Just thought I’d update with some more about the first decan of Aries, the Two of Wands, and how it is going for this 2025-2026 decan walk, since the first post was about the decan walk process itself.

First, I decided to create a playlist of music for the Mars energy of this decan, so here is some Mars music if you want to get energized. This decan is ruled by Mars in both the Chaldean and Triplicity systems, plus Aries itself is ruled by Mars.

Criteria is is has to be epic sounding, lots of drums, fast tempo, and with overall masculine qualities.

Mars music is usually loud, fast, with a lot of drums…world takeover music, or rock/hop with a lot of testosterone. The classical planetary music is Gustav Holst’s Planet Suite; this is called Mars, Bringer of War. It is pretty epic, like it should be in a Star Wars movie.

You can also do any kind of military marching music, if that’s your thing.

But personally, for a Mars playlist, I’d chose something like these five songs:

You can’t beat Metallica‘s Enter Sandman for blood-pumping Mars beat. Especially this particular live version, filmed in Moscow in 1991, to a record crowd of 1.6 MILLION people, including 11,000 soldiers and multiple military helicopters skimming the crowd, flags waving, a lot of dudes. It’s pretty insane Mars energy. Russia has a Scorpio ascendant, so it is a pretty martial country. Note the song doesn’t start til about 48 seconds into the video. Enter Sandman by Metallica.

Next up for pure Mars is Rage Against the Machine, with Killing in the Name Of. Pure defiant rage, you can’t help jumping around shaking a fist, especially at the end with the repeated chorus of “F*ck you I won’t do what ya tell me!” That gets cut out of some versions, but it needs to be in there. Love it, because I won’t either, lol. Killing in the Name Of by Rage Against the Machine Pretty much anything Rage does is Mars music. Bulls on Parade is pretty spot on too.

For something a little less angst-ridden and more fun, but still all Mars, I’d go for something by the Beastie Boys. They have a ton of songs I’d put on a Mars list, but for fun, how about Sabotage! The official music video has everything Marsy: flashing red lights, car and criminal chases, (fake) knife fights, doors kicked in, and cheesy 70’s detectives with big mustaches. Sabotage by Beastie Boys. Or you can watch the live version from when they were on Letterman.

Love their humor, and they have tons of tongue-in-cheek Mars songs loaded with young dude energy like No Sleep Til Brooklyn or Sure Shot or So What’Cha Want. Pretty sure they used to have a 25-foot tall hydraulic penis that they would erect on stage during Fight for Your Right to Party, which is classic juvenile Mars energy, am I right? Sadly, I could not find a picture, so you are going to have to settle for your Tower card instead.

Next up for something that will get you out of your seat, local Irish band the Dropkick Murphys with I’m Shipping Up to Boston. It’s got the hard drum beat, the raw yelling, bounce, bagpipes, accordion, and is about a one-legged sailor, going to Boston to find a wooden leg, yup, that’s pretty Mars-y. Dropkick Murphys Shipping Up to Boston.

For something a little further back, I have to include Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. This live version shows they don’t call it “cock rock” for nothing. Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love Plus, Mars music is all about the drums, and no one hits them harder than John Bonham. Unfortunately whoever did that video, they cut out the part with Jimmy Page’s Theramin solo, check it out for sheer awesomeness.

I have give honorable mention to Black Sabbath’s War Pigs and Iron Man – two of the most Mars titles ever. Plenty of driving beat, but not quite fast enough. (LOL, sorry Ozzy) At least not for getting my blood pressure up. I need faster bounce in a Mars playlist, and they must have added some Saturn. Still, pretty good.

Well enough Mars music, there is a lot out there to choose from and after messing around with it I almost want to go pump some iron or something. In other Mars developments, I think I’m going to set up a sand bag for boxing and kickboxing in Aries season. There is plenty to choose from in this world, as far as things I’d like to hit, so might as well have some fun with that energy. Jump on a trampoline, do any martial arts, take an ultra hot sauna, do some brush cutting and brush burning, do some red light therapy. All good physical stuff for Mars I might do during this decan.

I also ordered seeds, sorted seeds, started seedlings, and planted the earliest crops in the garden. Northern hemisphere spring tasks.

This is one thing I won’t be trying, but it sure fits a Mars ruled decan. It’s a picture of a snake biting a scorpion, pickled inside some sort of booze with ginseng also added. Extremely Martial, supposed to “make you strong” if you know what I mean. My friend got it as a gift during this decan, when her parents got back from Vietnam. Now, we both love whiskey, but she said it smelled like engine oil, so that’s a hard no.

Per 777: A tall, dark, restless man, with keen flame-coloured eyes, bearing a sword.

Per Picatrix: The form of a black man, restless and great in body having red eyes and holding a cutting axe in his hand, girded about with white garment; and there is great worth (or value) in this face. And this is a face of strength, high rank, and wealth without difference (or without shame).

