settling of legal matters when Mars has the times for spirit. When it has the times for fortune, it can indicate inspiring dreams and prophetic vision.
If lord of the 10th, it is an excellent time for career advancement and taking initiative to get ahead. It is good for victory in military campaigns, especially if you were born at night. This is particularly true if Mars has the times for spirit and fortune is in the rising sign.
If lord of the 11th, your social environment is likely to be more chaotic, you will have to adapt quickly to changing circumstances, particularly if the chart is diurnal. Whe the chart is nocturnal it indicates new associates who further your causes.
If lord of the 12th, try to be aware of how your actions affect others. When Mars has the times for spirit, it indicates pilgrimmage if the chart is diurnal. In a nocturnal chart if Mars should have the times for fortune one may develop a fondness for animals and their rehabilitation.
