What the Part of Courage is
The Part of Courage is the Hermetic lot built from Mars and the Part of Fortune. It signifies boldness, daring and martial initiative — the capacity to act decisively, to take risks and to meet danger. In the ancient scheme it represents the courageous, assertive dimension of the fortune of the body.
It is the lot of how and where a person summons nerve.
How it is calculated
By day the Part of Courage is Ascendant + Part of Fortune − Mars; by night the formula reverses to Ascendant + Mars − Part of Fortune. It requires the Part of Fortune first.
The Part of Courage in the chart
The sign and house of the Part of Courage show where a person is most able to act boldly and take risks — the arena that calls forth their nerve. It is read together with Mars and the other Hermetic lots when assessing drive, daring and the will to act.