Mars in the 12 Zodiac Signs: Which Sign Has the Strongest Drive?
Sometimes when desire for someone hits out of the blue, there’s no time or chance to find out whether that person is someone you’d genuinely like. We often just assume we like each other, even convincing ourselves that because we feel desire, we must like the other person. What separates people from animals is that some of us feel ashamed of raw desire and come up with lovely excuses to disguise our cravings.
Mars in Earth Signs
Generally speaking, individuals with Mars in Earth signs (primarily Taurus and Capricorn), or those with Mars in the 5th and 8th houses, tend to have stronger physical desires. However, those with Mars in Taurus and Capricorn are quite cautious; if they cannot find a "safe" sexual partner, they would rather satisfy themselves through masturbation.
As for those with Mars in Virgo, while they understand the depths of desire, they find it difficult to get fully fired up. By contrast, individuals with Mars in the 5th house can become passionate easily, but when it comes to obsession and total immersion in sex, no one can match those with Mars in Earth signs and in the 8th house.
Mars in Fire Signs
People with Mars in Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are sexual warriors. Unlike those in Earth signs, whose deeper desires can take a lot to satisfy, their desire is about conquest—quick to spark and just as quick to fade.
Playboys and playgirls fit the profile of those with Mars in Fire signs, but people often mistakenly believe these individuals make great sexual partners. In reality, it’s not that simple. One could argue that playboys and playgirls must constantly move on and change partners to maintain their reputation. This is partly because they love novelty, and partly because they are not necessarily good sexual partners. If they stay in a relationship too long, once the initial blaze dies down, they often lack the real ability to satisfy their partner. Why? Because those with Mars in Fire signs are too focused on their own desires; thus, regardless of gender, once they’re satisfied, they tend to lose interest. Unfortunately, they usually reach satisfaction faster than most, leaving their partners struggling to keep up.
Mars in Water Signs
Individuals with Mars in Water signs (primarily Pisces and Cancer) find it hard to approach sex as purely physical. Their desires are often tangled up with emotions, mental knots, and feelings, and experiences of purely physical desire (like one-night stands) often leave them with negative feelings such as guilt, a sense of impurity or being used, and frustration. They are also passive, rarely pursuing those they are attracted to, yet they find it hard to say no to others. Those with Mars in Pisces often find themselves reluctantly becoming the objects of others' desires, leading to regret and pain afterward; they are "unfaithful but suffering" cheaters. Those with Mars in Cancer should be avoided by playboys and playgirls, as they are easily hurt. While they also have passionate desires, they often view "being intimate" with others as a form of "exchange," offering their bodies in return for safety and protection; they are certainly not purely physical lovers.
Mars in Scorpio carries a feral desire, but due to the mysterious psychological elements involved, even the most physically passionate Scorpio lovers cannot treat sex as merely physical.
Mars in Air Signs
Individuals with Mars in Air signs (Gemini, Aquarius, Libra) don’t fit the usual mold when it comes to desire. Although Mars in Gemini may seem like it at times because they frequently change partners, this is really their way of doing field research on sexual desire. Mars in Gemini samples different partners to gather a range of responses—think of it as hands-on study. Mars in Aquarius, on the other hand, may speak boldly and have avant-garde sexual ideas, but they often talk more than they act.
Those with Mars in Libra are charming lovers. They know how to say the right things, behave with grace, dress well, and understand the importance of candlelight, music, flowers, and fine food. People enjoy being with those who have Mars in Libra, but one should not have high expectations for the actual act. They may excel at flirting and foreplay, but they do not truly enjoy the sweaty, breathless finale of intercourse. For their beauty-loving and refined sensibilities, overly animalistic physical desire can be off-putting.