Yes, knights in white horses have shadows. And you might expect that with all that shining armour, with the sunlight glinting so brightly on it, the shadow would be pretty dark. All fire signs, because their reality is so coloured by their inner vision of a mythical world, have a shadow that is pretty heavy …
If he can’t find a crisis, he’ll make one. Let’s begin our description of Aries with a little scenario, which will illustrate some of the qualities of this first of the fiery signs. The scenario might be entitled the Knight in Shining Armour Syndrome. It can be found in both male and female Ariens – …
There are two myths which epitomize Aries, one an ancient one from Greece, the other, a medieval myth which is still beloved in our own day and continues to give rise to films, television series, and novels. We’ll deal with the second one first: the outlaw of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood. Now, Robin Hood is …
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. It expresses the will to power, but its primary expression is the activation of potential – the power to manifest in the physical world. You are expressing the power to create on the material plane, but you are also capable of expression on the intuitive level. You …
The soul, symbolically newborn in Aries (although not necessarily in its first earthly sojourn), relates to dawn, sunrise, spring and Easter – or the resurrection from its “death” in the previous sign of Pisces. In this first excursion into the Fire Element – this experience as the first of the three Cardinal signs – the …
From Aries are found inclinations often to be considered by others as being headstrong. You may also be very hard to convince alongside judgments you have made which have been the determining factors in your experience. Yet once you are convinced of something, you become very determined in that particular direction. This tendency toward self-determination …
Aries Rising – General You project yourself into the world spontaneously, directly, honestly, fearlessly, audaciously, heroically. You carry the qualities of boldness, courage, and leadership, and your function is to blaze new pathways, to lead, to initiate and to do. Aries Rising and Mars in Aries Your ruling planet, Mars, is also in Aries: You …
“Well now that we have seen each other,” sad the Unicorn, “if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you. Is that a bargain?” The Aries boss won’t be popular with lazy employees. If you’re looking for a temporary soft spot to fill in the time while you seek a permanent career, or a place …
A job interview with a prospective Aries employee, if he’s a typical ram, might run something like this: EMPLOYER: I see from your resume and references that you’ve been with six different firms in the past two years, Mr. Bootsikaris. ARIES: Call me Charlie, Mr. Flaxman. Yes, I believe in trying to advance myself. When …
Key issues: Authenticity, courage, self-reliance. Key qualities: decisiveness, assertiveness, a “warrior” spirit, energetic action, fire. You are intended to be a pioneer, a creative force, and a leader rather than a follower. You need to break new ground, to do things which are unprecedented and original. Thus you do not have the support of tradition …
