Mars Remedies

TUESDAY

MARS:  Table of Affinities

 

Weekday:  TUESDAY                                                Shape:  Hourglass      

 

Divinities

 

Mars/Aries

Bhumi

Mangala

Skanda (war god)

Kartikeya

Archangel Samael

People

 

Siblings, police, armed people, people who cut (surgeons, butchers, acupuncturists, etc.), robbers, people who work with heat and metals, generals of armies, barbers, soldiers, carpenters, athletic competitors

 

Animals

 

Monkey, jackal, ram, rooster, vulture, raptors, warlike and ravenous animals, mastiff, wolf, leopard, bear, shark

Plants

 

Red flowers, nettles, thistles, brambles, mustard-seed, horehound, thorn trees, chestnut trees, hemlock, poison ivy & oak, hemp

Foods

 

Radish, tamarind, leeks, onions, pungent flavors, mustard, peppers, coriander, garlic, coffee, tea, strong-smelling foods, heavy-protein foods, red meats, cinnamon, saffron, cayenne, black pepper, ginseng, astragalus, myrrh, turmeric, aloe, gentian, golden seal, echinacea

Places

 

Landed property, home that one owns, places of fire, slaughter, combat, smiths, furnaces, forges, battlegrounds, kitchens (hot ovens), factories where fire and machinery are used, boxing and wrestling rings, football stadiums, places popular with blue-collar workers, armories, military bases

Gems and Minerals

 

Red coral, carnelian, bloodstone, copper, gold, iron

Grains

 

Red lentils

Colors

 

Red, orange, fiery colors

 

 

 

 

Copyright 1999, 2008  Anne Beversdorf   All rights reserved.  For personal use only.  May not be reproduced or published without written permission.  Contact Anne Beversdorf at    anne@stariel.com.

 

 

MARS Remedies

TUESDAY Activities

 

Charity and Service

Using the Table of Affinities, give to persons, places or animals other things from the affinity list for at least nine consecutive weeks.  For more serious problems, perform the charity for as many weeks as your age plus one:  If you are 34 years old, do your charity for 35 weeks.

 

Example: give red flowers or copper pennies to surgeons, car body repair persons, butchers on Tuesdays.  Throw sweet candies in a river (fresh, running water).

 

Rituals

Include use of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Ether

Candle ritual:  Light a dark red or red-orange candle at dawn on Tuesday.  Surround it with red flowers, copper, gold, red coral, and invoke and honor the energy of Mars.  Use an image (statue or photograph) of a Mars Divinity.

 

Fasting

Give up foods from the Table of Affinities for at least nine consecutive Tuesdays, or for at least nine consecutive days.

 

Creative Homage

Draw, paint, dance or create music utilizing the colors, energies, principles and mantras of the planet.

 

Mantra

·        Om Kujaya Namaha

·        Om Angarakaya Namaha

·        Om Mangalaya Namaha

·        Om Kum (pronounced like “chum”) (seed mantra)

·        Om Am (pronounced like “chum”) (seed mantra)

·        Om Mam (pronounced like “chum”) (seed mantra)

·        Om Ram (pronounced like “rum”) (seed mantra)

·        Dharani garbha sambhutam vidyut kanti samaprabha
Kumaram shakti hastam cha mangalam pranamamyaham

 

 

Puja

Mars pujas, Mangala pujas

 

Healing Stories—Read stories about the Mars archetypes.

 

 

 

Copyright 1999, 2008  Anne Beversdorf   All rights reserved.  For personal use only.  May not be reproduced or published without written permission.  Contact Anne Beversdorf at    anne@stariel.com.