Zodiac sign · element: Fire · quality: cardinal
Sign: Aries
Aries opens the zodiac. The tradition sees in it the first impulse, the courage to start and an energy that moves before everything has been thought through.
Strength
You can start where others are still waiting for a signal, and your movement gives others courage.
Cost
Momentum fades quickly. Your staying power for what takes a long time can be smaller than your enthusiasm for the start.
Element: Fire
In Western astrology Fire is enthusiasm, courage and spontaneity. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius belong to it.
Quality: cardinal
The cardinal quality is beginning. Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn open the seasons, and the tradition links them with initiative.
Planets in this sign
Sun
The tradition links the Sun in Aries with an identity born in action and in the courage to start. You may feel most like yourself when you are beginning something.
Moon
The tradition links the Moon in Aries with feelings that arise quickly and pass quickly. You may need to act in order to calm down.
Mercury
The tradition links Mercury in Aries with quick, direct thinking. You may speak before a sentence has fully formed, but you say it straight.
Venus
The tradition links Venus in Aries with affection that sparks at first sight and likes to pursue. You may be drawn to what takes courage.
Mars
Mars in Aries stands in its own sign. The tradition links it with direct, quick energy that is eager for a fight.
Jupiter
The tradition links Jupiter in Aries with self-belief and growth through bold beginnings. Opportunity may come when you move ahead of others.
Saturn
The tradition links Saturn in Aries with a tension between haste and patience. You may be learning to act with care without losing courage.
Uranus
The tradition reads Uranus in Aries as a generational theme: change through a bold, independent start. Freedom may mean above all the right to your own initiative.
Neptune
The tradition reads Neptune in Aries as a generational theme: a dream of courage and a new beginning. You may be inspired by the idea of breaking new ground.
Pluto
The tradition reads Pluto in Aries as a generational theme: transformation through courage, independence and a new beginning. Your strength may be born at the moment you have to start from scratch.