Mount of Mars

What is the Mount of Mars?

Well-developed, it is read as active, strong-willed, and possessed of a persistence that does not yield to hardship. The thumb-side Lower Mars is read as enterprising courage, the little-finger-side Upper Mars as patience and self-control. Excessive, it can tip toward aggression and conflict, so adding moderation serves well.

Frequently asked

What does the Mount of Mars mean in palmistry?

The mount read for courage, fighting spirit, patience, and self-defense. Well-developed, it is read as active, strong-willed, and possessed of a persistence that does not yield to hardship. The thumb-side Lower Mars is read as enterprising courage, the little-finger-side Upper Mars as patience and self-control. Excessive, it can tip toward aggression and conflict, so adding moderation serves well.

Where is the Mount of Mars on the palm?

The two sides of the palm — the thumb side (Lower Mars) and the little-finger side (Upper Mars).

Is palmistry fixed fate?

The Mount of Mars is read for tendencies such as Courage and fighting spirit · Patience and self-control · Will. But palmistry is not fixed fate — it is a mount read for temperament, and it does not pronounce on lifespan or illness.

More in this group

• Mount of Venus
• Mount of Jupiter
• Mount of Saturn
• Mount of Apollo
• Mount of Mercury
• Mount of the Moon (Luna)
• Life Line
• Head Line
• Heart Line
• Fate Line
• Sun Line (Apollo Line)
• Palmistry (手相)
• Three major lines (三大線)
• Mounts (丘)
• Which hand to read (左右手)
• Is palmistry Eastern or Western?
• The Three-Talent lines (三才紋)
• The eight trigram palaces of the palm (掌中八卦)
• Five-element palm shapes (五行掌形)