Mars is said to be the commander-in-chief of the assembly of the nine planets. It is also personified as the god of war. Is a warrior by nature - bile-dominated in temperament. He rules over courage, bravery, patience, self-confidence and leadership abilities.

Mars makes its natives short-tempered; argumentative; lovers of weapons, commanders, generals, soldiers and policemen. It also gives them great technical and mechanical abilities.

Mars is fond of law and order and arrangement. It gives energy, drive, determination, a strong sense of purpose, great administrative ability and independent spirit. The gemstone of Mars is Coral. Mars rules number 9 in indian numerology.

Synthesized extract by Seema Johari from "The Healing Power of Gemstones", which gives detailed information on the relationship between vedic astrology, horoscopes and gemology (click here for all extracts from this book) - as well as from "The Planet Meditation Kit", which gives an overview of the actions that can be performed to become more in tune with the planets and individual horoscopes, as well as 5 one-hour audio tapes with Mantras of the Planets and the 9 basic yantras of the planets.