This decan is good for magic centered around being first and defeating enemies. The Picatrix applications suggest using this image for being victorious in battle and litigation, for gaining what you wish, for winning, and for spoiling the milk of beasts. (The latter seems less useful than the rest!)

The Two of Wands image from Telos Tarot of 777 is based on the 777 and Picatrix images and can be used for gaining what is desired (Mars goes after what it wants) and for being victorious in contest, and thus for not being defeated by those who are also competing. It is suited for competition and for things of a pioneering and warlike nature such as being first, conquering new territory and planting your flag to formally claim it.

But you can also use Aries decan 1 for less directly combative purposes. For example, this spell that utilizes I AM statements, as “I Am” is the motto of Aries, and this first born decan of the zodiac. You can use it to formally inaugurate any undertaking, or to establish dominion in a chosen area. It can also just be done to stake a claim on anything, including your own happiness or well-being. It won’t bring things together, due the sharp and cutting nature of Mars, but if is is focused on a personal desire affecting you alone, it is appropriate.

You will need a red candle, which is appropriately phallic for Mars. If you can create one yourself in the shape of a tower, even better. But a small spell type candle (like the one above) will do just fine – they are tower-shaped anyway. You will also need a sharp iron nail, and a penny that has the year you were born on it. Plus the Two of Wands card from Telos Tarot of 777, and an invocation.

The Two of Wands is about the nascent fire energy of the Ace splitting and thus manifesting, so this spell involves one candle but two intentions. Come up with two I AM statements, for two related desires. They should enhance each other and not contradict. They can be as simple and unpretentious as I AM HEALTHY as one, and I AM HAPPY as the other, or they can be more AMbitious. Or whatever is appropriate to your situation, but simple is better, and they need to be stated positively and in present tense.

On a Tuesday, during one of Mars’ daytime hours, either sunrise or afternoon, turn these statements into sigils. You want to complete this all during Mars’ hour.

Using your sharp iron nail, carve each sigil into one side of the red candle, so they are on opposite sides of the candle. It’s ok if they touch. Melt the bottom of the candle and adhere it to the “heads” side of the penny with your birth year. Anoint the candle with an appropriate oil for Mars. A little cinnamon essential oil or black pepper essential oil diluted into a carrier oil would do nicely. Stand the candle in a safe container, in front of the Telos Two of Wands. Light the candle, and recite an Aries I invocation while peering at the card. You can use the invocation for Aries I given as a download in the prior post. It will serve very well for this.

Or better yet, since Aries and Mars are all about individuality and the declaration “I AM,” before beginning, write an invocation personal to you, using some of the information about the gods of this decan from the tables. Just as a thought, Mars and Aries might prefer the shout to the whisper, so recite forcefully, not timidly, and feel it. Let the candle burn away in one sitting, and of course do not leave it unattended, or put the container with the candle in it in a large metal pot or somewhere it can do no harm.

I think if you analyze this spell, you can see all of the Aries decan 1 elements:

• red
• phallic candle (Tower, Mars)
• fire
• iron
• sharp nail
• carving
• pepper or cinnamon (warming spices)
• one>two
• Mars’ day and hour
• one cent (Aries is 1st, Aries is 1, this decan is first and #1, copper is reddish)
• birth year (Aries is the infant of the zodiac, the I AM)
• I AM declarations

Some other materials for Mars that were not used but could have been appropriate: Red stones, Flint, Thorn trees, Chestnut, Cinnabar, Garlic, Nettles, Thistles, Cayenne, Ginger, and Mustard. Basically things that are red, sharp, or hot.

All of the elements of the spell, along with the invocation, are chosen to please Mars, also known as Ares, Angaraka and Mangala, as well as the many other spirits, deities, and daimons of this decan:

Aulathamas

Assicean [Asiccan]

Khent-kheru

Χont-har

Bendonc

Rhyax/Rhyx

Chontare

Senator

Khenlakhôri [Chenlachori]

Zazer

Bael/Phenex

Aidoneus

Arueris/Aroueris

Note that the Ptolemaic god in the list above is Aroueris. He is the hawk-headed god wearing the double crown. This is a Greek name for Heru-Ur, or Horus-the-Elder. He is also called “strong of arm,” “great of power,” and “lord of the slaughter in the entire land.” Horus’ vanquishing of Seth symbolized Egypt’s triumph over its occupiers.

If you are looking for something Martial to read, the third chapter of the Book of the Law, is written from the perspective of Horus, and certainly fills the criteria.

We are only a little more than halfway through the first decan of Aries, which is also the first decan of the first sign and entire zodiac, so there is still time to begin a decan walk. Check out the previous post for more inspiration on what you might do during a decan walk. You can get Telos Tarot of 777 at TarotCart.com, and the previous post has a discount good only in this Aries season.

Rock on!