Sign: Aries, approximate dates are March 21-April 20
Symbol: the Ram
Ruled by: Mars
Quality: Cardinal
Element: Fire
House: First House
SUN in ARIES
One of the easiest ways to recognize an Aries is the fact that there is usually blood on the forehead. This is from repeatedly imitating the action of the Ram, and barreling headfirst into whatever comes along. Often as not, this is a fixed object. Another bizarre and probably unrelated fact is that most Aries have some pronounced red in their hair. I once had trouble with an English woman when we were conversing about the word "aggressive" because her definition had overtones of violence in it. Aries are aggressive, but I mean that in the much softer American version of the word: that is, an Aries is a willing to go right out there and get what the Aries wants.I always like Aries because the sun sign is very straightforward, no hidden agenda in here at all, and that makes dealing an Aries pretty easy. What they say, they mean. One of the problems with being an Aries, though, is that most Aries are considered blunt and cold. It's not that the person is either blunt or cold, he or she is just quick to deal with a situation. While I'm still getting worked up, the Aries has already moved on. "You still worried about that?" the Aries asks. "Shoot, I've already forgiven you." I think to myself, "What'd you mean, 'forgiven me'? Come back here and fight! I'm just getting worked up." Because Aries is a new sign, the first sign of the tropical zodiac, they can come across as childish. I didn't say they were childish, but sometimes that's how an Aries is received. Face it, they want what they want when the Aries want it, and yesterday was not soon enough, right? And sometimes the Aries put their words into action faster than their Aries brain can think to themselves and say, "Self, do I really want to do this?"
Mars rules Aries if that gives you any indication (Mars IS the God of War). An Aries favorite color is probably a shade of red. And cars. Mars is associated with transportation. Actually, it is associated with movement, but in this day and age that means wheels, so we call it a Car Star. It does give a certain edge in physical situations, too, although Aries do have this aggressive streak which does scare some people. I'd call it "forthright" instead of aggressive, though. Without a certain amount of coming and going and doing, an Aries can become depressed. Activity is important to them -- on all levels.
When it comes to music, Bach, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, and Toscanini were all born under the sign of the Ram, as were Herbie Hancock and Herb Alpert. For Aries, listening pleasure will tend more towards Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7. Any of Wagner's "The Ring" is also suggested.
Shopping at 3:00 AM:Precision Shopping. Even in an induced stupor at three in the morning, the Aries knows what he wants, and the Aries gets what he is looking for. Nothing will deter him from this mission. Since Mars rules cutting instruments, being the Roman God of War, you can expect a surgical strike on the grocery store at 3:00 AM. A popular Aries food is the olive which has been stuffed with a Serrano Pepper. Make sure that's on the list for the 3:00 AM Food Strike Force.
Brick Wall: Just as the symbol for Aries is the Ram, and just as the glyph for Aries is the Ram's Horns, Aries is very straightforward about problem resolution. They are very direct. Put a brick wall in front of an Aries, and he will charge straight into it. He will just lower his head, and bang away on that brick surface until something cracks. Like as not, it will be the wall. Aries are accused of being stubborn, but that's not really the case. There is a certain amount of determination that comes with them, though, and they do charge headlong into that brick wall almost every time.
Body part: Head and face.
Notable Personalities with the Sun in Aries: Don Adams, Herb Alpert, Alan Arkin, Hans C. Andersen, Fatty Arbuckle, Patrica Arquette, Johnann S. Bach, Pearl Baily, Alec Baldwin, Charles Baudelaire, Warren Beatty, George Benson, Marlon Brando, Jerry Brown, Anita Bryant, James Caan, Irene Cara, David Cassidy, Charlie Chaplin, Cesar Chavez, Eric Clapton, Francis Ford Coppola, Joan Crawford, Clarence Darrow, Bette Davis, Doris Day, Rene Descartes, Isak Dinesen, Celine Dion, Robert Downy Jr., Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Joel Grey, Sir Alec Guiness, Emmylou Harris, William Holden, A.E. Housman, Henry James, Tama Janowitz, Thomas Jefferson, Eltion John, Nikita Khruschev, Julian Lennon, John Madden, Jayne Mansfield, Steve McQueen, Don Meredith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Dudley Moore, Harry Morgan, Eddie Murphey, Arthur Murray, Sussanne Kerner Nena, Wayne Newton, Leonard Nimoy, Conan O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Madalyn O'Hair, Gary Oldman, Gregory Peck, Joseph Pulitzer, Dennis Quaid, Debbie Reynolds, Pete Rose, Diana Ross, Leon Russell, William Shatner, Martin Short, B.F. Skinner, Algernon Swinburne, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Theroux, Peter Ustinov, Vincent Van Gogh, Muddy Waters, Jack Webb, Willaim Wordsworth, and Cale Yarborough.
© Kramer Wetzel, astrofish.net, 2000
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