About Your Sign...
The spring equinox, March 21, is the beginning of the new zodiacal
year and Aries, the first sign, is therefore that of new
beginnings. The young ram is adventurous, ambitious, impulsive,
enthusiastic and full of energy. The Arian is a pioneer both in
thought and action, very open to new ideas and a lover of freedom.
They welcome challenges and will not be diverted from their purpose
except by their own impatience, which will surface if they don't
get quick results.
Aries subjects are courageous leaders with a genuine concern for
those they command, being responsible people, it is rare that they
will use their subordinates to obtain their own objectives as
leaders, but occasionally it does happen. They do not make very
good followers because they are too "take charge". They may be
unwilling to obey or submit to directions for which they can see no
reason, or with which they disagree. They are much concerned with
self, both positively and negatively - self-reliant but also self
centered (sometimes) and concerned with their own personal
advancement and physical satisfaction. Their immense energy makes
them aggressive and restless, argumentative occasionally,
headstrong, quick tempered, easily offended and capable of holding
grudges if they feel themselves affronted.
As the first sign in the zodiac, you, as an Arian (as you are
referred to), is to simply "get something started and lead the
way". The Sun in this zodiac position gives your will free rein to
express itself. You could be doing this in the form of some
leadership role, or by forcing others to look at themselves in a
new way. You can accomplish this by knowingly carrying out a
deliberate act in the name of some cause that moves you. A negative
effect of this sun sign is that you could sometimes unknowingly
make it hard for others to relate to you, as you really are.
In your personal relationships Arians are frank, direct and candid,
and make enthusiastic and generous friends. You are liable to have
a high sex drive and make passionate but fastidious lovers. There
is, however, a negative side to your associations with other
people. You can easily be irritated by slowness or moderation in
your companions and, though yourselves sensitive, ride roughshod
over the sensitivities of others. The intensity of your sexual
urges can drive you to promiscuity and a Don Juan-like counting of
conquests of the opposite sex. It can also trick you into early
unwise marriage which may end disastrously. Arians are highly
devoted to their children, even to the point of laying down their
own lives, so that they might live. You will not find a more
defensive and loving parent in all the zodiac.
It is preferable to be aware of your pioneering spirit and not
disregard it. For in acknowledging it you not only enjoy life more,
but you avoid being pushed around by others. Your nature is usually
push or be pushed, with little middle ground. This can at times be
objectionable to others, but you must have the freedom to act,
rather then just thinking about it, getting pent-up in the process.
At all costs you need to avoid negative emotions such as
resentment, regret and self-pity, for they would deny you what is
essential to your nature: straightforwardness.
Mentally Arians are intellectual and objective, but can be in rare
situations bigoted and extremist in religion and politics. They are
good champions of lost causes and last-ditch resistance. They are
quick-witted but sometimes foolhardy and over optimistic, lacking
thoroughness and the ability to evaluate difficulties in the
undertakings into which they often rush impulsively. The great need
of Aries natives is to exercise an iron self-control, to discipline
the qualities and tendencies of their character to the advantage,
not the detriment, of the society in which they move.
As an Arian, you like a challenge that will stir you to action.
This challenge may just be frustration; or at a more controlled
level, you may have clear direction and know what or whom you're
fighting for. If your direction is not clear, then ask yourself and
listen to your inner voice. You will come up with an answer. An
Arian without a direction in which to go, or a without a cause to
fight for, would be against your nature and make you more a "sheep"
then a ram!
Arian, do not be afraid to be forceful, for this is the very core
of your nature. If you feel fear in your heart, then look for a
history of negative events in you personal history, such as
violence or abuse from others. Being fearful may also indicate a
household in childhood that negated independence and personal
initiative in you. This could have inhibited your natural urge to
go forward into life as the leader and champion you were born to
be. Conversely, such bad influences could also have led you to be
overly forceful, or to be unsympathetic to your own need and
sensitivity.
You make good athletes and climbers, doctors, explorers (of new
ideas as well as uncharted territory, the latter in these days
including adventuring into outer space), soldiers, sailors and
airmen, and leaders, though awkward subordinates, in industry and
politics.
Much as you are the Ram, there is still the little lamb in you,
which means that at times you would attain your goals more easily
by gently giving in without resistance to the demands of a given
social situation, rather than getting your horns entangled in
something larger and more powerful than yourself. This is a talent
akin to knowing the difference between what you can change, and
what you cannot. This of course takes patience, the acquiring of
which is definitely your greatest achievement, along with your
sense of your own inner softness.
Possible Health Concerns...
Aries governs the head and brain, and Arians are said to be prone
to headaches, particularly migraines, sunstroke, neuralgia and
depression. Indigestion and nervous disorders are also threats to
you, and your rashness, impetuosity and wholesale physical
commitment make you liable to accidents and physical
injuries.
You like extremes. Physical, emotional and mental, and benefit
profoundly by experiencing them; but if your extremism goes too far
beyond social acceptability, then expect to be extremely
lonely.
