What are the signs? Am I really a Virgo? Why don’t I feel like one?
The signs in Astrology are the thing that gets the most rep. Because of the evolution of astrology into the crevices of pop culture, we start sentences very often with “I am a [insert sun sign]”.
What are the signs in astrology?
The signs in Astrology are the thing that gets the most rep. Because of the evolution of astrology into the crevices of pop culture, we start sentences very often with “I am a [insert sun sign]”.
Truth is, you’re not babe. At least not yet. Not until you live through your moon and follow the direction your rising sign is sending you. Not until you learn and grow and resolve and commit. Until you peel back all the layers of conditioning, will you be able to fully embody your sun.
The signs as they are known are 12 archetypal entities that represent a collection of traits that many people will share, even if born in different cultures and parts of the world. As we’ve discussed, astrology is a way of looking at the sky, assigning meaning to the things we work with. It is not prescriptive, it is not future telling, it is not the truth, it is not one or the other. Take what you like and leave the rest.
When we talk about signs, we talk about where the sun was when we were born. I am an Aries translates to the sun was in the constellation of Aries when I was born so that’s within a 28 day period in late March / early April.
Spring and Summer
Aries
Cardinal fire sign. Initiates the season of spring. The firstborn of the zodiac. The ram, rushes into things, endless childlike energy and wonder, quick to anger and quick to release it. Ruled by Mars.
Taurus
Fixed earth sign. Stabilizes spring. The slowest moving of the zodiac. The bull. Generative, works the earth, patient, tolerant, stubborn. Can’t be rushed. Ruled by Venus.
Gemini
Mutable air sign. Releases spring. The mad scientist, the magician, the double-trouble twin-in-one. Duality. Data, information, knowledge, multi-faceted, multi-modal, multi-interested. Ruled by Mercury.
Cancer
Cardinal water sign. Initiates summer. The mother, the home, the crab. Indirect, sideways, murky. Prioritizes safety. Can latch on and not let go. Home, ancestry, water holding memories that are generations old. Ruled by the Moon.
Leo
Fixed fire sign. Stabilizes summer. The self, the ego, the ruler. King of the jungle, queen of the zodiac. Royalty, self-expression, generosity, courage, nobility, pride, pompousness. Ruled by the Sun.
Fall and Winter
Virgo
Mutable earth sign. Releases summer. The virgin - the devotee to something greater, the woman wholly unto herself. Priestess, healer, devil in the details. Exacting, critical, betterment. Ruled by Mercury.
Libra
Cardinal air sign. Initiates fall. The scales. The seeker of balance, the pacifist, the interior decorator, symmetry and smooth lines. Love and peace conquers all. Ruled by Venus.
Scorpio
Fixed water sign. Stabilizes fall, the descent into the underworld. Ice. The scorpion and its sting. Subterranean, thrives in the cold darkness. Intense, calculating, deep, no BS, direct and targeted. Ruled by Mars and Pluto.
Sagittarius
Mutable fire sign. Releases fall. The seeker, the arrow of exploration, the centaur, half animal half human. Wildness, expansion, travel for the journey not the destination. Integrated duality in nature. Ruled by Jupiter.
Capricorn
Cardinal earth sign. Initiates winter. The mer-goat. Both water and earth. Ambition, climbing to unreal heights, consistency aligned with vision, the scaffolding to reach the goals. Stubborn and unmoving. Ruled by Saturn.
Aquarius
Fixed air sign. Stabilizes winter. The keeper, the one who pours wisdom into the waters of knowledge. Futuristic, ancient, the outsider, the weirdo, the ones on the outskirts, the aliens, the innovator, the AI. Ruled by Saturn and Uranus.
Pisces
Mutable water sign. Releases winter. The fish, the ocean, the slippery enmeshment, all in and quick out. Tapped into the dreaming, creativity, the liminal, the pain and beauty of the entire cosmos, psyche, and experience. Ruled by Jupiter and Neptune.
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