A Cardinal Sign

The 1st Zodiac sign – here is your geometric arrow designed by me.

Aries is first of the four CARDINAL signs. Cardinal signs have the need for action in common and can be fairly ambitious but the trait shows in different ways. Cardinal signs like to take action and can be quite ambitious. Aries likes to be first in everything.

A Fire Sign

Aries is a fire sign – energetic, enthusiastic and volatile. Fire signs are adventurers and innovators but can burn themselves out quickly. The ram is noted to be headstrong and aggressive. Aries is not known for its subtlety and when it encounters an obstacle is more likely to bang its head against it than work around it.

Ruling Planet(s)

Each sign of the Zodiac is ruled by a planet (or co-ruled by two) Aries is ruled by Mars – the planet of action.  Its symbol is the same as the symbol for male – a circle with an arrow pointing from it to the upper right. Mars is to do with energy and although Aries is not always the loudest, it is the first and fastest of the signs. All the planets of our solar system are in each person’s chart and Mars shows where and how your energy is directed.

Groups of Planets

The planets in a chart are described as personal (The “Luminaries” Sun and Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) and are the more inner planets. Social planets come next (Jupiter and Saturn). Transpersonal or outer planets are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. (Yes, Pluto is now classed as a dwarf planet but it still functions as a planet in Astrology. Other bodies such as Eris, Ceres etc can also be taken into account in a chart.) Aries’ ruling planet of Mars is a personal planet and close to the Earth in terms of the Solar System.

Aries Arrowhead

The arrowhead emphasises that forward motion. This is to show Aries love of being in leadership and of being in control.

The constellation for Aries completes the geometric design. The stars are drawn in red to represent fire and the red of planet Mars.